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Description
The object is a Civil War-era patriotic envelope that depicts a bust portrait of secessionist John Bell. It is printed on off-white paper with black ink. Ref: Weiss PNM 2.
Contributor
Justice Frank J. and Virginia Williams
Earliest
1861
Latest
1865
Approximate Creation Date
ca. 1860s
Measurement
2 3/8 X 5 5/8 inches
Materials and Techniques Display
ink on paper
Inscription
recto, vertical on far left: JOHN BELL, in a recent secession speech at Knoxville, / said, "He had been surprised that any friend of / his could suppose for a moment, that when this / great contest had become, as it had now done, a war between the North and the South, he could be found occupying any other position than that of for the South." recto, beneath portrait, printed signature: Jno. Bell
Subjects
Bell, John, 1796-1869; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
Work Type
pictorial envelope
Class
Ephemera
Preferred Citation
[Physical ID#]: [Title], Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana, Mississippi State University Libraries.
Rights
Copyright protected by Mississippi State University Libraries. Use of materials from this collection beyond the exceptions provided for in the Fair Use and Educational Use clauses of the U.S. Copyright Law may violate federal law. Permission to publish or reproduce is required.
ID
5502
Digital ID
FVW_05502
Current Location
Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana (Mississippi State, Mississippi, United States)
Repository
Mississippi State University Libraries.
Digital Publisher
Mississippi State University Libraries (electronic version).
Contact Information
For more information about the contents of this collection, email sp_coll@library.msstate.edu.