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of him. His father having died the property has come to him. 

 He has now taken a fine house in the Regents park, and holds 

 conversaziones (in humble imitation of those of the President of the 

 Royal Society) every Sunday evening during the season ! ! all this 

 is very grand, and he appears to have abandoned writing any more 

 papers on ornithology, since I have began to point out his errors. 



Ward wrote to me since my last, he is a poor weak fellow, with 

 a good natural disposition, but so little to be depended upon, that 

 he is turned round by every feather, after inserting that he could 

 not go on " in my service " as he called it, under ten dollars a 

 week, he now says he should be most happy to receive four. He 

 says not one word of his marriage, which proves his wish to 

 deceive one. I have done with him. 



My Boxes are in possession of Mr. Gilpin & shall thank you to 

 procure them from him, and bring them back for me, they will 

 hold your own things on the voyage. 



I hope you have got for me lots of River shells. Mrs. Swainson 

 writes in kind wishes, and the little children often talk of you, and 

 ask me when you will come back. 



Your sincere friend 

 W. Swainsen 

 30 Jany 1830 

 J. J. Audubon Esq. 



care of Mr. Havell 



