[Bank drafts from Page, Bacon, & Co. of San Francisco]. 1854.

Page, Bacon & Co.

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Selby, Thomas H., 1820-1875

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Goodman, John B. (John Bartlett), 1901-1991

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The "Revised and concise history of the Vigilance Committee of 1856" was written by Almarin Paul, a '49er pioneer who moved to Sacramento from St. Louis. Established a merchant firm in Sacramento but soon sold his shares to go into mining. He became the first person to mine for silver in Nevada, and is the inventor of the iron process for working silver ores and of some other mining machinery. During his first few years in California, Paul was an active member of the Vigilance Committee of 1856....