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- Description:
- Invitation card and envelope sent on behalf of President Theodore Roosevelt and Edith Roosevelt to Senator Russell and Annette Alger to a reception to be held at The White House on February 8, 1906. The card is white with black script text and an embossed gold presidential seal at the top. The envelope is addressed to "Senator and Mrs. Alger" with a gold presidential seal on the flap.
- Date Issued:
- 1906-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Biographical
- Description:
- Invitation sent to General Russell A. Alger and Annette Alger to attend a reception in celebration of the dedication of the World's Columbian Exposition marking the 400th anniversary of Christopher Columbus' landing in the Americas, held at the Auditorium Chicago on October 19, 1892, "to be tendered to the President, Vice-President, and ex-Presidents of the United States, the Representatives of Foreign Governments, the Governors of the States and Territories and other distinguished guests." The names of George M. Pullman, Marshall Field, Major General Nelson A. Miles, Mayer Hempstead Washburne, and N. K. Fairbank are printed below. A lithograph of Columbus in profile is printed at the top.
- Date Issued:
- 1892-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Biographical
- Description:
- Handwritten note written on "Executive Mansion, Washington" stationery on behalf of President William McKinley and Ida Saxton McKinley, inviting Secretary of War Russell Alger and Annette Alger to attend a concert. The note reads, "The President and Mrs. McKinley request the pleasures of the company of Secretary and Mrs. Alger, and the ladies of their household, at half past eight o'clock this evening. Concert by the Mexican Band. Monday, May 10th, 1897."
- Date Issued:
- 1897-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Biographical
- Description:
- Invitation card sent on behalf of President William McKinley and Ida Saxton McKinley to the secretary of war, Russell A. Alger, and Annette Alger for dinner on January 4, 1899. The card reads, "The President and Mrs. McKinley request the pleasures of the company of the Secretary of War and Mrs. Alger at dinner on Wednesday evening January 4th, at eight o'clock, 1899." A gold embossed eagle seal is at the top of the card.
- Date Issued:
- 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Biographical
