U.S. Mil. Acady. April 22, 1854
Sir.
You will proceed to the City of New York for the purpose of procuring specie for Treasury Drafts—necessary in making payments to Enlisted & hired men, &c &c—Upon completion of which business you will return to this Post.
I remain Very resply. Yr. obt Srvt
Signed/ R. E. Lee Br. Col:
Supt: Mil: Acady
Superintendent's Daily Correspondence United States Military Academy
Superintendent's Letter Book No. 3, p. 102. Addressed “Lt. R. S. Smith 4th Arty. & A.A. AM West Point, NY.”