Annotated lists of specimens received from the US Exploring Expedition, 1838 - 1842
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Box N° 3 Shells from the Fiji Is. This Box is in good Order Content, Shells, Box IX 20 Tangataboo Long shells, This Box is in good Order Content, Shells,- Barrell. 15 Shells from the Fiji Island This Barrell was marked Shell, but had 3 Earthen jugs and one of them broken 1739-1758 ? Box N° 8 Shells from the Fiji Islands. This Box is in good Order Content, Shells,- Barrell N° 1 Shells from the Fiji Islands This Barrell is in good Order Content, All together Barrells- Box N° 22 Fiji Bowlthwan This side up with bore This Box is in dust, in good Order Two of the largest bowls, being broken 1739-1758 ? Box N° 2 Barrell, Fiji Islands This side up This Box and it, bated, much broken Content, Barrels of various kinds with some coral. Box No 7 Coral, Fiji Is. Contents Coral & 2 Astina Box N° 1 Fiji Islands (from the ?) Contents Coral. Contents also Coral Shells- Bags all filled with Coral; one of these Bags marked ?i.