Description
- Abstract:
- Noose Manufacturing Process. A strand of hemp appears to the right side of the image. The word, "Agriculture" appears below the strand of hemp. One of the hemp stalks extends to what appears to be a spinning wheel operated by a man in formal attire. The words, "Hemp for Traitors, North or South", appear on the rim of the spinning wheel. The word, "Manufactures" appears below the spinning wheel. A strand of rope goes from the spinning wheel to a gallows in order to form a noose. The words, "Fine Arts", appears below the gallows. The image implies that all traitors will be punished, no matter where they appear. Above the image, appears the text "Them pesky Treason fellers hev got to hev rope and more tew, and we mite just as well be gettin the hemp dewins ready first as last and give 'em full swing..."
- Notes:
- Paper; ink (red, blue)
- Text bleed-through on verso.
Access Conditions
- Rights
- No Copyright - United States
- Restrictions on Use
- Collection is open for research.
Citation
"'Them pesky Treason fellers hev got to hev rope and more tew'"
(1861).
Lincoln Envelopes.
Brown Digital Repository. Brown University Library.
https://repository.library.brown.edu/studio/item/bdr:575212/
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'Them pesky Treason fellers hev got to hev rope and more tew'
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'Them pesky Treason fellers hev got to hev rope and more tew'
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Collection:
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Lincoln Envelopes
This collection contains embellished envelopes created during the period surrounding Lincoln’s presidency and the time immediately after his assassination. Many of the envelopes depict Lincoln himself, as well as various notable political and military figures. The artwork widely ranges in …...