Food for Thought

[mike86002000]

Laurie,
Thomas Brooke was much more illustrious than I had imagined. See: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Brooke_Jr. . That's Jr. but said to be owner of Brookfield. I wonder which Tom Brooke put his initials on boundary stones, there were a few.
I'm still skeptical about the ballast stone story. I know it's widely repeated. Perhaps the folks at the Smithsonian could help. They should be able to analyze a sample, if you could spare an authentic stone, and tell for sure if it came from England. I'm a "National Associate Member", but that just means I bought their magazine subscription. I knew some of the nice folks who worked there, but that was a time ago. I think you would have more "clout/cred" as director of the Surratt House Museum. How big are these things? Would it be practical to ship one, or better to take a sample?
Mike