Embossed invitation to the American Ball hosted by the American Party at Austin

This invitation, issued by the "American Party" of Austin, is elaborately embossed with a floral motif. It reads in part, "The invitations are not confined to the members of any Party, but most liberally extended to all. We repudiate party proscription in our social relations." The invitation is accompanied by the bright purple envelope in which it arrived.

The American Party of Austin

Johnson Family Papers, Special Collections, Smith Library Center, Southwestern University. View the Finding Aid <a href="http://www.southwestern.edu/infoservices/departments/specialcollections/finding-aids/Johnson.html" target="_blank">here</a>.