Image: Two side-by-side images, the left showing Jefferson Davis charging with a sword at a group of Union soldiers, who have their bayonets ready to stab him. The right image shows a tattered Davis falling onto the pitchforks of several smiling devils in a pool of fire., Verse 2416: There was a man in our town, and he was wondrous wise. He jumped into a bramble-bush, and scratched out both his eyes. Now when he saw his eyes were out, with all his might and main he jumped into another bush, and scratched them in again., Provenance: McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector
Image: An eagle, facing right, perches on a globe wrapped in the Union flag. The United States is the only visible country., Verse 2576: Union Forever., Verse: 2776: Wrapt in its folds OUR WHOLE COUNTRY shines resplendent through its stars., Provenance: McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector
Image: A soldier, attired in his uniform, smokes a pipe and has a large drum strapped to his back. Envelope includes address fields., Provenance: McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector
5793.F.33a contains inscriptions about ream price., Originally part of McAllister scrapbooks of Civil War miscellanies and materials related to George McClellan., Seven of the collection trimmed., Collection includes ream wrappers for ruled note paper from Ellsworth Mills; Fremont Mills; McClellan Mills; Parsons Paper Co. (Holyoke, Mass.); and S.C. Upham (Philadelphia, Pa.). Also includes two "Union Note Paper" wrappers issued from unidentified sources. Majority of wrappers contain ornate borders and patriotic designs including eagles, the figure of Liberty, portraits of Elmer Ellsworth and George McClellan, and military iconography.
Date
ca. 1863.
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia Print Dept. *GC - Civil War - Ream wrappers [(2)5786.F.159f; (5)5786.F.169d; 5793.F.33a&35a; P.2006.1.13a-d]
Created postfreeze., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of Civil War miscellanies., Uncut sheets, including a half-sheet, of 24 letter and envelope labels containing patriotic slogans in support of the Union. Mottoes exalt death for one's country, the preservation of the union, the constitution, and the American flag as well as predictions of death and doom for traitors. Small number of labels also contain illustrations, including flags, a snake, and a gallows.
Creator
C.Y. Haynes & Co., creator
Date
[ca. 1862]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia Print Dept. Stationery - Ephemera [5786.F.149b-e & 150b; P.2005.2.13]
Image: Depicts the reverse side of the Maryland state seal, which depicts a farmer and a fisherman holding up a coat of arms. An eagle is depicted above the coat of arms., Verse 1042: Increase and Multiply., Verse 2164: The Great Seal of Maryland., Caption: Coat of arms of Maryland / And Stand by the Union Forever, Provenance: McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector
Image: Jefferson Davis, dressed in military uniform, sits on a large bundle of cotton in the water with an African American man. Three white men wearing straw hats tow the cotton bundle in a row boat labeled "Union"., Verse 455: Contraband, or Jeff on Cotton. Our Union Flag has caught a prize, which will, no doubt, create surprise -- and they will safely tow them into land, Cotton, Jeff and Contraband., Provenance: McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector
Image: The image to the left personifies the North, a boy working with technology or machinery, while the right image personifies the South, a boy smoking and sitting indolently on a barrel of Cognac., Verse 2793: "Young America." / North. South., Provenance: McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector
Image: Depicts a large envelope used to package stationery. Two images are depicted: one is Lady Liberty holding the Union flag and a sword. The other image shows a Union soldier holding the flag and trampling on the Confederate flag., Caption: The Government and flag must and shall be sustained. Stationery and portrait package for everyone! Price only 25 cents containing six sheets Union note paper, six sheets commercial note paper, one fine lead pencil, one fine steel pen, six Union envelopes, six letter envelopes, one accommodation penholder. Contains some of the following Generals in full length, McClellan, Wool, Halleck, Burnside, Sigel, McCall, Banks, Hooker, Pope, Meagher. Hunter, Ellsworth, Corcoran, Baker, Buell, Butler, Shields, Com's Dupont Foote, Goldsborough--also, President Lincoln, G.F. Train, Parson Brownlow, &c. Also a beautiful piece of jewerly or currency holder., Provenance: McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector
