feb 11, 1858 - Montgomery Cunningham Meigs asks Thomas Gibson Crawford to design the Statue of Freedom

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|TELEGRAM BETWEEN THOMAS WALTER AND MONTGOMERY MEIGS|
Thomas: "Liberty must stand on the Capitol dome."

Montgomery: "Yes, I will find an artist to bring the statue to life."

|TELEGRAM BETWEEN MONTGOMERY MEIGS AND THOMAS CRAWFORD|
Montgomery: "Would you provide a design for the statue?"

Thomas: "Most certainly."

Montgomery: "Freedom III will do, but change her cap."

Thomas: "I will remove the cap and begin to cast."

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