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and the other evening I went to Diner in a Hackny Coach 

 drawn by 4 Horses, and to church on Sunday last in a Sedan 

 chair to hear the famous Sidney Smith, curious diferences of 

 manners here I assure thee. 



I have seen and know personally all the great men of Scot- 

 land and many of England. 



What a curious interesting book a Biographer — well acquainted 

 with my Life could write, it is still more wonderfull and ex- 

 traordinary than that of my Father ! 



Fear not my connecting myself in any way with Charles M. 

 he is a mere worm on the hearth, and since he has abandoned 

 his Grand Flora is out of my books — it has perhaps been an 

 error in our Lives that thou didst not come with me. So much 

 indeed do I now think so that I have advised Cap2 Hall to 

 take his Lady and child with him. be sure to pave the way for 

 them to Judge Mathews and N. Berthoud to whom I have given 

 him letters to. — I send thee his Travels, read his interview with 

 Napoleon ; I write my Journal every day, it seems that that 

 portion of it forward d thee long ago as never reach * thee as 

 thou dost not mention it. I am sorry for all these little mis- 

 fortunes and can hardly a/c for them. I have not heard from 

 H. Clay but will refresh his memory, I hope at the same time to 

 receive a Letter from the President=I hope this day the last 

 beautiful broach I sent thee as a new Years gift is shining on 

 thy bosom, as I have witnessed the brightness of thy own sweet 

 Eyes, oh my Lucy what would I give now in my possession for 



a kiss on thy Lips and God for ever bless thee thine 



Husband and Friend for ever — John J. Audubon 



F. R. S. E. Fellow Royal Society Edinburgh— 



F. A. S — D? D° T>9. antiquarians— 



M. W. S. N. H. — Member Wernerian Society of Natural His- 

 tory 

 M. S. A.— D° Society of Arts of Scotland— 



M. P. L. S. — D° Philosophical & Literary Society 



Liverpool 

 M. L. N. Y. — T>9 Lyceum of New York. 



