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Fresh water and land shells

Object Status:

Unlocated

Accession Date:

February 16, 1822

Primary Source Reference:

Peale Museum Accessions Book, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, p. 118

Additional Source Text:

"Obtained by the Western Expedition Party under Maj. Long. placed in the Museum."

Notes:

These shells were most likely donated by Thomas Say (1787-1834), who was the conchologist accompanying Maj. Stephen Long on the 1829-1820 expedition to the Rocky Mountains.