A.I. Boreman - Other Correspondence (cont.); Autograph letter signed. From William P. Rucker, Marietta, Ohio, to Governor A.I. Boreman, [Wheeling]. Thanks Boreman for getting him out of rebel prison, where he had been taken after a raid; offers his services to lead a raid to disrupt rebel railroads and telegraph facilities in southwestern Virginia, release Union prisoners in Lynchburg and Danville, and destroy Confederate specie and supplies stored there; wants sufficient protection for himself and the men he would need and a commission with which to provide for his family; asks Governor Boreman's influence with military planners in Washington in getting his plan accepted, 27 November 1863

A.I. Boreman - Other Correspondence (cont.); Autograph letter signed. From William P. Rucker, Marietta, Ohio, to Governor A.I. Boreman, [Wheeling]. Thanks Boreman for getting him out of rebel prison, where he had been taken after a raid; offers his services to lead a raid to disrupt rebel railroads and telegraph facilities in southwestern Virginia, release Union prisoners in Lynchburg and Danville, and destroy Confederate specie and supplies stored there; wants sufficient protection for himself and the men he would need and a commission with which to provide for his family; asks Governor Boreman's influence with military planners in Washington in getting his plan accepted, 27 November 1863, Box: 1, Folder: 4. Arthur I. Boreman (1823-1896) Papers, A&M 0104. West Virginia and Regional History Center. https://archives.lib.wvu.edu/repositories/2/archival_objects/130850 Accessed December 04, 2025.