Hungarian Fund One Dollar Certificate
Content Description
The collection consists of an 1852 certificate, issued in New York, to support the Hungarian Fund. The fund was founded to raise money for an Independent Hungarian Government. The certificate is hand signed and numbered. It contains vignettes of a man and allegorical women.
Dates
- Creation: 1852
Conditions Governing Access
No restriction on access.
Use Restrictions
Rights assessment remains the responsibility of the researcher. No known restrictions.
Biographical Note
Lajos Kossuth, September 19, 1802–March 20, 1894, was a Hungarian nobleman, lawyer, journalist, politician, statesman and governor-president of the Kingdom of Hungary during the revolution of 1848–1849. He traveled to the United States and Britain to raise funds for an Independent Hungarian Government and hoped to return to Hungary to lead. (excerpted from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lajos_Kossuth# ; accessed 9/27/2023)
Extent
1 folder (1 certificate, 10 x 20 cm.)
Language of Materials
English
Subject
- Kossuth, Lajos, 1802-1894 (Person)
- Independent Hungarian Government (Organization)
- Title
- Guide to the Hungarian Fund One Dollar Certificate
- Status
- No Additional Box Or Folder List For This Small Collection
- Author
- Peter Altmann
- Date
- September 2023
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Code for uncoded script
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Repository Details
Part of the Raymond H. Fogler Library Special Collections Repository
5729 Raymond H. Fogler Library
University of Maine
Orono ME 04469-5729 United States
207-581-1686
