Thomas Nolan, father of Georgetown camp, died by suicide in 1889
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Nolan was a typical British soldier of Irish extraction, aged about 56, who served through the Crimean War and the Sepoy Mutiny in India, then served in the United States Army [1][2]. He was the oldest settler of Georgetown and at one time owned nearly the whole place, being an expert miner, but his fondness for strong drink threatened to make him an object of charity, and he was too high-spirited to beg [1][2]. Brown under the pretense of needing it for a friend [5]. Deemer and others, but no action was taken [5]. Brown after dreaming he saw Nolan dead, and they found Nolan in bed with an empty morphine bottle beside him [4][2].
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- Tom Nolan was, in appearance and habits,… (1889)Tom Nolan was, in appearance and habits, a typical British soldier, of Irish extraction, aged about 56 years. After serving through the Crimean war, he went through the Sepoy mutiny in India, and afterwards serv…
- Silver City Enterprise — 1888-1890 (full OCR, Internet Archive) — 1889-10-11 (1889)wn and requested the latter to accompany him to Nolan’s place of residence, saying that he had seen old Tom in a dream last night, lying on his bed dead. On opening Nolan’s bed-room door, there he lay, d…
- Thomas Nolan, the “father of the camp,”… (1889)Thomas Nolan, the “father of the camp,” as he is known in Georgetown, died from an overdose of morphine, taken with suicidal in- tent, on the morning of the 3rd instant.
- On the forenoon of the 4th Mr… (1889)On the forenoon of the 4th Mr. Deemer called on Dr. Brown and requested the latter to accompany him to Nolan’s place of residence, saying that he had seen old Tom in a dream last night, lying on his bed de…
- Silver City Enterprise — 1888-1890 (full OCR, Internet Archive) — 1889-10-11 (1889)Tired Of Life A Well-Known Georgetown Miner Suicides. A Dream That Proved But Too True. Thomas Nolan, the “father of the camp,” as he is known in Georgetown, died from an overdose of morphine, taken with su…