St. Louis Museum publishes notice of JS Papyri on exhibit.
J. P. Bates, "St. Louis Museum," Daily Missouri Democrat 6, no. 134 (June 5, 1857): [1]
THIRD—TWO MUMMIES from the Catacombs of Egypt, which have been unrolled, presenting a full view of the records enclosed, and of the bodies, which are in a remarkable state of preservation.