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Envelope

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06627.03.059 Author/Creator: Place Written: Various Places Type: Envelope Date: 1861-1865 ca. Pagination: Envelope Height: 8 cm, Width: 13.9 cm Order a Copy

The envelope has a image of an eagle holding a banner that says Union Foever. The caption reads "Not one Star, shall be taken out by the bluster of a few vilivanous Souther politicians - against the wishes of the majority of the South - who are, and always have been, in favor of the Union, and the Stars and Stripes."

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