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Index to Correspondence

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|Year|Date|From|To|Subject|
|---|---|---|---|---|

|1826|December 21|Samuel Morse|Gulian Cronmmelin Verplanck, NY Congressman.|Morse is writing on "National Paintings" and wishes the Congressman to let him know to whom on the Committee on the Library he should address his remarks.|

|1828|May 16|Samuel Morse|John Neagle|Draft of a letter. Morse sympathizes with Neagle's struggles at the Pennsylvania Academy of Arts, and discusses Neagle's honorary membership and the h.m. of James Longacre.|

|1828|May 19|Joe Strickland|Samuel Morse|A photocopy of a published letter concerning the rivalry between the American Academy and NAD.|

|1828|July 17|Samuel Morse|Sir Thomas Lawrence, Pres. Royal Academy of Arts, George Watson, Pres. Royal Scottish Academy, and Francis Johnston, Pres. Royal Hibernian Academy|A draft of a letter of introduction. Included with the final letter were pamphlets and catalogues from NAD exhibitions. The intent was to facilitate communication and exchange between NAD and the three major art academies of the British Isles.|

|1829|January 5|Thomas Cole|Samuel Morse|Reporting on a dispute between Col. Trumball, head of the American Academy, and an unknown member of NAD over the works donated to AA by Joseph Bonaparte, County Survilliers.|

|1829|January 7|Samuel Morse|Count Survilliers|Draft of letter. Expressing aology for an intrusion and requesting the name of the NAD member who informed the Count of mistreatment of his donated work.|

|1829|January 8|Count Joseph de Survilliers|Samuel Morse|Letter is in French.|

|1829|April 2|Samuel Morse|James Whitehorn, Chairman of the Meeting of Students or NAD and John Ewan, junior secretary|Praising students of NAD.|

|1829|November 6|Samuel Morse|Council of NAD|Letter of resignation as President due to trip to Europe.|

|1830|October 19|Samuel Morse in Rome|John L. Morton|Requesting monies for the packing and shipping of a series of Bertel Thorvaldsen sculptures. Morse was commissioned to paint Thorvaldsen's portrait by Philip Hone.|

|1831|April 18|Samuel Morse in Florence|John L. Morton|Re: donations for NAD, honorary memberships, praise for Horatio Greenough and mention of his bust of Morse.|

|1831|May 1|Samuel Morse in Florence|John L. Morton|Concern over the shipment of donated sculptures.|

Prepared by Morgen Stevens-Garmon, Archival Intern. November 2008.