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of Mount Auburn, who had been fully acquainted with 

 the whole subject from the beginning, were living to 

 assist in an amicable arrangement. The most impor- 

 tant of these differences arose from the claim of the 

 Horticultural Society to participate in the proceeds of 

 sales of land purchased since the separation of the two 

 interests. Another difference was in regard to the 

 receipts for single interments, of which, also, a propor- 

 tion was claimed by the Horticultural Society. 



The first step towards adjusting these differences was 

 a communication from Dr. Bigelow, then president of 

 the Proprietors of Mount Auburn, to the Horticultural 

 Society, requesting a conference with a committee from 

 the Society. This communication was received at a 

 meeting of the Society on the 7th of August, 1858, 

 and, in compliance with Dr. Bigelow's request, it was 

 voted that a committee of five should be appointed by 

 the Chair, and that the president, Josiah Stickney, 

 should be chairman of the committee, to confer with 

 the Trustees of Mount Auburn. The president ap- 

 pointed Marshall P. Wilder, Samuel Walker, Edward 

 S. Rand, and Charles M. Hovey. The treasurer, 

 William R. Austin, was added to the committee. The 

 committee on the part of Mount Auburn consisted of 

 the president, Dr. Bigelow, with Benjamin A. Gould 

 and James Cheever. These committees met in confer- 

 ence ; and, after a full statement and discussion of all 

 matters of difference, a sub-committee was appointed, 

 consisting of Dr. Bigelow and Mr. Gould on the part 

 of the Proprietors of Mount Auburn, and of Messrs. 

 Wilder and Rand on the part of the Society, to con- 

 sider on what terms and in what manner all such mat- 

 ters could be adjusted. This sub-committee, after 



