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1.
Address delivered at the execution of James Garrard and James Perry

Creator:
Bennett, S., active 1815- author
Published / Created:
[1815]
Call Number:
File 68 815 B471
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
text
Description:
Caption title.
Publisher:
Ellerton and Henderson, printers, Johnson's Court
Subject (Geographic):
England, Essex., England., and Chelmsford
Subject (Name):
Garrard, James, -1815. and Perry, James, -1815.
Subject (Topic):
Crime, Thieves, Executions and executioners, and Execution sermons
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Address delivered at the execution of James Garrard and James Perry

2.
Articles of association, entered into July 1st, 1803, by the tenants of Sir George Pauncefote, Bart

Published / Created:
[1803]
Call Number:
File 64 N849 803
Image Count:
4
Resource Type:
text
Description:
Proposal for rules and regulations for a yearly subscription, at the cost of two shillings and sixpence, for the tenants of Sir George Pauncefote-Bromley, 2nd Baronet, to the 'Association for the Prosecution of Felons, & &', by which the subscribers '...
Publisher:
Hage, printer, Newark
Subject (Geographic):
England and Nottingham.
Subject (Name):
Bromley, George, Sir, 1753-1808.
Subject (Topic):
Crime and Private security services
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Articles of association, entered into July 1st, 1803, by the tenants of Sir George Pauncefote, Bart. and by several Gentlemen, farmers, and others, of the County of Nottingham, for the prosecution of persons guilty of committing felony, or any other depredation against the properties of the subscribers in the said county

3.
Assassination of James King of Wm. by James P. Casey : San Francisco, May 14th, 1856

Published / Created:
[approximately 1856]
Call Number:
WA Prints +441
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image and text
Abstract:
Horizontal print has four vignettes of scenes from the assassination. Assassination: depicts the actual crime in the streets of San Francisco. Surrender of the Jail: depicts mob scene as vigilance committee demands the sheriff to hand the prisoner to ...
Description:
Title from caption of text column.
Publisher:
Pub. by Britton & Rey
Subject (Geographic):
California and San Francisco.
Subject (Name):
King, James, 1822-1856 and Casey, James P.
Subject (Topic):
Crime and Vigilance committees
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Assassination of James King of Wm. by James P. Casey : San Francisco, May 14th, 1856

4.
Committee of Vigilance of San Francisco -- : this is to certify that -- is a member --

Creator:
Nahl, Charles Christian, 1818-1878
Published / Created:
[approximately 1856]
Call Number:
WA Prints +451
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
Certificate proper is bordered with ornamental images such as the Eye of Providence at top of sheet, a blonde shield-maiden with serpentine sword in her right hand and a triangular shield with "numquam" inscribed on it in her left; the image of blind ...
Description:
BEIN WA Prints +451: On sheet 61 x 48 cm. Autograph signatures by Wm. T. Coleman, Isaac Bluxome Jr., Wm. Meyer, and Charles Boune. Handwritten numeral "3461" in space for membership number. Stamped with the 1856 Committee medallion.
Publisher:
Britton & Rey
Subject (Geographic):
California and San Francisco.
Subject (Name):
San Francisco Committee of Vigilance of 1856
Subject (Topic):
Vigilance committees and Crime
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Committee of Vigilance of San Francisco -- : this is to certify that -- is a member --

5.
Fort Vigilant : rooms of the Committee Sacramento St. betn. Davis & Front. : mass meeting endorsing

Creator:
Britton & Rey, lithographer
Published / Created:
[1856?]
Call Number:
WA Prints 401
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image and text
Abstract:
A sheet with two vignettes. The first, at top, "Rooms of the Committee Sacramento St. betn. Davis & Front," shows building facades on Sacramento Street. Activities include the shoring of a bunker and gathering of ammunition. Men stand ready with canno...
Description:
Title from caption at top of sheet.
Publisher:
Britton and Rey
Subject (Geographic):
San Francisco (Calif.), California, and San Francisco.
Subject (Name):
San Francisco Committee of Vigilance of 1856.
Subject (Topic):
Crime and Vigilance committees
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Fort Vigilant : rooms of the Committee Sacramento St. betn. Davis & Front. : mass meeting endorsing the acts of the Vigilance Committe June 14th

