The Sixty Day Rule in San Francisco of the Vigilance Committee of 1856 by Number 436, an eye witness : San Francisco, Calif. : typescript, 1931.

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The Sixty Day Rule in San Francisco of the Vigilance Committee of 1856 by Number 436, an eye witness : San Francisco, Calif. : typescript, 1931.

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History of events leading up to the formation of the Committee after the assassination of James King of William.

[1], 35 leaves ; 40 cm.

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Paul, Almarin B.

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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...

King, James, 1822-1856

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