donated in 1887 by George W. Childs, publisher of the Philadelphia Public Ledger
"CHARLES THOMSON, SECRETARY OF THE CONTINENTAL CONGRESS,
IN MEMORIAM
BORN IN IRELAND, NOVEMBER 29, 1729;
DIED AT LOWER MERION, PA., AUGUST 16, 1824, IN THE 95TH YEAR OF HIS AGE."
© Lower Merion Baptist Church 2004