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Stone No.923/2
Inscription.
1835
By
MARTHA JAMIESON
Relict of the late
PETER SMITH
Harbour porter Dundee
In memory of their children
JOHN who died 8th Sepr 1806
aged 1 1/2 years
HELEN died 12th octr 1813
aged 7 years
DAVID died 18th Octr 1813
aged 1 years
AGNES died 29th Octr 1813
aged 3 years
MARTHA died 6th Feb 1817
Erected by
the Harbour Porters
to the memory of
Peter Smith,
their late Brother, who died
27th Decr, 1834, aged 57 years.
This monument is raised by the
Harbour Porters of Dundee,
as a tribute of their regard and
esteem for him.
How lov'd, how valu'd once, avails the Not,
To whom related, or by whom begot,
A heap of dust alone remains of the,
Its all thou art, and all the proud shall be.
Mrs Peter Smith, widow of P. Smith, porter.
Source:RT
