Vault Early Papers of the University Box 1 Document Cornerstone Invitation 174

Newburyport 6 Oct 1860

Dear Sir,

I have your letter of the 14th inst inviting me to attend the laying of the Corner Stone of the University of the South. I thank you sincerely for the invitation and wish it were in my power to accept it, and be present on so interesting an occasion. But other duties render this impossible. Invoking all prosperity for the new institution

I am

Very respectfully

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Jas H Otey