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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC06343.234 |
| From Archive Folder | John Quincy Adams Ward archive of designs, drawings, studies, and sketches for entrance to NYSE, statues, memorials, correspondence, etc. |
| Title | Robert T. Lincoln to J.Q.A. Ward regarding the proposed erection of a memorial statue to the late President James Garfield |
| Date | 21 November 1884 |
| Author | Lincoln, Robert Todd (1843-1926) |
| Recipient | Ward, John Q. A. |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | "War Department" stationary. Secretary of War Lincoln writes discussing the erection and location of a proposed memorial statue to President James Garfield in Washington, D.C. The site selected was "the circle at the foot of the Capitol grounds situate at the intersection of 1st Street and Maryland Avenue, South West..." |
| Subjects | Art, Music, Theater, and Film Washington, D.C. Government and Civics President Assassination US Capitol Monument |
| People | Ward, John Quincy Adams (1830-1910) Garfield, James Abram (1831-1881) Lincoln, Robert Todd (1843-1926) |
| Place written | Washington, D.C. |
| 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 |