_June 6._—Sails from Eastport for the Labrador with five assistants, including his son, John Woodhouse Audubon, in the schooner _Ripley_ chartered at his own expense. _August 31._—Returns to Eastport laden with spoils, including few new birds but many drawings. _September 7._—Reaches New York and plans an expedition to Florida. _September 25._—Visits Philadelphia and is arrested for debt, an echo of his business ventures in Kentucky; obtains subscribers at Baltimore, and in Washington meets Washington Irving, who assists him in obtaining government aid; finds patrons at Richmond and at Columbia, South Carolina. _October 24._—Reaches Charleston and changes his plans; with his wife and son passes the winter at the Bachman home, engaged in hunting, drawing and writing. _1834_ The number of his American subscribers reaches 62. _April 16._—Sails with his wife and son on the packet _North America_ from New York to England with large collections. Settles again in Edinburgh, and begins second volume of his _Biography_, which is published in December. _1835_ Many drawings, papers and books lost by fire in New York. Part of summer, autumn and winter in Edinburgh, where the third volume of his _Ornithological Biography_ is issued in December. _1836_ Audubon's two sons, who have become his assistants, tour the Continent for five months, traveling and painting. _August 2._—Sails from Portsmouth on his third journey from England to the United States; lands in New York on Sept. 6 and canvasses the city. _September 13._—Hurries to Philadelphia to obtain access to the Nuttall-Townsend collection of birds, recently brought from the Rocky Mountains and Pacific Coast; is rebuffed, and bitter rivalries ensue; Edward Harris offers to buy the collection outright for his benefit. _September 20._—Starts on a canvassing tour to Boston, where he meets many prominent characters, and obtains a letter of commendation from Daniel Webster, who writes his name in his subscription book. Visits Salem, where subscribers are also obtained; meets Thomas M. Brewer, and Thomas Nuttall, who offers him his new birds brought from the West. _October 10._—Is visited by Washington Irving, who gives him letters to President Van Buren and recommends his work to national patronage. _October 15._—Returns to Philadelphia, where attempts to obtain permission to describe the new birds in the Nuttall-Townsend collection are renewed; he is finally permitted to purchase duplicates and describe the new forms under certain conditions. _November 10._—To Washington, to present his credentials, and is promised government aid for the projected journey to Florida and Texas. _1836-1837_