Heading: (Vigilantes...)
Author:
Title: “Vigilantes” destroying “Fort Vigilance,” Sacramento St., San Francisco [p. 1, upper] - General Parade and Review of the Vigilance Committee, previous to their Adjournment, August 18th., 1856. [p. 1, lower]
Place Published: San Francisco
Publisher:
Date Published: 1856
Description:

Double sheet, with two wood engravings on p.1; text on p.4. Signed "Van Vleck" in the block of upper image. Sheet size 28.5x22.8 cm (11¼x9"), blue-gray laid paper.

Two illustrations. Upper: gunnybags being wheeled away from "Fort Vigilance;" across street, sign (reversed) The Diamond. Lower: men parading, banner for Vigilance Committee of 1851 Presented; view from corner of California and Montgomery (Parrott Block, center background). On p. 4, text (printed in triple column) headed: Address of the Executive Committee to the General Members of the Vigilance Committee, of San Francisco, on their Adjournment, August, 1856. Baird does not locate this issue with printed text on p.4, and only two copies in all.

This is probably the original complete issue on doublesheet with text of the "Address...." printed on p. 4 (this text sheet noted separately by Baird on p. 24, note 8). The added text disbands the Vigilance Committee, entreating members to lay down their arms, to avoid identifying the Committee with any political party, and to protect the ballot box ("let it never again be polluted").

Old folds with a little wear along them, some minor soiling; very good.