Mount Auburn Cemetery

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Collection: Founding Documents

	User	Note	Page	Work	Collection	Time
	Elizabeth Casner	That is really interesting to know! What I'm interested in looking at this deed is that it is dated after the dedication of Mount Auburn Cemetery. That is probably the reason for the language choices you noticed, is that this agreement was known t...	1832-01-10_OriginalDeed_2021_035_001	1832-01-10 Original Deed to Mount Auburn Cemetery, 2021.035.001	Mount Auburn Cemetery	over 3 years ago
	killigal	“Know all men” suggests “hey everyone”, “by these presents” suggests “take notice of what I’m about to say” or “have a look at what’s stated here”. Generally, this expression is used when the contracting parties had an intention to make the con...	1832-01-10_OriginalDeed_2021_035_001	1832-01-10 Original Deed to Mount Auburn Cemetery, 2021.035.001	Mount Auburn Cemetery	over 3 years ago
	SegalJL	C. Bolles: Bottom of column 3. It's definitely "Bolles" and there is a Charles Bolles in lot 230 (died: 1854) who would be a good match for this signature.	Trustees Records, Vol. 1, 1835 (page 010)	1835 Trustees Meeting Minutes, Volume 1, 1831.005.001	Mount Auburn Cemetery	almost 4 years ago
	SegalJL	C1, 2nd from bottom; Definitely Henry Oxnard and in DB C1, Name 17: Pretty clear it is J. Mason. The records show a number of J, Masons and we can assume from the era that it was a male. Unfortunately, there are a number of people named John, J...	Trustees Records, Vol. 1, 1835 (page 009)	1835 Trustees Meeting Minutes, Volume 1, 1831.005.001	Mount Auburn Cemetery	almost 4 years ago
	ElizabethK	Lines 36 and 46 - written in pencil by another person is the word Down or Dower. I have entered Dower as it is in context of the text earlier on the page.	1831_SummaryTitlestoSweetAuburnEstate_Land (8)	1831 Founding Document: Sweet Auburn Memo of Titles, 1831.021.001	Mount Auburn Cemetery	about 4 years ago
	Elizabeth Casner	The first mention of George William Bond instead of his father George Bond, with no comment	Trustees Records, Vol. 1, 1835 (page 078)	1835 Trustees Meeting Minutes, Volume 1, 1831.005.001	Mount Auburn Cemetery	over 4 years ago
	SegalJL	New word for me: Settee. They're buying iron benches. As far as I can tell, there are no iron benches left in the cemetery in 2020.	Trustees Records, Vol. 1, 1835 (page 281)	1835 Trustees Meeting Minutes, Volume 1, 1831.005.001	Mount Auburn Cemetery	over 4 years ago
	SegalJL	Note: 2 pages forward it spells out the transaction as 1 rood, 13 rods and 8/10 rods There are 40 rods per rood. So this area is really 1.35 roods about 1/3 acre - so the $420 actually makes sense!	Trustees Records, Vol. 1, 1835 (page 268)	1835 Trustees Meeting Minutes, Volume 1, 1831.005.001	Mount Auburn Cemetery	over 4 years ago
	SegalJL	I agree 100% with your transcription, but I am puzzled by the math: 1 rood=1/4 acre or 11000 sq. ft. I read the second part as a parcel 13 rods x 8.1 rods = 28668 sq. ft. The total parcel would seem to be 0.9 acres. We would expect the cost ...	Trustees Records, Vol. 1, 1835 (page 268)	1835 Trustees Meeting Minutes, Volume 1, 1831.005.001	Mount Auburn Cemetery	over 4 years ago
	SegalJL	New word for me: seriatim: one at a time	Trustees Records, Vol. 1, 1835 (page 263)	1835 Trustees Meeting Minutes, Volume 1, 1831.005.001	Mount Auburn Cemetery	over 4 years ago
	SegalJL	On page 262 (264), will will see the word "tower" in a way that makes me 99% sure the unknown word above is "tower"	Trustees Records, Vol. 1, 1835 (page 258)	1835 Trustees Meeting Minutes, Volume 1, 1831.005.001	Mount Auburn Cemetery	almost 5 years ago
