Envelope
Original OwnerOriginally owned by
George W. Avery
American, 1836 - 1893
Date1861-1865
Mediumpaper, ink
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (length x width): 2 15/16 × 4 7/8in. (7.5 × 12.4cm)
ClassificationsInformation Artifacts
Credit LineGift of Dorry H. Swope
DescriptionPaper envelope printed with a satirical cartoon, “Latest News from the South,” depicting Jefferson Davis, Louis Wigfall, Robert Toombs, and Alexander Stephens.
Object number2018.53.2390
InscribedCartoon text: "Latest News from the South. / "The Union feeling is increasing." / Mrs. Sippi-- "Didn't I tell you, Jeff., not to let / that stuff get into the house?" / Jeff-- "Couldn't help it, Mother, those Yankee / pedlars would leave it.""Subject Terms
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George W. Avery
