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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC06343.250 |
| From Archive Folder | John Quincy Adams Ward archive of designs, drawings, studies, and sketches for entrance to NYSE, statues, memorials, correspondence, etc. |
| Title | Eugene F. Aucaigne to J.Q.A. Ward regarding cost estimates for the President Garfield memorial |
| Date | 29 January 1887 |
| Author | Aucaigne, Eugene F. (fl. 1887) |
| Recipient | Ward, John Q. A. |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Marked as "Confidential", Aucaigne, a representative of the Henry Bonnard Bronze Co., provides Ward with cost estimates for the President Garfield memorial. Mr. Aucaigne promises that he is giving Ward the best price and best quality of work possible because he believes in the project. Written on company stationary ["Founders and Manufacturers of Artistic and Architectural Bronze Work And Colossal Statuary"]. |
| Subjects | Washington, D.C. President Art, Music, Theater, and Film Architecture Monument Assassination |
| People | Ward, John Quincy Adams (1830-1910) Aucaigne, Eugene F. (fl. 1887) Garfield, James Abram (1831-1881) |
| Place written | New York, New York |
| Theme | Arts & Literature; The Presidency |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1860-1945 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |