Bronze Indian Peace Medal commemorating Martin Van Buren's presidency in 1837. The obverse features a bust of President Van Buren with the inscription "MARTIN VAN BUREN PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES A.D. 1837" and the engraver's mark "FURST F." (Moritz Fürst). The reverse depicts clasped hands, a crossed peace pipe and tomahawk, and the inscription "PEACE AND FRIENDSHIP". The medal is 76 mm in diameter and displays a uniform chocolate patina. It is described as being in choice, uncirculated condition. This medal is part of a series of medals created by Moritz Fürst, a Jewish Hungarian engraver and medalist who also created medals commemorating the War of 1812. Additional information about Fürst's life and work, including his creation of dies for decorative embellishments on silverware, is included in the archival description.
Subject: American Presidents
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Newspaper clipping from the *Gazette of the United States*, June 19, 1790, featuring a letter from Levi Sheftel, President of the Savannah, Georgia Hebrew Congregation, to President George Washington, and Washington's reply. This is considered the first published example of Jewish support for the newly elected President of the United States. The item consists of two folio leaves (16.25 x 10 inches).
Printed invitation to a President's Day dinner, issued in Paris, France on February 21, 1829. The invitation was sent by Uriah P. Levy, R. H. Cabell, and Sam J. Fisher. Signed on the reverse by George McLeod. Single page, trimmed 8vo.
Original pen and ink drawing of Franklin Pierce, 14th President of the United States, by Hungarian-born American artist Jacques Reich. The head-and-shoulders portrait, completed circa 1885, depicts Pierce in a dark coat, vest, white shirt, and dark tie. Reich based his work on the 1858 presidential portrait by G.P.A. Healey. The drawing measures 6 1/2" H x 5 1/2" W.