Gardner’s Photographic Art Gallery

                                                Intelligencer Building, 551 Seventh Street

                                                Washington, 10 April 1866

Dr General

                        Your favor of the 6^th inst to hand this morning.  From its tenor I infer you have not received a package of fifty cards assorted sent by mail within ten days after I sent the Box.  A portion of them were without the imprint.  I shall have 100 made & mounted without any imprint presuming you will prefer them so.  When you wish any more let me know without sending any money

And greatly oblige

                                                            Yours respectfully

                                                                        Alex Gardner

General Robt E Lee

Notation on reverse in General Lee’s handwriting:

            10 Apl ‘66

Alex Gardner

Sends Photographs

Ansd: 25 Apl