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.
