Coleman, William Tell, 1824-1893

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Businessman and vigilante.

From the description of Certification of William Tell Coleman, circa 1856. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79451350

Coleman was a San Francisco businessman and Chairman of the Vigilance Committees of 1851, 1856 and 1877.

From the description of Account of the Burdue Trial and Vigilance Committee of 1851 and 1856 / by William Tell Coleman : manuscript and typescript, circa 1877. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 754866052

Coleman was a merchant and leader of the vigilance committees in San Francisco.

From the description of William Tell Coleman reminiscence : typed transcript, [undated]. (California Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 145416075

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creatorOf Wheelwright, John, fl. 1864. In the District Court of the United States in for the Northern District of California, John Wheelwright et. al., libellants [sic] vs. bark "Thomas Fletcher" : D, 1864. UC Berkeley Libraries
creatorOf San Francisco Committee of Vigilance of 1856. San Francisco Committee of Vigilance of 1856 roster, 1856. UC Berkeley Libraries
creatorOf Coleman, William T. (William Tell), 1824-1893. William Tell Coleman papers, 1854-1884. UC Berkeley Libraries
referencedIn Coleman, William Tell Papers, 1859-1927 and undated Society of California Pioneers
referencedIn Goodrich, Chauncey Shafter, 1881-. Chauncey Shafter Goodrich papers, [ca. 1917-1934]. California Digital Library
referencedIn San Francisco Committee of Vigilance of 1856. Records of the San Francisco Committee of Vigilance of 1856, 1853-1858. Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens
creatorOf Coleman, William Tell, 1824-1893. William Tell Coleman reminiscence : typed transcript, [undated]. California historical society
creatorOf Nahl, Charles Christian, 1818-1878,. Committee of Vigilance of San Francisco : membership certificate for Isaiah Eakins, ca.1856. Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives
referencedIn The Chinese in California, 1850-1925 Bancroft Library
creatorOf Coleman, William Tell, 1824-1893. William Tell Coleman statements : and other material, 1870-1893. UC Berkeley Libraries
creatorOf Coleman, William Tell, 1824-1893. Account of the Burdue Trial and Vigilance Committee of 1851 and 1856 / by William Tell Coleman : manuscript and typescript, circa 1877. Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives
creatorOf Coleman, William Tell, 1824-1893. Vigilance Committee, 1856 a statement : ms., [ca. 1880]. UC Berkeley Libraries
referencedIn Bacon, H. D. (Henry Douglas), 1813-1893. Papers of H. D. Bacon, ca. 1766-1906. Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens
referencedIn Alaska Ship Building & Lumber Co. (San Francisco, Calif.). Alaska Ship Building & Lumber Co. ship's log and certificate of incorporation, 1874-1875. Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
creatorOf Coleman, William Tell, 1824-1893. Letters to George Gordon, 1863-1865. California Digital Library
creatorOf Coleman, William Tell, 1824-1893. Certification of William Tell Coleman, circa 1856. Library of Congress
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associatedWith Alaska Ship Building & Lumber Co. (San Francisco, Calif.) corporateBody
associatedWith Bacon, H. D. (Henry Douglas), 1813-1893. person
associatedWith Bancroft, Hubert Howe, 1832-1918. person
associatedWith Gaty, Samuel. person
associatedWith Goodrich, Chauncey Shafter, 1881- person
associatedWith Gordon, George. person
associatedWith Nahl, Charles Christian, 1818-1878, person
associatedWith Page, Bacon & Co. corporateBody
associatedWith Page, Francis W. person
associatedWith People's California Steamship Company. corporateBody
associatedWith Robinson, Edward Mott, 1800-1865. person
associatedWith San Francisco Committee of Safety, 1877. corporateBody
associatedWith San Francisco Committee of Vigilance of 1851. corporateBody
associatedWith San Francisco Committee of Vigilance of 1856. corporateBody
associatedWith San Francisco & Pacific Sugar Company. corporateBody
associatedWith Tennessee (Steamship) corporateBody
Place Name Admin Code Country
San Francisco (Calif.)
California
California--San Francisco
Arizona
Sacramento (Calif.)
California--San Francisco
San Francisco (Calif.)
Sacramento (Calif.)
San Francisco (Calif.)
California
California
California--San Francisco
Santa Cruz Mountains (Ariz.)
Subject
Actions and defenses
Burdue Trial, San Francisco (Calif.)
Chinese
Criminal justice, Administration of
Grain trade
Labor
Labor movement
Mines and mineral resources
Overland journeys to the Pacific
Shipping
Sugar trade
Vigilance committees
Vigilance committees
Voyages to the Pacific coast
Working class
Yellow fever
Occupation
Businessmen
Vigilantes
Activity

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Birth 1824

Death 1893

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