Mount Auburn Cemetery

March 5^th [186]7

W^m Hilliard Esq^r

Dear Sir: -

I have just rec^d a note from Capt. Winsor, our Sup^t of which the following is a copy: -

"Austin J. Coolidge Esq^r

Dear Sir,

It will cost to regrade, manure and resod Abraham Hilliard's lot No. 2000; and paint the fence $47⁰⁰: what in another Die to the monument $225⁰⁰ in all $272⁰⁰

There is a kind of harp & flowers cut upon the front of the Die. He" (the marble man I suppose) "will make an exact copy, take down the old and reset the new as above.

There are heavy banks to resod and it in take as many sods outside as inside, manure &c. The figures for Perpetual care are very low.

Very Resp.y Yours

Daniel L. Winsor

You will remember that the report upon the lot which I showed you contained the endorsement of the Com^ee on Lots, aggreeing to guarantee the perpetual repair of said lot, when it shall have been put in condition as above described for ^four hundred dollars. ($400.)

The total cost then of^^present repairs, and of keeping forever in repair, will be six hundred & seventy two ($672. -)

I am truly yours

A.J. Coolidge Sec.y

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399 Augusta W. Hunt of Boston, daughter of Francis Watts, deceased proprietor of lot numbered 399;

1377 Frederick M. Lord of Boston, son of Jos. H. Lord, deceased proprietor of lot numbered 1377;

1457 Arabella Waterman of Boston, daughter of Nathaniel Waterman, deceased proprietor of lot no. 1457;

1722 Henry Brown of Boston, son of Mary Brown, deceased proprietor of lot numbered 1722;

2184 Adeline B. Goodwin of N. Cambridge, granddaughter of Eliza Bacon, dec^d prop^r of lot numbered 2184;

2323 W^m Hilliard of Boston to represent the heirs at law of late W^m Hilliard, dec^d prop^r of lot numbered 2323;

2512 Mary C. Kent of Boston, widow of Chas. C. Kent, dec^d prop^r of lot numbered 2512;

2952 Chas. B. Bullard of Boston, nephew of Chas. K. Bullard, dec^d prop^r of lot numbered 2952.

Adjourned Attest Austin J. Coolidge Secretary