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and take away from him the Paintings and Drawings when ever a 

 good opportunity offers, those would be better in your possession 

 than in his at any time. — I do not like to send the original list 

 of subscribers to you now — it has a considerable effect in the eyes 

 of those who think of subscribing here, but I can send you the 

 names of all who have signed it and shall do so : — 



Now our Dear friend and Son, I will speak of your Dear Brother 

 John — I have been extremely pleased with his Industry, and the 

 loss of many of his boyish habits — indeed it was a great consola- 

 tion to have him for my right hand man on all occasions — he lost 

 no time whilst on this voyage, and I am glad to say that I have 

 discovered in him, such dispositions to instruct himself — his 

 memory is excellent and his powers of observation equally so — he 

 needs only to be constant in his application to study, to render 

 him as yourself are, the purest Source of this Life's comfort — never 

 did music sound sweeter to mine ear, than the soft strains of his 

 Violin which most fortunately was taken with us into the Dreary 

 regions which we visited. — 



I will now put this aside and write to Havell — This goes to- 

 morrow and I may find more to say — indeed I will speak of the 

 subscribers here, at Boston &'" although not at length as I have an 

 immense quantity of other letters to write at present and in a 

 hurry — 



Should you prefer writing to M"^ Musson who probably will be 

 in Paris do so, for the Pencils or brushes — or to M' Green. 



I have read your answer to that crazed man Watterton — it is 

 good, but I am of opinion that to say nothing in reply to all such 

 nonsense is the best way of punishing both the writers and pub- 

 lishers. — 



Whilst at Boston I received the amount up to this date [due] by 

 W" Oakes and M"^ Arnold, the rest remained unpaid and [I put the] 

 collection in the hands of Doc'^ Parkman who is as much [as ever] 

 a most excellent friend of ours. — Nuttal is now engaged in the 

 Publication of his Water Birds and I am going to give him a few 

 small, matters, which he will publish as my own and has a tendency 

 to keep our name before the Scientific World — he is I think a 

 good and true man — Now my Dear Son I will close this and 

 write again very shortly — God bless and prosper you — John 



