TO 
JOHN QIJIN 0 Y ADAMS, L L . D . , 
EX-PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES ; 
THE LOVER OF RURAL PURSUITS, 
THE DISTINGUISHED PATEIOT, STATESMAN, 
AND sage; 
THIS VOLUME 
BY PERMISSION, 
IS RESPECTFULLY AND AFFECTIONATELY 
DEDICATED, 
BY HIS FRIEND, 
THE AUTHOR 
