Halita9, Va, Sept. 25th, 1888.
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11"'E7o07' V"'' OePF' s0E'E Iooo:
Dear Sir:-I have had the honor to receive
your favor of the 1lth inst, expressing on be-
half of the Committee of Correspondence. their
desire to meet me at public dinner, to be given
to the Republican members of Congress, on the
29th instant at Yanceyvile.


Present to the Committee the assurance it
would give me great pleasure to meet them on
that occasion, if circumstances did not place it
out Of my power, to absent myself from home at
that time


For the ffattering terms, in which you were
pleased to aIlude my political course, allow me
to express my feelings of sincere qualification,


L am, with high respect,


Your obedient servant


JOHN r. EDMUNDS.
D. RAINEY, Esq.