Francis Harrison Pierpont letter to Frank Moore, 18--.

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Francis Harrison Pierpont letter to Frank Moore, 18--.

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Two-page autograph letter, signed, from Francis Harrison Pierpont to Frank Moore, undated and accompanied by an account of the founding of the state of West Virginia, in a different hand. "Herewith I send to you the forgoing [sic] statement which will enable you to connect the history contained in the accompnaying documents..."

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New-York Historical Society Library

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New-York Historical Society Library

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Moore, Frank, 1828-1904

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Author, of New York, N.Y. From the description of Papers, 1865-1872. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 20019210 Editor and compiler of works on the Civil War. From the description of Frank Moore Civil War collection, 1861-1865. (New York University, Group Batchload). WorldCat record id: 58781630 Editor, member of the New-York Historical Society, and author and compiler of works on American historical and literary subjects; born in Concord, N...

Pierpont, Francis Harrison, 1814-1899

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Francis Harrison Pierpont (1814-99), Union leader in Virginia during the Civil War, head of the government set up by the Wheeling Convention of June, 1861, and governor of "restored" Virginia (i.e., that part of the state under federal control but not incorporated in West Virginia). After the war he remained as governor until 1868. In 1881, he changed his last name from Peirpoint to Pierpont. From the description of Papers of Francis Harrison Pierpont, 1861-1883 (bulk 1861-1868). (Hu...