Letter from S.R. Crockett to Major Pond
Dublin Core
Title
Letter from S.R. Crockett to Major Pond
Type
LETTER
Creator
S.R. Crockett
Description
Greeting to Pond and wife; back in Penicuik for weeks; going strong and very fit; jokes about taking on anyone except Conan Doyle and Fitzsimmons; should see him kick; send interviewers now; Ruth has pictures for Mrs Pond but lazy writing; thanks for Mark Twain's words; wants to meet Mark; won't write through publishers; wouldn't intrude on great man; likes him best; thinks Mark would like him especially if taught golf; Mark could teach Mumblety peg
Date
1897-08-21
Subject
Major Pond, work pressure, fitness, Conan Doyle, Fitzsimmons, Mark Twain, golf teaching, Mumblety peg, Ruth Crockett, photography
Identifier
SRC_1897_393
Contributor
Major Pond, Mrs Pond (mentioned), Ruth Crockett (mentioned), Mark Twain/Mr Clemens (mentioned), Conan Doyle (mentioned)
Language
English
Coverage
Bank House
Text Item Type Metadata
Local URL
https://srcrockett.scot/LETTERS/1897/SRC_Pond_21Aug_1897.pdf
Files
Collection
Citation
S.R. Crockett, “Letter from S.R. Crockett to Major Pond,” S.R.Crockett Museum, accessed May 4, 2026, https://srcrockett.scot/themuseum/items/show/585.