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1879-10-07 Letter: Mary D. Bacon to Mr. Lovering, about "removing old wreaths from lot," 2014.020.003-0142 pages; 100% complete (100% indexed, 100% transcribed)02/15/2021 at 07:47 PM
1879-11-04 Letter: E.S. Tobey, Postmaster Boston, to J.W. Lovering, "mail deliveries", 2014.020.003-0151 page: 100% complete (100% indexed, 100% transcribed)02/19/2021 at 03:44 PM
1879-12-17 Letter: E. L. Henshaw to J. W. Lovering, "complaint on cost of bulbs", 2014.020.003-0161 page: 100% complete (100% indexed, 100% transcribed)02/15/2021 at 07:55 PM
1880-01 Annual Report of the Trustees of the Cemetery of Mount Auburn, Together with the Reports of the Treasurer and Superintendent. January, 1880.15 pages; 26% complete (20% indexed, 54% corrected, 27% needs review)04/21/2023 at 03:22 PM
1880-02-16 Letter: J. Stroup to J.W. Lovering, 1880 February 16, "Carloads of unleached ashes," 2014.020.004-0023 pages; 100% complete (100% indexed, 100% transcribed)08/18/2021 at 03:34 PM
1880-02-20 Letter: E. F. Bowker to Superintendent, "a duty of an engineer", 2014.020.004-0011 page: 100% complete (100% indexed, 100% transcribed)10/08/2020 at 05:22 PM
1880-03-15 Letter: Mary A. Wright to Superintendent, "unusual handwriting," 2014.020.004-0031 page: 100% complete (100% indexed, 100% transcribed)08/13/2021 at 06:18 PM
1880-04-20 Letter: A. T. Turner, Jr. to J. W. Lovering, Lot 4610, "myrtle", 2014.020.004-0041 page: 100% complete (100% indexed, 100% transcribed)07/01/2021 at 06:07 PM
1880-05-06 Letter: Fred W. Kelsey to J. W. Lovering, "business ethics," 2014.020.004-0171 page: 100% complete (100% indexed, 100% transcribed)11/19/2021 at 04:04 PM
1880-05-10 Letter: Lyman Hatfield, Atlas Paint Co., to J. W. Lovering, "Petrifying Liquid," 2014.020.004-0051 page: 100% complete (100% indexed, 100% transcribed)10/08/2020 at 03:52 PM
1880-05-24 Letter: George W. Powers to Mr. Lovering, "Rev. E. Hale, wooden platform," 2014.020.004-0061 page: 100% complete (100% indexed, 100% transcribed)01/08/2021 at 04:02 PM
1880-05-25 Letter: A. T. Turner, Jr. to Mr. Lovering, "poor turf," 2014.020.004-0072 pages; 100% complete (100% indexed, 100% transcribed)07/25/2021 at 01:27 PM
1880-06-17 Letter: Dr. Henry S. Chase, Saint Louis Cremation Society, to Superintendent, requesting info about Mount Auburn, 2014.020.004-0081 page: 100% complete (100% indexed, 100% transcribed)02/22/2021 at 02:57 PM
1880-06-19 Letter: A. S. Wheeler to Mr. Lovering, Lot 4594, "mild but firm complaint," 2014.020.004-0092 pages; 100% complete (100% indexed, 100% transcribed)02/04/2021 at 03:15 PM
1880-06-25 Letter: Wm. G. Brooks, Jr. to H. B. MacKintosh, "bank letterhead", 2014.020.004-0101 page: 100% complete (100% indexed, 100% transcribed)10/08/2020 at 05:25 PM
1880-06-28 Letter: Fred W. Kelsey to J. W. Lovering, "advise on Rose Slugs," 2014.020.004-0111 page: 100% complete (0% indexed, 100% transcribed)08/04/2024 at 10:39 PM
1880-09-01 Letter: E. Dwight to Mr. Lovering, "Myrtle", 2014.020.004-0121 page: 100% complete (100% indexed, 100% transcribed)08/03/2022 at 07:09 PM
1880-09-18 O'BrienNotes, 1831.018.004-0301 page: 0% complete (0% indexed, 100% transcribed, 100% needs review)11/30/2021 at 11:26 PM
1880-09-24 Letter: M.S. Shattuck to Mount Auburn, Lot 1340, "taken out of the care of the Corporation," 2014.020.004-0132 pages; 100% complete (100% indexed, 100% transcribed)08/18/2021 at 04:33 PM
1880-10-09 Letter: J. Tinkham to J.W. Lovering, "charge for waiting, to Undertaker," 2014.020.004-0141 page: 100% complete (0% indexed, 100% transcribed)02/12/2023 at 05:33 PM
1880-10-25 Letter: C. Jackson to J. W. Lovering, "foreman made grading estimates", 2014.020.004-0152 pages; 100% complete (100% indexed, 100% transcribed)10/27/2021 at 04:42 PM
1880-11-01 Letter: Timothy McCarthy, Swan Point Cemetery, to J. W. Lovering, "Other Cemeteries problems," 2014.020.004-0162 pages; 100% complete (100% indexed, 100% transcribed)02/22/2021 at 03:03 PM
1881-01 Annual Report of the Trustees of the Cemetery of Mount Auburn, Together with the Reports of the Treasurer and Superintendent. January, 1881.19 pages; 21% complete (21% indexed, 21% corrected)10/21/2022 at 05:50 PM
1881-02-04 Letter: E. M. Warlard to J. W. Lovering, "competition within", 2014.020.005-0011 page: 0% complete (0% indexed, 100% transcribed, 100% needs review)09/24/2020 at 09:34 PM
1881-03-08 Letter: P. Emory Aldrich to J. W. Lovering, "no pc myrtle grave", 2014.020.005-0022 pages; 100% complete (100% indexed, 100% transcribed)03/02/2021 at 08:53 PM
