Mortimer J. Smith letter : to his father : ALS, 1856 June 5.

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Mortimer J. Smith letter : to his father : ALS, 1856 June 5.

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On Baird #70 pictorial lettersheet: "Execution of James P. Casey and Charles Cora", depicting an execution by the San Francisco Committee of Vigilance of 1856. Letter includes comments on events in San Francisco.

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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...

Smith, Mortimer J.

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