Object Status:
Unlocated
Accession Date:
September 12, 1821
Primary Source Reference:
Peale Museum Accessions Book, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, p. 115
Notes:
The Franklin mines are one of the best known mineral localities in America, particularly for fluorescent minerals.
Benjamin Say, Jr. (1790-1836) was the son of Benjamin and Ann (Bonsall) Say and the brother of Thomas Say. He was disowned by the Society of Friends in 1814 for joining the military. (E. H. Saye, The Saye Family [Birmingham, Ala., 1955], p. 107)
