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the little package that you said had been prepared for us. Be 
sure that Mr. B. B. will aid us to a sufficient degree, and al- 
ways in a way that anything which you send us will be promptly 
returned in merchandise assigned to you. The land, which we 
cannot sell without a great disadvantage, keeps us very short 
of cash, and prevents us for the moment from dealing on as 
large a scale as we should desire; but with your kindness in 
sending us the materials for starting a grand retail shop with 
different articles, it will aid us very much. As you well say, 
it is a little unfortunate that there is no longer a boat from 
your port here. 
I write to my father by the same opportunity. Will you, 
I pray, get it to him as soon as possible, and I beg you to go 
aboard for the live birds for him and for you. 
Present my respects to your good family, and believe me 
for ever 
Your faithful friend and 
servant 
AUDUBON. 
I should be very happy if you would send me a good box 
of pastels, chosen by Mr. Belloc, the younger, at 2 c 3 Louis.” 
John James Audubon to Claude Francois Rozier 
[Letter No. 7, addressed ] 
Monsieur Fr. Rozier, 
Negociant, 
Nantes. 
Loire Inférieure. 
New York, July 19, 1807. 
Dear Sir: 
Mr. Benjamin Bakewell as well as myself have received your 
letters by the Comet, which had a passage of 42 days. We 
have at present in the warehouse a great part of the merchan- 
dise of the latter [vessel], and in good condition; Mr. B. B. 
2 One Louis was equal to twenty francs, or four dollars. 
