Mount Auburn Cemetery

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Apr 8 [187]3

Messrs Shedd & Sayer

Gent^m,

Mr. I.H. Silsby of Newton owns 3 lots on Lawn Ave,

No 2940,	338 feet
2941,	322 [feet]
2942,	300
[total]	960 ft

He now wishes to rearrange these lots, so as to give two front lots on Lawn ave of 300 ft each, and the Galanthus 360 ft in the rear lot.

The rear lot has been posted to suit the "shelf" made in filling, about as shown in

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April 26^th [186]7

J. H. Shedd Esq

Dear Sir,

For the sake of setting a few things right for my catalogue as well getting the ^some deeds out of the way & settling accts. I will you would give me this week or quite early next the following.

The actual measurement & contents of lots 3012 & 3737 on Oxalis P. (Bourne). I think you will have to make a new sketch, or alter the old one so as to show the measures of the orig. tomb lot 3012^^[its?] addition on Myrtle & lot 3737, after correcting distances from path to back side.

Survey -	Lot 3625	Pine Av. -	(Smith)	curbed
	" 3638	Galanthus	Goldsbury
	" 3715	Moss P.	Clarissa Oswald
	" 3718	Ivy P. rear 2625 & 3667	Eliz Rutledge
	" 459	Holly P. addn of 309ft on both sides	Suter tomb
	" 3734	Rosebay Av - 706f.	Nathan Tufts [?]
	" 3703	Sycamore Av 328f	Mr C. Coppershagen
	" 3730 -	St Paul Pub. Lot, if Capt. will set ports-
	" 3280 -	St. Matt. Pub. Lot, Give me contents as cut down
	" 1736	St. John Pub. Lot, Give me contents

Survey the following unsold lots - I give prob. measures - all posted

Sec	16	{284 - Crocus -	200f
"	'20'	{
"	11 -	342 - Celastrus	300
"	11 -	375 - "	300
"	11 -	374 - "	300
"	19 -	531 - Maple -	430
Sec.	22 -	536 - Bellflower -	134f
"	19 -	576 - Maple -	435 "
"	12 -	2420 rear 1987 Spruce -	abt 222f

Yours truly

A.J. Coolidge

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Nov. 12^th [186]7

Capt. D.L. Winsor

Sir: -

Mr Phineas B. Hovey, of Cambrigeport, a friend of mine, was quite desirous to get a lot on the southerly side of the Cemetery, and I pointed out to him lot 525 on Rose Path, & sent him to you, to see how you would sell it as to quantity shape & grade. I am informed today that he has agreed decided to take it. I remember a year or two since when it was proposed to sell the lot to another gentleman, you thought, it should be run down on the easterly side between Oleander P. and lot 534 so as to take in some 20 or 30 ft more than 300. I send you a sketch from the large plan with measurements. The lot is not 15 ft wide on the front. You can tell best by the land how much of the vacant space the bank will require. I think he should take what there is there, not naturally required for the bank, whether [300?] more, or less. There seems to be a good deal to spare between lot 187 and Oleander P. - not less than 13 ft - a great waste.

Please inform me of the address of Mrs Hannah Heath, to whom you reported, on 20^th of July, as sold a lot^^{(no 3780)} of 400 ft on Fountain Av^e amounting to $700. She has not paid for it.

Please also state whether your report of Octo. 19^th lot 3808 to John Vose Jr. on Kalmia P., 400 ft, is to be superceded by lot 3817 on Galanthus P. 360 f. reported^^{Nov 2d} as sold him, Nov^r 2^d He today

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June 17, 1868

For Mr Shedd --

Make survey of following : --

If any of them have no stone bounds yet, set the stakes for such and ask the Sup^t to have them put in without delay. --

3599	Moss Path --	Heirs of Martin Bates	Lot contains	2061 ft --
"	"	"	Ornamental Av.	714 [ft]
3629	Halcyon Av.	Chas. D. Gibson	[diagram: triangular plot] ornamentl [Ev.?]	80 [ft]
3638	Galanthus P.	John Goldberg Trustee of of Goddard -- (curbed & ready)		180 [ft]
3643	Hibiscus P.	Jos. A. Holmes	Lot contains --	50 [ft]

This lot has a curb on two sides -- wants a post at north of corner -- Bradford never could give me the survey -- Tell the Sup^t a post should be det. -- Put a stake for them to go by -- [Diagram: small sketch]

459 --	{addition to lot of 309 feet -- (orig. lot only 300 feet)
[459]	{Holly Path --	Heirs of John Suter
3734 --	Rosebay Av.	^W. [edge?] Nathan Tufts Jr. --	Treed lot --	706 ft
748 --	Spruce Av.	Devisees of Chas. Minot	[diagram: measurements]	270 [ft]
3755	Clematis P.	Wm T. Andrews --	552 ft

I understand a 5 ft path goes in at the end of this lot -- stake it, & return me the measures -- a curb is supposed to be preparing.

3775	Deutzia P.	Mrs Emily J. Plympton -- [diagram: measurements]	195 ft

Bradford omitted to survey this because he said it wanted to be located from the base lines --

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3799 --	Spruce Ave. ^opp. Junc. with Pine Av. --	Henry F. Sweetser --	680 ft --
	Survey as soon as curbed

Addition to

2404	Lawn Av.	Wm Phillips --	Adn of	54 ft --

This appears to have been so reported because you found the entire contents to be 54 feet more than the deed shows, which is 1800 feet -- If you can show on which side it lies, give me the facts. --

3817	Galanthus P.	John Vose Jr.		360 ft
3808	Coleus P.	Stephen G. Deblois		341 [ft]
3821	Amaranth P.	Wm L. Bourney	Lot contains	405 [ft]
[3821]	Amaranth P.	Wm L. Bourney	ornamental gr.	124 [ft]
3482 --	Fountain Av.	Jos. A. Brown --	adn to original 250 feet --	163 [ft]

(Brown's half of tomb lot was 250 ft -- Davis's half was & is 250 ft -- Brown adds to his side 163 ft.)

I wish for the foregoing first -- After that survey all that are ready in regular order --

A.J. Coolidge