	SegalJL	The word that was transcribed as "lower" can't be. Compare other "l"s [lower?] on the page. I'm thinking theis is an expense for the Washington Tower and my guess is the the questioned word is "tower".	Trustees Records, Vol. 1, 1835 (page 258)	1835 Trustees Meeting Minutes, Volume 1, 1831.005.001	Mount Auburn Cemetery	almost 5 years ago
	SegalJL	Note: There is a $100 discrepancy between $1000+$2000+281.25 which equals 3281.23 and not the $3381.23 shown on the page.	Trustees Records, Vol. 1, 1835 (page 258)	1835 Trustees Meeting Minutes, Volume 1, 1831.005.001	Mount Auburn Cemetery	almost 5 years ago
	SegalJL	I see S'hited, possibly S'nited or even S'rated. I don't know what it is for sure, but "Slated", I do not see. The only word (not there unless there is some abbreviation unknown to me) is "Scheduled".	Trustees Records, Vol. 1, 1835 (page 255)	1835 Trustees Meeting Minutes, Volume 1, 1831.005.001	Mount Auburn Cemetery	almost 5 years ago
	SegalJL	Kirkland is interred on Harvard Hill (Lot 330). The database doesn't have the names of a number of those buried on Harvard Hill or is he buried somewhere else and the monument there is only a cenotaph?	Trustees Records, Vol. 1, 1835 (page 254)	1835 Trustees Meeting Minutes, Volume 1, 1831.005.001	Mount Auburn Cemetery	almost 5 years ago
	SegalJL	FYI: Lot 103 is where Hosea Ballou is interred, with the big statue on Central Ave.	Trustees Records, Vol. 1, 1835 (page 248)	1835 Trustees Meeting Minutes, Volume 1, 1831.005.001	Mount Auburn Cemetery	almost 5 years ago
	SegalJL	The paragraph titled, "No Gate. nearer to the Fitchburg R R Branch Station." ends in: "Voted, that the petitioner have leave to withdraw." What does that mean? Based on the context, it seems to be a polite flip-off, but if so, it still seems ...	Trustees Records, Vol. 1, 1835 (page 247)	1835 Trustees Meeting Minutes, Volume 1, 1831.005.001	Mount Auburn Cemetery	almost 5 years ago
	SegalJL	Note that Frederick W. Tracy has a rather plain tablet on Magnolia Ave. (Lot 2111), so either he changed his mind or the Trustees shot down his request.	Trustees Records, Vol. 1, 1835 (page 247)	1835 Trustees Meeting Minutes, Volume 1, 1831.005.001	Mount Auburn Cemetery	almost 5 years ago
	SegalJL	I had to really play with the text to make all of the grid come out. The software was apparently fooled by three en-dashes. I changed them to underscores and all the information finally showed up in the "overview"	Trustees Records, Vol. 1, 1835 (page 243)	1835 Trustees Meeting Minutes, Volume 1, 1831.005.001	Mount Auburn Cemetery	almost 5 years ago
	Elizabeth Casner	particularly obscure entry, it was voted to remove all nuisances in the grounds	Trustees Records, Vol. 1, 1835 (page 283)	1835 Trustees Meeting Minutes, Volume 1, 1831.005.001	Mount Auburn Cemetery	almost 5 years ago
	SegalJL	Regarding: "===Munroe and Stewart's Petition Granted=== Also that the request of J<sup>no</sup>. H. Munroe and And. Stewart, laborers in the Cemetery, preferred at the last meeting be granted:" Numbers for these lots have not been given ...	Trustees Records, Vol. 1, 1835 (page 240)	1835 Trustees Meeting Minutes, Volume 1, 1831.005.001	Mount Auburn Cemetery	almost 5 years ago
	SegalJL	In the paragraph titled: ===J H Monroe [sic] & A. Stewart ...: Mr Howe's letter also proffered the request... The text clearly says "preferred," but Kathleen accurately noted in her note above that "preferred" is the wrong word. It should ...	Trustees Records, Vol. 1, 1835 (page 239)	1835 Trustees Meeting Minutes, Volume 1, 1831.005.001	Mount Auburn Cemetery	almost 5 years ago
	SegalJL	Bottom of last page reads: The Secretary reported that by authority of the vote passed November 2<sup>nd</sup> 1852, he had, upon (Continuing at the top of this page:) the petition of the children & joint devisees of the late Rev. Dr. Tucke...	Trustees Records, Vol. 1, 1835 (page 238)	1835 Trustees Meeting Minutes, Volume 1, 1831.005.001	Mount Auburn Cemetery	almost 5 years ago
