Item 09-462: From A. I. Boreman, Clarksburg, to Pierpont, Wheeling. "Gov Peirpoint [Francis H. Pierpont], Wheeling, Mch 31 1862. By Telegraph from Clarksburg 31 1862. The circuit court for Wirt County begins on Thursday next third of April. I have just been informed that there are no troops there. Since the shooting of the Sheriff of Pleasants the attorneys & suitors feel insecure without protection. Can you not get an order by Col Rathbone to have a company at Wirt CH on the first day of court to continue until it adjourns. A.I. Boreman 67W221col", 1862/03/31

Item 09-462: From A. I. Boreman, Clarksburg, to Pierpont, Wheeling. "Gov Peirpoint [Francis H. Pierpont], Wheeling, Mch 31 1862. By Telegraph from Clarksburg 31 1862. The circuit court for Wirt County begins on Thursday next third of April. I have just been informed that there are no troops there. Since the shooting of the Sheriff of Pleasants the attorneys & suitors feel insecure without protection. Can you not get an order by Col Rathbone to have a company at Wirt CH on the first day of court to continue until it adjourns. A.I. Boreman 67W221col", 1862/03/31, Box: 9, Folder: 31. Francis Harrison Pierpont (1814-1899) Papers, A&M 0009. West Virginia and Regional History Center. https://archives.lib.wvu.edu/repositories/2/archival_objects/46917 Accessed April 27, 2026.