Harper's Ferry, October 19th, 1859.
J. M. Coal, Commanding General, Frederick.
I answer your dispatch of this date just received.
There is no truth in the rumor of an attack on Sandy Hook and Pleasant Valley. I have just returned from a visit to both places, find all quiet and safe, and all reports to the contrary false.
R. E. LEE.
SOURCE: B. H. Richardson, Annapolis, Maryland, Publisher, Correspondence Relating to the Insurrection at Harper's Ferry, 17th October, 1859, p. 27
