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Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 14. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Ceremonies connected with the unveiling of the statue of General Robert E. Lee, at Lee circle, New Orleans, Louisiana, February 22, 1884. (search)
commanded, to begin the monument, as the best means of assuring its completion. Of the numerous designs submitted, that of our distinguished home-architect, Mr. John Roy, was selected, not only because of its artistic merit and beauty, but also because its plan was such that its construction could proceed just as far and as fas The difficult and expensive foundation, the massive mound of earth, the granite pyramid and the shapely marble column were all constructed under a contract with Mr. Roy, which provided that his work should progress just as fast as our means would allow, stopping when the treasury was empty, and proceeding when it was replenished. revered by the women and men of the South. The design of the monument and its construction up to the base of the statue are the work of our home architect, Mr. John Roy; while the statue itself is the production of a young American sculptor, Mr. A. C. Doyle, of New York, whose growing reputation will surely be confirmed and e