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any friends of mine he may meet in his journey to the 

 west. I have not only great respect for Mr. Audubon'g 

 scientific pursuits, but entertain for him personally much 

 esteem and hearty good wishes. 



"'DANIEL WEBSTER.'" 



After obtaining a few more subscribers, and deliver- 

 ing some numbers of his birds to former ones, Audubon 

 bid adieu to his friends in Boston, and returned to Ne\ 

 York. 



" October 10. Had a pleasant call from Washington 

 Irving, and promise of valuable letters to Van Buren and 

 others in Washington. After dinner went to Mr. Coop- 

 er's, the naturalist, who at first with some reluctance 

 showed me his birds. We talked of ornithology, and he 

 gave me five pairs of sylvia, and promised to see me 

 to-morrow. 



"October n. At nine o'clock Mr. Cooper came to 

 see me, and examined the third volume of our work. 

 He remained two hours, conversing on our favorite study, 

 and I was pleased to find him more generously inclined 

 to forward my views after he had seen the new species 

 given me by Nuttall. I went to his house with him, and 

 he gave me several rare and valuable specimens, and 

 promised me a list of the birds found by himself and 

 Ward in the State of New York. 



" October 13. Called on Inman the painter; saw the 

 sketch intended for thee, but found it not at all like thy 

 dear self. He says he makes twelve thousand dollars a 

 year by his work. Dined at Samuel Swartwout's, a grand 

 dinner, with Mr. Fox, the British minister, Mr. Buckhead, 

 secretary of legation, Thomas Moore, the poet, Judge 

 Parish, and sundry others. Mrs. S. and her daughter 

 were present ; all went off in good style, and 1 greatly 

 enjoyed myself. Several of the party invited me to visit 



