Copying Book: Secretary's Letters, 1860 (page 051)

Boston, March 17, 1862

Jos. B. Glover Esq.

Dear Sir,

The Committee on Lots
have considered the questions whether
they will guarantee the perpetual
care of the lot of the late Winthrop
Ward for the sum specified in
his will; and have unanimously
come to the conclusion that they
cannot give such guaranty for
less than $600. The monument
is quite elaborate, and they are
unwilling to assume the risk for
less than the sum named.-

But they are willing to receive
the $300 named in the will on
the usual terms stated in the
by-laws, without their guaranty
of perpetual care. In this case,
they simply expend the income,
in hand so there still be of
no use to the responsible beyond
amount - nor for the care
of the lot beyond the failure of
the fund, if it should ever become
worthless by no fault of theirs.

Proprietors, however, often consider
a donation in this way perfectly
safe. There are more in number,
that wish the guaranty.-

But I do not understand
the clause of Mr Ward's will
on this subject as requiring
a guaranty. He certainly took
the responsibility of giving $300,
without inquiring of the other
party to contract for guaranty
of perpetual repair, and must
therefore be presumed not to have
intended that to be required, as we
must also suppose that he had
seen the by-laws in print.-

If you prefer to make up the amount
to what the Comm^ee name, such a
contract can be made.

Yours truly

A.J. Coolidge

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