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This letter was written by [[Arthur Conan Doyle]] in january 1897 to Herbert S. Stone <ref>[http://publications.newberry.org/makingmodernism/items/show/22 Newberry Library Case 5A 489]</ref>, the editor of ''Stone & Kimball'', a Chicago publishing company.<br />
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He specifically names Franklin Head, a banker and patron of the arts ; Herbert's father Melville, founder of the ''Chicago Daily News'' and general manager of the Associated Press ; Eugene Field, a popular journalist and poet ; and Isaac E. Scott, a noted furniture designer. <ref>[http://publications.newberry.org/makingmodernism/exhibits/show/exhibit/doyle Newberry Library]</ref><br />
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Conan Doyle drew a map with the path of the mailing from England to Chicago.<br />
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== Letter ==<br />
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Chicago, H.S.S., U.S.<br />
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My Dear Stone<br />
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All happiness in '97 to you and to all friends in Chicago. I have not forgotten any of them, Franklin Head, your father — and also poor Scott and Field. <br />
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Many thanks for the charming little books. <br />
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Yours very truly,<br />
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A Conan Doyle.<br />
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Telegram. Stone. Chicago. Best whishes, Doyle.<br /><br />
A. C. D.<br />
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