Specimen of Marble, of a very fine texture, from a quarry lately opened by the donor, at Bennington, (Vermont)

Object Status:

Unlocated

Primary Source Reference:

Poulson's American Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia), 30 June 1813

Notes:

William Samuel Cardell (1780-1828) was a Bennington merchant who operated a marble quarry and factory. He was also an author and teacher. He later moved to New York City, where he founded the American Academy of Language and Belles Lettres. (Jefferson Papers, Retirement Series, 15: 422-423)

For a description of Cardell's marble quarries, see Transactions of the Society for the Promotion of Useful Arts in the State of New York, vol. 4, part 1 (Albany, 1816), Appendix, pp.19-25.