CAMP ORANGE, 10th
August, 1863.
MY DEAR CUSTIS:
I send a draft, No. 107, of the 7th inst. of Capt. H. C.
Fairfax, a q. m. on Treasurer C. S. for $1500, in my favor, made payable to
your order, which I wish you would deposit to my credit in Farmers Bank of
Virginia at Richmond.
Rob's trunk arrived safely yesterday, but the lieutenant had
gone. It will be as difficult to get it to him now as before. We are all well.
Our horses improve slowly this hot weather on short forage. We get grass and hay
but little grain.
However, this latter is increasing. I send a letter to your
mother. It is addressed as she directed; but I fear, as I hear nothing from
her, there is no mail communication.
If there is, please mail it. The enemy seems quiet now. The
heat is excessive. We never move but we lose some horses, and men fall from
exhaustion. Remember me to all friends, and believe me always,
Your father,
R. E. LEE.
GEN. G. W. CUSTIS LEE.
SOURCE: John William Jones, Life and Letters of
Robert Edward Lee: Soldier and Man, p. 288
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