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Letter No.	Title	Transcribed text	Date
VWL1910	Letter from Ralph Vaughan Williams to Norman Peterkin	Dear Peterkin I would be very glad if you will deal with the BBC about my Richard II music.¹ The music takes about ¼ hour I...	19440404
VWL1916	Letter from Ralph Vaughan Williams to Douglas Lilburn	Dear Lilburn I was very glad to get your long and interesting letter and to have news of you and expecially to be able to thank you for the...	19440522
VWL5196	Letter from Ralph Vaughan Williams to Adrian Boult	Dear Adrian That was the best ever¹ Thankyou all 1000 times Yrs RVW 1. VW is referring to Boult's...	19440802
VWL1932	Letter from Ralph Vaughan Williams to Reverend James Welch	Dear Dr Welch¹ I am glad to understand that you approve of the words of my Victory Anthem.² May I venture to...	19440908
VWL1845	Letter from Adeline Vaughan Williams to Ann Boult	Dearest Ann I must write of R’s No 5¹ - I listened to it yesterday - far more perfect than any performance I have heard - ...	19450204
VWL4523	Letter from Ralph Vaughan Williams to Martin Shaw	Dear Martin, At last have been able to play (?) right through the "Redeemer". It is a noble work and ought to be done every ~~year~~...	19450209
VWL1884	Letter from Ralph Vaughan Williams to Adrian Boult	Dear Adrian We want to thank you very much for a fine performance of St John – clarity & emotion combined which one seldom gets...	19450401
VWL4668	Letter from Adeline Vaughan Williams to Cordelia Curle	Belov Boo Its good to hear of Hemmings. Send all your guests there especially Pumpel! R had a good day in London - a sandwich lunch on...	19451106
VWL4525	Letter from Adeline Vaughan Williams to Martin Shaw	Dear Martin, A very apt address for you as R says. "I owe you 3 farthings siad the bells of S^t Martin", but not as comforting as...	1946--
VWL2026	Letter from Ralph Vaughan Williams to Douglas Lilburn	Dear Lilburn I had already guessed it was you and wrote accordingly¹ - Now, your welcome letter has come - & I thank you...	19460115

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