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circa 1830-1910
Ward, John Quincy Adams, 1830-1910
[Sketches of buffalo]
Graphite; tracing paper mounted to thick wove paper fragment with corner of printed image on back.
GLC06343.090
[Angel offering peace between a victorious warrior and defeated warrior]
Graphite, wove paper.
GLC06343.094
[Goateed man holding book to chest]
Black ink over graphite; wove paper.
GLC06343.101
[Woman with large bird]
Graphite; wove paper.
GLC06343.104
[Two female figures, one in water]
Graphite, black ink, tracing paper.
GLC06343.110
7 May 1837
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
to Mary Owens
To the woman he almost married: "Whatever woman may cast her lot with mine, should any ever do so, it is my intention to do all in my power to make her happy and contented." Owens rejected Lincoln's marriage proposal in 1837, the second of the three...
GLC08085
6 December 1864
[Fragment of Lincoln's last State of the Union address concerning the thirteenth amendment]
An 11-line fragment of his last Annual Message to Congress dealing with the failure of Congress to pass the thirteenth amendment and recommending they reconsider: "At the last session of Congress a proposed amendment of the Constitution [inserted...
GLC08094
31 July 1781
Patten, Thomas, fl. 1777-1785
to Henry Knox
Patten, Captain of Artillery Artificers, reports details of work completed at New Windsor, including the building of wagon carriages, wooden bottoms (for artillery) and mortar carriages. Writes, "My Men are Very unease for want of Money, and more...
GLC02437.01103
[Standing male holding musket]
GLC06343.116
[Five sculpture designs: man and woman embracing, 2 soldiers, figure with arm raised, two figures facing each other]
Graphite; thin wove paper, many creases and wrinkles.
GLC06343.120
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