1881-03-25 Letter: Postcard from [Louise] A. Child to Mr. Collins, Gardener, "complaint," 2014.020.005-0032 pages; 100% complete (100% indexed, 100% transcribed)08/09/2021 at 08:31 PM
1881-03-29 Letter: Jacob Thaxter to J. W. Lovering, "fallen stone," 2014.020.005-0041 page: 0% complete (0% indexed, 100% transcribed, 100% needs review)09/25/2020 at 07:54 PM
1881-04-04 Letter: B. S. Rotch to H.B. MacKintosh, "not satisfied with care," 2014.020.005-0053 pages; 33% complete (0% indexed, 100% transcribed, 67% needs review)04/09/2022 at 12:19 PM
1881-04-04 Letter: J. L. Reed to Mr. J. W. Lovering, "removal of sacred plantings," 2014.020.005-0062 pages; 50% complete (0% indexed, 100% transcribed, 50% needs review)11/06/2022 at 12:21 PM
1881-05-14 Letter: Alex. Barker to Superintendent [Lovering], resignation as superintendent of interments, 2014.020.005-007 1 page: 100% complete (100% indexed, 100% transcribed)02/04/2021 at 03:27 PM
1881-05-17 Letter: To O. D. Dana from W. H. Burbanks, Chadborn & Coldwell Manufacturing Co., "Lawn Mower Trouble," 2014.020.005-0081 page: 0% complete (0% indexed, 100% transcribed, 100% needs review)09/19/2020 at 03:00 PM
1881-06-22 Letter: Superintendent of Springfield Cemetery to J. W. Lovering, "small signs for perpetual care," 2014.020.005-0092 pages; 50% complete (0% indexed, 100% transcribed, 50% needs review)12/23/2022 at 06:46 AM
1881-07-19 Letter: C. S. Channing to Jas. W. Lovering, Lot 677 iron fence -"relic of barbarism," trees, 2014.020.005-0102 pages; 0% complete (0% indexed, 100% transcribed, 100% needs review)09/21/2020 at 02:04 PM
1881-07-20 Letter from Oscar Doolittle to Superintendent Lovering, 1831.018.004-0261 page: 0% complete (0% indexed, 100% transcribed, 100% needs review)05/26/2021 at 12:41 PM
1881-07-20 Letter: J. Quincy Hill to J. W. Lovering, Mt. Aub. Cem. "knows what is proper," 2014.020.005-0112 pages; 100% complete (0% indexed, 100% transcribed)02/12/2023 at 05:40 PM
1881-07-21 Letter: Louis Zinger, Pekin Marble Works, to J. W. Lovering, "White bronze," 2014.020.005-0121 page: 100% complete (0% indexed, 100% transcribed)11/30/2023 at 03:05 PM
1881-09-19 Letter: G. E. Richardson to Superintendent, concerning complaint about Tower, 2014.020.005-0132 pages; 100% complete (0% indexed, 100% transcribed)02/12/2023 at 05:45 PM
1881-10-19 Letter: Frank C. Childs to Mr. Lovering, "dangerous rail," 2014.020.005-0142 pages; 100% complete (100% indexed, 100% transcribed)03/09/2021 at 11:57 PM
1881-11-16 Letter: A. E. Johonnot to J. W. Lovering, "annual charge for myrtle grave," 2014.020.005-0151 page: 100% complete (100% indexed, 100% transcribed)02/04/2021 at 03:39 PM
1881-11-17 Letter: James W. Lovering to Wm. G. Reed, Mrs. Wyman's Lot, "Attitude toward trees," 2014.020.007-0171 page: 100% complete (100% indexed, 100% transcribed)10/07/2020 at 12:04 AM
1881-11-25 Letter: John W. Duffie, Clerk of Cambridge, to J. W. Lovering, "letterhead," requesting rules and info, 2014.020.005-0162 pages; 100% complete (0% indexed, 100% transcribed)04/30/2022 at 07:46 AM
1882 Letter: Joseph William Jenks to Superintendent [Lovering], "Stone Farm in Paper", 2014.020.006-0012 pages; 100% complete (100% indexed, 100% transcribed)03/12/2021 at 06:36 PM
1882-01 Annual Report of the Trustees of the Cemetery of Mount Auburn, Together with the Reports of the Treasurer and Superintendent. January, 1882.19 pages; 15% complete (16% indexed, 21% corrected, 5% needs review)10/19/2022 at 01:04 PM
1882-01-28 Letter: Munroe, Judson, & Stroup to J.W. Lovering, concerning Ashes as Fertilizer, 2014.020.006-0021 page: 100% complete (0% indexed, 100% transcribed)12/27/2024 at 01:29 AM
1882-03-17 Letter: Samuel Bragg, Superintendent of Mount Hope Cemetery to J. W. Lovering, "'act' about depth of burials," 2014.020.006-0033 pages; 100% complete (0% indexed, 100% transcribed)04/30/2022 at 07:40 AM
1882-04-01 Letter: W.H. Holden to Mount Auburn, bird importer "Printing matter at back of letter," 2014.020.006-0192 pages; 100% complete (100% indexed, 100% transcribed)07/07/2021 at 05:26 PM
1882-04-03 Letter: Augustus Lowell to J. W. Lovering, "signature, cost of steps," 2014.020.006-0041 page: 0% complete (0% indexed, 100% transcribed, 100% needs review)09/19/2020 at 02:39 PM
1882-04-05 Letter: Augustus Lowell to James W. Lovering, "please build the steps," 2014.020.006-0051 page: 100% complete (100% indexed, 100% transcribed)10/02/2023 at 05:39 PM
