Someone on Norcal was doing something on the Vigilantes - maybe a web search would find his page? Joel something or other. Or an archive search of Norcal would find his email address. Sandra You wrote: > >Checked CAIF and did not come up with anything under Rice, Heatherinton, >Bendixon. Did look in a California history book and found mention of the >Vigilante committees...there was a reference to a Hetherington, no first name, >as being the last of the three executions carried out by the committee...I will >check later in the week on Hetherington spelling in CAIF > >Colleen > >---------- >| From: Sandra Harris <[email protected]> >| To: [email protected] >| Subject: [CA-GOLDRUSH-L] RICE/HEATHERINGTON/BENDIXON >| Date: Monday, September 14, 1998 5:02 AM >| >| Richard, have you checked in the Alta index for these names? >| Have you checked the CAIF (California Informaton File) for mentions of >| these names? >| Sandra >| >| To: [email protected] >| Subject: [CA-GOLDRUSH-L] California and B.C. people >| >| I am looking for information on two women who were allegedly involved >| with the San Francisco vigilante movement; Jessie Rice or Heatherington >| and Fanny Bendixon, who was the consort of one of the leaders before she >| married Louis Bendixon. I believe he sied in California in the 1870s. >| Fanny died in Barkerville B.C. in the 1890s and Jessie was murdered there >| in 1863. >| >| Any help would be appreciated. >| >| >| Richard Wright >| [email protected] >| >| >| ==== CA-GOLDRUSH Mailing List ==== >| Automatic Administrative Reminder: >| Please remember to stay on topic - this list covers the >| gold rush in California's early history. Please send your >| queries about your ancestral names in CA during this time >| period and stories pertaining to the events, etc. If you >| are unsure if your message is on topic, please ask the list >| owner <[email protected]> about it before posting. >| >| >| >| >| >| >| >