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with the goods consigned to us, in order to avoid the penalty 

 and the expense of having them taken to a public warehouse, 

 [a proceeding] which is often a great disadvantage on ac- 

 count of the fees. Consign always to Mr. Benjamin Bakewell, 

 who treats us, so far as possible, as good friends. 



Present my respects to your family, and believe me ever 



your faithful servant, 



J. J. AUDUBON. 



John James Audubon to Claude Francois Rozier 



[Letter No. 2, addressed] 

 Monsieur FR. ROZIER, 

 Negociant, 

 Nantes. 



Loire Inferieure. 



NEW YORK, April 24, 1807. 

 MY DEAR SIR: 



I am profiting by a good opportunity for Bordeaux to 

 apprise you of the receipt of a duplicate of the orders that 

 you gave us several months ago. You will also know that the 

 wines, consigned to Mr. L. Huron, have arrived in this city 

 and the insurance has been saved. Your son has gone to the 

 spot [the dock in Philadelphia], and by one of his letters ad- 

 vised me that the 60 cases of wine are sold. He tells me that 

 you can count on a net profit of nearly 20 p. c. If it turns 

 out very good, the remainder will not fail to find a purchaser. 

 Mr. Le Ray has arrived and has brought with him a small 

 box of lace for Mr. Benjamin Bakewell here; it ought to arrive 

 in a few days from Philadelphia. Mr. B. B. appeared satisfied 

 with the sale of his squared timber; he is anxious only to see 

 the returns ; he is unhappy that the commerce of your town with 

 this country cannot be regularly conducted except by Bor- 

 deaux, whence we have vessels every month. As our friend, 

 Ferdinand, will write you from Philadelphia concerning Mr. 

 Huron, I shall not enlarge about him. In several of your 

 letters you intimate that if we decide upon establishing a retail 



