Mount Auburn Cemetery

112

November 19/88

Mrs. J. E. Neale.

Dear Madam

The gardener has looked at the ivy on your lot #3225 and says he does not think he can make it grow outside in the winter as they are not at all hardy. Yours Resp'y

J. W. Lovering Sup't. per F. A. B.

#2178-S

Nov. 20, 1888.

Genl J. F. Head,

Washington D. C.

Dear Sir:-

The enclosed bill has been forwarded to me by our Treasurer with the request to send you an explanation as to the plants charged. These plants were ordered for this year only, by a lady who came here I think to inspect a monument, the order on file here was signed for you by Col A. A. Rand of Boston.

There is no order for topdressing, nor is it charged in this bill. Am I to understand your note as ordering it now?

Respectfully yours,

Supt.

408

Mt. Auburn Nov. 18. 1873.

S.T. Snow Esq Ch. Comm on Lots.

Dear Sir

I have recently found in several cases that when two proprietors had curbed their lots either in one enclosure or at any rate connected & without passageway, the numbers have been exchanged, so that the lot on ground does not agree with either catalogue or map in number.

It seems very important to avoid mistakes that all lots should be numbered, but it is worse to have a wrong number than to be entirely without.

The lots 2178 & 2179 also 3428 & 3429 are instances of this sort, both are curbed, & I should be glad to be instructed in there & similar cases either to have the parties change their deeds or their numbers.

Respectfully J.W. Lovering

457

Dec. 19 [187]3

S.T. Snow Esq Chairman Comm. on Lots.

Dear Sir

I find the following lots wrongly numbered.

Lot 2366	Buy. Beal	numbered on Iron gate	#2368
" 218	Mandell	[numbered on] curb	#1668
" 2178	Bennet	[numbered on curb]	2179
2179	[Bennet]	[numbered on curb]	2178
*3428	Thayer	[numbered on curb]	3429
3429	Hovey	[numbered on curb]	3428
6687	Cole Rice	[numbered on] base of monument	667.

*Mr Thayer's deed is #3428; the lot he has used & which is marked with his name is #3429 on ground, and sectional plans.

The numbers on these curb lots are "raised in panel"; the raised figures can be cut down, and the same figures sunk in the panel.

Very respectfuly J.W. Lovering

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(Trustees, Octo. 12, 1869 - continued)

1885 Daniel B Stedman of Dorchester, son of Josiah Stedman dec^d proprietor of lot numbered 1885.

2088 Lydia A. Goldthwait of Medford, widow of Joseph L Goldthwait dec^d proprietor of lot numbered 2088.

2094 Arethusa A. Ayer of Chelsea, widow of Don Carlos Ayer dec^d proprietor of lot numbered 2094.

2178 Stephen D. Bennett of Brookline, son of Stephen H Bennett dec^d proprietor of lot numbered 2178.

2383 Ellen Smith of Chelsea, widow of Cha^s L Smith deceased proprietor of lot numbered 2383

2519 Luther H. Felton of West Newton, son of Luther Felton deceased, proprietor of lot numbered 2519.

2522 William A Merrill of Walpole, son of Lucretia R. M^cGill deceased, proprietor of lot numbered 2522.

2527 Susan Hutchinson of Boston, daughter of Jane Hutchinson deceased proprietor of lot numbered 2527.

2674 Mary T Shumway of Groton, widow of Nelson Shumway deceased proprietor of lot numbered 2674.

2734 James R. Carrét of Boston, son of Eliza H Carrét dec^d proprietor of lot numbered 2734.