Mount Auburn Cemetery

175

#812-S.

June 12th. 1891.

Howard H. [R?], Esq.,

#[26?] Oliver St., Boston.

Dear Sir: -

The cost of cleaning the headstones in your lot marked Rebecca L. [Rice?], H. & L. French and small stone marked Harriet will be three dollars ($3.00).

Respectfully yours,

J.W. Lovering Sup't. per [?]

#1860-S.

June 12th. 1891.

Mrs. S.J. Withington,

#68 Inman St., Cambridge, Mass.

Dear Madam: -

The cost of painting the settee two coats dark brown will be two dollars ($2.00).

Respectfully

J.W. Lovering Sup't. per [?]

176

2192-S.

June 12th. 1891.

W.H. Claflin, Esq.,

#216 Devonshire St., Boston.

Dear Sir: -

I have examined your lot as requested the myrtle grave is in bad condition and I would advise removing it and sodding over the spot, the expense of which will be three dollars ($3.00).

The sod is in fair condition at present and hardly in immediate need of renewing but if it is desired to do so the expense of regrading, enriching and resodding the whole lot will be forty eight dollars ($48.00).

Respectfully yours

J.W. Lovering Sup't. per [?]

#1225-S.

June 12th. 1891.

Geo. A. Kendall, Esq.,

#64 Washington St., Boston.

Dear Sir: -

The cost of cleaning the marble headstone in your lot will be six dollars ($6.00).

Respectfully yours,

J.W. Lovering Sup't.

177

#4257-S.

June 12th. 1891.

Mrs. Eliza J. Levy,

Boston.

Dear Madam: -

I have just received a written notice from Alfred A. Stimson forbiding the interment of the remains of the late Jules J. Levy in lot #4257.

Respectfully yours,

Sup't.

#2427-S.

June 13th. 1891.

Frank W. Boles, Esq.,

Haymarket Sq., Boston.

Dear Sir: -

The cost of cleaning the headstone marked "Mother" in your lot will be three dollars ($3.00).

Respectfully yours,

Sup't.

178

#4697-S.

June 12th. 1891.

Sameul Keene, Esq.,

Boston.

Dear Sir: -

Your note is received. So many complaints were made as to dead flowers spotting the grass that we have them removed as soon as decayed. I cannot find the particular wire frames removed from your lot but there are a great many now in our yard near the engine house.

[Respectfully yours?]

J.W. Lovering Sup't. [?]

#1178-L.

June 13th. 1891.

John Dixwell, Esq.,

#52 West Cedar St., Boston.

Dear Sir: -

The usual circular asking for directions in regard to the care of lot #1178 was sent early in the year to Mr. Charles P. Bowditch at the request of Mr. E.S. Dixwell who had previously given the orders for care of the lot.

J.W. Lovering Sup't.

179

#1932-S.

June 13th. 1891.

Henry F. Kendall, Esq.,

Dudley St., Brookline, Mass.

Dear Sir: -

Your note is received. The name stone you desire to place in front of the lot requires an underground foundation and by building that now the work of regrading can proceed at once.

In ordering please say how far the stone will go in the ground.

Respectfully yours,

Sup't.

#3695-S.

June 12th. 1891.

Mrs. C.R. Gay,

#138 Huntington Ave., Boston.

Dear Madam: -

The cost of painting the table in your tomb black will be one dollar and twenty five cents ($1.25).

Respectfully yours,

J.W. Lovering Sup't.

180

June 13th. 1891.

George Wm. Bond, Esq.,

Jamaica Plain, Mass.

Dear Sir: -

The cost of scraping and painting with two coats of black paint the fence on your lots #156 and #158 will be thirteen dollars ($13.00), if one coat of asphaltum paint is used the cost will be ten dollars ($10.00).

That part of the fence around lot #158 is broken and will soon require considerable repairs to keep it sightly. The fence on the Edes lot enclosed with your lot #158 is also in bad condition and they are I am informed considering the question of removing it which if done will leave one end of lot #158 open and I cannot see that any part of the fence to be removed can be used to finish out that left in a satisfactory manner. In view of that would you care to consider the question of removing the whole fence which I think would improve the appearance of the lots very much.

Respectfully yours,

Sup't.

181

June 13th. 1891.

Mrs. S.F. Swett,

#15 Myrtle St., Jamaica Plain, Mass.

Dear Madam: -

I herewith send you a copy of the record of interments in lot #16 as requested.

Respectfully yours,

Sup't.

Date of int. Name age

April 6, 1838 William P. Swett, 48 years

June 28, 1838 Eliza C. Swett, 13 "

Oct. 3, 1840 Charlotte Gilman, 80 "

Sept. 7, 1841 Parker H. Swett, 46 "

Feb'y. [20?], 1843 W.G. Swett, 34 "

May 17, 1844 Lucy G. Swett, 55 "

July 26, 1849 Elias Phinney, 69 "

Oct. 31, 1861 Samuel Swett, 84 "

Dec. 9, 1890 Samuel Bourne Swett, 80 " 2 months 6 days.

182

#3285-S.

June 15th. 1891.

James S. Tobey, Esq.,

Dorchester, Mass.

Dear Sir: -

Will you be kind enough to inform me what interest you have in lot #3285 Spruce avenue.

Respectfully yours,

Sup't.

183

-L.

June 15th. 1891.

D.H. Andrews, Esq.,

Proprietors Boston Bridge Works

#70 Kilby St., Boston.

Dear Sir: -

Your proposal of June 13th. to furnish frame for new green house is accepted provided you will agree to deliver it on or before the first day of August next. I understand that your proposal includes the necessary bolts for putting the iron frame together and suppose that it is to be primed.

Respectfully yours,

J.W. Lovering

#2611-S.

June 15th. 1891.

Wm. F. Whittemore, Esq.,

Boston.

Dear Sir: -

I have carefully examined lot #2611 as requested but see no satisfactory way of changing the present grade.

Respectfully yours,

JW Lovering Sup't. [?]

184

#1382-S.

June 15th. 1891.

Mrs. Wm. E. French,

Boston.

Dear Madam: -

I have examined your lot and think that it is now to far into the Summer to make the repairs you propose, but if you desire they can be made towards the end of September.

The whole turfing of the lot is poor and when repairs are made I think the whole should be regraded, enriched and resodded.

The myrtle on the graves will have to be entirely renewed the expense of which will be twenty four dollars ($24.00). Myrtle is very uncertain and at best looks well, but a short time, so that many of our proprietors are ordering it removed and the graves sodded over.

Only lots under perpetual care are watered, if ordered on a lot under annual care the charge is seventy five cents for each watering not less than one hour.

The repairs to the gate can be done now if desired. The fence is not in the best condition and I would suggest that its removal would improve the appearance of the lot.

Respectfully yours,

J.W. Lovering Sup't.