Je n'ai pas de doute que ton plomb ne se vende tres bien cet article ayant augmenté considerablement depuis la guerre.—dans les derniers jours que j'etais dans l'Est j'ai recu une lettre de mon père et une de ton frère toute ta famille se portait alors bien dit 4 mois passés, ton frère desire beaucoup entendre de toi, si la paix vient un jour non bien loin (ce qu'à Dieu plaise) j'espere entrer en liaison avec lui.
Je lui est écrit et l'engage a faire de même tes lettres pouront se rendre si envoyers a N. York et de la dans la Cartel. Ma femme se porte bien et mon fils sois de même et compte au nombre de tes amis est ce que dison celui qui t'estimera toujours.
In addition to the serial numbers, here given, the drawings usually bear French and English names, with various notes in French relating to weights and measurements, and rarely with sketches of detail.
Mr. Jeanes' collection contains the following:
| No. 5. | Long-tailed Mountain Tit, | 22 January, | 1805 |
| 13. | Sedge Sparrow, near Nantes, | | 1805 |
| 22. | Reed Sparrow, near Nantes, | | 1805 |
| 78. | Hawk's Eye,—Spotted Plover,—France, | 18 March, | 1805 [?] |
| 97. | The Creeper, France, | June 7, | 1805 |
| 86. | Shrike, near Nantes, | July, | 1805 |
| 93. | Nuthatch, near Nantes, | July 9, | 1805 |
| Terns, France, | July 12, | 1805 |
| 50. | The Redstart, near Nantes, | August, | 1805 |
| 61. | The Great Swallow (Le martin noir), near Nantes, | | 1805 |
| 65. | The Wagtail, near Nantes, | Dec. 22, | 1805 |
| 69. | The Green Finch, near Nantes, | Dec., | 1805 |
| 92. | L'Ecorcheur à tête rouge, near Nantes, | | 1805 |
| 6. | "Grosbec," near Nantes, | | 1806 [?] |
| 94. | Woodpecker, near Nantes, | March 8, | 1806 |
| Fish Hawk, Perkioming Creek, | | 1806 |
| 209. | Wood Thrush, Mill Grove, | August 14, | 1806 |
| 145. | Long-tailed Duck, New York, | Dec. 17, | 1806 |
| Golden Eye, New York, | Dec. 28, | 1806 |
| 153. | American Widgeon, New York, | Dec. 28, | 1806 |
| 102. | Robin (eggs dated May 8th), New York, | Jany. 4, | 1807 |
| 156. | Shelldrake, New York, | Jany. 28, | 1807 |
| 143. | Widgeon, New York, | Feby. 23, | 1807 |
| 146. | Canvasback, New York, | March 22, | 1807 |
| 163. | Shoveller, New York, | April 3, | 1807 |
| 163. | Sprig-tail, New York, | Feby. 22, | 1807 |
| Wood Duck, | | 1807 |
| 48. | Orchard Oriole, Falls of the Ohio, | June 5, | 1808 |
| 214. | Chimney Swallow, Falls of the Ohio, | July 27, | 1808 |
| 188. | Kentucky Warbler, 20 miles from Philadelphia, | (June?), | 1809 |
| 109. | Passenger Pigeon, Falls of the Ohio, | Dec. 11, | 1809 |
| Hooded Merganser, Falls of the Ohio, | March 7, | 1810 |
| 41. | Catbird, Red Banks, | June, | 1810 |
| 105. | Red-wing Blackbird, | June, | 1810 |
| 81. | The Frog-eater (Hawk), Red Banks, | Nov. 29, | 1810 |
| 186. | Killdeer, | | 1811 |
| 200, 201. | Pewit, and Great-crested Flycatcher, Henderson, | May 22, | 1811 |
| 207. | Carolina Parrot, Henderson, | June 9, | 1811 |
| 49. | Swamp Sparrow, Pennsylvania, | March 12, | 1812 |
| 6. | Spotted Sandpiper, Pennsylvania, | April 22, | 1812 |
| 11. | Whippoorwill, Pennsylvania, | May 7, | 1812 |
| 10. | Nighthawk, | May 8, | 1812 |
| 58. | Great American Shrike, Henderson, | Nov. 30, | 1812 |
| 76. | Red-crowned black Woodpecker, Henderson, | Oct. 15, | 1814 |
| 66. | Black-capped Nuthatch, Henderson, | Feby. 16, | 1815 |
| Willet, Henderson, | May 8, | 1815 |
| Snipe, Henderson, | March 17, | 1816 |
| 300. | Yellow-billed Rail, Henderson, | Oct. 9, | 1816 |
| Purple Gallinule, New Orleans, | April 23, | 1821 |
| Chuck Wills Widow, Red River, | June, | 1821 |