Details
Title Runaway given santuary envelope
Publisher New York : D. Murphy's Son, Print. 65 Fulton & 373 Pearl Sts.
Date 1861-1865
Physical description 1 envelope; 8 x 14 cm. (3 x 3.5 in.)
Notes Image: A runaway grasps General Benjamin Butler for protection as his former owner approaches. Butler's sword is drawn and pointing at the slave owner, who is from one of the first families of Virginia. The slave owner is portrayed as a scarecrow holding a dog leash in one hand and a cat-o'-nine-tails in the other. Scene takes place in front of Fort Monroe. Refers to the contraband policy that banned soldiers from returning runaway slaves to their owners once they crossed Union lines.
Verse 1568: One of the F.F.V.'s [First Families of Virginia] after his Contraband.
General Butler "can't see it."
Genre Patriotic envelopes 1860-1870
Subject Fugitive slaves
Coverage United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865.
Is part of Civil War Envelope Collection
Civil War Envelope Collection
Has format TMP.objres.5403.jpg
Provenance McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector
Identifier Caricatures - Blacks
Accession number Envelope C-BL-53
Bibliographic citation William R. Weiss. The catalog of Union Civil War patriotic covers (Bethleham, Pa.: William R. Weiss, 1995).