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LIFE OF WILSON. 
“ I understand, from my boy, that you propose going in a 
few days to New Orleans, where you will see some small cabi- 
nets of natural history that may interest you. But, as I pre- 
sume it is your intention to prosecute your inquiries into the 
interior of our country, this cannot be done better than from 
my house, as your head quarters; where every thing will be 
made convenient to your wishes. My house stands literally 
in the forest, and your beautiful Orioles, with other elegant 
birds, are our court-yard companions. 
“ The bearer attends you with a couple of horses, on the 
supposition that it may be convenient for you to visit us to-day ; 
otherwise he shall wait upon you any other day that you shall 
appoint. 
‘‘ I am respectfully, &c. 
“ William Dunbar.” 
This excellent gentleman, whose hospitality was thus prompt- 
ly excited, has since paid the debt of nature; and his grateful 
guest fondly cherished, to the last hour of his existence, the re- 
membrance of those happy moments which had been passed in 
his society, and that of his amiable and accomplished family. 
TO MR. WILLIAM BARTRAM. 
Philadelphia, September 2, 1810. 
Incessant labour since my return, to make up my loss of 
drawings, which were sent by post from Nashville, has hither- 
to prevented me from paying you a visit. I am closely en- 
gaged on my third volume. Any particulars relative to the 
history of the meadow lark, crow black-bird, snow bunting, 
cuckoo, paroquet, nonpareil, pinnated grous, or blue grosbeak, 
if interesting, would be received by me with much pleasure. 
I have lately received from Michaux a number of rich speci- 
mens of birds, printed in colours. I have since made some at- 
tempts at this kind of printing, and have succeeded tolerably 
well. 
“ Michaux has published several numbers of his American 
