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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC04975 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to the 1860s |
| Title | On Speculation |
| Date | January 1863 |
| Document Type | Broadside |
| Content Description | A poetic broadside, attacking speculators and stressing the need for patriotism. Contains 15 stanzas, each with a faded ink "X" next to it. Signed "A.H.B." The broadside calls on Confederates to fight rather than "speculate" at home. Expounds upon the necessity for fiscal self-control among civilians to avoid inflation. Printed on "necessity" paper. |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History Poetry Patriotism Confederate States of America Propaganda Finance Economics Printing |
| Place written | s.l. |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Arts & Literature |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1860-1945 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |