Bristol, November 9, 1861
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| Hon. John Letcher |
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| Dear
Sir, |
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Upon the oath of J. H. Rudd, conductor of the East Tennessee & Virginia Railroad Company, and news received from A. M. Millard, the
representative of Sullivan County, Tennessee, by note, whose
handwriting was testified to by George Pile and Jos. R. Anderson, I
do hereby inform you that the bridge across the Holston was burned
last night by about 50 Union men, and that a Union force is now
assembling near Watauga Bridge, reported to number about 500, for
the purpose of attacking Captain McClellan's troops, now stationed
at the bridge, and burning the bridge, and ask aid, as we are unable
to form any idea of the result of this, and furthermore state that
all communication between this place and Nashville by railroad and
telegraph is cut off, and ask that you appeal to President Davis to
call out the militia of East Tennessee to suppress rebellion. |
| Wm.
F. Moore |
| J. P., Washington County, Virginia |
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