THE LABRADOR JOURNAL 445 



We reached New York on Saturday morning, the 7th of 

 September, and, thank. God, found all well. Whilst at 

 Boston I wrote several letters, one very long one to 

 Thomas Nuttall, in which* I gave him some account of 

 the habits of water-birds with which he was unacquainted ; ' 

 he sent me an extremely kind letter in answer. 



