Yankee Sullivan - Revision history

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	*Feb. 7, 1849 bout with [[Tom Hyer]]: [https://ibroresearch.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/ibro-journal-68.122-129.pdf]		*Feb. 7, 1849 bout with [[Tom Hyer]]: [https://ibroresearch.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/ibro-journal-68.122-129.pdf]
	*Oct. 13, 1853 bout with [[John Morrissey]]: [https://ibroresearch.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/ibro-journal-75.24-29.pdf]		*Oct. 13, 1853 bout with [[John Morrissey]]: [https://ibroresearch.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/ibro-journal-75.24-29.pdf]
			*"The Violent Life and Death of Yankee Sullivan" by Kenneth Bridgham: [https://ibroresearch.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/IBRO156.21-26.pdf]

	[[Category:Bare-knuckle Boxers\|Sullivan, Yankee]]		[[Category:Bare-knuckle Boxers\|Sullivan, Yankee]]

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	[[file:Sullivan.Yankee.Card.jpg\|right\|~~260px~~\|Yankee Sullivan]]		[[file:Sullivan.Yankee.Card.jpg\|right\|250px\|Yankee Sullivan]]
	"'''Yankee Sullivan''' committed suicide while confined in the committee's headquarters, awaiting trial for various crimes. Sullivan became so panic-stricken when he heard a Vigilante say that he would probably be hanged on the morrow that he opened a vein in his wrist and bled to death before a physician could reach him." [http://www.zpub.com/sf50/sf/hbtbc4.htm Source]		"'''Yankee Sullivan''' committed suicide while confined in the committee's headquarters, awaiting trial for various crimes. Sullivan became so panic-stricken when he heard a Vigilante say that he would probably be hanged on the morrow that he opened a vein in his wrist and bled to death before a physician could reach him." [http://www.zpub.com/sf50/sf/hbtbc4.htm Source]

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	*Died May 31, 1856 in San Francisco, California (found dead in prison).		*Died May 31, 1856 in San Francisco, California (found dead in prison).
	*His [http://www.books-about-california.com/Pages/Vigilance_Committee_of_1856/Illustrations/James_%22Yankee%22_Sullivan.html tombstone] says he died at the hands of the "V.C." (Vigilance Committee).		*His [http://www.books-about-california.com/Pages/Vigilance_Committee_of_1856/Illustrations/James_%22Yankee%22_Sullivan.html tombstone] says he died at the hands of the "V.C." (Vigilance Committee).
	*More information on Sullivan ~~can be found~~ [http://www.mdhs.org/library/Image02.html here].		*More information on Sullivan: [http://www.mdhs.org/library/Image02.html here].
	*Feb. 7, 1849 bout with [[Tom Hyer]]: [https://ibroresearch.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/ibro-journal-68.122-129.pdf]		*Feb. 7, 1849 bout with [[Tom Hyer]]: [https://ibroresearch.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/ibro-journal-68.122-129.pdf]
			*Oct. 13, 1853 bout with [[John Morrissey]]: [https://ibroresearch.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/ibro-journal-75.24-29.pdf]

	[[Category:Bare-knuckle Boxers\|Sullivan, Yankee]]		[[Category:Bare-knuckle Boxers\|Sullivan, Yankee]]

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	[[file:Sullivan.Yankee.Card.jpg\|~~left~~\|~~300px~~\|Yankee Sullivan]]		[[file:Sullivan.Yankee.Card.jpg\|right\|260px\|Yankee Sullivan]]
			"'''Yankee Sullivan''' committed suicide while confined in the committee's headquarters, awaiting trial for various crimes. Sullivan became so panic-stricken when he heard a Vigilante say that he would probably be hanged on the morrow that he opened a vein in his wrist and bled to death before a physician could reach him." [http://www.zpub.com/sf50/sf/hbtbc4.htm Source]

	*Born James Ambrose in Ireland		Buried in Mission Dolores Cemetery, near Mission Dolores. Church: Dolores and 16th Streets, San Francisco, California. Because this is a Catholic cemetery, and Sullivan committed suicide, his burial there is considered highly unusual. His headstone reads :"May God Forgive My
			Persecutors".

