ALS signed “R. E. Lee, Bt. Col. Supt. Mil. Acad'y,” one page both sides, 8 x 10, October 14, 1852. Addressed from West Point, a handwritten letter to Major William Fraser of the Corps of Engineers in New York, in part: "The term of Service of the person formerly employed as Lithographer has expired, & the Academy is now without one. I have thought you might aid in pursuing another. A man of Common aptitude, who can write a fair, plain round hand, can print, draw right lined drawings & occasionally copy topographical sketches, can fill the place. Among the young Germans & Prussians in New York are many of fair education, & qualified for the situation. A single man is preferred as he can sleep in a room adjoining the Lithographic office. Quarters for married men are difficult to be obtained. He would have to be enlisted for the purpose. His pay would be $6.75 per month, 15¢ per day entire, & $50 per annum in addition, making a total of $15.41 per month, together with one ration per day, an extra ration of sugar & coffee, clothing…& medical attendance. Possibly at the large Lithographic offices in New York, a suitable man might be obtained. Will you be kind enough to institute inquiries in such quarters as best promise success, & let me know the result." In fine condition.
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