104 TiEWICK COllKESrONDEXCl:. 



to know if 1 had received the drawing of the Vultui-e, which had 

 been sent from Nettlecomb, or from Bath, for the purpose of my 

 figuiing and describing it, in some future Edition of the Biitish 

 Bii'ds. — Mr. Selby sent the di'awing to me a little time ago, and 

 I am now engraving it on the wood — but as I can not now get 

 so quickly on with my work as I used to do, I think it will take 

 me a week longer, before it can be finished as it ought to be — and 

 then I ought to see a good proof taken fi-om it at the press, — 

 which, if it be frosty weather at the time, will be a business of 

 difficulty. But all this I will Set aside immediately and do as 

 well as I can without the di'awing, if you wish me to do so, or 

 if you can not spai-e it any longer.— Mr, Selby desii'ed me to 

 send the drawing to Wallington, and this I have kept in mind — 

 I wish to send Sir John and ^^ Julia Trcvelyan delt.''^ imi)ressions 

 fi'om the cut, as soon as I could after it was done, and if time 

 will allow me to do so, I will. I shall notice what you say 

 about the very tame partridge — I have long been of opinion that 

 Partridges, as well as some other kinds of wild Birds, might with 

 great pains, taken at first with them, be added to our domestic 

 poultry, — as well as singing birds in our gi'oves. 



I think, if I lived at AVallington, I would not despair of bring- 

 ing up Nightingales so as to breed there. 



I am. Sir, with great respect, 



Your obliged and obedt. 



TnoMAs Bewick. 



r.S. You ^^ill see, I am at a loss to know whether Julia 

 Trevehjan is Mrs. or Miss. She is the only Lady who has thus 

 furnished me with lielp in any of my publications — I feel greatly 

 obliged to her, and will acknowledge this properly as well as 1 

 can. 



fioni tlio orii^iinl specimen, at uiy request kindly lent to liiui in tlio following year, by 



Mr. Mntlhcw. 



I niny take this opportanity to correct an error which I obhorve in the text of Belby's 



IlliittrHtlon!>, from wliltli it liaH liccii copied in (lould's liinlsof Kiirnpe. tin* En^^lish C'y- 



clopirdln, an«l prulinbly in otiier workn: the date of the taking' of the Vulture was June, 



1820, not October, 183.V 



\V. C. 1. 



