Audubon the Naturalist: A History of His Life and Time. Vol. 2 (of 2)Herrick, Francis Hobart
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Audubon the Naturalist: A History of His Life and Time. Vol. 2 (of 2)
Herrick, Francis Hobart
Audubon, John James, 1785-1851
The State of Maryland is subscribed to by D. Ridgely
M.D. Librarian of that State. he desires the 1st Volume
and the following numbers forwarded as soon as can
be.—Send it here—as he has authorized N. B. to draw on
him for Payment.—Miss Harriet Douglass also desires to
have her Number sent here for the Future. I hope the
Copies for Col Perkins & others at Boston & vicinity, as
well as for Wm Oakes, & John Neale will soon arrive.—
April 30th—Since the above, I have obtained Two more
Subscribers—the names of whom are
1. Richd F. Carman. New York
1. L. Reed—— Do Do.—
I was told last night that the State has also
Subscribed, but cannot tell until I see this day's
Paper—Whilst at the Lyceum of Natural History last
evening, I was promised their Subscription on Monday
next—being the Society's day of business.
I have concluded to send the 2 Numbers of Drawings by
the Packett—The Tin case containing them, will be given
to the special care of the Capn on whom you will do
well to call immediately.—I have _given_ a 1st Volume to
Nicholas Berthoud; there are many enquiries made to see
the Work and it answers that purpose well.
John & I leave for Boston either this afternoon or
tomorrow—perhaps tomorrow as we have much to do.—It
is not probable that Edd Harriss will join us at East
Port and go to Labrador with us—I shall write to you at
every opportunity as these may occur, and doubtless from
Halifax.
Mr Inman has painted my Portrait in Oil, and _I
say_ that it is a truer portrait of me than even the
Miniature.—Now my Dear Victor exert yourself in the
having all the Volumes compleated which I have written
for—See that they are carefully packed with Paper
between each &c &c &c I shall not close this until I
have given the Box to the Capn and when I hope to add
the Subscription of this State.—
2, o'clock—I have just returned from the bustle of the
Lower part of the City—_the State has_ Subscribed!
Therefore add that valuable one. There is no Packet
for London Tomorrow, therefore the Drawings will go
off on the 10th of May by the Capn in whose particular
care they will be given.—These 10 Drawings have been
insured this morning against _all Risk_, for 2,000 $
at ½ per Centum—I hope you will receive them in perfect
order; they are carefully packed by myself in a Tin Box
securely sodered &c &c.
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