Item 09-262: From Presley Marton Hale, Weston, Va, to Pierpont, Wheeling. "Gov Peirpoint [Francis H. Pierpont] Wheeling Sept 18 1861. By Telegraph from Weston, Va 18 1861. Proclamation for election this day rec'd too late for ten 10 days notice will it answer to past notices today I was from home. PM Hale 23D74pd", 1861/09/18

Item 09-262: From Presley Marton Hale, Weston, Va, to Pierpont, Wheeling. "Gov Peirpoint [Francis H. Pierpont] Wheeling Sept 18 1861. By Telegraph from Weston, Va 18 1861. Proclamation for election this day rec'd too late for ten 10 days notice will it answer to past notices today I was from home. PM Hale 23D74pd", 1861/09/18, Box: 9, Folder: 18. Francis Harrison Pierpont (1814-1899) Papers, A&M 0009. West Virginia and Regional History Center. https://archives.lib.wvu.edu/repositories/2/archival_objects/46716 Accessed February 27, 2026.