Rottingdean 1
September 11th 1808
My Dear Mama
I am sorry I did not answer your letter sooner but I shall only write on Sundays. I begin bathing tomorrow. I like Mulberries very well, they grow in Mr Hooker’s 2 Garden so do Peaches, Nectarines, Apricots, Apples, Plums, Raspberries, Currants and Strawberries tomorrow I go to Brighton with Garlies, 3 Ryder, Fitzroy Charles Manning and Charles Hade to see Maillardet’s 4 Exhibition again as I like it very much write in my account Book “Halberds and Swords” fivepence. I have had another VVG in the report on the same day as 7 other Boys & we had a half holiday for it. Charrington is gone home for a week and Enderby for a week or ten days.
Your Affectionate son
W H F Talbot
send me a plum Cake
Lady E Feilding
Coombe Farm
Kingston
Surrey
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