Stereo Card of a barefoot African American man. Pencilled on back "Negro Spy of Rebellion William Jackson

n.p., n.d.. Good. 14 x 7 cm. sepia toned photo onf 18 x 9 cm. green stereo card. Barefoot Man sitting in a chair and dressed in pants, coat, vest and hat with a stick or leash in one hand and his other hand on the head of large dog lying on the ground beside him. No information on front or back of slightly curved stereo card to it publisher. William Jackson had been enslaved by George W. Jones and hired out by him for $20 a month to Jefferson Davis as a coachman. Jackson forged a pass and escaped North in 1862 without his family when he feared that he was going to be sold South. He was debriefed by Union officers and provided helpful information about (truncated) Davis and his wife and the activities and plans of the Confederates. Unfortunately individual pictured on this card whoi wearing a suit but also barefott seems unlikely to have been Mr. Jackson. His features also seem to be at variance with some contemporary illustrations picturing Jackson. Nonetheless an unusual stereo card. (Inventory #: 95438)