1882-04-05 Letter: Joseph Breck & Sons to J. W. Lovering, "grasses by the carload," 2014.020.006-0061 page: 0% complete (0% indexed, 100% transcribed, 100% needs review)10/12/2020 at 01:54 AM
1882-04-10 Letter: Charles C. Smith, Boston Gas Light Company, to [Superintendent], about the Whittemore Lot 185, 2014.020.006-0071 page: 0% complete (0% indexed, 100% transcribed, 100% needs review)10/06/2020 at 05:24 PM
1882-04-24 Letter: James Maillard to Superintendent, "graves filled and mounded" in Scots Charitable Society Lot, 2014.020.006-0081 page: 0% complete (0% indexed, 100% transcribed, 100% needs review)09/27/2020 at 06:23 PM
1882-04-25 Letter: George Stetson, President Mount Hope Cemetery, to Superintendent, "All labor done by the Corporation," 2014.020.006-0101 page: 0% complete (0% indexed, 100% transcribed, 100% needs review)10/05/2020 at 02:43 PM
1882-04-25 Letter: Wm. J. Smith, President Scots Charitable Society to Supt., regarding care of lot, 2014.020.006-0092 pages; 50% complete (0% indexed, 100% transcribed, 50% needs review)02/12/2023 at 05:29 PM
1882-05-02 Letter: J. F. Gammell to J. W. Lovering, "Moss & Wood ashes," 2014.020.006-0111 page: 100% complete (100% indexed, 100% transcribed)03/15/2021 at 03:16 PM
1882-05-03 Letter: F. M. Safford, Superintendent of Cedar Grove Cemetery, to James W. Lovering, "reason why so much peat came out of Willow Pond area," 2014.020.006-0121 page: 0% complete (0% indexed, 100% transcribed, 100% needs review)09/17/2020 at 12:17 AM
1882-05-05 Letter: Postcard from Herbert W. Kimball to Superintendent [Lovering], "care with flowers" case. PC, 2014.020.006-0132 pages; 50% complete (0% indexed, 100% transcribed, 50% needs review)04/15/2023 at 08:04 AM
1882-05-11 Letter: Geo. Stetson to J. W. Lovering, "thank you," 2014.020.006-0141 page: 0% complete (0% indexed, 100% transcribed, 100% needs review)04/15/2023 at 08:07 AM
1882-05-15 Letter: Charles Lanman, Legation of Japan, to Superintendent, requesting publications on history and management of Mount Auburn, 2014.020.006-0151 page: 0% complete (0% indexed, 100% transcribed, 100% needs review)10/06/2020 at 04:58 PM
1882-05-16 Letter: W. P. Hill to J. W. Lovering, "vases permitted," 2014.020.006-0161 page: 0% complete (0% indexed, 100% transcribed, 100% needs review)09/21/2020 at 01:43 PM
1882-05-27 Letter: Gustavus Farley to J. W. Lovering, "mistaken identity", 2014.020.006-017.1 page: 100% complete (0% indexed, 100% transcribed)02/06/2023 at 09:42 AM
1882-05-28 Letter: Theodore Lyman to J. W. Lovering, "Signature," sod, 2014.020.006-0181 page: 100% complete (100% indexed, 100% transcribed)02/04/2021 at 02:16 PM
1882-06-23 Letter: Roger Wolcott to Jas. W. Lovering, "swans," 2014.020.007-0012 pages; 50% complete (0% indexed, 100% transcribed, 50% needs review)03/21/2023 at 07:45 AM
1882-06-27 Letter: Frank Eurick, Superintendent of Woodlawn Cemetery, to James W. Lovering, "prices on lots," 2014.020.007-0021 page: 0% complete (0% indexed, 100% transcribed, 100% needs review)09/19/2020 at 03:26 PM
1882-07-06 Letter: Helen M. Parsons to Superintendent [Lovering], "myrtle shrub charges," 2014.020.007-0042 pages; 100% complete (100% indexed, 100% transcribed)12/18/2020 at 03:47 PM
1882-07-10 Letter: Postcard from Parsons to Joseph Collins, Gardener, "Seeks Gardeners Advice," 2014.020.007-0052 pages; 0% complete (0% indexed, 100% transcribed, 100% needs review)09/24/2020 at 05:22 PM
1882-07-15 Letter: Laura P. Doe to Superintendent Lovering, Lot 4125, "Selects her own plants," 2014.020.007-0062 pages; 0% complete (0% indexed, 100% transcribed, 100% needs review)10/06/2020 at 05:09 PM
1882-07-18 Letter: Laura P. Doe to Mr. Lovering, "bedding plants set-out the 20th of May," 2014.020.007-0072 pages; 100% complete (100% indexed, 100% transcribed)11/22/2021 at 02:53 PM
1882-07-21 Letter: H. W. Warren to Superintendent, "Missing cane," 2014.020.007-0082 pages; 0% complete (0% indexed, 100% transcribed, 100% needs review)09/19/2020 at 03:14 PM
1882-08-29 Letter: David H. Williams to J. W. Lovering, "perpetual care with renewal," 2014-020-007-0091 page: 100% complete (100% indexed, 100% transcribed)02/04/2021 at 06:37 PM
1882-08-29 Letter: Mary J. Hobart to Mr. J. W. Lovering, "Appreciation of improvement," 2014.020.007-0101 page: 0% complete (0% indexed, 100% transcribed, 100% needs review)09/17/2020 at 12:41 AM
1882-09-14 Letter: George T. Angell to Mr. Lovering, "signature," MSPCA letterhead, 2014.020.007-0112 pages; 0% complete (0% indexed, 100% transcribed, 100% needs review)10/06/2020 at 06:10 PM
