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dent in his life. Besides visiting with the Count the 

 famous brewery of Meux, they had made together a 

 short tour as an excursion to Woburn Abbey, the 

 estate of the Duke of Bedford. They had examined by 

 the way many manufactories and other interesting ob- 

 jects. The writer describes the Duke's estate and 

 farms. The friends spent two days with Sir John 

 Sebright, a warm admirer of Rumford, where a great 

 fete was made for them, and where they enjoyed a 

 hunt. 



In here parting company with Pictet, to whom I 

 have been so much indebted for confidential informa- 

 tion, though it has needed a little revision, I must 

 express my obligations to him for the results of his ar- 

 dent esteem for Count Rumford, and must claim for the 

 Count the constant regard of one who appears to have 

 been a most excellent man as well as a distinguished 

 philosopher. I have seen a profile drawing of him, 

 with a fine amiable countenance, which he gave to the 

 Countess Sarah, and on the back of the frame of which 

 he has written, " One who is proud to call himself the 

 friend of Count Rumford." * 



The Count was abroad from September 20, 1801, to 

 January 19, 1802, when he was at a managers' meeting 

 of the Institution. His last attendance was April 26, 

 1802. On May 3, 1802, he signed at Brompton a 

 report of his own to the managers. He was at a lec- 

 ture of Davy's in that month. On May 7 or 8 he 

 went to Paris, where he remained up to July 30. On 

 the 5th of August he writes from Munich. On De- 

 cember 24, he writes from Mannheim, and hopes to be 

 back in the Royal Institution in April or May. Janu- 



* It is now in the possession of Mr. J. B. Walker, Concord, N. H. 

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