Mount Auburn Cemetery

Boston July 14, 1862

Jos. B. Glover Esq.

Dear Sir,

Since meeting you three days since, I have handed the survey of the late Mr. Ward's lot in Mt Auburn, & the report of the Com. on Lots thereon to Mr. Andrews, and requested him to see the other members of the Committee with a view to a revision of their former decision.- The papers have been returned to us with the Committee's decision endorsed-to the effect that the Corporation will assume the perpetual care of said lot for $500- the fence to be painted as often as once in three years if required."

Truly yours,

A. J. Coolidge Sec.y

33 School St Boston July 14/62

Dear Madam,

I enclose the accompanying circular, which has been sent to some too hundred of our proprietors (out of say 3200) whose lots have never been permanently marked with bounds; and responses have ben quite generally given directing granite posts to be set.

Besides your own proper lot enclosed with iron fence you have five lots exclusive of the one purchased for Mr Peabody, which, as laid out on our plan with passageway intervening would require about 20 posts.

No bounds have even been affixed until we drove temporary wooden stakes last autumn.-

I will wait upon you, if you desire further explanation, as I could show you upon a rough outline, in five minutes, the position of things.

Very Resp.y yours, Austin J. Coolidge Secretary Mt A

To Mrs Sam^l Appleton

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Boston, Oct. 6 1862

Capt. D.L. Winsor Esq. Sup^t [?]

Dear Sir,-

The Trustees of Mount Auburn today chose James Derby, Jr. as Gatekeeper for the remainder of Mr. Safford's year---upon a salary of four hundred dollars.

It was also voted, "[?] the additional sum of 75 dlr per week be paid him to enable him to compensate a substitute whom he shall procure to him from his duties as Gatekeep one half of every Sabbath. Said substitute must (in the judgment of the Committee on Interments and the Superindent) be as [?] and competent as Mr. Derby.

The Trustees also adopted the recommendation of the Special Com^ee upon Mr. Spooner's communication-in termsto accede to Mr. Spooner's his relinquishment of the office of Gardener, and that the Treaurer be authorized to cancel the lease with Mr. Spooner, upon a full settlement of all amounts due the Corporation from Mr. Spooner, and a surrender by him in good order of the leased premises:-

that the office of Gardener be abolished, and that the care and superintendence of lots be committed to the Superintendent in such manner and under such directions as the Trustees shall prescribe.

The carrying out the above orders was committed to Messrs Andrews, Rand & Cheever (the old Com^ee) with power to make such purchases and arragements as may be necessary in the premises.

Truly yours, A. Coolidge Sec.y

Only on a [?]be made of the late fee for substitute on the Sabbath as he produces [?] from the payment of.-

Boston, Dec^r 7, 1863

C.W. Loring Esq^r

Dear Sir,

I have submitted to the "Committee on Lots" of our Corporation, consisting of Messrs Chas. P. Curtis, Edw^d Austin and W^m. T. Andrews, your question - "for what sum they will recommend the Trustees to contract for the perpetual care of lot no. 408, on Ivy Path, belonging to heirs of the late Joshua Blake": - and subjoin a copy of their reply: - premising, however, that the Blake lot is contained within the same enclosure as lot no. 407, belonging to heirs of the late George Hallet, having a monument in common to both lots, erected to the memory of the late Francis Stanton, and that the care of both lots as one seems to be the only practicable mode of arrangement: Size of lots viz. 407 has 511 feet & 408 has 645 feet = 1156 square feet.

"The Committee on Lots will recommend the Trustees to guarantee the perpetual care and preservation of the two lots, nos. 407 & 408 for one thousand ($1000) dollars. As there is a handsome monument to Mr Francis Stanton, standing in the middle of the triangle, the Committee think it will be best for all parties that there should be one Bond embracing the whole of both lots; but

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June 17, 1868

For Mr Shedd --

Make survey of following : --

If any of them have no stone bounds yet, set the stakes for such and ask the Sup^t to have them put in without delay. --

3599	Moss Path --	Heirs of Martin Bates	Lot contains	2061 ft --
"	"	"	Ornamental Av.	714 [ft]
3629	Halcyon Av.	Chas. D. Gibson	[diagram: triangular plot] ornamentl [Ev.?]	80 [ft]
3638	Galanthus P.	John Goldberg Trustee of of Goddard -- (curbed & ready)		180 [ft]
3643	Hibiscus P.	Jos. A. Holmes	Lot contains --	50 [ft]

This lot has a curb on two sides -- wants a post at north of corner -- Bradford never could give me the survey -- Tell the Sup^t a post should be det. -- Put a stake for them to go by -- [Diagram: small sketch]

459 --	{addition to lot of 309 feet -- (orig. lot only 300 feet)
[459]	{Holly Path --	Heirs of John Suter
3734 --	Rosebay Av.	^W. [edge?] Nathan Tufts Jr. --	Treed lot --	706 ft
748 --	Spruce Av.	Devisees of Chas. Minot	[diagram: measurements]	270 [ft]
3755	Clematis P.	Wm T. Andrews --	552 ft

I understand a 5 ft path goes in at the end of this lot -- stake it, & return me the measures -- a curb is supposed to be preparing.

3775	Deutzia P.	Mrs Emily J. Plympton -- [diagram: measurements]	195 ft

Bradford omitted to survey this because he said it wanted to be located from the base lines --