13 lines, in ink, on 1st page of 4-page lined sheet of Executive Mansion letterhead. 8x5.

The son of Ulysses S. Grant, in the capacity of private secretary during the final days of his fathers tenure as president, sends a last-minute invitation to a New Years' day reception: "Madam, Mrs. Grant desires me to present her compliments and request you, and the ladies of your family, to be present at the President's reception on New Years' day, commencing at eleven o'clock..." The body of the letter is in a secretarial hand.