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1. Palmer, J ,Calcutta, Oct. 29, 1818. [Acknowledges election as correspondent of Academy; says Dr. Wallick is sending a collection of seeds and plants which will grow in American soil] 2. Parish, David. London, May 12, 1821. [Forwards a packet from Count Sternberg of Bohemia] 3. Park, William. Greenock, Aug. 9, 1824. [Sends bill of lading for box of minerals from Mr. Maclure] 4. Paxson, Joseph R. Harlington, 6mo. 18, 1826. [Talks of his silk worms and pigs] 5. Peale, Rembrandt, 1778­-1860. a. Letters to Mr. B. Wistar, Phila. [n.p.,n.d.] [Business matters] 2 items. b. To Eleanor May Peale (Short) (his wife). Florence, Paris, London, April 18 ­ Aug. 22, 1830. 5 items. [Describe his life and work abroad] c. To Reuben Haines (1 to George Vaux) New York, Florence, Phila., 1828­-1834. [Letters and legal papers concerning financing of his trip to Italy, etc., plus affairs of Phila. Museum Co.; 1834 letter is to George Vaux, after Reuben Haines's death] 9 items. Certificate of stock in The Philadelphia Museum Company in the name of Coleman Sellers and Reuben Haines, signed by Franklin Peale, October 28, 1828. (approx. 59K). d. To his brothers, Franklin and Titian Peale. Phila., Oct. 29, 1828 (copy) 6. Peale, Rubens, naturalist. Letter to Reuben Haines. New York, March 26, 1829. [Business matters] 7. Peale, Titian Ramsey, 1799-­1885. Letter to Reuben Haines. Phila., Oct. 3, 1830. [Concerns methods of preserving dead whales and seals] 8. [Pell? W? F?] New York, Nov. 29, 1818. [Asks R. H. to have ten sickle pear trees shipped to him] 9. Peters, Sally. Phila., Sept. 22, 1829. [Wishes to give "Mrs. Haines" (Jane (Bowne) Haines?) a white Chinese lily plant] 10. Peters, Richard, 1744­-1828. 4 items, Belmont and Phila., 1816­-1824. [Concerns mutual scientific­agricultural interests; letter of Aug. 30, 1823, discusses Almanack of Natural Science Society] 11. Phiquepal, . Paris, June 20, 1820. [Sends, at William Maclure's request, some numbers of Le Journal de Physique and La Revue Encyclopedique] 12. Pickering, Timothy, 1745­-1829. Salem, 1825-­1826. 2 items. [About cutting boxes and cows] 13. Poole, William. Brandywine, 3mo. 19, 1816. [Wants to buy an augur for a Wilmington company, for use in discovering coal] 14. Prince, William, 1766­-1842. Flushing [N.Y.] Jan. 27, 1825. [Botanical interests]