| Title |
Fort Monroe envelope 2 |
| Publisher |
James Gates |
| Date |
1861-1865 |
| Physical description |
1 envelope; 8 x 14 cm. (3 x 3.5 in.) |
| Notes |
Image: A group of slaves run away from the white master on the 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 Benjamin Butler's
contraband policy that banned soldiers from returning runaway slaves to their owners once they crossed Union lines.
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Verse 421: Come back you black rascal. |
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Caption: Can't koershun de's colours; we's de "Butler Contrabans" |
| 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.5421.jpg |
| Provenance |
McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector |
| Identifier |
Caricatures - Blacks |
| Accession number |
Envelope C-BL-78 |
| Bibliographic citation |
William R. Weiss. The catalog of Union Civil War patriotic covers (Bethleham, Pa.: William R. Weiss, 1995). |
