TO 
JOHN QUINCY ADAMS, L L . D . , 
EX-PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES ; 
THE LOVER OF RURAL PURSUITS, 
AS WELL AS 
THE DISTINGUISHED PATRIOT, STATESMAN, 
AND sage; 
THIS VOLUME, 
BY PERMISSION, 
IS RESPECTFULLY AND AFFECTIONATELY 
DEDICATED , 
BY HIS FRIEND, 
THE AUTHOR. 
