Copying Book: Secretary's Letters, 1860 (page 071)

33 School St Boston
Dec^r 4, 1862

Washington Murray Esq

Dear Sir, Yours of 18^th alt. giving
me the desired information respecting
Mrs Dana was rec^d for which I
thank you.

I enclose the usual blank
for respresentation of lot of dec^d prop.
The charter regulation and by-law you
will see at the bottom, in a note.

I suppose in this case, as 1 lot
is left in Cemet. to Edward, Stephen,
W^m & Samuel, one of them will
be designated to represent it, upon
the request of the other. I think, too, as the
whole family are equally interested in
the lot, it is proper for all children
to whom it is convenient to present
the blank for signature, to exercise
their privilege in nominating the person
whom they think can most conveniently
attend to the duty - small, perhaps,
ordinarily, but one which it will
be pleasant to feel there will
be no embarrassment in the
performance of, as often as it
arises. The representative, you are
doubtless aware, is the proper for
son to give any orders, in writing,
whenever any work is to be done,
or an interment to be made.

As you are a member of the bar,
for then explanation will be unnec-
essary. Indeed, none would be needed,
but our practices perhaps a little
anomalous.

Since you wrote me, I have seen
a very handsome ^^obit. notice of Mrs Dana
in the Christian Watchman & Reflector - which
of course interested me as I am too
a Baptist. My father was well acquain-
ted with the Winchester family. He is now
75 yrs old - has survived the most of them. The
widow of W^m P. is a neighbor of ours.

Return the petition at your convenience.

Very truly yours

A.J. Coolidge
Sec.y Mt. A.

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