Mount Auburn Cemetery

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April 8 1873

J.T. Bradlee Esq Pres't.

Dear Sir,

I wish to call to your notice, the piece of ground or "Park" so called situated between Central, Garden, Yew and Fountain Aves, on the left of the main Gate.

Last year a large quantity of manure was carted on to it, alas considerable loam, with a view to plowing in this spring,

The material is scattered over the ground in heaps, and I respectfully recommend that as soon as the weather is favorable. the heaps should be spread and the whole plowed over.

Yours Truly C.W. Folsom Supt.

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August 20 [187]3

Mess. J.M. Whittemore & Co.

Gentlemen

Your favor enclosing proofs is rec'd; the printing is entirely satisfactory and you need not trouble yourself to send proofs of the other slips but may follow the same style = You understand that different colors of paper are to be used, if of same quality as sample you send, it will do.

Yours truly James W. Lovering Supt. J.E.C.

August 21 [187]3.

Mess. A. Wentworth & Co.

Gentlemen

We have no order to build a Foundation for Monument on Lot 3417, Garden Ave, John Dickinson Prop^r, if you wish us to build one please sign and return us the enclosed order

Yours truly James W. Lovering Supt. J.E.C.

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Nov^r 29 [186]4

Capt. D.L. Winsor,

Dear Sir,

Mr W^m M. Lathrop called in this P.M. and says he thinks he gave you an order for both posting & grading lots 3363 & 3364, Acanthus P. rear of 1833 & 1856. He talked over the size of the posts, & thinks he signed his name to the order book. -- If he is in error, please inform me, and I will have him give the proper order. -- He would like to have the grading done this season, if not too late: at all events, set the posts.

As it will probably be a day or two before the surveyors get out to you, I think it will be well for you to set as many of the posts to the lots of delinquent proprietors as possible: -- and their survey would then be the more complete. I subjoin a list of ^^all the earlier lots contained on the list shown you, remaining without bounds. --

?	3027	Magnolia	630 f.	Hunt.
	3081	"
	3213	Willow	300	G. Tufts
	3215	Lawn	400	Potter
	3224	Rosebay	440	Livermore
{	3232	Lime	} 250	Walker
{	3233	"	} 250	Walker
(	3320	Rosebay	300	Holmes
(	3321	"	300	Holmes
{	3363	Acanthus - rear of	300	A. Rogers
{	3364	1833 or 1858?	300	W.M. Lathrop
	3366	Fountain	400	Merriam
	3394	Spruce	400	Blaisdell
2 front posts	3411	Sumac	300	Clark
	3413	Fountain	400	Hovey
	3417	Garden	300	Dickinson
	3453	Fountain	400	Rymes
	3476	Sycamore	300	Whitman
	3493	Rosebay	480	B.C. Clark
{	3496	Oxalis	200	Baldwin
{	3497	"	200	Phinney
	3511	Anemone	370	Sturgis
{	3514	Arethusa	300	Elliott
{	3515	"	300	Ames
	3520	Trefoil	300	Wilder
	3523	Mound	300	Chase
	3524	"	213	Hobbs
	3528	Acanthus	300	Abbott
	3530	Mound	400	Chapman
	3534	"	300	Clark
{	3536	Camellia	225	Hale
{	3537	"	225	Boynton
	3543	Saffron	300	Chase

Thirty two in number -- and less than I had supposed on so long a list.

Will you also, in compliance with the request of the Com^ee on Lots furnish me before next Monday, a list of all lots of which the bounds have been neg-- lected. The above will aid you somewhat, but I am not sure that it embraces all since 3000.

Yours truly

A.J. Coolidge

May 27 [18]69

Capt Winsor,

Dear Sir,

The following lots are all that have been taken for perpetual repair since June 1868. --

1397	Asclepias P.	Solomon Sargent		$125. --
3103	Spruce Ave	Catherine Garity		100.
358	Narcissus P.	Wm W. Stone }	G.	700
359	" "	H.B. Stone's heirs }
900	Willow Av. E. Gr.	Otis Norcross	G.	400
2239	Elm Av. Nor. Gr.	Mary C. Norcross	G.	500
3678	Mound Av.	Abigail White	G.	450
799}	Pine Av.	Wm F. Whitney	G.	450
800}
1350	Oxalis P.	Heirs Abby M. Loring	G.	1200 --
	(central lot of 600 ft)
561	Central Av.	Loyal Lovejoy	G.	450 --
3767	Yew Av.	James Egerton	G.	450
3638	Galanthus P.	John Goldsbury Trustee,	G.	400
3140	Elder P.	Cath. M. E. Richardson	G.	250
	(new sodding & steps first for $50. -- )
1341	Cedar Av.	Benj. Humphrey	G.	850
3655	Garden Av.	Leavitt Gardner	G.	400

Truly yours

A.J. Coolidge

May 27^th [18]69

Capt. Winsor

Dear Sir,

I have just rec^d from Mr Chas. R. Messenger of Toledo Ohio, prop^r of lot 3469, the enclosed orders, with his draft to cover the amount -- $65.00 -- paid in advance, & he desires you to proceed to execute the orders forthwith. $50. for new grading & sodding -- $6. for care of lot & plants, & $9. to be "expended in a few suitable flowers, the selection of which I will leave to your Superintendent's taste."

He intends at some day to enclose the lot with curb, but thinks the expenditures here ordered will greatly improve his lot. --

Mr Joel Richards has just called in, & desires me to say

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Treasurer's Annual Report.

Treasurer' Report.

The Treasurer reports the following abstract of receipts and expen ditures for the Thirty-eighth year, 1869.

Cash balance from preceeding year,	___	___	___	4,148.55
He has received sundry parties: –	___	___	___	___
For Sales of Lots and Graves in Public Lots	___	___	34,656.12
" [For] Deeds and Transfers and Sales of Catalogue and Plan,	___	___	408.92
" [For] Labor and Materials as follows: –	___
Interments and Brick Graves,	___	6,246.50
Wood,	___	992.70
Hay,	___	1,064.92
Greenhouse Sales,	___	597.41
Annual Care of Lots,	___	8,000.00
Filling, grading, sodding, enclosing with granite, building Tombs, and other improvement of Lots,	___	30,148.95	47,350.48
From Income of Investments,	___	___	3,821.68
" [From] Massachusetts Horticultural Society, For one quarter part of expenditures, as follows, –	___
Cost of Lot No. 2548, repurchased at	$300.
one quarter is	___	75.00
Cost of Granite Front and Roof of new Receiving Tomb $4,713.19, one quarter is	___	1,178.30
Filling and Improving Lands:	___
Garden Avenue, near Yew Av.	593.33
The Lawn and Lawn Av.	1,287.81
Vicinity of Halycon Lake,	1,204.74
Mound Av. Cesspool and Drain,	76.65
St. Paul Public Lot,	1,362.50
One quarter of	$4,525.03 is	1,131.26
For Interest on old account	___	66.00	2,450.56
Notes Receivable, Temporary Loans repaid,	___	___	22,500.00
___	___	___	___	111,187.76
___	___	___	___	$115,336.31