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                                                                   Cin May 22, 1854

Mr. N Kendall

    Dr. Sir
   Your letters in Mr are certainly appreciated. Such is the state of affairs in regards to RR Accounting or against those who have anything to do with them, that it is & will be for some time impossible to raise money upon them or upon names connected with them. Am after fully deliberating upon the matter I have come to the conclusion & I informed? all the work south of Plymouth immediately, and after consulting with Mr. Lombard of the ? made of doing it, I wish you to give the proper action at once to all the contractors. This order it must be given and Mr. Lombard's only consultation as to the ?made of doing it. 
 Only in one condition must it be ? and that is that the contractors will take such pay as I take of the Company and pay them cash I would make