1882-09-18 Letter: George T. Angell to J. W. Lovering, "signature; also renaming of a path," 2014.020.007-0122 pages; 100% complete (0% indexed, 100% transcribed)08/10/2022 at 06:46 PM
1882-10-17 Letter: Chs. G. Greene to J. W. Lovering, "wants better grass", 2014.020.007-0131 page: 100% complete (100% indexed, 100% transcribed)02/04/2021 at 06:31 PM
1882-10-19 Letter: C. A. Curtis to Mr. J. W. Lovering, "to see the bones transferred," 2014.020.007-0142 pages; 0% complete (0% indexed, 100% transcribed, 100% needs review)10/06/2020 at 05:49 PM
1882-10-28 Letter: S. W. Dana to Superintendent Lovering, "Tomb, reboxing remains," 2014.020.007-0151 page: 0% complete (0% indexed, 100% transcribed, 100% needs review)09/17/2020 at 12:04 AM
1882-11-14 Letter: Samuel A. Green, Mayors Office, City Hall Boston, to J. W. Lovering, and letter from Stephen Wickes, "pollution of air and water," 2014.020.007-0162 pages; 50% complete (0% indexed, 100% transcribed, 50% needs review)09/28/2023 at 01:27 PM
1882-12-13 Letter: Swan Point Cemetery to J. W. Lovering, foundations, 2014.020.007-0182 pages; 0% complete (0% indexed, 100% transcribed, 100% needs review)11/05/2023 at 05:35 PM
1883-01 Annual Report of the Trustees of the Cemetery of Mount Auburn, Together with the Reports of the Treasurer and Superintendent. January, 1883.23 pages; 39% complete (22% indexed, 100% corrected, 61% needs review)07/02/2022 at 11:08 PM
1883-01-27 Letter: Oliver Moulton, Forest Hills Cemetery to J. W. Lovering about Sunday Passes, 2014.020.008-0014 pages; 75% complete (0% indexed, 100% transcribed, 25% needs review)02/18/2023 at 12:04 PM
1883-02-18 Letter: Jos. W. Johnson to Superintendent, about employment, 2014.020.008-0022 pages; 50% complete (0% indexed, 100% transcribed, 50% needs review)04/15/2023 at 07:57 AM
1883-03-22 Letter: Israel M. Spelman to Lovering, "watering Brattle," 2014.020.008-0031 page: 0% complete (0% indexed, 100% transcribed, 100% needs review)02/09/2021 at 06:05 PM
1883-03-28 Letter: Jos. W. Johnson to Lovering, "Employment," 2014.020.008-0042 pages; 100% complete (100% indexed, 100% transcribed)02/04/2021 at 06:55 PM
1883-04-11 Letter: Bowker Fertilizer company about lawn dressings, 2014.020.008-0051 page: 100% complete (100% indexed, 100% transcribed)02/08/2021 at 02:31 PM
1883-04-14 Letter: Joseph S. Waterman & Son, Funeral Directors, to Lovering, complaint about cold Chapel, 2014.020.008-0062 pages; 100% complete (0% indexed, 100% transcribed)02/04/2021 at 03:19 PM
1883-04-17 Letter: Heirs "too vague" to Boston Office, 2014.020.008-0081 page: 100% complete (100% indexed, 100% transcribed)11/22/2021 at 03:18 PM
1883-04-17 Letter: to Mr. Lovering requesting Pass for Horseback Riding in the Cemetery, 2014.020.008-0071 page: 100% complete (100% indexed, 100% transcribed)03/16/2021 at 06:09 PM
1883-05-09 Letter: Tree Protectors, 2014.020.008-0091 page: 0% complete (0% indexed, 100% transcribed, 100% needs review)05/22/2022 at 07:44 AM
1883-05-12 Letter: John Chipman Gray to Lovering, "Watering Streets Contribution," 2014.020.008-0101 page: 0% complete (0% indexed, 100% transcribed, 100% needs review)02/09/2021 at 04:05 AM
1883-05-21 Letter: C.B. Prescott to Mr. Lovering, "curb delay," 2014.020.008-0111 page: 0% complete (0% indexed, 100% transcribed, 100% needs review)12/24/2024 at 07:28 AM
1883-05-25 Letter: W. H. Hudson to J. W. Lovering, Mealy bugs, "Antidote more objectionable than the pest itself," 2014.020.008-0121 page: 0% complete (0% indexed, 100% transcribed, 100% needs review)10/09/2020 at 01:58 AM
1883-06-07 Letter: Spelman On Myrtle, 2014.020.009-0011 page: 100% complete (100% indexed, 100% transcribed)11/22/2021 at 03:10 PM
1883-06-08 Letter: Answer to Ad in the Herald, 2014.020.009-0021 page: 0% complete (0% indexed, 100% transcribed, 100% needs review)02/10/2021 at 04:05 PM
1883-06-30 Consulting Mount Auburn on Trees, 2014.020.009-0031 page: 100% complete (0% indexed, 100% transcribed)03/31/2024 at 10:08 PM
1883-07-07 Letter: John Brown to Lovering, about myrtle, 2014.020.009-0041 page: 0% complete (0% indexed, 100% transcribed, 100% needs review)02/09/2021 at 04:12 AM
1883-08-15 Letter: H.W. Pickering to the Cemetery, "Lost Cane," 2014.020.009-0052 pages; 100% complete (100% indexed, 100% transcribed)08/09/2021 at 08:52 PM
1883-08-25 Letter from Coleman to Superintendent Lovering, 1831.018.004-0342 pages; 50% complete (0% indexed, 100% transcribed, 50% needs review)05/25/2021 at 03:36 PM
