1854-12-26 Winthrop Statue: Richard S. Greenough to Jacob Bigelow (page 3)

2.

The delay of his work,
in fact, the most obvious
was is to hurry his work.
Again, many circumstances
such as difficulty in finding
good marble, or good workmen,
the recasting & improving
important points; illness,
or death of near relatives,
to incapcitate from work,
indeed innumerable causes
may delay an artist, yet
so that he can look
upon his commission as a
job. finish it according to
law & contract. & quietly
wash his hands of the blame
by saying, I was obliged to

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made a marble pedestal
for the Statue to rest upon,
1) if upon delivery of the
statue, the parties ordering
see fit, they are to deduct
from the last instalment [sic]
paid upon the statue, the
cost of said pedestal, to
defray the expenses thereof.

Such my dear Sir, would
be the kind of contract
which it would be a
pleasure for me to make
and execute, & hoping that
it may meet your views
I remain, Yours Respectfully.
R.S. Greenough