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1 March 1819
Sharpe, Charles Kirkpatrick (1781-1851)
to Thomas Pringle
Thanks Pringle for a book of verse about which he positively critiques. Encourages Pringle to continue cultivating his muse.
GLC00496.220
circa 1820
Wilkie, David, Sir (1785-1841)
to dear MacDonald
Date previously inferred. Wilkie, the Scottish painter, promises McDonald he will call at 7 o'clock. Measurements include attached frame.
GLC00496.253
no date
Kneller, Godfrey, Sir (1646-1723)
[Engraving of Samuel Pepys]
Engraving that appears to be based on the painting by Sir Godfrey Kneller, created in 1689.
GLC00496.258.02
Smith, H. W. (fl. 1848-1868)
Engraved portrait of Andrew Johnson
Vignette left-facing bust portrait in profile by H.W. Smith. Engraver's name is located on the lower right of the image. Printed signature underneath image. Page appears to have once been a part of a book.
GLC00496.261.01
1864
Johnson Fry & Co.
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...
GLC00496.261.02
circa 1860
Ritchie, Alexander Hay (1822-1895)
John Marshall LLD
Portrait engraving of Marshall seated, in judge's robes. Printed signature of Marshall underneath. Possibly based on a painting by J. B. Martin, as the name is printed under the engraving.
GLC00496.262
Thackeray, William Makepeace (1811-1863)
[Reproduction of an illustration, possibly by Thackeray]
Reproduction (woodcut) of a drawing. Depicts an old, haggard woman standing behind a young woman. Caption states "Let us see if this can be reproduced." A note in pencil states "Original drawing by Thackery?" Possibly reproduced after Thackery's...
GLC00496.275
1836
Letter and book concerning the Wilkes expedition [decimalized]
[decimalized 00507.01-507.02]
GLC00507
25 October 1842
Jackson, Andrew (1767-1845)
to Alice Egerton
An engraved portrait of Jackson with lock of his white hair.
GLC00548.02
5 June 1863
Gorsuch, Joseph B. (1834-1908)
to Sallie F. H. Keely
Author inferred based on handwriting and content. Writes to Sallie, apparently a former member of a Sunday School class he taught in Brookville (possibly Ohio or Indiana). Reminisces about life before the war: "Dear old Brookville... How my heart...
GLC00653.09.10
circa 1864
Unknown
[Print of General Philip Henry Sheridan]
Depicts Sheridan seated in military uniform, hat in hand, with a sword leaning against a table beside him. He appears to be in a tent. Possibly based on an 1864 photograph by Mathew Brady, though the tent and chair have been slightly altered in the...
GLC00653.12.02
circa 1862-1864
Spencer, George A. (fl. 1862-1864)
Ellsworth Avengers
Song entitled "Ellsworth Avengers."
GLC00653.21.10
30 October 1864
Cook, George B. (fl. 1845-1865)
to mother
Is well; hopes she is too. Has joined company E of the 42nd regiment. "I just got [here] in time to see a man shot… It was Fred Lammer's brother. He deserted and went to the [Yankee] lines." Another man deserted last night. Two more deserters are to...
GLC00653.22.01
Two pamphlets [decimalized]
GLC00676
Mason & Co. (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Lincoln campaign songster.
Title page states songster is for the use of clubs and contains all the most popular songs. Miniature book with woodcut of Lincoln on paper cover and printer's advertisements on back cover. Intended for the 1864 presidential election. Uncut...
GLC00676.01
1860
Burleigh, William Henry (1812-1871)
Republican campaign songster, for 1860.
Edited by Burleigh and published by H. Dayton. Original blue printed front wrapper (only), stab-stitched as issued. Intended for the 1860 Presidential election. Burleigh was a prominent New York journalist and social reformer.
GLC00676.02
10 June 1865
Van Valkenburgh, Franklin Butler (1835-1924)
to his wife
Date written in pencil at the top of recto as "June 10 1865?" Content of GLC00686.22 and GLC00686.24 suggest this date might be accurate. Signed twice by Frank, once in pen and once in pencil. Written aboard a ship on his way to Pine Bluff, Arkansas...
GLC00686.19
circa 1860-1870
Van Valkenburgh, Robert Bruce (1821-1888)
[Plaster bust of Robert Bruce Van Valkenburgh]
Lifesize gilded plaster bust of Robert with a few areas of gilt loss.
