Diary of a voyage from New York to Oregon, and related material, 1856-1971 (bulk 1856).

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Diary of a voyage from New York to Oregon, and related material, 1856-1971 (bulk 1856).

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Diary, 1856, of a voyage from New York City to Umpqua City, Douglas County, Oregon, via the Isthmus of Panama. Includes details of the voyage, crossing the isthmus, Panama City, San Francisco and the Vigilance Committee actions, and the area of Umpqua City. Also includes typed transcriptions of the diary, along with research notes and correspondence between Lou du Bosch and Priscilla Knuth of the Oregon Historical Society, 1971.

1 v. ; 20 cm.

Oregon Historical Society Research Library

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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...

Du Bosch, Lou.

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