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Beatty March 14/60

I h^ve rec^d yr l^r of yest^s date

Som tim ago I mad 2 eng^s fm yr [illegible deletion] v^w of C^ly but yese they did not app^r to me better than the one w^ch was made by y^rsf & ¡à I thought t^m not worth send^g to y.

I sh^d not w^sh the P^c S^cy of I to publish any engrav^g of mine unless it were 1 of my best, as an inf^or pl w^d create an unfav^ble imp^ssn of the new art. And moreover I have the intⁿ of publish vy soon a short Treatise on the subj^t illust^d with num^s Spec^ns engrav^gs ¨C For these reas^ns I must decline at pres^t to publish any plate in Jnl ¨C I rec^d y^r former let dated some w^ks ago ment^g that y wish for a lic^se ¨C But I th^k that in this case a reg^r lilc^se w^d not be necess^y as it w^d cost you 5 or 6 g^s at least (the exp^se alw^s fall^g on the licensee) I believe it will be enough if you sign the enclosd Memd^m ¨C & if y will

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I have made it as simple the Memdum as short as I can could consist^t w^th the necessity there is but it was necess^y to define state plainly the reasons for w^ch I consent to yr exercisg mak^g use of the invⁿ at Dublin

Mem^dum of Agreem^t made this 14 day of March 1860

Whereas WHFT hath obt^d H M letter pat^t dated Nov^r 1857 Apr 58 for Imp^ts in the art of Eg^vg And whereas Beatty of the city of Dublin engrave ¨C is desir^s of us^g & practis^g the s^d art pat^t invⁿ for sc^fic purposes but not for pecun^y gain ¨C The s^d WHFT hereby consents to give lic^se to the s^d Beatty to use the s^d pat^t invⁿ for one year from the date of hereof, & after the expⁿ of the

[insertion:] return it here with y^r signature I will send you a copy of it signed by myself. Otherwise it will be necessary to hav a reg^r lic^se drawn out by my London Solic^r.

1^st term of 1 year, further until due notice has bⁿ serv^d upon the s^d Beatty des^ing him to cease fm us^g the same, without the paym^t of any sum of mny as considⁿ for the use of this pat^t but And the s^d Beatty hereby agrees to accept the s^d lic^nce & not to use the invⁿ so as to derive any pecun^y gain theref^m without the consent in writing of the s^d WHFT 1^st hand & obtained

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Beatty
March 14, 1860

I have received your letter of yesterday's date. Some time ago I made two engravings from your view [illegible deletion] of C^ly but these they did not appear to me better than the one which was made by yourself and therefore I thought them not worth sending to you.

I should not wish the Photographic Society of Ireland to publish any engraving of mine unless it were one of my best, as an inferior plate would create an unfavourable impression of the new art. And moreover I have the intention of publishing very soon a short Treatise on the subject illustrated with numerous Specimens Engravings ¨C For these reasons I must decline at present to publish any plate in Journals ¨C I received your former letter dated some weeks ago mentioning that you wish for a license ¨C But I think that in this case a regular license not be necessary as it would cost you five or six guineas at least (the expense always falling on the licensee) I believe it will be enough if you sign the enclosed Memorandum ¨C and if you will return it here with your signature I will send you a copy of it signed by myself. Otherwise it will be necessary to have a regular license drawn out by my London Solicitor.

I have made it as simple the Memorandum as short as I can could consistent with the necessity there is but it was necessary to define state plainly the reasons for which I consent to your exercising making use of the invention at Dublin

Memorandum of Agreement made this fourteenth day of March 1860

Whereas William Henry Fox Talbot hath obtained Her Majesty's letter patent dated November 1857 April 1858 for Improvements in the Art of Engraving, And whereas Beatty of the city of Dublin, engraver ¨C is desirous of using and practising the said art patented invention for scientific purposes but not for pecuniary gain ¨C The said William Henry Fox Talbot hereby consents to give license to the said Beatty to use the said patented invention for one year from the date of hereof, and after the expiration of the First term of one year, further until due notice has been served upon the said Beatty desiring him to cease from using the same, without the payment of any sum of money as consideration for the use of this patent but And the said Beatty hereby agrees to accept the said license and not to use the invention so as to derive any pecuniary gain there from without the consent in writing of the said William Henry Fox Talbot firsthand and obtained.