- Date: 1861/08/03
- Recipient: Pierpont, Francis H.
- Transcript: Gov Peirpoint [Francis H. Pierpont], Wheeling Aug 3d 1861. By telegraph from Washington 3 1861. You are authorized to raise & organize eight regiments of infantry & two regts of cavalry official letter goes forward tomorrow by mail by order of Secy of War Jas Lesley Jr Chief Clk 29 G73pd
- Sender: Lesley, James, Jr.
- Identifier: ptp_0142
- Sender Location: Washington, DC
- Recipient Location: Wheeling, (West) Virginia
- Box: 9
- Folder: 07
- Item: 09-097
- Image Filename: ptp_0142.jpg