1883-08-26 Letter: Edward Jarvis to Lovering, Advice about Cleaning Stones, 2014.020.009-0062 pages; 0% complete (0% indexed, 100% transcribed, 100% needs review)02/10/2021 at 03:17 PM
1883-08-27 Letter: Simond to Supt. Lovering, "Purification of Water," 2014.020.009-0072 pages; 0% complete (0% indexed, 100% transcribed, 100% needs review)02/09/2021 at 06:25 PM
1883-08-28 Letter: Resale of Lot, 2014.020.009-0081 page: 0% complete (0% indexed, 100% transcribed, 100% needs review)02/11/2021 at 03:55 PM
1883-09-08 Letter: No More Iron Fences, 2014.020.009-0092 pages; 0% complete (0% indexed, 100% transcribed, 100% needs review)04/29/2021 at 09:17 PM
1883-11-13 Letter: J. M. Whittemore to Mr. Lovering [Superintendent], "error in binding a book," 2014.020.009-0101 page: 0% complete (0% indexed, 100% transcribed, 100% needs review)12/11/2020 at 06:20 PM
1883-12-13 Letter from Allen to Superintendent Lovering, 1831.018.004-0401 page: 100% complete (0% indexed, 100% transcribed)06/22/2021 at 08:17 PM
1884-01 Annual Report of the Trustees of the Cemetery of Mount Auburn, Together with the Reports of the Treasurer and Superintendent. January, 188421 pages; 23% complete (19% indexed, 86% corrected, 62% needs review)07/04/2023 at 07:55 AM
1884-01-18 Letter from Clark to Superintendent Lovering, 1831.018.004-0391 page: 0% complete (0% indexed, 100% transcribed, 100% needs review)05/26/2021 at 12:55 PM
1884-04-15 Letter from Bowker to Superintendent Lovering, 1831.018.004-0441 page: 0% complete (0% indexed, 100% transcribed, 100% needs review)05/26/2021 at 01:06 PM
1884-05-07 Letter from Superintendent Lovering to Cemetery Secretary, 1831.018.004-0331 page: 0% complete (0% indexed, 100% transcribed, 100% needs review)05/26/2021 at 01:13 PM
1884-07-03 Letter from MacKintosh to Superintendent Lovering, 1831.018.004-0411 page: 0% complete (0% indexed, 100% transcribed, 100% needs review)05/26/2021 at 01:25 PM
1884-07-09 Letter: Ayers to Superintendent Lovering, 1831.018.004-0352 pages; 100% complete (0% indexed, 100% transcribed)12/27/2021 at 08:46 AM
1884-09-29 Letter: Gregg to Superintendent Lovering, 1831.018.004-0432 pages; 50% complete (0% indexed, 100% transcribed, 50% needs review)10/18/2022 at 06:08 PM
1884-1886 Copying Book: Superintendent Lovering and McArthur letters, 2005.062.00940 pages; 55% complete (55% indexed, 100% transcribed, 45% needs review)02/03/2022 at 05:24 PM
1885-01 Annual Report of the Trustees of the Cemetery of Mount Auburn, Together with the Reports of the Treasurer and Superintendent. January, 1885.21 pages; 33% complete (24% indexed, 81% corrected, 48% needs review)10/31/2023 at 08:34 PM
1885-04-28 Letter from Mrs. Amelia Poole to Superintendent Lovering, 1831.018.004-0361 page: 0% complete (0% indexed, 100% transcribed, 100% needs review)05/26/2021 at 01:31 PM
1886 Letter: Complaint Form, 2014.020.010-0012 pages; 0% complete (0% indexed, 100% transcribed, 100% needs review)02/19/2021 at 02:36 PM
1886 Trustees Meeting Minutes, Volume 7, 1831.005.007421 pages; 98% complete (1% indexed, 100% transcribed, 1% needs review)07/26/2022 at 01:22 AM
1886-01 Annual Report of the Trustees of the Cemetery of Mount Auburn, Together with the Reports of the Treasurer and Superintendent. January, 1886.22 pages; 90% complete (23% indexed, 96% corrected, 5% needs review)06/01/2023 at 07:37 PM
1886-10-07 Letter: Sod Under Trees, 2014.020.010-0022 pages; 100% complete (0% indexed, 100% transcribed)03/26/2024 at 11:40 AM
1886-1887 Copying Book: Lovering Letters, 2005.062.010521 pages; 11% complete (0% indexed, 100% transcribed, 88% needs review)12/26/2024 at 03:15 PM
1887 Letter: Myrtle Graves, 2014.020.010-0153 pages; 100% complete (0% indexed, 100% transcribed)11/22/2023 at 09:57 PM
1887-01 Annual Report of the Trustees of the Cemetery of Mount Auburn, Together with the Reports of the Treasurer and Superintendent. January, 1887.20 pages; 15% complete (15% indexed, 30% corrected, 15% needs review)04/06/2024 at 08:40 AM
1887-01-10 Bowditch Statue: Letter from T. H. Bartlett, Sculptor, to Superintendent, shipping Statue to Paris, 2014.020.010-0031 page: 100% complete (100% indexed, 100% transcribed)03/16/2021 at 06:23 PM
1887-01-24 Letter: D. Edward Collins, Mountain View Cemetery Assoc. to Superintendent, Requesting ByLaws and Regulations, 2014.020.010-0041 page: 100% complete (100% indexed, 100% transcribed)02/04/2021 at 06:34 PM
1887-02-21 Letter: Cedar Hill Cemetery to J. W. Lovering, "advice on new gateway sought," 2014.020.010-0052 pages; 0% complete (0% indexed, 100% transcribed, 100% needs review)05/19/2022 at 04:02 PM
