Letter
Unknown, August 11, 1861
WAR DEPARTMENT,
Washington, August 11, 1861.
SIR:
You will proceed to the capitals of the States of Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Maine, and confer with the governors of those States on the subject which I have verbally communicated to you, and which is conveyed to the governors also in the letters herewith placed in your hands, and which you are requested to deliver. You will then proceed to New York City, as heretofore instructed.
Very respectfully, THOMAS A. SCOTT
Assistant Secretary of War.
[Inolosure.]
[Inolosure.]
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in Kentucky, Tennessee, N. Alabama, S.W. Virginia, 1861–62. Location: Washington. Summary: Thomas A. Scott directs an agent to consult governors of New England states on a confidential war-related matter and subsequently proceed to New York City for further instructions.
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Sources
The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 6
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