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| Nathan Hale, 1767, Newburyport, MA |
Here lie ye Remains of NATHAN HALE Esq
Who died May 9th. 1767. Aged 76 Years
He was a Physician of much Experience & Considerable
Eminence, & highly esteemed in his Profession, which he
carefully attended, distributing his Services without
Distinction to Rich & Poor. He was for many years
a Justice of the Peace; which office he faithfully executed
with Integrity & without Partiality. He was a Gentleman
of agreable Manners & a thorough Friend, But above all
he was a Christian of exemplary Piety; he was devout
without Ostentation, & religiously carefull to confirm
his Principles by a Life becoming the Doctrines he
professed; Indeed ye Physician, ye Magistrate, ye Gentleman
and the Christian were united in his Charecter in
such a Manner as made his Life desirable and
greatly usefull & his Death justly lamented.
During the 1760s and 1770s, the Lamson shop went through a phase where they carved whole obituaries on gravestones. This is a good example.
4 comments:
Here's an experiment to see if we can display the long-s reliably:
Phyſician
(It may depend on the fonts available in one's browser.)
The code is this, with the spaces removed:
& # 3 8 3 ;
—RJO
Thanks — I'll try that out!
Thank you for collecting the sight.
Gravestone is important for the same family,for whome the stone is. To remember the person, this is the form.
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