Mount Auburn Cemetery

33 School St. Boston Jany. 7. 1862

Silvanus Packard Esq

Dear Sir,

The Committee on Lots have considered your application to know for what sum the Corporation will assume perpetual care of your lot and that of Mr Charles Tufts, nos. 2869 & 2870 in Mount Auburn.

They have considered the massive character of the work and the thorough manner in which it is done, and your wishes in respect to the mode of keeping the lots in order, as also your purpose to reconvey the lots, in trust, to the Corporation, with a limitation for the interments to be made: and have instructed me to inform you that they will contract therefor, for the sum of five hundred dollars for each lot.

I suppose you will notify Mr Tufts, or I will do so if you desire.

Very truly yours

A.J. Coolidge Secretary

Boston Jany. 7. 1862

Chas. Cushman Esq.

Dear Sir,

The Committee on Lots have considered your application to know for what sum the Corporation will assume the perpetual care of your lot, 2833, in Mount Auburn, upon the basis of your statement; and have instructed me to inform you that they will accept of the care of said lot in its present condition, including the bronze gates expected by you, for the sum of five hundred dollars.

When the monument is proposed, the Committee will consider whether any addition ought to be made.

Truly yours

A.J. Coolidge Secretary

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Capt. D.L. Winsor

Dear Sir,

Mrs Charles Tufts, with her husband, is quite anxious to complete the contract for the repair of lot 2870, as soon as possible, as Mr Tufts is quite old & rather feeble. You will see by the accompanying documents that that you reported upon them Jany. 2, 1862. Since then a monument has been erected on the lots, which will of course increase the cost, to say nothing of the change of rates made by the Com. on Lots, although I am not prepared to say the Com. would think it necessary to increase the $500 each aside from the monument. However, I wish you to go over the matter again with care and report, or add the mon^t to your report.

Then please take in another element. Mr Tufts has a piece of ornamental ground containing 300 feet, which Mrs Tufts thinks they might like to sell or let the Corpⁿ have in part payment. I have made a sketch from our plan of all the surrounding lots, in order that you may study this over and see whether you can fix up a 300 ft lot there with granite in the shape in which this would have to later and find a ready customer. Probably the ornamental was measured to the inside of curb of lot 2870, and you could not get more than 200 to 250 ft but I don't know how that is. It must not encroach on Meacham's -- lot 3029. They have 400 feet in lot -- 440 ft ornamental and 252 ft passageways. I don't quite see where all that land is unless a part of it is in front of lot on Lawn Av. & the rear is measured up to Stevens's curb walk. But please report, and give me your view on taking the 300 ^^{feet ornamental,} & at what price.

Respy yours

A.J. Coolidge