In his book, Birds of the Cambridge Region, Brewster himself wrote, "On January 1, 1862, my friend Mr. Daniel C. French called at our house to give me my first lesson in taxidermy, an art known in those days to but very few persons save the professional bird stuffers."
I sin bok Birds of the Cambridge Region, skrev Brewster, "den 1 januari 1862, kom min vän Mr. Daniel C. French till vårt hus för att ge mig min första lektion i taxidermi, en konst som vid den här tiden bara var känd hos ett litet antal professionella uppstoppare."