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Bellvoir --

September 29th '60.

Bishop Otey,

Dear Sir,

Accept my acknowleg-
-ment for the honor of your invitation
to be present on an occasion so {illegible}
with hope and promise to the Church,
and our country generally.

Providence permiting it will afford
me very great pleasure to attend, tho'
I shall have still further to trespass
on your hopitality with an {illegible: insated? unsated?}
wife.

With my high respect

{illegible} kind Bishop

I remain yrs --

J. Echols.