Trustees Records, Vol. 1, 1835 (page 049)

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Monuments To Dr. Bowditch and Noah Worcester

Whereas at a meeting of the Trustees held
at the Porters Lodge in the Cem^y. on the
12^th day of April 1838 the assent of the
Trustees was obtained to the appropria-
tion of a Lot in the Cem^y. for the erection
of a monument to Dr. Bowditch & of
another Lot to the erection of a Monu-
ment to the Rev.^d Noah Worcester

Voted. That the Comm^ee on Lots are
authorized to assign Lots for those
purposes.

Grants of Lots. none gratuitous

Voted. To take up Mr Parkers motion
made & laid on the table at the
last meeting

Voted. To amend the said motion by
striking out the word "gifts" & inserting
"gratuitous appropriations."_
Voted. To pass the motion.
Voted. To take up Mr Bond's application
made at the last meeting which
was as follows:

Monument to J.S. Buckminster

To the Trustees of the Pros. of Mt. Aub^rn
Gentlemen. The undersigned in
behalf of a Comm^ee appointed by the
Standing Com^ee of the Society in Brattle
Square propose to erect a monument
or Cenotaph at Mount Auburn to the
memory of the late Joseph S. Buckminster
The funds will be raised by subscrip-
tion among the Parishioners & other friends