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Pierpont, Francis Harrison, 1814-1899

 Person

Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:

Arthur I. Boreman (1823-1896) Papers

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 0104
Overview

Personal and business papers of lawyer, U.S. Senator, circuit court judge, and first Governor of West Virginia, Arthur I. Boreman. See scope and content note for more details.

Dates: 1861-1895, undated

Francis Harrison Pierpont (1814-1899) Correspondence (photocopies)

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 0420
Overview Photostat negatives of correspondence to Francis H. Pierpont concerning statehood and secession. Also includes a petition of Harrison County, (West) Virginia citizens to Brigadier General Kelly protesting the return and admittance to the county of former members of the Confederate Army (undated); a petition of Gilmer County, (West) Virginia citizens denouncing secession and pledging action to suppress rebellion (1861); and the act by which the Restored Government of Virginia gave permission...
Dates: 1861-1865, 1916; Majority of material found within 1861-1865

Roy Bird Cook (1886-1961), Collector, Papers

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 1561
Overview Papers collected by Roy Bird Cook, a Lewis County native and Charleston pharmacist, who in his role as historian, researcher, and author, was a pioneering and effective advocate for the preservation of West Virginia history. This collection includes the papers he collected in connection with his research, including documentation of the Civil War in West Virginia, Stonewall Jackson and his family, and genealogy of North Central West Virginia, among other topics. Materials include letters and...
Dates: 1679-1984, undated; Majority of material found within 1840-1960

Roy Bird Cook (1886-1961), Collector, Papers Regarding General Joseph A.J. Lightburn and Other Material

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 1379
Overview

Materials collected by Roy Bird Cook regarding General Joseph Andrew Jackson Lightburn. Includes letters sent to Dr. Bird regarding General Lightburn and the Lightburn family, newspaper clippings regarding Lightburn and the Civil War in West Virginia, two maps, a pamphlet, and other material. See the "Historical Note" for further information about General Lightburn.

Dates: 1774-1960; Majority of material found within 1939-1960

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  • Subject: Gilmer County (W. Va.) X

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Gilmer County (W. Va.) 3
West Virginia -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 3
Charleston (W. Va.) 2
Genealogy 2
Politicians -- United States 2
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Politics and government. 2
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 2
United States -- Politics and government 2
Virginia -- Politics and government -- 1861-1865 2
West Virginia - Politics and government - 1861-1865. 2
Academies and Institutes. 1
Accounting 1
Atlanta (Ga.) 1
Baptists 1
Barbour County (W. Va.) -- History 1
Braxton County (W. Va.) -- History 1
Bridges -- West Virginia 1
Cabell County (W. Va.) -- History 1
Civil War - West Virginia 4th Infantry. 1
Civil War -- Kanawha Valley, W. Va. 1
Civil War battles - Atlanta. 1
Civil War battles - Kennesaw Mountain. 1
Civil War battles. 1
Debts, Public -- Virginia 1
Debts, Public -- West Virginia 1
Diaries 1
Doddridge County (W. Va.) -- History 1
Fortification -- West Virginia 1
Freemasons 1
Gilmer County (W. Va.) -- History 1
Greenbrier County (W. Va.) -- History 1
Hampshire County (W. Va.) -- History 1
Hardy County (W. Va.) -- History 1
Harrison County (W. Va.) 1
Judges -- West Virginia 1
Kanawha County (W. Va.) 1
Kanawha River Valley (W. Va.) 1
Kanawha Valley. 1
Kennesaw Mountain (Ga.) 1
Lewis County (W. Va.) 1
Lewis County. 1
Mason County (W. Va.) -- History 1
Mexican War, 1846-1848 1
Missouri 1
Morgan County (W. Va.) -- History 1
Nicholas County (W. Va.) -- History 1
Ohio River Valley -- History 1
Pendleton County (W. Va.) -- History 1
Pharmacy -- History 1
Philippi, Battle of, Philippi, W. Va., 1861 1
Politicians 1
Putnam County (W. Va.) -- History 1
Railroads -- West Virginia 1
Randolph County (W. Va.) -- History 1
Rivers -- West Virginia 1
Roads -- West Virginia 1
Salt industry and trade - West Virginia. 1
Schools 1
Secession - Virginia. 1
Slavery -- West Virginia 1
Steamboats 1
Toll roads -- West Virginia 1
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Hostages 1
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Military life 1
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives 1
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Prisoners and prisons 1
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Veterans 1
Valleys -- West Virginia 1
Virginia - Claims vs. West Virginia. 1
Voting - United States -- History -- 19th century 1
West Virginia -- Politics and government -- 1861-1865 1
West Virginia - Church history. 1
West Virginia - Governors. 1
West Virginia - Politics and government. 1
West Virginia -- Politics and government 1
Weston (W. Va.) 1
Women's history -- 1800-1849 1
Women's history -- 1850-1899 1
Women's history -- 1900-1929 1
Women's history -- 1929-1950 1
Women's history -- 1951-present 1
Women's history -- Pre-1800 1
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