Detail View: Civil War Postal Covers : I wouldn't pull down that flag...
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Filename:
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I wouldn't pull down that flag....jpg
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Title:
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I wouldn't pull down that flag...
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Creator:
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John G. Wells.
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Subject:
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Postal covers
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Subject:
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United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
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Description:
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A postal cover showing George Washington's "son" from pulling down the US flag from a flagpole, with a slave attempting to stop him from doing it, saying:
"I wouldn't pull down dat flag, Massa George; you will nebber forgib yerself as long as you lib, if you do. Dem stars were intended to be 'fixed,' and not moved round. I recollect the time when it had only thirteen, and hab watched it grow jus like my own chile. Your fader honored and respected it, and would hab died protecting it: derefore, Massa, if you hab any respeck for de memory ob your fader, who is dead an' gone, run up dat flag agin, give tree cheers for de Union, and let's keep up next Fourth of July in de old fashioned way."
The words "Entered according to act of Congress, by John G. Wells, in 1861, in the Clerk's Office of the District Court for the Southern District of New York." appear below the image."
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Publisher:
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John G. Wells.
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Date:
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1861-1865
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Format:
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Printed envelope, 3 x 5.5 inches
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Rights:
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