Object Status:
Unlocated
Accession Date:
June 12, 1813
Primary Source Reference:
Peale Museum Accessions Book, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, p. 68
Additional Source Text:
"From the sugar cain which stood the last winter perfectly well, which was uncommonly cold. This season he has planted more than 100 Acres of Cain."
Notes:
This item was sent to Peale by T. M. Forman on 31 May 1813. Selected Papers, 3: 207
"Thomas Spalding (1744-1851), noted antebellum planter of Sapelo Island, was one of the most influential agriculturists and political figures of his day in Georgia. He devoted his professional energies to the management of his Sapelo Island plantation, where he cultivated Sea Island cotton, introduced the manufacture of sugar to Georgia, and promoted Darien and the coastal area as the economic center of the state." He was a U.S. Representative 1805-1806. New Georgia Encyclopedia / https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/history-archaeology/thomas…
