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A piece of the Bark of a Tree growing on the banks of the River Magdalena [Colombia], which is used for Clothing by the Indians

5 Specimens of Carbonated Wood said to have been thrown up by the Eruptions in the Mississippi

Specimens of sticklack

Wool of the Shetland ram

Specimens of wool of the Merino sheep, full blooded and mixt

A Singular Growth of Wood

A Specimen of Grass from Madagascar

A Phial of Mineral Oil, or Petroleum, from the Kingdom of Ava Indie

Wool from the Large Horned Sheep, brought by Mr. [Meriwether] Lewis from the Rocky Mountain

Pearls from clams Absecun [Absecon] beach near Great Egg Harbour [N.J.]

Specimen of Wood, called Mahaogany, very handsome, from N[ew] Holland [Australia]

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A Neck-kerchief, made out of the Bark of the Lace Wood, made and worn by a young Lady in the Island of Cuba

A piece of Tick wood [teak] (Tictonia Grandus) [Tectona grandis] from Pegu

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A specimen of Lace bark from the Island of Cuba

A piece of Sandle wood from the Fegee [Fiji] Islands