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.

[Resolution of the Society of Cincinnati, State of Massachusetts, to deny a membership application]

Order a pdf of this item here.

Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC04379.03 Author/Creator: Place Written: Massachusetts Type: Manuscript document Date: 1787/07 Pagination: 2 p. : ; docket ;. Order a Copy

Draft resolution of the Society of the Cincinnati, State of Massachusetts, to return the membership fees of Luke Day and Elijah Day for "openly joining & leading & conducting the late rebellion in this Commonwealth," and thus having "rendered themselves particularly odious & obnoxious to this Society." The resolution was apparently later published in the Columbian Centinel, relating to Shay's Rebellion.

Citation Guidelines for Online Resources