Copying Book: Secretary's Letters, 1860 (page 367)

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Benj. Humphrey Esq

Dear Sir,

A few days since
your brother Francis desired me
to ascertain the am^t for which
the Corporation would guarantee
the perpetual repair of your family
lot no 1341. and inform you
of the result.

I wrote the Supt. asking him
to report upon the condition of
the lot in the usual manner,
and instead of the report he
has written me as follows:

"I have examined the
"Humphrey Lot." It requires
to be regraded and resodded
especially the banks are very mossy.
The pedestal which is attached
to the figure, and^^which is, with the
statue, composed of one [piece?]
of marble, is slightly cracked.
The die of the monument is cracked
in four or five different
places and one of the
cracks is a bad one, and
probably the piece will come
off in the course of twenty
years." -

As the Corporation
does not assume the care
of any lot before being put
in good order, the above
suggestions are commended
to your notice, which you
will hardly be able to give
attention to before spring opens.

Respectfully
Your Ob^t Serv^t

A. J. Coolidge
Sec.y

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