Transcript: Gov Pierpoint [Francis H. Pierpont] Wheeling Va. Sept 1 1861. By Telegraph from Clarksburg 1861. Before Leaving Mannington I dispatched an order to Capt West[?] to assemble his company tomorrow & report to Fontain Smith at Farmington I met a force sent by Genl Kelley who with some troops at Mannington expect to capture the rebels at Worthington tonight James S Wheat Adjt Genl 44 H 137coll
