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them generally. He spent five hours in examining my 

 collection, and said, * This work is unique, and deserves 

 the patronage of the Crown.' He invited me many 

 times to come and see him at his town house in Gros- 

 venor Square." 



Under this date, Audubon writes to his wife : " I am 

 cherished by the most notable people in and around 

 Liverpool, and have obtained letters of introduction to 

 Baron Humboldt, Sir Walter Scott, Sir Humphry Davy, 

 Sir Thomas Lawrence, Hannah More, Miss Edgeworth, 

 and your distinguished cousin, Robert Bakewell." 



^^ August 9. By the persuasion of friends, the entrance- 

 fee to my collection of drawings is to be charged at one 

 shilling. Three and four pounds per day promised well 

 for the success of this proposal. Painted a wild turkey, 

 full size, for the Liverpool Royal Institution. Busy at 

 work painting in my usual toilet, with bare neck and 

 bare arms. Dr. Traill and Mr. Rathbone, while looking 

 on, were astonished at the speed of my work. 



" At Liverpool I did the portraits of various friends 

 desirous of obtaining specimens of my drawing, and Mr. 

 Rathbone suggested that I ought to do a large picture, in 

 order that the public might have an opportunity of judg- 

 ing of my particular talents. From various kind friends 

 I received letters of introduction to many distinguished 

 persons. Mr. Roscoe, in particular, favored me with an 

 extremely kind letter to Miss Edgeworth the novelist, in 

 which he makes reference to my pursuits and acquire- 

 ments in flattering language." 



Audubon has copied into his journal many of these 

 letters, but the interest of them is not of sufficient import 

 to warrant their reproduction. 



By the exhibition of his pictures at the Royal Insti- 

 tution, Liverpool, he realized 100/. ; but he speedily 

 removed to Manchester, and carried with him his collec- 



