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in Baltimore, ii, 215-217; original 

 account book of, ii, 217; extraordi- 

 nary success of his Birds in "min- 

 iature," ii, 217; bereavements of 

 his family, ii, 218; his friendship 

 with a rising young naturalist, ii, 

 218; opening correspondence with 

 Spencer Fullarton Baird, ii, 219- 

 223; William Yarrell to, ii, 223- 

 225; new birds from Baird, ii, 219, 

 225; their correspondence contin- 

 ued, ii, 226; letter to George Park- 

 man, and the "Parkman Wren," ii, 

 227-229; to W. O. Ayres on col- 

 lecting quadrupeds, ii, 229; on the 

 expenses of his publication, ii, 230; 

 Baird on his first visit to his 

 friend, ii, 230-232; consolation and 

 advice to his pupil, ii, 232; pur- 

 chase of land and house-building, 

 ii, 234; "Minnie's Land" on the 

 Hudson, ii, 235; his activities, ii, 

 235; Parke Godwin on Audubon 

 and "Minnie's Land," in 1842, ii, 

 236-238; in 1845, ii, 238; his expe- 

 dition to the Upper Missouri, ii, 

 239-258 ; correspondence with Baird, 

 ii, 239-241; credentials from the 

 Government, ii, 242; Daniel Web- 

 ster's letter, ii, 242; his letter from 

 President Tyler, ii, 243; Bachman 

 on the Quadrupeds, ii, 243; can- 

 vassing tour to Canada, ii, 244; de- 

 scription of Canadian visit in let- 

 ter to Benjamin Phillips, ii, 244- 

 246; William Yarrell to, ii, 246; 

 overtures to Baird to join his 

 western expedition fail, ii, 248- 

 250, 252; Edward Harris to, ii, 

 251; his party, ii, 252; rendezvous 

 at Philadelphia and beginning of 

 journey, ii, 252; ascent of the Mis- 

 souri in the Magnet, ii, 252; his 

 journal of their experiences, ii, 

 253; discovery of new birds, ii, 

 253; on George Catlin, ii, 254; at 

 Fort Union, ii, 254-256; first ex- 



perience with buffalo, ii, 254; 

 forecast of its fate, ii, 255; in a 

 wilderness that howls, ii, 256; his 

 return, ii, 256; on a canal boat 

 homeward bound, ii, 257; mistaken 

 for a Dunker, ii, 258; portrait by 

 his son, ii, 258; to Baird, ii, 258; 

 completion of his Birds in octavo, 

 and dedication to Baird, ii, 259; 

 his final work on the Quadrupeds, 

 ii, 261 ; on Pennant's marten, ii, 

 263; to Bachman on mischief mak- 

 ers, and letterpress of the Quadru- 

 peds, ii, 264-267; his copper-plates 

 of The Birds of America pass 

 through fire in New York, ii, 267; 

 as a spectator at the ruins, ii, 267; 

 reply to Baird on the results of 

 the fire, ii, 268; Bachman's visit 

 in 1845, ii, 268; Bachman's com- 

 plaints and ultimatum through 

 Harris, ii, 269; Bachman on his 

 Missouri River Journal, ii, 271 ; 

 correspondence with Baird, ii, 272- 

 273, 275-278, 279; recommendation 

 of Baird, ii, 279; his son visits 

 England to paint for the Quadru- 

 peds, ii, 280; manuscript of the 

 Quadrupeds of North America, ii, 

 283; illustrations and completion 

 of plates of the Quadrupeds, ii, 

 285; Brewer on a visit to "Minnie's 

 Land" in 1846, ii, 286-288 ; letter to 

 Harris in 1847, ii, 287; Baird's 

 note of last visit in 1847, ii, 288; 

 Bachman on his visit of 1848, ii, 

 288; last days and death at "Min- 

 nie's Land," ii, 290; work of his 

 sons, and his family in America, 

 ii, 291-312; appropriation by the 

 Government to procure copies of 

 Audubon's works for presentation 

 to foreign countries, ii, 293; man- 

 uscript notes and legends on orig- 

 inal drawings of the Birds, ii, 

 305. 

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