
          Albany, April 28 1846

My dear sir

Your favor has been on my table unanswered 
for a long time & principally for the 
reason that I did not know what to say or how
to answer it. I, & so did Mr Hall received
a half yearly payment for writing up the
report. My portion was however, rather
different from Mr Hall's. I was appointed
that year to the charge of the Collection & supposed 
that a part of the pay which I received was
for that service.

The arrangement with Gov. Bouck was I
[?] as you state, the only way is to come
up & see to it yourself that I would do as
soon as the Legislature adjourns when you can
have a fair living out the Governor, who by
the way is a "hard head." Anything I can
do, I shall [?], but I am totaly [totally] in the dark 
to know how to proceed & except from the statement
that a precedent was made in 
paying a part of the persons in the survey.

I am your most respectfully 
E. Emmons

J. Torrey MD.
        