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all of which are not finished; but I have more than enough to 

 Compleat the 2"^ Volume to my entire satisfaction. — The 2 large 

 plates are one, a covey of the Willow Grouse, male female & Young, 

 very beautifull. The other the Labrador Falcon male & female, 

 large & beautifull, John killed both these. — The knowledge I have 

 acquired of the Water Birds and of those of the land which visit 

 us only during Winter, is most valuable and I have Written all I 

 saw — Our voyage has been very costly. — about 2000 Dollars; 

 but I am glad I went, it will give me and the Work a decided superi- 

 ority over all that has ever been undertaken or perhaps ever Will 

 be of the Birds of Our Country. — Now I will give you an account 

 of my plans for the present Year, and indeed for the next, adopting 

 however Whatever you My Dear Son will say in return to this Sub- 

 ject I wish to Leave New York in about Ten days for the express 

 purpose of procuring Subscribers, a good number of which I hope 

 can be procured in the U. S. — and to proceed by way of Phila- 

 delphia to Baltimore, remain there a fortnight or So — then to 

 Washington City where I expect to have the heads of the diferent 

 dep^'' to Norfolk, Richmond & Fredericksburgh in Virginia and to 

 Charleston and Savannah further South — at Charleston your 

 Mamma and John to remain the Winter at our friend Bachman's 

 who invited her to do so when he was here this Summer. Could I 

 procure an additional number of 50 it would be a most valuable 

 Journey, and I would besides [acciuire] some information about 

 Birds if not any New such. 



Havell's last letter to us, shows I think a good disposition to 

 continue the work on the same terms he has heretofor done it, and I 

 think that the letter which I am going to write to him and of which 

 I send you a copy inclose will restore him to his proper senses. — 

 I feel confident that he does not lose by our Work, whatever he does 

 in other speculations, and / think that should we remove it from 

 his hands into any other persons that his name would soon suffer 

 as well as his business. 



I am truly delighted at the contents of all and every one of your 

 letters my Dear Victor. — I am indeed proud to have such a son — 

 I look on your prudence, your improvements and your Industry as 

 unparralled in a young man of your age, in a Word I look upon you 

 as on a true friend and a most competent partner in the completion 



