William Tell Coleman statements : and other material, 1870-1893.

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William Tell Coleman statements : and other material, 1870-1893.

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Contents: Biography, partially in Bancroft's handwriting, incorporating portions of a dictation from Coleman; copy of address to San Francisco citizens, Aug. 11, 1877, with his signature and note; copies of statements concerning relief for the distressed South after the Civil War and on the significance of the San Francisco Committee of Safety, 1877; portions of biographical sketch, notes and clipping of a Coleman obituary notice. Information on family and early life; overland journey as a '49er; business ventures in Sacramento and the mines as well as San Francisco; shipping interests (including associations with Edward Mott Robinson and People's California Steamship Company); grain trade; San Francisco's vigilance committees.

Originals : 4 folders in portfolio.Copies : partial microfilm reel (108 exposures) : negative (Rich. 98:2) and positive.

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San Francisco Committee of Vigilance of 1851

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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...

San Francisco Committee of Safety, 1877.

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People's California Steamship Company.

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Robinson, Edward Mott, 1800-1865

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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 wa...