U.S. Mil. Academy West Point June 26 1854
General.
Should the following named Cadets, found deficient at the recent annual examinations be discharged the service—I have the honour to request that the distance of their places of residence from West Point be furnished me—as the book from which I have been in the habit of getting the mileage is very incorrect & several accounts have been suspended by the 3rd Auditor for overpayment of disclosure—
| Allen A Bursley | Barnstable | Barnstable Co. Mass. |
| Charles F. Larned | Pittsfield | Berkshire Co. Mass. |
| Arthur V. Leigh | Easton | Talbot Co. Md. |
| William R. Likens | Princeton | Washington Co. Miss. |
| John H. McHenry | Hartford | Ohio Co. Kentucky |
| James A. Whistler | Pomfret | Windham Co. Conn. |
| John S. Rudd | Fredericksburg | Spotsylvania Co. Va. |
| Nathaniel E. Venables | Farmville | Prince Edward Co. Va. |
| Charles S. Harris | Bridgeton | Cumberland Co. N.J. |
| James M. Powe | Cheraw | Chesterfield District S.C. |
| Llewellyn P. Warren | Edenton | Chowan Co. N.C. |
I am very respectfully Your obedt. Servt.
Signed/ R. E. Lee Br. Col:
Supt: Mil: Acady
Superintendent's Daily Correspondence United States Military Academy
Superintendent's Letter Book No. 3, p. 114. Addressed “Genl. J. G. Totten Chief Engineer Washington City D.C.”