1887-02-24 Letter: Moses King to J.W. Lovering, "Mount Auburn Guide," 2014.020.010-0061 page: 100% complete (100% indexed, 100% transcribed)11/22/2021 at 02:35 PM
1887-03-05 Letter: Wants Contract, 2014.020.010-0072 pages; 0% complete (0% indexed, 100% transcribed, 100% needs review)02/12/2021 at 06:36 PM
1887-03-24_Letter from Lewis Jones & Son Undertakers, to Superintendent Lovering, 1831.018.004-0201 page: 0% complete (0% indexed, 100% transcribed, 100% needs review)05/26/2021 at 01:46 PM
1887-04-16 Form Letter from Green Mount Cemetery, Outside Care of Lots, 2014.020.010-008 1 page: 0% complete (0% indexed, 100% transcribed, 100% needs review)02/17/2021 at 04:31 PM
1887-04-19 Letter: Undertaker Request Prices, 2014.020.010-0092 pages; 0% complete (0% indexed, 100% transcribed, 100% needs review)02/11/2021 at 04:34 PM
1887-05-07 Letter: Postcard from Harvey B. Dorman, Evergreen Cemetery, to Superintendent [Lovering], "wage rates," 2014.020.010-0102 pages; 0% complete (0% indexed, 100% transcribed, 100% needs review)02/11/2021 at 04:41 PM
1887-05-25 Letter: Water Per Season, 2014.020.010-0111 page: 0% complete (0% indexed, 100% transcribed, 100% needs review)02/11/2021 at 04:49 PM
1887-05-26 Letter: Myrtle Will Grow, 2014.020.010-0122 pages; 100% complete (0% indexed, 100% transcribed)08/21/2023 at 04:32 PM
1887-06-11 Letter: Discharged Employee, 2014.020.010-0132 pages; 0% complete (0% indexed, 100% transcribed, 100% needs review)02/11/2021 at 07:11 PM
1887-06-22 Letter: White Bronze, Gettysburg Battlefield Memorial Association, 2014.020.010-0141 page: 0% complete (0% indexed, 100% transcribed, 100% needs review)02/11/2021 at 05:24 PM
1887-07-15 Bowditch Statue: Letter from Charles P. Bowditch to Jas. W. Lovering, 2014.020.010-0161 page: 100% complete (100% indexed, 100% transcribed)01/12/2022 at 03:25 PM
1887-07-29 Letter: Sod and Loam, 2014.020.010-0171 page: 0% complete (0% indexed, 100% transcribed, 100% needs review)02/15/2021 at 12:19 AM
1887-08-15 Letter: Perpetual Care Markers, 2014.020.010-0182 pages; 0% complete (0% indexed, 100% transcribed, 100% needs review)02/19/2021 at 05:06 PM
1887-09-15 Letter: Perpetual Care of Monument, 2014.020.010-0192 pages; 0% complete (0% indexed, 100% transcribed, 100% needs review)02/18/2023 at 11:45 AM
1887-12-16 Letter: Prices, 2014.020.010-0201 page: 0% complete (0% indexed, 100% transcribed, 100% needs review)02/15/2021 at 04:03 PM
1887c Letter from Henshaw to Superintendent Lovering, 1831.018.004-0212 pages; 100% complete (0% indexed, 100% transcribed)09/28/2021 at 03:32 PM
1888-01 Annual report of the Trustees of the Cemetery of Mount Auburn, fpr 1887, Together with the Reports of the Treasurer and Superintendent. Fifty-sixth Year.20 pages; 15% complete (15% indexed, 40% corrected, 25% needs review)04/22/2024 at 03:28 PM
1888-02-03 Letter: Thos. S. Wilkinson, Superintendent of Green Mount Cemetery, to Superintendent, "Great prosperity and good results at Mt. Auburn," 2014.020.011-0011 page: 0% complete (0% indexed, 100% transcribed, 100% needs review)09/19/2020 at 03:32 PM
1888-02-20 Letter: Chas C. Drew, Oak Woods Cemetery, to the Superintendent, requesting advice on prices, 2014.020.011-0021 page: 0% complete (0% indexed, 100% transcribed, 100% needs review)09/19/2020 at 03:39 PM
1888-03-27 Letter from Jacob Sleeper to Superintendent Lovering, 1831.018.004-0271 page: 0% complete (0% indexed, 100% transcribed, 100% needs review)05/26/2021 at 01:57 PM
1888-04-18 Letter: John Chipman Gray to J. W. Lovering, watering Brattle Street, 2014.020.011-0031 page: 100% complete (0% indexed, 100% transcribed)02/12/2023 at 05:47 PM
1888-04-19 Letter from Mellen to Superintendent Lovering, 1831.018.004-0171 page: 0% complete (0% indexed, 100% transcribed, 100% needs review)05/26/2021 at 07:57 PM
1888-04-24 Letter: Israel M. Spelman to Mr. Lovering, "Note from President Spelman," 2014.020.011-0041 page: 100% complete (0% indexed, 100% transcribed)02/18/2023 at 11:42 AM
1888-04-30 Letter: E. B. Reynolds, Forest Hills Cemetery Treasurer, to J. W. Lovering, white bronze, 2014.020.001-0051 page: 100% complete (100% indexed, 100% transcribed)11/22/2021 at 02:31 PM
1888-05-10 Letter: William K. Spring, Post 15 G.A.R. to James W. Lovering, old flags removed, 2014.020.011-0064 pages; 0% complete (0% indexed, 100% transcribed, 100% needs review)10/06/2020 at 06:52 PM
1888-05-30 Letter: H. T. Upham, Cambridge City Auditor, to J. W. Lovering, Watering Coolidge Ave, 2014.020.011-0071 page: 0% complete (0% indexed, 100% transcribed, 100% needs review)09/21/2020 at 01:47 PM
