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and Warren 1 I was soon restored to health and enabled to pur- 

 sue my labors. The drawing of this Eagle took me fourteen days, 

 and I had never before labored so incessently excepting at that of 

 the Wild Turkey." 



Boston. 



Feb. 5th 1833. 

 My dear friends 



I am just now quite fatigued by the drawing of a Golden Eagle 

 which although it will make a splendid plate has cost me sixty 

 hours of the severest labor I have experienced since I drew the 

 Wild Turkey. You shall I hope see it through the care of Mr. 

 Gordon.' 2 Do not ever ship any more Nos. to this port unless on 

 vessels that are intended as packets. The Charlotte has not 

 come and it will be a rubber if I can get enough cash to establish 

 our going to Labrador until she does. Push Jos. B. Kidd 3 of 

 Edinburgh if he can be pushed to paint copies of our drawings. 

 I look on that series as of great importance to us all. Havells' 

 blunder in not having the numbers and paper on board the New 

 York in time, is one which, with him I never can correct. If you 

 can do more than I on this score of punctuality I will be gratified. 

 I shall proceed to New York as soon as the weather moderates, 

 on Sunday last the thermom. was 12 below zero. The work is 

 now I am assured free of duty. When you write give a word of 

 recollection to Dr. Parkman who is a most desirable and worthy 

 friend. 



God bless you, forever yours 



J. J. Audubon. 



1 Dr John Collins Warren, born 1778, died 1856. At his death was Presi- 

 dent of the Boston Society of Natural History. 



2 Alexander Gordon. A Scotchman, who married Ann Bakewell, youngest 

 sister of Mrs. John James Audubon. 



3 Joseph Bartholomew Kidd, bom 1808, died 18S9. At the age of 23 

 years he arranged with Audubon to copy some of his birds, which were to be 

 sold and the proceeds divided. 



