Collection Highlights
Miscegenation: the theory of the blending of the races, applied to the American white man and negro..
Date:
1864
Object Number:
LIB.E185.62.C76.1864
Medium:
Paper
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Cartridge
Object Number:
1923.111b
Date:
1840-1865
Medium:
Paper, lead, gunpowder, cotton
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 3/4 x 5/8 in. ( 7 x 1.6 cm )
Description:
Paper, lead, cotton, and gunpowder cartridge; lead musket ball and gunpowder charge wrapped at tail end of paper package; package tied with white string at tail.
Credit Line:
Gift of Samuel Verplanck Hoffman
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
