Charles Willson Peale account book, 1785-1795 1785-1795

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Charles Willson Peale account book, 1785-1795 1785-1795

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This volume contains accounts of Peale's museum, which was housed in Philosophical Hall. The cover reads: "Philosophical Hall Accounts." Only a few accounts are itemized, for example, "for Musick" and "for Hand bills." A few receipts for payment of taxes are included, with some sketches of animals and scenes.

1.0 Volume(s), 1 volume, 41 p.

American Philosophical Society

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Peale's Museum (Philadelphia, Pa.)

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Peale's Museum was established by Charles Willson Peale in 1784. It was public rather than private in character and was governed initially by a Society of Visitors. The museum was moved to the Hall of the American Philosophical Society in 1794 and in 1802 by act of the Pennsylvania Assembly it ws granted the free use of the State House (Independence Hall) recently vacated by the legislature. It was subsequently incorporated as the Philadelphia Museum Company under the direction of a board of tru...

Peale, Charles Willson, 1741-1827

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