Is invited to be present at the ceremonies attending the reinterment of the remains of John Howard Payne, at Oak Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C. on Thursday, June ninth, eighteen hundred eighty-three, at five o'clock, P.M

Invitation printed on card stock. At head of title engraving of J.H. Payne, with house at left and Middle Eastern oasis scene at right, captioned: June 9th, 1791 April 9th 1852, and signed by W.H. Dougal. Title from first lines. Blank space left for name of invited person at head of title. Complete text (except for signatures) transcribed. At end of text printed signatures, beginning with Commr. Edmonds and including Genl. Sherman and Adml. Porter.