Object Status:
Unlocated
Accession Date:
April 10, 1812
Primary Source Reference:
Peale Museum Accessions Book, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, p. 60
Notes:
The Richmond Theatre burned during a performance on 26 Dec 1811, killing 72 people, including Governor George William Smith and former U.S. Senator Abraham B. Venable.
John Adems Paxton was a publisher of city directories for Philadelphia, New Orleans, and St. Louis.
