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on our list, and pray God to grant him a long life and a happy 

 one. Mr, Webster gave me the following note : — 



" ' I take this mode of commending Mr. Audubon to any 

 friends of mine he may meet in his journey to the west. I 

 have not only great respect for Mr. Audubon's scientific 

 pursuits, but entertain for him personally much esteem and 

 hearty good wishes. 



" ' Daniel Webster.' " 



After obtaining a few more subscribers, and delivering some 

 numbers of his Birds to former subscribers, Audubon bid adieu 

 to his friends in Boston, and returned to New York. 



" October 10. Had a pleasant call from Washington Irving, 

 and promise of valuable letters to Van Buren and others in 

 Washington. After dinner went to Mr. Cooper's, the naturalist, 

 who at first with some reluctance showed me his birds. We 

 talked of ornithology, and he gave me five pairs of sylvia, and 

 promised to see me to-morrow. 



" October 11. At nine o'clock Mr. Cooper came to see me, and 

 examined the third volume of our work. He remained two 

 h«urs, conversing on our favourite study, and I was pleased to 

 find him more generously inclined to forward my views after he 

 had seen the new species given me by Nuttall. I went to his 

 house with him, and he gave me several rare and valuable 

 specimens, and promised me a list of the birds found by himself 

 and Ward in the State of New York. 



" October 13. Called on Inman the painter ; saw the sketch 

 intended for thee, but found it not at all like thy dear self. He 

 says he makes twelve thousand dollars a year by his work. 

 Dined at Samuel Swartout's, a grand dinner, with Mr. Fox, the 

 British minister, Mr. Buckhead, secretary of legation, Thomas 

 Moore the poet, Judge Parish, and sundry others. Mrs. S. 

 and her daughter were present ; all went off in good style, and 

 I greatly enjoyed myself. Several of the party invited me to 

 visit them at their residences, and General Stewart of Baltimore 

 invited me to make his house my home when I visited there. 



" October 15. We have packed our trunks and sent them on 

 board the steamer, and leave this evening for Philadelphia. 



