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Four Ashes
Dorridge
Birmingham

31-7-[19]30

[*Hampson Simpson: Saturday Night File LSW 4/8*]

Dear Mr. Woolf,

Many thanks for your letter.

I am so pleased that [illeg. characters deleted] Mrs. Woolf and yourself consider my talents worthy of such generous encouragement.

I am writing to Mr. R. Savage telling him of your offer and of my intended acceptance.

At this early date the two following points may seem a little absurd.

One.  I should like to revise the dedication of ‘the Greyhound’.  Mr. Forrest Reid has been extremely good to me.  I hope he will accept it.

Two.  My full name is clumsy.  Subject to your approval I should like to use John Hampson.

At present I am at work on a novel 'the White Horse', using a form new to me.  It is shaping well and I feel it is better than any of my other (long) things.  Your kindness alows [sic] me to work on steadily, with out [sic] attempting to catch the eye of a publishers [sic] reader on the watch for light efforts.  I am very greatfull [sic] and excited.

Yours sincerely | John Hampson Simpson [signature]