298

Edisto Island S.C.

Oct. 1st 1860

Rt. Rev. Jas. H. Otey, Chm'n &c.

Dear Sir,

The Committee,
of which you are chair=
=man, will please ac=
=cept my thanks for
their invitation to at=
=tend on the occasion
of laying the corner-
-stone of the University
of the South. Were
it even possible for
me to do so, no consid=
=eration of my attend=
=ing inconvenience
should deter me. It
is, however, quite of my
power to be present
on the occasion. The