Thornton family silver spoon
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Title |
Thornton family silver spoon |
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Description |
Silver spoon that belonged to the Thornton family of Barnesville, Georgia. According to family legend, the spoon was part of a set that was buried to prevent Gen. Sherman and his troops from taking it. The silver was distributed among family members after the war. This spoon was given to Elizabeth Thornton, wife of John Marshall Akin. The spoon is stamped "Rogers & Bro." |
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Date |
undated |
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Place of original |
Barnesville (Ga.) |
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ID# |
wash164 |
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Digital type |
Object |
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Copyright |
No copyright - United States: http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/ |
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Ordering Information |
To order a digital reproduction of this item, please send our order form at http://tsla.tnsosfiles.com/general/forms/ImagingOrder.pdf to Photo Orders, Tennessee State Library & Archives, 403 7th Ave. N., Nashville, TN 37243-0312, or email to photoorders.tsla@tn.gov. Further ordering information can be found at the following location: http://sos.tn.gov/products/tsla/ordering-images-and-microfilm-digitization . |
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Location Digitized |
Jonesborough, Washington County, Tennessee |
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