"LEXINGTON, KY., _Jan. 13th, 1877_.
"MY DEAR GENERAL,--I am requested to invite you to meet a
few gentlemen of Kentucky, Ohio, Indiana, and possibly Tennessee,
at the Galt House on the evening of the 17th instant, the evening
before our State convention. It is proposed to have such conference
for the purpose of agreement. May I trouble you to let me know if
you can be present? I will be here until the night of the 16th, and
then at the Galt House.
"Yours truly,
"WM. C. P. BRECKENRIDGE.
"_General George W. Morgan._"