GLC00686.37
23 Februrary 1860
Powell, George May (1835-1905)
to Emma C. Small
re: He describes their correspondence and hopes to maintain frequent contact. He inquires after a Mr. Chickering, a clerk and businessman. Powell as recently attended an exhibition of a two-piece painting of Adam and Eve by Sir Bufe, lectures, and...
GLC00687.001
27 July 1867
Powell, Samuel Wells
to George May Powell
re: He is at the Congregational Church there, and is very busy with Sunday Schools, Sunday School papers, and singing. He doesn't think GMP should go into real estate. He plans to visit New Haven and continue school in Chicago.
GLC00687.098
24 February 1875
Hurd and Houghton, Publishers and Booksellers
on Hurd and Houghton Publishers and Booksellers letterhead, re: They propose to publish Rawson's Bible Hand Book on certain terms of royalties, with GMP providing illustrations.
GLC00687.125
7 March 1875
Hurd & Houghton, Publishers and Booksellers
[Memorandum of an Agreement]
A contract between George May Powell of the Oriental Topographical Corps and Melancthon M. Hurd and Albert G. Houghton, Publishers and Booksellers, to publish Rawson's Bible Hand Book. GMP will provide illustrations at his cost and will retain...
GLC00687.128
17 February 1882
Powell, George May (1838-1905)
to [Gentlemen]
He writes about an offer some time previously of an art publication of his, which was declined. He wonders if the gentlemen would be interested in a new invention.
GLC00687.140
2 June 1886
J. B. Lippincott Company
to unknown
They inform him that his article "Friction between Labor and Capital" as been accepted for publication, and they enclose a check. On the back are notes about the beautiful music of a violin and the decision to do God's will.
GLC00687.262
Music book
The book contains scales, chromatic scales, and tunes handwritten and hand bound.
GLC00687.273
Circa 1875
Blomgren Brothers
[George May Powell]
George May Powell, middle aged
GLC00687.275
[1864]
National Union Free Convention
President Lincoln and General Grant on Peace and War.
Promotes the Union cause. Reprints an interview with Lincoln titled "Mr. Lincoln's view of Democratic strategy," and a letter of General Grant dated 16 August 1864 to E.B. Washburne. Grant's letter informs that the Confederacy is very weak and...
GLC00702
1844
The Negro forget-me-not songster, the only work published, containing all the Negro songs, that have ever appeared.
Signed on free front endpaper by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, "H. W. Longfellow." Original cloth spine laid onto modern leather. Title on spine: "Nigga forget-me-not songster." Published by Turner & Fisher. Songs written in "dialect," and some are...
GLC00796
9 December 1861
Pendleton, Alexander S. (1840-1864)
to Rose
Writes to his sister. Discusses personal news, a skirmish, and General Rosecrans at Cumberland. Requests she send him a song. Written on blue paper.
GLC00835
25 December 1864
Tower, Zealous Bates (1819-1900)
to William P. Fessenden
General Tower, chief engineer of Union defenses at Nashville, describes the Battle of Nashville to Fessenden, Secretary of the Treasury. Relates the strategies of Union Generals George Henry Thomas, Andrew Jackson Smith, James Harrison Wilson, and...
GLC00849.01
circa 25 December 1864
[Pencil illustration depicting the area near Nashville, Tennessee]
Autograph map depicts roads, rivers, fortifications and estimated troop numbers and locations near Nashville. Tower, chief engineer of Union defenses at Nashville, possibly transmitted this map with a letter (refer to GLC00849.01) to William P...
GLC00849.02
1861-1877
Smith, H.W.
Engraving of William T. Sherman.
Together with a short biographical sketch of Sherman not attached.
GLC00889.01
[carte de visite, oval half length portrait of a young woman]
White mount with gold border. Pencil inscription "Nora" on both recto and verso. Romanticized oval half length portrait of a young woman. Photo from engraving.
GLC00919.24.43
Fowx, E. G.
[carte de visite, Grant's headquarters]
White mount with faded gold border and Fowx imprint on verso. Same image as #48.
GLC00919.24.49
[carte de visite, chapel in the camp of the 50th Regiment N.Y.V. Engineers]
White mount with gold border and Fowx imprint on verso. Inscribed on negative: "Chapel in the camp of the 50th Regiment N.Y.V. Engineers, near Petersburg, Va. Built by Co. "F" of that Regt. Sketched by Louis Bernkopf, Private 15th N.Y.V. Engineers...
GLC00919.24.52
White mount with gold border and Fowx imprint on verso. Blurred and damaged print of image #52.
GLC00919.24.53
[carte de visite, The Belle of Winter]
White mount. Caption on image: "The Belle of Winter." Profile view of a woman ice skating in fur-trimmed clothes. Photo from painting or engraving.
