Washington Monument Fundraising Certificate — 1850 — With donor's name and amount — Framed Suffrage buttons 1963 signed by Barry Goldwater

1963 signed by Barry Goldwater as "Barry"

framed in a solid wood

where many residents were divided about slavery and the Union

This history is assembled from both official records

"In all our Deliberations on this Subject we kept steadily in our View that which appears to us the greatest Interest of every true american the Consolidation of our Union in which is involved our Prosperity Felicity Safety perhaps our national Existence

Washington Monument Fundraising Certificate — 1850 — With donor's name and amount — Framed Suffrage buttons 1963 signed by Barry GoldwaterUpdated on August 3, 2025: This has been sold. In 1833, the Washington National Monument Society took charge of creating a memorial to George Washington on the National Mall. They raised money through public donations and awarded the design contract to architect Robert Mills. The large certificate we have was given to a man who made a donation of $5 to the effort. Ive not found another certificate like ours, one that has a place to list the name of