Object Record
Images
Metadata
Catalog Number |
1996.001.008 |
Object Name |
Invitation |
Collection |
John L. Caldwell Collection |
Title |
Invitation and envelope |
Date |
1874 |
Description |
Black script on cream paper stock: "Mr. Groesbeck / requests the pleasure of your company / Thursday afternoon, April thirtieth / at three o'clock. / Torrence Road, East Walnut Hills. / To meet the members of the / Constitutional Convention." The invitation includes the original envelope. |
Dimensions |
H-5.5 W-5.75 inches |
Material |
Paper/Ink |
Notes |
Pike County's John Lewis Caldwell was a member of the Ohio Congressional Constitution Committee of 1873-1874. |
Provenance |
Lucy Caldwell donated a collection of items that had belonged to her grandfather, John Lewis Caldwell, who was a member of the Ohio Congressional Constitution Committee of 1873-1874. The Capitol Square Review and Advisory Board took over the care of the Statehouse and its collections in 1988. |
People |
Caldwell, John Lewis |
Search Terms |
Cincinnati, Ohio |
Subjects |
Constitutional conventions Social life & customs |