Rottingdean <1>
Sept. 28. 1809. (September)
My Dear Mamma,
We have seen the sea today it was very rough indeed. We are doing nonsense verses. Frederick Hervey <2> sleeps in my room. I like him very much. this is a map of the country about Rottingdean
[illustration]
Good bye. Wilhelm. Heinrich. Áëùðçî <3>
Ôá[Ë?]âïô vel Ôáëâïô <4>
Lady E Feilding
31. Sackville St.
London
Notes:
1. Rottingdean, East Sussex, 4 mi SE of Brighton: WHFT attended school there from 1808–1811.
2. Frederick William Hervey, 2nd Marquess of Bristol (1800–1864), MP.
3. Greek for ‘fox’.
4. Versions of ‘Talbot’ in Greek characters.