Saturday, June 25, 2005

And worthy to be remembered...

On a wall in the Old North Church in Boston:

THIS TABLET
IN MEMORY OF
THOMAS JOHNSTON
OF BRATTLESTREET
BOSTON
------------ * ------------
BUILDER OF THE ORGAN
IN THIS CHURCH
And worthy to be remembered
as an engraver
and heraldic painter
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He died May 8, 1767
at the age of 59 years