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This certifies that I have examined the Treasurers Accou counts for the year past & find them well vouched & correctly cast, that the balance in his hands is Two thousand twenty four dollars 74/100 & that he exhibited to me the evidence of stocks belonging to the Cororation as appears by the preceeding Trial Balance of his Books.

Signed B. A. Gould Aud^r of acct^s to Prop^s of M^t Auburn

Boston 10 January 1842 A true record attest B. R. Curtis Secy.

Trustees

Pursuant to notice issued by the Secretary the Trustees of the Proprietors of the Cemetery of Mount Auburn met at the office of the Secretary on Monday the 6^th day of June 1842 at 9 oclock A. M. Present Mess^rs Bigelow, C. P. Curtis, B. R. Curtis, B. A. Gould, Issac Parker, Read & Gould & Story

Officers chosen.

Voted & chose by ballot Joseph Story President, George W^m Bond Treasurer, B. R. Curtis Secretary. Suffolk ss Jun 6^th 1842 Personally appeared B. R. Curtis & made oath that he would faithfully perform the duties of Sec^y. of the Pros. of the Cem^y of Mount Auburn Before me C. P. Curtis - Jus. of the Peace.

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Voted To adjourn

A True record attest B.R. Curtis Sec^y.

The Treasurer Reports the follow abstract of Receipts & Expenditures for the Eleventh Year ending December 31^st 1842 to wit;

The remained in

the Treasury on 1st Januay	___	2024.74
He has rec'd for dividends on Stocks	1361.40	___
less pd for brokerage & prenium	49.-	___
___	1312.40	___
for Sale Lots	5017.34	___
" [For] Interments in Public Lots	120.-	___
Balance due the Treasurer - -	375.06	6824.80
___	___	$ 8849.54

He has made payments as follows to wit

For Current Expenses	717.87
" [For] Mass Hort Societys proportion	899.34
" [For] 6 Shares in Merchant Bank	600.--
20 Natl Insurance Co.	1000.--
" [For] 20 Union Bank -- --	2000.--
" [For] Loan to Portsmouth Saco & Portd R Road	600.--
" [For] United States six percent loan	3000.--
" [For] Amt Refunded Hazen J Burton	32.33	$8849.54

Boston Dec^r 31^st 1842

Errors Excepted. Geo. W Bond Treas^r

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It will be seen by the annexed reports that there was on on the 30^th ult a balance against the Treasurey (sic) of $375.06. This is more apparent than real for some of these payments though brought into the Dec^r account were not absolutely made until after the dividends due in the early part of this month were collected. There is still however a small deficit which be made up from collection in the of a few days. There is also a balance of $319.14 due to Mr Howe which the Treasurer has been unable to pay him but for which he is not urgent & can collect shortly from accounts due him for labor &c. The Treasurer would not have invested so closely had he supposed that the difficulties of the times would have rendered it so difficult for him to make collections. He presents with this a list of unsettled sales amounting to $1359-- which if collected leave a respectable balance in the Treaury (sic)

The amount of funds invested for annexed Trial balance is $30580.-- from which deduct balance [of?] Treasury 375.06 leaves $30204.94, showing an increase this year of 4800.20 arising from Sales of Lots & income on Investments

The number of Lots sold during the year is	52
" [The] " [number] " [of] " [Lots] enlarged " [during] " [the] " [year] " [is]	1

The Interments & Improvements reported by the Superin= tendant are as follows to wit;

Interments this year	237	whole number	1610
Tombs built " [this] " [year]	5	" [whole] " [number]	195

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exhibited to me the evidence of Stocks belonging to the Corporation as appears by the preceeding Trial Balance of his Books.

B. A. Gould Boston Jan^y 16^th 1843. aud^d act^s. _ Prop^rs of Mt Auburn ^cemetry

Trustees

Pursuant to a notice issued by the Secretary, the Trustees of the Pros. of the Cem^y of Mount Auburn met at the offices of the Subscriber on Saturday _x the 22^d day of April 1843. Present Joseph Story, Jacob Bigelow Martin Brimmer, Geo. W. Crocket Cha^s P. Curtis & Benjⁿ A. Gould

Officers chosen

Cha^s P. Curtis was chosen Sec^y pro tem^e Joseph Story was chosen by ballot president, Benjⁿ R. Curtis was chosen by ballot Secretary, George W. Bond was chosen by ballot Treasurer.

Com^ee on Finance

Voted. That Mess^rs Parker & Gould be a com^ee of finance with the powers & duties expressed in a vote passed June 6, 1842

Com^ee on Lots.

Voted. That Mess^rs Bigelow Parker & C.P. Curtis be the com^ee on lots with all the powers & duties heretofore conferred on said Com^ee

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one. After deducting all the expenses hitherto incurred, including the expense of the granite gateway, there will remain at the end of the present year in the Treasury, according to a statement made to the Committee by the Treasurer the sum of about Twenty Six thousand Dollars applicable to the general objects contemplated in the Act of Incorporation -

It is well known that among these objects there are some, which have always from the beginning of the Cemetary [sic] been deemed of primary importance & to which the funds of the Corporation were designed to be applied - as soon as any adequate Surplus shld exist. Indeed these objects were held out to the orig= inal Subscribers as the main inducements for their patronage & encouragement of the Enterprize; & without them little or no success could have been hoped for - The Committee therefore deem it their sacred duty to recommend that these objects should be put in a Train to ensure their entire accomplishment as early as the funds of the Corporation shall enable the Trustees to do so - The Committee beg leave to state that the objects to whih they have allowed, are

Fence

(1) The erection of a permanent Stone or Iron fence upon the front grounds of the Cemetary [sic] & a hedge fence on the remaining three sides thereof for their

Draining water.

due protection & security. (2) The draining of the low grounds & the introduction of pure water which should run into the grounds & through the ponds within the same, into Charles River --

Chapel.

(3) The Erection of a suitable Granite Chapel ^^where the religious services for the Dead may be