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AUDUBON, JOHN J.

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AUDUBON, JOHN J.
(1785 - 1851) American artist and ornithologist who voyaged down the Mississippi observing and painting birds for his definitive work Birds of America. Scarce A.L.S. ""J. J. Audubon"" 1p. oblong 12mo., [n.p.], Jan. 5, 1837, to ""My Dearest Friends"", in part: ""...Please attend to the above. The materials costs here 32 Dollars and fifty-cents cartage...I have your two letters...The Superb is in the roads and I hope it will sail tomorrow morning..."". Top margin irregularly trimmed, otherwise very good.