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Lead Ore, from near Berwicks [Berwick, Columbia County, Pa.], on the Susquehannah

Object Status:

Unlocated

Accession Date:

December 21, 1811

Primary Source Reference:

Peale Museum Accessions Book, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, p. 58

Notes:

Thomas Vickers (1757-1829) and his son John (1780-1860) were Quaker potters, farmers, abolitionists and agents on the Underground Railroad. The Vickers firm in Chester County, Pa. operated from 1786 until 1865.