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December 19th, 1864
Samuel M. Buckingham Esqr.
My dear Sir
As you are one of the committee appointed by the Ex. Board of Vassar College to inspect a Statuette of the Founder of the Institution mounted by Mrs. Laura. G. Hoopmann as a study for a larger work to be made of marble or bronze, I would beg to submit to you a few thoughts with reference to that important work, but before proceeding allow me to express, that it was never my wish or desire to have the latter work executed during my lifetime, whatever the Hon. Board of Trustees might deem proper to do thereafter, but as the artist has undertaken on her own responsibility to execute a miniature model in clay and now proposes to transfer the same in Plaster for a full size statute, it becomes extremely important that it should be artistically done, so as to bear the vigilant
(over)
scrutiny of the best connoisseurs in the Art &c, I therefore feel extremely anxious, that, every measure be taken by the Committee to secure that end, as sepulchral (or for the living) monuments, are either erected as expressions of love or veneration by those who delight to linger over departed worth, or as testimonials of gratitude to the living as values of their usefulness in furnishing excitement to virtue and well doing, in either view the Statue proposed to be erected in honor of the Founder of Vassar College will fully express the utility designed by your Committee, I have no doubt, and should the Com. proceed this autumn or ensuing Spring, with the work, and require the necessary Means so to do, i will agree to loan the College on B& Mortgage a Sum sufficient to erect the same, on the N.. May next, interest pay with Semi-Annually-.
Yours very Respectfully
M. Vassar
Recd 20 Dec by
Statue
Samuel M. Buckingham
Pokeepsie City
Poughkeepsie
Monday Morning
December 23rd 64
Stephen M. Buckingham Esq.
My dear Sir.
I addressed you a note a few days ago on the subject of a work of art about being executed by Mrs. Hofmann, and then expressed my mind freely to you on that subject. It still continues to impress me that whatsoever may be done in the previous would more accord with my feelings to have it done as for as possible independent of myself, at the same time I well know how extremely difficult it is for the Committee to more in this matter without more or less consultation with the Founder, I therefore would be greatly obliged if you would afford me an interview at your convenience at my Residence, to talk over this matter.
I am dear Sir, Yours
Respectfully &c
Matthew Vassar
Samuel M. Buckingham Esqr.
My dear Sir
As you are one of the committee appointed by the Ex. Board of Vassar College to inspect a Statuette of the Founder of the Institution mounted by Mrs. Laura. G. Hoopmann as a study for a larger work to be made of marble or bronze, I would beg to submit to you a few thoughts with reference to that important work, but before proceeding allow me to express, that it was never my wish or desire to have the latter work executed during my lifetime, whatever the Hon. Board of Trustees might deem proper to do thereafter, but as the artist has undertaken on her own responsibility to execute a miniature model in clay and now proposes to transfer the same in Plaster for a full size statute, it becomes extremely important that it should be artistically done, so as to bear the vigilant
(over)
scrutiny of the best connoisseurs in the Art &c, I therefore feel extremely anxious, that, every measure be taken by the Committee to secure that end, as sepulchral (or for the living) monuments, are either erected as expressions of love or veneration by those who delight to linger over departed worth, or as testimonials of gratitude to the living as values of their usefulness in furnishing excitement to virtue and well doing, in either view the Statue proposed to be erected in honor of the Founder of Vassar College will fully express the utility designed by your Committee, I have no doubt, and should the Com. proceed this autumn or ensuing Spring, with the work, and require the necessary Means so to do, i will agree to loan the College on B& Mortgage a Sum sufficient to erect the same, on the N.. May next, interest pay with Semi-Annually-.
Yours very Respectfully
M. Vassar
Recd 20 Dec by
Statue
Samuel M. Buckingham
Pokeepsie City
Poughkeepsie
Monday Morning
December 23rd 64
Stephen M. Buckingham Esq.
My dear Sir.
I addressed you a note a few days ago on the subject of a work of art about being executed by Mrs. Hofmann, and then expressed my mind freely to you on that subject. It still continues to impress me that whatsoever may be done in the previous would more accord with my feelings to have it done as for as possible independent of myself, at the same time I well know how extremely difficult it is for the Committee to more in this matter without more or less consultation with the Founder, I therefore would be greatly obliged if you would afford me an interview at your convenience at my Residence, to talk over this matter.
I am dear Sir, Yours
Respectfully &c
Matthew Vassar
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