Details
Title To an Envelope poem cover envelope
Publisher J.A. Howells.
Date 1861-1865
Physical description 1 envelope; 8 x 14 cm. (3 x 3.5 in.)
Notes Image: A foliage border lines the outside of the envelope.
Verse 2475: To an Envelope. Speed gentle missive on thy way to kindred hearts--make no delay, And if thy tidings glad the heart of those who bid thee thus depart, Then let thy well directed face, Sure passport be to destined place. Perhaps of Love you bear the tale, And hearts would grieve if you should fail, If so proceed with greatest care, to those whose happiness you bear. But in this world of care and pain, You'll often bear a sadder strain, And often change the watcher's fears, into the mourner's griefs and tears. If such must be the words you speak, then let thy message gently break, And point to worlds where woe would cease, and care and strife shall end in peace. Be LOYAL everywhere you go, From Canada to Mexico; care not to whom you may belong. BUT GO TO THE UNION RIGHT OR WRONG! 1865
Genre Patriotic envelopes 1860-1870
Coverage United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865.
Is part of Civil War Envelope Collection
Has format TMP.objres.5583.jpg
Provenance McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector
Identifier Other Subjects - Poem Covers
Accession number Envelope O-P-108
Bibliographic citation William R. Weiss. The catalog of Union Civil War patriotic covers (Bethleham, Pa.: William R. Weiss, 1995).