circa 1830-1910

Ward, John Quincy Adams, 1830-1910

Sketch

Title: [Two sketches of a helmet, "Indian"]

Graphite, iron gall ink; wove paper.

GLC06343.182

circa 1830-1910

Ward, John Quincy Adams, 1830-1910

Sketch

Title: [Stanchion]

Black ink; tracing paper.

GLC06343.183

circa 1830-1910

Ward, John Quincy Adams, 1830-1910

Sketch

Title: [Four sketches of stanchions]

Graphite, iron gall ink; thick wove paper.

GLC06343.184

circa 1830-1910

Ward, John Quincy Adams, 1830-1910

Sketch

Title: [Finial (?), decorative design]

Black ink; tracing paper.

GLC06343.185

circa 1830-1910

Ward, John Quincy Adams, 1830-1910

Sketch

Title: [Decorative sword hilt and scabbard "Arms of Illinois"]

Graphite, iron gall ink; tracing paper.

GLC06343.186

circa 1830-1910

Ward, John Quincy Adams, 1830-1910

Sketch

Title: [Decorative border, "Of America"]

Graphite, black ink; tracing paper.

GLC06343.187

circa 1830-1910

Ward, John Quincy Adams, 1830-1910

Sketch

Title: [Acanthus leaf (pipe design?)]

Black ink; tracing paper.

GLC06343.188

circa 1830-1910

Ward, John Quincy Adams, 1830-1910

Sketch

Title: [Decorative pipe design with sea shell and sea horse]

Graphite; wove paper.

GLC06343.189

circa 1830-1910

Ward, John Quincy Adams, 1830-1910

Sketch

Title: [Decorative urns and Cat Tails]

Graphite, black ink; tracing paper

GLC06343.190

9 July 1872

Ward, John Quincy Adams, 1830-1910

Sketch

Title: [Decorative urn with plants]

Both sides. Iron gall ink, graphite; wove paper.

GLC06343.191

circa 1830-1910

Ward, John Quincy Adams, 1830-1910

Sketch

Title: [Sculpture design of man on horse and stanchion]

Black ink; tracing paper.

GLC06343.192

circa 1830-1910

Ward, John Quincy Adams, 1830-1910

Sketch

Title: [Two portrait sketches]

Busts of William [illegible] and Sammuel Calamy. Graphite; tracing paper.

GLC06343.193

16 October 1867 circa

Ward, John Quincy Adams, 1830-1910

Sketch

Title: [Vignette sketches of workmen]

On both sides. With letterhead "New York, 16 Oct. 1867." Graphite, iron gall ink; wove paper.

GLC06343.194

circa 1830-1910

Ward, John Quincy Adams, 1830-1910

Sketch

Title: [Man wearing top hat and carrying sack]

Graphite; wove paper.

GLC06343.195

circa 1830-1910

Ward, John Quincy Adams, 1830-1910

Sketch

Title: [Tomb-like structure with figures]

With various sketches on reverse side. Graphite; tracing paper.

GLC06343.196

circa 1830-1910

Ward, John Quincy Adams, 1830-1910

Sketch

Title: [Blindfolded figure surrounded by other figures]

Pale graphite; wove paper.

GLC06343.197

circa 1830-1910

Ward, John Quincy Adams, 1830-1910

Sketch

Title: [Female nude standing with grapes]

Black ink with graphite grid; glassine paper.

GLC06343.198

circa 1830-1910

Ward, John Quincy Adams, 1830-1910

Sketch

Title: [Five sketches of busts resting on crafted stands]

Pale graphite; tracing paper.

GLC06343.199

circa 1830-1910

Ward, John Quincy Adams, 1830-1910

Sketch

Title: [Fountain design with stag and doe mounted on top]

Graphite, black ink, tracing paper.

GLC06343.200

circa 1830-1910

Ward, John Quincy Adams, 1830-1910

Sketch

Title: [Cavalier-looking man [European explorer] armed with a musket and sword with Native Americans]

A ship appears anchored in the background. Template; graphite; tracing paper.

GLC06343.202

circa 1830-1910

Ward, John Quincy Adams, 1830-1910

Sketch

Title: [Male nude wrestling with ram]

Black ink; wove paper.

GLC06343.203

2 March 1862

Williams, Seth, 1822-1866

Printed document

Title: General orders, no. 86

General order reporting the death of Frederick W. Lander.

GLC02459.19.02

24 July 1864

Morey, Charles C., fl. 1830-1865

Autograph letter signed

Title: to parents

Describes traveling from City Point, Virginia to Fort Stevens, and mentions an event involving President Lincoln. Discusses his promotion to 1st Lieutenant of Company 'C.' "…[we] marched through the city to Fort Stevens in front of which we found the rebels in force but our brigade was not engaged with them, the 3d Brigade came up the next day and had quite a little fight, President Lincoln and wife and several other distinguished persons were out to see the fight. A surgeon standing beside Mr. Lincoln and conversing with him was wounded in the leg but this did not drive him away…"

GLC03523.18.19

2 November 1864-6 November 1864

Morey, Charles C., fl. 1830-1865

Autograph letter signed

Title: to mother

Two letters. First letter apologizes for delay in communication as a result of the Battle of Cedar Creek. In his second letter he mentions that he received orders from General Ulysses S.Grant to be ready for an attack from "Mr. [Jubal] Early." Is working on muster and pay rolls every night until 11:00, and reports that he sent rolls to Washington, D.C. Mentions picket duty near a grist mill and his relationship with the mill's owners. References poor treatment of Union soldiers in Southern camps, and tells story of a Seargeant Freelove who was captured and taken prisoner by the Confederates…

GLC03523.18.30

3 January 1861

Nixon, J.O., fl. 1861

Newspaper

Title: New Orleans daily crescent. [Vol. 13, no. 260 (January 3, 1861)]

Published at 70 Camp Street. In response to an article in the "Chicago Tribune," front page has an article mockingly titled "New Orleans Ruined!-Cotton Doomed!" that says the city's markets will survive if New Yorkers eliminate tolls on Erie Canal. Front page reference to the Henry Winter Davis proposal to keep the peace between North and South. The Daily Crescent rejects it out of hand. Front page essay titled "Secession vs. Co-Operation" by "A Citizen" rejects cooperation, i.e. talks, with the North and says "Redress for past injuries and security for the future are all that the people of…

GLC05960.02.02