Saturday, September 18, 2021

John W. Garrett to C. W. Perviel, October 18, 1859

October 18th, 1859.
C. W. Perveil,
        New York:

The insurrection is entirely suppressed, all the outlaws killed or arrested, all freight and passenger trains working with entire regularity and safety; no damage has been done to any portion of railway track, trains or property; advise Boston.

JOHN W. GARRETT, Pres't
B. & O. R. R. Co.

SOURCE: B. H. Richardson, Annapolis, Maryland, Publisher, Correspondence Relating to the Insurrection at Harper's Ferry, 17th October, 1859, p. 21

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