I have an original invitation to a "Grand Union Cotillion Party, at the Mansion of Col. Abel Marcey, on Christmas Eve, 3 o'clock P.M., which yourself and Lady are respectfully invited to attend." This was professionally printed on paper that is 9.75" by 6.75", folded in half (like a greeting card printed only on the front). Below the above paragraph is a section titled "Managers," which lists the names of 16 men: D.F. HODLEY JAMES BECANNON ZENAS JENKINS BENJAMIN CARVER J.N. AVERY NATHAN BILLINGS ISAAC OSTERHOUT CHARLES GRAHAM ORLANDO OSTERHOUT CYRUS SHAW PORTER MARCEY L.D. AVERY GEORGE MITCHELL S.S. WINCHESTER DAVID GRAHAM and WILLIAM WALL At the bottom is "Music-", with the names D. QUICK, and J.W. REYNOLDS. [My G-g-g-grandfather, Darius QUICK (1826-1905), apparently provided (or found a provider for) the tunes for this party, hence this invitation being in my family.] I don't know what year the invitation was sent. However, Col. Abel Marcy died on 27 Dec 1850; Isaac Osterhout was born in 1824 and died in 1851; Porter Marcy was born in 1824, etc. Assuming that these young men were old enough to attend a ball, this seems to narrow the time-frame to between 1842 and 1850. Some of the above named were prominent men of Wyoming County, but I have no clue what the "Managers" did. If anyone can shed light on this happy artifact or the incidents related to it, please let me know! Jan McClintock [email protected]