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

circa 1830-1910

Ward, John Quincy Adams, 1830-1910

Sketch

Title: [Six floral designs]

Black ink; tracing paper.

GLC06343.133

circa 1830-1910

Ward, John Quincy Adams, 1830-1910

Sketch

Title: [Buffalo and rough figure on horse in Native American style, with heads on reverse]

Iron gall ink, graphite, lined wove paper.

GLC06343.134

circa 1830-1910

Ward, John Quincy Adams, 1830-1910

Sketch

Title: [Japanese woman and various bird and plant sketches]

Both sides of paper. Graphite, black ink; wove paper.

GLC06343.135

circa 1830-1910

Ward, John Quincy Adams, 1830-1910

Sketch

Title: [Sketches of heads [both sides], some with Japanese top-knot hairstyles]

Graphite; embossed "W"; textured wove paper with watermark.

GLC06343.136

circa 1830-1910

Ward, John Quincy Adams, 1830-1910

Sketch

Title: [Flowers [dogwoods] graphite, with more flowers and birds on branch on reverse side]

Black ink; wove paper.

GLC06343.137

circa 1830-1910

Ward, John Quincy Adams, 1830-1910

Sketch

Title: [Flying larks, with written itinerary; reverse side, bird-like creature with human head and bird on branch]

Graphite, wove paper.

GLC06343.138

circa 1830-1910

Ward, John Quincy Adams, 1830-1910

Sketch

Title: [Boat on water with pine tree, and Japanese woman's head and fan sketches]

Sketches on both sides. Graphite, blue-black and iron gall inks; laid paper.

GLC06343.139

circa 1830-1910

Ward, John Quincy Adams, 1830-1910

Sketch

Title: [Man wearing hat holding staff]

With extensive notations in [possibly] Native American language and poem. Seated boy reading on reverse side. Graphite; discolored wove paper.

GLC06343.140

circa 1830-1910

Ward, John Quincy Adams, 1830-1910

Sketch

Title: [Seagulls and grasshopper]

Black ink wash; wove paper.

GLC06343.141

circa 1830-1910

Ward, John Quincy Adams, 1830-1910

Sketch

Title: [Japanese banner and calligraphy characters "Great Niphon"]

Graphite, embossed "W"; textured wove paper, watermark.

GLC06343.142

circa 1830-1910

Ward, John Quincy Adams, 1830-1910

Sketch

Title: [Storks or herons, with illegible text on reverse]

Graphite; wove paper with grid.

GLC06343.143

circa 1830-1910

Ward, John Quincy Adams, 1830-1910

Sketch

Title: [Decorative scabbard designs]

Graphite; tracing paper.

GLC06343.144

circa 1830-1910

Ward, John Quincy Adams, 1830-1910

Sketch

Title: [Decorative designs including angels, birds, & arrows]

Graphite; tan wove paper.

GLC06343.145

circa 1830-1910

Ward, John Quincy Adams, 1830-1910

Sketch

Title: [Martial decorative borders with shield, cannons, "Pluribus Unum"]

Reverse side, with decorative helmet. Graphite, wove paper.

GLC06343.146