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Columbia, Tenn.
Feby 5th 1867
Mrs. Polk-
My dear Madam-
I am very grate-
ful the privilege, so kindly extended,
of selecting from Bishop Polk's Library,
what will serve as a memento of that
great & good man, whom living I
love & honored, & whose memory I venerate-

What a trio! Otey, Polk, Elliott!

Venerabilia Nomina!

They were the three grandest men,-
physically, intellectually, morally,-
that I ever saw together-

In the center of the group stands
the originator of the most magnif-
icent Educational Enterprise of
the age; on either hand are his