1858-01-15 Otis Statue: Copy of letter from Jacob Bigelow to Louisa W. Crawford (page 2)

The plaster model will
then revert to the estate
of Mr Crawford, and, I think,
had better remain in Rome,
so that in case of accident
a new statue may be con-
structed after it. And here
let me suggest the expediency
of having the statue insured
for a sum sufficient to pay
for a duplicate in marble
if the original should be lost.
A statue of John Adams by
Randolph Rogers, & one of
Webster by Powers, are supposed
to be lost having been shipped
from Leghorn in the Oxford
Sept. 1 & not since heard
from. Mr Rogers prudently
$2500. which will compensate
him he thinks for making
another statue.

You will pereceive that the
expense of freight insurance
&c, will be payable by Mr
Crawford's estate. But upon
the delivery of the statue at
the wharf in Boston, the
Trustees of Mount Auburn will
assure the expense of removing
it to the Cemetery & setting
it up.

The pedestal included in the
contract should be made to
match that of Mr Rogers'
J Adams to which it will stand
opposite. Mr R has just
sailed for Europe, & you will
doubtless find it advantageous
to consult or employ him in
this part of the business. His
address is "Care of Packenham Hooker & Co 20
Piazza di Spagna, Rome.

The statue should be shipped to Boston
(not New York) in the spring if a vessel is ready

Accept dear madam the assurance of
my respect & sympathy

Jacob Bigelow