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compts. paid to me as an author I furnished 

 many original remarks &c. for the Quads & first 

 Volume of Birds but if I cou'd have got any 

 person to write a Book for me I wou'd never 

 have thout upon doing it myself necessity not 

 choice set me to work in this way it was the 

 work of the winter Evenings at my happy fire 

 side surrounded by my Wife and my Girls at 

 work & cheered at intervals by ma[n]y a wild 

 Tune from the Northumberland pipes play'd upon 

 by my now stout healthy Boy. 



I am madam with best wishes 



for your health & happiness 



your much obliged servt. 



THOMAS BEWICK 



Shou'd business call me to London, I will cer- 

 tainly take the liberty of giving you a call my Boy 

 thinks himself much obliged to you for your atten- 

 tion & great kindness to him, I wou'd fain indulge 

 him with a visit to London but I think he is too 

 young yet & I have some fears that I shall feel 

 awkward at parting with him even for a short time. 



Mrs. Mackenzie 



1 1 New Broad Street 

 London 



THOMAS BEWICK TO JANE BEWICK. 



FORTH 4 Sepr. 1807 

 MY DEAR JANE 



The wet morning, has cast the scale, & 

 this Sunday must be a Red-night-cap-Day 

 along with the Newspapers, I hasten to drop these 



