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

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

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

A Specimen of Grass from Madagascar

Specimens of sticklack

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

A Large Collection of Brazil Woods consisting of 237 Specimens

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

A Singular Growth of Wood

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Specimen of Lace Wood from Cuba

Wool of the Shetland ram

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

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

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A specimen of Lace bark from the Island of Cuba

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