J. B. Ford to William Preston Smith, November 26, 1859—11:36 a.m.

Wheeling, Nov. 26th, 1859–11.36 A. M.

W. P. Smith,

The Wheeling troops cannot be ready for Express as you propose. Col. Wheat says, they must have the Mail train, to-night, to run from Wheeling to Harper's Ferry. Answer.

J. B. FORD.

SOURCE: B. H. Richardson, Annapolis, Maryland, Publisher, Correspondence Relating to the Insurrection at Harper's Ferry, 17th October, 1859, p. 51