Item 09-318: From B. F. Kelley, Brigadier General, Grafton, to Pierpont, Wheeling. "Gov Pierpoint [Francis H. Pierpont] Wheeling Cot 19th 1861. By Telegraph from Grafton Va 19th 1861. I ordered Col Richmond with the First Va to Elizabethtown he arrived there today at four (4) o'clock pm. I have not withdrawn all the force from Tucker county. Capt Snider will remain there until further orders. Do not suffer yourself to be annoyed or troubled by old Dr. Parsons. I have learned better. The expedition to Tucker was well executed & fully met my" On reverse: "my expectations. BF Kelley Brig Gen 65Gr200pd", 1861/10/19

Item 09-318: From B. F. Kelley, Brigadier General, Grafton, to Pierpont, Wheeling. "Gov Pierpoint [Francis H. Pierpont] Wheeling Cot 19th 1861. By Telegraph from Grafton Va 19th 1861. I ordered Col Richmond with the First Va to Elizabethtown he arrived there today at four (4) o'clock pm. I have not withdrawn all the force from Tucker county. Capt Snider will remain there until further orders. Do not suffer yourself to be annoyed or troubled by old Dr. Parsons. I have learned better. The expedition to Tucker was well executed & fully met my" On reverse: "my expectations. BF Kelley Brig Gen 65Gr200pd", 1861/10/19, Box: 9, Folder: 21. Francis Harrison Pierpont (1814-1899) Papers, A&M 0009. West Virginia and Regional History Center. https://archives.lib.wvu.edu/repositories/2/archival_objects/46773 Accessed July 07, 2024.