TO THE MEMORY OF
COMMANDER SAMUEL SPARSHOTT, ROYAL NAVY
WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE THE 10TH NOVEMBER 1851,
IN HIS 69TH YEAR
WHILE FILLING THE OFFICE OF DEPUTY COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE COAST GUARD
WHICH HE HAD HELD FOR NEARLY 25 YEARS
THIS TABLET IS ERECTED
BY OFFICERS AND MEN OF THAT SERVICE
TO RECORD THEIR HIGH ESTIMATION
OF HIS CHARACTER AS AN OFFICER
AND GENTLEMAN