Denis J. Oliver diary, 1856.

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Denis J. Oliver diary, 1856.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/81820794

Describes the everyday activities over a full year of a merchant, including business, church, the Vigilance Committee in San Francisco and the arrival of ships.

Diary : 150 p. ; 18 cm.Transcription : 48 p. ; 30 cm.

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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...

Oliver, Denis J.

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Denis J. Oliver, born in Galway, Ireland, about 1823, was a prominent merchant dealing in paint, oil, glass and other items in the San Francisco Bay Area. From the description of Denis J. Oliver diary, 1856. (University of California, Berkeley). WorldCat record id: 81820794 ...