Letter from Ralph Vaughan Williams to Martin Shaw

Letter No. VWL4516

Letter from Ralph Vaughan Williams to Martin Shaw

Letter No.: VWL4516

The White Gates
Dorking

Oct 20th [1943]

Dear Martin
Will you do a tune for Briggs for no11 – I feel sure it w^d give him great pleasure for one of us to do it & I have shot my bolt as regards hymn tunes
I hear from Duncan Jones that you have been ill, but are now better. I am well but not better as I could not be better!
My love to Joan
Yrs
RVW

To:

Shaw, Martin, 1875-1958
From:

Vaughan Williams, Ralph, 1872-1958
Scribe:

Vaughan Williams, Ralph, 1872-1958
Names:

Briggs, George Wallace, 1875-1959 Duncan Jones, Arthur, 1879-1955 Shaw [née Cobbold], Joan, 1890-1974
Subject:

Hymns Health
Format:

Letter
General Notes:

Year date from postmark (“21 Oct, 1943”).
Location Of Original:

British Library
Shelfmark:

MS Mus. 1767/3/1/1/12 (1)

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