Franklin County: Alexander K. McClure to
Eli Slifer, August 24, 1863
Summary:
McClure writes about an upcoming meeting in Washington.
McClure & Stoner
Editors and Proprietors
Franklin Repository
Office,
Chambersburg, Pennsylvania
Aug 24, 1863
Chambersburg, Pennsylvania
Dear Colonel
I am persuaded that the arrangement we made to meet at Washington on Thursday morning is the best and I could accomplish nothing in Philadelphia before going there. Arrangements were made while I was in Philadelphia last week to start the correspondence at once, and it will be done [unclear: E Hammers] matters with promptness.
If [unclear: Curtins] special [illeg.] go to Washington first I
fear the result. They have
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been so plied with falsehoods there that
they have no hope of [unclear: Penna]: and if is of first importance
that some others than [unclear: Curtins] immediate friend should confer
with them first. This was arranged to be done as a preparatory movement and we
fixed the earliest [unclear: period] we could follow it.
I will be down Wednesday & go direct to Washington & then to Philadelphia.
[illeg.]
MC
A. K. McClure.
Aug 24/63
