
          artists or his own ability by the fact
 that he was here last week and proposed
 to sell me his contract, on account of ill
 health! We could not agree upon a price he
 wants more bonus than he was willing to 
 guarantee the work to amount to. He
 will get very little as neither of the Gentlemen
 at Albany have any confidence in 
 his ability to perform his work.


 It is understood by all parties that I
 am to finish the work I have in hand which
 includes your work as I understand it unless
 the Govr [Governor] should give you special direction.
 I want to commence the coloring
 at once, am going on with DeKays and
 mean to do all as quietly as possible
 and in mean time shall purchase Hall's 
 contract if I can which will clinch
 the whole matter.


 Dr. Dekay went up week before last and
 got his pay. You can do the same but
 Emmons and all think you had better get
 some of your work in the printers hands
 first and then you may go boldly.


 Dr. Emmons was here yesterday and
 has gone with his family to Oyster Bay to 
 spend a short time.


 Let me have all the drawings you can at
 once.


 Yrs [Yours] truly
 Geo [George] Endicott
        