Our Collection

At the Institute’s core is the Gilder Lehrman Collection, one of the great archives in American history. More than 85,000 items cover five hundred years of American history, from Columbus’s 1493 letter describing the New World through the end of the twentieth century.

Usher, John Palmer, 1816-1889 Medals for Indian Chiefs

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03776.22 Author/Creator: Usher, John Palmer, 1816-1889 Place Written: [Washington] Type: Pamphlet Date: 1865 Pagination: 1p ; 23 x 15.5 cm. Order a Copy

38th Congress 2nd Session Ex. Doc. No. 47 House of Representatives

Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845
Calhoun, John Caldwell, 1782-1850

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