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Ward, John Quincy Adams, 1830-1910 [Sketch of heavenly scene with haloed figure and couple in hammock]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06343.074 Author/Creator: Ward, John Quincy Adams, 1830-1910 Place Written: s.l. Type: Sketch Date: circa 1830-1910 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 19.6 cm, Width: 12.3 cm Order a Copy

Text on reverse, "Bring wood to make me bright and banish every evil sprite . . . The family is the Nation. The hearth [illegible] the alter of Liberty." Wove paper.

Ward, John Quincy Adams, 1830-1910

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