Item 09-421: From B. H. Kelly, Brigadier General, Romney, to Pierpont, Wheeling. "Gov Peirpoint [Francis H. Pierpont] Wheeling Dec11 By Telegraph from Romney 11 1861. I learn you will receive in a day two three thousand Enfield rifles the first & seventh regt require better guns will you send Col Crothers with one thousand Enfield rifles & receive here the inferior arms say five hundred for each regt Do not furnish the bridge regt with any of these" On reverse: "rifles at least until the other troops are supplied answer BH Kelley Brig Genl 64z250pd", 1861/12/11

Item 09-421: From B. H. Kelly, Brigadier General, Romney, to Pierpont, Wheeling. "Gov Peirpoint [Francis H. Pierpont] Wheeling Dec11 By Telegraph from Romney 11 1861. I learn you will receive in a day two three thousand Enfield rifles the first & seventh regt require better guns will you send Col Crothers with one thousand Enfield rifles & receive here the inferior arms say five hundred for each regt Do not furnish the bridge regt with any of these" On reverse: "rifles at least until the other troops are supplied answer BH Kelley Brig Genl 64z250pd", 1861/12/11, Box: 9, Folder: 28. Francis Harrison Pierpont (1814-1899) Papers, A&M 0009. West Virginia and Regional History Center. https://archives.lib.wvu.edu/repositories/2/archival_objects/46876 Accessed May 07, 2024.