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 756 PIONEER REGISTER AND INDEX. Gilbert (Edward), 1847, N.Y. printer, and Kent Co. H, N.Y.Vol. v. 504. He made a census of S.F. and wrote an article on the town published in the Star. v. C47, C56; was a candidate for alcalde, and declined the collectorship. v. 575, 652, 659; but seems to have acted as Collector Folsom s deputy. He took a prominent part from 48 in public affairs; was editor of the Alto, from its beginning in Jan. 49. v. 659; was a member of the constit. convention; and in Nov. 49 was elected as the 1st congressman from Cal. One of his edi torial articles drew out a letter which led him to challenge Gen. Jas W. Denver, by whom he was killed in a duel near Sac. in 52 at the age of 33. He was regarded as a man of unusual ability and promise. G., 1848, at Mont.; of firm Newell, Brady, & G. G. (Janjes), 1845, at N.Helv. in Sut- ter s service 45-6. G. (John), 1847, Co. D, Morm. Bat. (v. 469). G. (Wm), 1846, said to have been steward on the U.S. Savannah; at Stockton 79. Gilchrist (Edward), 1846, surgeon on the Congress and Cyane; justice of the peace at Mont. ; acted as surg. of the Cal. Bat. v. 231, 361, 637-8. Gil- dea (Wm B.), 1845, Amer. physician who came overl. in the Swasey-TocTcT party; diecfat N.Helv. Jan. 46. iv. 576, 580, 587. Gili (Bartolome&quot;), 1791, Span, friar, who served chiefly at S. Antonio and retired in 94. Biog. i. 689; ment. i. 496, 500, 523-4, 576, 597. Gill (James), 1846, Co. F, Cal. Bat. (v. 358); enlisting at S. Juan Oct.; lot at S.F. 47. Gillespie (Archibald H.), 1846, nat. of Penn. and lieut. of marines U.S.N., who was sent in Oct. 45 from Wash, to Cal. as a bearer of a duplicate of secret instructions to Larkin, with whom he was to cooperate, as was Fr- . mont, in carrying out those instructions. He crossed Mex., destroying his official despatch after committing its contents to memory, and arrived at Mont, in April 46 on the Cyane via Honolulu, thence proceeding to the Oregon frontier to overtake Fremont, v. 24-9, 200, 636, 644. The original of his des patch is now in my possession, and also the copy written by him from mem ory at Mont. Fremont claims to have received a very different despatch, and there is a bare possibility that Gillespie deceived him. In the various events of May-July, G. took an active part, being made adjutant of the Cal. Bat. at its 1st organization, v. 79-80, 101-2, 127, 177, 184, 247, 252-3. Going south in July, he was left at Los Ang. in com. of the garrison, and by his unwise policy caused the people to revolt and drive him out in Oct. v. 286, 306-15, 319. Joining Stockton at S. Diego, he was sent with a reenforcement to meet Kearny, and was wounded in the fight at S. Pascual in Dec. v. 328-9, 340, 343-7. Ranking as major of the battalion, G. commanded a division of Stock ton s army, and was again wounded at the S. Gabriel in Jan. 47. v. 360, 386, 391-5. Declining the secretaryship of state under Fremont, he was relieved from duty in Cal., and reported to Com. Biddle in May. v. 433, 437, 440, 445, 450. He went east overland with Stockton, and testified for Fremont at the court-martial; also in the Cal. claims investigation, v. 453-6. He seems to have returned overland to Cal. in 48, and to have spent much of his later life here, though for some years previous to 61 he was in Mex., perhaps as sec. of legation. He was never prominent after 49, having to a certain extent lost his grip in the battle of life. He died at S.F. in 73, at the age of 60. Gillespie (Chas V.), 1848, bro. of Arch. H., nat. of N. Y., who came on the Eagle from China with his family, a cargo of merchandise, and 2 Chinese servants. He advertised in the Star as a merchant and conveyancer; and was made notary public and judge of election, v. 648, 052, 680. He also made in quiries for a rancho, and wrote, One of my favorite projects is to introduce Chinese immigrants into this country. He took a prominent part under How ard in settling the Leidesdorff estate. In 85 he still lives in S.F., where he has been well known as a lawyer and searcher of records. In 75 he contrib uted for my use a statement on the Vigilance Committee and other topics of early S.F. life; and later gave me some items about early buildings in the city. Mrs G. organized a sabbath-school in 48, and has since been prominent in church affairs, v. 657. G. (James), 1828, mr of the Telemachus. iii. 149; a Mass, man who was lost with the same vessel near Mazatlan. Forbes Pcrs. Remin., 90. G. (J.), 1848, mr of a vessel, or sup. GiUingham (Henry),