Item 09-457: From E. R. Merriman, Captain, New Creek, to Pierpont, Wheeling. "Gov Peirpoint [Francis H. Pierpont], Wheeling, Mch 20 1862. By Telegraph from New Creek 20 1862. Please send me one hundred blue overcoats my men have none but the mixed I will return the old ones E R Merriman Capt Comdg Co H 5th[?] V V 20. 70 pd", 1862/03/20

Item 09-457: From E. R. Merriman, Captain, New Creek, to Pierpont, Wheeling. "Gov Peirpoint [Francis H. Pierpont], Wheeling, Mch 20 1862. By Telegraph from New Creek 20 1862. Please send me one hundred blue overcoats my men have none but the mixed I will return the old ones E R Merriman Capt Comdg Co H 5th[?] V V 20. 70 pd", 1862/03/20, Box: 9, Folder: 31. Francis Harrison Pierpont (1814-1899) Papers, A&M 0009. West Virginia and Regional History Center. https://archives.lib.wvu.edu/repositories/2/archival_objects/46912 Accessed April 27, 2026.