1857 James Buchanan & John Breckenridge Grand Inauguration Ball Invitation

1857 James Buchanan & John Breckenridge Grand Inauguration Ball Invitation. Increasingly hard to find original invitation to the 1857 Inauguration of James Buchanan as President of the United States. One of the earliest examples of a pre-Civil War inaugural invitation. This invitation is to the Grand National Inauguration Ball held on inauguration day March 4, 1857. Features engraving of Buchanan in the center and a Who's Who list of important Managers for the event in the center, which includes Sam Houston, Stephen DOuglas, Jefferson Davis and more. Surrounded by two architectural style columns with "The Union Must Be Preserved" inscription at the lower right. Produced for the Inaugural Committee by Toppan Carpenter Co. Philadelphia. These scarce inaugural invitations are becoming increasingly difficult to find. Original