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needed assistance to finish his Portraits i.e. the Cloth- 

 ing and Grounds — he stared, I repeated my question 

 and told him I would not turn my Back to any one 

 for Such employment and that I had received good 

 Lessons from good Masters — he then asked me to 

 come the following day and Would think about it — 



in following N. B. through the street while nothing 

 better could be done, We entered the Warehouse of 

 M"" Pamar and at once was surprised to hear him ask 

 what I Charged for my Drawings of Faces; 25 S; — 

 but said he I have 3 Children and you May put them 

 all on one piece; then I must have looS — 



N. B'i requested me to make a Sketch of the Litle 

 Girl then present; a sheet of Paper was procured. My 

 Pencil Sharped and Sitting on a Crate was soon at 

 Work and soon finished; the Likeness was Striking; 

 the Father Smiled, the Clerks stared me emased and 

 the servant was dispatched to shew My Success (as it 

 Was Called) to Mistress — Monsieur Pamar Civilly told 

 me that I Must do my Best for him and Left it to 

 Myself as to the Price — I would have Liked to earn 

 the half of the Money that day, but the Eldest Daugh- 

 ter could not be ready perhaps for several Days — Yet 

 here is found Hopes — how I Calculated on 100 Dol- 

 lars; What relief to My Dear Wife and Children for 

 Said I if I get this, I may send it her and no doubt I 

 will soon procure some more Work — 



I spent the remainder of this day in better Spirits 



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