1851-03-31 Story Statue: William W. Story to the Trustees (page 3)

a letter to the Trustees embodying the views
expressed in this conversation, - I declined at first
and thought it unnecessary- I did not wish to
do anything which might be thought like begging
and a letter might make it seem as if these propo-
sitions of change originated with me - which was not
the case. But I consented at last. The letter which
I wrote was, as I understood, to be read at the
meeting, as wholly incidental to its main object -
viz - of accepting or rejecting my model.

The trustees at that meeting took no no-
tice of the model, either by way of approbation,
criticism, or rejections. They merely stated their wish
"that the full sized model should be made of & exhibi
ted to them without delay the least possible delay"
I do not know that I am bound by the con-
tract to comply with this "wish" in any way- al-
though it would give no pleasure to meet the wishes
of the committee as far as I am able. If the statue
be made in Italy it will be impossible to com-
ply with their wish - as to the exhibition of the full
sized model, & this vote would force me to make it
here. But I have already exhibited the model