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Southern Confederacy Death Certificate

Creator:
James B. Rogers
Location:
Unknown place made
Origin Date:
1865-1870
Materials:
paper
Measurements:
overall: 7 in x 8 11/16 in
Item ID:
71.2009.081.2552
Holding Institution:
Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum
Available for Viewing:
No
Category:
Fine Art

Description

This lithograph is a fake death certificate for the Confederate States of America. The text in various sized fonts reads "Died, near the south-side rail road, on Sunday, April 9th, 1865, The Southern Confederacy, aged four years. Conceived in sin, born in iniquity, nurtured by tyranny, died of a chronic attack of punch." The certificate lists Abraham Lincoln as Attending Physician, U. S. Grant as Undertaker, and Jeff Davis as Chief Mourner. A two-verse epitaph is at the end. A dark line border with decorative corners frames the text. Part of the Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum