Collection Highlights
Petition from Lydia Heckle to Marinus Willett, Mayor of New York, re: Miranda expedition, May 16, 1807
Date:
1807
Object Number:
MSS.NewYorkCity.Misc.1
Medium:
Paper
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Conrad-Alexandre Gerard, French Minister to the United States, Being Received by the Continental Congress, August 6, 1778
Object Number:
1936.913
Medium:
Graphite and gray wash on beige paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 8 3/4 x 11 7/8 in. ( 22.2 x 30.2 cm )
Marks:
inscription: lower center: "Gerard + Congress"
stamped (twice): on back: "GIFT OF THE ESTATE OF / HARRY A. OGDEN, THROUGH / CHARLES H. MESSINGER, EXECUTOR / OCTOBER 20, 1936"
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at lower center in graphite: "Gerard & Congress"
Gallery Label:
Conrad-Alexandre Gerard was the first accredited representative of a foreign power to the United States.
Credit Line:
Gift of the Estate of Harry A. Ogden
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
