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Kennel [cannel] Coal, from G.B.

Object Status:

Unlocated

Accession Date:

July 29, 1812

Primary Source Reference:

Peale Museum Accessions Book, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, p. 62

Notes:

Cannel coal or candle coal is a type of bituminous coal, also classified as terrestrial type oil shale.

Anthony Slater was a Philadelphia merchant.