Montezuma Society Membership Certificate of John C. Hays

19.5" x 15.75", vellum. Membership certificate for the Montezuma Society dated 1859. Signed by Major General Robert Patterson, original member of the Montezuma society and its last sitting President. The Montezuma Society was founded in September 1855, as an offshoot of the Aztec Club, an association of 160 US Army Officers who had served in Mexico City. The Montezuma Society was an effort to better organize reunions of those officers. **Good condition overall. Some minor wear to corners and edges. Some minor imperfections to vellum.** $400-$600