Gold Rush Era Collections

Coloma June 3^rd, 1856

Dear father

it is a long time since I Last heard from you and a Number of Mails has arrived and I have not Received any letter from Lockport it seams [seems] as though I was forgotten, the mail will be here in about an Hour I expect and than I suppose I shall get Some letters I Send you this mail a Lot of papers in which you will see that there is a great Deal of excitement in this state on the act of the organisation [organization] of the Vigilance Committee again in Sanfrancisco San Francisco there has been by the statistics 1400 pe persons Murdered in the City of Sanfrancisco San Francisco since 1849 and there has been only 5 persons hung by the authorities, and a short time ago a Notorious gambler Named Cora Charles Cora Shot the United States marshal, Gen. William H. Richardson, in the Street and was Likely to get Clear and Soon after through the agency of John B. Weller, got a gambler and associate of Cora Charles Cora appointed to fill the vacancy occured [occurred] by the Death of Richardson which Caused a great Deal of feeling all over the State and the Editor of the Bulletin, James King of William exposed their Nefarious plans and it was Rumored that he would be shot if He was not Carefull [careful] and He exposed the Character of James Casey a State prison convict of Sing Sing Ny New York