COLLECTION NAME:
Civil War Postal Covers
mediaCollectionId
JSNoel~2~2
Civil War Postal Covers
Collection
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Filename:
I wish to be let alone.jpg
filename
I wish to be let alone.jpg
Filename
false
Title:
I wish to be let alone
title
I wish to be let alone
Title
false
Creator:
J. Magee
creator
J. Magee
Creator
false
Subject:
Postal covers
subject
Postal covers
Subject
false
Subject:
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
subject
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
Subject
false
Description:
A postal cover showing a Northerner and Southerner, with the latter pointing a pistol at a northerner and a bald eagle. In a speech bubble from the northerner is printed "Halloa! What do you want here?" Southerner replies "I want to be let alone." Below the image is the caption "I've been a Thief and Traitor Against the Laws I own, But I wish to "go to Dixie," And "there be let alone."
On the reverse side of the envelope, there is an imprint:
"Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1861, by J. Magee, 316 Chestnut Street, Philad'a, in the District COurt of the U.S. for the Eastern District of Penn'a"
On the reverse side of the envelope, there is an imprint:
"Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1861, by J. Magee, 316 Chestnut Street, Philad'a, in the District COurt of the U.S. for the Eastern District of Penn'a"
description
A postal cover showing a Northerner and Southerner, with the latter pointing a pistol at a northerner and a bald eagle. In a speech bubble from the northerner is printed "Halloa! What do you want here?" Southerner replies "I want to be let alone." Below the image is the caption "I've been a Thief and Traitor Against the Laws I own, But I wish to "go to Dixie," And "there be let alone."
On the reverse side of the envelope, there is an imprint:
"Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1861, by J. Magee, 316 Chestnut Street, Philad'a, in the District COurt of the U.S. for the Eastern District of Penn'a"
Description
false
Publisher:
J. Magee
publisher
J. Magee
Publisher
false
Date:
1861-1865
date
1861-1865
Date
false
Format:
Printed envelope, 3 x 5.5 inches
format
Printed envelope, 3 x 5.5 inches
Format
false
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.
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.
Rights
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