	Elizabeth Casner	Bigelow reports on visits to a number of cemeteries and notes that in comparison Mount Auburn has too many trees and they are not trimmed enough to protect monuments and create vistas so created a committee to fix this	Trustees Records, Vol. 1, 1835 (page 275)	1835 Trustees Meeting Minutes, Volume 1, 1831.005.001	Mount Auburn Cemetery	almost 5 years ago
	MegWinslow	another archaic/legal expression: "to wit" = namely, that is to know	Trustees Records, Vol. 1, 1835 (page 271)	1835 Trustees Meeting Minutes, Volume 1, 1831.005.001	Mount Auburn Cemetery	almost 5 years ago
	MegWinslow	great archaic word: behoof = advantage, profit. For his behoof....	Trustees Records, Vol. 1, 1835 (page 271)	1835 Trustees Meeting Minutes, Volume 1, 1831.005.001	Mount Auburn Cemetery	almost 5 years ago
	MegWinslow	Pretty consistently we are all transcribing "viz" as "vis" but is it "viz" with a z to mean: namely. Thx!	Trustees Records, Vol. 1, 1835 (page 270)	1835 Trustees Meeting Minutes, Volume 1, 1831.005.001	Mount Auburn Cemetery	almost 5 years ago
	MegWinslow	I think line nine contains the word "rood" rather than wood or road. Rood is an historical term for a measure of land area equal to a quarter of an acre.	Trustees Records, Vol. 1, 1835 (page 270)	1835 Trustees Meeting Minutes, Volume 1, 1831.005.001	Mount Auburn Cemetery	almost 5 years ago
	MegWinslow	All set now. Thanks Joshua, great work transcribing.	Trustees Records, Vol. 1, 1835 (page 236)	1835 Trustees Meeting Minutes, Volume 1, 1831.005.001	Mount Auburn Cemetery	almost 5 years ago
	SegalJL	Interesting that there are no Carnes in Lot 37 - just Putnams. There are lots of errors on this page. I got dumped (again) by the system, just as I was completing this page. In frustration, I am quitting for a while. In the meantime, I am on...	Trustees Records, Vol. 1, 1835 (page 236)	1835 Trustees Meeting Minutes, Volume 1, 1831.005.001	Mount Auburn Cemetery	almost 5 years ago
	Elizabeth Casner	I wonder when Mount Auburn stopped keeping oxen. I'm also curious what exactly a carman's job was.	Records of Committees, Volume 1, 1831 (page 025)	1831-1834 Trustees Records of Committees, Volume 1, 1831.003.001	Mount Auburn Cemetery	almost 5 years ago
	MegWinslow	Pretty sure it's "viz" instead of "vis." Viz definition = namely.	Trustees Records, Vol. 1, 1835 (page 243)	1835 Trustees Meeting Minutes, Volume 1, 1831.005.001	Mount Auburn Cemetery	almost 5 years ago
	MegWinslow	Yes - N.= Nathaniel Green Carnes	Trustees Records, Vol. 1, 1835 (page 236)	1835 Trustees Meeting Minutes, Volume 1, 1831.005.001	Mount Auburn Cemetery	almost 5 years ago
	MegWinslow	Expression: "Laid on the table."	Trustees Records, Vol. 1, 1835 (page 234)	1835 Trustees Meeting Minutes, Volume 1, 1831.005.001	Mount Auburn Cemetery	almost 5 years ago
	MegWinslow	"N." appears to be used as an abbreviation for N as in "holden at 12. N."	Trustees Records, Vol. 1, 1835 (page 234)	1835 Trustees Meeting Minutes, Volume 1, 1831.005.001	Mount Auburn Cemetery	almost 5 years ago
	MegWinslow	These signatures are hard - thanks so much for transcribing	Trustees Records, Vol. 1, 1835 (page 008)	1835 Trustees Meeting Minutes, Volume 1, 1831.005.001	Mount Auburn Cemetery	almost 5 years ago
	MegWinslow	Note correct spelling of: Cemetery - with an e, although it is often misspelled in the records!	Report on the Committee to Examine the Garden, 1834 (page_0009)	1834 Report on the Committee to Examine the Garden, 1831.034.010	Mount Auburn Cemetery	almost 5 years ago
	MegWinslow	Thanks for pointing this out - should be good now.	Report on the Committee to Examine the Garden, 1834 (page_0008)	1834 Report on the Committee to Examine the Garden, 1831.034.010	Mount Auburn Cemetery	almost 5 years ago
