Attractive engraved 10 x 13 certificate featuring a handsome vignette of the Battle of Bunker Hill, with text below reading: "Be it made known by us, the President, Vice Presidents & Directors of the Bunker Hill Monument Association, instituted in 1823 for the purpose of commemorating the early events of the American Revolution, and especially for the erection of a monument on the ground where the action of Bunker Hill was fought on the 17th of June, 1775, That Mr. Seth Nason has been admitted to be a member of this Association and that this is to serve as a perpetual memory of his having contributed to the execution of its patriotic designs." Below are the facsimile signatures of the organization's officials, including John Brooks, Joseph Story, Daniel Webster, Edward Everett, Thomas H. Perkins, George Ticknor, and others. In very good condition, with edge tears and fold separation, some of which has been archivally repaired.
These certificates were given to anyone who donated at least $5 to support the construction of the Bunker Hill Monument. Its cornerstone was laid on June 17, 1825, and construction of the granite obelisk continued until 1843. The Bunker Hill Monument Association maintained the monument and grounds until 1919, when it was turned over to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. In 1976, the monument was transferred to the National Park Service and became a unit of Boston National Historical Park.
