TALBOT699

Sackville Street ¹
17^th June

Dear Henry

As I have not a Horse whip long enough to reach you in this distance, I must beg you to chastise yourself properly, whenever you omit your gargarism,² as I am intent on your being cured, & should imagine you cannot be very indifferent about it. On our way back from the Boulogne Mouth ³ we left your Mosses at Fladong's Hotel ⁴ & bespoke your German Pocket Book so I am sure no time has been lost in executing your commissions. M^r F. ⁵ took Car. & Hor. ⁶ into S^t Paul's pour les distraire ⁷ after parting with you, which had the desired affect Pray write instantly & tell me all y^r adventures

Ever y^rsaff^t
E F

London June seventeen 1816 Auckland ⁸
H^y Fox Talbot Esq^r
Rev^d M^r Barnes
Castleford
Ferry bridge -