Encloses proceedings of the trial before the 'People's Court of Cal.' of C.E

Miscellaneous / Unbound Documents, tomo Unbound · BANC MSS C-A 63, document 118

Encloses proceedings of the trial before the 'People's Court of Cal.' of C.E. Pickett for the killing of Mr. R. Alderman; Pickett was acquitted (extralegal popular justice, gold-rush era)

Date1848-12-14 (exact)
FromSam. Brannan ('People's Alcalde')
ToGov. Mason
PlaceSacramento
SeriesMiscellaneous / Unbound Documents
TomoUnbound
Original tomo page—
Savage copy page44
Scan leafn44
Document typeabstract
SourceSavage abstract

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How to cite this documentSam. Brannan ('People's Alcalde') to Gov. Mason, Sacramento, 1848-12-14, Miscellaneous / Unbound Documents, Unbound, —, Archives of California, C-A 63, Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.Cite the document by series, tomo and original tomo page, as the literature does; the C-A number locates it in the repository. To cite this catalogue entry itself, use https://archivesofcalifornia.com/record/ca63/ca63-d118.html
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