IN THE NORTH ATLANTIC 37 



Audubon to his Son, Victor 



NEW YORK April 28th 1833 

 MY DEAR VICTOR 



On opening the box containing the numbers last sent to this 

 place for distribution, we found the contents Wet and of course 

 some of them damaged. We have however dried them and 

 made of them that could be done and they will all go on Mon- 

 day (tomorrow) to their Several destinations In future I 

 recommend that Each parcel of numbers for the different in- 

 dividuals are rolled up in separate Parcel, inclosed in good 

 stout brown Paper, and each directed outside, enumerating the 

 numbers therein contained then put all the Rolls in a Box 

 in this manner they all will be less liable to Injury, will not 

 need to be undone here for we have no trouble at all at the Cus- 

 tom House, and it will Save the handling of the Plates at the 

 Compting House. 



N. Berthoud rendered me his account yesterday I send 

 you inclose a Copy of it and I also send you a Copy of a 

 general & particular memorandum left with him, by the assist- 

 ance of which the Business is clearly exhibited, so that each 

 Subscriber's Standing with the Work Shows at once. 



The Balance in our favor in N. Berthoud's hands is 

 $ 1358.91 We have due South of this $ 1834.48. and at Bos- 

 ton $ 1220.00 altogether $ 4413.39. The Boston amount 

 will be ready for me when I reach there on Thursday next. I 

 take from N. B's hands here $ 800 :00. 300 $ of which I give 

 to your Dear Mother when at Boston I will take 500 $ more 

 and send the Balance to N. Berthoud he will then have about 

 $ 1278.91 of cash out of which he will send you 100 say 480 $ 

 leaving still with him about $ 798.91. besides what he will col- 

 lect from the South the amount which is mentioned above, all 

 of which I hope will be collected ere I return to this Place, as 

 early as I can without losing the opportunity of doing all that 

 can be done. 



You will easily perceive by all this that we have been ex- 

 tremely fortunate of late on this Side of the Water, and the 



