Jeff announceth to ye rebell Cabinett ye grayte scheme of invytynge Grayte Brittayne to send our a Royall Babbie to take chge of ye Cottonocracy of ye South-ye whych produceth mutch merrymeant among ye Cabinett aforesayd.

Patriotic envelope collection. Series I: Civil War envelopes, 1861-1865.

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Pictorial Envelope: 1 envelope; 3 x 5 1/2 in. A table full of men writing with pen and ink and looking amused. White envelope with red ink. Image takes up entire envelope. Printed below image: 'JEFF announceth to ye rebell Cabinett ye grayte sceme of invytynge Grayte Brittayne to send out a Royall Babble to / take chge of ye Cottonocracy of ye South - ye whych produceth mutch merrtmeant among ye Cabinett aforesayd. / HARPEL PR., CIN.'

Jefferson Davis (June 3, 1808 - December 6, 1889) was the first and only President of the Confederate States of America. About the Creator: Oscar Henry Harpel was a prominent post-Civil War printer working in Cincinnati. He rose to fame after producing Harpel's Typograph, which was then was used often for commercial promotion purposes.

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Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889
Cabinet officers--Confederate States of America--Caricatures and cartoons

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