P. O. Burke, Va.
10 Augt., 1905.
My Dear Madam:-[1]
My compliance with your request of the 5th inst. I send you herein an autograph of my father. It is the best one for your purpose that I have been able to find.
With every good wish for yourself and grand-daughter, I am, very truly yrs.,
G.W.C. Lee
[1] Eliza Preston Benton “Lillie” McDowell Wolff (1840-1923).
Source: The Archives of the Robert E. Lee Memorial Foundation, Papers of the Lee Family, Box 5, M2009.487, Jessie Ball duPont Library, Stratford Hall
Transcribed by Colin Woodward, 2015 November 30