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05/30/14 was the last day I modified this page.

INVITATIONS:
To   MISS CORNELIA BUTLER

(Scanned & transcribed originals December 25, 2000)

                                        *************

Envelope:  Misses  Butlers           Presents

Miss Cornelia Butler.

You are respectfully invited to attend a Ball and Supper, to be given at Odd Fellows Hall,  February 22nd 1866, by  Washington Lodge   No. 3    F&  A.  Masons,

                COMMITTEE

J. B. Coleman - - E. W. RUSSUM - -  J.G. Hastings, Jr.

G. V. Moody  - -  Joseph  Regan - -  F. Minschuck

Wm. P. Hughes - -  J. H. Patterson - -  L. W.  Lumm

Wm. Sillers - -  C. McDongall - -  J. Q. Ingram

Port Gibson, Miss

1st  Febry  1866

                             *************                

The above invitation was handwritten.  The ink was very faded, but most was readable. Some difficulty with above name Minschucknot sure if that is correct.  Also could not tell what the letter was that was beside the F (? Next to itafter Lodge  No. 3)

Envelope:   Miss Cornelia Butler            At Home

            MAY   BALL

You are respectfully requested to attend a  BALL, to be given by the young men of Gallatin, on  FRIDAY Evening,  May 18th,  1866. 

               MANAGERS

              FROM  GALLATIN.

COL.  DEASON,                      DR. STRAHAN,

W. H. BONDURANT,              S. P. HARVEY,

E. B. TAYLOR,                        W. A. WADE,

R. C. COCHRAN,                     MORRIS  COOK.

             FROM  HAZLEHURST.

W. W. COOK;                          DR.  HANSLOW,

             FROM CRYSTAL SPRINGS.

CAPT. A.B. LOWE.                COL. W. J. WILLING;

             FROM  BAHALA.

DR. FERGUSON.                    J. A. GRAVES,

            FROM  BROOKHAVEN.

CAPT. W. B. JELKS.              CAPT. R. J. BOWEN

COMMITTEE  OF  INVITATION

J. G. SESSIONS.      G.W.  JONES.

JUDGE  PEYTON.   TOM  M. REA.

Gallatin.   May 9, 1866.

This was a small, thin  paper invitation scalloped edge on the top & bottom of page. An embossed floral-vine design all around the margin of paper, more at corners. Instead of hand written, this was a printed invitation.

Envelope:    Miss Cornelia  Butler        Present

GRAND  ODD  FELLOWS  BALL

The pleasure of your company is respectfully solicited at a Ball, to be given by, the City of Jackson, on the evening of Tuesday, December 4th, 1866.

              MANAGERS:

GOV. B. G. HUMPHREYS,               J. W. ROBINSON.

WM.   YERGER,                                H. B. EVANS,

D. N. BARROWS,                              J. S. BARFIELD,

J. P. SESSIONS,                                 S. S. CALHOUN, Canton,

W. W.  HARDY,                                E. J.  BOWERS,

E.  M. YERGER,                                 A. L. McKAY, Boltons,

C. E. HOOKER,                                  S. B. THOMAS, Raymond,

A. B. CABANISS,                               W. T. RATLIFF,     

A. R.  JOHNSTON                               ED. BANKS, Clinton,

H. H. SMYTHE,                                   J. L. MILTON, Grenada,

JO. BELL,                                            T. B. MANLOVE, Vicksburg,

L.  MIMS,                                             H. H. MILLER,         

J. D. FREEMAN,                                  JAMES SMITH, Brandon,

C. R. DICKSON,                                  RICHARD COOPER,   ,

C. S. KNAPP,                                       ROBT.  LOWRY.      

J. L. POWER,                                        A. J. FRANTZ,    

                          ******************    

COMMITTEE  OF  INVITATION:

H. STRAUSS,           JACKSON            J. S. HAMILTON, N.O.,

WM. YERGER, JR.,                              J. B. MOREY, Canton.

L. A. LINDSEY,                                   WM. BRACEY,  Terry,

SELDEN WATKINS,                            I. M. PATRIDGE,  Vicksburg,

W. F. FITZGERALD,                            JOSEPH  PORTER,     

GEO. L. DONALD,                               F. W. JONES,              

P. G. HILZHEM,                                    T. A. BALDWIN, Cayuga,

T. D. PACE,                                           C. W.  PETRIE,  Boltons

M. S. CRAFT,                                        L. L. MOORE, BROWNSVILLE,

W.M. H. GREEN,                                  JAS.  MCASKILL,  Brandon,

MARION  SMITH,                                 S. W. BRACEY, Raymond

JAMES F. MAURY,       

         PROF.  G. F.  MACDONALD,  Director of Music and Dancing.

This invitation was printed on what appeared to be a pale lavender paper, With purple print.  Approximately 3 X 5 in size.

Envelope:  Misses.  Butler                Present.

You are respectfully solicited to attend a  New Years Ball to be given by the young men of Terry on the night of  January 1st   1867

COMMITTEE OF  INVITATION

Green T. Seales            W.A. Bracey

W. M. Bracey               W. H. Tribette

L. F. Chiles                   H. M.  Hogg

This invitation was hand written.

The pleasure of your company is most respectfully solicited at a dance to begin at the Masonic Hall on Tuesday evening  April 2nd 1867.

COMMITTEE  OF  INVITATION

J. L. Ara           M. N. Peyton

E. G. Peyten     J. N. Wilson

           G. W. Jones

Hand written invitation.------------------------------------------------------

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Miss Cornelia S. Butler

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CORNELIA S. BUTLER

b: ca 1849 MS     d: August 29, 1881  Ashley Co., AR

+md: February 15, 1869 at Hazlehurst, to Jefferson Davis Dunbar

d/o  Jesse W. Butler & Jemima May Gustavos [her parents d: 1858 & 1859]

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