Mount Auburn Cemetery

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Dec 15^th [187]9

Saml. Atherton Esq

Dear Sir

I will sell you an addition to your lot of three (3) feet in width on each side.

The lot being twenty five feet deep, this will make an addition of seventy five feet on each side or one hundred and fifty (150 ft) in all. The price will be $1⁵⁰ per square foot.

The enclosed sketch shows the proposed addition in red lines.

Yrs very truly J.W. Lovering

Jan 3^rd [18]80

C. Forster Esq

Dear Sir

In answer to your favor of the 1^st inst. I would say that the fee for opening the grave &c will be $4⁰⁰.

Before the grave can be opened you must fill out the enclosed blank & have it signed by the owner of the lot or where there are heirs by the representative and forward to me.

Write us also as to the part of the lot where the interment is to be made.

You can send the remains by Express to the Cemetery, if not coming on, but the Expressage must be prepaid.

Yrs truly J.W. Lovering

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Oct 4 [18]80

J.H.Reed Esq Secy

Dear Sir

I send you tracings of M^r Atherton’s lot # 1725. The figures in black show the distance from his line to the inside of the adjoining lots, and the figures in red to the outside, so that if he took all the land between the Lawrence lot and #1853 he would get 4⁰⁰/100 feet & 5⁰⁰/100 feet equal to 9⁷⁰/100 from the back, and 4⁰⁰/100 ft & 5⁰⁰/100 feet equal 9⁰⁰/100 on the front, which would make an addition of 246 square feet. The price of additions on avenues has been not less than $1⁵⁰ per foot which is the price which I wrote to M^r Atherton about a year ago.

Yrs very truly J.W. Lovering

Mr Lawrence said he was cutting the shade tree up to his curbs. I suppose if he wants all on the side next to #18[?], that the owner of [1853?] ought to be consulted.

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April 29th [188]1

Sam^l Atherton Esq

Dear Sir

Your lot when graded will be (18) eighteen inches above the avenue so that the steps will want to be cut for this rise.

The distance from the avenue line to the lot line is six and one half feet (6^ft 6ⁱⁿ) and this would be the length of stone buttresses & posts at each side of the steps.

Yrs very truly J W Lovering

Lot #1725