Wove paper envelope addressed to John Sheaffer of Bareville, PA
date: label: Date
content: ca. 1866-1869
name: label: Written by
content: John Stagenwalt, American, 1843 - 1885
label: Subject of
content: John Sheaffer, American, born 1802
label: Received by
content: John Sheaffer, American, born 1802
notes: label: Description
content: An orange wove paper envelope addressed to John Sheaffer of Bareville, Leacock Township, PA. This envelope features a red three cents George Washington stamp on the front, is postmarked August 1, and has no markings on the reverse.
place: label: Place made
content: New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, United States, North and Central America
label: Place used
content: Bareville, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Correspondence
label: Topic
content: Families
label: Topic
content: Military
label: Topic
content: Reconstruction, U.S. History, 1865-1877
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Slavery and Freedom Objects
label: Classification
content: Documents and Manuscripts
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2021.16.22.8
objectType: label: Type
content: envelopes
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No Known Copyright Restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: ink on wove paper
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 3 1/16 × 5 7/16 in. (7.7 × 13.8 cm)