Audubon the Naturalist: A History of His Life and Time. Vol. 2 (of 2)
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- AUDUBON THE NATURALIST
- CONTENTS OF VOLUME II
- ILLUSTRATIONS IN VOLUME II
- SONNET
- CHAPTER XXVI EXPLORATIONS IN FLORIDA AND THE SOUTH ATLANTIC
- Audubon to G. W. Featherstonhaugh
- Levi Woodbury to Louis McLane
- CHAPTER XXVII EASTERN VISIT AND EXPLORATIONS IN THE NORTH ATLANTIC
- Richard Harlan to Audubon
- Audubon to his Son, Victor
- Audubon to his Son, Victor
- Audubon to his Son, Victor
- Dr. George Parkman to Audubon
- Audubon to his Son, Victor
- CHAPTER XXVIII THORNS ON THE ROSE
- Audubon to Thomas Sully
- Thomas Cooper to Audubon
- CHAPTER XXIX SIDELIGHTS ON AUDUBON AND HIS CONTEMPORARIES
- Audubon to William Swainson
- William Swainson to Audubon
- Audubon to William Swainson
- William Swainson to Audubon
- Audubon to William Swainson
- William Swainson to Audubon
- William Swainson to Audubon
- Audubon to William Swainson
- Audubon to Charles Lucien Bonaparte
- CHAPTER XXX AUDUBON AND MACGILLIVRAY
- William MacGillivray to Audubon
- William MacGillivray to Audubon
- William MacGillivray to Audubon
- Audubon to John Wilson ("Christopher North")
- CHAPTER XXXI THIRD AMERICAN TOUR, 1836-1837
- Audubon to Edward Harris
- Audubon to William MacGillivray
- CHAPTER XXXII AUDUBON'S GREATEST TRIUMPH
- Audubon to Edward Harris
- Audubon to William Swainson
- Audubon to his Son, John
- Audubon to Edward Harris
- Audubon to Edward Harris
- Audubon to Robert Havell
- CHAPTER XXXIII NEW ENTERPRISES AND LIFE AT "MINNIE'S LAND"
- Audubon to his Family
- Audubon to Spencer Fullerton Baird
- Audubon to Spencer Fullerton Baird
- William Yarrell to Audubon
- Audubon to Spencer Fullerton Baird
- Audubon to Dr. George Parkman
- Audubon to W. O. Ayres
- Spencer Fullerton Baird to Audubon
- Audubon to Spencer Fullerton Baird
- CHAPTER XXXIV EXPEDITION TO THE UPPER MISSOURI
- Audubon to Spencer Fullerton Baird
- Daniel Webster to Whom it May Concern
- President John Tyler to Whom it May Concern
- John Bachman to Audubon
- Audubon to Dr. Benjamin Phillips
- William Yarrell to Audubon
- Audubon to Spencer Fullerton Baird
- CHAPTER XXXV FINAL WORK DAYS
- Audubon to John Bachman
- John Bachman to Edward Harris
- Spencer Fullerton Baird to Audubon
- Audubon to Spencer Fullerton Baird
- John Edward Gray to John Woodhouse Audubon
- CHAPTER XXXVI AFTERWORD: AUDUBON'S FAMILY IN AMERICA
- Mrs. Audubon to William R. Dorlan
- 1. Copy of the original bill rendered by Doctor Sanson, physician at Les Cayes, Santo Domingo, to Jean Audubon, containing the only record known to exist of the birth of his son, Jean Jacques Fougère Audubon (see entry for April 26, 1785). Les Cayes, December 29, 1783-October 19, 1785; paid, June 7, 1787.
- 1a. Translation of the Sanson bill. (For comment, see Chapter IV.)
- 2. Copy of the Act of Adoption of Fougère (John James Audubon) and Muguet (Rosa Audubon). Nantes, March 7, 1794. (For translation, see Chapter IV.)
- 3. Copy of the Act of Baptism of Jean Jacques Fougère Audubon. Nantes, October 23, 1800. (For translation, see Chapter IV.)
- 4. Copy of a bill of sale of Negroes rendered by Monsieur Ollivier to Monsieur Audubon. Les Cayes, Santo Domingo, 1785.
- 5. Statement of Accounts of Messrs. Audubon, Lacroix, Formon, & Jacques in the purchase of negroes from M. Th. Johnston, Les Cayes, Santo Domingo, 1785. (For comment, see Chapter III.)
- 6. Copy of bill of sale of Negroes to Monsieur Audubon, and a statement of his account with Messrs. Lucas Brothers & Constant. Les Cayes, Santo Domingo, August 7, 1785-June 9, 1788. (For comment, see Chapter III.)
- 7. Accounts of William Bakewell, of "Fatland Ford," as protégé of his future son-in-law and as attorney or agent for Audubon & Rosier, giving certain exact indications of the naturalist's movements and personal relations, before and after finally leaving "Mill Grove." January 4, 1805-April 9, 1810. (For further reference, see Chapter VIII.)
- 8. Concerning a Power of Attorney issued by Lieutenant Audubon and Anne Moynet Audubon to Ferdinand Rosier and John Audubon, the Younger, at Couëron, France, in 1805; parts in French translated by a Philadelphia notary; signatures of original document authenticated by the Mayor of Couëron, October 21, 1805; his attest of the legality of Anne Moynet Audubon's signature, at Couëron, October 27, 1805; authentication of the signature of the Mayor of Couëron by the Subprefect's of Savenay, November 27, 1805; attest of the Subprefect's signature by the Prefect. (Remainder of document missing.)
- 9. Articles of Association of Jean Audubon and Ferdinand Rozier to govern their partnership in business; drawn up at Nantes, March 23, 1806. (See Chapter IX.)
- 9a. Translation of the Articles of Association of John Audubon and Ferdinand Rozier.
- 10. Power of Attorney issued by Lieutenant Jean Audubon, Anne Moynet Audubon, and Claude François Rozier to their respective sons, Jean Audubon and Ferdinand Rozier, at Nantes, France, April 4, 1806, eight days before the latter embarked to America to enter upon their partnership in business.
- 10a. Translation of the Power of Attorney issued by Jean Audubon, Anne Moinet Audubon, and Claude François Rozier to Jean Audubon and Ferdinand Rosier, April 4, 1806.
- 11. Account Current of John Audubon and Ferdinand Rozier with the estate of Benjamin Bakewell, late commission merchant in New York, showing their dealings and standing with this house during the first sixteen months of their business experience in the West. Covers the period, August 1, 1807 to December 13, 1808. (Statement accompanying the letter of Thomas Bakewell, reproduced in Vol. I, p. 196.)
- 11a. Final Account of Francis Dacosta, rendered July 25, 1807, to Lieutenant Jean Audubon, his partner in the unfortunate mining enterprise at "Mill Grove"; later contested and settled by arbitration. (For comment, see Vol. I, p. 168.)
- 12. Quit Claim or Release given by John James Audubon to Ferdinand Rozier on the Dissolution of their Partnership in Business at Sainte Geneviève, Upper Louisiana (Missouri), April 6, 1811.
- 13. Copy of a portion of the first Will of Lieutenant Jean Audubon. Couëron, May 20, 1812. (For comment on this and documents Nos. 14 to 18, see Chapter IV.)
- 14. Copy of the second and last Will of Lieutenant Jean Audubon. March 15, 1816.
- 15. Copy of a portion of the first Will of Madame Anne Moynet, wife of Lieutenant Audubon. December 4, 1814.
- 16. Copy of a portion of the second Will of Madame Jean Audubon. May 10, 1816.
- 17. Copy of the third Will—"No 169—of Madame Anne Moynet, widow of M. Jean Audubon, living at his house of La Gerbetière, situated near the village of Port-Launay, not far from Couëron." December 26, 1819.
- 18. Copy of a portion of the fourth and last Will of "Madame Jean Audubon, living at the house of Les Tourterelles ('The Turtle Doves') at Couëron." July 16, 1821.
- 19. Notice of the Death of Lieutenant Jean Audubon, from the Official Registry of Nantes, Nantes, February 19, 1818. (For translation, see Chapter V.)
- 20. Letter of Lieutenant Jean Audubon to Francis Dacosta, his American agent and attorney, relating to the conduct of his son and to the lead mine at "Mill Grove" farm; transliterated from photographic copy of duplicate (Letter No 4) in Jean Audubon's letter-book. Nantes, March 10, 1805. (For translation, see Chapter VIII.)
- 21. Letters of John James Audubon to Claude François Rozier, father, and to Ferdinand Rozier, son, immediately preceding and following his active partnership in business with the latter: 1807 and 1812. (For translations see Chapters XI and XV.)
- APPENDIX II Audubon's Early Dated Drawings Made in France and America
- APPENDIX III "The Birds of America"
- 1. Final Lists of Subscribers to "The Birds of America," folio edition, as published by Audubon in 1839. (See Ornithological Biography, vol. v, pp. 647-651.)
- 2. Prospectus of "The Birds of America," as issued in 1828, when ten Numbers of the original folio were engraved. (Compare Ornithological Biography, vol. i, pp. 1-16, as supplementary text, at the end.)
- 3. Prospectus of the Second (partial) Edition of "The Birds of America," issued by John Woodhouse Audubon, through Messrs. Trübner & Company, London, 1859. (See Bibliography, Nos. 9 and 10.)
- APPENDIX IV Authentic Likenesses of Jean Jacques Fougère Audubon
- APPENDIX V Bibliography
- a. Principal Works
- b. Minor Papers and Reprints
- c. Epistolary Articles
- d. Translations
- e. Autobiography
- f. Journals
- g. Familiar Letters
- h. Biographies
- i. Reviews and Criticism
- j. Auduboniana and Miscellanea
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