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- 31 Jan. 1906 (Creation)
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1 single sheet, 1 envelope
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55A Gloucester Place, (London).—Praises McKerrow’s edition of The Devil’s Charter.
(With envelope.)
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Transcript
55a G P {1} Ja 31st {2}
My dear McKerrow
Thank you much for The Divils Charter. {3} I like the edition. The type is clear; your notes and Index are most useful and good. I have not yet had time to read it through. Yes come in and see me. I am going away to Reigate {4} from Saturday till Monday {5} and I am dining out Friday. After that I am fairly free.
I remain
sincerely yours
W J Craig
[Direction on envelope:] R B McKerrow Esqr | 30 Manchester Street | Manchester Square
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Typed, except the address, date, and signature. The envelope was postmarked at London, W., at 4.15 p.m. on 31 January 1906. The typing is erratic and many of the words are run together in the original. These errors have been silently corrected.
{1} 55A Gloucester Place, Portman Square, London, Craig’s home. Cf. Add. MS c. 75/13.
{2} Altered from ‘30th’.
{3} Barnabe Barnes, The Devil’s Charter, edited by R. B. McKerrow (1904). The spelling in the letter is that of the 1607 quarto.
{4} Craig apparently had a significant connection with Reigate, as he was buried in the churchyard there.
{5} 3–5 February.