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Trustees.

At a meeting of the Proprietors of the Cemetery held pursuant to notice April 13^th 1844. Present Joseph Story, Jacob Bigelow, Martin Brimmer, George W. Crockett, Charles P. Curtis & Isaac Parker. The Secretary being absent C.P. Curtis was chosen Secretary pro tem^e

Officers chosen.

Joseph Story was chosen President by ballot.

George W. Bond was chosen Treasurer by ballot

Benj^m R. Curtis was chosen Secretary by ballot

Com^ee on Lots

Voted That Mss^rs Jacob Bigelow C.P. Curtis & Isaac Parker be the Comm^ee on lots with all the powers heretofore conferred on the said Comm^ee

Com^ee on Finance

Voted That Mss^rs Isaac Parker & B.A. Gould be a com^ee on finance with all the powers conferred on them by vote June 6, 1842

Plan of Chapel

Voted . That Mess^rs Brimmer, Bigelow & Story be a com^ee on obtaining plans & for a chapel.

Fence

The Com^ee on Lots having reported that they had made a contract with Mss Adams & Wittredge & Cummings, & O.T. Rogers for erecting a fence of stone & iron at the Cemetery for $12,400 to be paid for by instalments

Decem^r 6 [186]4

Capt. Winsor

Dear Sir,

Mr Adams has called upon me today with reference to the lots owned by himself the Foster & Webb families, and states that he has had the lots [recently?] sodded & put in repair: & wishes to see if he can make arrangements for their permanent care.

I therefore return you the Report made more than a year since, and will thank you to correct the answer to [?] quest. & make any other corrections if [?] have been any changes, redate it, [?] erasing the old date, and send it [?]

I think you had better add your [?] in a postscript on the 2^d page.

Truly yours

A.J. Coolidge

Dec^r 6 [186]4

Capt. D.L. Winsor,

Dear Sir,

In my other note to you of this date, I overlooked the following vote adopted yesterday by our Board of Trustees: -

"That the Secretary be directed to give notice to the Superintendent that the fee for interment, having been increased from three to five dollars, the charge for a grave in the Public Lots, as required by the by-law, - Art. 18, is seventeen dollars for the body of any person except a child under ten years of age, ^^{which is fifteen dollars,} and that he be au-- thorized to have the blanks corrected in accordance with these rates".

Yours truly

A.J. Coolidge

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Nov^r 22 [186]5

Rev.^d Leonard Luce, Town Clerk Westford, Mass.

Dear Sir,

I am referred to you for information respecting John Adams, who stands on the records of our Corporation as the proprietor of lot no. 427, on Myrtle Path in the Cemetery. He disappeared from the Boston Directory in 1844 and I am informed by Mr Paul Adams that he removed to Westford & has since died. As his name does not appear on our interment records, I can only infer that his remains were not brought to Mt Auburn.

Will you please give me the facts in the case --

1^st Was Westford his residence, and is it still the residence of his family?

If he is dead, when did he die? And where was he buried?

Who are his family remaining? I should not feel at liberty to trouble you, but Mr Adams said you married into the same family, and would cheerfully give me the information.

An early reply will much oblige.

Yours Respectfully

A.J. Coolidge Sec.y

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Dec.^r 12, [186]5

W^m H. Richardson Esq.

Dear Sir,

Our Treasurer holds two bill against you and Mr Adams upon your lots in the Cemetery amounting to $193.70 each = 387.50. All such bills are payable at maturity say within a month after the work is done. --

These bills have stood from a year to a year & a half and should now be settled.

Your immediate attention is requested to the same.

Respectfully yours

A.J. Coolidge Sec.y

Dec^r 12, [186]5

A.H. Hovey Esq

Dear Sir,

Will you please call at our Treasurer's -- Mr Geo W^m Bond's 167 Congress St -- and pay for the exchange of land of lots in the Cemetery for yourself & Mr Thayer -- in each case $16.67 = $33.33 1/3 then call upon me for the deeds which have been corrected to correspond to the new location.

Truly yours

A.J. Coolidge Sec.y

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16 Pemberton Square

Apr. 25 [186]8

Dear Sir,

The Committee have considered Mr Adams note & have returned the papers to me, for settlement.

Will you call and see me this morning, if at leisure, as we are not either of likely to be troubled much with callers -- and let us have an end of this matter, if possible. --

Yours Respectfully

A.J. Coolidge Sec.y

W^m. H. Richardson Esq

16 Pemberton Square

Apr. 27 [186]8

H.W. Sales Esq

Dear Sir,

It is a year & a half since the addition of 309 feet was reported to lot 459, Holly Path. I fear it is left in rather a loose state, as the surveyor does not indicate such addition on the plan, & no deed is made until survey.

If you do not propose to make any extension improvement this Spring, please order some 8 inch posts to be set so as to indicate the bounds, & we will make the survey & deed.

Truly yours

A.J. Coolidge Sec.y

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