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Robert E. Lee

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451 Robert E. Lee Joseph G. Totten I have the honour to transmit, herewith, my Statement of Funds expended during the month of November 1853.I am very respectfully Your obedt. ServtSigd./ R. E. Lee. Br. Col:Supt: Mil: Acady. Nov. 1853
452 Robert E. Lee Joseph H. Cunningham I have just recd. your letter of the 1st Inst: announcing the said intelligence of the death of your son, & truly sympathize with you in your heavy affliction. I have communicated the... Nov. 1853
453 Robert E. Lee E. H. Herbert I have recd. your letter of the 22d Ulto: in reference to the conduct & standing of your son. I am happy to inform you that the amount of the demerit which he has recd. has arisen from... Dec. 1853
454 Robert E. Lee Robert Donaldson I regret that I am unable to comply with the request of Miss Gaston conveyed in your note of the 20th Inst; & that in consequence of the amount of demerit of her brother, am prevented from... Dec. 1853
455 Robert E. Lee Joseph G. Totten It has been reported to me by the Comdt. of Cadets, that on the night of the 16th Inst. Cadets Ferguson, Lee, J. & Lord of the 3rd Class, were absent from their quarters and Barrack, from about... Dec. 1853
456 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 Baylor—Neck Comforter— W. H. Bell—doGloves— Hascall—dodoI... Dec. 1853
457 Robert E. Lee Richard Berry I have recd your letter of the 5th Inst: requesting information relative to the standing of your son. to enable you to judge of the propriety of permitting him to resign his appointment of Cadet.I... Dec. 1853
458 Robert E. Lee Joseph G. Totten I have the honour to submit for your consideration a special pledge voluntarily given by the members of the 3rd Class, for the purpose of relieving their comrades from the charge reported to you on... Dec. 1853
459 Robert E. Lee F. R. Tillon In answer to yours of the 9th Inst., asking a leave of absence for your nephew, Cadet Nicholls, to visit you. I have the pleasure to inform you that I shall be able to grant him a leave of absence... Dec. 1853
460 Robert E. Lee W. H. C. Bartlett In accordance with the tenor of the letter from the Engineer Department under date of the 31st December 1853, you will proceed to the City of New York for the purpose of meeting Mr. Thos. H.... Dec. 1853
461 Robert E. Lee Joseph G. Totten I have the honour to transmit herewith my statement of funds expended during the month of December 1853—Also an estimate of amt. reqd. for the present month.I remain very resply. your obt... Dec. 1853
462 Robert E. Lee Joseph G. Totten The substitute for Par. 72 Mil. Acady. Regns.; transmitted in your letter of the 20th July last: requires that “any cadet who shall at the examinations in June & Jany, have an amount of demerit... Dec. 1853
463 Robert E. Lee W. C. Warren In reply to your letter of the 9th Inst. expressing your wish that your son Cadet S. P. Warren, should attend the Episcopal Church; I have to state that the Regulations of the Acady require all the... Dec. 1853
464 Robert E. Lee J. Watson Webb I have rec’d your note of the 13th inst., enclosing a check for $50—to be placed in to the credit of your son Cadet Webb, & will apply to the Sec’y of War for the necessary authority. It is... Dec. 1853
465 Robert E. Lee Joseph G. Totten In reply to your enquiry of the 21st Inst. in reference to the correctness of the extract from Major Garnett’s report of the 18th: I have to state that the words specified by you are correctly... Dec. 1853
466 Robert E. Lee George H. Deveraux I should have replied to your letter of the 24 Inst: had I been certain where to direct my answer.—It would not be proper for me to write to the Sec’y of War as you request in relation to your son.... Dec. 1853
467 Robert E. Lee W. Ingraham I very much regret the necessity that obliges you to sail for California on the 20th Inst. as I had hoped that you would have been able to have passed the xmas holidays with your son; & not to... Dec. 8, 1853
468 Robert E. Lee Charles King Dr. I. I. Reynolds, U.S. Army & Asst. Prof. of Natl & Expl Philosophy at the Mil. Acady., desires to become a candidate for the Professorship of Philosophy in Columbia College; in the event... Dec. 13, 1853
469 Robert E. Lee Joseph G. Totten I have the honour to return herewith, vouchers nos. 23 (with 5 sub vouchers) 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29 & 30 with dates inserted as required by the 3rd Auditor. The dates of the purchase of horses... Dec. 14, 1853
470 Robert E. Lee Joseph G. Totten The following Cadets request permission to receive the articles set opposite their namesCadetCorse—Stationery & Dictionary"Freedley—Underclothing, Handkerchief, Gloves &... Dec. 15, 1853
471 Robert E. Lee Joseph Terry I have received by Express, a volume of “Observations made at the Meteorological Observatory at Toronto in Canada.” presented by direction of the British Government to the West Point Military... Dec. 16, 1853
472 Robert E. Lee John K. Weed Yours of yesterday’s date asking a leave of absence for your son Cadet Weed is received. I regret under the circumstances, that on account of the amount of his demerit, I cannot extend to him the... Dec. 23, 1853
473 Robert E. Lee S. Bell I have recd your letter of the 13th Inst., asking a leave of absence for your son Cadet M. H. Bell.I regret the distance is too great to enable me to grant him the opportunity to visit you on... Dec. 23, 1853
474 Robert E. Lee H. W. Peck I send the enclosed, in compliance with your request, of the 9th inst. I hope it will answer your purpose. I am glad to hear of your welfare & wishing you all happiness and success,I am Very... 1854
