[n.d.]

Ward, John Quincy Adams, 1830-1910

Sketch

Title: Sculpture design: female nude with cloth draped over arm, ornamental decorative borders; graphite; tissue paper

GLC06343.349

[n.d.]

Ward, John Quincy Adams, 1830-1910

Sketch

Title: Sketches: numerous decorative pedestals, vases, urns, etc. with Greco-Roman themes; graphite; tissue paper.

GLC06343.350

[n.d.]

Ward, John Quincy Adams, 1830-1910

Sketch

Title: Sketches: numerous sketches of cherubs playing, climbing tree and flying and three angels; iron gall ink; tracing paper.

GLC06343.351

[n.d.]

Ward, John Quincy Adams, 1830-1910

Sketch

Title: Sculpture design: "Garfield Monument" including measurements and scale; "Alternate for No. 2"; graphite; tracing paper.

GLC06343.352

[n.d.]

Ward, John Quincy Adams, 1830-1910

Sketch

Title: Sculpture design: "Garfield Monument" including measurements and scale; "Alternate for No. 3"; graphite; tracing paper.

GLC06343.353

[n.d.]

Ward, John Quincy Adams, 1830-1910

Sketch

Title: Sketch: mourning scene with two dead men being handled, one on stretcher, the other being placed in either coffin or bath, all wearing ancient garbs.

Graphite; tracing paper.

GLC06343.356

[n.d.]

Ward, John Quincy Adams, 1830-1910

Sketch

Title: Sculpture designs: six standing female figures [Muses] in togas; graphite; tracing paper.

"Ag[riculture]. . . Love . . . Law . . . Service . . . Art . . . War"

GLC06343.357

[n.d.]

Ward, John Quincy Adams, 1830-1910

Sketch

Title: Sculpture design: Native American warrior dealing a blow to a felled man with clubbing weapon, and female nude; graphite; tracing paper.

GLC06343.358

[n.d.]

Ward, John Quincy Adams, 1830-1910

Sketch

Title: Sculpture, fountain designs: numerous sketches, including one large fountain design on bottom half; graphite; tracing paper.

GLC06343.359

[n.d.]

Ward, John Quincy Adams, 1830-1910

Sketch

Title: Sculpture, fountain designs: numerous sketches, including large base of fountain on bottom half; graphite, ink; tracing paper.

GLC06343.360

[n.d.]

Ward, John Quincy Adams, 1830-1910

Sketch

Title: Fountain design: large ornamental fountain with seahorses at base and a man with dragon-like creature at top; graphite, ink; tracing paper.

GLC06343.361

[n.d.]

Ward, John Quincy Adams, 1830-1910

Sketch

Title: Two sculpture designs: General James A. Garfield memorial monument; charcoal, graphite, wove paper.

GLC06343.363

[n.d.]

Ward, John Quincy Adams, 1830-1910

Sketch

Title: Sculpture design: The Norseman sculpture. "Geo[rge] Booth for Costume"; granite; wove paper mounted on linen.

GLC06343.364

[n.d.]

Ward, John Quincy Adams, 1830-1910

Sketch

Title: Sketch: seated man holding leg and smoking a cigar, with woman wearing bonnet on reverse side; graphite; wove paper.

GLC06343.365

[n.d.]

Ward, John Quincy Adams, 1830-1910

Sketch

Title: Sculpture design: The Indian Hunter sculpture; graphite; wove paper.

GLC06343.366

[n.d.]

Ward, John Quincy Adams, 1830-1910

Sketch

Title: Sketch: female nude wearing cloth draped over head, 2 other figure sketches and seated person on reverse side; graphite; wove paper.

GLC06343.367

[n.d.]

Ward, John Quincy Adams, 1830-1910

Sketch

Title: Sketches: two nudes, one sitting, one reclining; charcoal, chalk; brown wove paper.

GLC06343.368

[n.d.]

Ward, John Quincy Adams, 1830-1910

Sketch

Title: Sketches: two figures, one prostrated and one standing; charcoal, chalk; brown wove paper.

GLC06343.369

[n.d.]

Ward, John Quincy Adams, 1830-1910

Sketch

Title: 2 Sketches: Native America slaying man, female nude

GLC06343.370

[n.d.]

Ward, John Quincy Adams, 1830-1910

Sketch

Title: Seated man in top hat, and person with harp on reverse side; graphite; wove paper.

# 96 decorative borders; graphite, iron gall ink; tracing paper fragment; 16 x 10cm (irregular); fragmented

GLC06343.096

1830-1910 circa

Ward, John Quincy Adams, 1830-1910

Sketch

Title: [Hunched male figure with bent leg]

Black ink over graphite; wove paper.

GLC06343.122

1845/07/15

Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Lewis Tappan

Written as congressman. A beautiful and deeply felt letter. Concerning the opposition of abolitionists to his bill to abolish slavery in the District of Columbia. Adams writes that with opposition from both abolitionists and pro-slavery advocates, he resorts to silence and inaction. He further writes that, consulting the "sortes biblicae" (randomly opening a bible to learn one's fortune or course of action), he found the passage where the Prophet [Nathan] advised King David that the Lord had not chosen him to build the Temple (2 Samuel 7: 2-13). He ends the letter here. (Adams died…

GLC03891

1839/12/19

Fillmore, Millard, 1800-1874

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Solomon Haven re: news from the capital and NJ, Clay expected to resign

Also reporting the (false) rumor that Clay would resign his Senate seat.

GLC03894

1827/05/19

Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Ezra Stiles Ely

Jackson explains that while he and his wife have been attacked viciously during this campaign, it has only made him more resilient. "All the slander that wickedness can suggest & falsehood invent, have been leveled against me, & my family, by the panders of power and corruption - this will recoil upon its own head - truth is mighty & will ultimately prevail - and when it does - I feel secure from the multiplied shots of slander." Also states that he is pleased with the support he has received from Philadelphia. Most of the attacks on Jackson focused on the fact that he married…

GLC03896

1826/09/05

Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Richard K. Call

Attempts to reconcile a quarrel between General Call and Colonel Joseph M. White before it becomes violent. Two black and white full length seated engravings of Andrew Jackson included.

GLC03926