Letters / Correspondence

Joseph G. Totten & Robert E. Lee

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51 Robert E. Lee Joseph G. Totten I received notice yesterday from the 3rd Auditor that a requisition had been made upon the Treasury for $10.000—for Engr. Barracks. As I have not received a similar notice in regard to the $2500.... 1853
52 Robert E. Lee Joseph G. Totten I have the honor to hand you the Merit Rolls of the Cadets of the U.S. Mil: Acady. determined at the Semi Annual Exn. in Jany. 1853.The Cadets found deficient in Certain branches of their course... 1853
53 Robert E. Lee Joseph G. Totten In reply to your letter of the 15th Inst. enclosing a communication from Mr. F. S. Campbell, on the subject of his transportation: I have the honour to state, that on the receipt of the decision of... 1853
54 Robert E. Lee Joseph G. Totten I have just recd your letter of the 27th Inst. in relation to the practice of turning back deficient Cadets & the propriety of a regulation prohibiting it.I think par: 59, Art VI if carried... 1853
55 Robert E. Lee Joseph G. Totten I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of Bt: Brig: Genl. Bankhead’s letter of the 29th Ulto:, with Regimental order No. 35, transferring Lieut: Mebane to Light Company “A” 2d. Arty.In reply... 1853
56 Robert E. Lee Joseph G. Totten The following named Cadets request permission to receive from their friends the articles set opposite their names respectively viz.Cadet BryanFifty dollars to reduce his indebtedness at the... 1853
57 Robert E. Lee Joseph G. Totten In accordance with the directions contained in the letter of the Dept: of the 5th Inst: I have the honor to mention the names of the following Officers, one of whom I hope may be ordered to report... 1853
58 Robert E. Lee Joseph G. Totten I have the honor to submit the following report in the case of Thomas J. English, late a Cadet in the U.S. Military Academy referred to me on the 18th Inst:Cadet English was found deficient in... 1853
59 Robert E. Lee Joseph G. Totten I have the honor to enclose herewith, a copy of a communication from the Police officer of the Post. Br. Major G. H. Thomas, 3rd Arty, reporting repeated violations of police regulations and... 1853
60 Robert E. Lee Joseph G. Totten Having learned from the Hd. Qrs. of the Army, that neither Bt Major John F. Reynolds or Lt. J. P. Gauche can be detached for duty in the Dept: of Arty & Cavalry Tactics, as requested in my... 1853
61 Robert E. Lee Joseph G. Totten I have the honor to inform the Dept. that my Statement of Funds Expd during the month of January & Estimate of Funds required for the present month which were forwarded on the 2nd Inst: have... 1853
62 Robert E. Lee Joseph G. Totten Upon the reception of your letter of the 24 Ulto:, on the subject of procuring horses for the use of the Mil. Acady, I have communicated with the QrMasters in Baltimore & New York, & with... 1853
63 Robert E. Lee Joseph G. Totten I have recd your letter of the 12th Inst. in reference to Cadet Craig. He is correct in his statement that he & his classmates are the first members of the 1st class that have been dismissed at... 1853
64 Robert E. Lee Joseph G. Totten I have the honor to transmit the application of Bvt: Capt: T. Seymour. 1st Lt: 1st Arty. to be relieved from duty at the Military Academy, and t request that one of the following named officers be... 1853
65 Robert E. Lee Joseph G. Totten I have recd the letter of Cadet H. M. Lazelle to the President of the U. States asking for a remission of a portion of the sentence of a Genl. Court Martial, suspending him from the Mil: Academy,... 1853
66 Robert E. Lee Joseph G. Totten I have the honor to request that Cadets William R. Boggs, and Thomas Night, of the graduating class, may be detailed for duty at the Military Academy in the Department of Artillery, during the... 1853
67 Robert E. Lee Joseph G. Totten I have been informed that Major Hagner of the Ordnance Dept: has got up a machine, by which he is prepared to strike off paper scales of any dimensions. The Prof: of Engg. thinks it desirable that... 1853
68 Robert E. Lee Joseph G. Totten The following Cadets request permission to receive the articles sent from their friends, set opposite their names respectively, all of which is recommended for favorable consideration.... 1853
69 Robert E. Lee Joseph G. Totten I have recd. the letter of E. H. Herbert Esq relative to his son Cadet Thos. L. Herbert, refered to me for a report on the 14th Inst:.I regret to say that the proficiency of Cadet Herbert in his... 1853
70 Robert E. Lee Joseph G. Totten I have the honor to request that if any action has been had by the Department on the claim of Dyer Brewster for compensation for a wooden building on the Post of West Point, which claim was... 1853
71 Robert E. Lee Joseph G. Totten I have the honor to request that one of the officers hereafter named may be detailed for duty at the Military Academy in the dept: of French, preference being in the order named. viz:Bvt: Capt:... 1853
72 Robert E. Lee Joseph G. Totten The Fourth Class of Cadets has been divided into five sections, to begin the study of the French language, which course they have commenced since the semi annual Examination. The Prof. of French... 1853
73 Robert E. Lee Joseph G. Totten The following named Cadets request permission to receive from their friends, the articles set opposite their names respectively, all of which is recd. for favorable consn.... 1853
74 Robert E. Lee Joseph G. Totten The following members of the Board of Visitors say that the mileage allowed them by letter of the Post Office Department, under date of April 27. & forwarded to me by the Engineer Department on... 1853
75 Robert E. Lee Joseph G. Totten The proof sheets of the new edition of the Academy regns arrived this morng. I will reply to your notice of the variations from the original in the order in which they stand in your letter of the... 1853
