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Pierpont, Francis Harrison, 1814-1899

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Found in 2 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), Two Autobiographies

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 4171
Overview Two autobiographies written by 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. This booklet includes photocopies of two original autobiographies, which were written in 1883 for Robert Alonzo (or P.W.) Brock (21 pages and accompanying letter) and John McAllister Schofield (5 pages). The booklet also includes typescript transcriptions of both autobiographies, made by...
Dates: 2015

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  • Subject: Virginia -- Governors X
  • Subject: United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 X

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Barbour County (W. Va.) -- History 1
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Debts, Public -- Virginia 1
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