Title |
Secesh fever envelope |
Date |
1861-1865 |
Physical description |
1 envelope; 8 x 14 cm. (3 x 3.5 in.) |
Notes |
Image: In a slave's quarters, Jefferson Davis, in a broad-brim hat checks the pulse of an emaciated bedridden slave with "Bond
Plasters" on his chest. An angst-ridden slave stands behind the bed and in front of a wall with "Southern Remedies" posters
which advertise "Dr Jeffy's Celebrated Bond Plasters" to "allay excitement" and "Dr. Jeffy's Celebrated Lettres Du Marque,
A Radical Remedy for all Consitutional Affections" to "excite action." Depicts the ill effect of secession on slaves.
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Verse 1520: Oh! Massa Jeff, dis Secesh Fever will kill de Nigger. |
Genre |
Patriotic envelopes 1860-1870 |
Coverage |
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865. |
Is part of |
Civil War Envelope Collection |
|
Civil War Envelope Collection |
Has format |
TMP.objres.5360.jpg |
Provenance |
McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector |
Identifier |
Caricatures - Blacks |
Accession number |
Envelope C-BL-6a |
Bibliographic citation |
William R. Weiss. The catalog of Union Civil War patriotic covers (Bethleham, Pa.: William R. Weiss, 1995). |