1888-05-30 Letter: Thomas R. B. Edmands to Mr. Lovering, mounds to each grave, 2014.020.011-0171 page: 100% complete (0% indexed, 100% transcribed)09/28/2023 at 01:19 PM
1888-06-07 Letter: J. D. Bennett to Mr. Lovering, cost of sod, 2014.020.011-0081 page: 100% complete (100% indexed, 100% transcribed)11/22/2021 at 02:29 PM
1888-06-27 Letter: E. B. Reynolds Jr., Forest Hills Cemetery, requesting postal cards, 2014.020.011-0091 page: 0% complete (0% indexed, 100% transcribed, 100% needs review)10/07/2020 at 06:38 PM
1888-06-28 Letter: President, Green Mount Cemetery to Mount Auburn Cemetery Assoc., on vaults, 2014.020.011-0101 page: 0% complete (0% indexed, 100% transcribed, 100% needs review)10/07/2023 at 04:03 PM
1888-07-23 Letter: W. B. Van Amringe, Smith Granite Co. agent, to J. W. Lovering, PC rules, 2014.020.011-0112 pages; 0% complete (0% indexed, 100% transcribed, 100% needs review)10/12/2020 at 02:07 AM
1888-08-09 Letter: Joseph Breck & Sons to J. W. Lovering, Lawn Mower Trouble, 2014.020.011-0121 page: 0% complete (0% indexed, 100% transcribed, 100% needs review)09/17/2020 at 12:00 AM
1888-08-24 Letter: Camfill to Lovering 1831.018.004-0231 page: 0% complete (0% indexed, 100% transcribed, 100% needs review)12/07/2021 at 09:41 PM
1888-09-24 Letter: [George] Dodge to H. B. MacKintosh, about care of whole lot, 2014.020.011-0132 pages; 0% complete (0% indexed, 100% transcribed, 100% needs review)02/21/2021 at 04:37 PM
1888-11-26 Letter: J. E. Neale to J.W. Lovering, "Justifiable Ivy Complaint," 2014.020.011-0182 pages; 100% complete (100% indexed, 100% transcribed)11/22/2021 at 02:51 PM
1888-12-08 Letter: F. W. Brewer to J. W. Lovering, "Complimentary letter," 2014.020.011-0141 page: 0% complete (0% indexed, 100% transcribed, 100% needs review)10/01/2020 at 11:50 PM
1888-12-23 Letter: From G. Stehn, "rate of pay" for undergardener, 2014.020.011-0152 pages; 0% complete (0% indexed, 100% transcribed, 100% needs review)12/03/2020 at 07:01 PM
1888-12-31 Letter: J. M. Moore to H. B. MackIntosh, Receiving Tomb rates, 2014.020.011-0161 page: 0% complete (0% indexed, 100% transcribed, 100% needs review)09/19/2020 at 02:41 PM
1888-1889 Copying Book: Superintendent Lovering's Letters, 2005.062.012 1037 pages; 98% complete (23% indexed, 100% transcribed, 2% needs review)11/30/2024 at 04:57 PM
1888c-07-31 Letter from Johnson to Superintendent Lovering, 1831.018.004-0242 pages; 0% complete (0% indexed, 100% transcribed, 100% needs review)05/26/2021 at 08:10 PM
1889 Letter: Barbour, Stockwell & Co. to J. W. Lovering, practical machinists letterhead, 2014.020.012-0021 page: 0% complete (0% indexed, 100% transcribed, 100% needs review)01/21/2021 at 08:01 PM
1889 Letter: Walter W. Pike, City Clerk, Cambridge Cemetery, to Superintendent [Lovering], requesting prices, 2014.020.012-0011 page: 0% complete (0% indexed, 100% transcribed, 100% needs review)12/11/2020 at 06:25 PM
1889-01 Annual Report of the Trustees of the Cemetery of Mount Auburn, for 1888, Together with the Reports of the Treasurer and Superintendent. Fifty-Seventh Year.16 pages; 12% complete (13% indexed, 26% corrected, 13% needs review)04/14/2022 at 05:07 PM
1889-01-14 Letter: hearse driving too fast, 2014.020.012-0031 page: 0% complete (0% indexed, 100% transcribed, 100% needs review)02/11/2021 at 07:22 PM
1889-01-16 Letter: response to traffic complaint, 2014.020.012-0042 pages; 0% complete (0% indexed, 100% transcribed, 100% needs review)02/11/2021 at 03:23 PM
1889-02-08 Letter: Charge for Removing Woodbine, 2014.020.013-0042 pages; 50% complete (0% indexed, 100% transcribed, 50% needs review)08/21/2023 at 04:27 PM
1889-03-13 Letter: From Chelsea Chief of Police, Button die, 2014.020.012-0051 page: 0% complete (0% indexed, 100% transcribed, 100% needs review)02/11/2021 at 05:57 PM
1889-04-13 Letter: Grading, 2014.020.012-0062 pages; 50% complete (0% indexed, 100% transcribed, 50% needs review)09/30/2023 at 04:22 PM
1889-05-20 Letter: Mass. Hort Society Request for Surplus Plants, 2014.020.012-0073 pages; 66% complete (33% indexed, 100% transcribed, 33% needs review)11/04/2023 at 08:19 AM
1889-07-10 Letter: H. B. MacKintosh to J. W. Lovering, Fence Removal Orders, 2014.020.012-0081 page: 0% complete (0% indexed, 100% transcribed, 100% needs review)01/21/2021 at 03:42 PM
1889-07-10 Letter: Perpetual Care Donation in Trust, 2014.020.012-0092 pages; 0% complete (0% indexed, 100% transcribed, 100% needs review)12/05/2023 at 07:21 AM
