64 
[Assembly 
Mw.York, Dec. 20th^ 1850. 
T. RoMEYN Beck, M. D. 
Dear Sir — I am authorised by Mrs. Sarah L. Endicott, executrix 
of the estate of Geo. Endicott, deceased, to make the above state- 
ment to the persons to whom the legislative enactment of last winter 
consigned the control of the publication of the Natural History of 
New-York, and to say that she considers the above named sum of 
$1,904.60, the only just claim which the State can bring against her ; 
and, as such, she is wiling and anxious to liquidate it by doing the 
work which, on settling the accounts of her late husband, it appears 
has been charged and paid for in advance. Although the foregoing 
statement differs in some measure from the deficiency made out by 
the select committee of the Legislature in their report, made Jan. 2d, 
1850, it will, on a careful examination of the bills and the proofs of 
the plates, be found strictly correct so far as relates to the drawing 
and printing of Hall's Palseontology and Emmons' Agriculture. But 
beyond this amount she denies all further- indebtedness to the State, 
as set forth in the report of the said committee. 
With regard to paper, for which a claim of $804.30 is reported, 
it does not appear that any was charged for in the bills, except so 
much as was actually consumed in printing the impressions which 
have been delivered to the State ; consequently, there is no indebted- 
ness to the State on that account. 
The committee also report, pp. 34 and 35, a claim of $849 for 
money paid G-. Endicott for pressing; $125.03 for extra impressions, 
and $3,651 for the difference between drawing fossils at $5, as 
charged, and $12 per quarto plate for the same. I am desired by 
Mrs. Endicott to state that she cannot admit the validity of the claims 
enumerated above. 
Yours, very respectfully, 
WILLIAM ENDICOTT. 
P. S. — It may be advisable to add, that it is expected that for what- 
ever work is done towards making up this deficiency, credit should 
be given at the prices charged in G. Endicott^s hills^ subject to no 
deduction whatever. 
W. E. 
