Mount Auburn Cemetery

33 School St. Boston May 18/61

N.G. Carnes Esq.

Dear Sir,

Yours of yesterday is at hand. As the Superintendant has resigned, and the amt. stated in the bill sent is the same for the year 1860, as the one sent you, I take the responsibility to say that I will receipt their bill & the one for 1859: and I doubt not that the charge for 1860 is the one I sent you was intended to cover the item of painting.

I will return the receipted bills upon the arrival of your check for $64, on some bank or [brokerage?] here or in Mass. bills.

Truly yours A.J. Coolidge

Boston May 16, 1861

Mr. De Forest Safford Gatekeeper, pro tem,

Dear Sir,

I have this day issued a ticket to Andrew Brewer Esq. permitting him to ride into Mt Auburn on horseback for the term of one year. You therefore please open to him if he is personally known to you, otherwise he will show you his ticket once.

I send one of the blank permits that you can see under what rules such admission has been granted

Respy. yours

A.J.Coolidge Secretary

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Boston, Oct. 6 1862

Capt. D.L. Winsor Esq. Sup^t [?]

Dear Sir,-

The Trustees of Mount Auburn today chose James Derby, Jr. as Gatekeeper for the remainder of Mr. Safford's year---upon a salary of four hundred dollars.

It was also voted, "[?] the additional sum of 75 dlr per week be paid him to enable him to compensate a substitute whom he shall procure to him from his duties as Gatekeep one half of every Sabbath. Said substitute must (in the judgment of the Committee on Interments and the Superindent) be as [?] and competent as Mr. Derby.

The Trustees also adopted the recommendation of the Special Com^ee upon Mr. Spooner's communication-in termsto accede to Mr. Spooner's his relinquishment of the office of Gardener, and that the Treaurer be authorized to cancel the lease with Mr. Spooner, upon a full settlement of all amounts due the Corporation from Mr. Spooner, and a surrender by him in good order of the leased premises:-

that the office of Gardener be abolished, and that the care and superintendence of lots be committed to the Superintendent in such manner and under such directions as the Trustees shall prescribe.

The carrying out the above orders was committed to Messrs Andrews, Rand & Cheever (the old Com^ee) with power to make such purchases and arragements as may be necessary in the premises.

Truly yours, A. Coolidge Sec.y

Only on a [?]be made of the late fee for substitute on the Sabbath as he produces [?] from the payment of.-

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Hearing on case of Sup^t continued

The Committee also introduced DeForest Safford, son of the Gate Keeper, who testified to conversations; heard by him, between his father and the superintendent and harsh words used by the latter which tended greatly to excite his father, who had been removed to the insane asylum. This testimony also elicited the fact that insanity was hereditary in his father['s] family.

Votes proposed _

The Committee then offered the following votes and moved their adoption.

"That Mr Mann be required to furnish forthwith further security to the amount of one thousand dollars". _

"That from and after this date he be prohibited from receiving or paying any moneys for account of the Corporation or making contracts without the knowledge and approval of the Committee on Lots", _

"That an assistant Superintendent be appointed temporarily." _

Pending these, the Board adjourned to Tuesday morning, 9^th inst, at 10 o'clock.

Attest Austin J. Coolidge Secretary.