1 Mount Auburn Cemetery Letters and Invoices

Subject: Not satisfied with Mt. A. C. care. [Partial Stamp: [MT].AUBURN CEMETERY APR 8 1881 [illegible]PT'S. OFFICE.]

[Stamp: MT. AUBURN CEMETERY APRIL 6 1881 16 PEMBERTON SQ. BOSTON.]

3 Commonwelath Ave. April 4th 1881

H.B. Mackintosh Esq Treas'. Dear Sir, I have found my lot 3004 Mt. Auburn is neglected during several hard years, that I do not desire that you should undertake any care of it. I am [respectfully?] yours B. S. Rotch

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Subject: Removal of sacred plantings. [in pencil]

No 1 East 44^h St. New York. April 4^h 1881.

The Sherwood. Monday.

[up the top left of letter] P.S. Please send Bill -- to Charles Price & Son, [2 - ?] 48 Broadway.

Mr J. W. Lovering

Dear Sir,

I am in receipt of a Bill -- sent by the -- Treasurer Mr Mackintosh, which prompts -- my -- addressing to you thisnote, as an afformation. As I had previously -- received the same Bill. I called upon you

[indecipherable] As ground and Ornamental -- protection I cannot tell you how sad it made me feel -- but they are gone -- like many other dear [?] that can never be replaced.

Mr Lovering if you [feel?] like replying -- to this note with the items, I will endeavor to have the Bill promptly paid. As I do not like back Bills.

I am very respectfully

Yours Truly

J L. [Reed?].

[Image: boy with lawn mower]

Subject: Lawn mower trouble.

[Letterhead: THOS. COLDWELL, Pres't. OFFICE OF L. M. SMITH, Sec'y. Chadborn & Coldwell Mfg. Co., SOLE MANUFACTURERS OF NEW EXCELSIOR LAWN MOWERS, FOR HORSE OR HAND POWER, ALSO, CHADBORN'S AUTOMATIC BEEF CUTTERS. P. O. Drawer 38. Newburgh, N. Y.] May 17th [Letterhead: 18]81

Mr. O. D. Dana Boston, Mass. Dear Sir, In reply to your favor of the 16th wish will say there is evidently some slight trouble with the Mowers at Mt. Auburn which they do not exactly understand how to remedy. and we would here suggest that possibly they have not properly oiled. then again they may have the revolving cutter set down on the bed-knife too hard. This is frequently the case where people have been using the [illegible] Mowers as they have to be set close together to work well. The writer expects to be in Boston again in a short time and will there attend to the matter. But I think if you will convey these suggestions to them they will have no farther trouble Hoping there will be no further trouble we remain Yours truly [Stamp: Charborn & Coldwell M'f'g Co., By] W. H. Burb[illegible]

you use in your Cemetery I would like to find similiar ones. Hoping to hear from you soon. I remain Fraternally yours J. [L?]. Shamp Sup't Cemetery, Springfield, Mass.

Subject: Fence "Relic of barbarism," Trees.

Milton, July 19. '[18]81

677

Dear Sir, Yours of 12^th inst. duly read. I am glad that "relic of barbarism", the iron fence, is going down. I hoped to get over but cannot at present. Thank you for estimate of resodding. I shall have ample time to consult the various owners & get their decision before the suitable time for doing that work. I trust I said eno', when we met abt pruning the maples trees around the lots. They are the beauty of the lots. Pray do not trim them any more. "Woodman spare those trees." Truly yrs. C. P. Channing.

[Letterhead: US POSTAL CARD. WRITE THE ADDRESS ON THIS SIDE - THE MESSAGE ON THE OTHER]

[Stamp: MILTON, JUL 1[9?] MASS.]

[Image: postal stamp with text: U.S. POSTAGE ONE CENT]

Jas. M. Lovering Esq. Supt. Mt. Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Mass.

[Illegible stamp: 5 PM]

Subject: Use of Wood Ashes as Fertilizer [in pencil]

MUNROE, JUDSON & STROUP, DEALERS IN Canada Ashes, Leached and Unleached, 22 ARCADE BLOCK Oswego, N.Y., Jany 28^th^ 1882

J W Lovering Esq Supt M^t^ Auburn Cemetery Cambridge Mass

Dear Sir

We herewith hand you one of our last Circulars & in doing so would call your attention to our "Canada Unleached Ashes" as a Fertilizer -- we are prepared to ship these ashes at [autumn?] & in any quantities to suit your convenience -- we ship in car load lots -- Each car will contain from 600 to 650 Bushels -- Price per Bushel 34 [cents] at the car at Depot where unloaded, unless special arrangements are made for them in large quantities --

Yours truly

Munroe Judson & Stroup

[Letterhead: C. H.B. BRECK. ESTABLISHED 1822. JOSEPH BRECK & SONS, NEW ENGLAND AGRICULTURAL Warehouse & Seed Store, 51, 52 & 53 NORTH MARKET STREET, Telephone No. 345. Boston 4/5th 1882]

Mr. J.M. Lovering Cambridge Mass

Dear Sir!

We enclose our todays Wholesale price list of the grasses you are in need of, and we can assure these prices are as low as we could sell a car of each taking into consideration the quality we offer you. We believe grasses will go higher as the season advances and would advise attending to this matter at once. Very Resp Yours Jos Breck + Sons Business

Subject: Letterhead. [in pencil]

OFFICE OF THE BOSTON GAS LIGHT COMPANY, 24 WEST STREET, BOSTON, April 10, 1882

[written in left margin] 1^25^ per foot. Brown has plan [underlined]

Dear Sir;

I wish to make some inquiries about the Whittemore Lot (No. 185, Rose Path) now represented by my wife.

What is its size? 300 [in blue pencil]

Is there not a strip of land adjoining it which belongs to the corporation, and which can be used for enlarging it?

If so, how much land?

In the original survey, or in setting out the hedge, there was some mistake made, so there was at one time such a strip.

My wife, who is in London, where our only son died on Saturday, knows better than her sisters about the facts in the case; but it is desirable to ascertain what can be done before her return.

Very truly yours,

Ch^s^ C. Smith.

Mr Brown please look up --

Subject: Graves filled & mounded [in pencil]

Cambridgeport 1882 April 24

Superintendent Mt Auburn

Dear Sir

You will have the graves in the Scots Charitable Society lot filled & mounded as per your note of 10 and send the bill to the Secy, Dr Graham No 20 Dwight Street Boston or to the [corner?] [6^th^?] & Harvard Street Cambridgeport.

Yours truly

James Maitland Committee on Mt Auburn lot