GLC00919.24.55
1 April 1863
Beach, Elias William (1841-1921)
to friends at home
Written near Falmouth. Comments on the band playing outside of General Benham's tent "and consequently in front of the tent in which I am writing." Notes, "Genl Benham believes in having the Regiment togather [sic]..."
GLC00919.25.18
1865
General Benham's winter camp near Poplar Grove Church, Va., with photo of troops
Printed map, "Winter Camp, Detachment 50th N.Y.V. Engineers" Brevet Colonel I. Spalding Commanding, near Poplar Church, Virginia, Army of the Potomac, 1865. Has been partially hand colored. An original albumen photograph of soldiers with musical...
GLC00919.26
8 March 1859
Tyler, John (1790-1862)
to Robert Tyler
Writes a letter to his son in which he touches the issue of slavery and the election of 1860. Discusses "Healy's portrait of me" as admirable and being "often mortified at the misrepresentations of me which are occasionally seen in the print shops."...
GLC00948
11 September 1789
Adams, John Quincy (1767-1848)
to James Bridge
Adams writes in detail about his journey from Boston to Newport via Providence. He describes his stage coach companions on the way to Providence, expressing a liking for an amiable eighteen year-old named Landman. He comments on Brown University...
GLC00958.04
24 November 1862
[Civil War Songbook]
Contains lyrics to several martial, sentimental, religious and romantic songs. Titles include "John Brown Song" (usually called "John Brown's Body") "Sung by Fletcher Webster's Regiment in Boston [sic]," "Traitor, Spare That Flag," "Oh, For a Home...
GLC00968
8 December 1784
Knox, Henry (1750-1806)
[Payment receipt penned on Lease agreement between John Singleton Copley and Henry Knox]
A receipt written and signed in text by Knox (on page three) for £25 paid to Mary Pelham. Also signed by Mary Pelham who confirms receipt of £25 for: "one quarters rent advance of the mansion of John Singleton Copley Esq Situated at the North...
GLC02437.03074
14 December 1784
to William Knox
Expresses relief and joy regarding William's recent recovery from an episode of mental illness. Relates that he and his family plan to move from Dorchester to rent John Singleton Copley's house in Boston. Discusses family news, mentioning his...
GLC02437.03076
July 1864
Sneden, Robert Knox (1832-1918)
Plan of Andersonville Prison
Plan of the prison camp drawn by Sneden, a member of the 40th New York Volunteers imprisoned there in 1863-1864. Completed in ink and colored pencil. Sneden's map differs from other contemporary sketches.
GLC02244
4 July 1864
1st Regiment North Carolina Union Volunteers
[Invitation to a 4th of July celebration sponsored by the Ist Regt. N.C. Union Volunteers]
Printed invitation requesting Renshaw's presence at a 4th of July celebration at Fort Macon. Includes an "Order of Exercise" listing a variety of activities for the day, including music, prayer, a reading of the Declaration of Independence and a...
GLC02254.21
October 1864 - July 1865
Pope, A. Fred (fl. 1864-1865)
[Confederate Officer prisoners of war poem and sentiment album]
Inscribed on the title page by Fred Pope, Bargetown, Kentucky, and dated October 1864. Signed by over 100 Confederate prisoners of war at Prison No. 1, Camp Chase, Ohio, with rank. Includes poems, songs, quotations, and sentiments by imprisoned...
GLC02259
1864 - 31 December 1864
Penfield, James Allen (d. 1910)
[Union Prisoner of War autograph album]
Contains over 900 prisoner of war officer signatures and their ranks. Ornate hand drawn title page, "Autographs of U. S. Officers, Prisoners of War confined at Richmond, Virginia, Macon, Georgia - Savannah Georgia - Charleston, South Carolina -...
GLC02262
24 April 1806
Ellery, William (1727-1820)
to George Wanton Ellery
Written to his son at Captain Barney's School in Wickford, Rhode Island. Thanks him for his letter. He has no objection to his learning to dance, for it will make him easy and graceful. If the fee is to be paid at entrance to dancing studies...
GLC02300.22
13 April 1868
Hunt, Henry Jackson (1819-1889)
to [Henry Knox Craig]
Writes from Fort Sullivan. Asks if Craig received a copy of a play-bill he previously transmitted. Complains about the cold Eastport winter. Discusses the abrupt departure of Captain Wilson from Fort Sullivan. Discusses Wilson's actions, and...
GLC02382.041
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