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Augusta: Washington Hilleary and D. D. Morrall to John Letcher, August 7, 1861

Summary:
Having been accused of aiding Federal troops, Dr. Hilleary writes to Gov. Letcher and asks for a speedy hearing so that he might clear his name.

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To Exec^ncy Govⁿ J Letcher

Au^gt 7 ^th 1861

Staunton

Dear Sir

I was arested and brought to this place by the order of C^ol Jackson a man [unclear: unnow] to me on a charge of conducting the Federall troops to the top of [unclear: Rich] mountain the charge is Fals and i have called on Col Jackson to give me a Fair and Honerabl hearing on trial and [added: would] proove to him and the holle ConFederacy that i am innocent of Such a charge and i will prove also that no mon that clames to be a Southern man that has done more than i have to promote the cause of [added: the] South me and my Family Ser i am [illeg.] the Federal troops and can you or any other man [unclear: then] For one moment that i would leave my home and all [added: to] the mercey of a [unclear: banded] Enemy and then [unclear: aide] them in the destruction of the army and my propety and all that i had why ser it is proposterus to think of therefore i wish you would order Col Jackson to give me a hearing and let me acquit my self honerabl and let the Falsehood Foll on the one that

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the one that perpotrated it i have been hear For nearly three week From my Famely and i am anxious to [added: go] back to them at the Springs i never left the army untell the day of the battle and the retreat and brought From there in a buggy cap^t W Ervin he was very much crippled From a Fall in the camp and i carred him home near the warm Springs

I am not in prisson but brought hear and turned loose to run at camp but that do not S[illeg.] me i will not leave untell i get Satisfaction i can prove my Standing in life and now Sixty Five years of a[illeg.] have Feded different Stations of office in life and there has never been the least thing few of me before Your omedeate attenteon to this will grately oblege a Friend

D^r Washington Hilleary

Gov. John Letcher ,
I am acquainted with D^r Hilliary, and I feel satisfied that he is a True Southern man, I saw him at Huttonsville, at the time of Co^l. Scotts retriat with a sick man in his

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carriage, I also saw him at Greenbur with the same Gentleman, I [deleted: am] feel Confident and recommend that he should at once be released from arrest. -
Very Respectfuly
D. D. Morrall