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shosen M. . Huron for arbitrator but I would not agree to it 

 until M. . Miers fither 12 was to have part in it. I am now 

 waiting for an answer. I am allways in Mr. Benjamin Bake- 

 well's store where I work as much as I can and passes my days 



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happy ; about thee weeks ago I went to Mill Grove for a/c of 

 the latter and had the pleasure of seeing there my Biloved Lucy 

 who constantly loves me and makes me perfectly happy. I shall 

 wait for thy Consent and the one of my good Mamma to Marry 

 her. could thou but see her and thou wouldst I am sure be 

 pleased of the prudency of my choice; M. .B. Bakewell is all- 

 ways willing to oblige me and will do many things for me: do 

 not participate the Ideas of M. Rozier Going to France to his 

 father it would perhaps Injure us for a while. I wish thou 

 would wrights to me ofnor and longuely think by thy self 

 how pleasing it is to read a friend's letter. Give my love 

 to all my friends and thine and kiss mamma, Rosa and Brother 

 Pigaudeau 13 for me I hope they continue to be all happy, 

 do remember to send me thy portrait in miniature dressed as 

 an officer 14 it will cost thee little and will please me much. 

 Some of thy hair and ask my sister for the Music she does not 

 want. I wish to receive some letter from M. . Dorbigny 15 whom 

 I have often wrighten and send some curiosities he is yet to 

 answer to my first. 



When thou seeist Mr Rozier pray him and try to engage 

 him to send us some-goods then we feel very inclined to set 

 up in a retail store which would do, us a great deal of good. 



" Miers Fisher, for many years Jean Audubon's trusted agent and 

 attorney in America. See Vol. I, p. 100. 



18 Gabriel Loyen du Puigaudeau, his brother-in-law. 



14 That is a miniature of an old portrait of his father in the uniform 

 of a lieutenant-commander, which with its companion, representing Mme. 

 Jean Audubon, his stepmother, then hung in the house of "La Gerbetiere" 

 at Coueron. The original portraits, which are reproduced facing page 78, 

 measure 23y 2 by 18y 2 inches, and were painted probably between 1801 

 and 1806; they were inventoried in documents bearing date of November 

 14, 15 and 17, 1821, shortly after Mme. Jean Audubon's death. They 

 were restored in Paris about ten years ago for Monsieur Lavigne, to 

 whom I am indebted for the photographs and this information. 



"Audubon's intimate friend, see Vol. I, p. 128. 



