Business Correspondence

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Mt. Auburn Cemetery. Office of Superintendant, Mt. Auburn, March 19. 1873

Mr. Stone,

Dear Sir,

A party in search of a small lot has made enquiry in regard to the space in rear of your lot #3769.

By the Bye-laws [sic] of the Corporation, you have the right to take the land at 1/3 the price, at which it would be sold as a separate lot, on condition of making no interments therein holding it as a passage-way.

Its form is rectangular, 15 ft. x 6 = 90 sq. ft.

90 ft. @ .33 ¢ per ft. =	$30.00
Deed	2.00
[Total]	$32.00

[Image: diagram of Lot 3769 on Cuphea Path and Halcyon Avenue. 15ft at top of image, 7ft at right; inside rectangle is 6 ft on both top left and right side, 90 sq ft. top center. Also inside are two lines a 1/4 of the way down with illegible text and the number 3769 underneath the bottom line. on either end of the two lines are darkened circles, the right hand one has 6ft under it; 2 dark circles are at each bottom corner of the rectangle. a path drawing is alongside the rectangle named [Cuphea Path]; underneath [Halcyon Ave.]

Please inform me at your earliest convenience, whether you wish to do anything in regard to the matter

Respectfully yours C. W. Folsom Supt

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J. W. Lovering

16^th May [187]3

W^m H Foster Esq

Dear Sir,

The cost of making the repairs on Lot #481. Beech Av. of which you wrote in your favor of 13^th will be; for straightening up Fence $7.⁰⁰/100 say (seven dollars) for painting fence 5.⁰⁰/100 (five dollars)

I enclose an order for the work which, if you wish done by the Corporation, will you please sign & return to me.

Yours respectfully Jas W Lovering, Sup't P[?]

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33 School St. Boston, Oct^r 30, 1860 Geo W^m Bond Esq Treas^r &c.

My dear Sir,

I send you 50 proprietors tickets.

Also deeds for Duncan Bradford, Esq^r, Mary A. Faden, and of Passageway to Eunice M. Gridley

The deed ordered in name of Charlotte Oxnard cannot be made without putting the title of the lot in her name. By referring to the catalogue you will perceive she only represents it. I believe J. Ingersoll Bowditch is one of the Trustees under the wills - a man impatient of forms - and I should not be surprized if he sh^d refuse to do anything about it. The addition should be conveyed to the party in whom the legal estate of the lot has vested.

Is there not some mistake about the passagway to B.A. Gould which Mr Mann has described? I remember that in Mr. Gould's lifetime this whole space about 9 to 11 ft. was divided between Mr G. & Dr. Bigelow, and you will see on the catalogue that each has 85 [ft?]. It may that ^ ^{Mr Mann} he has discovered more land.

Truly yours A.J. Coolidge Secretary

Left margin: Mrs. Eliz. C. Thayer sh^d pay $1.00 more for new deed record.

33 School St. Boston Oct^r. 30/60

Jona. Mann Esq Sup^t Mt Auburn

Dear Sir,

Will you please examine the lots described on the accompanying blanks, -457, 479 & 480, - and send me the blanks filled out. Also state what in your judgement should be charged for the perpetual care of each. We are aware that they are in the same enclosure, but the contracts, if made, must be distinct.

Truly yours A. J. Coolidge Secretary.

between the two lots, and the amount paid for the westerly space which is in excess of what should have been charged.

The E. passageway is 30 x 3 =	90
The W. passageway excess is 7 x 3 =	21
	111 f
	@ 33 1/3 cts.
	$37.00

Your certificate had better show the deduction to be made. The accompanying tracing will show the lots & passageways.

Please report as an addition to 2922 - Mrs Caroline Merriam

Yours truly

A. J. Coolidge

Capt D. L. Winsor

P.S. I wish to know if the following numbers are free to be used, if so I propose to use two of them^^one on the Henry Richardson lot on Snowdrop P. & one for the Lithgow lots.

The first is	3691
Which I do not find was ever used.
The 2d is one reported to A. Winchester	3672
The 3d is one reported to Gen. J. S. Tyler	3727 -

Mr Bond says Gen. Tyler does not take 3727.

If you wish to keep this number for the Winchester lot on Mound Av. I can get along with the other two.

A.J. C.

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May 26^th [187]6

J. W. Grigg Bromfield St. Boston

The slate front for New Receiving Tomb, plan of one ^^{(do left hand)} side of which is switched, and dimensions and sections there shown.

