April 14, 1865: why did the Lincolns have guests?

[Eva Elisabeth]

(06-07-2015 05:41 AM)RJNorton Wrote:  

(06-06-2015 07:14 PM)Eva Elisabeth Wrote:  According to W. E. Reck writes that A. Lincoln had invited the Grants on Thursday to accompany him and Mary on Good Friday evening.

So,.when and how did the Grants receive the invitation?

Eva, is there a footnote for this? (I always have thought the invitation came on Friday, although Grant spent time with both Abraham and Mary on Thursday.)

Roger, it's D. H. Bates' "Lincoln in the Telegraph office," p. 365.
https://archive.org/stream/lincolnintelegra00baterich