Nov. 13, 1854
Sir,
I have received from the Treasurer of the United States a Treasury Draft for Five Thousand Dollars on account of the follows, viz.:
| Current & Ordinary Expenses Mil. Acady. | $1000.00 |
| Increase in Expense of Library | 1000.00 |
| Forage for Arty. & Cavalry Horses | 3000.00 = $5000 |
Very respectfully Your obed
Signed/ R. E. Lee Br. Col:
Supt: Mil: Acady
Superintendent's Daily Correspondence United States Military Academy
Superintendent's Letter Book No. 3, p. 148. Addressed “Third Auditor U.S. Washington City”