475 Robert E. Lee Henry Bennett Your application to the Honble. Secy of War , for a leave of absence for your nephew Cadet C.E. Bennett for ten days, to accompany you home, has been referred to me.Your nephew is daily engaged in... 1854
476 Robert E. Lee Joseph G. Totten Agreeably to the tenor of your letter of the 31st Dec. last, Prof. Bartlett has made an examination of the Planetarium invented by Mr. Thos. H. Barlow, in his presence this report thereon is... 1854
477 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:CadetO’Connor—Gloves"Snyder—$35 to reduce his indebtedness... 1854
478 Robert E. Lee W. M. Boyce I have had the honour to receive your letter of the 14th Inst. in reference to the application of Mr. Herbert of Alabama for the appointment of cadet at the Mil. Acady. It would give me great... 1854
479 Robert E. Lee William G. Webster I have recd your letter of the 7th Inst. In reference to the health of your Son. You must not suppose that any doubts are entertained as to the sincerity of his opinions as regards himself, or the... 1854
480 Robert E. Lee K. Rayner I have recd. your letter of the 28th Ulto. in reference to the restoration to the Acady. of your young friend S. Warren. I assure you his separation from it, was a source of great regret to me, as... 1854
481 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:CadetBaker—Underclothing, gloves &c."Carltondo, gloves... 1854
482 Robert E. Lee W. Eugene Webster Your early departure from the Point prevented my returning your letter of the 13th Inst. to the Honble. Secy of War; which I did not deem advisable to forward with my recommendation for your leave... 1854
483 Robert E. Lee Joseph G. Totten I have recd. the letter of Isaiah Townsend Esq. In reference to the projected road from Eagle Valley to Canterbury, referred to me on the 3rd Inst. For a report. The road from West Point, was... 1854
484 Robert E. Lee Reference for Henry W. Peck Mr. Henry Peck of Ohio, entered the U.S. Mil Acady. the 1st July 1851—During the time he was a member of the Corps of Cadets he was conspicuous for his good soldiership & Military Deportment,... 1854
485 Robert E. Lee Joseph G. Totten Upon the reception of your letter of the 31st ult. I caused the leaders of the 3rd Class to be informed of the Decision of the Secy. of War in reference to the pledge offered by them in behalf of... 1854
486 Robert E. Lee Joseph G. Totten Your letter of the 31st ulto: relative to a Planetarium, by Mr. H. Barlow; was rec’d in the midst of the semi-annual examination. That being finished, Prof. Bartlett will now be at liberty to... 1854
487 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.CadetO’Connell—Writing Desk & stationery"Wagner4 prs... 1854
488 Robert E. Lee Mrs. Fowler I have just received your letter of the 16th in reference to your son. I am happy to inform you that he is improving in health, but being still feeble, & unable to attend to his duties with... 1854
489 Robert E. Lee Arthur F. Deveraux I have recd your letter of the 23rd Inst. & regret to state that I know of no arrangement by which you could rejoin your former class at the Acady. The Regn. To which you refer, respecting... 1854
490 Robert E. Lee Joseph G. Totten I have the honour to transmit, herewith, my accounts for the 4th quarter of 1853. Consisting of General. Accounts current & abstract of disbursements in duplicate, with vouchers no. 1 to 58... 1854
491 Robert E. Lee J. Burt I have received from the Treasurer of the United States a Treasury Draft for five thousand dollars on account of Current & Ordinary Expenses of the Mil. Acady.I remain Very resply. Yr. obt... 1854
492 Robert E. Lee Joseph G. Totten I have the honour to hand you the Merit Rolls of the Cadets of the U.S. Mil. Acady., determined at the semi-annual examinations in Jany 1854; together with the Reports of the Academic Board, of the... 1854
493 Robert E. Lee Joseph G. Totten Cadet F. J. Lee, of the 3rd Class, regularly posted as a Sentinel around Camp, was found lying down & asleep off his post, on the 27th Inst.. Cadet Craig of the same class, was found asleep... 1854
494 Robert E. Lee The Postmaster of New York City A letter dated January 24th addressed to Henry D. Morse, 228 Washington St., Boston, Mass. & containing Twenty dollars—was mailed postpaid at this place on the 24h or 25th of last month—it has... 1854
495 Robert E. Lee Joseph G. Totten I submit, herewith, the Report of the Progress, Aptitude, & c of the Cadets of the Fourth Class who at the present semi-annual Examinations have been declared deficient by the Academic Board... 1854
496 Robert E. Lee Samuel Casey I have received the following Treasury draft payable to my order by the Asst. Treas. New York no. 5647 on War Warrant No. 932 for $5000.I remain Very resply. Yr. obt Srvt.Signed/ R. E. Lee Br.... 1854
497 Robert E. Lee Joseph G. Totten I have the honour to submit herewith an application from 1st. Lieut. Oren Chapman, 1st Drgns to be relieved from duty at the Mil. Acady. Lt. Chapman has just reported in compliance with orders no.... 1854
498 Robert E. Lee Joseph G. Totten The Academic Board was convened this morning, the earliest day it could be assembled since the reception of your letter of the 19th, to consider the suggestion of the Honble. Secy. of War in... 1854
499 Robert E. Lee Joseph G. Totten I have had the honour to receive the letter of Capt. B. W. Arthur 1st Inst referred to me on the 4th Inst. for a report. Dr. Gilbert is one of the Asst. Professors in the Ethical Dept. & has... 1854
500 Robert E. Lee Joseph G. Totten I have the honour to inform you, that it will be unnecessary to use the authority conveyed in your letter of the 3rd ulto, as requested in mind of the 29th, to substitute Silliman’s Chemistry, in... 1854