Mount Auburn Cemetery

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May 26 [189]1

Uriel H. Crocker Esq.

Dear Sir;

Your order for myrtle grave in lot 5891 received and will have attention as soon as possible, but it is doubtful if it is planted before next week as we are very busy. The price is now seventy five dollars (75.00) which includes the perpetual care of same.

Yours Resp'y.

J.W. Lovering Sup't. per F.A.B.

May 26 [189]1

H. [Clarence?] Edwards Esq.

Dear Sir;

Yours of May 25^th received and will have attention this week if possible, but as there is so much to be attened to before Memorial day it is rather doubtful.

Yours Resp'y.

J.W. Lovering Sup't. per F.A.B.

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#1658-S

May 25, 1891.

Wm. P. Draper, Esq.,

New York.

Dear Sir: -

Your note is received. The lot is now under care. The permit which a stonecutter requires before setting a headstone is issued by our Sec'y (#5 Tremont St., Boston) and I see no reason why he should not issue it on the request of any one heir. I think the foundations can be built any time now without detriment to the lot.

Respectfully yours,

Supt.

May 26 [189]1

John F. Sanford^Sampson Esq.

Dear Sir;

Please inform me at which side of the stone marked Nellie, you wish the other stone placed which was removed, and oblige

Yours Resp'y.

J.W. Lovering Sup't.

per F.A.B.

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May 26, 1891

Messrs. Coloper, (?Hewit] & Co., #17 [illegible] Slip, New York.

Dear Sirs: -

Enclosed please find blue print showing by plan and elevation the dimensions of seven T bars (A to G) and twelve pair of angle bars (H & etc. ) to be used for green-house frames.

It is more important that the web of the T bars should run uniformly 3/8 inches thick, than that the weight should be forty seven lbs. per foot.

At what price will you deliver the bars here, including the drilling of the holes, the fish plates, bolts and nuts or rivets for the same as may be needed and one coat of good antirust paint.

The short T bars (J) may be riveted to the beam C, and plate K may be attached to the pair of angle bars by rivets, but in other cases bolts will be ncessary. How soon will you deliver after the order is given?

Respectfully yours,

Supt.

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$[sic]4886-S.

May 26, 1891

John H. Thurston, Esq., Cambridge, Mass.

Dear Sir: -

The pinks appear to be all Winter killed and I do not think they will come up again so as in any way to cover the graves and I would suggest that it will be better to sod over the graves which can be done without expense to you.

Respectfully yours,

J. W. Lovering Sup'[t. per FAB

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May 26, 1891

Adnrew S. Waitt, Esq., Cambridge, Mass.

Dear Sir: -

There is no additional bill for repairing sode in the Stevens lot.

Respectfully yours, J. W. Lovering, Supt.

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#670-S.

May 26, 1891

W. F. Almy, Esq., #87 Pinckney St., Boston.

Dear Sir: -

The cost of painting the fence on lot #670 with one coat of asphaltum will be eight dollars (8.00). I would suggest that the lot could be improved by removing the fence which can be done for the old material.

Respectfully yours,

J. W. Lovering, Supt.

#95-S.

May 26, 1891

Frank Hill Smith, Esq., #171 - Tremont St., Boston.

Dear Sir: -

There are several stones in your lot that are badly out of plumb and the graves have sunken, one of them has a large hole at one end, which should have early attention.

Respectfully yours, Supt.

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#1290-S.

May 26th 1891.

Mrs. E.F. Thayer,

#82 Pinckney St., Boston.

Dear Madam: -

I have examined your lot as desired. The whole lot needs to be regraded enriched and resodded which will cost fifty dollars ($50.00). There is too much shade near the lot for the grass to do well.

Respectfully yours,

JW Lovering Sup't. [?]

#4254-S.

May 26th. 1891.

L.P. Hollander, Esq.,

Boston.

Dear Sir: -

The cost of cleaning the monument in your lot will be six dollars ($6.00). If all the marble in the lot is cleaned the cost will be twelve dollars ($12.00).

Respectfully yours,

JW Lovering Sup't. [?]

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May 27 [18]91

A.P. Vinal Esq

Somerville

Dear Sir

Your favor of May 26^th with regard to the perpetual care of the Vinal lots 2767 to 2771 is receive and there is no difficulty in carrying out your wishes except in the matter of the vases.

It is not customary to agree in any case to furnish special variety of plants, and the contract would only provide for "filling and care"

Would it not be better to leave the vases entirely out of the contract,

and have them filled each year with such plants as you wish?

Please let me hear from you in regard to the vases, and also inform me in whose name the Contract is to be made, as there appears to be several owners.

Yours truly

J.W. Lovering_Supt.

May 30 1

Edward Ball Esq.

Dear Sir:-

Yours received in ^{also check for 8.00} regard to lot 1559 which has recently been cared for at three dollars per year, which pays for cutting the grass & keeping the lot in order. A top dressing of wood ashes will improve the sods, shall part of the money sent be applied in this way or shall it all be kept for future care of lot. Enclosed please find receipt for three dollars.

Yours Respfly J.W. Lovering Supt [?]

June 1 1

Mrs L. J. Birch

Dear Madam:-

Your order received and has received attention. In regard to the myrtle border, it is now rather late for it to do well, it would be much better to plant it in the early spring. The expense of a myrtle border will be eighty seven dollars and fifty cents (87.50) Should you decide to have it planted please advise and oblige.

Yours Respfly J.W. Lovering Supt [for?] J. A. B

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June 1 [18]91

iss Lizzie 2977

Removing myrtle sodding etc. 4 30

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June 1 [18]91

John W. Small Esq.

Dear Sir;

Your order received for planting myrtle on grave of F.E. Small the charge for which will be eight dollars (8.00) We have received no order for cutting the grass for this season and unless it is cut the myrtle will not grow very well. Should you wish this work attended to, please advise and oblige Yours Resp'y

J.W. Lovering Sup't. [per F.A.B.?]

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#2757-S

June 2, 1891.

Henry F. Spencer, Esq.,

Somerville.

Dear Sir: -

It is proposed to put the lot of the late J.C. Tyler in order and there are two pine trees which stand on the boundary line between that lot and the lot of the late Columbus Tyler which it is desired to remove. These trees hurt the grass very much and their removal will be a benefit to both lots. If you have no objections they will be removed before the new sod is laid and as this work must be done before hot weather an early reply will oblige.

Respectfully yours,

Supt.

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June 1st. 1891.

P.C. Anderson, Esq.

Boston.

Dear Sir: -

The graves are not numbered on the plan here.

Respectfully yours,

J.W. Lovering, Sup't.