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[Invoice for embalming Van Nuys's body]

Invoice for embalming Van Nuys's body. Notes payment received. On stationery of "Drs. Brown & Alexander, Embalmers of the Dead."

GLC07687.170

Treason of Arnold

One engraving entitled "Treason of Arnold" dated 1857. Depicts Benedict Arnold persuading Major John Andre to hide documents in his boot. Caption notes "Arnold persuades Andre to conceal the papers in his boot." Engraved by William Wellstood after an...

GLC08878.0072

Female Patriotism--Mrs. Steele and General Green

One engraving entitled "Female Patriotism-Mrs. Steele and General Green" dated 1856. Caption notes "take it, you will need it, and I can do without the money." Depicts General Nathanael Green sitting in Mrs. Elizabeth Steele's Kitchen looking...

GLC08878.0073

Storming of Stony Point

One engraving entitled "Storming of Stony Point" dated 1857. Depicts General Anthony Wayne leading a select group of General George Washington's troops to Stony Point, July 16, 1779. Caption notes "March on; carry me into the fort and let me die at...

GLC08878.0074

Capture of Fort Ticonderoga

One engraving entitled "Capture of Fort Ticonderoga" dated 1856. Depicts Ethan Allen along with the Green Mountain Boys, demanding the surrender of the fort. Engraved by Thomas Phillibrown from a painting by Alonzo Chappel.

GLC08878.0075

The Bivouac at Monmouth

One engraving entitled, "the Bivouac at Monmouth" dated 1856. Depicts General George Washington resting by the fire during the Battle of Monmouth. Two soliders sleep behind him. Engraved by John Chester Buttre from the original painting by Alonzo...

GLC08878.0076

Gen. Marion & the British Officers

One engraving entitled "Gen. Marion & the British Officers" circa 1861-1877. Depicts General Francis Marion inviting a British officer to share a meal with him. Soliders rest in the background. Engraved by William Ridgeway after a painting by Henry...

GLC08878.0077

Battle of Monmouth

One engraving entitled "Battle of Monmouth" dated 1868. Depicts battle between American and British forces during the Battle of Monmouth, June 28, 1778. Engraved after a painting by Alonzo Chappel. Engraver unknown.

GLC08878.0078

Battle of Eutaw Springs

One engraving entitled "Battle of Eutaw Springs" dated 1868. Depicts the Battle of Eutaw Springs, the last engagement in the Carolinas during the Revolutionary War. Engraved from a painting by Alonzo Chappel. Engraver unknown.

GLC08878.0079

Surrender of Colonel Rall at the Battle of Trenton

One engraving entitled, "Surrender of Colonel Rall at the Battle of Trenton" dated 1866. Depicts Colonel Johann Rall and his troops surrendering to George Washington at the Battle of Trenton. Rall clutches a wound that will later prove fatal...

GLC08878.0080

Col. Paul Jones Capturing the Serapis

One engraving entitled "Col. Paul Jones Capturing the Serapis" dated 1866. Depicts Commador Paul Jones capturing the HMS Serapis off the coast of Flamborough Head, East Yorkshire. Engraved from the original painting by Alonzo Chappel in possession of...

GLC08878.0081

Massacre of Wyoming

One engraving entitled "Massacre of Wyoming" dated 1866. Depicts the Battle of Wyoming, July 3, 1778, fought between Patriots and Loyalist accompanied by Iroquois raiders. In the forefront of the image an Iroquois warrior prepares to scalp a man...

GLC08878.0082

Defence of Fort Moultrie, S.C.

One engraving entitled "Defence of Fort Moultire, S.C." dated 1858. Depicts Sergeant William Jasper and troops defending Fort Moultrie from British forces, June 28, 1776. Sergeant William Jasper raises the South Carolina flag as nearby soliders ready...

GLC08878.0083

Battle of North Point and Death of Gen. Ross

One engraving entitled "Battle at North Point and Death of Gen. Ross" circa 1861-1877. Depicts the Battle at North Point, fought on September 12, 1814. General John Stricker led his troops against a British force led by Major General Robert Ross...

GLC08878.0084

America's First Ally

One engraving entitled "America's First Ally" dated 1780. Caption notes, "The return of Lafayette with assurances of good will from France." Depicts George Washington and Gilbert du Motier Lafayette surrounded by cheerful bystanders and soliders....

GLC08878.0085

The Death of General Wolfe

One engraving entitled "The Death of General Wolfe" circa 1861-1877. Depicts the death of General Wolfe at the Battle of Quebec, September 13, 1759. In the middle of the image, a mortally wounded General James Wolfe lays on the ground surrounded by...

GLC08878.0086

Death of Wolf

One engraving entitled "Death of Wolfe (misspelled Wolf)" circa 1861-1877. Depicts the death of General Wolfe at the Battle of Quebec, September 13, 1759. An unsteady James Wolfe is held upright by two soliders, behind them soliders march forward...

