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An Iron Bullet, found in a Mound, in Franklinton (Franklin County Penna.)

Object Status:

Unlocated

Accession Date:

August 19, 1807

Primary Source Reference:

Peale Museum Accessions Book, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, p. 24

Additional Source Text:

"These mounds are found on all the waters of the Missi[issi]ppi, and supposed to have been made before fire arms were made use of in Europe."