1856-05-21 Otis Statue: Thomas Crawford to Jacob Bigelow, Notice of Draft (page 2)

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