AUDUBON JOURNAL 



all Day Not having time to go and Purchase some 

 articles I wanted to send My Lucy — 



Saw M^ Gordon, who on reading My adress to the 

 President Tura told Me he would Make some Alterna- 

 tion to its form — I left it with him — 



Tuesday 27**^ March 1821 



Drawing at My Heron yet, it Smelt so dreadfully 

 bad that When I opened it I could only take time to 

 See how plainly it proved a Male — the Cottony Sub- 

 stance Was round the breast bone, on each Side of 

 the Vent and on each Side the romp — the Midle 

 Claws very pectinated 



I Drew to Day Male & femelle of the Blue Yellow 

 back Warbler Sylvia Pusilla— send in a Short Walk taken 

 this Evening saw perhaps thousands of the same 

 Species Killed several all alike in their sexes — 



forwarded My Beloved Lucy pr M-- Prentice who 

 left at 1 2 o'clock in the James Ross a piece of Linen, 

 some Stockings, a piece of goods for our Boys and the 

 Woman's Sadie I was almost forced to take some 

 time since — 



Gave M^ Forettale who also went in the same boat 

 an order to get My Port Folio at Natchez and begged 

 of him to forward it to M"" Gordon — 



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