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but only tell me, that yr. views have been conveyed & endorsed by
uninformed, right - thinking, Christian men, & I
shall be satisfied, tile I see you. I take you seriously
& affectionately, I am afraid of the Polkism of yr
nature. You are right, inasmuch as you violate
no law - but is it expedient? if it is, then surely
our cause is hazardous - write - if I tell you, you
have shaken me to the very core for my Being.

I shall not attend this meeting, for reasons that
I cannot now mention - nor is it necessary, for the
object, for wh. it [may?] called, buy a recognition of our
dismemberment, is now a fact, recognized by the
whole Confederacy. It is at best but a preliminary_

Yrs. Affectionately
W. L. Leecock

Right Rev.
L Polk
Memphis

but only lite here, sir, your views have been confirmed / endorsed by
uninformed, eyes - thinking, Christian men, & I
others he dislikes, like I see them - I like them devoutly
& affectionately, I am afraid of the Polkism of your
nature - you are [guilty], inasmuch as your evidence
no law - but is it exorable? if it is, then surely
our course is hazardous - write - if I like [you], [you]
this shakes me to the very core for my being.
I shall not attend this meeting, for every [cause]
and reason I cannot now mention - not is necessary for the
object, such as it is called, being a question of our
dismemberment, is now a fact, acknowledged by the
whole Confederacy - this not an end but a preliminary

Yours. Affectinaely
W. L. Leecork

Right Rev.
L Polk
Memphis