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West Virginia -- Politics and government

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 76 Collections and/or Records:

Ephraim F. Morgan (1869-1950), Governor, Papers

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 0203
Scope and Contents

The papers of West Virginia’s 16th Governor, Ephraim F. Morgan, largely contain official correspondence originating in or received by the governor’s office, 1920-1925. Records types include newspaper clippings, reports, maps, proclamations, speeches, and other items. Topics include the State Police, prohibition, industrial unrest, the Mine Wars in southern West Virginia, public works and roadbuilding, and West Virginia University.

Dates: 1920-1925
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center

Ephraim F. Morgan (1869-1950), Governor, Photograph

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Collection Number: A&M 0173
Overview

Photograph of Ephraim Franklin Morgan (1869-1950), 16th Governor of West Virginia (1921-1925). He was preceded in office by John J. Cornwell and succeeded by Howard M. Gore. Morgan entered office at a time of conflict between coal miners and their employers, culminating in 1921 in the armed miners' march and the Battle of Blair Mountain.

Dates: undated
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center

Fenelon Howes, West Virginia Delegate, Letter

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 4275
Scope and Contents Letter from Fenelon Howes, who at the time represented Barbour County in the House of Delegates of West Virginia. The letter to Colonel Jesse Teter, sent from Wheeling, WV, and dated 1868 February19, includes mention of the recommendation of someone named Worth to an unnamed military academy, a mention of "the capital question," and a road petition, as well as a few notes about the price of sash, panel doors, and glass panes. Also included is a modern handwritten transcription of the letter...
Dates: 1868 February 19
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center

Francis Harrison Pierpont (1814-1899) Correspondence (photocopies)

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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
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center

Francis Harrison Pierpont (1814-1899) Letters to President Lincoln

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Collection Number: A&M 1034
Overview Approximately twenty letters sent to President Abraham Lincoln from Francis H. Pierpont, the governor of the Reorganized Government of Virginia, between 1861 and 1864. Topics include the need for muskets in western Virginia in 1861; restoring the government of Virginia according to the Wheeling Convention after the war; using slaves from Virginia to do manual labor for the Union army; difficulty recruiting soldiers in western Virginia in 1862; the creation of the state of West Virginia; and...
Dates: 1861-1864
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center

Francis Harrison Pierpont (1814-1899) Newspaper Clipping

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Collection Number: A&M 0418
Overview

Fairmont Times (W.Va.) newspaper clipping where Frances Pierpont Pryor, Francis H. Pierpont's granddaughter, is thanking the newspaper for including historical information about Pierpont's life in their articles.

Dates: undated
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center

Francis Harrison Pierpont (1814-1899) Newspaper Clippings

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Collection Number: A&M 0419
Overview

Photostat copies of newspaper clippings from the Daily Enquirer and Examiner (Richmond, Virginia). Includes the order appointing Henry H. Wells to succeed Francis H. Pierpont as Governor of Virginia, and two editorials about Pierpont (April 6 and 27, 1868). The articles suggest that Pierpont was unpopular in Richmond at this time.

Dates: 1868
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center

Francis Harrison Pierpont (1814-1899), Siviter Papers

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Collection Number: A&M 0113
Overview

Anna Pierpont Siviter's notes and typescript draft with holograph notes of Recollections on Civil War (Recollections of War and Peace, 1861-1868). Also includes correspondence, newspaper clippings, unpublished poems, and genealogy of the Pierpont, Siviter, and Pryor families.

Dates: 1883-1936; Majority of material found within 1905-1930
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center

Francis Harrison Pierpont Letters and Deed

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Collection Number: A&M 0526
Overview

Photocopies of correspondence relating to Francis H. Pierpont's law license in Mississippi and Virginia, and an early (1784) Virginia deed to John Pierpont (likely grandfather of Francis).

Dates: 1784-1842; Majority of material found within 1841-1842
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center

Francis Harrison Pierpont Note regarding Ordinance of Secession

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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
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center