1883-08-28 Letter: Resale of Lot, 2014.020.009-008

[in pencil] Subject: {Lot Resale and estimate. {Buyer driving seller to buy.

OFFICE OF

Mt. Auburn Cemetery Corporation, NO. 16 PEMBERTON SQUARE, BOSTON, Augt. 28^th 1883.

[right margin] Lot vacant 300 to 350 as it is 200 to 250.

Dear Lovering --

Will you please Examine lot ^#1815 ^{[Gentian?] Path} owned by J.W. Stearns & make your Estimate as to its valuation

Also make a rough sketch of the

lot showing the interments therein --

Kindly send this information to Mr. Francis Hollis N^o. 23 Union St Boston --

The lot was sold to S. from the Corpⁿ for ^$100-- S. is going away to Cal. & is rather driving H. to buy, so I would be careful not to overestimate the value --

Say to Hollis when you write that you send him the Estimate as to my request & much obliged

Yours truly,

HBM