Mount Auburn Cemetery

20

April 7 1873

C.F. Chickering Esq

Dear Sir,

You made application last fall for a lot on Spruce Ave, and we can not furnish you one at the place on the accompanying sketck (sic), marked in red, second lot south of Mound Ave, west side of Spruce. The land will be $2.00 per ft a lot of 300 sq ft. 15 ft front, 20 ft deep will cost,

Land	$600.00
Deed	2.00
Grad'g, Sod'g
4 posts & No. cut	$123.00
best manner
not over	[blank]
[total]	$725.00

If you were to curb the lot, the posts and number would not be required and would be allowed for in setting the curb.

Respectfully C.W. Folsom Supt. Per E.T.K.

21

(2)

[diagram: intersection of Spruce Ave & Mound Ave, indicating grave sites referred to in letter p.20]

Spruce Ave.

Mound Ave.

[?bern] [Mobey?] Oakes

269

August 25 [187]3.

A. A. Barker Esq

Dear Sir

Please take what men are [?] and during this and next week [?] the graves on all Neglected Lots where [?] high enough to look badly and disfigure the grounds, also cut the grass on [?] east of Well house and on Mound Ave and let me know the cost. Also, please give me an estimate as nearly as you can of the time used in cutting hay [this?] July

Respectfully James W. Lovering Supt J.E.C.

August 26 [187]3.

Mrs. John W. James 119 Boylston St. Boston

Dear Madam,

As we are obliged by vote of the Trustees to receive a signed order for all work desired by Proprietors, will you please sign and return to us the enclosed order, as per memorandum left at Gatekeeper's Office.

Very respectfully James W. Lovering Supt. J.E.C.

Sept 29 [1873]

Moses A. Dow Esq

Dear Sir

I send you a sketch of your lot on a larger scale, which will answer to plan a curb by - Should you curb the lot, or merely grade & sod it, I shall be glad to do any or all work required in a good & substantial manner & at reasonable rates. I have a large force of men employed by the Corporation to do such work for them & for proprietors.

The curbstones we do not furnish, but all other necessary materials are constantly one hand.

Respectfuly J.W. Lovering Sup^t

Sept 29 [187]3

Ms J. Wayate

Dear Madam

In purchasing the piece of land for a lot at junction of Thistle Path & Mound Avenues, you would have the right to erect a fence (approved by the Committee on Lots (of the Trustees)) upon the line of the lot -

Respectfuly J.W. Lovering

337

187

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