Mount Auburn Cemetery

The Mount Auburn Association To Tho^s Bayley 1856 Sept 12^th. For removing Statue of Judge Story from the Boston Athenaeum to the Chapel & placing on pedestal $50--

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Tho^s Bayley

Trustees - October 2, 1854 - (p. 282-3)

Mr. Curtis communicated to the Trustees a letter to himself from W. W. Story Esq on the subject of his statue of Mr Justice Story which is slated to be ready for shipment. It was then

Voted that Mr Curtis be a Com^ee with the full power to agree with Mr Story as to extending the time of the importation of said statue, and also as to the disposition of it on its arrival for public exhibition, provided that the final acceptance of the Statue be reserved to the Trustees. -

Trustees, May 22. 1855 - (vol II. p. 34)

Mr. Curtis of the Com. on the Story Statue submitted the proposition of Mr Story's agent in Boston, that the Statue (which had arrived in Boston) might be exhibited at the Bost. Athenaeum, with and at Mr Story's expense, until the Trustees should be ready to remove it to Mount Auburn, provided they would act on the acceptance at the Athenaeum - It was then

Voted that the Trustees will accept the Statue of Judge Story, delivered in the vestibule of the Boston Athenaeum, provided it shall be found in good order, and that it may be exhibited there by Mr Story until the further order of this Board, he keeping the same insured against fire for the amount of the cost of it, & taking reasonable precaution to protect it from

injury by visitors.

Voted, that upon the order of the Committee upon this subject, the Treasurer be authorized to levy the amount of the contract price to Mr Story or his agent.

Voted that Mr. Tisdale be added to the Committee upon this subject. -

Trustees. June 1. 1855 - At Boston Athenaeum. (p. 36)

Voted that said Statue be and hereby is accepted, and that the Com^ee in relation to the same be authorized to draw upon the Treasurer for the amount of the contract price. -

(There follows a Resolution Expressive of the satisfaction felt by the Board with the work.)

Story Statue - Extracts from Record of Trustees -

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to deliver the same at the Chapel in Mount Auburn, in compliance with the contract of Mr Story: - And further proposing, if the Trustees are not ready to receive the Statue at Mount Auburn that he will exhibit it in the vestibule of the Athenaeum, & keep it insured at the expense of Mr Story, provided the Trustees will accept the Statue at that place". _

Story Statue to be delivered at Boston Athenaeum

On consideration whereof it was Voted. That the Trustees will accept the Statue Judge Story delivered in the vestibule of the Boston Athenaeum, provided it shall be found in good order, and that it may be exhibited there by Mr Story until the further order of this Board, he keeping the same insured against fire, for the amount of the cost of it, and taking reasonable precaution to protect it from injury by visitors. _

And it was further

Treas^r to pay for same

Voted, that, upon the order of the Committee upon this subject, the Treasurer be authorized to pay the amount of the contract price to Mr Story or his agent. _

Voted that Mr Tisdale be added to the Committee upon this subject. _

On suggestion of Dr Bigelow it was

Pedestals for statues of Story, Winthrop, Otis, & Adams.

Voted, that the committee appointed to procure the Statues of Winthrop, Otis and Adams (Dr Bigelow) be further authorized to procure suitable pedestals for the four statues already ordered

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for the Chapel at Mount Auburn, having first advised and consulted with Mr Richard S. Greenough upon the subject. _

The meeting was then dissolved. Attest Austin J. Coolidge Secretary

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Trustees June 1^st '55

A Special Meeting of the Trustees of the Proprietors of the Cemetery of Mount Auburn was held according to previous notice, at the Boston Athenaeum on the first day of June at 10 O'clock a.m. to consider whether the Trustees will accept the Statue of Judge Story now delivered by virtue of their authority in the vestibule of the Athenaeum, for their acceptance.

The whole board of Trustees were present & it was unanimously

Story Statue accepted

Voted, that said Statue be & hereby is accepted, & that the Committee in relation to the same be authorized to draw upon the Treasurer for the amount of the contract price. _

Voted, that the President be requested to prepare a resolution expressive of the satisfaction felt by the Trustees upon said acceptance, to be entered at length upon our Records, & that a copy of the same be sent to Mr Eldredge for Mr Story: -

Resolutions in reference thereto-

And in accordance therewith, the following is presented & adopted as the sense of the foregoing vote. _

"That the Trustees, on receiving the marble statue of the late Judge Story, executed by his son William W. Story Esq. feel unqualified satisfaction in the successful result of