Monday, December 13, 2021

A. P. Shutt to William Preston Smith, October 22, 1859—9:45 a.m.

H. Ferry, Oct, 22d, 1859–9.45 A. M.
W. P. Smith:

All is quiet. We had a guard of thirty (30) men on duty last night, which will be kept up at night for a time. I will leave here on the mail, unless you order me to remain. I feel satisfied matters are at an end, and will only require a few watchmen on the bridge for a short time.

A. P. SHUTT.

SOURCE: B. H. Richardson, Annapolis, Maryland, Publisher, Correspondence Relating to the Insurrection at Harper's Ferry, 17th October, 1859, p. 30

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