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10 December 1880
Jeffery, Richard W. (fl. 1855-1899)
to [Edward R. Archer]
Jeffery's decision to withdraw himself from business "operations," as "the prospects of the company" seem to go against his best interest at this time.
GLC01896.109
6 March 1886
Unknown
[Program]
Program for the "First Invitation Concert. Chickering Hall. Saturday Evening, March 6th, 1886, of the Amateur Orchestra of the Amicitia Society." A photograph of the orchestra is on the front cover. Enclosed inside the program is a 3 p. pamphlet re...
GLC01896.115
17 June 1889
Trueman, W. Cabell (fl. 1880-1889)
to [Dr. Robert Archer]
Objection to the accuracy of the genealogy of Thomas Rolfe. There is a discrepency over who really was Thomas Rolfe's wife, Jane Poyers or a Miss Poythress.
GLC01896.119
4 August 1890
Program for the Richmond Mozart Association "667th Musicale."
GLC01896.123
21 February 1896
Jeffery, Aaron (fl. 1890-1896)
to unknown
Letter regarding the condition of Aaron's one week old daughter, Virginia, and the improving condition of his wife, Maimie [Mary Frances] who suffered from a severe attack of mastitis shortly after giving birth. After hearing the opinions of "every...
GLC01896.127
9 May 1881 to 8 August 1917
Archer, Edward R. (fl. 1830-1917)
[Account book of E. R. Archer]
Property and financial account book. P. 1 - 17 record the building and maintenance of the "dwelling house on Franklin Street" 1881/5/9 - 1896/10/2; p 18 - 51 record the building and maintenance expenses for the "house on 6th Street" 1890/5/1 -...
GLC01896.164
7 January 1891
Hamlin, Hannibal (1809-1891)
to C. E. Potts
Replies to a letter from Potts in Troy, New York. Thanks Potts for a copy of the "Wide Awake Vocalist," an 1860 Presidential campaign song book for the Republican Party candidates (Abraham Lincoln and Hamlin). Reminisces about the campaign, and...
GLC01595.02
1881 ca.
Brady, Mathew B. (ca. 1823-1896)
[James A. Garfield]
Cabinet photogrph of President Garfield. Published by Brady's National Portrait Gallery. Signed by Garfield on front mount with later note on verso: "From Pres. Garfield given to my father Samuel Lund."
GLC01679
6 October 1897
McLean, Nathaniel Collins (1815-1905)
[To historian John C. Ropes on the topic of the Battle of Second Manassas]
GLC01740.05.01 and .02 were originally bound together. Accompanied by a docketed wrapper. In a letter from 6 October, McLean, who was a Union General during the Civil War, responds to a letter from Ropes requesting reminisces of the August 1862...
GLC01740.05.01
circa 1897
Edwards, Oliver (1835-1904)
to Russel Alger
Draft copy, no place or date. Edwards, Brevet Major General U. S. Volunteers, writes to Alger as Secretary of War. Discusses a medal wrongly awarded by the War Department to a private for the capture of General Custis Lee at the Battle of Sailor's...
GLC00998
30 June 1895
Sarony, Napoleon (1821-1896)
[Portrait of Harriet Beecher Stowe]
One portrait of Harriet Beecher Stowe taken by Sarony dated June 30, 1895. Inscribed to Frank Leonard. Signed twice, recto and verso after an excerpt from Uncle Tom's Cabin.
GLC01091
1880/10/19
Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson) (1822-1885)
to Gen. John Ramsay re: impending Presidential election in New Jersey
Grant expresses the hope that New Jersey will vote for Garfield and Arthur, and keep the Democrats out.
GLC01416
January 1884
to Tiffany and Co.
Requesting a contribution of $5,000 towards completing the base of the Statue of Liberty. "You will no doubt deplore with us the marked indifference of the citizens of New York to the munificent gift of the French People to the People of the United...
GLC08978
1898
Currier & Ives
Our victorious fleets in Cuban waters [chromolithograph]
GLC03534
3 February 1883
Stanley, Lucius T. (1844-1934)
to John G. Farnsworth
Requests a copy of his military discharge papers. Explains his enlistment history in the 107th New York Volunteers from 1862-1865. Notes that there were several endorsements on the discharge and asks for a transcript. Written on stationary of the...
