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1873 Official Ulysses Grant Inaugural Ball #2319425

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1873 Official Ulysses Grant Inaugural Ball #2319425
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Extremely rare early inaugural item</em></td>
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1873, Invitation to the Inaugural Ball for President Ulysses S. Grant's Second Term.</P> <P>Beautiful printed invitation to the Presidential Inaugural Ball held on March 4, 1873, for President Grant's second term, with his new Vice-President Henry Wilson. The invitation measures 9.75" x 7.75," and is made out by hand to Miss Lizzie D. Davis. At the top is an ornate American shield with a "G" and "W" monogram (for Grant and Wilson) in the center. Below the shield is a list of the Managers of the Ball, which reads like a "Who's Who" of 19th Century Washington, D.C. The names include Roscoe Conkling, Simon Cameron, Winfield Scott Hancock, Hannibal Hamlin, James Garfield, Chief Justice Chase, William T. Sherman, and others. Among the names, a box has been drawn around one, "H. L. Dawes. Perhaps he was Miss Davis' escort to the ball. 1873 Grant Inaugural Ball Invitations are far scarcer than examples from the 1869 Inauguration. Aside from the single fold and a .75" separation along that fold, this 130 year old Inaugural Ball Invitation is in very good condition. The only one we have ever had in stock. </P> <P>Buy with confidence, check my excellent ebay feedback rating.</P> <P>Please visit my Go Antiques listings for other interesting presidential memorabilia.</P>
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#: _20246005901</td>
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<tr><td>Condition:Very Good</td></tr>
<tr><td>Year:1873</td></tr>
<tr><td>Country:US</td></tr>





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<tr><td>Location:Scottsdale, Arizona</td></tr>
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