Copying Book: Secretary's Letters, 1860 (page 012)

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Boston April 5, 1861
Jona. Mann Esq.
Sup^t Mt Auburn Cemetery

Dear Sir,

The special Com^ee to which
has been referred the matter of inves-
tigating the Superintendent's accounts &
books, have directed me to request
your presence at an adjourned
meeting of the Board of Trustees, to
be held at this office on Monday
the 8^th day of April, at 3 1/2 o'clock
p.m. prepared to answer to
charges contained in a report of
said committee, to wit:__
"That Mr Jonathan Mann, the
Superintendent, has paid bills for
articles furnished to the Cemetery
on which large discounts have
been allowed in settlement for the
bills with Mr Mann when said
discount was not entered on the

bill, but it was receipted for the
full amount, as first rendered:-
that an examination of the books
in reference to particular bills
shows that the full amount or
[part?] of the bills have been
charged to the Corporation, while
there appears to be no discount
or allowance on said bills
credited:-

That this charge, unless disproved
by Mr Mann, shows that he has
acted an direct violation of a well
known by-law of the Corporation."

Respectfully yours
A J. Coolidge
Secretary