Trustees Records, Vol. 1, 1835 (page 163)

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W. Story to execute a statue of the late Judge (his father)
in marble: and the Committee submitted to the
Trustees the papers in relation to the same. Voted.
that the report be accepted, and that the contract
referred to be placed in the hands of the Treasurer,
the correspondence and other papers to remain
on the Secretary's files.

Lot. 67.

The application of Sarah H. Oliver widow and ex-
ecutrix of Henry J. Oliver late of Brookline, or Rox-
bury
, was presented to the meeting. Said applica-
tion set forth that said Henry died being the pro-
prietor of lot 67. on Holly Path, but, having in
his last will made no specific devise thereof,
that said lot passed under the residuary clause
which gave to the said Sarah the management
during her life of such residuary property:
she therefore requested the Trustees to designate
her as the person entitled to represent said
lot and to receive a ticket of admission into
the Cemetery - Thereupon Voted. that the re-
quest be granted. and that Mrs Oliver be desig-
nated. and be entitled to a ticket, accordingly

Bowditch Statue.

Whereas the Trustees of the subscribers to the Statue
of the late Dr Bowditch
have paid the customary
price for the land on which the Statue now stands
therefore. Voted. that the land included within
the exterior side of the fence around said Statue
be and the same is hereby appropriated and
dedicated forever to the use and purpose of sus-
taining and protecting the said Statue.

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Elizabeth Casner

More discussion of the Bowditch Statue, it seems that instead of paying back the subscribers for the money paid to get the lot the Trustees decided to essentially extend the lot by dedicating the land around the lot to the protection of the statue