Finding aid of the William Tell Coleman Papers C057960
Finding aid prepared by Alexandria Brown
Society of California Pioneers
10/11/2011
300 Fourth Street
San Francisco, CA, 94107-1272
(415) 959-1849
pkeats@californiapioneers.org
Title: Coleman, William Tell Papers
Identifier/Call Number: C057960
Contributing Institution:
Society of California Pioneers
Language of Material:
English
Container: 3-18C
Container: C057960
Physical Description:
1.0 folder
(5 items, 4 letters)
Date (inclusive): 1859-1927 and undated
Abstract: This folder contains three newspaper obituaries, a sympathy thanks card from Mrs. Coleman regarding her husband's death, a
recollection of an incident between Coleman and Ned McGoward dictated by J. F. Bourke to E. M. Kline on May 2, 1927, three
letters of correspondence and memos regarding the Society of California Pioneers, and one letter of correspondence to J. B.
Hoyd.
Collection open for research.
Conditions Governing Access note
There are no restrictions on access.
William Tell Coleman Papers. The Society of California Pioneers.
Donor and date of acquisition unknown.
b. 02/29/1824; d. 11/22/1893. Coleman was born in Harrison County, Kentucky and was raised in VIrginia. He graduated from
St. Louis University at 20 and took courses in the commercial department. After spending some time in New Orleans he headed
west to Sutter's Fort. He quickly abandoned mining for commercial business, setting up shop in San Francisco in 1851. In 1852
he married Carrie Page of St. Louis and had two sons. He was part of a vigilante squad in SF that expelled criminals from
the state. He also helped surpress the Draft Riots in New york City and the San Lot mobs in 1877-1878.
This folder contains three newspaper obituaries, a sympathy thanks card from Mrs. Coleman regarding her husband's death, a
recollection of an incident between Coleman and Ned McGoward dictated by J. F. Bourke to E. M. Kline on May 2, 1927, three
letters of correspondence and memos regarding the Society of California Pioneers, and one letter of correspondence to J. B.
Hoyd.
Existence and Location of Originals note
The Society of California Pioneers, 300 Fourth Street, San Francisco, CA, 94107
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Coleman, William Tell, 1824-1893
Correspondence.
Obituaries.