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An unfinished spear-point, made of Flint, found in Harrisburg

Object Status:

Unlocated

Accession Date:

June 12, 1813

Primary Source Reference:

Peale Museum Accessions Book, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, p. 68

Notes:

The Rev. Frederick Christian Schaeffer (1792-1832) was a Lutheran minister and mineralogist; his portrait was painted by Charles Willson Peale. At the time of this donation he was pastor of the Lutheran congregation in Harrisburg, Pa.