Mount Auburn Cemetery

I think we can alter [?] [?]. Please reply on the matter by mail tomorrow.

Mr J. Huntington Wolcott has finally arranged this matter of purchasing additions to his lot & that of T. Frothingham.

I send you a tracing from plan made by Shedd & Edson. One end of the paper shows you how the lots were laid out, as shown on the sectional survey. By bringing lots 1779 & 1869 into uniformity of size &c. with the four original lots, making now six lots in one arrangement, the lots are thrown back some-- what from Snowdrop P. & we sell spaces for: burial purposes and a large spot of front as ornamental ground. The only stick has been on the price of this 421 ft.— which regularly would have been 25 cts. Mr Curtis authorized me to do the best I could with Mr. Wolcott. He has ^^finally offered 17 cts. & I have given him to understand that it would be so concluded— for the piece being in the front of their lots, it would have been a difficult thing to sell to other parties.

Will you then please report as surveyed—

Addn	to lot 1779-	220 f.	@ 50 ct.	$110.—
"[Addn]	"[to] "{lot 1869}	120 f.	" [@] " [50] " [ct]	60.
Ornamental "Addn	" [to] " [lot 1869]	421 f	"[@] 17 " [ct]	71.57
space "Addn	" [to] " [lot 1869]	124 f	" [@] " [17]	21.08
___	___	___	___	262.65

Two posts are also required on the easterly corners of lots 1779 & 1869. What further indications of title by granite posts the parties may hereafter desire, I cannot say— Now they will have a plan in conformity with this sketch. If you need Shedd; ^^now to fix the location of bounds, say so. He will now likely have to go again to get exact location of the monuments.—

Truly yours A.J. Coolidge

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June 16 4 [1864]

Jos. N. Bacon Esq, Ex^or --

Dear Sir,

I am directed by the Com^ee on Lots in this Cemetery to say to you "that the two trees in front of lot 994 prevent the grass from growing. The lot could be always kept in order if they were taken away.

Yours truly

A.J. Coolidge Sec.y

July 6^th 4 [1864]

J. Huntington Wolcott Esq.

Dear Sir,

I send you the bill of Shedd & Edson for survey & plans. The first charge was for survey & plan to enable you to determine whether and how you would make the purchase: The last to make a fair and permanent delineation of your grounds as they will stand with the purchase. --

If you wish to have entirely new deeds of your lot and Mr Frothingham's containing description in conformity with the plan, send in your old deeds, with transfer. You will see a blank on 3^rd page. Mr F. can transfer his in Phil^a before a Justice of the Peace.

I send the first sketch made of the lots. If that is sufficient for your purpose

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