Image: Jefferson Davis's head sticks out of a refrigerator machine. An African American man stands nearby, pointing at Davis., Verse: Oh Massa Jeff you is a big thing on Ice., Provenance: McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector
Image: Red cross pattee shape designated for the Fifth Corps, First Division under the Union Army of the Potomac., Verse 579: Fifth Corps, First Division., Caption: Victory, Provenance: McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector
Image: A man sits in an armchair and reads the paper. A bag rests on the floor near the chair., Verse 2613: U.S.A., Caption: A collection of Union envelopes in a few years from now will form a most valuable and pleasing curiosity, and will be sold at double the original cost., Provenance: McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector
Image: A bust portrait of Nathaniel Banks sits next to a rectangular map of Washington, D.C. Includes Maryland and Delaware, and a small portion of Pennsylvania., Verse 1295: Maj. Gen. Banks., Provenance: McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector
Image: A woman wearing a red, white and blue Grecian robe grasps a rolled document in her right hand and leans her left elbow on the Union shield in front of her., Provenance: McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector
Image: Jefferson Davis, depicted as a dog, is cornered by an African American man, who holds his leash. A donkey peaks his head over the fence at the scene., Verse 37: A member of Jim Francis' Philadelphia Dog Detective Guards, has Jeff in a tight place., Caption: Jeff has the feelings of a price of wails., Provenance: McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector
Image: Here, printed in tones of brown, is a shield with three flags on each side. The shield bears the image of the palmetto, the quarter-moon and a star. Atop it is the cap of Liberty., Verse: Bold, but wary., Caption: Southern Rights. Death Before Dishonor., Provenance: McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector
Image: A woman wears a patriotic red, white, and blue dress, holds an upraised Union flag in her right hand, and points forward with her left hand., Verse 1578: Onward., Provenance: McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector
Image: An eagle, facing right, grasps arrows in its talons. Nearby sits a Union shield, under which lies a staff., Provenance: McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector
Image: Racist caricature of an African American couple with grotesque features speaking in a black dialect. They're dancing and celebrating their contraband status. Refers to the contraband policy that banned soldiers from returning runaway slaves to their owners once they crossed Union lines., Verse 216: "Bress de Lor, we am Contraban.", Provenance: McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector
Image: A man dressed in blue clothes and a top hat is fishing in "Secession pond" with a fishing rod that has an American flag attached to it. He uses a cannon as bait to attract fish, which represent the Confederate states. His basket is loaded with fish and labeled "Union". The "Secession" snake is out of breath and lays on a tattered Confederate flag on the ground nearby., Verse 2561: Union!, Caption: That's the bait!, Provenance: McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector
Image: Full length image of Ellsworth dressed in uniform, standing on a flag, holding a flag in his left hand, and an upraised sword in his right hand. Ellsworth was the first officer to die in the war., Verse 359: Col. Ellsworth, His Last Letter to his Parents., Caption: "Washington, May 23, 1861. My Dear Father and Mother.--The regiment is ordered to move across the river to-night. We have no means of knowing what reception we are to meet with. I am inclined to the opinion that our entrance to the city of Alexandria will be hotly contested, as I am informed a large force have arrived there to-day. Should this happen, my dear parents, it may be my lot to be injured in some manner. Whatever may happen, cherish the consolation that I was engaged in the performance of a sacred duty, and to-night, thinking over the probabilities of to-morrow, and the occurrences of the past. I am perfectly content to accept whatever my fortune may be, confident that He who noteth even the fall of a sparrow, will have some purpose even in the fate of one like me. My darling and ever loved parents, good bye. God bless, protect, and care for you. "Elmer.", Provenance: McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector
