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Box 4

 Container

Contains 112 Results:

College Essays; Item 04-015: 1) Transcript of 04-005; 2) "Man"; 3) 5 leaves; 4) Fragment; 5) Typescript of 04-005; 6) Original exists, see 04-005; 7) Rust marks from metal paper clip, undated

 Item — Box: 4, Folder: 2
Dates: undated
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center / Francis Harrison Pierpont (1814-1899) Papers / Series 4. Writings and Speeches

College Essays; Item 04-017: 1) Original; 2) No Title; 3) 2 leaves; 4) Complete; 5) Draft of a letter to the president extolling the virtues of republican government as the culmination of historical trends, touched by the hand of god, and less likely to fall as other civilizations had before it; 6) Transcript exists, see 04-025; 7) Text fading along creases, somewhat stained, second sheet badly battered along bottom edge, undated

 Item — Box: 4, Folder: 3
Dates: undated
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center / Francis Harrison Pierpont (1814-1899) Papers / Series 4. Writings and Speeches

College Essays; Item 04-019: 1) Original; 2) No Title; 3) 2 leaves; 4) Complete; 5) Different draft of 04-005, more abstract in tone; 6) No Transcript; 7) Decent condition, slightly foxed, undated

 Item — Box: 4, Folder: 3
Dates: undated
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center / Francis Harrison Pierpont (1814-1899) Papers / Series 4. Writings and Speeches

College Essays; Item 04-021: 1) Original; 2) "Should Capital Punishment be abolished?"; 3) 1 leaf; 4) Fragment; 5) An essay supporting capital punishment citing biblical precedent and strong deterrence; 6) Transcript exists, see 04-028; 7) Good condition, undated

 Item — Box: 4, Folder: 3
Dates: undated
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center / Francis Harrison Pierpont (1814-1899) Papers / Series 4. Writings and Speeches

College Essays; Item 04-022: 1) Transcript of 04-016; 2) "The tales of my Breakfast", 3) 2 leaves; 4) Complete; 5) Typescript of 04-016; 6) Original exists, see 04-016; 7) Good condition, undated

 Item — Box: 4, Folder: 4
Dates: undated
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center / Francis Harrison Pierpont (1814-1899) Papers / Series 4. Writings and Speeches

College Essays; Item 04-024: 1) Transcript of 04-016; 2) "The tales of my Breakfast"; 3) 1 leaf; 4) Fragment; 5) Partial typescript of 04-016 containing errors and ended early; 6) Original exists, see 04-016; 7) Poor condition, ripped along left-hand side, undated

 Item — Box: 4, Folder: 4
Dates: undated
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center / Francis Harrison Pierpont (1814-1899) Papers / Series 4. Writings and Speeches

College Essays; Item 04-026: 1) Transcript of 04-020; 2) No Title; 3) 2 leaves; 4) Complete; 5) Typescript of 04-020 with mistyped letters corrected in pencil; 6) Original exists, see 04-020; 7) Good condition, undated

 Item — Box: 4, Folder: 4
Dates: undated
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center / Francis Harrison Pierpont (1814-1899) Papers / Series 4. Writings and Speeches

College Essays; Item 04-029: 1) Transcript of 04-021; 2) "Should Capital Punishment be Abolished?"; 3) 2 leaves; 4) Complete; 5) Typescript of 04-021, with mistyped letters corrected in pencil; 6) Original exists, see 04-021; 7) Marks from metal paper clip, undated

 Item — Box: 4, Folder: 4
Dates: undated
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center / Francis Harrison Pierpont (1814-1899) Papers / Series 4. Writings and Speeches

Statehood; Item 04-030: 1) Original; 2) No Title; 3) 7 leaves; 4) Complete; 5) A discussion of the convention immediately following Virginia's decision to secede and the West's desire to remain loyal, highlighting Pierpont's role in the process and his stifling of debate; 6) Transcript exists, see 04-033 and 04-034; 7) Good condition, undated

 Item — Box: 4, Folder: 5
Dates: undated
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center / Francis Harrison Pierpont (1814-1899) Papers / Series 4. Writings and Speeches

Statehood; Item 04-031: 1) Original; 2) No Title; 3) 2 leaves; 4) Fragment; 5) Short descriptions of some resolutions passed at the Wheeling Convention; 6) Transcript exists, see 04-035; 7) Good condition, slightly faded in upper right corner, undated

 Item — Box: 4, Folder: 5
Dates: undated
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center / Francis Harrison Pierpont (1814-1899) Papers / Series 4. Writings and Speeches