TALBOT8368

Haymarket
April 13^th 1861

Sir

I have to apologize for not replying to your letter of the 9^th Inst. ¹ owing to my time being so much occupied

So long as you do not mean us to pay royalty upon Plates produced irrespective of your process I agree to the terms - the expense for drawing out is generally a joint affair

It would have been gratifying to find myself rowing in the same boat with you ² that we might have had the advantage of your cooperation & at the Eleventh hour I submit whether it may not be worth your reconsideration

M^r Pretsch ³ will of course assent to your receiving due credit for your portion of the discovery⁴ which the fact of our having to pay royalty for must enforce

I remain Sir Your obedient Serv^t
J. Hogarth

The Hon^ble
Fox Talbot
&c