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[Three sketches of nude males with torches]
circa 1830-1910
Ward, John Quincy Adams, 1830-1910
One figure traced on the reverse side. Graphite; thin tracing paper.
GLC06343.087
[Profile of figure [Jesus?] in robe with raised hand]
Graphite; wove paper.
GLC06343.088
[Two sketches of male figure, one in loin cloth holding object next to head]
Graphite; yellow tracing paper.
GLC06343.089
[Sketches of buffalo]
Graphite; tracing paper mounted to thick wove paper fragment with corner of printed image on back.
GLC06343.090
[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
[Angel offering peace between a victorious warrior and defeated warrior]
Graphite, wove paper.
GLC06343.094
[Four standing figures: Native Americans and European explorer]
Reverse side, numerous small sketches with dragons and horse. Graphite; wove paper.
GLC06343.095
Seated man in top hat, and person with harp on reverse side; graphite; wove paper.
[n.d.]
# 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
[Goateed man holding book to chest]
Black ink over graphite; wove paper.
GLC06343.101
[Kneeling figure bending forward]
Graphite over charcoal; wove paper.
GLC06343.102
[Angel watching over reclining figure in circle]
Black ink; tracing paper.
GLC06343.103
[Woman with large bird]
GLC06343.104
[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]
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
[Two female figures, one in water]
Graphite, black ink, tracing paper.
GLC06343.110
[Two sketches of female nudes, one standing, one seated with leg up on knee]
GLC06343.111
[Two standing males, one nude with musket, one in 18th century garb]
Graphite; tan tracing paper.
GLC06343.112
[Woman with foot raised holding tablet and lightning bolt (?)]
GLC06343.113
[Nude figure with out-stretched hand]
Pale charcoal or graphite; wove paper.
GLC06343.114
[Standing male holding musket]
GLC06343.116
[Three male nudes, two sitting, one standing with cloth draped over arm]
Graphite; tracing paper fragment.
GLC06343.117
[Standing female figure with crown, staff, and out-stretched arm]
Charcoal and graphite; wove paper.
GLC06343.118
[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
Indian Treaty
14 April 1684
Indian land sale-Flushing Meadows, NY. MDS by 8 Indians.
GLC08077
to Charles Storer
March 16, 1791
Adams, John, 1735-1826
Recalling the Boston Massacre, also his defense of Constitution: "Equal laws cannot be preserved without there independent orders forming a mutual balance."
GLC08080
To: Joseph Blunt.
09 March 1831
Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848
Criticizing Jackson administration and spoils system, including mention of Peggy Eaton affair: They have no "character to lose."
GLC08081
to Richard Rush
16 October 1845
Predicting Civil War in wake of slavery's expansion. .
GLC08082
to Mary Owens
7 May 1837
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
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
To: William Kellogg.
December 11, 1859
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
To: Ambrose Burnside.
21 May 1864
Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885
Specifying the route Burnside's troops will march from Spotsylvania to the north Anna river (prelude to battle of cold harbor).
GLC08087
To: Thomas J. Eckert.
January 30, 1865
Arranging secret Hampton Roads peace conference.
GLC08088
To: Ulysses S. Grant.
March 29, 1865
Re: Troop movements at Port Stedman at the end of the war: "From what direction did the enemy come?"
GLC08089
Edict.
14 April 1865
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
To: Gideon Welles.
December 8, 1869
Johnson, Andrew, 1808-1875
Condemning Reconstruction. "There has never been a greater outrage perpetrated...since the formation of the government."
GLC08092
[Fragment of Lincoln's last State of the Union address concerning the thirteenth amendment]
December 6, 1864
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
To: William Livingston.
June 12, 1783
Washington, George, 1732-1799
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
to George Washington
29 June 1781
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Mentions doubts George Washington expressed in a previous letter regarding the upcoming campaign (initially the campaign was to be against the British in New York, but Washington revised these plans to launch the Siege of Yorktown). Discusses...
GLC02437.00994
2 July 1781
Recently arrived in Peekskill. Expresses disappointment that Washington had moved by the time he arrived. Asks Washington to write to the Board of War if he plans to alter the time of arrival of stores sent to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. In a post...
GLC02437.01006
[Carte de visite of unidentified woman]
1861-1877
Whitaker & Co.
Unidentified woman, vignette portrait. Albumen print (Philadelphia: Whitaker & Co.). Inscribed: "20019".
GLC01896.191
[Carte de visite of Ella Taylor Waring]
Ella Taylor Waring, vignette portrait, hand coloured and outlined in ink. Albumen print (Pollock). Inscribed: "Mrs. Ella Taylor Waring Mrs. Thos. W. Waring]
GLC01896.192
[Carte de visite of "The Penitent Thief"]
Anderson & Co.
"The Penitent Thief" sculpture carte de visite. Albumen print (Richmond, Virginia: Anderson & Co.). Caption: "The Penitent Thief. 'Lord remember me when Thou comest into Thy Kingdom' Modelled by Edward V. Valentine".
GLC01896.193
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