Lexington VA: 25 May 1868
Dear Sir
There was no officer of the name of G. M. Brooke on my staff during the late war. Capt: John M. Brooke, an officer in the Confederate Navy & on duty in the Navy Dept Richmond, is a gentleman of great skill & worth
Very respy your obt servt
R E Lee
Mr D. R. Osborne.
R. E. Lee CollectionLeyburn Library
Lee addressed letter's envelope: "Mr D. R. Osborne Baltlimore Md." On the left side of the envelope Lee wrote "Return to Washington College, Lexington, Va., If not delivered within 10 days."