New York
Aug 30 /1847

Dear Sir

Your letter, ^<1> per steamer of August 4^th announcing the granting of your letters patent, and stating the terms of sale was duly received.

Since I saw you in Europe and indeed since I last wrote you from this country, my other business has increased to so great an extent that I find it would be unwise and unsafe for me to enter into any new speculation particularly one which like the Talbotype would demand constant and exclusive attention to make it profitable.

My friend, M^r R K. Haight, ^<2> to whose arbitration you referred the matter, has already advanced me several thousand pounds to aid me in the prosecution of my ordinary business, and I would not even if his kindness permitted, involve him in my affairs to any greater extent, however safe and certain the speculation might appear.

My declining however to make an absolute purchase of the entire patent right ^<3> will not in my opinion be prejudicial to your interests. On the contrary it is my decided conviction that a much larger sum might be realized by selling exclusive rights for different states at prices proportioned to their relative importance. I enclose you a list of prices for the different states all of which I consider exceedingly low, and in many instances probably less than would be actually realized

Now I am willing to act as your agent to dispose of these rights to the greatest advantage possible, but as each person who buys a right would require that I should teach him to work successfully, this requiring considerable of my time and attention, I could not undertake it at less than 20 per cent on the amounts received.

Should you feel disposed to appoint me your agent on these terms it would be advisable immediately to send out a good supply of the sun pictures, that I might distribute them immediately throughout the large cities of the Union, and bring the matter before the public with as great eclat as possible. And, above all, send as many samples of likenesses taken by this method, both coloured and uncoloured as you can conveniently spare.

Every thing depends upon the thing being done at once, and the licenses disposed of before parties can evade the patent.

I remain, dear sir With much respect Your Ob^t Serv^t
E. Anthony

P.S. Since writing the above I have submitted it to M^r Haight. He fully concurs in my views and is prepared, if necessary, to guarantee the safe transmission of any funds that may pass through my hands as your agent.On the sale of the sun pictures it would be necessary to allow a commission of 50 per cent as I would be obliged to wholesale them at 33 ⅓ per cent and sometimes 40.

Probable amount that might be realized by disposing of the exclusive right in different states.
Maine	300		Carried forward	$ 11500
New Hampshire	300		Arkansas	200
Vermont	400		Tennessee	300
Massachusetts	1000		Kentucky	350
Rhode Island	300		Ohio	1000
Connecticut	400		Indiana	250
City of New York	600		Illinois	300
State of N.Y. exclusive of City	1000		Missouri	500
New Jersey	300		Michigan	300
Pennsylvania	1000		Wiskonsin	250
Maryland	500		Iowa	150
Delaware	100			______________
District of Columbia	1000			$ 15100
N. Carolina	300
Virginia	750
S. Carolina	500
Georgia	500
Alabama	500
Florida	250
Mississippi	300
Louisiana	1000
Texas	200
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	11500

[envelope:]
H. Fox Talbot Esq
Lacock Abbey
Chippenham
England
Per Steamer
Sep^t. 1^st.
from Boston

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Notes:

1. Not located.

2. Richard Kip Haight (1798-1862), American merchant, poet & traveller.

3. Patent for the calotype process.