Verbal/Material Lore – Gravestone Epitaph
“Joseph Curtis”
English
| Joseph Curtis Tuck Drive Graveyard – Hanover, New Hampshire, United States October 28th, 2017 |
Informant Data
He was the son of Colonel David Curtis and his wife Abigail. He died on January 4th, 1799, at age 20.
Contextual Data
Epitaph is from a hymn by Issac Watts titled “Advice to Youth.” Its purpose is rhetorical.
Text
“Now, in the heat of youthful blood, remember your Creator, God.”
| Peter Tiktinsky, 21 101 Hulls Farm Road, Southport, CT 06890 Hinman Box 4569, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH Dartmouth College Russian 13 Fall of 2017 |
