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advanced. and I hope to have the statue completed in about five months from this time. It could be done sooner but for the chains which alone require about two months. I have obtained the above statement from Mr [[?]] for your satisfaction, and in order to your feeling secure in advancing to me £30.00 one half the price of the statue should this prove convenient to you, I shall feel greatly obliged &c &c compliments
Sen Chas Coote Bart
To Sen Charles Coote
Dear Sir, 
I have discovered upon the Messrs Ransoncer Oro. for three hundred pounds according to your instructions in your kind letter of April 16th. I have done this through the house of Messrs Maguaz & Parkerhouse of this place. The ((?)) given on your letter for wishing to forego receiving the statue now in progress for you are more than sufficient to justify the tenor of your letter and I honorably sympathize with you in the deplorable condition of the people of Ireland. You may be assured that I shall do my best to dispose of the statue in some other way and in order to effect this I have written to Mr. Robt. J. ((?)) to say that the statue have it to fill in order secured some hour ago from him & I am pretty sure that he will be glad to have it for this arrangement will put him in possession of a work from me much sooner than ((?)) otherwise be the case. Should he answer be satisfactory I shall at once restore to you the three hundred pounds otherwise I shall send the statue to you soon as completed. I am sorry that my heavy expenses and limited means have made it necessary that I should draw upon you for this money, but I trust that in that case I may still have the pleasure of making a statue for you even though you do not have "the statue"
Perhaps this may not be an improper occasion to express to you my heartfelt gratification that the overflowing granaries of ((Austria?)) are now supplying the country of my ((?)) with the food and ((?)) my fellow countrymen while prospering ((?)) the ((?)) wants of Europe exhibit a liberality not unworthy the race from which things spring.
With kindest regards
believe me sincerely
yours
H. Powers