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Pierpont, Francis Harrison, 1814-1899

 Person

Found in 3 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

Francis Harrison Pierpont, Note regarding Ordinance of Secession

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 0559
Overview Note supposedly 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. The note outlines the steps to be taken upon the adoption of the Ordinance of Secession, including the convening of a second convention on June 11 and rules about the number of representatives allowed for each county. It may be a draft of a resolution proposed by the Committee on State and...
Dates: circa 1861

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  • Subject: Virginia -- Governors X
  • Subject: Virginia -- Politics and government -- 1861-1865 X

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Politics and government. 2
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 2
Virginia -- Governors 2
Virginia -- Politics and government -- 1861-1865 2
Barbour County (W. Va.) -- History 1