1848 Story Statue: Doings of the Trustees, 1845-1848, 1831.039.004-004

Story Statue -

Doings of the Trustees of Mount Auburn-

vol. I - p. 128 - Sept. 12. 1845. The Trustees Meeting. -

Dr. Bigelow offered the following resolution which having been read was unanimously adopted: -

The Trustees of Mount Auburn Cemetery, deeply affected by the event which has taken from them their presiding head, and from Society one of its most beloved and distinguished ornaments, are anxious that some suitable memorial should be placed in remembrance of his worth upon a spot which was loved and frequented by him in life, and to the improvement of which he devoted much of his time and ardent interest-

Therefore voted - That the Trustees offer to the friends and fellow-citizens of the deceased a place in the new Chapel, now in the progress of erection at Mount Auburn for the reception of a marble statue of the late Joseph Story, when such a work, worthy of the character of its original shall have been completed through the contributions of the public.-

Voted that the Secretary be requested to call a meeting of the Trustees, on Friday, the 19th inst, at 9 o'clock, a.m.

Voted that this notice (as to Judge Story's statue) be published in the newspaper.-

Voted that a Committee of three be appointed to take order as to the statue of Judge Story - Messrs Bigelow, Brimmer & C.P. Curtis were accordingly appointed

to constitute said Committee.

Trustees - Nov. 25. 1845 - (p. 130)

Mr Brimmer presented the subscription papers in relation to the Statue of the late Judge Story.

Thereupon, (in conformity with the terms of said subscriptions)

Voted that a meeting of the subscribers to said statue be called at the office of the Secretary of their Corporation on Tuesday, the 25th inst, at 4 o'clock p.m. by individual notification from the Secretary.

Trustees - Nov. 19. 1845 - (p. 123-) The Secretary presented the following vote as having been passed unanimously at a meeting of subscribers 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 Trustees passed in relation thereto at the last meeting viz: -

'Voted that the Trustees of the Proprietors of the Cemetery of Mount Auburn be and hereby are appointed a Committee to carry out the views of the subscribers in this matter, and in case of any exigency to call another meeting of the subscribers as they shall see fit.'

Therefore it was Voted that the Trustees will accept the Commission so entrusted to them by the subscribers to the fund for the erection of a marble statue of the late 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 inquire 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. -

p.135 Trustees - January 17, 1846 - The Comm. having recommended W.W. Story - Voted that a Committee be appointed with full power to contract with Mr W^mW. Story for a marble statue of the late Mr Justice Story to be placed by him in Mount Auburn Chapel, for a sum not exceeding the amount which is or may be subscribed for that object and in the hands of the Trustees.

Voted that the same gentlemen (Messrs Bigelow & Brimmer serve on said Com^ee, which Com^ee was filled by with the addition of C.P. Curtis.

Voted that the Treasurer complete the collection of the monies subscribed for Judge Story's statue.

Trustees - January 22. 1847.

p. 151 - Voted - that the Treasurer be authorized and directed to credit the fund of the subscribers for a statue of the late Judge Story with interest from the time it was paid into his hands, until invested.

Trustees - Aug. 7. 1847 - (p. 159) Voted - That C.P. Curtis & J.C. Gray be a Committee with authority to make a contract, if they shall deem it expedient, with Wm.W. Story Esquire, for a statue in marble of the late Mr Justice Story to be delivered at Mount Auburn - provided it can be done, of full size with pedestal, for the sum of money in the Treasurer's hands subscribed for this purpose, with the accruing interest, and can be delivered within some definite period to be agreed on - the freight & expenses of delivery at Mount Auburn to be included in said sum.

Trustees. January 31, 1848 - (p. 162) C.P. Curtis Esq from the Com^ee on the Statue of the late Mr Justice Story reported that that Committee had made a satisfactory arrangement with Wm.W. Story to execute a statue of the late Judge (his father) in marble: and the Committee submitted to the Trustees the papers in relation to the same.

Voted that the report be accepted, and that the contract referred to be placed in the hand of the Treasurer, the correspondence and other papers to remain in the Secretary's files.