HAM/05/37/01	Letter from H.E.D Hammond to Lucy Broadwood (16 Nov 1905) accompanying the 'rest of Barratt's songs' and listing others of possible interest	HAM-05-343.gif HAM-05-344.gif HAM-05-345.gif
The Vicarage
E Clevedon
Somerset
Nov 11. 1905
Dear Mis Broadwood
Herewith the rest of Barratt's songs. I am glad you like the 'Bonny Labouring Boy', and hope you will find some in this batch worthy to keep it company. I like the 'True Lovers' (High Germany) very  much, though [two or three words indecipherable]
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judge of its musical value.
I have nothing more to send you now except about 15 songs and carols, among which I don't think there is much [feint words] - except one very fine set of words - presumably part of a version of 'The Alehouse'.
It would interest me to know your opinion of 'King William' (no 1), 'As I was a-walking (no 6), '[feint words] [w]alked out'(no 12), 'Now I pray you(no 15), 'As I was [a-wal]king one mor[n]ing in May'(no 22).
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'With the hammers in my hand' (no 32), 'One morning betimes' (no 33), 'Nancy [feint words], 'Midst of night' (no 69)
'Betty and her ducks'(no 84), 'I am a brisk' (999no 92), 'Down by the [Green Bus]hes (no 930, 'Oh! once I loved a lass' (no 105), 'Pretty little English girls'(no 108), 'As I walked out' no 118, '[feint words] lovely home' (no 130). Also what you think of the words of 'Noble Lord  Hawkins' no 106).
But perhaps you will not have time to answer so many questions.
Robt Barratt is about
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69 years old, and has lived nearly all his life in Puddletown. He is a genuine Dorsetshire man, by calling an agricultural labourer.
He must at one time have had a good tenor voice but now sings hardly above a whisper. I think we [feint words] him [feint words w]ell dry of any thing but very modern stuff. Many thanks for your kind sympathy.
I am
yours very truly
HED Hammond