A. P. Shutt to William Preston Smith, November 21, 1859

November 21, 1859.

To W. P. Smith,
        Monocacy.

All has quited down here. We have a company of sixty men from Richmond here, seventy-five of the same troops was detached for duty at Martinsburg, by Gov. Wise; I sent them on by Express last night. I will keep account and report to you of services rendered. The Trains all pass here, near or on time. We have all the people of the town at the Station, on the arrival of the trains, but very orderly. Charlestown at this time is quite a military post and can make quite a respectable show of Virginia troops.

A. P. SHUTT.

SOURCE: B. H. Richardson, Annapolis, Maryland, Publisher, Correspondence Relating to the Insurrection at Harper's Ferry, 17th October, 1859, p. 47

William Preston Smith to Lewis M Cole, October 18, 1859 — 1:10 p.m.

Harper's Ferry, October 18th, 1859—1.10 P. M.

L. M. Cole,

Will send mail east from this place, about half an hour late, followed by ten wheeler with troops, and also Pennsylv[a]nia Rail Road Directors with a third train, — two last as extra. I go on first train as far as Monocacy at least.

W. P. SMITH.

SOURCE: B. H. Richardson, Annapolis, Maryland, Publisher, Correspondence Relating to the Insurrection at Harper's Ferry, 17th October, 1859, p. 23