circa 1830-1910

Ward, John Quincy Adams, 1830-1910

Sketch

Title: [Woman with foot raised holding tablet and lightning bolt (?)]

Black ink over graphite; wove paper.

GLC06343.113

circa 1830-1910

Ward, John Quincy Adams, 1830-1910

Sketch

Title: [Nude figure with out-stretched hand]

Pale charcoal or graphite; wove paper.

GLC06343.114

circa 1830-1910

Ward, John Quincy Adams, 1830-1910

Sketch

Title: [Standing male holding musket]

Graphite; wove paper.

GLC06343.116

circa 1830-1910

Ward, John Quincy Adams, 1830-1910

Sketch

Title: [Three male nudes, two sitting, one standing with cloth draped over arm]

Graphite; tracing paper fragment.

GLC06343.117

circa 1830-1910

Ward, John Quincy Adams, 1830-1910

Sketch

Title: [Standing female figure with crown, staff, and out-stretched arm]

Charcoal and graphite; wove paper.

GLC06343.118

circa 1830-1910

Ward, John Quincy Adams, 1830-1910

Sketch

Title: [Five sculpture designs: man and woman embracing, 2 soldiers, figure with arm raised, two figures facing each other]

Graphite; thin wove paper, many creases and wrinkles.

GLC06343.120

circa 1830-1910

Ward, John Quincy Adams, 1830-1910

Sketch

Title: [Boy leaning on stool]

With 3 action sketches on reverse side. Graphite; thick wove paper.

GLC06343.121

circa 1830-1910

Ward, John Quincy Adams, 1830-1910

Sketch

Title: [Winged figure (sketched on both sides), seated male nude with small woman]

Graphite, tracing paper.

GLC06343.123

circa 1830-1910

Ward, John Quincy Adams, 1830-1910

Sketch

Title: [Figures around old bearded man in coffin]

Black ink over graphite; wove paper.

GLC06343.124

circa 1830-1910

Ward, John Quincy Adams, 1830-1910

Sketch

Title: [Seated female in Roman garb with hand covering face]

Graphite; textured wove paper.

GLC06343.125

circa 1830-1910

Ward, John Quincy Adams, 1830-1910

Sketch

Title: [Winged figure from behind, small sketches of soldiers on reverse side]

Graphite, wove paper.

GLC06343.126

circa 1830-1910

Ward, John Quincy Adams, 1830-1910

Sketch

Title: [Grided sculpture design of angel offering peace between a victorious warrior about to strike a vanquished warrior]

Black ink, graphite; thick wove pap

GLC06343.127

circa 1830-1910

Ward, John Quincy Adams, 1830-1910

Sketch

Title: [Geometric designs: cube, cylinder, star-shaped design]

Graphite; wove paper.

GLC06343.128

29 March 1865

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865

Autograph letter signed

Title: To: Ulysses S. Grant.

Re: Troop movements at Port Stedman at the end of the war: "From what direction did the enemy come?"

GLC08089

14 April 1865

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865

Document signed

Title: Edict.

Granting amnesty to a group of confederate prisoners provided they take oath (one of the last official acts before his assisination), under Andrew Johnson, ES,4/12/1865.

GLC08091

08 December 1869

Johnson, Andrew, 1808-1875

Autograph letter signed

Title: To: Gideon Welles.

Condemning Reconstruction. "There has never been a greater outrage perpetrated...since the formation of the government."

GLC08092

6 December 1864

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865

Autograph manuscript

Title: [Fragment of Lincoln's last State of the Union address concerning the thirteenth amendment]

An 11-line fragment of his last Annual Message to Congress dealing with the failure of Congress to pass the thirteenth amendment and recommending they reconsider: "At the last session of Congress a proposed amendment of the Constitution [inserted above: abolishing slavery throughout the United States,] passed the Senate, but failed for lack of the requisite two thirds vote in the House of Representatives. Although the present is the same Congress, and nearly the same members, and without questioning the wisdom or patriotism of those who stood in opposition, I venture to recommend the…

GLC08094

circa 1830-1910

Ward, John Quincy Adams, 1830-1910

Sketch

Title: [Fountain design mounted with crouching Native American with canoe below]

Small figure with sword [Washington?]. Graphite, black ink; tan tracing paper.

GLC06343.201

31 July 1781

Patten, Thomas, fl. 1777-1785

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Henry Knox

Patten, Captain of Artillery Artificers, reports details of work completed at New Windsor, including the building of wagon carriages, wooden bottoms (for artillery) and mortar carriages. Writes, "My Men are Very unease for want of Money, and more Unease about the men are absent and never been sent for, they think if they go that they never will be sent for, and say they Have as good write [sic] to be absent as others- whitch makes me thinks they will desert soon if something is Not done, about the Matter of geting the Deserters in that Belongs to the Company..."

GLC02437.01103

31 July 1781

Harrison, John, fl. 1781

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Henry Knox

Asks Knox for a certificate documenting the time he served as Deputy Commissary of Military Stores (19 May 1777- 2 July 1779).

GLC02437.01104

31 July 1781

Morcourt, fl. 1781

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Henry Knox

Responds to Knox's letter (GLC02437.01102). Asks Knox to send previously requested "boulets," (bullets) as soon as possible.

GLC02437.01105

circa 1830-1910

Ward, John Quincy Adams, 1830-1910

Sketch

Title: [Flowers attached to stems]

Graphite; tracing paper.

GLC06343.129

circa 1830-1910

Ward, John Quincy Adams, 1830-1910

Painting

Title: [Lotus blossoms]

Watercolor, graphite, wove paper.

GLC06343.130

circa 1830-1910

Ward, John Quincy Adams, 1830-1910

Sketch

Title: [Two sketches of flowers]

Graphite; wove paper.

GLC06343.131

circa 1830-1910

Ward, John Quincy Adams, 1830-1910

Sketch

Title: [Seven floral designs]

One with acorns. Black ink; tracing paper.

GLC06343.132