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Rosedale. La. Sep 29. 1860
The Right Reverend
J. H. Otey
Bishop of Tennessee
Chairman of Ex Com of Univ of the South
Right Rev'd & Dear Sir
I beg gratefully
to acknowledge having {illegible: secured? received?} an in=
vitation from you to be present at the lay=
ing of the Corner Stone of the Univ'ty of the South
& in reply to express my regret that
my duties in my Parish will not permit
me to avail myself of your kindness
however greatly I might desire {crossthrough: it} to do.
so. Praying that the work which you
are about to inaugurate may be carried
to a successful completion by God's favor
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