Trustees Records, Vol. 1, 1835 (page 133)

133.

Story, Joseph Memorial

"for the purpose of procuring a marble statue of the late
Joseph Story to be placed in Mount Auburn Chapel"
notified and holden agreeably to the vote of the Trus-
tees passed in relation thereto at the last meeting viz

"Voted. That the Trustees of the Proprietors of the Cemetery
"of Mount Auburn be & hereby are appointed a committee
"to carry out the view of the subscribers in this matter, and
" in case of any exigency to call another meeting of the
"subscribers as they shall see fit." - Thereupon it was

STORY Statue.

Voted. That the Trustees will accept the commission
so intrusted to them by the subscribers to the fund
for the erection of a marble statue of the last Joseph
Story, and act under the same accordingly

Voted. That the Treasurer proceed to collect the money
so subscribed and cause the same to be invested
under the direction of the Committee of Finance.

Voted. That the President and Mr Brimmer be
a committee to enquire and report a suitable artist
to execute the purposes of the subscribers to the statue
of Joseph Story and the manner in which the same
shall be executed.

The Trustees then adjourned without day.
A true record. Attest
Henry M. Parker. Secretary.

Trustees.

Pursuant to notices issued in the usual manner by the
Secretary the Trustees met a the office of C.P. Curtis Esqr
on Saturday, December 6^th. 1845. at one o'clock P.M. Present
Messrs Jacob Bigelow, C.P. Curtis, B.R. Curtis, Isaac Parker