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A species of Coral, which grows on a rock at Cape Francais

Object Status:

Unlocated

Accession Date:

February 17, 1795

Primary Source Reference:

Gazette of the United States (Philadelphia), 17 Feb 1795

Additional Source Text:

Notes:

Cap-Français, Saint-Domingue, now Cap-Haïtien, Haiti.

The donor was probably Peter (Pierre) Ozeas (1738-1824), who came to Philadelphia from Germany in 1753, later worked as a grocer, and purchased several properties. He was a customs collector from as early as 1791 until his death. He married Germantown, Pennsylvania native Magdalena Hergert (1741-1795) in 1760; they had four children.

Specimen Type:

Dead/preserved

Current Scientific Name