. The Americana : a universal reference library, comprising the arts and sciences, literature, history, biograhy, geography, commerce, etc., of the world . e carefully stored or morehighly cherished. The seals of many of ourStates contain emblems borrowed from theGreat Seal. This is also true of many of theseals of government departments. The historicand much admired china set of the White Househas the Great Seal blazoned upon every piece —the seal being in heraldic tinctures. The GreatSeal of the United States being used very fre-quently, its wear of necessity is great, and sev-eral secretari
. The Americana : a universal reference library, comprising the arts and sciences, literature, history, biograhy, geography, commerce, etc., of the world . e carefully stored or morehighly cherished. The seals of many of ourStates contain emblems borrowed from theGreat Seal. This is also true of many of theseals of government departments. The historicand much admired china set of the White Househas the Great Seal blazoned upon every piece —the seal being in heraldic tinctures. The GreatSeal of the United States being used very fre-quently, its wear of necessity is great, and sev-eral secretaries of state had it retouched andcorrected. Officially the Great Seal has beenchanged in Websters term, in Frelinghuysensterm, and in John Hays term. In 1841, during the administration of Presi-dent Tyler, it was found by Webster, then sec-retary of state, that the Seal was badly wornand beyond the engravers power of President then ordered that Webster seethat a new Seal be engraved. The engraver, itseems, found it difficult to engrave the bundle of13 arrows, and with Websters advice and con-sent agreed that six arrows would Second Great Seal—1841 Present Great Seal. (Websters). In 1885, during the administration ofChester A. Arthur, Mr. Frelinghuysen, the sec-retary of state, found that the Great Seal wasbadly worn and beyond restoration. The sec-retary consulted Mr. Arthur, who ordered thata new Seal be executed. This Seal also lacksthe true heraldic significants. In 1903 Secre-tary John Hays attention was called to thelapses in the execution of the Seal and Presi-dent Roosevelt ordered that a new one be present Seal is a beautiful emblem and isconsidered the most artistic hand mark of thenations. See Seal. B. J. CiGRAND, Author of History of American Emblems.^ UNITED STATES ARMY—UNITED STATES DAUGHTERS OF i8t2 United States Army. See Armv of theUnited States. United States Architecture. See Architec-ture, American. United States Christi
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