Francis Effingham Pinto recollections 1894-1902

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Francis Effingham Pinto recollections 1894-1902

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The Francis Effingham Pinto recollections cover the period from 1823 to 1856, with discussion of Pinto's early life in New Haven, Connecticut and New York City; service as Lieutenant, 1st N.Y. Volunteers during the 1846 campaign in Mexico; travel to California in 1849, with events en route via Panama, and description of San Francisco, gold mines, trade, partnerships, marriage, fires, and The Vigilance Committee; and his return to New York via Nicaragua in 1856. The recollections were written between 1894 and 1902. Typed carbon copy, 212 pages with index

1.36 linear feet (7 volumes)

New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division

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New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division

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Pinto, Francis Effingham

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San Francisco Committee of Vigilance of 1856

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The San Francisco Committees of Vigilance of 1851 and 1856 were formed when crime became widespread in the city of San Francisco in the wake of the Gold Rush. In 1856, the murder of James King of William sparked the reactivation of vigilante activities. King, a San Francisco newspaper editor, was shot by James. P. Casey, a corrupt official, after King attacked Casey in the columns of his paper. Immediately 10,000 men hastened to join the vigilantes, and William T. Coleman was again chosen as lea...