Mount Auburn Cemetery

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Mch 26^th [188]1

G.E. Channing Esq Secretary's office Treasury Dept. Washington D.C.

Dear Sir

In reply to your favor of the 23^rd March asking an estimate for putting the Channing lot in order I would say that to paint the fence well & renew the sodding would cost $110⁰⁰ which would be divided as follows

to lot #677	(G.G. Channing)	$2700
[to lot] 678	Heirs R Gibbs Channing	$5500
[to lot] 1145	Mrs Ed. T. Channing	2450

This would put the lot in thorough order.

A smaller sum could be spent on painting fence fertilizing sod & grass seed but the result would not be as speedy if as good.

Yrs very truly J.W. Lovering