John T. Quynn to William Preston Smith, October 17, 1859, 10 a.m.

Frederick, Oct. 17th, 1859–10 o'clock, A. M.

W. P. Smith:

The military here are in arms. Can I send them up to Harper's Ferry?

JOHN T. QUYNN.

SOURCE: B. H. Richardson, Annapolis, Maryland, Publisher, Correspondence Relating to the Insurrection at Harper's Ferry, 17th October, 1859, p. 6