Copying Book: Secretary's Letters, 1860 (page 320)

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Capt. Winsor,

Dear Sir,

I have to request
one more report -- upon lot 291,
Jasmine Path, estate of Chas. T. Hil-
dreth.

The care of this lot is enjoined
upon the Widows & Fatherless Society of
Boston, who have certain funds under
said Hildreth's will, as an annuity.
And if the Corporation will assume
it for a sum which they think will
cause no loss to them, they will probably
prefer to be exhonorated from the care
of the lot, and pass it over to the care
of the Corporation. As it is a charitable Soc.y
you will of course be disposed to put your
figures as low as can be safely made for
the Corporation.

Truly yours

A.J. Coolidge
Sec.y

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Mrs Charles Tufts

Madam,

I have had a report
made by the Superintendent upon the lots
of Mr Tufts & Mr Packard & laid before
the Com^ee on Lots, and they have
approved the making of a contract
on both lots for $600 each. -- The
former contract price was $500. That
was four years ago, since which
rates have advanced, and you
have each added a monument
to the lot. If the Committee had
asked more still, I should not have
been at all surprised, as they will not
take risks for all time as they did three
or four years ago: -- and I think they
have been quite fair in their estimate.

Now upon the matter of laying
out & selling a small to lot out of the

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