Object Status:
Unlocated
Accession Date:
August 19, 1789
Primary Source Reference:
Pennsylvania Packet (Philadelphia), 19 Aug 1789
Additional Source Text:
The donor was from Baltimore.
Notes:
John O’Donnell (c.1749–1805), an Irish shipmaster who made a fortune in the Far East trade, settled in Baltimore and in 1792 and 1793 represented the town in the Maryland house of delegates. He was captain of the ship Pallas, which had arrived in Baltimore in March 1785 with the first cargo of goods brought directly to that city from China. (Selected Papers, 1: 513n; Washington Papers, Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Washington/06-01-02-0303 )
Specimen Type:
Nest
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