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.

United States Treasury Four pieces of United States paper currency

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03107.05314 Author/Creator: United States Treasury Place Written: Washington, D.C. Type: Object Date: 1874 Pagination: 4 items. Order a Copy

Two 10 cent notes picturing William M. Meredith, Secretary of the Treasury in 1849. One 25 cent note picturing Robert J. Walker, Secretary of the Treasury in 1845. One 50 cent note picturing William H. Crawfurd, Secretary of the treasury in 1825.

Meredith, William Morris, 1799-1873
Walker, Robert J
Crawford, William Harris, 1772-1834

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