Lexington, Va.,
2 July, 1887
My Dear Mr Valentine:
I think you told me, some time ago, that you had a coat of my father’s, and possibly something else. Will you be kind enough to let the State Treasurer, A. M. Harman, Jr., have the coat, &c, for the use of the “Lee Monument Board.” I am very sorry that the work was not given to you, and hoped up to the last moment that this would be done.
With best wishes for your happiness, I remain
Very truly yrs.,
G.W.C. Lee
E. V. Valentine, Esq.,
Richmond, Va.
Source: Digital copy of original letter, Valentine Museum, Richmond, Virginia
Transcribed by Colin Woodward, 2018 May 31
