Mount Auburn Cemetery

Say that I leave Rome in a couple of days on my way to the United States where I hope to be in the latter part of July next.

Immediately after my arrival I shall visit Boston where I expect to have the pleasure of seeing you and receiving at your earliest convenience the first half of the price of the Statue ($2500) in accordance with the arrangement I proposed in my letter of Sept. 6/55 in reply to yours of July 5/55 containing the order for the Statue.

It's not impossible that I may upon arriving in Paris require One Thousand Dollars of the above $2500 - if so. I shall take the liberty of drawing upon you for the same through Mess^rs Munroe & Co. There may be no necessity for this draft but in case there should be my mentioning the matter at-present will answer the purpose of the usual advice in such affairs.

I need not say that I have endeavoured to the best of my ability to model a Statue worthy the confidence you have been pleased to extend towards me and