West Point N.Y. 2 Apl 1855
Colonel
I have had the honour to receive Genl orders No 4 from your office; & agreeably to par. 5, have reported to Col A. S. Johnston that my address will be Arlington Near Alexa Virga I am very respy
your Obt ServtR E LEE
Lt Col &c
Transcribed in Francis Raymond Adams, Jr., An Annotated Edition of the Personal Letters of Robert E. Lee, April, 1855 - April, 1861, pp. 6 - 7. Addressed to Cooper in "Washington City D.C."