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Membership certificate to the American Colonization Society
- Issued by
- American Colonization Society, American, 1816 - 1964
- Received by
- Cresson, Sarah Emlen, American
- Signed by
- Madison, James, American, 1751 - 1836
- Gurley, Ralph Randolph, American, 1797 - 1872
- Cresson, Elliott, American, 1797 - 1854
- Date
- February 22, 1832
- On ViewConcourse 3, C3 053
- Exhibition
- Slavery and Freedom
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 9 x 11 3/8 in. (22.9 x 28.9 cm)
- Description
- A membership certificate to the American Colonization Society for Sarah Emlen Cresson signed by James Madison as the president of the society on February 22, 1832. The certificate has pre-printed text with spaces for filling in the date and member name by hand. At the center top of the certificate is a bundle of dark clouds with a half-circle of sun rays bursting from it. At the center bottom is a seal that shows a ship following a bird across the ocean to Liberia with text in the outer rim reading "LUX IN TENEBRIS / AM: COL: SOC: A.D. 1816." The seal is surrounded by various types of foliage. The certificate is signed in the bottom left corner by "R.R. Gurley, Secretary" and in the bottom right corner by "James Madison Presed't" inside the lined border of the certificate, and in the bottom left corner outside the border "Attest / Elliott Cresson / 1 mo 8. 1834". The reverse is blank.
- Place made
- Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
- Place depicted
- Liberia, West Africa, Africa
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Movement
- Colonization movement
- Type
- membership cards
- Topic
- Emancipation
- Free communities of color
- International affairs
- Local and regional
- Race relations
- U.S. History, 1815-1861
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2010.77.9
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
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Money box used by Bishop Richard Allen
- Created by
- Unidentified
- Owned by
- Allen, Richard, American, 1760 - 1831
- Tanner, Benjamin Tucker, American, 1835 - 1923
- Subject of
- African Methodist Episcopal Church, American, founded 1816
- Date
- early 19th century
- On ViewConcourse 3, C3 053
- Exhibition
- Slavery and Freedom
- Medium
- wood, iron, brass (alloy), leather and paper (fiber product)
- Dimensions
- H x W: 4 3/4 x 9 3/4 x 5 1/2 in. (12.1 x 24.8 x 14 cm)
- Description
- Money box that belonged to the founder of the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) church, Bishop Richard Allen. The rectangular box is flat on all sides with a flat bottom. It has a slightly domed top with a horizontal 1 7/8" slot in the center. The brass handle on the top is joined to the box by flat circular disks on either side of the slot. The top of the box is a hinged lid, attached in the back with two hinges. The box is constructed of wood and covered in dark, reddish-brown leather. There is a metal locking mechanism nailed to the front of the box, with a hinged piece that fits into a slot on the lock attached to the center front of the lid. Brass nails with circular heads are lined along the edges of the lid and front and back edges. Smaller brass nails surround the bottom edge of the box and side panels. There is a rectangular piece of off-white, discolored paper adhered to the center of the bottom of the box. Handwritten text in black ink on the paper reads [(illegible) / Rev. C. M.(?) Tanner D.D.(?) / 1 Dec. 1906 / Phila. / The Money Box of Richard Allen]. The inside of the box appears to have been lined with paper, with remnants visible on all inside surfaces. The inside of the lid and back edge contain the most complete pieces. The paper is white with a red circular repeating design.
- Place used
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
- Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Religious and Sacred Objects
- Type
- boxes (containers)
- Topic
- Religious groups
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture; Gift of the Bishop Frederick and Mrs. Artishia Jordan Scholarship Fund
- Object number
- 2013.56.1
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions