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Photographs of Richmond Shakespear's grave
Catalogue reference: RSAA/SC/S/RS/7
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- RSAA/SC/S/RS/7
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Title (The name of the record)
- Photographs of Richmond Shakespear's grave
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Date (When the record was created)
- 2003
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Description (What the record is about)
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Three colour photographs of the grave of Sir Richmond Campbell Shakespear, located at the Protestant Cemetery, Indore.
The grave bears the inscription: "To the Beloved Memory of Richmond Campbell Shakespear / died Octr 29 1861 / at the Residency, Indore / aged 42. / The righteous perisheth and / no man taketh it to heart / and mercyiful men are / taken away none considering / that the righteous is taken away from the evil / to come / Isaiah 7 VII 1".
Notes: (1) the reference of the inscription passage from Isaiah is, correctly, 57:1; (2) Richmond Campbell was 49 years of age at his death, not 42; (3) the three photographs were taken by Mrs Merilyn Hywel-Jones, January 2003.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- Royal Society for Asian Affairs
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 1 file
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Physical condition (Aspects of the physical condition of the record that may affect or limit its use)
- 3 colour photographs, each 6" x 4".
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/f5eacff2-1881-4b6e-9a8b-1b565852aa47/
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RSAA/SC/S
Shakespear Family
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This record is held at Royal Society for Asian Affairs
Within the fonds: RSAA
Archive of the Royal Society for Asian Affairs
Within the sub-fonds: RSAA/SC
Specific Collections
Within the series: RSAA/SC/S
Shakespear Family
Within the sub-series: RSAA/SC/S/RS
Shakespear, Sir, Richmond Campbell, 1812-1861
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Photographs of Richmond Shakespear's grave