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Saint Louis, Mo., June 15, 1864. General FISK, Saint Joseph, Mo.: I have seen
Poindexter, of Randolph, who is under bonds, and written him a note to use his influence in favor of law and order among the rebel sympathizers. Keep the secret and give needful orders to secure him from molestation or
215:, to David and Elizabeth (Watts) Poindexter. He married in Kentucky to Melissa Lucas, who died a few years after the birth of their daughter Mary E. Poindexter (1849–1935). He married again in 1857 to Martha K. "Mattie" Hayes (b. about 1840). The 1860 census lists him as a prosperous merchant in
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Census Place: District 1, Scott, Kentucky; Roll: M653_394; Page: 946; Family
History Library Film: 803394. 1860 United States Federal Census. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009; accessed April
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Census Place: Graves, Kentucky; Roll: M653_369; Page: 1; Family
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Census Place: District 2, Scott, Kentucky; Roll: M432_218; Page: 491A; Image: 448. 1850 United States
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I understand the facts to be that when arrested he was in citizen's garb, at a private house, and within our lines. If so, he is by the laws of war a spy and should be treated accordingly.
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