1883-06-30 Consulting Mount Auburn on Trees, 2014.020.009-003

[Subject: Consulting Mt. A. C. on Trees]

22 Berkeley St Cambridge

June 30^th

[sfr one/ [illegible] of the note [image of Stoughton family coat of arms]

James W. Lovering. Esq.

Dear Sir;

Could you kindly tell me how near the trunk of our elm tree one can cut The roots, to place a house, without injury to the tree?

My question may seem strange, but I was advised to consult you as one who would know.

Yours Truly Mary Fisk Stoughton