160 AUDUBON, THE NATURALIST 
shosen M. . Huron for arbitrator but I would not agree to it 
until M. . Miers fither'? was to have part in it. I am now 
waiting for an answer. I am allways in Mr. Benjamin Bake- 
well’s store where I work as much as I can and passes my days 
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happy; about thee,weeks ago I went to Mill Grove for a/c of 
the latter and had the pleasure of seeing there my Biloved Lucy 
who constantly loves me and makes me perfectly happy. I shall 
wait for thy Consent and the one of my good Mamma to Marry 
her. could thou but see her and thou wouldst I am sure be 
pleased of the prudency of my choice; M..B. Bakewell is all- 
ways willing to oblige me and will do many things for me: do 
not participate the Ideas of M. Rozier Going to France to his 
father it would perhaps Injure us for a while. I wish thou 
would wrights to me ofnor and longuely think by thy self 
how pleasing it is to read a friend’s letter. Give my love 
to all my friends and thine and kiss mamma, Rosa and Brother 
Pigaudeau ** for me I hope they continue to be all happy, 
do remember to send me thy portrait in miniature dressed as 
an officer** it will cost thee little and will please me much. 
Some of thy hair and ask my sister for the Music she does not 
want. I wish to receive some letter from M. . Dorbigny!® whom 
I have often wrighten and send some curiosities he is yet to 
answer to my first. 
When thou seeist Mr Rozier pray him and try to engage 
him to send us some-goods_ then we feel very inclined to set 
up in a retail store which would do, us a great deal of good. 
“Miers Fisher, for many years Jean Audubon’s trusted agent and 
attorney in America. See Vol. I, p. 100. 
* Gabriel Loyen du Puigaudeau, his brother-in-law. 
* That is a miniature of an old portrait of his father in the uniform 
of a lieutenant-commander, which with its companion, representing Mme. 
Jean Audubon, his stepmother, then hung in the house of “La Gerbetiére” 
at Couéron. The original portraits, which are reproduced facing page 78, 
measure 2314 by 181% inches, and were painted probably between 1801 
and 1806; they were inventoried in documents bearing date of November 
14, 15 and 17, 1821, shortly after Mme. Jean Audubon’s death. They 
were restored in Paris about ten years ago for Monsieur Lavigne, to 
whom I am indebted for the photographs and this information. 
45 Audubon’s intimate friend, see Vol. I, p. 128. 
