Abraham Howe
Mar 4, 1758 – Oct 19, 1779
Buried at Old Burial Grounds
Transcription
Erected In Memory of Doct Abraham Howe, who died Oct. ye 19th. 1779. Aged 21 Years, 7 Months, & 15 Days
Hail proud Physicians! and to conquering death resign! the Laurels of Victory.
- Surveyed On
- August 16, 2015
- Stone Type
- slate
- Tympanum
- skull
- Border
- A two line medium width border runs around the stone's circumference. The columns to the left and right of the tablet, which contain cascading water imagery, form borders for the tablet. There are two (2) twisted lines separating the first informational component from the poem (admonishing that death wins everytime) and the poem from the blank bottom panel.
- Physical Status
- straight
- Intelligibility
- readable
- Biological Contaminants
- minor incursion
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