Francis Harrison Pierpont (1814-1899) Correspondence (photocopies), 1861-1865, 1916 A&M 0420

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Repository

West Virginia and Regional History Center

Identification

A&M 0420

Title

Francis Harrison Pierpont (1814-1899) Correspondence (photocopies) 1861-1865, 1916 1861-1865

URL:

https://archives.lib.wvu.edu/ark:/99999/196772

Quantity

0.1 Linear Feet, Summary: 1 in. (2 folders)

Creator

Pierpont, Francis Harrison, 1814-1899

Location

West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536 / Fax: 304-293-3981 / URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/

Language

English

Abstract

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 for the new state of West Virginia to be formed from Virginia (May 12, 1863). Also includes a photostat negative of a typescript checklist of Pierpont manuscript material held at the Virginia State Library (now Library of Virginia) (1916). Correspondents include: Arthur I. Boreman, John I. Brown, William G. Brown, A.W. Campbell, John S. Carlile, Spencer Dayton, James Evans, Thomas. M. Harris, J.H. Jordan, Daniel Lamb, J.A.J. Lightburn, A.F. Ritchie, Lewis Ruffner, Henry I. Samuels, J.C. Paxton, P.G. Van Winkle, and John O. Watson.

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Preferred Citation

[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Francis Harrison Pierpont (1814-1899) Correspondence (photocopies), A&M 0420, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.

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Subjects and Indexing Terms

Boreman, Arthur Inghram, 1823-1896
Campbell, Archibald W., 1833-1899.
Carlile, John S. (John Snyder), 1817-1878
Dayton, Spencer
Gilmer County (W. Va.)
Harris, T. M. (Thomas Mealey), 1817-1906
Harrison County (W. Va.)
Kelley, Benjamin F., 1807-1891
Lightburn, Joseph Andrew Jackson, 1824-1901.
Pierpont, Francis Harrison, 1814-1899
Politicians -- United States
Politics and government.
United States -- Politics and government
Van Winkle, P. G. (Peter Godwin), 1808-1872
Virginia -- Politics and government -- 1861-1865
Watson, James O.
West Virginia - Politics and government - 1861-1865.
West Virginia -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
West Virginia -- Politics and government

Significant Persons Associated With the Collection

Boreman, Arthur Inghram, 1823-1896
Campbell, Archibald W., 1833-1899.
Carlile, John S. (John Snyder), 1817-1878
Dayton, Spencer
Harris, T. M. (Thomas Mealey), 1817-1906
Kelley, Benjamin F., 1807-1891
Lightburn, Joseph Andrew Jackson, 1824-1901.
Pierpont, Francis Harrison, 1814-1899
Van Winkle, P. G. (Peter Godwin), 1808-1872
Watson, James O.

Significant Places Associated With the Collection

Gilmer County (W. Va.)
Harrison County (W. Va.)
United States -- Politics and government
Virginia -- Politics and government -- 1861-1865
West Virginia - Politics and government - 1861-1865.
West Virginia -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
West Virginia -- Politics and government