Biographical Notes 15 



Mar. 5 Appointed on the Commission for the Improvement 

 of Staten Island, with H. H. Richardson and 

 others. 



Apr. 5 Advice to Amherst College. 



Apr. 7 Olmsted, Vaux & Co. agreement with Chicago 

 South Park Commission. 



June O. V. & Co. Report to the Committee on Park 

 Improvement, Fall River. 



Jun. 2 O. V. & Co. letter refers to "Recent changes of 

 administration in Central Park, and change of 

 organization now occurring with pending legal 

 proceedings threatening from day to day a sus- 

 pension of work on the Brooklyn Parks under our 

 superintendence . ' ' 



Jul. 22 Advice to C. K. Hamilton in regard to proposed 

 resort or "exposition" on Staten Island. 



Jul. 24 Son, Frederick Law Olmsted, Jr., born. 



Aug. 2 Letter of advice to General Meigs in regard to 

 planting of National Cemeteries. 



Nov. 30 Olmsted and Vaux resigned from their Central 

 Park duties after their advice had been disregarded 

 and politics rendered their situation impossible. 



1871: Reports for Chicago South Park and Staten Island 

 improvement printed. 



Mar. ii Olmsted, Vaux & Co., asked to prepare a plan for 

 park in Philadelphia and preliminary sketch 

 submitted. 



