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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3608 Joseph G. Russell ^^{of Boston} trustee of heirs of Eli Jones, dec^d, as they are tenants in common of lot numbered 3608;

3665 Josephine A. Eaton of Boston, daughter of Timothy Eaton, dec^d prop^r of lot numbered 3665;

3674 Charlotte Morrison of Brighton, daughter & one of the heirs at law of David Morrison, dec^d, tenants in common of lot numbered 3674;

Adjourned Attest Austin J. Coolidge, Sec.y.

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Trustees _ Octo. 15. 1866

The regular monthly meeting of the Trustees was held on Monday, October 15, 1866, at 10 o'clock a.m.

There were present Messrs Bowditch, Cheever, Livermore, Norcross, Read and Sleeper.

Chairman pro tempore _

The President being absent, Mr Read was chosen Chairman pro tem.

The record of the last meeting was read.

Contract for Perpetual Repair of Lot 177

The Secretary reported that the Committee on Lots had contracted for the perpetual care of lot numbered one hundred and seventy-seven (177)^^{(Isaac H. Spring)} for the sum of four hundred dollars. _

Voted that said contract be concurred in.