Vault Early Papers of the University Box 1 Document Cornerstone Invitation 18

[St Marys, Geo?] Oct 3rd 1860

Rev Bishop J.H. Otey

Dear Sir

It is with extreme regret that I find myself compelled to decline your kind invitation. It is an occasion which should enlist the warmest sympathies of every Southern gentleman and parent and has my earnest prayers for its future success.

Most respectfully,

[D. L.?] Clinch