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Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 6. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 58 (search)
he classes of persons spoken of within the time indicated an utter impossibility. I have convened the council, which will remain in session awaiting any further communication you may have to make. Very respectfully, your obedient servant, M. Slaughter, Mayor. See page 19 Docs. ante. The following are the concluding letters of the correspondence between Gen. Sumner and the authorities of Fredericksburgh, which show why the threat to shell the city was not executed. The following is Gerepresentatives from your town to-morrow morning at nine o'clock, at the Lacey House. Very respectfully, your obedient servant, E. V. Sumner, Brevet Major-Gen. Commanding Division. An interview having thus been invited at nine A. M., Mayor Slaughter, Dr. J. G. Wallace, J. L. Marye, Jr., W. A. Little, and W. S. Scott, on the part of the citizens, and Gen. Kershaw on behalf of the military, proceeded at the hour named, to the opposite shore, but were not received, as the following note wi