Mount Auburn Cemetery

Price of Guides

In relation to the price according to Mr Spears account there was an alteration.

He thinks that Fred paid as high as seventeen cents, wholesale^^{and retailed at .25} and he Spear paid twenty cents, and retailed them for 30 cents. T. H. Safford

On receipt of the above I requested Mr Safford to see Messrs, R. & R. & [?] them as to their price for selling out. their answer to him is enclosed— C.W.F. Superintendent

Mount Auburn Wednesday March 19, 19th 1873 Colonel Folsom

Sir I went this day to the office of Messrs Russell and Richardson to make inquiry in relation to Mount Auburn Guides. The balance of their last edition was destroyd by the Boston fire on the 9th of November last. In relation to a new edition I found them undecided, they say they have as much business on hand as they can attend to properly and would be glad to sell out. The plates were at the printers office and were saved. I regard it as very uncertain whether or not they will publish a new edition this Spring.

T.H. Stafford over

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May 6 [187]3

Dear Sir,

The last edition of the "Guides" was published by Russell & Richardson of Boston, in 1867, being made up from several old guides & with some additions.

These guides were furnished to the gate keeper @ 20^¢ each by Russell & Richardson & were [?] by him at 30^¢. A boy was employed to sell them at times, receiving 5^¢ per copy.

Whatever was made over the 20^¢ was profit to the gate keeper.

The sales the last year were about 500 copies, a smaller number than in previous years. Guide is now out of print I understand. Yours truly James W. Lovering, Supt HB Mackintosh Esq. Treaur.