Monday, August 9, 2010

Gravestone of the Day: Richard Warner

Richard Warner, 1768, Pepperell, MA
ERECTED
In Memory of Mr
RICHARD WARNER
he Departed this Life
Sept. the 15th, 1768 in
Ye 93d Year of his Age.
He was a Kind & Loving husband,
A pleasant & tender Parent, Compas
sionate to the poor, diligent in bu
siness honouring God with his
Substance, & now, is gone to receive
a reward for his past labour.

It looks like this carver initially left the d off of "husband" — the comma suggests that he didn't intend to put it on another line and the size of the d is much smaller than the last two letters of "receive." Dropped ds and ts are not uncommon in New England gravestones.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Odd that "ERECTED" is the most prominent word yet also the most superfluous.

PFisk