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Geographical Society, through whose valuable recouimeti- 

 dations I obtained important aid from our own Govern- 

 ment and from that of Holland; and to Mr. William 

 Wilson Saunders, whose kind and liberal encouragement 

 in the early portion of my journey was of great service to 

 ma I am also greatly indebted to Mr. Samuel Stevens 

 (who acted as my agent), both for the care he took of my 

 collections, and for the untiring assiduity with which he 

 kept me supplied, both with useful information, and with 

 whatever necessaries I required. 



I trust that these, and all other friends who have been 

 in any way interested in my travels and collections, may 

 derive from the perusal of my book, some faint refiexiou 

 of the pleasures 1 myself enjoyed amid the scenes 

 and object it describes. 



