TALBOT496

Rottingdean ¹
August 24^th 1808

My dear Mama

M^r Hooker ² wants to know when I am to begin to bathe he says the 1^st of September would be best as September and October are the months for bathing. tell me soon as I wish to begin very much. M^r Scott the Drawing Master comes today. we are in the Irregular Verbs now. the beer is very good that you sent me. the boys are bathing now. have you finished the Cherry you was [sic] painting yet? is Caroline ³ dull? has B ⁴ set off yet to see her mother?

Your Affectionate Son
W.H.F. Talbot

Lady E Feilding
Coombe Farm
Kingston
Surrey

M^rs Dickson Sloane Street 90 ⁵