Vault Early Papers of the University Box 1 Document 27 Folder 1860 Cornerstone Ceremony 1

B[?]lain near Tallahassie Fla Sept 29/60

Rt Revd. & dear Sir Your very kind and particulart letter of invitation to be present on the occasion of laying the Corner Stone of the University of the South on the 10th Oct. [ ], was duly received and I regret my inabilitiy, from injuries of which I have not yet entirely recovered, to be present on so interesting an occasion. But my prayers are offered for the full accomplishments of an undertaking commenced under such auspicious circumstances. With my high regards for the Executive Committee, I am Most respectfully and truly yours [ ] Thos Brown Rt. Revd. Bishop Jas H. Otey