GLC08878.0087

Death of General Wolfe

One engraving entitled "Death of General Wolfe" dated 1857. Depicts the death of General James Wolfe at the Battle of Quebec, September 13, 1759. General James Wolfe is held upright by two comrades while surrounded by concerned soliders and Native...

GLC08878.0088

Braddock's Retreat

One engraving entitled "Braddock's Retreat" dated 1866. Depicts General Edward Braddock's retreat after an attack by French and Indian forces. Engraved after an original painting by Alonzo Chappel in possession of the publishers.

GLC08878.0089

unknown

One untitled engraving, circa 1861-1877. Depicts an unknown battle scene. In the center of the painting a solider with outstretched arms stands amongst the scattered bodies of fallen soliders. Engraver and artist unknown.

GLC08878.0091

Siege of Vera Cruz

One engraving entitled "Siege of Vera Cruz" dated 1866. Depicts the Battle of Vera Cruz during the Mexican-American War, March 9-29, 1847. Engraved after the original painting by William Henry Powell in possession of the publishers at time of...

GLC08878.0092

General Taylor at Monterey

One engraving entitled "General Taylor at Monterey" dated 1858. Depicts the Battle of Monterey where the Army of Occupation led by General Zachary Taylor defeated Mexican troops led by General Pedro de Ampudia. Engraved by William Wellstood after an...

GLC08878.0093

Storming of Chapultepec

One engraving entitled "Storming of Chapultepec" dated 1866. Depicts the United States victory over Mexican forces during the Battle of Chapultepec, September 12-13, 1847. Engraved from the original painting by William Henry Powell in possession of...

GLC08878.0094

[Portraits of John Trumbull, Daniel Boone, Benjamin Rush, John Eager Howard and William Pinkney]

One untitled engraving circa 1861-1877. Portraits of John Trumbull, Daniel Boone, Benjamin Rush, John Eager Howard, and William Pinkney. Engraved by John Rogers.

GLC08878.0095

Interview Between Lord Howe & Committee of Congress

One engraving entitled "Interview Between Lord Howe & Committee of Congress" dated 1866. Depicts an interview between Lord Howe and the Committee of Congress, John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, and Edward Rutledge. Engraved from the original painting by...

GLC08878.0096

[Generals and Notable Military Figures From the] French and Indian War.

One engraving entitled "[Generals and Notable Military Figures From the] French and Indian War" circa 1861-1877. Portraits of Sir William Pepperell, Sir Jeffery Amherst, General Edward Braddock, General James Abercrombie, and General James Wolfe...

GLC08878.0097

Commencement Day, Yale College

One engraving entitled "Commencement Day, Yale College" dated July 26th 1860. Depicts Rev. Jerimiah Day, former president of Yale, Rev. Theodore D. Woolsey, President of Yale, and Prof. Benjamin Sullivan, professor of science at Yale. Engraved by...

GLC08878.0098

Deceased Secretaries of the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions

One engraving entitled "Deceased Secretaries of the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions" circa 1861-1877. Portraits of Dr. Wisner, Jeremiah Evarts, Dr. Worcester, Dr. Cornelius, and Dr. Armstrong. Engraver unknown.

GLC08878.0099

[Portraits of Andrew Jackson, Daniel Webster and Henry Clay]

One untitled engraving circa 1861-1877. Portraits of Andrew Jackson, Daniel Webster, and Henry Clay. Engraved by John Sartain.

GLC08878.0100

[Portraits of Notable People]

One untitled engraving circa 1861-1877. Portraits of Charles Gravier, Count of Vergennes, William Alexander Stirling, General Charles Lee, Lord William Howe, and M. Gerard. Engraved by J. Rogers.

GLC08878.0101

Maryland

One engraving entitled "Maryland" circa 1861-1877. Portraits of prominent Revolutionary War figures from Maryland including, J. Eager Howard, Mordecai Gist, William Smallwood, Otho H. Williams, and James Wilkinson. Engraved by J. Rogers.

GLC08878.0102

Southern Campaigns

One engraving entitled "Southern Campaigns" circa 1861-1877. Portraits of William Richardson Davie, Lord Francis Rawdon, Colonel Henry Lee, Banastre Tarleton, Adl Arbuthnot. Engraved by J. Rogers.

GLC08878.0103

[Revolutionary War] Pennsylvania Officers

One engraving entitled "[Revolutionary War] Pennsylvania Officers" circa 1861-1877. Portraits of General Anthony Wayne, General Joseph Reed, General Thomas Miffin, General Peter Muhlenburg, and General Arthur St. Clair. Engraved by J. Rogers.

GLC08878.0105

[Notable Figures From the Battle of] Bunker Hill

One engraving entitled "[Notable Figures From the Battle of] Bunker Hill" circa 1861-1877. Portraits of General Joseph Warren, General John Stark, Israel Putnam, General William Heath, and General Artemas Ward. Engraved by J. Rogers.

