Mount Auburn Cemetery

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Sept 9 [187]3.

R.V.C. Emerson Esq. 31 Temple Place Boston

Dear Sir,

There is a Tree in Lot 1626 which projects outside of the Lot and entirely hides a new Tombstone in Lot 1596, will you have the kindness to see if the proprietor will kindly consent to the removal of the Tree?

Respectfully James W. Lovering Supt J.E.C.

Sept. 9 [187]3.

Mrs. Henrietta A.S. Channing 67 Kirkland St. Cambridge

Dear Madam,

We have examined your Lot #1145 and think it would be benefited by Top dressing it with manure this fall.

Very respectfully James W. Lovering Supt. J.E.C.

Nov. 22 [186]5

Dr Walter Channing 39 Mt Vernon St

Dear Sir,

We are making up a new catalogue of lots & proprietors in Mt Auburn. Will you be so kind as to inform me what is the present residence of

Geo. G. Channing,	propr of	lot 677
Mrs Wm Ellery Channing	" "	678
& Mrs Edwd T. Channing	" "	1145.

And you will greatly oblige.

Yours Very Resp.y

A.J. Coolidge Secretary

Nov. 22 [186]5

Caleb S. Marshall Esq 3 Nor. Market St

Dear Sir,

We are making up for press a new catalogue of lots & proprietors & wish to obtain their residences correctly.

James S. Simonds, the proprietor of lot no. 740 disappears from the Boston Directory in 1860 -- was said to reside at Watertown.

By giving me his present residence you will much oblige.

Yours Respectfully

A.J. Coolidge Sec.y

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May 20 [18]69

Mrs.Mrs H.A.S. Channing

Dear Madam,

I sent the bill of $4.00 for care of lot 1145, for year 1868, some time since to C.C. Smith Treas^r of Dr Gannett's Society, & he refuses to pay the same, on the ground that the Society has nothing to do with this lot. Mr B.F. White, who has always had direction in the matter of care of late Dr W^m Ellery Channing's lot, has for several years, paid a bill to O'Brien -- our Irish gardener in Cambridge -- of $15.00. I think this bill covers the lot of Geo. G. Channing no 677 & R. Gibbs Channing 678 both containing 900 square feet --

Your lot (1145) contains 250 feet and, what makes the case a disagreeable one, is in one enclosure with the other two: for which reason the lots should be [?] fer by only one gardener --

As Mr White appears to be partial to O'Brien we do not care to disturb his wishes that O'B should take care of the W. E. C. lot. As to your own we can take charge of it if you wish: but they would appear to better advantage if taken care of together.

The bill of $4. for [1868?] is therefor now returned to you for payment. If you desire us to continue care ^^{for [1869?]} you should give a written order to that effect.

Respe.y Your Ob^t Serv^t

A. J. Coolidge

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Mch 26^th [188]1

G.E. Channing Esq Secretary's office Treasury Dept. Washington D.C.

Dear Sir

In reply to your favor of the 23^rd March asking an estimate for putting the Channing lot in order I would say that to paint the fence well & renew the sodding would cost $110⁰⁰ which would be divided as follows

to lot #677	(G.G. Channing)	$2700
[to lot] 678	Heirs R Gibbs Channing	$5500
[to lot] 1145	Mrs Ed. T. Channing	2450

This would put the lot in thorough order.

A smaller sum could be spent on painting fence fertilizing sod & grass seed but the result would not be as speedy if as good.

Yrs very truly J.W. Lovering

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July 12^th [188]1

Dear Sir

The removal of the fence around the Channing lots has been commenced.

The cost of resodding the whole enclosure will be ($97.⁵⁰) ninety seven dollars and fifty cents and this can be divided as follows.

Lot #	677	(Chas. S. Channing)	300 ft --	$25.00
[Lot]	678	(Mrs M.C. Eustis (1/2))	600	25
[Lot]	[678]	(Channing Mont. (1/2))	25
[Lot]	1145	Mrs H.M. Channing	25 ft.	22.50
[total]	$97.50

Yrs very truly J.W. Lovering.

Chas S. Channing Esq Milton