| Title |
Fort Monroe envelope |
| Publisher |
Envelope C-BL-77variant a: Published by New York Union Envelope Depot, no. 144 Broadway |
| Date |
1861-1865 |
| Physical description |
3 envelopes; 8 x 14 cm. (3 x 3.5 in.) |
| Notes |
Image: A group of slaves run away from the master on the cotton plantation in the direction of Fort Monroe. The white master
prepares to crack his whip while an African American, who faces him, thumbs his nose in defiance. Refers to the contraband
policy that banned soldiers from returning runaway slaves to their owners once they crossed Union lines.
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Verse 420: Come back here, you black rascal. |
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Caption: Can't come back no how, massa; Dis chile's CONTRABAN' |
| Genre |
Patriotic envelopes 1860-1870 |
| Subject |
Fugitive slaves |
| Coverage |
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865. |
| Is part of |
Civil War Envelope Collection |
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Civil War Envelope Collection |
| Has format |
TMP.objres.5418.jpg |
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TMP.objres.5419.jpg |
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TMP.objres.5420.jpg |
| Provenance |
McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector |
| Identifier |
Caricatures - Blacks |
| Accession number |
Envelope C-BL-76, C-BL-77, C-BL-77varianta |
| Bibliographic citation |
William R. Weiss. The catalog of Union Civil War patriotic covers (Bethleham, Pa.: William R. Weiss, 1995). |
