Trustees Records, Vol. 4, 1865 (page 174)

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July 14, 1868 _ Trustees _

The regular meeting of the Trustees was
held on Tuesday, July 14^th 1868, at 10 o'clock a.m.

There were present, the President, and
Messrs. Cheever, Livermore, Norcross, Rand and
Sleeper. _

The record of the last meeting was read. _

Proposal to sell Wyeth House & Land to Corporation _

The President read a communication from
Alexander M^cDonald offering to sell to this Corporation the
house and land belonging to and occupied by Misses Eliz-
abeth and Mary Wyeth, nearly opposite to Mount Auburn Gate, as
soon as he should obtain the conveyance from them, for the sum of four
thousand dollars ($4,000),. This offer was accompanied by the written
proposal of the Misses Wyeth.

Special Com^ee authorized to purchase _

It was thereupon

Voted that the President and
Messrs. Cheever and Livermore be a committee
with full power to purchase, if they deem it
expedient, the estate of the Misses Wyeth nearly
opposite Mount Auburn Gate.

Appropriation to purchase Wyeth House moved _

It was further

Moved that the sum of four
thousand dollars ($4,000.00) be hereby appro-
priated for the purchase of said Wyeth estate,
which motion under the rule went over to
the next meeting.