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02 April 1865
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
to Mary Todd Lincoln.
Lincoln's last letter to Mary Lincoln, day before the fall of Richmond, Re: dramatic news of the final collapse of the confederate defenses.
GLC08090
circa 1830-1910
Ward, John Quincy Adams, 1830-1910
[Two skulls with partial skull sketch on reverse]
Conte crayon, chalk, graphite; wove paper.
GLC06343.063
[Three men sailing with wind-beings blowing sails]
Iron gall ink; wove paper.
GLC06343.064
[Two portraits of man in hat]
Mirror images signed. Graphite; crease down center; wove paper.
GLC06343.066
Boy sitting on bench; reverse side, man in rocking chair drawn in boundaries of large brown stain; graphite; wove paper.
Seagulls and cricket; black ink wash; wove paper
GLC06343.067
[Woman eating and sketch of boy below]
Graphite; wove paper.
GLC06343.068
[Five sketches of cats]
Graphite, iron gall ink; lined wove paper.
GLC06343.070
1867
Chambers, Joht W., fl. 1867
The Late Dr. Edward Ruggles
Newspaper clipping of obituary of Dr. Edward Ruggles. Chambers signed as Secretary of the American Institute.
GLC06343.071
1857
Dr. Edward Ruggles, Brooklyn 1857
Sketch of a man working at a sewing machine. Iron gall ink; wove paper glued at back corners to heavy backing.
GLC06343.072
[Goateed man in defensive pose]
Graphite or charcoal; orange wove paper.
GLC06343.073
[Sculpture design: standing man [possibly James A. Garfield] holding up a paper in one hand]
Graphite; tan tracing paper.
GLC06343.075
[Four sculpture designs: standing man (James A. Garfield)]
GLC06343.076
[Sculpture design: standing man]
Possibly James A. Garfield. Graphite; tan tracing paper.
GLC06343.077
Possibly James A. Garfield. Graphite; tan tracing paper; pressure sensitive tapes.
GLC06343.078
Possibly James A. Garfield. With hand on pedestal. Graphite; wove paper.
GLC06343.079
[Various sketches and sculpture designs]
Greco-Roman themes, nude models, soldiers, etc. Bound with string. Graphite, charcoal, tissue and wove papers.
GLC06343.080
[Numerous small sketches on both sides]
Man slaughtering goat or deer, one figure holding another, etc. Possibly representing the biblical story of Abraham nearly sacrificing his son and slaying the ram. Black ink and graphite; wove paper.
GLC06343.082
[Man seated in arm chair with legs crossed and nude woman seated drawing on reverse]
Graphite; thick wove paper.
GLC06343.083
[Monarch in royal robe holding scepter]
Numeric calculations top right. Graphite; wove paper.
GLC06343.084
[Nude male wrestling goat or ram]
Graphite; yellow, lined, wove paper.
GLC06343.086
[Three sketches of nude males with torches]
One figure traced on the reverse side. Graphite; thin tracing paper.
GLC06343.087
[Profile of figure [Jesus?] in robe with raised hand]
GLC06343.088
[Two sketches of male figure, one in loin cloth holding object next to head]
Graphite; yellow tracing paper.
GLC06343.089
[Four sketches of men in ancient garb, one holding arrows and shield]
Graphite; tracing paper.
GLC06343.091
[Numerous sketches of figures on both sides]
Sketches: bust portrait of man, man sitting with elbow resting on knee and hand in palm, man with loincloth and arm resting on head, robed woman, nude man [in sepia conte crayon] and several other small sketches. Graphite, black ink, sepia conte...
GLC06343.092
[Male and female nudes embracing in dance]
GLC06343.093
[Four standing figures: Native Americans and European explorer]
Reverse side, numerous small sketches with dragons and horse. Graphite; wove paper.
GLC06343.095
[n.d.]
Seated man in top hat, and person with harp on reverse side; graphite; wove paper.
# 96 decorative borders; graphite, iron gall ink; tracing paper fragment; 16 x 10cm (irregular); fragmented
GLC06343.096
[Bearded man with upraised arm and naval emblem with anchor on reverse side]
Tracing paper fragment.
GLC06343.097
[Two sketches of female nudes from behind with drapes]
GLC06343.098
[Reclining nude male playing with goat]
Graphite [also traced on reverse]; tracing paper.
GLC06343.099
[Numerous sketches with figures, lion, and stork]
Graphite, black ink; tan wove paper.
GLC06343.100
[Kneeling figure bending forward]
Graphite over charcoal; wove paper.
GLC06343.102
[Angel watching over reclining figure in circle]
Black ink; tracing paper.
GLC06343.103
[Female figure from behind]
Graphite, black ink; tracing paper.
GLC06343.105
[Two sketches: one woman standing with knee resting on mount, one sitting holding hair]
Graphite, wove paper.
GLC06343.106
[Nude woman standing with one arm raised]
Black ink with pale skirt drawn in graphite; thick tracing paper.
GLC06343.107
[Man in loincloth holding dagger]
GLC06343.108
[Two small figures on panel surrounded by various grasses and Cat Tails sprouts]
GLC06343.109
16 March 1791
Adams, John, 1735-1826
to Charles Storer
Recalling the Boston Massacre, also his defense of Constitution: "Equal laws cannot be preserved without there independent orders forming a mutual balance."
GLC08080
09 March 1831
Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848
To: Joseph Blunt.
Criticizing Jackson administration and spoils system, including mention of Peggy Eaton affair: They have no "character to lose."
GLC08081
16 October 1845
to Richard Rush
Predicting Civil War in wake of slavery's expansion. .
GLC08082
11 December 1859
To: William Kellogg.
Re: Election of 1860 & difficulties in dealing with Horace Greeley and Greeley's support of Stephen Douglas.
Basler, Roy P. The Collected Works Of Abraham Lincoln. (New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press, 1953), Vol. III 1858 - 1860, p. 506
GLC08086
21 May 1864
Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885
To: Ambrose Burnside.
Specifying the route Burnside's troops will march from Spotsylvania to the north Anna river (prelude to battle of cold harbor).
GLC08087
30 January 1865
To: Thomas J. Eckert.
Arranging secret Hampton Roads peace conference.
GLC08088
29 March 1865
To: Ulysses S. Grant.
Re: Troop movements at Port Stedman at the end of the war: "From what direction did the enemy come?"
GLC08089
14 April 1865
Edict.
Granting amnesty to a group of confederate prisoners provided they take oath (one of the last official acts before his assisination), under Andrew Johnson, ES,4/12/1865.
GLC08091
08 December 1869
Johnson, Andrew, 1808-1875
To: Gideon Welles.
Condemning Reconstruction. "There has never been a greater outrage perpetrated...since the formation of the government."
GLC08092
12 June1783
Washington, George, 1732-1799
To: William Livingston.
Washington's farewell address ("Circular to the States") as Commander-in-Chief,spelling out principles esssential to new nation's future existence, now that the United States are "proposed of absolute freedom and independency." With printed copy of...
GLC08079.01
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