Governor Henry A. Wise to Cololnel F. P. August, October 18, 1859 — 8:20 a.m.

Relay House, Oct. 18th, 1859–8.20 A. M.

Col. F. P. August,

        of the Virginia Volunteers, Washington:

You need proceed no further, return to Richmond.

H. A. WISE.

SOURCE: B. H. Richardson, Annapolis, Maryland, Publisher, Correspondence Relating to the Insurrection at Harper's Ferry, 17th October, 1859, p. 22