276 John Bachman. 



To V. G. Audubon. 



Charleston, Sept. 1st. 



I am at home again, liave just returned from a 

 trip to Graniteville. 



I am well and ready to begin work, (Third A'olume 

 of (Quadrupeds.) 



I remember one day being on board of a ship 

 just ready to sail. The sailors had been drinking^ 

 and the captain was about ready to use the rojjes 

 end. The lads half sobered at sight of " the cat-with- 

 its-nine-tails." exclaimed, *' Captain, we are done 

 cruising." I believe I can now^ say, "I am done 

 eruising" I am ready, Victor, for work. " ''" '^ '•' 



I have a world of things to say, but not now, as 

 the ship is readv and my man is waiting. 



J. B. 



The Large Edition of the Quadrupeds, was pub- 

 lished in 1840 and 1850. It contained tlie tigures 

 and descriptions of the Quadrupeds of the United 

 States, of part of Mexico, the British and Russian 

 Possessions, and the Arctic Eegions of North 

 America. 



In 1852, a miniature copy was prepared and pub- 

 lished with additions. His son-in-law, Victor Audu- 

 bon, wrote that he was ready to come and relieve 

 Mrs. Bachman of her labors as amanuensis, in con- 

 nection with the additions to the ''Smaller Work." 



To Mr. Edward Harris, of Morristown, N. J. ^ 

 Charleston, March loth, 1852. 

 My Dear Sir : Rejoice Avith me, the book is fin- 

 ished. I did not expect to have lived to complete 

 it. But Victor Audubon came on, and I made him 



