TALBOT4583

S^t Leonards College
S^t Andrews< Aug^t 20^th 1842
Dear Sir,

I am sorry that you have occasion to set any value upon fresh air; but very glad that you think of seeking for it in the Highlands where you cannot fail to find it. Even in the Lowlands here at S^t Andrews the Air is singularly fresh and salubrious in the months of July August & Sept^r, when we have none of the East Winds which infest the East Coast at other seasons.

After spending two months among the woods of Warwickshire, ¹ the exhalations from its damp meadows, & its Green & sluggish streams, we felt on our return here as if we really breathed the breath of Life. I was never before sensible that one external air differed from another.

You must of course come to S^t Andrews the Headquarters of the Calotype ²; and I trust you will take up your quarters with us while you are here.

We would rather have seen you under our Roof on the banks of the Tweed, ³ than among the Ghostly ruins of S^t Leonard’s College, for there are classical scenes in Roxburghshire that you would enjoy; but we must hope to have that pleasure on some future day. – I beg you will let me know when you have resolved to come North, as I can give you some information about travelling that may be useful, especially if M^rs Talbot ⁴ accompanies you.

M^r Adamson ⁵ has now resolved to practise the Calotype in Scotland, and is making preparations for beginning it.

The enclosed Paper from Major Playfair ⁶ speaks for itself.

Ever Most Truly yrs
D Brewster