Envelope with Rhyme about Elias Zeller, 1869 August 8

File — Box: 4265.001, Folder: 4

Scope and Contents

This file contains an empty envelope with a poem written on the outside. The poem begins: "P. M. this letter's for a 'feller' / Well known at home, Elias Zeller," and says, "I know a 'devil' communicates with him quite often." The poem ends: "For the 'Oxford Citizen' - please note it, / Just reads as though the 'devil' wrote it." The bottom of the envelope reads: Oxford, Butler County, Ohio. The envelope also bears a Locust Grove postmark dated August 18, and a three-cent stamp featuring a picture of a locomotive.

Dates

Creation: 1869 August 8

Language of Materials

From the Collection:

Materials are in English.

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