Mount Auburn Cemetery

33 School St. Boston Jany 5, 1864

Messrs J. Peak & Son

Gentlemen,

We wish the order of Michael Kennard, now of late of Watertown, for interment by you in his lot no. 974, Sept. 5, 1863, of John H. W. Stevens. We have the city permit.

Wanted also the city of Chelsea permit for interment of Mary Stokes, Sept. 8/63 in lot of late David R. Brown, no. 2417.

Respy yours

A. J. Coolidge Sec.y Mt. Auburn Cemy

33 School St. Boston Jany. 5, 1864

Mr. David Marden,

Dear Sir,

Please get and send us the north Chelsea permit for the interment of Cyrus T. Clark Jr. on the 3^d of Sept/63 in lot no. 515 represented by E. Q. Tirell. We have the order of Mr. Tirrell, but not the town permit. Send to me, not to the gate.—

Your truly

A. J. Coolidge Sec.y Mt. Auburn Cemetery

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June 6 [186]5

F. Smith & Son

Gentlemen,

Please send to me the order for the interment of Goddard in lot 1817 owned heirs of late Catherine Phinney & represented by Mrs Cath. B. Goodale of Boston. -- made on 28^th of April, by you.

No facts have come to me for record -- only this surname from Mr Safford.

Please not delay it longer than absolutely necessary.

Truly yours

A.J. Coolidge Sec.y

June 6 [186]5

John Peak Esq

Dear Sir,

I did not think, after calling twice at your place, I should have to ask you again for the returns of the four interments and two removals made by you on April 28^th -- but so it is.

Will you be so kind as to forward them at once, to oblige

Yours Resp.y

A.J. Coolidge

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June 20 [186]5

John Peak Esq Funeral Undertaker 146 Friend St

Dear Sir,

I rec^d from you within a week, a list of names porporting to be the names of the four members of the Fowle family interred somewhere in Mt Auburn, with age, and date of decease, as also two names of persons previously deposited in your tomb and removed to another lot, in which list according to the books at the City Registrar's there were four mistakes -- one of name and three of dates.

I confess I was never more astonished than to receive from an old undertaker of thirty years practice, and whose capacity to make correct returns in conformity with the laws cannot be called in question, this lame substitute for the orders properly filled and signed by the proprietor accompanied by the City permits. What makes the matter worse in this case is that Mr Apollonio had given you every one of the permits, none of which were sent us. --

I called at your place twice in person for the papers, and you promised to get them executed and sent to me. I wrote after waiting some time, and instead of the papers, I have rec^d nothing but the above named list. I must have those papers in full. I have always got along well with you, but you must not make me trouble again -- or I shall have to represent the case.

I send you a circular which was once sent & is still the law.

Yours Respy.

A.J. Coolidge

Finally -- it is a wonder your note reached me at all -- as you addressed it "C. J. Coolidge."