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1860?

New Orleans

Sep 2.

My dear Madam

I am in receipt of
your letter of the 16 ult --

In reply I have to say, it will
give me much pleasure to aid
you in carrying out your wishes
in regard to a residence in Sewanee.

It will be some time, -- some months
at least -- before we shall be
prepared to offer sites to persons
wishing to settle there, as we have
a good deal of preliminary
work to dispose of first. Our
object in securing so large a tract
being to form our own society
we shall take pleasure in giving
aid to such families as your
own in effecting settlements, & I
shall not fail to apprise you