Item 09-605: From W. D. Rolyson, Sutton, to Pierpont, Wheeling. "Gov Peirpoint [Francis H. Pierpont] Wheeling Sept 8 1862. By Telegraph from Sutton Va 8 1862. The loyal citizens want to organize themselves into companies for home protection if the rebels are destroying all the property they can something will have to be done to save loyal citizens. Forty or fifty men can be raised for to scout the country. Want arms & ammunition. answer immediately WD. Rolyson 50D153pd", 1862/09/08

Item 09-605: From W. D. Rolyson, Sutton, to Pierpont, Wheeling. "Gov Peirpoint [Francis H. Pierpont] Wheeling Sept 8 1862. By Telegraph from Sutton Va 8 1862. The loyal citizens want to organize themselves into companies for home protection if the rebels are destroying all the property they can something will have to be done to save loyal citizens. Forty or fifty men can be raised for to scout the country. Want arms & ammunition. answer immediately WD. Rolyson 50D153pd", 1862/09/08, Box: 9, Folder: 40. Francis Harrison Pierpont (1814-1899) Papers, A&M 0009. West Virginia and Regional History Center. https://archives.lib.wvu.edu/repositories/2/archival_objects/47052 Accessed April 28, 2024.