Mount Auburn Cemetery

Forrest Hill

May 10 [186]4

To the City Clerk of Roxbury

Dear Sir,

Will you be so kind as to write to the address of Chas. G. Nazro, Esq. of our Board of Trustees at 18 Kilby St., informing him what your Corporation under the regulation of the City of R. is, at present, paying for the services of Superintendent, and whether any and what increase of his salary has been made on account of the inflated prices of living, and oblige

Yours very resp.y

A.J. Coolidge Sec.y

I shall be absent for some time, and hence request you to reply to Mr. N. as above designated. --

May 10. [186]4

To the Secretary or Treas^r of the Spring Grove Cem.y Cincinnati O.

Dear Sir,

Will you be so kind as to address Cha^s G. Nazro, Esq^r of our Board of Trustees, informing him what your Corporation is paying, at present, for the services of Superintendent, and whether any and what increase of his salary has been made on account of the inflated prices of living, and oblige

Yours very resp.y

A.J. Coolidge Secretary

I shall be absent for some time is my reason for asking you to address Mr N. at no 18 Kilby St. Boston.

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16 Pemberton Square

Jany, 28 [186]8

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A. Winthrop Hastings Esq

Dear Sir: -

Your communication of Dec^r 21^st last, tendering to our Corporation, in behalf of the Spring Grove Cemetery, as I understand it, a pair of "American Trumpter Swans" was laid before the Trustees at their first subsequent meeting, on the 14^th inst.

And it was thereupon

Voted that the communication be referred to the Committee on Grounds. The Committee on Grounds through Dr Bigelow, the Chairman, have directed me to return the thanks of this Corporation to the donor, and state that they will be ready to receive them at the suitable season of the year, if you will give them notice a short time - say a day or two before hand.

They have no particular direction to give in the matter of transportation, and will be glad to leave that to you, the Corporation, of course paying charges. -

I suppose it will be best now to wait until Spring - will it not?

Whenever you may be ready, please address a note stating time, &c. to me at this place. -

Yours very Respectfully

A. J. Coolidge Sec.y

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16 Pemberton Square

March 27 [186]8

Dear Sir,

In the confusion of removal to this place, your note was mislaid. You request a copy of our last report. I send a copy of the last Annual Report: but have some idea that you may have had in mind "the Catalogue of Lots & Prop^rs , Charter, By-laws, &c. &c. which is published once only in three, five, or six years, as may be needed. The last publication was in 1867 -- a duodecimo of 263 pages.

We have so many applications for this, that we have made it a rule to charge 50 cts a copy, unless by way of exchange. If you have a catalogue of your Cemetery, I shall be happy to forward a copy of ours in exchange.

Very Resp.y

Your Ob^t Serv^t

A.J. Coolidge Sec.y

J. W. Vosburgh Esq

16 Pemberton Square

Mar. 28 [186]8

A. Winthrop Hastings Esq

Dear Sir,

The Superintendent informs me that he can arrange for the reception of the Cincinnati Swans whenever it is thought best to send them on. --

Will you please give us a few days notice, if convenient.

Very Respy

Your Ob^t Serv^t

A.J. Coolidge Sec.y

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Amend^ts to By-laws _

On motion by Mr Norcross,

Voted that the amendments, to the By-laws proposed at the last meeting be adopted _ viz.

In line 3^d of Art. 20, to substitute for the words "twelve dollars each, together with" _ the words _ "twentyfive dollars each besides." _

and In line 2^d of Art. 23, to substitute for the word "twenty" the words "twenty five", and in line 5, for the word "fourteen" the word "seventeen" _

Protest from John H. Jenks _ vs. Interment of M.B. Markham in Lot 3276 _ ordered to be placed on file _

A communication from John H. Jenks, protesting against the interment of the body of Mark B. Markham in lot numbered 3276, adjoining that of said Jenks, was read _

and it was

Voted that the communication of Mr Jenks be placed on file. _

Proposed Gift of Swans to the Corporation _

A communication was received from A. Winthrop Hastings, proposing in behalf of the Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, O. to present to this Corporation a pair of "American Trumpeter Swans _" to be removed from Cincinnati at the time and in the manner designated by this Board. _

Voted that the communication be referred to the Committee on Grounds.

Compl^t of John Harrington withdrawn _

Mr Austin for the Com. on Lots reported that the complaint of John Harrington, ref^d at the last meeting [tos^d?] Com^ee had been withdrawn, and Complainant expressed sat-^isfaction