Title: My residence in and departure from California
Description: Consists of letters and speeches explaining his position. Scott was a Presbyterian minister from New Orleans in San Francisco. For peace, he opposed the Civil War. He opposed using the Church to promote the War. Pro-Northern sympathizers in San Francisco threatened to lynch him. He departed for Europe.
Subjects: Description and travel, Social life and customs, Manners and customs, Travel
Places: California
People: William Anderson Scott (1813-1885)