Object Record
Images
Metadata
Catalog Number |
1996.001.014 |
Object Name |
Invitation |
Collection |
John L. Caldwell Collection |
Title |
Invitation |
Date |
1874 |
Description |
White card stock with black script: "Anniversary of the settlement of Ohio. / Mr. Pendleton, / requests the pleasure of your company / Tuesday evening, April seventh / at eight o'clock. / East Liberty St. / To meet the members of the / Constitutional Convention." |
Dimensions |
H-6 W-5 inches |
Material |
Paper/Ink |
Notes |
Pike County's John Lewis Caldwell was a member of the Ohio Congressional Constitution Committee of 1873-1874. Mr. Pendleton is Cincinnati's George Hunt Pendleton who was an Ohio state senator (1854-1856), a U.S. Representative from Ohio (1857-1865) the Democratic candidate for Ohio governor in 1869, and a U.S. Senator (1879-1885). |
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 Pendleton, George Hunt 1823-1889 |
Subjects |
Anniversaries Constitutional conventions Settlements Social life & customs |