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San Francisco April 19th 1867

Mark Hopkins Esq

Yours of the 17th recd this morning. We are waiting for answer from Huntington with such patience as we can command. If he fully understands that we get 20 miles completed road rolling stock worth about 50,000 with no incumbrance but govt bonds and that we get other value for our money, besides the advantages of govt aid to build a road to San Francisco I do not think he can hesitate to say yes. As to the matter of advances of money immediately it could be raised on the rolling stock piled up here and for which there is no immediate use. And that too without interfering with our sources of loans for the C.P.

I am the more impatient because McLaughlins cousin does not like the trade and would gladly break it up. I have to take up $60,000 on the 22d but I have got it arranged to satisfaction by new loan

Yours truly

Leland Stanford