U.S. Military Academy West Point. NY. Sept: 12. 1853.
General.
Having found it necessary to send Lieut. Smith to the City of New York for the purpose of procuring specie for a Treasury draft required to pay labores. mechanics freight &c—I have the honor herewith to transmit a copy of my order to him, in obedience to a paragraph in General orders No. 17 of June 27. 1853.
I am very respectfully Your obedt Servt.
Sigd. R. E. Lee. Br. Col.
Supt. Mil. Acady
Superintendent's Daily Correspondence United States Military Academy
Superintendent's Letter Book No. 3, p. 51. Addressed “General Jos: G. Totten Chief Engineer Washington City D.C.”