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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC06343.231 |
| From Archive Folder | John Quincy Adams Ward archive of designs, drawings, studies, and sketches for entrance to NYSE, statues, memorials, correspondence, etc. |
| Title | Orville E. Babcock to J.Q.A. Ward requesting details of Ward's sculpture design of General George Thomas Ward |
| Date | 23 August 1876 |
| Author | Babcock, Orville E. (1835-1884) |
| Recipient | Ward, John Q. A. |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Babcock, Colonel of Engineers and writes on behalf of the Office of Public Buildings and Grounds, requesting details about Ward's sculpture design of General George Thomas. Ward, is one of several sculptors competing for the rights to create the statue. |
| Subjects | Art, Music, Theater, and Film Washington, D.C. Monument Union General |
| People | Ward, John Quincy Adams (1830-1910) Babcock, Orville E. (1835-1884) Thomas, George Henry (1816-1870) |
| Place written | Washington, D.C. |
| Theme | Arts & Literature |
| 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 |