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4 December 1856
Taney, Roger Brooke (1777-1864)
to Ira Joseph Patch
Declines a request from Patch to part with a letter from Francis Scott Key. Written to Patch at Salem, Massachusetts.
GLC03210.01
1816
Halliday, Thomas (fl. 1797)
[Bronze medal commemorating George Washington's resignation from the Presidency at the end of his second term]
Depicts Washington in profile, with the title "George Washington President of the United States." The opposite side portrays an altar crossed by a sword and ax, with a verse stating "Commission resigned: Presidency relinquished."
GLC03222
29 November 1860
McSherry, Anna (b. 1833)
to Henry F. McSherry
Written by Anna to her brother Henry who was an assistant surgeon in the U.S. Navy and appears to be in New York. Mentions a band that came from Frederick, Maryland to play on Thanksgiving. Says that their father went to Baltimore on Friday morning...
GLC03523.21.04
24 December 1852
Peale, Rembrandt (1778-1860)
to Enoch Dean
Peale writes to say he is glad Dean is pleased with the portrait of George Washington he painted (see GLC 9199.01) and states he took great pains to make it an exact copy of the original. He comments, "Your Picture will survive me, and as my mortal...
GLC09119.02
14 February 1862
Higgins, Patrick
to Fannie Schoonmaker
Received a letter from her yesterday, and is glad to hear she is in good health. Does not have much to ask her because she wrote a very long letter. Wrote to her the Saturday before, but it appears that that letter did not arrive before she sent her...
GLC02164.05
1849-1856
Histed, William (fl. 1849)
Journal of a whaling voyage on board ship Cortes of New Bedford, [Massachusetts]
Includes five separate pages of watercolors that were possibly previously bound in the log. Includes daily entries of the whaling voyage and numerous miscellaneous newspaper clippings, poems, and songs. Many entries are accompanied by an ink stamp...
GLC02212
6 March 1849
Madison, Dolley (1768-1849)
[Collection of two items, quotation signed by Dolley Madison and engraving] Decimalized
GLC02231
7 February 1820
Jefferson, Thomas (1743-1826)
to James Ronaldson
Mentions his failing health. The plaster bust of Jackson, by William Rush, was ordered by Ronaldson for a number of important Americans. The only surviving terra-cotta is at the Art Institute of Chicago; the only surviving plaster is at the...
GLC00496.041
6 March 1859
O'Brien, William Smith (1803-1864)
to Mr. Dawson
Declines complimentary box tickets. Written at Willard's Hotel, possibly in Cambridge, Massachusetts, or Washington, D.C.
GLC00496.202
17 December 1856
Thalberg, Sigismond (1812-1871)
[Musical quotation signed]
Also includes a book plate from Henry K. Willard, 1333 K. Street, N.W., Washington, DC.
GLC00496.235
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