156 AUDUBON, THE NATURALIST 



John James Audubon to Claude Francois Rozier 



[Letter No. 1, addressed] 



M. Fr. Rozier, 



Merchant-Nantes. 



New York, 10 January, 1807. 



Dear Sir : 



We have had the pleasure of receiving by the Penelope your 

 consignment of 20 pieces of linen cloth, for which we send our 

 thanks. As soon as we have sold them, we shall take great 

 pleasure in making our return. 



I am truly sorry that you had not received any letters from 

 us when you wrote, and I am also very disconsolate at having 

 no news from my good father. You did us a most acceptable 

 service in making us acquainted with your friends in different 

 parts of France, and in offering to send us such goods as you 

 shall deem suitable. Upon the same proposals I sent you orders 

 several months ago, and did I dare, I should tell you that all 

 articles having much show and little value are the very things 

 that are a la mode, and these in one hundred per cent, [and] 

 I assure you that we should be very happy to receive some small 

 consignments. As soon as we shall have realized our funds, 

 we will make our orders, in accordance with our means. Mr. 

 Bakewell has made a great profit on the consignment that you 

 made him shortly after our arrival. We should be flattered by 

 another like it. Have the kindness to write us often, and to 

 send us prices current as far as possible. I hope that you 

 will have had our letters concerning a plan of business with 

 Mr. Huron. If you will have the kindness to see him, 9 he can 

 communicate to you his ideas on the subject. His plan, I be- 

 lieve, will be advantageous both to you and to us. 



Your son is just about to come from Philadelphia, to live 

 in New York until there is some news ; but we will write you 

 more at length by Capt. Sammis, who brought us to this coun- 

 try. I even venture to hope that you will send back some 

 merchandise for us. Have the kindness to forward us invoices, 



9 This Philadelphia merchant was evidently in France and intend- 

 ing to visit Nantes at this time. 



