Robert E. Lee to William G. Miller

Please prsent my thanks to the Committee of the Stonewall Fire Engine Company for their kind invitation to their Fourth Anniversary Celebration; & express to them my regrets at my inability to attend. With my sincere wishes for the advancement & prosperity of the Company & for its saving usefulness to the citizens of Charleston

I am with great respect your obt servt

R E Lee

Mr Wm G. Miller Chairman Committee Stonewall Fire Engine Co -