(NEW YORK CITY) Graham George engraver; after Charles Buxton

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(NEW YORK CITY.) Graham, George, engraver; after Charles Buxton. Tammany Society membership certificate. Engraving with later hand-coloring, 21 3/4 x 17 1/4 inches to sight, laid down on board with mat; completed in manuscript with name of recipient, the date, and signatures of three officers including Grand Sachem William Mooney. New York, 3 August 1801

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New York's Tammany Society was founded in 1789 as a fraternal order with American Indian trappings, and by 1800 had become important in the city's Democratic-Republican politics. They would develop into the dominant force in New York's Democratic Party over the course of the 19th century, most notably under Boss Tweed. The member here inducted, Amaziah Dusenbury, worked his way up to deputy sheriff by 1818.