Image: John Bull, a figure personifying Great Britain, looks at "views" through a cotton bale, which resembles a goat. A tired-looking white man stands on the other side, along with a small, African American boy who holds a "Southern Views" sign. A Confederate flag rises up from the body of the goat., Verse 1171: John Bull "don't see it"., Provenance: McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector
Image: A bird has a humanized head, with frowning features. Inscribed in the tail feathers are the names Davis, Beauregard, and Toombs., Verse 2149: The Game Cock Secession, after the fight., Provenance: McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector
Image: A soldier grips the Union flag in his left hand, and has a sword upraised in his right hand., Verse 626: For right is right, since God is God, and right the day must win, to doubt would be disloyalty, to falter, would be sin., Provenance: McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector
Image: Five soldiers sit around a campfire, near a large tent., Verse 2710: "We're the Boys that fear no Noise.", Provenance: McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector
Image: Soldiers stand guard with bayonets as others talk in small groups behind them. One soldier rides a horse in the camp. Includes rows of tents., Caption: Camp Monmouth, 10th N.J.V., Col. Murphy, Lt. Col. Truex., Provenance: McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector
Image: Small eagle facing left., Verse: General Scott to the Union volunteer., Caption: Boy, may the eagle's course may ever be thine; Onward, and upward, and true to the line., Provenance: McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector
Image: A kneeling slave, his feet and wrists bound by chains, is being flogged by a white overseer or master., Provenance: McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector
Image: Two Union soldiers hoist the American flag, while an African American man watches nearby., Provenance: McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector
Image: Stationery package with an image of the "E Pluribus Unum" seal, which depicts an eagle clutching arrows in its talons. Includes a shield decorated with the stars and stripes. Two Union flags flank the seal and drape over an arch., Caption: Victory Package / 15 sheets commercial note paper. 16 buff envelopes. 5 white envelopes. 1 superior pen. 1 accommodation pen holder. 1 best quality pencil. 33 patriotic songs. 1 self-ruler for superscribing letters. 1 design for ladies' undersleeves. 1 design for child's apron. 1 design for ladies' embroidered collar. 1 design for infants' christening robe. 2 designs for marking letters. Also one piece of beautiful jewerly. / Receipts. For making gold, silver, silver-plating fluid, oreide, ladelible ink, bichromatic writing fluid, western cider without apples, honey without bees. Also for making whiskers grow, and hair to curl in beautiful ringlets. Secrets for catching game, foxes, and fish. And a complete cure for Rheumatism. A currency table, showing the value of a greenback in gold., Provenance: McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector
5793.F.33a contains inscriptions about ream price., Originally part of McAllister scrapbooks of Civil War miscellanies and materials related to George McClellan., Seven of the collection trimmed., Collection includes ream wrappers for ruled note paper from Ellsworth Mills; Fremont Mills; McClellan Mills; Parsons Paper Co. (Holyoke, Mass.); and S.C. Upham (Philadelphia, Pa.). Also includes two "Union Note Paper" wrappers issued from unidentified sources. Majority of wrappers contain ornate borders and patriotic designs including eagles, the figure of Liberty, portraits of Elmer Ellsworth and George McClellan, and military iconography.
Date
ca. 1863.
