C. B. Richardson to Robert E. Lee

C. B. Richardson, Publisher & Bookseller,
No. 540 Broadway New York, 10 Apl 1866My dear Sr,

Your kind favor of the 2nd is in hand -

I am glad to hear of the safe arrival of the books for the library, and happy to know they will be of so much assistance to the Professors and students - It gives me real pleasure to be able to make this contribution -

I will forward the balance of the list as soon as it can be secured - It is my plan to carry out the offer I made a few weeks ago to give the library during the year $1000 - in books -

Respecting my offer to give to give a portion of the profits that may accrue from the sale of your volume, I did not deign making my donation until it was actually realized, and to this I presume you will have no objection - my offer is prompted simply by my interest in the College, and my desire to aid in restoring it to its former position - I should not be willing to do anything however in this matter, which would embarrass you in the least, but if I understand you right, your objection is only to my making any advances upon the sale of your volume -

As soon as I receive all the family portraits for your father’s "Memoir," I will put them into the engravers hands.

The School Readers will be prepared with great care and thoroughness, and I regret you do not feel inclined to revise them - If the name of any competent person occurs to you, I would be very much obliged if you would send it to me when you are writing.

Very truly yrs

C. B. Richardson