Mount Auburn Cemetery

Nov^r 22 [186]5

Rev.^d Leonard Luce, Town Clerk Westford, Mass.

Dear Sir,

I am referred to you for information respecting John Adams, who stands on the records of our Corporation as the proprietor of lot no. 427, on Myrtle Path in the Cemetery. He disappeared from the Boston Directory in 1844 and I am informed by Mr Paul Adams that he removed to Westford & has since died. As his name does not appear on our interment records, I can only infer that his remains were not brought to Mt Auburn.

Will you please give me the facts in the case --

1^st Was Westford his residence, and is it still the residence of his family?

If he is dead, when did he die? And where was he buried?

Who are his family remaining? I should not feel at liberty to trouble you, but Mr Adams said you married into the same family, and would cheerfully give me the information.

An early reply will much oblige.

Yours Respectfully

A.J. Coolidge Sec.y

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On motion of Jeffrey Richardson, Esq.,

Voted that the number of Trustees to be elected shall be the same as last year, and that a Committee of three be appointed by the Chair to receive, assort and count the votes for Trustees.

The Chair Appointed

Messrs Sidney Homer, M. Day Kimball, and John G. Wetherell _ a copy of whose report follows:

"The Committee appointed to receive and count respectfully report: _

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Trustees' Records 1865-6.

Trustees - Feby. 20, 1865 meeting for Organization _

The first meeting of the Trustees for organization and business was held at the office of the Corporation (33 School Street) on Monday February 20, 1865, at 10 o'clock a.m.

There were present, Messrs Adams, Austin, Bigelow, Bowditch, Cheever, Livermore, Lovejoy, Norcross, Rand, Read and Sleeper.

The record of the Annual meeting was read. _

Voted that the reading of the record of the last meeting of Trustees be dispensed with, it containing nothing requiring attention.

Ballot for Officers _

The Chair appointed Mr Livermore a Committee to receive and count the votes for officers by ballot:

The Board then proceeded to the choice of officers: _ and the following were unanimously chosen. _

Dr Jacob Bigelow, President Austin J. Coolidge, Secretary George William Bond, Treasurer