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Him fader's hope

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A white gentleman holds a black baby in a long gown upraised in his arms. The image is captioned, ""Him fader's hope, Him moder's joy, Him darling little Contraband boy."" The verse refers to Benjamin Butler's declaration the slaves fleeing to northern lines wouldn't be returned to their owners and would be considered contraband.
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Image
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Patriotic Envelope Red Ephemera (Images)
Rights:
Public domain; please credit Union College Civil War Era Patriotic Envelopes
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Union College

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Empire State Digital Network

Keywords

  1. Caricatures And Cartoons
  2. Civil War
  3. Civil War, 1861 1865
  4. Envelopes (Stationary)
  5. History
  6. Patriotic Envelopes
  7. Patriotism
  8. Pictorial Works
  9. Slaver
  10. Slavery & Anti Slavery
  11. United States

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