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* *William C. Bartlett, "Samuel Williams, Journalist", ''Californian'' 4 (October): 323-30 *"Deaths", S.F. ''Evening Bulletin'', July 1, 1881, p. 3 1826 births 1881 deaths 19th-century American newspaper editors Year of birth uncertain {{US-editor-stub