1 Mount Auburn Cemetery Letters and Invoices

immediate left, stood three perfect and beautiful flags bearing the name, in [memoriam?], of the Post; that go which way you desired, look in any direction you might, the flag was there seen, a silent sentinel." Tuesday, May 8, another visit revealed this fact: that [underlined] the flags have been removed, with, to the writer's knowledge, only two left standing, evidently overlooked, one of which was in perfect condition, the other from contact with something, badly worn.

Will you kindly reply to this letter, stating the reason why the flags were removed ? The matter of future removals the present honorable Legislature will probably provide against; as it is a desire that no more such desecrations be realized within the State.

Very respectfully yours,

W^m^ K. Spring, Chairman Cemetery Committee Post 15, G.A.R. Please address at 72 Waltham St., Boston, Mass.

[pencil draft of letter, all crossed out]

Dear Sir

In reply to your favor of May 10^th^ inst. -- I would state that the workmen are instructed not to remove any of the flags ^or on^ [placques?] by the [party?] unless they find them badly torn or broken.

[draft of letter in pencil, all crossed out]

Dear Sir

In reply to your favor of May 10 -- I desire to say that the ^general directions to the^ workmen are to remove no flags, flowers or other memorials until they are broken or faded so as to be unsightly, and that ^late^ in the fall [&? indecipherable] I have frequently seen the flags torn & broken, tho' I am inclined to think that those placed last year were stronger than [the?] [indecipherable].

A ^few weeks^ before Decoration Day it has always been customary to remove the old decorations to make room for the new, and no objection has every been made.

Subject: Forest Hills -- sample form post-cards [in pencil]

Forest Hills Cemetery, 31 Pemberton Square,

E.B. REYNOLDS, TREASURER. A.R. POTTER, SECRETARY.

BOSTON, June 27^th^ 1888

J.W. Lovering Esq Superintendent Mt Auburn Cemetery

Dear Sir --

Will you kindly oblige by inclosing one of your postal cards such as you send Proprietors of Lots in regard to work on same.

Very respectfully

E.B. Reynolds, Tr. for W. P [Shou..?]

Subject: On Vaults

THEOPHILUS HARRISON, Pres^t^ WM C. BUCHANAN, Vice Pres^t^ CYRUS THOMPSON, Treas. HUGH W. HARRISON, Sec^y^

Office of HARRISON Machine Works.

MANUFACTURERS OF Threshing. Machinery.

INCORPORATED 1878.

ESTABLISHED 1818.

[oval stamp] Mt. AUBURN CEMETERY 5 PEMBERTON SQ. BOSTON.

Belleville, Ill. June 25^th^ 1888.

Mt Auburn Cem Assn Boston Mass

Gentlemen,

I would be pleased to receive your Pamphlet -- History -- Rules & Regulations of your management with a view to beoming well [posted?] and wish particularly to know your views about "vaults -- above ground -- in mausoleums -- are they to be recommended?

Please give me your views and oblige.

Yours truly

W^m C Buchanan President Green Mt Cem Assn Belleville Ills.

[Respond?] next to Supt for reply about "Vaults". [HBll?]

To J.W.L.

I have acknowledged the rect. of this letter which enclosed a 2 ct postage stamp! I ref^d him to you for information about "vaults" --

Yrs

[HBll?]

[Letterhead: ART MONUMENTS, GRANITE STATUARY. The Smith Granite Company, WESTERLY GRANITE MONUMENTS. W.B. VAN AMRINGE, Agent, No. 3 Bromfield Street, (Ground Floor.) Established 1846.]

Boston, Mass., July 23^d 1888

J W Lovering Esq. Supt. Mt Auburn Cemetery, Boston Mass.

Dear Sir,

Our Mr Chapman visited your Cemetery last Friday, to set the Amos Smith headstone, but learned that the stone was to go on a "perpetual care" lot, and consequently you must do the work. Mr. Chapman gave an order (verbal) to have the fdstone set, and some one, with authority, promised him, that the stone would be set by Sat. night. Mrs Smith reports this day, that the stone is not yet set, but will be, if a written order is forwarded to you. - Now, we do not object to the system of written orders, permits,

[Letterhead: ART MONUMENTS, GRANITE STATUARY. The Smith Granite Company, WESTERLY GRANITE MONUMENTS. W.B. VAN AMRINGE, Agent, No. 3 Bromfield Street, (Ground Floor.) Established 1846.]

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& as required by your regulations, but we do object to promises made on verbal orders, that are not carried out. If a verbal order is objectionable, and contrary to your rule, then the person giving a verbal order, should be corrected, so that the written order would come in the regular order, but if a verbal order is followed by a verbal promise, we naturally trust ourselves to that promise, and make statements based on that promise as we did, in this case, to Mrs Smith, much to her disappointment and to our disgust. You will please instruct your clerks to adhere closely to one rule or the other, so that any error on our part or omission, may be corrected before it effects an innocent 3rd party. Very Respy, W. B. Van Amringe

[Subject Lawn mower trouble - breakage] [Letterhead: C.H.B. BRECK. C.H BRECK. J.F. BRECK.] Dictated by J.F.B. ---A [Letterhead: ESTABLISED 1822] [Image: palm tree and houses] [Letterhead: TELEPHONE CONNECTION] [Letterhead: JOSEPH BRECK & SONS, ] [Letterhead: NEW ENGLAND AGRICULTURAL] [Letterhead: WAREHOUSE & SEED STORE] [Letterhead: 51,52, & 53 NORTH MARKET STREET,]

August 9th, 1888

Mr. J.W. Lovering, Superintendent Mt. Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Mass.,

Dear Sir : -

We send you by Hatches Express to-day 30 Lawn Mower Wheels to replace those returned to us defective. We trust you will pardon the delay in getting these wheels, but upon stating the case to the manufacturers, they said they would have a new lot cast extra heavy, which they have done, and with which we think you will have no trouble. We have received from you 17 Wheels ;- kindly return the remaining 18 so that we may send the full number on to the manufacturers

Yours very truly. Joseph Breck & Sons, G

Subject: Complimentary letter

[stamp: 72 COMMONWEALTH AVENUE, BOSTON, MASS.]

[stamp: Dec 8 1888]

J.W. Lovering Esq. Supt. Mt. Auburn

Dear Sir,

I have been unable to get to Mt. Auburn since I met you there till today and the unexpectedly perfect grass sward and neatness of lot 2175, as well as three other lots belonging to relatives, was the greatest comfort to Father, when informed of it, as well as to.

Yours very gratefully, F.W. Brewer

Subject: Rate of pay; with board?

Dorchester 23^d^.[18]88.

Dear Sir.

Answer, I send as follows. I am willing to take that job, (as Undergardener) wich you offered last Monday to me. I will lose 25[$s?], if I can have a better situation. The pay is, as you told me, 1.75 Doll. per day. How is it with the board? I forgot you to ask. Will you please say the name and number of the street from the first or second [ave?], possibly I [come out each?] Friday to see them. I can take that situation on the first of April. Please answer as soon as you can.

Yours obediant

G. Stehn

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