Mount Auburn Cemetery

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16 Pemberton Sq.

May 9 [186]8

Geo W^m Bond Esq

Dear Sir,

Capt. Winsor says that you have requested him to sell two old lots belonging to the Corporation. I presume you mean those contained on your annual report nos. 567 & 592. --

Lot 567 on Indian Ridge Path belonged to Sam^l S. Curtis, which he transf^d to the Corpⁿ Nov. 1, 1853 for $100. -- The number has been applied to a lot in another part of the Cemetery & such lot has been sold. The land which is nearly identical with old 567 on Indian Ridge, as I find by plan, is shown by the record to have been sold on the 12^th of July 1864 as lot 3493 on Rosebay Av. to Mrs B.C. Clark for $360. But there are 480 feet in lot 3497 while 567 contained but 300 ft --

Lot 592 was on Mayflower Path (as then named). This ^^{with the tomb} the Corpⁿ bought June 14, 1862 of James Phalen for $215.

The land has since been graded, & if not already sold as some new lot near the junction of Ash Av. with Fountain (on Ash) very soon will be. The locality is probably ^^partly in the rear of lot 3608 cor. of Fountain & Ash, & partly covered by lot 3608 -- which was sold, to the heirs of Eli Jones for $2 per foot.

If the Horticultural Society have shared a second time without right in the sales, it is probably not worth while to disturb it now.

Very truly yours

A.J. Coolidge Sec.y

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Trustees _ July 7. 1862 _

The monthly meeting of the Trustees was held on Monday, July 7^th at 10 o'clock a.m. _

There were present Messrs Austin, Bigelow, Cheever, Crocker, Nazro, Rand, Sleeper and Tobey.

The record of the last meeting was read. _

Lot 592 and Tomb purchased by the Corporation _

On motion by Mr Cheever,

Voted that the recent purchase by the Superintendent of the lot and tomb No. 592, situated on what was formerly known as Mayflower Path, be hereby ratifid _

Mr Rand was excused from further attendance.

Proposed Amend^t of by-law as to Military Funerals laid on table _

On motion of Mr Austin,

Voted that the proposal amendment of the bylaws relating to military funerals be laid upon the table.

Appropriation for new-Tombs ref^d to meeting in Nov^r next _

Upon motion by Mr Nazro,

Voted that the motion providing an appropriation for completing the new tombs on Auburn Lake which was submitted at the last meeting, be referred to the meeting of the Trustees in November next. _

Bill of G. S. Hillard, Auditor in Mann's case, ref^d to Com. on Prosecution _

The bill of Mr G. S. Hillard, Auditor in the case of the Corporation vs Jona. Mann was presented. _

Upon motion by Mr Crocker,

Voted that the same be referred to the Committee of prosecution, to report thereon. _

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procured of the Cambridge Water Works, stated that the Committee were unable to report on the subject. _

Price of land west of Chapel _ Unfinished _

The President for the Committee upon Grounds, to which was referred the question _ What price shall be charged for land westerly of the chapel upon and adjoining the land lately filled up, stated that the Committee were not prepared to report.

Loring A. M.'s Purchase & Improv^t of Meadow Pond _

Also, upon the application of Mrs. A. M. Loring to purchase land at the head of Meadow Pond, that the Committee had accepted her proposal, the land had been conveyed to her, and improvements had been made by stoning around a part of the pond: _

Tomb & Lots of Blaney & Ward _ Removal _

That they had effected the removal of tombs and lots upon Snowberry Path, _ those of Messrs Benjamin Blaney and Samuel L. Ward, owning respectively lots numbered 577. and 588. these gentlemen having accepted lots upon Primrose Path.

New Path to Raymond Lot _

That they had laid out a path from Moss Path to Lot numbered 1994, that of Curtis B. Raymond, upon the suggestion made by the Committee on lots and referred to them at the last meeting. _

And their report was accepted. _

New Mayflower Path _ Old discontinu^d

Dr. Bigelow, to whom was referred the subject of naming a short path between the two branches of Elm Avenue, reported, that he had given the same the name of Mayflower Path, agreeably to the request of