Sunday, July 24, 2022

Alexander Diffey to William Preston Smith, November 24, 1859—11:15 p.m.

Martinsburg, Nov. 24th, 1859—11.15 P. M.
W. P. Smith:

Was there a dispatch sent by you to Harper's Ferry, on Sunday evening, to this effect: "Conductors of all trains will pass James Post, the bearer of this dispatch, until December 1st, free of charge, and give him every facility and attention possible in furthering his important object.” Answer.

A. DIFFEY.

SOURCE: B. H. Richardson, Annapolis, Maryland, Publisher, Correspondence Relating to the Insurrection at Harper's Ferry, 17th October, 1859, p. 49

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