6.
Fort Vigilant Rooms of the committee Sacramento St. betn. Davis & Front. : Mass meeting endorsing

Creator:
Britton & Rey, lithographer
Published / Created:
1856]
Call Number:
WA Prints 402 2
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
Subject: Two vignettes: The first, at top, "Rooms of the Committee Sacramento St. betn. Davis & Front" shows building facades on Sacramento Street. Activities include the shoring of a bunker and gathering of ammunition. Men stand ready with cannons on...
Description:
BEIN WA Prints 402 Copy 2: Manuscript note at top: "Received Tuesday July 15, 1886."
Publisher:
Britton & Rey
Subject (Geographic):
California, San Francisco., and San Francisco (Calif.)
Subject (Name):
San Francisco Committee of Vigilance of 1856.
Subject (Topic):
Crime and Vigilance committees
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Fort Vigilant Rooms of the committee Sacramento St. betn. Davis & Front. : Mass meeting endorsing the acts of the Vigilance Committe[e] June 14th. / [graphic]

7.
Fort Vigilant Rooms of the committee Sacramento St. betn. Davis & Front. : Mass meeting endorsing

Creator:
Britton & Rey, lithographer
Published / Created:
1856]
Call Number:
WA Prints 402 1
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
Subject: Two vignettes: The first, at top, "Rooms of the Committee Sacramento St. betn. Davis & Front" shows building facades on Sacramento Street. Activities include the shoring of a bunker and gathering of ammunition. Men stand ready with cannons on...
Description:
BEIN WA Prints 402 Copy 2: Manuscript note at top: "Received Tuesday July 15, 1886."
Publisher:
Britton & Rey
Subject (Geographic):
California, San Francisco., and San Francisco (Calif.)
Subject (Name):
San Francisco Committee of Vigilance of 1856.
Subject (Topic):
Crime and Vigilance committees
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Fort Vigilant Rooms of the committee Sacramento St. betn. Davis & Front. : Mass meeting endorsing the acts of the Vigilance Committe[e] June 14th. / [graphic]

8.
Henry Ridinger diary : manuscript

Creator:
Ridinger, Henry, 1851-1938
Published / Created:
1878-1882.
Call Number:
WA MSS S-4142
Container / Volume:
Box
Image Count:
112
Resource Type:
text
Abstract:
Manuscript diary in the hand of Henry Ridinger, 1878-1882. Ridinger describes his work as a herder in Colorado, landscapes and topography in Colorado, Navajo settlements, working in the hay trade, a shooting and arrest in Colorado, and his travel thr...
Description:
Henry Ridinger (1851-1938) was born in either Iowa or Illinois in 1851. His family moved to Kansas in 1857 and he left home at the age of 11, circa 1862. He worked as a cattle herder and hay farmer in Colorado, Kansas, and Oklahoma for several years i...
Subject (Geographic):
Colorado., Oklahoma., Oklahoma, Colorado, Indian Territory, and Kansas
Subject (Name):
Ridinger, Henry, 1851-1938. and Ridinger, Sam
Subject (Topic):
Agriculture, Cherokee Indians, Crime, Hay trade, Herders, Hunting, Indians of North America, Government relations, Jews, Navajo Indians, Osage Indians, Pawnee Indians, Ute Indians, Waco Indians, and Description and travel
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Henry Ridinger diary : manuscript

9.
L'affaire Humbert

Published / Created:
[190-?]
Image Count:
20
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
Poscards employ poetic satire to lampoon 'L'Affaire Humbert,' using text that vividly captures the prevailing sentiments of the era and delivers a cutting, satirical critique of diverse societal groups
Alternative Title:
Postcards parodying the Thérèse Humbert affair and Legally themed ostcards parodying the Thérèse Humbert affair
Description:
Also available in original print http://morris.law.yale.edu/record=b1463580
Publisher:
Publisher not identified
Subject (Geographic):
France
Subject (Name):
Humbert, Thérèse, 1856-
Subject (Topic):
Crime, Humor., Parodies, imitations, etc, Caricatures and cartoons, Humor, and Swindlers and swindling
Found in:
Lillian Goldman Law Library > L'affaire Humbert

10.
L'héritage Crac-Fort

Published / Created:
[1902-1903]
Call Number:
IN PROCESS FOR DIGITAL PROJECTS
Image Count:
20
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"L'héritage Crac-Fort," a series of 10 postcards illustrating and parodying the story of Thérèse Humbert: "L'affaire Humbert," the notorious swindler of French celebrities. The title of the series is a pun on the family name of Thérèse Humbert's suppo...
Alternative Title:
Postcards parodying the Thérèse Humbert story and Legally themed postcards parodying the Thérèse Humbert story
Description:
Dates from postmarks and manuscript notes.
Subject (Geographic):
France
Subject (Name):
Humbert, Thérèse, 1856-
Subject (Topic):
Crime, Humor., Parodies, imitations, etc, Caricatures and cartoons, Humor, Swindlers and swindling, and Impostors and imposture
Found in:
Lillian Goldman Law Library > L'héritage Crac-Fort

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