William Preston Smith to A. P. Shutt, November 22, 1859—8 a.m.

Baltimore, Nov. 22d, 1859—8 o'clock A. M.

A. P. Shutt,

        Harper's Ferry:

Please advise me promptly when any troops leave Harper's Ferry, so that we may provide for their accommodation from Relay to Washington. I send package on mail train for Gov. Wise to your care.

W. P. SMITH.

SOURCE: B. H. Richardson, Annapolis, Maryland, Publisher, Correspondence Relating to the Insurrection at Harper's Ferry, 17th October, 1859, p. 48