Early writing, precocious child

In this letter from September 1924, Claiborne writes to his mother, who is in New York, from Newport -- where he was probably staying with his maternal grandmother, Mrs. Edward M. Padelford. I say probably because I have read many of Mrs. Padelford's letters, and this is her handwriting on the envelope, postmarked Sept. 18, 1924.
Claiborne at this point was not yet six years old!
Images courtesy of Special Collections, University of Rhode Island Library.