Genl Jos: G. Totten 
 Chief Engineer 
   Washington City D. C. 
U. S. Mil Acady 
 West Point 6 Jany 1853 
Genl 
In forwy. the application of Lt D R Jones of the 2nd Infy, to be relieved from duty as Asst Instr of Tactics at the Mil Academy; I beg leave to present for your favourable consideration the name of 1st Lt A. D. Nelson of the 6th Infy as a suitable officer to fill the vacancy in that Dept.  Should the application of Lt Jones be granted, I must ask that Lt Nelson be ordered to report in his place without delay. 
Nothing has yet been heard of Lt Baird who was ordered to take the place of in the Mathematical Dept. 
I have the honour to be Sir 
        Your obtser 
R E Lee Bt Col 
                                                 SuptMilAcady 
  
(Two endorsements follow) 
Mil Acad 
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            Rec= Jany 10 
West Point- Jany 6. 1853 
  
Bt Col: R. E. Lee 
  Transmits application of Lt D. R. Jones to be relieved from duty at Mil Acady. 
Names 1st Lt A. D. Nelson 6th Infy to succeed him (if relieved) as Asst.-Instr of  
Tactics 
  Nothing has been heard of Lt Baird ordered to take the place of Lt Haines in the 
              Mathematical Dep. 
  
    
Engineer Department 
11 January 1853 
I concur with Col: Lee, Supt: of the Military Academy in his proposal of the application of Lieut. D. R. Jones 2nd Infantry to be relieved from duty at the Military Academy, and in his request that Lieut: A. D. Nelson report in his place without delay.  Respectfully submitted to the Adjutant General for the sanction of the Comdg General- whose attention is invited to the non-arrival at the Milt. Academy of Lt Baird 
J. G. Totten BtBrgGenl 
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Recv=d, Jan=y 12/53