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Newburyport
6 Oct 1860

Dear Sir,

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

I am

Very respectfully

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Jas H Otey