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Nashville March 26. 1857

Mr. H. French, Esqr

Dear Sir,

I received your note of
the 20th inst- with that of my friend Judge
Ridley enclosed, last evening.

I beg to assure you and
your friends, that I feel deeply sensi=
=ble of your kindness, in the tender
which you have made to me of a
summer residence at Beersheba Springs.
I do not know how better to testify my
thankfulness and my appreciation of
such {insert symbol}a favor, than to simply say I ac=
=cept with gratitude your generous of=
=fer : I pray God to enable me to show
myself not unworthy of such kindness.
I might say more, but I do not think
that the multiplication of words would
render my thanks more acceptable to you
& the friends concerned in this movement.