Original (Not written by General Lee but signed by him). 
   
Headquarters Richmond 
May 5th 1862 
   
James K. Caskie Esq 
   
                Dear Sir 
   
                         If you desire to have an interview with the President, you can see him, for a little while this afternoon, between the hours of 4 & 5 o=clock 
   
I am Sir 
     Very truly yours 
   
   
                                                                                         R E Lee