About

Established in 1831, Mount Auburn Cemetery in Cambridge, Massachusetts, is the first rural cemetery in the country. 19th-century records tell the story of the initial vision and how it is has evolved as a designed landscape and burial site. Including letters between its founding horticulturalists, commissions for works of art and buildings, trustee minutes and reports, and correspondence to and from the Cemetery. These pages detail all aspects of cemetery business, the rural cemetery movement, and the history of American landscape management and design. Read our transcribing conventions here. Visit our collections database to discover even more of our unique holdings.
Works
1849-07-02 Perimeter Fence: Pale Fence Agreement, 2021.020.001
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1849-07-20 Bigelow Chapel Invoice: Wheeler & Parker, 2021.016.002
2 pages: 100% complete (100% indexed, 100% transcribed)
1849-07-27 Letter: Superintendent Rufus Howe to Henry M. Parker, 1831.018.001-004
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1849-08-07 Perimeter Fence: Gridley J. F. Bryant Estimate, 2021.018.012
2 pages: 50% complete (50% indexed, 100% transcribed, 50% needs review)
1849-08-12 Perimeter Fence: Payment to Bryant & Blaisdell, 2021.018.006
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1849-10-19 Perimeter Fence: Payment to Ezra Lincoln, 2021.018.002
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1849-12-14 Perimeter Fence: Howe Estimate, 2021.018.009
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1849-12-31 Perimeter Fence: Payment to Gridley J. F. Bryant, 2021.018.007
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1850 Founding Document: An Act in Addition to an Act to Incorporate, 1831.010.006
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1850-01 Perimeter Fence: Payment to Charles W. Cummings, 2021.018.005
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Subject Categories
Avenues and Paths, Landmarks at Mount Auburn Cemetery, Lot Numbers, Organizations and Companies, People, Places