Transcribe Lee, George Washington Custis. Letter to Ward, Henry A. (1876-03-21)

[page 3] 3 be much inconvenienced by it, I trust. none of the new ?. have been broken as yet, and I hope they may not meet with an accident before the wire screens (guards) for the windows, which have been ordered from Baltimore, arrive.

       The carpenters will begin putting up the

cases as soon as they hear from you as to some details about which they wrote to you several days ago; and we will hurry them up as much as possible; but I fear it will be towards the last of April before we shall be ready for you or before the paint is all dry, etc., etc.. Will endeavor to let you know more definitely as to this hereafter.