Mount Auburn Cemetery

Proprietors of the Cemetery of Mt Auburn To A. J. Coolidge Dr.

1855 April

To making duplicate of agreement between Proprietors & Rogers the artist, for statue of John Adams, occupying much time on 23d & 24th 4.--

May

" [To] drawing agreement between the Props. & Wilkins for occupation of Stone Farm 2.--

Nov. & Dec.

" [To] services in preparing & having printed circular to the Proprietors authorized by the Trustees, & in sending a copy to each proprietor whose address could be found, occupying 13 days 50. ---------- $56.

March 1' 56 Received Payment A. J. Coolidge In Board of Trustees Feby. 2d 1856. _ Ordered to be paid. Attest A.J. Coolidge Sec^y

be saved to the Corporation. -

Your Committee have ^^{The undersigned has} looked into this subject and they finds it to stand substantially thus: contracts have been entered into with Randolph Rogers for a Statue of John Adams - at a cost of $5000 - on which $1000. have been paid - with Richard S. Greenough for a Statue of Gov. Winthrop at a cost of $5000. on which $1000 have been paid. - and the preliminary to a contract with Thomas Crawford for a Statue of James Otis at a cost of $5000 on which nothing has been paid. -

We are told that this Statuary was one of the original designs of the founders of Mount Auburn - This may or may not have been the case. - But if it were so, the Committee ^ ^undersigned can see in that fact no good reason why the design should be carried out if it be inexpedient to do so. - That such however was the original design the Committee would hardly ^ ^be gathered from the language of Judge Story as quoted in the legal opinion before referred to, or if it were the design _that

[letterhead:] PAKENHAM HOOKER & Co.

ROME

le 24 Mai 1856 Amt.$1500._ N^o. 13.8.99

A cinq jours de recue payer par cette Première de Change la Seconde ne l'étant a l'ordre de Mess.^rs Pakenham Hooker & Co. la somme de Mille cinq cents Dollars __ Valeur reçue que vous passerez au Compte "of the Proprietors of the Mount Auburn Cemetery" suivant l'avis de

Randolph Rogers

A Monsieur Jacob Bigelow Boston U S of Amer.

Boston June 20th, 1856 Approved Jacob Bigelow committee To Geo. W Bond treasurer

Boston April 24 1855

Geo. W. Bond Esq

Treasurer of Mount Auburn

Pay to the order of Mr Randolph Rogers one thousand dollars on account for a statue of John Adams, to which sum he is entitled by his contract with the Corporation of Mount Auburn Cemetery

Jacob Bigelow President of Mt Auburn Cemetery

Apr 25 1855

Received the written [earned?] amount one thousand dollars

Randolph Rogers

Randolph Rogers April 25 1955

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