Copying Book: Secretary's Letters, 1860 (page 022)

The two next leaves had matter copied
on them belonging to another book, by accident,
and have been transferred [?].

N.G. Carnes

Boston May 21, 1861

Dear Sir,

Yours of yesterday is
rec^d. I perceive that I did not
take your meaning from your last
note. Your inference is that as $2 of
the $7 in 1859 was for painting, that'll
care of the lot for 1860, without painting
sh^d be [both?] $5. Inferences are uncertain
things. I notice in the 1860 bill the ex-
pression "Bedding plants" & care of lot,
now I do not know that the Superinten-
dent did not mean to charge you the
additional $2 for the care of the plants in
winter; nor do I know that he did.

In the absence of any positive infor-
mation on the matter, I think we
may as ^^well settle it as you have under-
stood it, without however making
this any precedent for future char-
ges.

I enclose the card of our new gar-
dener - an office additional to Superintendent of
lots is well spoken of & I doubt not would
do rightly by you, if you wish to commit
the care of your lot to him.

Very truly yrs
A.J. Coolidge

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