Robert Carter writes to his grandson, Lewis Burwell, August 22, 1727, then at school (Eton) in England, to chastise him lovingly for his lack of attention to his studies and to express his hope that Lewis will become more diligent as his last letter stated.

     I received your Letter wherein you desire to Continue
at School a year longer to Qualify your Self the better for the University
(in which we Complied ) promising how good a Boy you would be in following your learning Studys
I pray God grant that you may at length leave your follies and
take to your learning to better purpose than you have hitherto
done Your Father was a worthy good man and Sent you for England
on purpose to make you a Scholar and a Gentleman what a
trouble will it be to you when you come to years of discretion
to Consider what little benefit you have reaped for large Expenses
that have been bestowed upon you I must tell you in all the Letters I
have received from all your friends in England no one Speaks a word
in your praise which is a very great trouble to all your relations
here. It will be a very great Comfort to them to hear better things
of you hereafter and to none more than to