Summary:
The Official Records sum up this document as follows: "T. Parkin Scott, of
Baltimore, was arrested by order of the War Department on the 13th day of
September, 1861, and placed in confinement at Fort McHenry. He was afterward
successively transferred to Fort Monroe, Fort Lafayette and Fort Warren. The
criminal complicity of Scott with the rebellion was well known and his arrest
was a measure of military precaution to prevent the probable occurrence of
disturbances through his efforts and influence. Among the papers communicated to
the Department of State in this case is a letter of which the following is a
copy:"
TO THE BOARD OF POLICE OF THE CITY OF BALTIMORE:
BALTIMORE,
May 2, 1861.
On the 22d of April, 1861, I obtained through Governor Letcher an order from the adjutant-general of Virginia on the ordnance officer at Staunton for 5,000 flint-lock muskets as a loan for the use of the Maryland troops, and with said order I proceeded to Staunton and there obtained 2,000 stand in part of said order and employed G. R. Mason to carry them in wagons to Winchester, and on the 26th of April I had them forwarded thence to Baltimore consigned to William T. Walters and they were here delivered to your board. The freight and charges upon these arms from Lexington, Va., through Staunton and Winchester amounted to $563.04 and is unpaid and I am responsible for the amount. Of course under the circumstances I expect your board to pay these charges.
Very respectfully, yours, &c.,
T. PARKIN SCOTT.
Bibliographic Information : Letter Reproduced from The War of The Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series 2, Volume 1, Serial No. 114, Pages 675, Broadfoot Publishing Company, Wilmington, NC, 1997.
