MEDIA INFORMATION

 
 
 
COLLECTION NAME:
Civil War Postal Covers
Record
Filename:
Secession! Peaceable Secession!.jpg
Title:
Secession! Peaceable Secession!.
Creator:
J.G. Wells
Subject:
Postal covers
Subject:
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
Subject:
Webster, Daniel, 1782-1852
Description:
A postal cover with a portrait of Daniel Webster. Underneath the image is inscription:

"Secession! Peaceable secession! Sir, your eyes and mine are never destined to see that miracle."- Webster in U.S. Senate, March 7, 1850.

Imprint on the left edge: J.G. Wells, cor. Park Row and Beekman Street, N.Y.,

Daniel Webster (1782-1852) was American statesman, lawyer and orator. Served as a U.S. Congressman, 1813-17, and 1823-27; U.S. Senator, 1827-41, and 1845-50; and U.S. Secretary of State, 1841-43, and 1850-52. He was one of the greatest orators of his time, well known for his brilliant speeches and eloquent public addresses.
Date:
1861-1865
Format:
Printed envelope, 3 x 5.5 inches
Rights:
This image may be used without charge for non-commercial web sites under the condition that the sites or pages on which images appear contain a link back to the home page of the Noel Collection. The image may also be reproduced without charge in scholarly publications or in other printed material related to non-profit scholarly activities provided that such publications include a credit line acknowledging the Noel Collection as the source of the visual material. For all other purposes, please request permission to republish or redistribute images from the Noel Collection Curator.

Secession! Peaceable Secession!.

Secession! Peaceable Secession!.