Box 8
Container
Contains 22 Results:
Series 5. Subject Files, 1816-1935, undated (includes facsimiles)
Series — Box: 8
Scope and Contents
This series is divided by subject, and includes various material such as Julia A. Robertson Pierpont's pocket diary (1852); Francis H. Pierpont's deeds, business papers, and receipts (1816-1896); legal documents pertaining to a lawsuit between James O. Watson and Pierpont regarding debt and their coal mining partnership (ca. 1872, undated); documents regarding a feud between Pierpont and G.W. Atkinson (ca. 1880); materials used by Charles Ambler to research his book about Pierpont...
Dates:
1816-1935, undated (includes facsimiles)
Hospital Stores Sent by Mrs. Pierpont During the War (contains a manuscript list of items sent from various [West] Virginia cities, the date, and their quantity and/or value), ca. 1860s
File — Box: 8, Folder: 13
Dates:
ca. 1860s
Dedication of Pierpont's Statue in U.S. Capital (includes manuscript and typescript copies of letters, printed material, the contract for the statue, a biographical sketch of the statue's sculptor Franklin Simmons, and various programs from the statue's unveiling), ca. 1900-1910
File — Box: 8, Folder: 14
Dates:
ca. 1900-1910
Charles Ambler Research Materials (includes photocopies and originals of correspondence, a photograph, printed material, and other items pertaining to Ambler's research for his book about Pierpont; also includes items pertaining to Joseph Snider/Snyder; for additional Snyder item, see Series 12, Oversized, box 18, folder 1), 1841-1886, 1934-1935, undated
File — Box: 8, Folder: 15
Dates:
1841-1886, 1934-1935, undated
West Virginia Statehood Proclamation (contains three photocopies of the manuscript proclamation), 1863/04/20
File — Box: 8, Folder: 16
Dates:
1863/04/20
Governor Wise's Plan (an article regarding the secession of Virginia), ca. 1879
File — Box: 8, Folder: 17
Dates:
ca. 1879
Miscellaneous Receipts (contains three receipts and an ad for Bell Tongue Syrup with a manuscript note on the back), 1865-1866, undated
File — Box: 8, Folder: 18
Dates:
1865-1866, undated
County Tax Receipts (contains five tax receipts signed by Francis Pierpont), 1816-1850
File — Box: 8, Folder: 19
Dates:
1816-1850
Receipts for Coal and Wood (contains thirteen receipts from Pierpont), 1865-1868
File — Box: 8, Folder: 20
Dates:
1865-1868
Pierpont Sundries Receipts (contains eight receipts for food, clothing, and other items), 1866-1867
File — Box: 8, Folder: 21
Dates:
1866-1867