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1859/10/22
Stephens, Alexander Hamilton, 1812-1883
To: J.Q.A. Ward.
Stephens writes to Ward while still serving in the U.S. House of Representatives. Re: sending money, and family health and affairs.
GLC06343.287
1865/09/14
Putnam, G.H., fl. 1865
United States Internal Revenue.
Ward's tax returns for the year, written onto an IRS form.
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1866/02/23
Pickett, Byron M., fl. 1866
To: J.Q.A. Ward. Re: receipt confirming that Ward paid $165, in relation to a monument of Van Buren.
2 cent stamp in left margin.
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1866/03/29
Van Buren, fl. 1866
To: J.Q.A. Ward. Re: thanks and praise to Ward for his work [bust of the late President Van Buren] and kindness from Mrs. Van Buren (most likely the late President's daughter-in-law).
Written on stationary trimmed in black and the letters "VB" imprinted in top margin.
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1866/12/11
Memorandum of an agreement or lease between Charles Wilcox and J.Q.A. Ward and Robert Cushing.
Lease for "unbounded priveledge of working a quarry " on Wilcox's farm. Wilcox will receive $3 for each ton of marble taken. 5 cent red stamp below signatures.
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1867/05/22
Amouroux, L.A., fl. 1867
To: J.Q.A. Ward. Re: receipt confirming that Ward paid $500, in relation to the "Indian Hunter" statue.
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1867/06/24
To: J.Q.A. Ward. Re: receipt for Ward's payment of $15.00 toward preliminary studies for a pedestal design to a Lincoln monument.
Pencil inscription in different hand reads: "All right - thanks!!" 2 cent stamp in center. Note: docket appears to be wrongly addressing contents of note.Docket reads: "M[illegible]. Architect, Shakespear [sic] Pedestal in C[entral]. Park
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1867/07/19
Thayer, N.O., fl. 1867
"United States Internal Revenue." Ward's tax returns for the year, 1867, totalling to $57.25.
Written at No. 181 West 14th St.
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1868/11/05
Hunt, Robert M., fl. 1868
Work contract. Re: sum of $2000 for work done "on two houses in West 49th St. N.Y. City for Mr. J.Q.A. Ward".
2 cent orange stamp on bottom margin.
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1869/12/02
Pugsley, Robert, fl. 1868-1869
To: J.Q.A. Ward. Re: receipt for two separate payments from Ward for construction work done on his studio, per contract agreement.
2 cent brown stamp on left side.
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1869/05/20
To: J.Q.A. Ward. Re: receipt for items installed in construction work on Ward's studio, including a skylight, ventillator, and damper box.
Receipt made on stationary reading: "Hudson River Iron Works . . . Iron Railings, Bank Doors, Vaults, Shutters, Iron Roofs, Stairs and Sashes, Cemetery Railings, &c." 2 cent brown stamp on right side.
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1869/08/02
Smith, Stephen, fl. 1868
Check: to J.Q.A. Ward. Re: payment of $150 "For Professional Services, rendered to family."
2 cent orange stamp in bottom margin.
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1869/11/22
Pottier & Stymus
To: J.Q.A. Ward. Re: receipt for sum of $1000 paid by Ward to "Pottier & Stymus Manufacturing Company."
Written on "Pottier & Stymus Manufacturing Company" stationary. Cancelled 2 cent orange stamp on right side.
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1874/12/10
Booth, George, fl. 1874
To: J.Q.A. Ward. Re: research on historical military dress of "the Norse of 1000 A.D." Reference sources given with sketches of arms and armor.
Re: Chain mail, helmet, swords, shield, axes.
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1883/11/26
Jessup, William K., fl. 1883
To: J.Q.A. Ward. Re: congratulating Ward on his great work.
"W.J." emblem printed on top left corner.
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1886/03/09
Ogilvie, Clinton, fl. 1886
To: J.Q.A. Ward. Re: requesting for Ward to send a letter backing his nomination for membership to the Century Club.
Asking Ward to send a letter to back his nomination for membership to the Century Club.
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1888/01/22
Rutan, John, fl. 1888
To: [J.Q.A. Ward]. Re: "making a monument to the Confederate dead."
Written on "Hermitage Club"stationary.
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1892/04/19
Logan, Mary, fl. 1892
To: J.Q.A. Ward. Re: sending Ward Gen. Logan's clothes and his measurements to use in studies for a monument to him.
Also, mentions Ward's work on the Sheridan statue. Written on stationary reading: "The Home Magazine. Conducted By Mrs. John A. Logan. . . The Brodix Publishing Co."
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1892/10/30
Reinhark, Charles, fl. 1892
To: J.Q.A. Ward. Re: list of those "considered eminently qualified to serve on the Special Committee for Ill[inois]."
Heading on stationary reads: "The Century . . . 7 West Forty-Third St."
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1894/06/13
St. Gaudens, Augustus, fl. 1894
To: J.Q.A. Ward. Re: completed busts and their proper location. [Carbon Copy]
"I did not know that we were to pass on the busts after they were completed, and I should certainly prefer not doing so; but my memory is beautifully inconsistent, that it is quite possible that I suggested that we look at the work after its...
GLC06343.308
1894/06/17
To: J.Q.A. Ward. Re: disdain and reluctance to engage in a certain "part of the work" process St. Gaudens wishes to avoid. [Carbon Copy]
"...[O]n second thought I feel that perhaps I ought to do it, to prevent some fellow's inflicting a monstrosity on us, of course if there is anything of that character in the busts you have seen let me know, and I will go up for forms sake see them...
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1894/08/02
To: J.Q.A. Ward. Re: a fellow sculptor's declining of a work commission, and in turn, the need to find another sculptor for the job. [Carbon Copy]
Penciled mathmatic equation on reverse side.
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1894/08/16
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
1895/02/21
Vanderbilt, Cornelius, fl. 1895
To: J.Q.A. Ward. Re: arranging an appointment time and place with Ward for the following day. [Carbon Copy]
Arranging an appointment with Ward for the following day. Written at Grand Central Station.
GLC06343.312
1898/08
To: J.Q.A. Ward. Re: agreement [work contract] between J.Q.A. Ward and the city of Urbana, Ohio, regarding a proposed unspecified sculpture.
An agreement between J.Q.A. Ward and the city of Urbana, Ohio, regarding a proposed unspecified sculpture.
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1899/09/30
"Motions and Resolutions." Re: New York [City's] appreciation of the National Sculpture Society.
Dealing with the City of New York's pride in the National Sculpture Society. Badly chipped, with near complete horizontal tear across midsection.
GLC06343.314
Ward, John Quincy Adams, 1830-1910
List of 29 artists, mostly sculptors.
Written at 215 West Fifty-Seventh Street
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1901/06/01
"Sculpture Proposed in Connection with Electric Tower Pan-American Exposition of 1901, Buffalo, N.Y." [Carbon Copy]
A detailed proposal with a justification and a cost-breakdown analysis.
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"Sculpture Proposed in Connection with Esplanade (right wing) Pan-American Exposition of 1901, Buffalo, N.Y." [Carbon Copy]
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"Sculpture Proposed in Connection with Esplanade (left wing) Pan-American Exposition of 1901, Buffalo, N.Y." [Carbon Copy]
A detailed proposal with a justification and a cost-breakdown analysis. Includes strike outs, additions, and corrections.
GLC06343.318
"Sculpture Proposed in Connection with Court of Fountains Pan-American Exposition of 1901, Buffalo, N.Y." [Carbon Copy]
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"Sculpture Proposed in Connection with Bridge Pan-American Exposition of 1901, Buffalo, N.Y." [Carbon Copy]
A detailed proposal with a justification and a cost-breakdown analysis. Includes additions and corrections.
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"Sculpture Proposed in Connection with Ethnological Building Pan-American Exposition of 1901, Buffalo, N.Y." [Carbon Copy]
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"Sculpture Proposed in Connection with Temple of Music Pan-American Exposition of 1901, Buffalo, N.Y." [Carbon Copy]
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1903/02/19
Chief of Department of Sculpture, fl. 1903
"To The Members of The Advisory Board of Sculpture, St. Louis World's Fair."