76 Robert E. Lee Joseph G. Totten I have recd your letter of the 11th Inst: returning the drawing of the proposed uniform Cadets dress cap with the direction of the Secy of War for its alteration. Major Garnett who was on the board... 1853
77 Robert E. Lee Joseph G. Totten It is found that the black stripe, down the outer seam of the riding pantaloons, for the Cadets, is soon worn off by the Sabre, & constantly liable to be torn off by contact with the horses on... 1853
78 Robert E. Lee Joseph G. Totten Cadets Snyder & C. Berry request permission—the former to deposit $30. to reduce his indebtedness at the Academy, and the latter to receive 2 prs. White pants which have been sent for him to... 1853
79 Robert E. Lee Joseph G. Totten The edition of the Regns. of the Mil. Acady. published in 1839, has been entirely exhausted, & for the last six years there have been no copies for distribution even to the Officers of the... 1853
80 Robert E. Lee Joseph G. Totten I enclose herewith the Report of the Progress, Aptitude &c of certain Cadets of the “Fourth Class” who at the present semiannual examination have been found deficient & recommended for... 1853
81 Robert E. Lee Joseph G. Totten I have the honour to submit for your approval the report of a board of survey, ordered at the request of the Instructor of Arty & Cavalry Tactics, to examine the condition of four public horses... 1853
82 Robert E. Lee Joseph G. Totten I have the honor to transmit, herewith, the following papers corrected as requested in the Dept’s letter of the 22d Inst:.Statement of Funds for 3rd Quarter 1853. in duplicateSub vouchers No. 1 to... 1853
83 Robert E. Lee Joseph G. Totten I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of the Dept; letters of the 22nd Ulto: & 26th Inst: the former containing Appropriations made by the last Congress for the US Mil. Acady. & the... 1853
84 Robert E. Lee Joseph G. Totten I have the honor to inform you that I received at six o’clock last evening your telegraph from Washington, directing the detail of four non Commissioned Officers & four Artificers or Privates... 1853
85 Robert E. Lee Joseph G. Totten I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of “Special Orders” No. 79 of June 10th from the Adjutant General’s Office, convening a Board of Officers at West Point on he 18th Inst: to examine into... 1853
86 Robert E. Lee Joseph G. Totten Agreeably to the request contained in the Dept: letter of the 23rd Inst: I have the honor to enclose herewith, duplicates of my Statement of Funds expended during the month of January, and Estimate... 1853
87 Robert E. Lee Joseph G. Totten In answer to your letter of the 4th Inst:, I have to state that the Principal Musn at the Acady. receives his pay from the Pay Master of the Army at New York, & I believe out of the Appns. made... 1853
88 Robert E. Lee Joseph G. Totten The following named Cadets request permission to receive the articles set opposite their names respectively from their friends—which requests are recommended for favorable consideration. viz:Cadet... 1853
89 Robert E. Lee Joseph G. Totten I have the honor respectfully to request that the authority contained in your letter of May 20th to import horses from Canada for the Military Academy free of duty may be extended to include Cape... 1853
90 Robert E. Lee Joseph G. Totten The following named Cadets request permission to receive from their friends the articles set opposite their names respectively, viz:CadetLomaxGloves"MarmadukeText books &... 1853
91 Robert E. Lee Joseph G. Totten The following named Cadets request permission to receive from their friends the articles set opposite their names respectively, vizCadetW. Bedford.Letter paper, Envelopes & Steel... 1853
92 Robert E. Lee Joseph G. Totten If no officer has been detailed for duty at the Military Academy in the Dept: of Drawing_ I have the honor to request that preference be given to First Lieut. R. H. Rush. 2nd Arty., who it is... 1853
93 Robert E. Lee Joseph G. Totten I have the honor to transmit, herewith, my General Account Current for Mexican Hostilities & Contingencies of Fortifications with accompanying receipt showing transfer of balances to Capt: G.... 1853
94 Robert E. Lee Joseph G. Totten Cadets Edward M. Crampton & Wainwright Heilman of the 4th Class, sick in hospital, have applied to me this day for a leave of absence on account of ill-health.I enclose the certificates of the... 1853
95 Robert E. Lee Joseph G. Totten I have the honor to transmit herewith, account Current & Abstract of disbursements in duplicate, together with voucher No. 1 to 16 inclusive, all on account of Expenses of the Board of Visitors... 1853
96 Robert E. Lee Joseph G. Totten I have the honor to enclose a copy of a communication from Bvt. Major R. S. Garnett, Comdt. of Cadets, reporting the arrest of Cadet Lazell for being absent from Reveille & Camp under... 1853
97 Robert E. Lee Joseph G. Totten In forwd the application of Lt: D. R. Jones of the 2nd Infy, to be relieved from duty as Apt. Inst. of Tactics at the Mil. Academy, I beg leave to present for your favorable consideration the name... 1853
98 Robert E. Lee Joseph G. Totten I have recd this morning your letter of the 19th Inst: directing that Cadet William Craig be restored to the 1st Class in the Academy. He will resume his studies at the Institution, so soon as he... 1853
99 Robert E. Lee Joseph G. Totten The following named Cadets request permission to receive the articles set opposite their names, which have been sent for them to the office of the Quarter Master of the post. viz:Cadet ChurchWoolen... 1853
100 Robert E. Lee Joseph G. Totten I have the honor to return the letter of Mrs. Catherine L. Ward to his Excellency the President of the United States, making application for her son Lieut: J. N. Ward, 3rd Infty to be detailed for... 1853