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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

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Trustees - Apr. 2 '66 _ Rep^s of lots

2509

Almatia M. Amory of Roxbury, widow of Thomas C. Amory, deceased proprietor of lot numbered 2509;

2517

W^m C. Murdock of Boston, Trustee under will of Josiah Vose, deceased proprietor of lot numbered 2517;

2535

Orlando Bemis of Charlestown, brother of Almerin Bemis, deceased proprietor of lot numbered 2535;

2638

Catherine Gore Boyd of New York, widow of John C. Boyd, deceased proprietor of lot numbered 2638;

2778

Almira Hill of Boston, daughter of Jeremiah Hill, deceased proprietor of lot numbered 2778;

2975

Mary T. Bradford of Boston, daughter of John R. Bradford, deceased proprietor of lot numbered 2975;

3029

George A. Meacham of Cambridge, son of George Meacham deceased proprietor of lot numbered 3029;

3209

John Hitchcock of Newton, brother of Lemuel Hitchcock deceased proprietor of lot numbered 3209;

3253

Elizabeth J. Welch of N. Cambridge, widow of Harrison S. Welch, deceased proprietor of lot numbered 3253;

3399

Rachel A. Noyes of Boston, late widow of Benj. F. Danforth, deceased proprietor of lot numbered 3399;