DR. THOMAS COOPER.
After a contemporary silhouette.
Thomas Cooper to Audubon
Columbia S. Carolina
Octr 21. 1833
Mr Audubon
Dear Sir
About three weeks ago, my son and two of my black servants, observed a very large rattle snake climbing up the fence that separates my garden from the road, at my country house. The snake put himself in the attitude of striking; whereupon one of the men ran for a gun, and shot the snake on the last rail but one of the fence. The snake was 4.3 long; as thick as my wrist, and had seven rattles.
I am Dear Sir
Your obedient servant
Thomas Cooper