- Date: 1861/08/18
- Recipient: Pierpont, Francis H.
- Transcript: Gov Peirpoint [Francis H. Pierpont] Wheeling Aug 18 1861. By Telegraph from Washington DC 1861. The Government desires to know immediately whether a requisition for the whole or a part of the uniformed militia or home guards of your state for temporary service would seriously retard or embarrass the enrollment & organization of the volunteer force now being enrolled for three 3 years or during the war the exigencies of the public service may require the utmost promptitude on your part. Please answer by telegraph and state your views Simon Cameron. 72G159pd
- Sender: Cameron, Simon
- Identifier: ptp_0177
- Sender Location: Washington, DC
- Recipient Location: Wheeling, (West) Virginia
- Box: 9
- Folder: 08
- Item: 09-120
- Image Filename: ptp_0177.jpg
