- Date: 1861/08/17
- Recipient: Pierpont, Francis Harrison
- Transcript: Gov Peirpoint [Francis H. Pierpont] 1861. By Telegraph from Clarksburg 17 1861. [Aug.] SB Reed has arrested us a secessionist who on being asked to take the oath of allegiance & fidelity to the govt of Va declined doing it the grounds I have taken in this matter are designed to protect mental reservations & deceptions hitherto practiced on me. [page 2] If we are to have peace & law in Western Va men must acknowlidge its government those who are intelligent enough to understand this & will not do it are more or less dangerous & subject to such custody & surveillance as the public interest require. If he is satisfied to take that oath now I have no objections to his being released. WS Rosecrans Brig Genl USA 111D338pd
- Sender: Rosecrans, William Starke
- Identifier: ptp_0174
- Sender Location: Clarksburg, (West) Virginia
- Recipient Location: not given
- Box: 9
- Folder: 57
- Item: 09-855
- Image Filename: ptp_0174.jpg
