Vigilance Committees in San Francisco : miscellany, ms., 1877.

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Vigilance Committees in San Francisco : miscellany, ms., 1877.

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Statements on the subject, prepared for the Bancroft Library, by Aaron M. Burns, Dr. J.D.B. Stillman, Dr. William H. Rogers, Hall McAllister, Rev. Sylvester Woodbridge, a Presbyterian minister, also comments on religious life in California and his church in Benicia. Included also is a statement from Asa Bowen on his service during the Mexican War under Kearney's command.

Originals : 39 leaves ; 31 cm.Copies : partial microfilm reel (22 exposures) : negative (Rich. 401:2) and positive.

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Rogers, William Hudson, 1894-1975

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McAllister, Hall, 1828-1888.

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