Chilla E. Townsend genealogical papers, 1911-1931.

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Chilla E. Townsend genealogical papers, 1911-1931.

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Genealogical papers of Chilla E. Townsend pertaining to the families of George Bartol Randall and Benjamin Townsend, both of Freeport, Me.; and a typed letter signed (1911), of Quincy C. Chase, San Francisco, to Chilla Townsend, Freeport, concerning Chase's migration to California in the 1850s and making reference to the San Francisco Vigilance Committee.

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Maine Historical Society Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 8073208

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Randall family.

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Townsend family.

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Randall, George Bartol, 1800-1883

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Townsend, Benjamin, active 1728-1776

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Chase, Quincy C.

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Townsend, Chilla E.

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Women genealogist, of Freeport, Me. From the description of Chilla E. Townsend genealogical papers, 1911-1931. (Maine Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 71057508 ...

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...