1 October 1800

Copley, John Singleton, 1738-1815

Print

Title: The Honble Saml Barrington

An engraving of Samuel Barrington, famed British Admiral.

GLC02542.32.19

22 May 1810

Copley, John Singleton, 1738-1815

Print

Title: [Engraving of Samuel Barrington]

An engraving of Samuel Barrington, famed British Admiral.

GLC02542.32.20

1780-1810

Print

Title: The Hon. Samuel Barrington

An engraving of Samuel Barrington, famed British Admiral.

GLC02542.32.21

1828 circa

Croker, Thomas Crofton, 1798-1854

Painting

Title: [Sketch of a small town]

Watercolor drawing of a small town, most likely in Ireland or England. Croker was a famous Irish folklorist.

GLC02542.32.27

5 June 1814

Croker, Thomas Crofton, 1798-1854

Sketch

Title: Myrtleville Island from the Strand road to []

Sketch of Myrtleville Bay and the surrounding area in County Cork, Ireland. Croker was a famous Irish folklorist.

GLC02542.32.26

1865

Mansfield, John W., fl. 1865

Sketchbook

Title: Book of Military Scraps by John W. Mansfield

Includes watercolor and pencil and ink drawings of: Sibley tents; Zouaves; shoulder straps by rank (in color); Fort Independence; Fort Winthrop; 'Instrument of Torture for Negroes;' several canon, mortars, and guns, including Winan's steam gun, 'Lincoln Gun at Fortress Monroe,' and Parrott Gun; flag of the Cumberland; a Berdan sharpshooter's rifle; Whitney Battery [Keokuk] 'sunk at the bombardment of Fort Sumpter'; Mississippi River gun boat; Privateer Savannah; 'Gun bent double by a cannon ball at Big Bethel'; U.S. Volunteer & Rebel; 'Field of Antietam'; 'A Skirmish at Yorktown'; Monitor…

GLC09041

1865

Mansfield, John W., fl. 1865

Autograph manuscript signed

Title: A Trip to the Army of the James

Journal illustrated by Mansfield. Includes fine pencil illustrations of 3rd Division camp and various studies of an officer, one of him in action wielding a sword. Inscribed to Mrs. Jesse J. Underhill.

GLC09042

circa 1812-1821

Paradise, John Wesley, 1809-1862

Engraving

Title: to Edward Dorr Griffin

Engraving by Paradise based on a painting by Waldo & Jewett (Samuel Lovett Waldo and William Jewett). Possibly originally created in New York. Date of creation inferred; possibly created between the time Jewett joined Waldo as a partner (roughly 1812) and Boudinot's death (1821).

GLC08882.02

1783-1815

Sartain, John, 1808-1897

Engraving

Title: [Engraving of Abigail Adams]

Engraving made from a painting by Gilbert Stuart, with a copy of Adams signature underneath.

GLC08917.02

1763-1783

Wellmore, Edward, fl. 1834-1867

Engraving

Title: [Engraving of Patrick Henry]

Engraving of Patrick Henry by Edward Wellmore, based on the painting by James Barton Longacre.

GLC08973.02

1864

Johnson, Fry, & Co., fl. 1825-1873

Print

Title: Andrew Johnson

Seated left-facing portrait of Johnson. Behind his chair is a small covered table with a book and piece of paper. Engraving based on a painting by Alonzo Chappel, who in turn used a photograph. By the lower left corner "Painted by" and on the lower right "Alonzo Chappel." Printed signature below image with "Likeness from a recent Photgraph from life." Noted at the bottom of the page as "Entered according to act of Congress A. D. 1864 by Johnson Fry & Co - in the clerks office of the district court of the souther district of N.Y."

GLC00496.261.02

1792

Manuscript document

Title: [Draft of a resolve]

Resolves regarding the paintings by John Trumbull, encouraging his endeavors. Date previously inferred, written in pencil. In a secretarial hand, with emendations in the hand of Henry Knox.

GLC02437.08076

circa 1784-1820

Platt, C., fl. 1784-1820

Autograph note

Title: to unknown

Writes on behalf of Mrs. Lucy Knox to thank the recipient for the offer to accompany her to a play.

GLC02437.08103

1861-1865

Manuscript

Title: None

A five part rhyming verse that appears to be a song. Manuscript has staining and a small hole.

GLC03523.10.237

circa 1770-1785

Engraving

Title: Major General Rogers

Engraving of Tory officer Robert Rogers in uniform shown holding hands with a Native American Indian.

GLC01450.201.02

March 1782

Engraving

Title: Lieut. Coll. Tarleton.

Bust portrait engraving of British Lieutenant General Banastre Tarleton. From London Magazine, March 1782.

GLC01450.201.03

circa 1770-1785

Engraving

Title: The Right: Honorable: the Earl of Loudoun

Full length engraving of British General John Campbell from Scotland. Printed on engraving in addition to the title, "Captain General & Governor in Chief of his Majestys Forces in North America: and one of the sixteen Peers of Scotland." From London Magazine.

GLC01450.201.04

circa 1862

Foster, Stephen Collins, 1826-1864

Printed document

Title: We've a million in the field.

Published in New York City by Stephen T. Gordon. This song, written by Foster in 1862, includes three verses and a chorus. Contains a color print depicting three Union soldiers facing a river. (Refer to GLC03619.01.06 for another print of this song).

GLC03619.01.02

circa 1862

Foster, Stephen Collins, 1826-1864

Printed document

Title: Was my brother in the battle?

Published in New York City by Charles Magnus. This song, written by Foster in 1862, includes three verses and a chorus. Contains a color illustration depicting a woman holding a bouquet flowers. (Refer to GLC03619.01.08 for another print of this song).

GLC03619.01.05

circa 1862

Foster, Stephen Collins, 1826-1864

Printed document

Title: We've a million in the field.

Published in New York City by Stephen T. Gordon. Contains a color print depicting a Union volunteer camp, published by Charles Magnus in New York City. This song, written in 1862 by Foster, contains four verses and one chorus. (Refer to GLC03619.01.02 for another print of this song).

GLC03619.01.06

circa 1863

Foster, Stephen Collins, 1826-1864

Printed document

Title: Oh, Susanna.

Published in New York City by Charles Magnus. This song, written by Foster in 1848, includes four verses and a chorus. Contains a color print depicting a young man playing a banjo.

GLC03619.01.07

circa 1862

Foster, Stephen Collins, 1826-1864

Printed document

Title: Was my brother in the battle?

Published in New York City by Charles Magnus. This song, written by Foster in 1862, includes three verses and a chorus. Contains a color print of Union soldiers active in battle. (Refer to GLC03619.01.05 for another print of this song).

GLC03619.01.08

circa 1862

Foster, Stephen Collins, 1826-1864

Printed document

Title: That's what's the matter.

Published in New York City by Charles Magnus. This song, written by Foster in 1862, includes five verses and a chorus. Contains a color print depicting a man in formal attire standing in front of a landscape backdrop.

GLC03619.01.09

circa 1864

Foster, Stephen Collins, 1826-1864

Printed document

Title: She was all the world to me.

Text originally printed in New York City by Horace Waters. Lyrics written by a Dr. Duffy. Music written in 1864 by Foster. Contains a color print, published by Charles Magnus, depicting a small girl holding a caged bird.

GLC03619.01.10

circa 1863

Pond, William, 1824-1885

Printed document

Title: How are you green-backs?

Published in New York City by Charles Magnus. Pond wrote the lyrics for this seven-verse song. Includes a color print depicting a printing press.

GLC03619.01.11