GLC02710.46.01
15 April 1893
Leaming, Mack J. (1842-1893)
[Unpublished manuscript relating events of the Battle of Fort Pillow, Tennessee]
Colonel Leaming, former Adjutant of the 13th Tennessee Cavalry, reports the graphic details of the 12 April 1864 Battle of Fort Pillow. Describes Fort Pillow as "the stormy days, when, added to the ordinary intensity of civil strife, the masters for...
GLC05080.01
26 September 1878
Sherman, William Tecumseh (1820-1891)
to David Douty Colton
Expresses gratitude to Colton, Vice President of the Southern Pacific Railroad, for the convenience the railroad offers transcontinental travelers. States that the railroad is "'a great civilizer', and will enable the Military Authorities to...
GLC05095
circa 25 March 1892
Roosevelt, Theodore (1858-1919)
[Final page of manuscript praising book on Civil War by Mr. Trent ]
Writes that Trent has "studied too deeply to waste his time" and discusses his proposition "that a battle for human slavery can really be called a battle for civil liberty." Roosevelt's signature is struck. Date is inferred from a stamp on verso...
GLC04725
[1897]/07/25
Mosby, John S. (1833-1916)
to: Sam Chapman
plans to travel east in September; view of President Cleveland and Democratic party; and opposition to coinage of silver: "If the people want cheap money give them old Confederate notes."
GLC03921.01
1885
Portraits of North American Indians
Photographs of Native Americans: Indian delegation photographs of War chiefs, war dance groups, married couples, children, etc. Images from 1858-1884.
GLC04490
1 July 1898
Britton, Edward E. (fl. 1865-1898)
General orders no. 1
114th NY National Guard. General orders No. 1. Drill dates. Physical examinations. Includes envelope.
GLC04558.190
1 August 1898
Mann, Herbert E. (fl. 1865-1898)
General orders no. 3
Order for all company drills to be discontinued until further notice. Instructions for headquarters night.
GLC04558.191
29 September 1898
Brower, George A. (fl. 1865-1898)
General orders no. 5
Orders for 114th regiment to assemble at the Armory on October 1st, 1898 for parade as part of the escort to Brooklyn's Volunteer troops.
GLC04558.192
13 September 1898
General orders no. 4
Lists commanders of each company of the 114th regiment NY National Guard. Inspection for a parade.
GLC04558.193
16 September 1898
Order of attendance
Accompanying envelope not used to mail the post card. Countermanding General orders # 4.
GLC04558.194
21 November 1898
General orders no. 6
Orders concerning mustering out of the service of the 114th regiment.
GLC04558.195
7 February 1882
Catalogue of the library of the late David Porter Harmon
Includes over seven hundred titles and hand-written notes on individual prices for each book. A tally of the overall sale can be found on the rear fly leaf.
GLC06143.20
1880
Workingmen's Party of California
Chinatown declared a nuisance!
Attacks both the Democratic and Republican Parties for not stopping Chinese immigration, but reserves special vitriol for Ulysses S. Grant. Includes notes from a Board of Health meeting describing sub-par living conditions and rampant disease. Part...
GLC06232.03
1886 ca.
Lum, Dyer D. (Dyer Daniel) (1840-1893)
A Concise History of the Great Trial of the Chicago Anarchists in 1886
Volume containing 8 titles, all concerning the riot, explosion, trial, appeals, and executions stemming from the 1886 Chicago Riot. There is a pencil verse opposite the first pamphlet's titlepage, quoting Charles Mackay's "Eternal Justice" and the...
GLC05640
25 January 1886
Bishop's Court, Weber Stake of Zion
[A Charge against Bp. Charles Buck for neglecting to Pay to Bro. William Royle Money Due to Royale]
GLC05756.006
circa 1880
Willard, Mary B.
Why the W.C.T.U. seeks the ballot.
Willard explains why the Women's Christian Temperance Union seeks suffrage for women.
GLC06306.02
circa 15 September 1899-14 October 1899
3 clippings from various magazines; 2 about the Dewey Arch, and one about Ward's career as a sculptor.
Articles on the quadriga designed by Ward that was mounted on the Dewey Arch [NY]. Third article, "American Sculptors", features Ward along with Karl Bitter who helped to design some of the sculptures adorning the arch.
GLC06343.230
10 October 1885
Pitch, Walter
to J.Q.A. Ward.
Official "Articles of Agreement" or "Building Contract" for the Garfield memorial pedestal. Official contract between Ward and The Garfield Monument Committee of the Society of the Army of the Cumberland specifying each party's role in creating the...
