I cant help but wonder, where they were held. I forwarded your note on to bob, and am sure you will have a reply, this is really a nice thing, thanks for sharing.. Lynda Lindsey Montgomery AL At 11:51 PM 12/25/2000 EST, Jholzer321@aol.com wrote: >Hi: >This is to the site manager. I have 4 invitations sent to Miss Cornelia >Butler, in 1866 & 1867. Cornelia was my great grandfather's first wife, >(Jefferson Davis Dunbar). I have many lines in Copiah & Jefferson Co. >I recently got a hold of these invitations, with envelopes, etc. & have >scanned them. > I would like to share them with this site for anyone who might enjoy seeing >them. >The unique thing is that each has an invitation committee & they list all the >names of the ones on the committee & they are different on each invitation. >One is for a MAY BALL given by the yourng men of Gallatin, 1866; another is >an invitation to the New Years Ball given by the young men of Terry, 1867; >one is an invite to attend a BALL and Supper at the Odd Fellow's Hall Port >Gibson, MS, 1866; one is for a Ball in Jackson. Cornelia S. Butler was born, >raised, & married in Copiah Co., MS. >I have also typed these letters up since the old ink is faded & without >enlarging is difficult to read. They will probably be easier to send in this >form rather than the scanned originals. >Someone who can advise me what to do & or how, please contact me at >jholzer321@aol.com. Janice Holzer > > >==== MSCOPIAH Mailing List ==== > > > >============================== >The only real-time collaboration tool that allows you and other family >members to create a FREE, password-protected family tree. >http://www.ancestry.com/oft/login.asp > > My Family Tree must have been used for firewood!!