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Pierpont, Francis Harrison, 1814-1899

 Person

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) 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

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  • Subject: Gilmer County (W. Va.) X
  • Subject: Politicians X
  • Subject: Politicians -- United States X
  • Subject: West Virginia - History - Civil War, 1861-1865. X

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