Tombstone Used to Mark the Grave of Christopher Rousby and John Rousby at the Original Site of Susquehanna House, 1942
THF249705 / Tombstone Used to Mark the Grave of Christopher Rousby and John Rousby at the Original Site of Susquehanna House, 1942
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Artifact Overview
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Date Made
August 1933
Subject Date
27 February 1942
Place of Creation
Collection Title
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
EI.1929.2345
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 8.125 in
Width: 10 in
Inscriptions
inscription on tombstone: HERE LYETH THE BODY OF XPHER ROUSBIE ESQUIRE WHO WAS TAKEN OUT OF THIS WORLD BY A VIOLENT DEATH RECEIVED ON BOARD HIS MAJESTY'S SHIP THE QUAKER KETCH, CAPT. THOS ALLEN COMMAND'R, THE LAST DAY OF OCTO'R 1684. / AND ALSOE OF MR. JOHN ROUSBIE HIS BROTHER WHO DEPARTED THIS NATURAL LIFE ON BOARD THE SHIP BALTEMORE. BEING ARRIVED IN PATUXEN RIVER THE FIRST DAY OF FEBRUARY 1685 MEMENTO MORI.
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