	MegWinslow	Thank you for these helpful tips. The two names are Elijah Vose (trustee, 1834-1835) and Joseph P. Bradlee (trustee, 1833-1837). This is a great document!	Report on the Committee to Examine the Garden, 1834 (page_0007)	1834 Report on the Committee to Examine the Garden, 1831.034.010	Mount Auburn Cemetery	almost 5 years ago
	MegWinslow	new word: "tilth" = cultivated land/tillage. Thanks!	Report on the Committee to Examine the Garden, 1834 (page_0004)	1834 Report on the Committee to Examine the Garden, 1831.034.010	Mount Auburn Cemetery	almost 5 years ago
	MegWinslow	Great horticulture info about desirable stocks for the Garden	Report on the Committee to Examine the Garden, 1834 (page_0003)	1834 Report on the Committee to Examine the Garden, 1831.034.010	Mount Auburn Cemetery	almost 5 years ago
	MegWinslow	Thank you - these corrections look great. At first I was sure it was "plots" because that's what we have at Mount Auburn but this page reads quite clearly: "plats."	Report on the Committee to Examine the Garden, 1834 (page_0002)	1834 Report on the Committee to Examine the Garden, 1831.034.010	Mount Auburn Cemetery	almost 5 years ago
	MegWinslow	Perhaps what looks like "restly" is in error and meant to be "resting" partly... The other is subsoil. Thank you for transcribing!	Report on the Committee to Examine the Garden, 1834 (page_0001)	1834 Report on the Committee to Examine the Garden, 1831.034.010	Mount Auburn Cemetery	almost 5 years ago
	SegalJL	The controversy with Story's son seems like a potential interesting untold story. I thought that J. J. Dixwell's signature on this page is spectacular!	Trustees Records, Vol. 1, 1835 (page 218)	1835 Trustees Meeting Minutes, Volume 1, 1831.005.001	Mount Auburn Cemetery	almost 5 years ago
	Elizabeth Casner	The application to extend lots, do we think the petition is by lot proprietors and if so, can we make an informed guess as to which Wm Lawrence this is?	Records of Committees, Volume 1, 1831 (page 005)	1831-1834 Trustees Records of Committees, Volume 1, 1831.003.001	Mount Auburn Cemetery	almost 5 years ago
	Elizabeth Casner	The application to extend lots, do we think the petition is by lot proprietors and if so, can we make an informed guess as to which Wm Lawrence this is?	Records of Committees, Volume 1, 1831 (page 005)	1831-1834 Trustees Records of Committees, Volume 1, 1831.003.001	Mount Auburn Cemetery	almost 5 years ago
	SegalJL	While I'm not sure what the word is, "clere" in the 3rd to bottom line, is probably incorrect.	Trustees Records, Vol. 1, 1835 (page 217)	1835 Trustees Meeting Minutes, Volume 1, 1831.005.001	Mount Auburn Cemetery	almost 5 years ago
	SegalJL	I can't figure out where this road is (or was). It might be worthwhile to add a note if the location is known.	Trustees Records, Vol. 1, 1835 (page 204a)	1835 Trustees Meeting Minutes, Volume 1, 1831.005.001	Mount Auburn Cemetery	almost 5 years ago
	SegalJL	In the line that begins "attest", the word in the line is either indorse or endorse. If it's an "e", it is skinny but the preferred spelling. If it is "i", the dot is missing. Hence, I went with "e".	Trustees Records, Vol. 1, 1835 (page 204)	1835 Trustees Meeting Minutes, Volume 1, 1831.005.001	Mount Auburn Cemetery	almost 5 years ago
	SegalJL	I think I got all the missing words in the last paragraph although it still doesn't read very well. I'm pretty sure it's describing an easement which indicates that they can get to where they are going either by crossing or tunneling. New word...	Trustees Records, Vol. 1, 1835 (page 202)	1835 Trustees Meeting Minutes, Volume 1, 1831.005.001	Mount Auburn Cemetery	almost 5 years ago