Biographical Notes 17 



Dec. 13 Report to Massachusetts General Hospital on 

 sites for its "Retreat for the Insane." (McLean 

 Asylum.) 



D e c ' r Memorandum from account sheet " Vaux in a/c 

 with O. & V." Brooklyn; Fall River Park Dept.; 

 Central Park; Chicago expenses; Philadelphia ex- 

 penses; Poughkeepsie expenses; Providence Park; 

 W. B. Ogden; Trinity Bridge; Tillinghast; F. E. 

 Church (place on Hudson); Chase; Barr; McCor- 

 mick. Undetermined a/c : Phila. Park ; Tarrytown 

 extra work; Finance Dept. ; Mr. Gillette, Kaatskill. 



1873 : Year marked by very active work on the Central 

 Park and the preparation of a large number of 

 special reports, including reorganization of the 

 Keepers force, Statistical Report of the Landscape 

 Architect with historical survey of Central Park, 

 etc. 



Preliminary visit to Mount Royal, Montreal. 

 This was made the occasion of a pleasure trip in 

 which Mrs. Olmsted and the H. H. Richardsons 

 participated. 



Jun. 17 Attended Rhododendron Show of Massachusetts 

 Horticultural Society on Boston Common as 

 representative of the N. Y. Dept. of Public Parks. 



Aug. 17 Reports on examination of land in Waverly for 

 McLean Asylum, 3d report on subject. 



Sep. 17 Presented resignation as Landscape Architect of 

 the N. Y. Dept. of Public Parks. Consented "to 

 resume service under the Commission upon a 

 modified arrangement, vindicating my professional 

 standing and securing me against another similar 

 experience." 



