[Dixie printed on back of a sheet checks]
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05987.27 Author/Creator: Place Written: Richmond, Virginia Type: Broadside Date: 1861 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 24.7 cm, Width: 19.3 cm Order a Copy
A new version of Dixie printed on the back of a sheet of checks from the Bank of Virginia. Contains 9 stanzas. Some very virulent anti-Lincoln lines, including "Old Abe is good at stealing niggers." Note on upper right in pencil says "Printed at Richmond, Va. 1861" What appears to be a title says "Running Air - "Dixie" Rhymes."
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