Mr. Edwin N. Benson requests the pleasure of your Company on Thursday evening, December twenty third, 1880 at eight o’clock. 2107 Walnut Street. An early answer requested. [graphic].

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Contributor	Dreer, Ferdinand J. 1812-1902, former owner.
Title	Mr. Edwin N. Benson requests the pleasure of your Company on Thursday evening, December twenty third, 1880 at eight o’clock. 2107 Walnut Street. An early answer requested. [graphic].
Publisher	[Philadelphia] : [publisher not identified]
Publisher	PA. Philadelphia. 1880
Date	1880
Physical Description	1 print : engraving ; sheet 13 x 9 cm (5 x 3.25 in.)
Description	Engraved invitation with script lettering from Edwin N. Benson to Ferdinand J. Dreer. Edwin N. Benson (1840-1909) was a former banker and served as president of the Union League of Philadelphia from 1884 to 1888. Ferdinand J. Dreer (1812-1902) was a Philadelphia goldsmith, jeweler, and autograph collector.
Notes	Title and date from item.
	Part of title written in manuscript: 1880.
	Gift of David Doret, 2019.
	See related invitations to Ferdinand J. Dreer [P.2019.64.8-15].
Subject	Benson, Edwin N. (Edwin North) -- Social life.
	Parties -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Genre	Engravings -- 1870-1880.
	Invitations -- 1870-1880.
Provenance	Dreer, Ferdinand J. (Ferdinand Julius), 1812-1902, former owner.
Location	Library Company of Philadelphia\| Print Department\| Doret and Mitchell Collection – Ephemera [P.2019.64.7]
Accession number	P.2019.64.7