The following is a reprint from the Spring 1996, Volume 51, No. 2 Bulletin.
In the middle of May, your editor visited Salisbury Plains Cemetery. The grass was mown and the Clough Lot well kept. This permitted us to examine the second Clough lot which was discovered at the time that the dedication of the Jahn Clough tablet took place. Five slabs of sandstone mark these graves, most of them are broken by the ravages of time. One inscription reads Samuel Clough and beside this is one to Mehitabel. A third has a broken top with only the dates remaining. One in better preservation reads Samuel Clough, son of Samuel and Sarah Clough. The fifth stone has split from top to bottom and the inscription has fallen from one of the pieces. The date 1748 and 43 years remain. The stone of 1718 on the grave of John-2 is crumbling and needs preservation treatment. While Cousin Samuel has not verified these inscriptions, probably this second lot contains the graves of the family of Samuel-3, eldest son of Thomas-2. Something should be done to preserve these records and this matter will be presented to the Board of Governors for consideration and recommendations to the Society for action.
The John Clough tablet remains in excellent condition. We felt more than ever impressed by the sound judgment of Cousin Percy when he selected the stone to which this tablet is attached. The old lichens are growing on the surface and one would suppose that this slab has stood among the other ancient markers for an equal number of centuries.