GLC08878.0106

[Revolutionary War] New England Officers

One engraving entitled "[Revolutionary War] New England Officers" circa 1861-1877. Portraits of General John Sullivan, Colonel William Barton, General David Wooster, Genral James Mitchell Varnum, Colonel David Humphreys. Engraved by J. Rogers.

GLC08878.0107

[Revolutionary War] American Naval Commanders

One engraving entitled "[Revoultionary War] American Naval Commanders" circa 1861-1877. Portraits of Esek Hopkins, Silas Talbot, John Paul Jones, Richard Dale, and John Barry. Engraved by J. Rogers.

GLC08878.0108

Members of the Federal Convention 1787

One engraving entitled "Members Of The Federal Convention" dated 1787. Portraits of Rufus King, John, Dickinson, Gouverneur Robert Morris, Oliver Ellsworth, John Rutledge. Engraved by J. Rogers.

GLC08878.0109

Vice Presidents 1861-1880

One engraving entitled "Vice Presidents 1861-1880" circa 1861-1880. Portraits of Hannibal Hamlin, Schuyler Colfax, Andrew Johnson (vice president and president), Henry Wilson, and William A. Wheeler. Engraved by William Wellstood.

GLC08878.0110

[Portraits of Notable People]

One untitled engraving circa 1861-1877. Portraits of Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar, Samuel Jackson Randall, Alexander Hamilton Stephens, Thomas F. Bayard, James Burnie Beck, Augustus Garland, and Benjamin Harvey Hill. Engraved by William...

GLC08878.0111

[Portraits of Notable People]

One untitled engraving circa 1861-1877. Portraits of Robert Cumming Schenck, Samuel Shellabarger, William Darrah Kelley, Elihu B. Washburne, George S. Boutwell, Justin Smith Morrill, and Reubene Fenton. Engraved by William Wellstood.

GLC08878.0112

William Window, John B Henderson, John A Locan, John Sherman, John J. Ingalls, Frederick Frelinchuysen and Carl Schulz

One untitled engraving circa 1861-1887. Portraits of William Windom, John Alexander Logan, John B. Henderson, John Sherman, Carl Schurz, John James Ingalls, Frederick Theodore Frelinghuysen. Engraved by William Wellstood.

GLC08878.0113

[Portraits of Notable People]

One untitled engraving circa 1861-1877. Portraits of Stephen Arnold Douglas, Benjamin Franklin Wade, William Pitt Fessenden, Charles Sumner, Thaddeus Stevens, John Cabell Breckenridge, and Henry Winter Davis. Engraved by William Wellstood.

GLC08878.0114

[Portraits of Notable People]

One untitled engraving circa 1861-1877. Portraits of Benjamin Franklin Butler, Timothy Otis Howe, Roscoe Conkling, Allen Granberry Thurman, William Alfred Buckingham, Matthew Hale Carpenter, and George F. Edmunds. Engraved by William Wellstood.

GLC08878.0115

[Portraits of Notable People]

One untitled engraving circa 1861-1877. Portraits of Zachariah Chandler, John Parker Hale, Henry Bowen Anthony, Oliver Perry Morton, James Wilson Grimes, Thomas A. Hendricks, Simon Cameron. Engraved by William Wellstood.

GLC08878.0116

Generals of Our Army 1861

One engraving entitled "Generals Of Our Army 1861" dated 1861. Portraits of Major General George B. McClellan, Major General Benjamin Franklin Butler, Major General John Adams Dix, Major General John Charles Frémont, Lieutenant General Winfield Scott...

GLC08878.0117

Officers of Our Navy, 1861

One engraving entitled "Officers Of Our Navy, 1861" dated 1861. Portraits of Commodore Samuel F. Dupont, Commander Daniel L. Braine (mispelled Brain), Captain W. H. Ward, Commodore Hiram Paulding, Silas Horton Stringham, Captain C. Ringold, Commodor...

GLC08878.0118

The First Congress

One engraving entitled "The First Congress" circa 1861-1877. Portraits of Patrick Henry, Peyton Randolph, Charles Thomas, Reverend Jacob Duche, and Richard Henry Lee. Engraved by J. Rogers.

GLC08878.0119

Southern Department

One engraving entitled "Southern Department" circa 1861-1877. Portraits of General Daniel Morgan, General William Maultrie, General Nathanael Green, and General Benjamin Lincoln. Engraved by J. Rogers.

GLC08878.0120

British Officers [of the American War of Independence]

One engraving entitled "British Officers [of the American War of Independence]" circa 1861-1877. Portraits of General Thomas Gage, Sir Henry Clinton, Carles Marquis Cornwallis, General John Burgoyne, and Lord William Howe. Engraved by J. Rogers.

GLC08878.0121

Foreign Volunteers [of the American War of Independence]

One engraving entitled "Foreign Volunteers [of the American War of Independence]" circa 1861-1877. Portraits of Frederich Wilhelm ludolf Gerhard Augustin Baron von Steuben, Casimir Pulaski, Gilbert du Motier Lafayette, Tadeusz Kosciusko, and Johann...

GLC08878.0122