Llewellyn Zublin letters to his wife and son : San Francisco, Calif., 1852-1857.

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Llewellyn Zublin letters to his wife and son : San Francisco, Calif., 1852-1857.

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Consists of letters describing life in San Francisco, work in local newspapers, including the San Francisco Herald and the San Francisco Call, and local events between 1852 to 1857, including elections, earthquakes, fires and agricultural prices, as well as his perspective on national and international events. The letters to Amelia cease after 1854, and Llewellyn writes exclusively to Ralph until 1857. Also contains one letter from George Zublin to Llewellyn.

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Zublin, Amelia.

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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...

Zublin, Ralph.

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King, James, 1822-1856

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Zublin, Llewellyn.

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Llewellyn Zublin worked as a printer in San Francisco during the 1850's while his wife Amelia and son Ralph stayed in Iowa. Zublin first worked as a printer on the San Francisco Herald and then founded the San Francisco Call with four other printers. From the description of Llewellyn Zublin letters to his wife and son : San Francisco, Calif., 1852-1857. (University of California, Berkeley). WorldCat record id: 52987713 ...