Materials relating to Benjamin Ignatius Hayes, 1856,1873.

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Materials relating to Benjamin Ignatius Hayes, 1856,1873.

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Clipping concerning the 1856 Vigilance Committee with Hayes' note stating it was written by Col. William C. Ferrell and appeared in the Star, Aug. 9, 1856; and copy, by Hayes, of note written by G.A. Flower, Oct. 4, 1873, certifying to sale of his land in California and Arizona.

Originals : 2 items in portfolio.Copies : partial microfilm reel : negative (Rich. 530:11) and positive.

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Flower, G. A.

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Ferrell, William C.

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Hayes, Benjamin, 1815-1877

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Biographical note: Lawyer and forty-niner, Benjamin Hayes traveled from Independence, Missouri on Sept. 10, 1849 and arrived in Los Angeles on February 26, 1850. He became a prominent judge and civic leader in Los Angeles. From the description of Hayes transcript of forty-niners diary, 1849-1849. (Arizona Historical Society, Southern Arizona Division). WorldCat record id: 54032991 ...

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...