Camp Petersburg 17 Sept ‘64
Mrs. Fowlkes1
I have recd the cloth sent by Mr. Sevier & am very grateful for your kind consideration. I am glad to find that the patriotic women of the Country are turning their attention to manufactures of all kinds. To them the Soldiers must look for clothing & Subsistence
with great esteem
your obtSevt
R E Lee
Source: Robert E. Lee Papers, 1830-1870, Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library, University of Virginia, Charlottesville
Transcribed by Colin Woodward, 2018 June 18
1. Martha Ann Hyde Fowlkes (1823-1919) was the wife of Paschal Jennings Fowlkes (1813-1882). They lived at “Hyde Park” plantation in Nottoway County, Virginia.