Details
Title The Union forever and indolent freedman envelope
Date 1861-1865
Physical description 1 envelope; 8 x 14 cm. (3 x 3.5 in.)
Notes Image: Two images are depicted, the top a symbol of the Union in the form of two hands shaking with stars, stripes, and The Constitution in the background. Also portrays three freed slaves lounging at a table, one with his legs propped lazily on top.
Verse 2353: The Union Forever.
Verse 2535: T'will take all Mass's money - and more too.
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.5406.jpg
Provenance McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector
Identifier Caricatures - Blacks
Accession number Envelope C-BL-58 variant a
Bibliographic citation William R. Weiss. The catalog of Union Civil War patriotic covers (Bethleham, Pa.: William R. Weiss, 1995).