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SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF
JOHN HENRY BORTON ESQUIRE,
CAPTAIN IN H. M. 74TH HIGHLANDERS
ONLY SON OF JOHN HENRY BORTON, ESQUIRE,
OF THIS TOWN.

BELOVED AND LAMENTED BY HIS REGIMENT,
HE DIED AT CAPE TOWN
FROM THE EFFECTS OF A PAINFUL DISEASE
BROUGHT ON BY THE TOILS AND PRIVATIONS
OF THE WAR WITH THE KAFFIR TRIBES
16TH AUGUST 1852
IN THE 30TH YEAR OF HIS AGE.

"HE BROUGHT DOWN MY STRENGTH IN MY JOURNEY
AND SHORTENED MY DAYS."

"MY LOVERS AND FRIENDS HAST THOU PUT AWAY
FROM ME AND HID MINE ACQUAINTANCE OUT OF