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Columbia

South Carolina

October 1st 1860

{along the left side:} Rt Rev'd Bishop Otey

Rt Rev & dear Sir

It gives me
much pleasure to hear
of the progress of the great
work in which you
are engaged; & I feel
much obliged by the
invitation I have re=
ceived to be present
on the occasion appoin=
ted for the tenth of the
present month

I regret that cir=
cumstances will not per=
mit my attendance

I am very respcly{?}

yr obt servt in Christ,

J. Maxwell Pringle