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[Jefferson Indian Peace medal]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01984.03 Author/Creator: Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Object Date: 1801 ca. Pagination: 1 medal Order a Copy

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.

Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826

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