Baltimore, October 19, 1859.
To John Donohoo,
Harper's Ferry.
As there is some uneasiness among our train men, it is desirable that they should be armed in moving over the road, near the Ferry. Ask Col. Lee to supply you with guns and rifles, say one hundred, to hand the men as they pass, they being instructed by you to preserve them carefully for return to the Government Armory, when the excitement has passed. Enforce discretion upon the men, stating that this is merely precautionary, and that we expect no serious use of them will be necessary. Instruct them to leave guns at Martinsburg going west, and Monocacy east, on each trip, to prevent unnecessary excitement.
W. P. SMITH.
SOURCE: B. H. Richardson, Annapolis, Maryland, Publisher, Correspondence
Relating to the Insurrection at Harper's Ferry, 17th October, 1859, p. 25-6
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