John W. Garrett to William Preston Smith, November 30, 1859

Baltimore, November 30, 1859.

W. P. Smith,
        Master of Transportation.

I send you a copy of Mr. Hunter's dispatch, viz:

I do not understand the limit to apply to our regular through business, or legitimate local; but to parties who may not be known to our Company, who wish to go to Harper's Ferry. These should be restricted to the smallest practical compass.

J. W. GARRETT, Pres't.

SOURCE: B. H. Richardson, Annapolis, Maryland, Publisher, Correspondence Relating to the Insurrection at Harper's Ferry, 17th October, 1859, p. 68