...y. His interesting statement follows: [editor.] I first went to Montgomery, Ala., which was then the seat of Government, said Mr. Baumgarten. I was armed with letters of introduction to Alexander H. Stephens , who immediately offered me a good salary, which I declined, agreeing to do all the work—engraving—at a price to be set by myself. My offer was accepted and I at once set to work engrav...