Item 09-008: Photocopy. From A. Lincoln, President, Washington, DC to Pierpont, Wheeling. "Wheeling, July 28, 1862. Gov. F. H. Peirpoint [Francis H. Pierpont] By telegraph from Washington 28, 1862. 9:30 AM It would be of great service here for us to know as fully as you can tell what progress is made & making in recruiting for old regts in your State also about what day the first new regt can move from you what the second what the third & so on this information is important to us in making calculations please give it as promptly and accurately as you can. A. Lincoln. 71G157pd", 1862/07/28

Item 09-008: Photocopy. From A. Lincoln, President, Washington, DC to Pierpont, Wheeling. "Wheeling, July 28, 1862. Gov. F. H. Peirpoint [Francis H. Pierpont] By telegraph from Washington 28, 1862. 9:30 AM It would be of great service here for us to know as fully as you can tell what progress is made & making in recruiting for old regts in your State also about what day the first new regt can move from you what the second what the third & so on this information is important to us in making calculations please give it as promptly and accurately as you can. A. Lincoln. 71G157pd", 1862/07/28, Box: 9, Folder: 1. Francis Harrison Pierpont (1814-1899) Papers, A&M 0009. West Virginia and Regional History Center. https://archives.lib.wvu.edu/repositories/2/archival_objects/46453 Accessed April 28, 2024.