U.S. Mil. Academy West Point 20 Dec. 1853
General.
The following named cadets request permission to receive from their friends the articles set opposite their names respectively, viz:
| Cadet Baylor— | Neck Comforter | |
| — W. H. Bell— | do | Gloves |
| — Hascall— | do | do |
I am very resp. your Obt. Servt.
Sig: R. E. Lee Br. Col.
Supt. Mil. Acady.
Superintendent's Daily Correspondence United States Military Academy
Superintendent's Letter Book No. 3, p. 79. Addressed “Genl. J. G. Totten Chief Engineer Washington City D.C.”