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Steel grained Lead Ore, taken from the lead mines of Mr. Stephen Austin & Co. in Wythe county, Virginia

Object Status:

Unlocated

Accession Date:

February 17, 1795

Primary Source Reference:

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

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Notes:

Brothers Stephen and Moses (1761-1821) Austin were partners in the lead mines they acquired in Wythe County in 1789 formerly operated by Col. John Chiswell. They later moved to Texas, where Moses's son Stephen F. Austin was born.

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