Mount Auburn Cemetery

Feby. 3 1864

Dr Renton

Dear Sir,

What progress, if any, do you make in the matter of lots numbered 1349, 1350, &c. on Oxalis Path, in the Cemetery. When we last met, (it being also the first time) I believe you proposed to go forward, & ascertain and adjust the difficulty - not doubting that such a result could be attained. I shall be happy to learn of that result.

Yours very resp.y

A.J. Coolidge Sec.y Mt. A.C.

Feby. 18. 1864

Dear Sir,

In July 1862, you reported the condition of lot 497, Willow Av^e, belonging to the estate of the late Israel Lombard, with a view to the acceptance of a bequest in his will. As the lot has undergone extensive repairs since then, will you please report on it again, as the parties now wish to finish the arrangement.

Please also report upon lot of late Benj. Fiske, no 203, Central Av^e - and return to me this week, as they have a family meeting next week, and wish to place our proposition before the heirs.

Will you have the enclosed memo. handed to Edward Safford?

Truly yours

A.J. Coolidge

Capt. D.L. Winsor Supt Mt Auburn

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Nov^r 29 [186]4

Capt. D.L. Winsor,

Dear Sir,

Mr W^m M. Lathrop called in this P.M. and says he thinks he gave you an order for both posting & grading lots 3363 & 3364, Acanthus P. rear of 1833 & 1856. He talked over the size of the posts, & thinks he signed his name to the order book. -- If he is in error, please inform me, and I will have him give the proper order. -- He would like to have the grading done this season, if not too late: at all events, set the posts.

As it will probably be a day or two before the surveyors get out to you, I think it will be well for you to set as many of the posts to the lots of delinquent proprietors as possible: -- and their survey would then be the more complete. I subjoin a list of ^^all the earlier lots contained on the list shown you, remaining without bounds. --

?	3027	Magnolia	630 f.	Hunt.
	3081	"
	3213	Willow	300	G. Tufts
	3215	Lawn	400	Potter
	3224	Rosebay	440	Livermore
{	3232	Lime	} 250	Walker
{	3233	"	} 250	Walker
(	3320	Rosebay	300	Holmes
(	3321	"	300	Holmes
{	3363	Acanthus - rear of	300	A. Rogers
{	3364	1833 or 1858?	300	W.M. Lathrop
	3366	Fountain	400	Merriam
	3394	Spruce	400	Blaisdell
2 front posts	3411	Sumac	300	Clark
	3413	Fountain	400	Hovey
	3417	Garden	300	Dickinson
	3453	Fountain	400	Rymes
	3476	Sycamore	300	Whitman
	3493	Rosebay	480	B.C. Clark
{	3496	Oxalis	200	Baldwin
{	3497	"	200	Phinney
	3511	Anemone	370	Sturgis
{	3514	Arethusa	300	Elliott
{	3515	"	300	Ames
	3520	Trefoil	300	Wilder
	3523	Mound	300	Chase
	3524	"	213	Hobbs
	3528	Acanthus	300	Abbott
	3530	Mound	400	Chapman
	3534	"	300	Clark
{	3536	Camellia	225	Hale
{	3537	"	225	Boynton
	3543	Saffron	300	Chase

Thirty two in number -- and less than I had supposed on so long a list.

Will you also, in compliance with the request of the Com^ee on Lots furnish me before next Monday, a list of all lots of which the bounds have been neg-- lected. The above will aid you somewhat, but I am not sure that it embraces all since 3000.

Yours truly

A.J. Coolidge

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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

May 27 [18]69

Capt Winsor,

Dear Sir,

The following lots are all that have been taken for perpetual repair since June 1868. --

1397	Asclepias P.	Solomon Sargent		$125. --
3103	Spruce Ave	Catherine Garity		100.
358	Narcissus P.	Wm W. Stone }	G.	700
359	" "	H.B. Stone's heirs }
900	Willow Av. E. Gr.	Otis Norcross	G.	400
2239	Elm Av. Nor. Gr.	Mary C. Norcross	G.	500
3678	Mound Av.	Abigail White	G.	450
799}	Pine Av.	Wm F. Whitney	G.	450
800}
1350	Oxalis P.	Heirs Abby M. Loring	G.	1200 --
	(central lot of 600 ft)
561	Central Av.	Loyal Lovejoy	G.	450 --
3767	Yew Av.	James Egerton	G.	450
3638	Galanthus P.	John Goldsbury Trustee,	G.	400
3140	Elder P.	Cath. M. E. Richardson	G.	250
	(new sodding & steps first for $50. -- )
1341	Cedar Av.	Benj. Humphrey	G.	850
3655	Garden Av.	Leavitt Gardner	G.	400

Truly yours

A.J. Coolidge

May 27^th [18]69

Capt. Winsor

Dear Sir,

I have just rec^d from Mr Chas. R. Messenger of Toledo Ohio, prop^r of lot 3469, the enclosed orders, with his draft to cover the amount -- $65.00 -- paid in advance, & he desires you to proceed to execute the orders forthwith. $50. for new grading & sodding -- $6. for care of lot & plants, & $9. to be "expended in a few suitable flowers, the selection of which I will leave to your Superintendent's taste."

He intends at some day to enclose the lot with curb, but thinks the expenditures here ordered will greatly improve his lot. --

Mr Joel Richards has just called in, & desires me to say

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Trustees - April 9, 1867 _

The regular meeting of the Trustees was held on Tuesday April 9^th 1867, at 10 o'clock, a.m.

There were present, the President, Messrs Adams, Cheever, Livermore, Lovejoy, Norcross, Rand and Read. _

The record of the last meeting was read.

Application of Proprietors of Lots 1349 & 1350 for leave to reconvey and receive new deeds.

The Secretary stated the application of Hon. John Lowell, Guardian of the minor heirs of Geo. H. Loring, and of Abby M. Loring, deceased proprietors respectively of lots numbered 1349 and 1350, on Oxalis Path, for leave to reconvey said lots to the Corporation, in order that new deeds may issue in accordance with the following statement, and for the reasons contained therein: _

In the year 1847, contiguous lots numbered 1349 and 1350, on Oxalis Path, each containing 300 square feet, were granted respectively to George H. and Abby M. Loring, In the year 1853 (the said George H. having deceased) a grant of 300 square feet was made to the said Abby M. of land additional to said lot 1350, but which was actually separated from said lot by lot 1349. At some uncertain period thereafter, an iron fence appears to have been erected around the whole of said land, including a passage way which had been reserved between said lot numbered 1349 and said addition to lot 1350, and a division fence was also erected, which left said addition to lot 1350 in an enclosure by itself, together with said passageway