Miscellaneous manuscripts, 1835.

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Miscellaneous manuscripts, 1835.

Letter dated 27 June 1835 from Titian R. Peale, manager of the Philadelphia Museum, to Levi Lewis of Radnor, Pa. Peale thanks him for donating a tortoise to the Museum.

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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...

Lewis, Levi.

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Levi Lewis was a Radnor, Pa., miller. From the description of Account books, 1769-1809. (Historical Society of Pennsylvania). WorldCat record id: 122625215 Quaker owner of land and sawmill on Darby Creek, Radnor Township, Pa. From the description of Papers, 1830-1836. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 36200140 ...

Peale, Titian Ramsay, 1799-1885

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Titian Ramsay Peale was a naturalist, explorer, and artist. From the description of Sketches, 1817-1875, [n.d.]. (American Philosophical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 122624313 From the description of Correspondence, 1820-1868. (American Philosophical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 122523569 From the guide to the Titian Ramsay Peale correspondence, 1820-1868, 1820-1868, (American Philosophical Society) Painter and naturalist. From...