GLC06343.243
26 July 1899
Murray, Gilford (fl. 1899)
to John La Farge
Re: "Reception of Admiral Dewey, by the City of New York." The Committee on Decorations asks the President of the Society of Mural Painters for suggestions as to decorations of the procession route for the Dewey reception.
GLC06343.254
29 July 1899
Ruckstuhl, F. Wellington
to J.Q.A. Ward
Officially endorses plans for the "Triumphal Arch" [Dewey Arch] on behalf of the National Sculpture Society; discusses details for planned sculpture such as scale and plaster casting, deadline date for finished product, etc.
GLC06343.256
1899/09/11
Piatty, John J.
To: J.Q.A. Ward. Re: figures mounted on top of Dewey Arch and the construction of the Dewey Arch.
GLC06343.266
[1899/11 ca.]
Ward, John Q.A.
Cost estimates: "Pieces for Sculpture work on Dewey Arch."
Includes qualtity and price of each separate item.
GLC06343.272
1899/10/14
Brinton, Christian (fl. 1899)
Article: "The Churchman . . . The Dewey Arch" with picture of "The Dewey Arch and Approach From the South" on reverse side.
GLC06343.277
[1899 ca.]
Photograph: Clay model of the Dewey Arch.
GLC06343.281
1894/08/16
St. Gaudens, Augustus
To: J.Q.A. Ward. Re: arranging an appointment time to meet [in regards to finding a sculptor for an upcoming project]. [Carbon Copy]
Strike outs, corrections, and additions throughout.
GLC06343.311
26 March 1891
Buckner, Simon Bolivar (1823-1914)
[Kentucky land grant to Enoch M. Duley]
Partially printed document signed by Buckner as Kentucky Governor and countersigned by Grants Duley a tract of 3 acres in Livingston, Kentucky "in consideration of an order from the Livingston County Court." Outlines the location of the tract. An...
GLC06377.09
Rough Riders on Parade
A procession of mounted men, taken from slightly to the left of a direct frontal perspective.
GLC06449.01
Strohmeyer & Wyman
Col. Theodore Roosevelt of the "Rough Riders" - after his return from Cuba.
Roosevelt astride a horse with his left hand in his pocket, 3/4 front facing sitter's proper right.
GLC06449.11
circa 1887-1897
[General Albert Ordway]
Portrait of General Albert Ordway in dress uniform with four medals. Based on the uniform, the photograph appears to have been taken during Ordway's time as the Commanding General of the District of Columbia National Guard. Ordway became Commanding...
GLC07000.53
1898 ca.
Barr Photographic Company
"Lt. Col. Roosevelt and Col. Leonard Wood in Rough Riders Camp"
Image of Theodore Roosevelt standing in front of his tent. Stamp of Barr photographic company of San Antonio, Texas, on front in lower right corner. Scribners Magazine stamp on the back of the mount, along with quote "Remember the Maine," written...
GLC07002.01
"Roosevelt, Col. Theodore, and two Arizona troopers in front of second mission, San Antonio."
Image of TR on horseback with two mounted soldiers in front of southwest-style mission. Scribners Magazine stamp on the back of the mount. Caption on back reads, "Rooselvelt [sic] and 2 riders before Mission San Jose." "Roosevelt, Col. Theodore"...
GLC07002.02
"The amenities were not forgotten. In the picture of the Officer's Mess left, Col. Wood and Lt.-Col. Roosevelt sit at the head of the table."
Image of the table set for the Officers corps of the Rough Riders. Copy of the published form of this image, with above caption, found on the back of the mount.
GLC07002.03
Johnston, Frances Benjamin (1864-1952)
"Fighting Leaders: Hon. Theodore Roosevelt in campaign uniform."
Roosevelt is posed as if astride a horse, wearing campaign uniform and hat and holding riding gloves. Copyright by Miss Frances Benjamin Johnston. Completed publication form affixed to reverse.
GLC07002.04
Scribners Magazine
"Regimental Staff. Rough Riders at Tampa."
Image of eleven Rough Riders, with Colonel Wood second man from the left, and Roosevelt third.
GLC07002.05
"R.H. Davis, Stephen Bonsal between T. Roosevelt talking to them "
Image of Roosevelt conversing with two reporters (Bonsal and Davis), each covering the amassing of troops for his employer. Col. Wood standing apart on the right. Caption "Roosevelt, Theodore" above image in red ink .
GLC07002.06
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