circa 1864
Ephemera
Title: [Aetna United States Mail Secret Protectors]
Cryptic document docketed with the initials of Aetna United States Mail Secret Protectors, described as a "banded organization." States, "This paper, being an exposure of the designs of rebel refugees from the South, banded for plunder and murder in the North, is placed in your hands for your protection in case of attack. Should they know of your or my possession of such information, the consequences might be fatal."
GLC06452.05.06