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Featured Letter
from Vaughan Williams, Ralph, 1872-1958 to Willis, Mrs
Letter No. VWL4640
Letter from Ralph Vaughan Williams to Mrs Willis
Letter No.: VWL4640
From R. Vaughan Williams,
10, Hanover Terrace,
Regents Park,
London, N.W.1.
May 14th 1955
Dear Mrs Willis,
Here is my photograph, with signature to put into Peggy’s book, at the same time give her my love.
Yours sincerely,
R Vaughan Williams
I never got your letter last year. Perhaps it was wrongly addressed.
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Typewrriten, signed.
This letter was advertised for sale in the Swann Galleries auction of 22 March 2018. -
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