Letter of Dismission from L.D. Butts

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Line 1                                                  Lane Seminary Dec 9^th 1834

Line 2              To the Reverend [unclear] &

Line 3              Faculty of Lane Seminary,

Line 4                                                  Gentlemen

Line 5                                                                          Will you have the good-

Line 6              ness to give me a letter of dismission from Lane

Line 7              Seminary.

Line 8                          The reason of this request is not that I am

Line 9              not highly gratified with the instruction I have received

Line 10            but that after long, calm and carefull examination I have

Line 11            been driven to the conclusion that the laws which have

Line 12            been [unclear] with their modifications are subversive of

Line 13            natural and unalienable [right] and were by many as I

Line 14            think intended to hinder the progress of a cause which I

Line 15            will ever think it my duty firmly to advocate.

Line 16                                    Respectfully yours

Line 17                                                L. D. Butts