			*Born James Ambrose in Ireland (Some [http://www.americanmafia.com/Feature_Articles_113.html report] that he was actually born in Liverpool, England.)
	*[http://www.antekprizering.com/sullivanyankeeframed.html Drawing]		*[http://www.antekprizering.com/sullivanyankeeframed.html Drawing]
	*[http://www.gothamcenter.org/discussions/viewthread.cfm?ID=1200&ForumID=33 Background]		*[http://www.gothamcenter.org/discussions/viewthread.cfm?ID=1200&ForumID=33 Background]
	*[http://www.cyberboxingzone.com/boxing/yankee.htm CBZ Fight Record]		*[http://www.cyberboxingzone.com/boxing/yankee.htm CBZ Fight Record]
	*Some [http://www.americanmafia.com/Feature_Articles_113.html report] that he was actually born in Liverpool, England.		*At one time, he was the owner of a famous New York saloon: the ''Sawdust House'' in Walker Street.
	*At one time, he was the owner of a famous New York saloon--the ''Sawdust House'' in Walker Street.
	*Died May 31, 1856 in San Francisco, California (found dead in prison).		*Died May 31, 1856 in San Francisco, California (found dead in prison).
	~~<br clear=all>~~		*His [http://www.books-about-california.com/Pages/Vigilance_Committee_of_1856/Illustrations/James_%22Yankee%22_Sullivan.html tombstone] says he died at the hands of the "V.C." (Vigilance Committee).
	His [http://www.books-about-california.com/Pages/Vigilance_Committee_of_1856/Illustrations/James_%22Yankee%22_Sullivan.html tombstone] says he died at the hands of the "V.C." (Vigilance Committee).		*More information on Sullivan can be found [http://www.mdhs.org/library/Image02.html here].
			*Feb. 7, 1849 bout with [[Tom Hyer]]: [https://ibroresearch.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/ibro-journal-68.122-129.pdf]
	~~"Yankee~~ Sullivan ~~committed suicide while confined in the committee?s headquarters, awaiting trial for various crimes. Sullivan became so panic-stricken when he heard a Vigilante say that he would probably~~ be ~~hanged on the morrow that he opened a vein in his wrist and bled to death before a physician could reach him."~~ [http://www.~~zpub~~.~~com~~/~~sf50~~/~~sf/hbtbc4~~.~~htm Source~~]

	~~Buried in Mission Dolores Cemetery, near Mission Dolores~~. ~~Church: Dolores and 16th Sstreets~~, ~~San Francisco, California. Because this is a Catholic cemetary, and Sullivan committed suicide, his burial there is considered highly unusual. His headstone reads~~ :~~"May God Forgive My~~
	~~Persecutors".~~

	~~More information on Sullivan can be found~~ [~~http~~://~~www~~.~~mdhs.org~~/~~library~~/~~Image02~~.~~html here~~].

	[[Category:Bare-knuckle Boxers\|Sullivan, Yankee]]		[[Category:Bare-knuckle Boxers\|Sullivan, Yankee]]

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			[[file:Sullivan.Yankee.Card.jpg\|left\|300px\|Yankee Sullivan]]

	*Born James Ambrose in Ireland		*Born James Ambrose in Ireland
	*[http://www.antekprizering.com/sullivanyankeeframed.html Drawing]		*[http://www.antekprizering.com/sullivanyankeeframed.html Drawing]
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	*At one time, he was the owner of a famous New York saloon--the ''Sawdust House'' in Walker Street.		*At one time, he was the owner of a famous New York saloon--the ''Sawdust House'' in Walker Street.
	*Died May 31, 1856 in San Francisco, California (found dead in prison).		*Died May 31, 1856 in San Francisco, California (found dead in prison).
			<br clear=all>
	His [http://www.books-about-california.com/Pages/Vigilance_Committee_of_1856/Illustrations/James_%22Yankee%22_Sullivan.html tombstone] says he died at the hands of the "V.C." (Vigilance Committee).		His [http://www.books-about-california.com/Pages/Vigilance_Committee_of_1856/Illustrations/James_%22Yankee%22_Sullivan.html tombstone] says he died at the hands of the "V.C." (Vigilance Committee).

Ric: real name

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			*Born James Ambrose in Ireland
	*[http://www.antekprizering.com/sullivanyankeeframed.html Drawing]		*[http://www.antekprizering.com/sullivanyankeeframed.html Drawing]
	*[http://www.gothamcenter.org/discussions/viewthread.cfm?ID=1200&ForumID=33 Background]		*[http://www.gothamcenter.org/discussions/viewthread.cfm?ID=1200&ForumID=33 Background]

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	[http://www.antekprizering.com/sullivanyankeeframed.html Drawing]		*[http://www.antekprizering.com/sullivanyankeeframed.html Drawing]
			*[http://www.gothamcenter.org/discussions/viewthread.cfm?ID=1200&ForumID=33 Background]
	[http://www.gothamcenter.org/discussions/viewthread.cfm?ID=1200&ForumID=33 Background]		*[http://www.cyberboxingzone.com/boxing/yankee.htm CBZ Fight Record]
			*Some [http://www.americanmafia.com/Feature_Articles_113.html report] that he was actually born in Liverpool, England.
	[http://www.cyberboxingzone.com/boxing/yankee.htm CBZ Fight Record]		*At one time, he was the owner of a famous New York saloon--the ''Sawdust House'' in Walker Street.
			*Died May 31, 1856 in San Francisco, California (found dead in prison).
	Some [http://www.americanmafia.com/Feature_Articles_113.html report] that he was actually born in Liverpool, England.		His [http://www.books-about-california.com/Pages/Vigilance_Committee_of_1856/Illustrations/James_%22Yankee%22_Sullivan.html tombstone] says he died at the hands of the "V.C." (Vigilance Committee).

	At one time, he was the owner of a famous New York saloon--the ''Sawdust House'' in Walker Street.

