Fac-Simile of the New Confederate Bond.

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Title: Fac-Simile of the New Confederate Bond.
Collection Title: Patriotic envelope collection. Series I: Civil War envelopes, 1861-1865.
Publisher: New-York Historical Society
Description: Pictorial Envelope: 1 envelope; 2 7/8 x 5 1/4 in. Drawing of an I.O.U. with Jefferson Davis thumbing his nose on it, surrounded by the text wrapping around the outside border. Cream envelope with black ink. Image on left side. Printed around the border of I.O.U.: 'IT IS AGAINST OUR PRINCIPAL TO PAY THE INTEREST & AGAINST OUT INTEREST TO PAY THE PRINCIPAL. Burton.' Printed below image: 'Fac-Simile of the New Confederate Bond.'
Notes: Jefferson Davis (June 3, 1808 - December 6, 1889) was the first and only President of the Confederate States of America. He led the Confederate army and navy during the American Civil War.
Institution: New-York Historical Society
Identifier: aj91042.jpg
1730
Subject: Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889
War bonds & funds
Debts, Public--Confederate States of America
Material type or medium of original: Pictorial envelopes
Patriotic envelopes
Image
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