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My application to the Matanzas has been success- 

 ful — a gentleman went forty miles, and procured 

 the nest and two fresh eggs of the Flamingo. The 

 eggs are white, the size of that of the goose. I shall 

 send one of them to you, and the other to friend 

 Brewer. I have a pair of young ones on the way, 

 in order to ascertain the time required to bring the 

 bird to full plumage. 



My good wife's health has failed somewhat, since 

 you left us — I trust that it is only temporary ; the rest 

 are quite well. I must say, that the children are 

 obedient, and very studious. Eliza is drawing, and 

 devouring French Books. 



I am multiplying pigeons of various kinds ; they 

 noAV amount to nearly one hundred. Our love and 

 best respects to ^Irs. Audubon, and love to John and 

 Maria. 



Your friend, J. B. 



To Mrs. Bachmax : 



Baltimore, May 25th, 1837. 



My Dear Harriet : xVlthough I only wrote this 

 morning — on board of the steamboat ; yet, as I shall 

 ])robably have but little time for some days to come, 

 I write you again while I am resting from the 

 fatigues of a very unpleasant day. I shall just go 

 on at random, and write down any thing that may 

 occur to me, that may, perhaps, amuse you ; trying 

 to avoid a re})etition of what I have said this morn- 

 ing. 



In going to a new place, or to any old one, which 

 we have almost forgotten, a thousand new thoughts 

 come into the mind, and we are able to draw com- 

 parisons, and are furnished with facts for specula- 

 tions and theories. But I did not intend to moral- 

 ize, only to have a good-natured chat. '-'" * * * 



