Vol. XXII 

 1905 



Deane, Letters from Swainson to Audubon. 2 £ 3 



So Mr. Lea x did not settle my account with you ? I have found 

 him out, also, to be no better than he should be. He also is one 

 of your friends who would, if he could, cut your throat. Another 

 friend of yours has been in England, Mr. Ord 2 and has been 

 doing you all the good he can : if these are samples of American 

 Naturalists, defend me from ever coming in contact with any of 

 their whole race. 



Mrs. Swainson's health I am grieved to say, has suffered much 

 the last twelve months, she is now at Birmingham with the 

 children. I have not failed to mention your kind inquiries after 

 both, whenever Havell has a parcel for me, I hope you will 

 occasionally accompany it with a few lines. 



Yours my dear Sir very faith'ly 

 W. Swainson 

 John J. Audubon 

 at Mr. Havell's 



79 Newman St. 



Oxford St. 



No. 5. 



My dear Mr. Audubon : 



I am still very poorly, but as I can put this under cover, I 

 should wish to ask you, whether you would like to have a copy of 

 my Illustrations, 3 with the plain proof on India paper, there are 

 only 10 printed lor private Sale (to avoid the tax of Public Libra- 

 ries) 4 and I have just now one copy of the first volume bound up. 

 Should you like it, you can return me the three numbers of the 

 common edition. I shall then have greater hopes of possessing 



1 Isaac Lee of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, naturalist and publisher. Born 

 1792, died December 8, 18S6. 



2 George Ord. Born 1781, died January 23, 1866. I quote from 'Audu- 

 bon and his Journals,' Vol. 1, p. 56: "Mr. Ord was one of those (of the 

 very few, I might say) who disliked the Naturalist from first to last, who was 

 perhaps, his bitterest enemy." 



3 ' Zoological Illustrations.' 



4 They secure the Author the sole right to publish his works for twenty- 

 eight years, upon the presentation of eleven copies to the public libraries of 

 the Kingdom. 



