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'When I wish to catch rats, I first stop their holes.' Gen'l Scott.

Description

Abstract:
A seven-sided arrangement of Union ships and military camps surrounding 7 rats and one cat. Harpers Ferry appears in the center of a circular design. The ship locations are Charleston, Savannah, Mississippi, Norfolk and Pensacola. The military camps are located at Washington and Manassas Gap. The caption below reads "When I wish to catch rats, I first stop their holes", below that reads "Gen'l Scott"
Notes:
Paper (ochre); ink (black)

Access Conditions

Rights
No Copyright - United States
Restrictions on Use
Collection is open for research.

Citation

"'When I wish to catch rats, I first stop their holes.' Gen'l Scott." (1861). Lincoln Envelopes. Brown Digital Repository. Brown University Library. https://repository.library.brown.edu/studio/item/bdr:575806/

Relations

Collection:

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