358

Athens Georgia

Oct 1st. 1860

Rt. Rev. J. H. Otey, Chrm &c

Dear Sir,

I return
you my thanks for your
polite invitation to wit-
-ness the interesting ceremo-
-ny of laying the Cor-
-ner Stone of the princi-
-pal Building of the "Uni-
-versity of the South" --

Deeply impressed as I
am with the necessity
for Southern Independence
in the matter of Educa-
-tion -- every effort to
secure an object so de-
-sirable meets my hear-
ty approbation -- & I
should be glad to give