| Camp Mason |
| Leesburg May 31 1861 |
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| Capt T Ashby |
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| Dr Sir, |
| I fear from what I hear from
Capt Rogers that ??? the department of Capt Imboden it is not in your
power to take care of the pair of Rogers in case of retreat. |
| I should dislike very much to
lose those pieces and respectfully request that you will write me on
this subject. |
| Your friend &c |
| Eppa Hunton |
| {This appears to be
discussing protecting the two locomotives that Hunton had disabled on
the western end of the Alexander, Loudoun & Hampshire RR. These two were
Mason locomotives, not Rogers. There were 5 Rogers engines on the Orange
& Alexandria RR, but they had already been evacuated south by this
date.} |
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