Kentuckians beware of traitors envelope
Image: Depicts the state seal of Kentucky, which centers around two men clasping their hands together underneath of the motto "United we stand, Divided we fall."
Verse 1189: Kentuckians! Beware of Traitors!
Verse 2603: United we stand, divided we fall.
Caption: "If Kentucky to-morrow unfurls the banner of resistance, I never will fight under that banner. I owe a paramount allegiance to the whole Union--a subordinate one to my own State." Henry Clay
Provenance: McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector
1861-1865
Patriotic envelopes 1860-1870
1 envelope; 8 x 14 cm. (3 x 3.5 in.)
digitool:37689
States
Envelope ST-458
William R. Weiss. The catalog of Union Civil War patriotic covers (Bethleham, Pa.: William R. Weiss, 1995).
Part of Civil War Envelope Collection
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865.