Mount Auburn Cemetery

Octo. 9 [186]5

P. Marett Esq New Haven, Conn.

Dear Sir,

I return the contract for perpetual repair of lot 794 at last, duly executed. I do not wonder that you thought there was unnecessary delay: but so it has happened. At first, there was a question about repairs upon the lot -- That having been settled, one of the Com^ee was absent, another had death in his family, & so I return it as soon as I have been able to do so. --

Please forward me five dollars as the fee for making & recording papers & oblige

Your Ob^t Serv^t

A.J. Coolidge

Octo. 9 [186]5

W^m. C. Murdock Esq

Dear Sir,

I am directed by the Com^ee on Lots to inform you that they will recommend the Trustees to guarantee the perpetual repair of your own lot no 3000 -- on payment of four hundred dollars: -- and of lot belonging to the heirs of Jas. O. Ward, no. 1502, on payment of four hundred and fifty dollars.

Very Resp.y yours

A.J. Coolidge Sec.y

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Dec^r 27 [186]5

Capt D.L. Winsor

Dear Sir,

I omitted yesterday to state that at Mr J.C. Merrill's request for a number with four figures to be given him, for the lot of Mr Ward his brother in law, I gave him 3376. This number was on a little lot which was sold to Hannah A. Morse, in rear of 888 Poplar Av., and transferred back to the Corpⁿ before she died. So, if you have put a stake there to indicate ^^{a lot for sale by that no.} please have it changed to the east half of J.C. Merrill's on Snowdrop Path.

That lot will be then - S.E. half Hen. V. Ward 3376 - N.W. J.C.M. 3487.

Geo. W. Livermore Esq. of Camb. called in again today, & as he is anxious to settle his bill with the Corpⁿ wishes you would correct the report of lots 3509, 3510, -- M.H. Livermore & P.F. Folsom, on Clematis Path, so that they will stand 300 feet each (if that is what they contain, as appears from the book of Shedd's plan) instead of 326 ft. as before: and instruct the Treas^r to give them a credit of $65 on the bill. I promised him you would bring it in on Saturday.

Mr W^m C. Murdock wishes you to bring in the bill on the Vose lot next Saturday, and would like to meet you here at 12 o'clock. If you can fix the report to include the cap on the monument, he will pay in the fund so as to be included in this year's rep^t. He p^d $450 on the Ward lot today.

Truly yours

A.J. Coolidge

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Trustees Jan. 1, 1866.

The regular monthly meeting of the Trustees of Mount Auburn was held on Monday January 1, 1866, at 11 o'clock, a.m.

There were present the President, and Messrs Cheever, Little, Norcross and Rand,

Voted to dispense witht he reading of the record. -

Perpetual Repair of Lot 1502 _

Mr Norcross for the Committee on Lots reported that the Committee had contracted, subject to the approval of this Board, for the perpetual repair of lot numbered fifteen hundred and two (1502) belonging to the estate of the late James O. Ward.

Voted that said contract be concurred in.

Voted to adjourn to the next Monday Jan.y 8^th at 11 o'clock.

Attest Austin J. Coolidge ,, Secretary.

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Lot 808

Stephen P. Fuller of Boston to represent lot no. 808 belonging to the Church in Brattle Square. _

" [Lot] 909

Gabella Robinson of Cambridge to represent the lot of the late husband Henry Robinson, no. 909. _

" [Lot] 1163

Edward A. Story of Brighton eldest son of late Augustus Story to represent his lot no. 1163. _

" [Lot] 1502

W^m C. Murdock of New York, Trustee under the will of late James O. Ward, to represent his lot no. 1502. ~

The meeting was then adjourned to the next Monday, Aug. 10^th at 10, Am

Attest Austin J. Coolidge,, Secretary.

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Trustees Aug. 10. 1857.

An adjourned meeting of the Trustees was held on Monday, August 10^th at 10 O'clock a.m.

There were present, the President, Messrs Bangs, ^^{Cheever -} Curtis, Gould, Read and Tisdale.

The record of the last meeting was read.

Gate Keeper appointed_ policeman at Gate_

It was stated by Mr Cheever that it was desirable to have some suitable person appointed with authority to preserve the peace in the vicinity of Mount Auburn Gate, and upon motion by him,

Voted that Mr Bangs be authorized to request of the Mayor and Alderman of the City of Cambridge