1

215 W 34th
5th Octo 1860

Rt Revd & dear Sir
Nothing would
have gratified me more
than to have been present
at the ceremony of laying
the Corner Stone of the
University, but my engage
ments here at the present
moment require my personal
attention. I cannot leave the City.

You are doing a noble
work, and conferring a
grand blessing on our Country.
I hope in the providence of
God all your expectations
will be realized.