1889-08-20 Letter from Lewis, Jones & Son Undertakers, to Superintendent Lovering, 1831.018.004-0131 page: 0% complete (0% indexed, 100% transcribed, 100% needs review)05/26/2021 at 08:25 PM
1889-09-05 Letter: cost estimate for new stone, 2014.020.012-0161 page: 100% complete (100% indexed, 100% transcribed)07/01/2021 at 03:49 PM
1889-10-10 Letter: "Second Hand" Lots, 2014.020.012-0102 pages; 0% complete (0% indexed, 100% transcribed, 100% needs review)02/12/2021 at 06:48 PM
1889-10-16 Letter: Curbings, 2014.020.012-111 page: 0% complete (0% indexed, 100% transcribed, 100% needs review)02/15/2021 at 12:33 AM
1889-10-16 Letter: H. B. MackIntosh to Mr. Lovering, "curbings", 2014.020.012-0111 page: 0% complete (0% indexed, 100% transcribed, 100% needs review)01/18/2021 at 12:19 AM
1889-10-21 Letter: Trees, 2014.020.012-0121 page: 0% complete (0% indexed, 100% transcribed, 100% needs review)02/11/2021 at 06:36 PM
1889-11-22 Letter: Perpetual Care with Donation, 2014.020.012-0132 pages; 0% complete (0% indexed, 100% transcribed, 100% needs review)02/12/2021 at 07:11 PM
1889-12-02 Letter: Trees, 2014.020.012-0141 page: 0% complete (0% indexed, 100% transcribed, 100% needs review)11/18/2023 at 06:37 AM
1889-12-12 Letter: Foundation Tickets, 2014.020.012-0151 page: 0% complete (0% indexed, 100% transcribed, 100% needs review)02/12/2021 at 06:17 PM
1890-01 Annual Report of the Trustees of the Cemetery of Mount Auburn, for 1889, Together with the Reports of the Treasurer and Superintendent. Fifty-Eighth Year.24 pages; 16% complete (17% indexed, 34% corrected, 17% needs review)08/23/2023 at 08:36 PM
1890-01-03 Letter: Perpetual Care of Myrtle, 2014.020.013-0011 page: 0% complete (0% indexed, 100% transcribed, 100% needs review)02/11/2021 at 02:55 PM
1890-01-06 Letter: David Z. Morris, Mount Hope Cemetery to J. W. Lovering, "Corporation In Trust," 2014.020.013-0021 page: 100% complete (100% indexed, 100% transcribed)02/04/2021 at 06:40 PM
1890-02-05 Letter: F. H. Ivers & Son to J. W. Lovering, Lovering's Buggy, 2014.020.013-0051 page: 0% complete (0% indexed, 100% transcribed, 100% needs review)12/26/2020 at 11:38 PM
1890-02-06 Letter: Use of 6 percent, 2014.020.013-0032 pages; 0% complete (0% indexed, 100% transcribed, 100% needs review)02/18/2021 at 07:48 PM
1890-04-25 Letter: Proprietor's Complaint, 2014.020.013-0061 page: 0% complete (0% indexed, 100% transcribed, 100% needs review)02/17/2021 at 04:27 PM
1890-05-06 Letter: Tree Care, 2014.020.013-0071 page: 0% complete (0% indexed, 100% transcribed, 100% needs review)02/06/2021 at 07:20 PM
1890-09-18 Letter: Assignment of Wages, 2014.020.013-0082 pages; 0% complete (0% indexed, 100% transcribed, 100% needs review)02/21/2021 at 05:11 PM
1890-09-29 Letter: Trapper, 2014.020.013-0092 pages; 0% complete (0% indexed, 100% transcribed, 100% needs review)02/19/2021 at 04:54 PM
1890-10-31 Letter: Wiggins & Co. to J. W. Lovering, owner to sell, 2014.020.013-0101 page: 100% complete (0% indexed, 100% transcribed)06/23/2024 at 01:27 AM
1890-11-07 Letter: Office Inconvenience, 2014.020.013-0111 page: 0% complete (0% indexed, 100% transcribed, 100% needs review)02/11/2021 at 03:03 PM
1890-11-10 Letter: Gray and Chestnut Mares, 2014.020.013-012 2 pages; 0% complete (0% indexed, 100% transcribed, 100% needs review)02/11/2021 at 06:52 PM
1890-11-17 Letter: Charge for Opening Grave, 2014.020.013-0132 pages; 100% complete (100% indexed, 100% transcribed)11/22/2021 at 03:11 PM
1890-11-30 Letter: Police and Fire Departments, 2014.020.013-0141 page: 0% complete (0% indexed, 100% transcribed, 100% needs review)02/15/2021 at 07:29 PM
1891-01 Annual Report of the Trustees of the Cemetery of Mount Auburn, for 1890, Together with the Reports of the Treasurer and Superintendent. Fifty-Ninth Year.17 pages; 17% complete (6% indexed, 94% corrected, 76% needs review)06/29/2022 at 08:26 PM
1891-01-09 Letter: George C. Dyer, Boston Health Department, to J. W. Lovering, 2014.020.014-0011 page: 0% complete (0% indexed, 100% transcribed, 100% needs review)09/19/2020 at 03:05 PM
1891-01-27 Letter: John C. Gordon, Beechwood Cemetery Co., Canada, to L. G. Farmer, Secretary, pauper graves & burials, 2014.020.014-0022 pages; 0% complete (0% indexed, 100% transcribed, 100% needs review)10/21/2020 at 03:36 PM
1891-02-14 Letter: G. B. Meleney, Library Bureau, to J. W. Lovering, uniformity of record forms, 2014.020.014-0042 pages; 0% complete (0% indexed, 100% transcribed, 100% needs review)10/13/2020 at 03:21 PM
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