Copying Book: Secretary's Letters, 1860 (page 049)

Boston March 11. 1862

Capt D.L. Winsor

Dear Sir,

Mr Rufus Wyman
refr. of lot 133, Willow Av. has just
called on me in reference to the
circular addressed to him about
the bounds of his lot.

You will remember that it was
opened last week for Dr. Wyman's daugh-
ter. This lot & 296, that of Jos.
N. Howe are together without any
passage between, and measure 900f.
or 450 f. each. - We drove stakes
thirty feet each way - making 120 linear
feet round the lots.

Mr Wyman would like to have
you make an estimate on filling and
grading up somewhat, and putting a
suitable curb round the lots.
The monument is so large and bold,
that all the parties interested
have come to the conclusion that
no enclosure other than a curb
will answer the purposes. I sug-
gested it was possible to put a
suitable curb on at $2 per foot -
but was not certain that that
sum would put one on heavy
enough for so large an area.

He thinks it would do to fill up
a foot. I don't know whether the
monument would bear so much -
should doubt it: but it ought to
come up enough to protect it from
parties crossing to & from the Indian
Ridge.

I wish you would look at
the lots, if the snow is down enough, and
make up your mind what would look
best, and make some estimate on
the thing. He seemed to think $240 a
considerable sum - but probably is not
used to the thing, and will change his
mind before he gets through.

He says he will call in again in
a few days.

Yours truly

[obscured]
A.J. Coolidge

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