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Collection Reference Number GLC01984.03
From Archive Folder Documents Relating to 1801 
Title Jefferson Indian Peace medal
Date ca. 1801
Document Type Object
Content Description Based on Houdon's bust of Jefferson. Copies of this medal were given by Lewis and Clark to Indians they met on their expedition. See Alfred L. Bush, Life Portraits of Thomas Jefferson, p. 13; Noble E. Cunningham, Jr., The Image of Thomas Jefferson in the Public Eye, pp. 73-78.
Subjects Art, Music, Theater, and Film  President  American Indian History  Frontiers and Exploration  Lewis and Clark  Government and Civics  Diplomacy  
People Jefferson, Thomas (1743-1826)  
Place written Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Theme Arts & Literature; Native Americans; Westward Expansion; Government & Politics; The Presidency
Sub-collection The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859
Copyright The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
Module Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859