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Pierpont, Francis Harrison, 1814-1899

 Person

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Francis Harrison Pierpont (1814-1899) Newspaper Clippings

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 0419
Overview

Photostat copies of newspaper clippings from the Daily Enquirer and Examiner (Richmond, Virginia). Includes the order appointing Henry H. Wells to succeed Francis H. Pierpont as Governor of Virginia, and two editorials about Pierpont (April 6 and 27, 1868). The articles suggest that Pierpont was unpopular in Richmond at this time.

Dates: 1868

Francis Harrison Pierpont (1814-1899) Papers

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 0009
Overview Papers of Francis Harrison Pierpont (1814-1899) of Monongalia and Marion Counties, West Virginia, who served as governor of the Restored Government of Virginia during the Civil War. Includes manuscripts, typescripts, printed materials, and photocopies consisting of genealogies, correspondence, college essays, speeches, official messages, articles prepared for newspapers, legal documents, pamphlets, scrapbooks, and ephemera. Topics include Pierpont's education; his career as governor of the...
Dates: 1811-1949, undated; Majority of material found within 1860-1899

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Alexandria (Va.) 1
Coal mines and mining -- West Virginia -- Marion County 1
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Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877) 1