Death in CA 1864- Hiram HITCHCOCK, carpenter, native of the State of New York
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Transcribed by Dee Sardoch;
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Stockton Daily Independent
Stockton, San Joaquin Co., CA
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>>TUESDAY, 26 JULY 1864<<
SUICIDE in DOWNIEVILLE - Early on the morning of the 11th, Hiram HITCHCOCK shot himself through the head with a pistol. He was a native of the State of New York and by trade a carpenter. Cause - domestic difficulties, and a tendency to insanity.