United Americans of the state of New York. A large, illustrated membership certificate for the Order of United Americans, a nativist secret society founded in New York City in December 1844. Originally called the American Brotherhood, the organization was founded to 'oppose foreign influence in American institutions or government.'

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United Americans of the state of New York. A large, illustrated membership certificate for the Order of United Americans, a nativist secret society founded in New York City in December 1844. Originally called the American Brotherhood, the organization was founded to 'oppose foreign influence in American institutions or government.'

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