Petition of Residents of Lunenburg County to Governor Francis H. Pierpont
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Title
Petition of Residents of Lunenburg County to Governor Francis H. Pierpont
Subject
African Americans, military service, race relations
Description
For several months after the end of the war, the army stationed soldiers, including African Americans, throughout Virginia to enforce the Emancipation Proclamation and protect the freedpeople. White Lunenburg County residents petitioned Governor Pierpont to remove the African American troops who had been quartered at the county seat, because their presence was "repugnant and humiliating to our feelings," and they feared the troops would have an "improper and injurious influence on our former Slaves."
Creator
Lunenburg County residents
Source
Executive Papers of Governor Francis H. Pierpont, 1865–1868, Accession 37024, Library of Virginia
Date
undated, ca. 1865
Contributor
Library of Virginia
Rights
CC BY-SA
Relation
Finding aid to Executive Papers of Governor Francis F. Pierpont.
Format
JPG
Type
manuscript
Identifier
15_0707_006_, Lunenburg County Petition_1865_transcription.pdf
Coverage
Lunenburg County, Virginia
Citation
Lunenburg County residents, “Petition of Residents of Lunenburg County to Governor Francis H. Pierpont,” Remaking Virginia: Transformation Through Emancipation, accessed October 31, 2025, https://virginiamemory.com/online-exhibitions/items/show/504.