Lollingdon, Cholsey, Berks Nov 22. [1916]. Masefield reports sending Dardanelles book by separate post; responds to Bull questions regarding books about, and paintings of, the war.

Lollingdon, Cholsey, Berks Nov 24. 1916. Masefield promises update on disbursement of Bull’s gift in a day or two; has instructed his publisher to send Bull an illustrated copy of Salt Water Poems and Ballads; asks Bull whether he may send her “Prayer” to The Forge. (A “Prayer” for minor poets, in Bull’s own VERSE, was printed in 1916. See Series 2 - Publications).

Lollingdon, Cholsey, Berks Nov 26. 1916. Masefield forwards mail including a doctor’s letter, reporting that the American Ambulance Hospital in Neuilly has ‘deserving soldiers in plenty’, and a receipt for the purchase of an artificial leg, for veteran amputee “M. Leborgne”. Masefield annotates the letter with text of his reply to the doctor.

Lollingdon, Cholsey, Berks Dec 5. 1916. Masefield encloses doctor’s letter detailing the disposition of Bull’s gift; notes asking the doctor to thank Bull as well; acknowledges delays in the matter but notes it may ‘soon be done’; wishes Bull a most happy Christmas; reports adding her name to his publisher’s ‘free list’.

Lollingdon, Cholsey, Berks Dec 8. 1916. In last letter to Bull from Cholsey, Masefield reports having asked Jasper [Yeates] Brinton, editor of The Forge 'magazine', to forward to Bull a copy of the March issue.

13, Well Walk, London, N.W. 20.XII.1916. Masefield replies to Bull’s Dec 8th letter; notes that her ‘voluminous’ letter remains undelivered; reports currency conversions in the disbursement of Bull’s gift for artificial legs; names magazines accepting poetry; offers advice on submitting poems to editors; describes The Forge magazine; laments that Britons ‘may not now send printed matter to America’.

13, Well Walk, London, N.W. 24.XII.1916. Masefield pledges to read and critique Bull’s ‘little play’ just received; forwards doctor’s letter and receipt confirming American Ambulance Hospital patient Louis Leborgne as recipient of Bull’s gift; promises further paperwork; details his exchange of [two hundred] dollars into francs for the purchase of two artificial legs: one from Bull; one from Masefield; ‘1000 francs in all’.

13, Well Walk, London, N.W. 26.XII.1916. Masefield acknowledges receipt of Bull's ‘voluminous’ letter with photo; replies to Bull’s questions regarding Cholsey, what he likes to do; offers full critique of her pageant with tip on plot development; gives his mailing address with the British Expeditionary Force in France.

13, Well Walk, London, N.W. 30.Dec. 1916 Masefield forwards 1916-12-19 thank you from Corporal Louis Leborgne; requests, in reply to Leborgne, that he thank Bull; specifies unexpended funds associated with Bull’s gift; laments the number of notes Bull has had to write ‘over this business’; does not comment on Leborgne’s promise to report on his convalescence after being fitted with a second artificial leg, enabling him to walk. Note: “Censor 3331” opened and stamped this letter.

13, Well Walk, London, N.W. 5 Jan, 1917. Masefield replies to Bull’s praise of his “Gallipoli”; remarks on other war classics, war's carnage; terms the Marne "one of the great and delivering battles in history"; relates story of French soldier, seated against tree with head “torn off”, singing for his country as he died.