Mount Auburn Cemetery

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Mt. Auburn P.O. May 7 /73

Sam^l T. Snow Esq. D Sir,

Will you give one if you please, a price for lots in rear of those on Fountain Ave, that is between the lots now on South of F. Ave and Indian Ridge. I consider the land only suitable for tombs. I can get a dollar a foot for it, and sell 600 feet for two tombs I think. The parties want an answer by Friday if possible - Land in Hazel dell with Southern exposure sold to Bucknam & Moore for $1²⁵ per foot and $50. tomb right, and I should think $1.00 would be a fair price for rear lots with northern exposure. Yours truly James W. Lovering Supt.

Mount. Auburn P.O. May 7 /73

Sam^l T. Snow Esq. D Sir I have sold Mr. J.C. Squire a lot of 300 ft. corner of Palm Ave. (two branches) He wishes to put the lot under perpet. care and will have but three graves. There is room left for an ornamental bed, which without paying for he wishes to enclose with his curbing. As all the other lots have a border of 6 feet frames posts to the ave., my idea was that you wouldn't care to give him liberty to take this with his lot, even if reservation is made for ornamental purposes alone & he pays for the land in that way - Please advise me.

Yours truly James W. Lovering

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May 12 [187]3

J.C. Squires Esq.

Dr Sir

I cannot obtain the consent of the Trustees to your inclosing the land we spoke of, between your lot & the avenue unless you purchased it for burial purposes. Should you care to do this, perhaps it might be obtained and in that case you could use it for either burial purposes or for ornamental beds as you desired.

Yours respectfully James W. Lovering Sup^t

May 12 [187]3

Winkley Esq.

Dear Sir

Your favor of the visit is rec^d and I would say that A. Parker called on me a few days [hence?] to arrange for raising the monument, which we will do, whenever he sends it. Probably in a week or two.

Yours truly James W. Lovering Sup^t

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