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia Print Dept. *GC - Civil War - Ream wrappers [(2)5786.F.159f; (5)5786.F.169d; 5793.F.33a&35a; P.2006.1.13a-d]
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., Verse 420: Come back here, you black rascal., Caption: Can't come back no how, massa; Dis chile's CONTRABAN', Provenance: McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector
Image: A zouave holds a flag in his left hand and a sword in his right hand. Several objects lay at his feet, including a flag, a drum, and a wagon wheel., Provenance: McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector
Image: Two Union flags criss-cross behind a Union shield., Verse 548: E. Pluribus Unum., Provenance: McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector
Image: Dressed in uniform, with a belt full of weapons, the gorilla stands with a rifle in his right hand., Verse 60: A Southern Gorilla (Guerilla)., Caption: "Oh! for a nigger, and oh! for a whip; Oh! for a cocktail, and oh! for a nip; Oh! for a shot at Old Greeley and Beecher; Oh! for a crack at a Yankee school-teacher; Oh! for a captain, and oh! for a ship; Oh! for a cargo of niggers each trip," and so he kept oh-ing for all he had not. Not contented with owing for all that he'd got., Provenance: McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector
Verse: Death to the Northern Invaders of the South! We will greet you with Bloody Hands to Hospitable Graves.", Provenance: McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector
Image: Depicts the Union flag waving from its pole. The liberty cap is atop the pole. Includes address lines., Verse: Stand by the flag., Provenance: McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector
Image: Racist caricature depicting a slovenly dressed African American man representative of the Jim Crow character., Verse 1013: I'm just from Dixie's land., Provenance: McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector
Image: Racist caricature showing an African American man smoking and dancing in celebration. Refers to the U.S. policy that declared fugitive slaves as contraband of war., Verse 502: Dis chile's contraban', Provenance: McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector
Image: Depicts two scenes separated by the "Mason & Dixon's line". On the left side, Uncle Sam tries to collect money from a southern slave owner, who probably tried to use depriciated paper dollars that Uncle Sam holds in his hand. A slave peaks his head out from the doorway of the office and watches the scene. On the right side, a grinning Uncle Sam has his feet propped up on barrels of goods in a room full of agricultural produce, which by 1863 was taxable., Verse 2658: "Wait 'till the war is over.", Provenance: McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector
Image: Jefferson Davis walks a tightrope over a tall waterfall to get to the U.S. Capitol. A soldier waits on the Capitol side, but a man (a southerner?) is about to cut the rope with an ax on the other side., Verse 2444: This modern Blondin leaves but one impression upon the mind of every calm spectator: How easily we circumvent SECESSION must now be clearly seen by this arch-traitor., Provenance: McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector
Image: A young African American boy stares with wide eyes at a poster., Verse 2660: Wanted, a $15,000,000 loan for the C.S.A., Provenance: McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector
Image: Depicts the coat of arms of Pennsylvania, depicting a shield crested by a bald eagle and flanked by rearing horses. Inside the shield are symbols of Pennsylvania's strengths: a ship, a plow, and three sheafs of wheat. The phrase "Virtue, Liberty, Independence" adorns a banner under the shield. Red stars representing the states form a border around the outside of the envelope., Caption: Loyal Arms of Pennsylvania., Provenance: McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector
Image: An African American boy sits on the shoulders of an equestrian statue of George Washington. A Confederate flag flies in the background. Most likely the Washington Equestrian Monument, which was unveiled in 1858 in Richmond, Virginia, Verse 1935: Southern chivalry. Richmond, Va., Provenance: McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector
Image: Bust portrait of Luther C. Ladd, a 6th Massachusetts Volunteer Militiaman, with upraised American flag behind him. He was one of four soldiers killed in the Baltimore riot of 1861., Verse 1288: Luther C. Ladd, of Alexandria, N.H., was shot in the Baltimore riot, April 19th, 1861, and bled to death on the same day. He was only 17 years of age. -- Just before he expired, he exclaimed -- "ALL HAIL TO THE STARS AND STRIPES.", Provenance: McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector
Image: Instead of horses, four African American men charge forward with the weight of four white soldiers on their shoulders. One of the soldiers holds a Jolly Roger flag. A cabin sits in the background., Verse 1842: Secession cavalry., Provenance: McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector
Image: Two African American men rest indolently on a pile of cotton bales on a horse-drawn cart. Another man walks with a whip next to the cart., Verse 152: Away down South in Dixie., Provenance: McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector
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., Verse 421: Come back you black rascal., Caption: Can't koershun de's colours; we's de "Butler Contrabans", Provenance: McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector
Image: A Zouave wears a red and blue uniform and stands holding a rifle. Includes address lines., Verse 2403: The Zouave Defender., Provenance: McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector
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