The slate to be of good quality finish and equal in all respects to the front furnishes for [Tudor?] Tomb #167, last year. To be grade of 1 (one) thick and 2 (two) inch slate fastened together with brass screws and cemented. The front, when done are in will show and three inches ^ⁱⁿ all parts. Any holes & dowel holes to be drilled as in as above mentioned, and two holes to be drilled on lower side of horizontal pieces for the pair in each catacomb door to center. These pieces will be in the center of the thickness of the doors which will be 7/8" thick, the pairs will be 3/18" diam. Provided it (as per your letter May 25^th [?] one sign on July 1^st once the other by August 3^d/6 at sixty five cents per receiving foot.

J. W. Lovering

May 26^th [187]6

Mr J. W. Grigg Bromfield St. Boston

The following slate shelves for New Receiving Tomb, at 28 (twenty eight cents per square foot delivered; slabs to be of best quality and 1 inch thick; provided one half case be delivered on or before July 1^st and the balance before August 5^th/76. Your letter of May 25^th rec'd.

48 pieces	2'-7 1/2" x 4'-1"	24 pieces	2'-7 1/2" x 4'-0"
32 [pieces]	2'-9 1/2" x 4'-1"	16 [pieces]	2'-9 1/2" x 4'-0"
32 [pieces]	2'-11 1/2" x 4'-1"	16 [pieces]	2'-11 1/2" x 4'-0"
16 [pieces]	3'-3 1/2" x 4'-1"	8 [pieces]	3'-3 1/2" x 4'-0"

J. W. Lovering

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June 19 [187]6

Mr. O. F. Knox

Dear Sir

I sent a ticket to ypour late firm of Knox & Angier to cut number of lot 434 Ivy Pa.-Kemble Prop. some time since -- Parties interested complain that the number is not yet cut.

Please have the number cut before Wednesday June 21 or return the ticket by next mail.

Very Respectfully J.W. Lovering Sup.^t per Childs

June 16 [187]6

Mr Silas Sanborn

Dear Sir

As we did all the work for Mr Carpenter in setting the stonework and grading & sodding Lot 1508 we proposed as is our custom, to cut the grass and keep the lot clean and in good order for the present season without charge therfore. If it is your wish to employ parties not in the employ of the Corpⁿ please kindly advise me of the fact.

I enclose order in blank which you will notice can be made continuous until forbid by signing at the bottom.

Very Respectfully J.W. Lovering Sup.^t per Childs

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June 26^th^ [187]6.

S. T. Snow Esq

Dear Sir

I find that there are three graves in the Winthrop Ward lot and I have no means of knowing which is the one on which myrtle is to go. Did Mr Glover say to you which, or had I better send to him.

Yours very truly

J. W. Lovering

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July 7 [187]6

Mr. H.B. Mackintosh Tr.

I hand herewith Bills for

1	E.H. Luke	62.71
2	Geo. G. Wright	9.50
3	J.M. Whittemore & Co	13.50
4	J H Wyeth & Co	2.15
4	R. Ross & Son	587.42
6	W.C. Strong	119.53
7	A. Parker	82.25
8	J.G. & N.G. Gooch	31.69
9	Parker & Barnes	33.05
10	Moss & Whyte	8.00
11	W H Maine	5.88
12	Jas Boyo & Son	25.00
13	Gale Wood	30.00
14	Cambridge Water Board	28.50
15	Chas Moore & Co	6.96
16	R.L.B. Fox	5.75
17	W.^m^ McArthur	40.43
18	Jas. Bolger	33.75

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July 10 [187]6

H B Mackintosh Tr.

Dear Sir

Please find herewith bills of

1 J L. Sands	216.00
2 Walworth Manuf. Co	11.09
3 John Hawkins	24.05

Very Respectfully

J.W. Lovering Supt. per Childs

Do not deliver over 40 cords [manure?] this month, that will make up 200 cords in all & will be all wasted --

J.W. Lovering

July 10/[18]76

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July 12 [187]6

Mrs. H.W. Spalding Lot 610

Dear Madam

Your favor of 10 July was received this [morn?].

I will have the fence painted and the Mont cleaned which will not cost more than $7.50.

This shall be done by Saturday July 15.

The grass remained on the lot so late ([ei?] June 15) that the sod could hardly be expected to look very well and this, added to the extreme dry weather since has damaged the sod in 610, as on many other lots.

I do not think it advisable to do anything to the sod now but suggest that you direct us to repair it in the fall.

Very Respectfully

J.W. Lovering Supt. per Childs