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It is out of my line. I can expound{underlined} a{underlined}
text{underlined} with some confidence, but I can
neither build a house nor tell others
how it ought to be done. But beleive me,
I shall be perfectly satisfied with whatever
you & Mr Armfield and other friends may
do in the premises. I was born & raised in
the mountains of Va. and I look forward
to a sojourn among the hills once more,
with unmixed satisfaction, in the hope,
that it may {insert symbol}somewhat restore my health, of which
I have enjoyed but little in the last 20
years. -- Bishop Polk & myself expect to be
at Beersheba the first week in June. We
shall be on a tour of exploration and
personal inspection of localities suitable
for the site of our projected University. We
shall examine your region of country -- and
several other neighborhoods &c, in East Tenn:
so as to be able to report to a meeting
of Bishops & delegates from the S. Western
States appointed to meet on Lookout
Mountain the 4th day of next July.
Our convention meets at Jackson
the 20th May. I have written to Bp.