1848 Story Statue: Doings of the Trustees, 1845-1848 (page 1)

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 orna-
ments, 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 com-
pleted 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