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Beersheba,

Tennessee

Aug 3, 1860

My dear Sir,

I {illegible} in compliance
with your request to take pu{?}
attention to our advertisement
which ought ere your {illegible}
there should appear in
the Picayune{?} & the Buth{illegible}
for plans for the main
building of the University
of the South.

You will find in the
advertisement a general
description of what we
want, but I have
enclosed a rough sketch