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PEEKSKILL MUSEUM EXHIBIT ITEMS FOR FEB. 12, 2011
"Nelson & Lincoln Program"
WILLIAM NELSON, Primary Material:
* William Nelson law desk, about 1830, original, good condition, downstairs.
* William Nelson Law Degree, 1807, original, framed.
* William Nelson home and law office, photograph.
* inside William Nelson law office, showing desk, photo.
* William Nelson portrait, original painting,about 1860.
LETTERS:
* Lincoln to Nelson, 1849, asking for Nelson's support for Land Office job.
* Nelson's reply to Lincoln letter, copy, 'fully supports' Lincoln.
* Nelson to Lincoln 1860, details the greeting to take place at depot.
* Nelson's greeting to Lincoln at Peekskill Depot, Feb. 19, 1861: 1st draft, original; 2nd draft, copy; final version by secretary, copy.
GENERAL DISPLAY - PAINTINGS:
* Lincoln in Congress, reproduction of painting.
* 9th New York regiment 'Hawkins Zouaves' assaulting outer banks of North Carolina, by Peekskill veteran Harlan Lent, copy of original.
* Civil War veteran Peter Conklin in army uniform, original painting, framed.
PRINTS:
"First Reading by Pres. Lincoln of Emancipation Proclamation to His Cabinet" original, 1863.
"Presidential Campaign Poster 1860," 30 by 40 in. original.
"Lincoln & His Family" 1866, two versions, original.
"Lincoln and His Family," original, 1867.
"Gen. Grant & Generals" original, 1867.
SCULPTURE:
* Statue portrait of Lincoln, life size with 3 ft pedestal, in classical costume.
* small plaster portrait of Lincoln.
* plaster portrait bank of Lincoln.
ARTIFACTS:
* Civic War regimental uniform, 9th New York "Hawkins Zouaves" owned and worn by Peekskill veteran John L. Hughes, original.
* 1860 "Polyglot BIBLE" original, same edition used by Lincoln during 1st inaugural ceremony.
NEWSPAPERS:
* Lincoln's stop at Peekskill, reported in Highland Democrat, Feb. 23, 1861, original, framed.
* Lincoln assassination, Highland Democrat, April 22, 1865, original, framed.
* Lincoln death announcement Albany Express, April26, 1865, original newspaper, framed.
LOCAL CIVIL WAR, FRAMED:
* Cortlandt & Peekskill Civil War veterans, listed alphabetically, 665 names, 91 deaths, framed.
* Civil War service record, David G. Montross, Sergeant, 2nd N.Y. Cavalry "Harris Light,"actions from 1861 to 1865, original, framed.
* SHEET MUSIC:
Civil War, originals, 1863- When Johnny Comes Marching Home, 1862- When this Cruel War is Over, 1862- The Soldier's Return, 1863- Corporal Schnapps, 1862 - Standard of Freedom. 1864 -Just Before the Battle, Mother.
Little Eva, dedicated to Harriet Beecher Stowe - 1852.
* BOOKS:
Lincoln topics, 35, including 10 volumes by Nickolay and Hays, his personal secretaries
DOCUMENTS & LETTERS:
* Emancipation Proclamation, full size photostatic copies from original, handwritten, signed by Lincoln and Seward.
* William Seward, signed letter, November 23, 1865, framed.
* William Nelson signed copy of House of Representatives eulogies to John Quincy Adams, 1848.
* Address to Rep. William Nelson, original printed position paper by William Jay on slavery compromise of 1850.
* Reply to Nelson's request for interview with Vice President Millard Fillmore, 1849.
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