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Charles Lennig Chrome Ore Land Donation Papers
Collection — Box: Small Collections 12
Identifier: ANSP-Coll-0549
Scope and Contents
Philadelphia businessman and president of the Tacomy Chemical Works, he joined the Academy of Natural Sciences in 1847. In 1867, when the trustees of the building fund were making a concerted effort to get money for the
new building, Charles Lennig donated to the Academy some chrome ore lands in Chester County. These were sold, but a royalty clause retained some income for the Academy besides the principle gift. These papers have one letter
from Lennig advising the sale of the property to...
Dates:
1867-1868