AUDUBON JOURNAL 



Wednesday Decemb'" 13*'' 1820 



A Beautifull day, Walked up the Arkansas in Search 

 of a Lake but the Cane so thick that we give it up — 

 Killed Two Geese. M'" Aumack Shot at a Prairie Hawk 

 but did not Kill it — I wrote Governor Miller the Copy 

 of which is here annexed — 



To his Excellency Gov Miller of the Arkansas — 

 Sir — having had the Honor to receive several letters 

 of recommandation to your Excellency, from Gen' 

 Harrison, Gen' Lyttle and other Gentlemen, I felicated 

 myself with the pleasure of an Interview with you — I 

 Reached the Post of Arkansas but was foiled by your 

 absence; having only a few Moments to remain at that 

 place I begged of M'" Thomas to present you the Let- 

 ters I was the Bearer of — these I even was not able to 

 seal — 



My ardent Wish to Compleat a collection of draw- 

 ings of the Birds of our Country, from Nature, all of 

 Natural Size, begun about 15 years since, and to 

 Acquire either by occular, or reliable observations of 

 others the Knowledge of their Habits & residence; 

 makes me wish to travel as far at Least as the Osage 

 Nations on the Arkansas as also along the Whole of 

 our Frontiers — 



Should your arduous avocations admit — I would 

 Consider myself very Highly honored and under great 

 obligations to receive from your Excellency a few lines 



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