A detailed report on plans for sculptures to be featured at the exhibition, with an alphabetical list of sculptors at the rear of the document. Includes strike outs, additions, and corrections made with pencil.
GLC06343.323
June 1901
"For the Pan American-Exposition". Re: Names and addresses of contributors of art, pottery, and other various items to the exposition.
"Burnt & Carved Wood"
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1902/10/18
Francis, David Rowland, 1850-1927
To: J.Q.A. Ward. Re: request for Ward to serve on a sculpture advisory committee currently in formation. [Carbon Copy]
Stationary heading: "Universal Exposition, Commemorating the Acquistion of the Louisana Territory . . . Office of the President".
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1902/12/04
To: J.Q.A. Ward. Re: enclosing a stipend for his services as a member of the Advisory Committee.
Stationary heading: "World's Fair, at St. Louis, 1904 , Louisiana Purchase Exposition . . . Office of the President".
GLC06343.326
1903/12/01
Ives, Halsey C., 1847-1911
To: J.Q.A. Ward. Re: appointment to the Advisory Committee of the Department of Art for World's Fair, St. Louis, 1904. With rules & regulations.
Includes names of those on the Advisory Committees, grouped by city of location. Ives is the Chief of the Department of Art for the World's Fair, St. Louis, 1904. "Circular of Information Including the Classification and Rules and Regulations of the...
GLC06343.327
1905/07/28
O'Brien, John A., fl. 1905
To: J.Q.A. Ward. Re: appointment for Ward to a committee on the discovery of the Hudson River.
Written on "City of New York, Office of the Mayor."
GLC06343.328
1905/04/09
Zolway, G.J., fl. 1905
To: Karl Bitter. Re: Ward's request for statues and enclosing a list of those statues still available at the World's Fair, St. Louis, 1904.
Stationary heading: "World's Fair at St. Louis, 1904, Commemorating the Aquisition of The Louisiana Territory . . . Department of Art". List: "Statuary available for Mr. J.Q.A. Ward."
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September 26, 1899
Schuyler, M., fl. 1899
To: J.Q.A. Ward. Re: Ward's tickets for the "land parade" and commenting on Ward's sculpture atop the Dewey Arch ["the thing looks bully"].
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[n.d.]
2 sketches Christmas [street] garlands with "electric lights" including notes on details about garland and set-up.
Reverse side: "Studio of Karl Bitter . . . Weehawken, New Jersey".
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2 sketches of female statue and two flag poles, figure holding up hoop.
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1815-1860
Rough sketch of urn with stick figure of person, a list of sketches and some notes. Lined paper.
One sketch of an urn with stick figure and some unrelated writing by Ward
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Engraving: Fishing boats along shore. Reverse side, light sketch of person's head and scribbling
"Besquine, Batiment de peche des cotes de Normandie."
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1908/01/17
To: J.Q.A. Ward. Re: matters of the Saint-Gaudens Memorial Exhibition Committee at the Metropolitan Museum.
Typed on "The Metropolitan Museum of Art New York" stationary.
GLC06343.335
1908/02/13
Wait, Frederick S., 1851-1910
To: J.Q.A. Ward. Re: fundraising for his work for the Saint-Gaudens Memorial Exhibition Committee at the Metropolitan Museum.
Typed on "Saint-Gaudens Memorial Exhibition at The Metropolitan Museum of Art" stationary.
GLC06343.336
1908/04/09
Fruch, David C., fl. 1908
To: J.Q.A. Ward. Re: committee matters for the Saint-Gaudens Memorial Exhibition Committee at the Metropolitan Museum.
Typed on "The Metropolitan Museum of Art" stationary. Written at Fifth Avenue and Eighty second St.
GLC06343.337
1908/07/09
To: J.Q.A. Ward. Re: fundraising for his work committee matters for the Saint-Gaudens Memorial Exhibition Committee at the Metropolitan Museum.
Typed on "The Metropolitan Museum of Art" stationary.
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