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An elegant branch of coral, which was fished up at Otahite

Object Status:

Unlocated

Accession Date:

May 30, 1794

Primary Source Reference:

Dunlap's American Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia), 30 May 1794

Additional Source Text:

"carried to Pondecherry, and presented by Mr. Bouganville to Mr. Muenamara, who gave it to Mr. Morancy of St. Domingue."

Notes:

The donor was probably Alexandre Morancy, the author of Monsieur de la Crocheterie, ou, La nouvelle du sept décembre mil sept cent quatre-vingt-dix comédie en un acte et en prose, avec un divertissement (Cap-Français, Haiti, 1791). He presented a copy to the Library Company of Philadelphia, suggesting that he was one of the French refugees who fled to Philadelphia at the time of the Haitian Revolution in 1793.

Specimen Type:

Dead/preserved