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I hereby certifj' that the work charged in the foregoing account 
has been executed according to the terms of the contract, and has 
been used in the work upon the Agriculture of New-York. 
(Signed) EBENEZER EMMONS;. 
Albany, March 16, 1850. 
Mosi of the above work has been done more than a year and a 
half. 
The foregoing bills consisting of charges for original colored draw- 
ings and engravings on wood, were made by my direction, for the 
illustrations of the 2d volume of Agriculture. Albany, May 3, 
1850. 
(Signed) EBENEZER EMMONS. 
The above items will be found in the estimate for. completing the 
2d volume of Dr. Emmons', on page 170 of Assembly Document of 
1850, No. 9, although the amount there stated is larger. 
We enquired as to the authority for executing the wood engravings, 
and the prices charged for the same, and were told by Mr. Pease that 
verbal agreement had been entered into between him and Governor 
Young. On application to the Governor, he stated his want of re- 
collection on the subject. 
Mr. Pease subsequently presented the following : 
^'I certify that at the time the written contracts were made as to 
the lithography and steel engravings, it was agreed by Governor 
Young, that what wood engravings should be necessary ior illustra- 
tions, should be done by Mr. Ptuse and paid for at the same prices 
as the work specified in the written contracts. He thought there 
would not be enough of it lo make it worth while to encumber the 
written contracts with any provisions respecting it and assigned that 
as a reason why he thought it best not to insert any. Albany May 
10, 1850. 
(Signed) WILLIAM PARMELEE. 
We certified the account to the Comptroller, viz: 445 50 
adding one wood engraving of a pear taken from account 
No. 5, 3 00 
$448 50 
