As early as 1835, Brother Jonathan made a reference to Uncle Sam, implying that they symbolized different things: Brother Jonathan was the country itself, while Uncle Sam was the government and its power.
Već od 1835, Brat Jonathan pozivao se na Ujaka Sama, implicirajući kako dvojac simbolizira različite pojmove: Brat Jonathan bio je simbol same države, dok Ujak Sam predstavlja vladu i njenu moć.