Joseph Bryant Crockett papers, 1848-1879.

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Joseph Bryant Crockett papers, 1848-1879.

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Correspondence; miscellaneous legal papers; deeds for lands in San Francisco, Contra Costa and Santa Clara Counties. Letters to his wife from San Francisco, 1852-1858, relate to his law practice and to land claims, his association with Page and Bacon, the assassination of James King of William and the Vigilance Committee of 1856. Also included are papers of the Grimwood family, 1863-1915, pertaining mainly to property in Fruitvale, California.

1 box and 1 portfolio.Joseph Crockett letters to his wife, 1852-1858; and p. from family bible : 1 microfilm reel (106 exposures) : negative (Rich. 545:11) and positive.

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Crockett, Joseph Bryant, 1808-1884.

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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...