	Died May 31, 1856 in San Francisco, California (found dead in prison).
	His [http://www.books-about-california.com/Pages/Vigilance_Committee_of_1856/Illustrations/James_%22Yankee%22_Sullivan.html
	tombstone] says he died at the hands of the "V.C." (Vigilance Committee).

	"Yankee Sullivan committed suicide while confined in the committee?s headquarters, awaiting trial for various crimes. Sullivan became so panic-stricken when he heard a Vigilante say that he would probably be hanged on the morrow that he opened a vein in his wrist and bled to death before a physician could reach him." [http://www.zpub.com/sf50/sf/hbtbc4.htm Source]		"Yankee Sullivan committed suicide while confined in the committee?s headquarters, awaiting trial for various crimes. Sullivan became so panic-stricken when he heard a Vigilante say that he would probably be hanged on the morrow that he opened a vein in his wrist and bled to death before a physician could reach him." [http://www.zpub.com/sf50/sf/hbtbc4.htm Source]
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	Persecutors".		Persecutors".

	More information on Sullivan can be found		More information on Sullivan can be found [http://www.mdhs.org/library/Image02.html here].
	[http://www.mdhs.org/library/Image02.html here].
			[[Category:Bare-knuckle Boxers\|Sullivan, Yankee]]

Robert.snell1 at 15:10, 12 January 2005

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	"Yankee Sullivan committed suicide while confined in the committee?s headquarters, awaiting trial for various crimes. Sullivan became so panic-stricken when he heard a Vigilante say that he would probably be hanged on the morrow that he opened a vein in his wrist and bled to death before a physician could reach him." [http://www.zpub.com/sf50/sf/hbtbc4.htm Source]		"Yankee Sullivan committed suicide while confined in the committee?s headquarters, awaiting trial for various crimes. Sullivan became so panic-stricken when he heard a Vigilante say that he would probably be hanged on the morrow that he opened a vein in his wrist and bled to death before a physician could reach him." [http://www.zpub.com/sf50/sf/hbtbc4.htm Source]

	Buried in Mission Dolores Cemetery, near Mission Dolores. Church: Dolores and 16th Sstreets, San Francisco, California. Because this is a Catholic cemetary, and Sullivan committed suicide, his burial there is considered highly unusual.		Buried in Mission Dolores Cemetery, near Mission Dolores. Church: Dolores and 16th Sstreets, San Francisco, California. Because this is a Catholic cemetary, and Sullivan committed suicide, his burial there is considered highly unusual. His headstone reads :"May God Forgive My
			Persecutors".

	More information on Sullivan can be found		More information on Sullivan can be found
	[http://www.mdhs.org/library/Image02.html here].		[http://www.mdhs.org/library/Image02.html here].

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	Died May 31, 1856 in San Francisco, California (found dead in prison).		Died May 31, 1856 in San Francisco, California (found dead in prison).
	His [http://www.books-about-california.com/Pages/Vigilance_Committee_of_1856/Illustrations/James_%22Yankee%22_Sullivan.html		His [http://www.books-about-california.com/Pages/Vigilance_Committee_of_1856/Illustrations/James_%22Yankee%22_Sullivan.html
	tombstone] says he died at the hands of the "V.C." (Vigilance Committee):		tombstone] says he died at the hands of the "V.C." (Vigilance Committee).

	"Yankee Sullivan committed suicide while confined in the committee?s headquarters, awaiting trial for various crimes. Sullivan became so panic-stricken when he heard a Vigilante say that he would probably be hanged on the morrow that he opened a vein in his wrist and bled to death before a physician could reach him." [http://www.zpub.com/sf50/sf/hbtbc4.htm Source]		"Yankee Sullivan committed suicide while confined in the committee?s headquarters, awaiting trial for various crimes. Sullivan became so panic-stricken when he heard a Vigilante say that he would probably be hanged on the morrow that he opened a vein in his wrist and bled to death before a physician could reach him." [http://www.zpub.com/sf50/sf/hbtbc4.htm Source]
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	More information on Sullivan can be found		More information on Sullivan can be found
	[http://www.mdhs.org/library/Image02.html ~~here],~~		[http://www.mdhs.org/library/Image02.html here].
	~~[http://www.americanmafia.com/Feature_Articles_113.html here] and~~
	~~[http://www.secondsout.com/legends/legends_32343.asp~~ here].

Ric: Updated page

2005-01-03T18:49:52Z

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	~~Drawing:~~ http://www.antekprizering.com/sullivanyankeeframed.html		[http://www.antekprizering.com/sullivanyankeeframed.html Drawing]

	http://~~cyberboxingzone~~.~~com~~/~~boxing~~/~~yankee~~.~~htm~~		[http://www.gothamcenter.org/discussions/viewthread.cfm?ID=1200&ForumID=33 Background]

	~~Some report that he was actually born in Liverpool, England:~~		[http://www.cyberboxingzone.com/boxing/yankee.htm CBZ Fight Record]
	http://www.~~americanmafia~~.com/~~Feature_Articles_113~~.~~html~~

	~~At one time,~~ he was ~~the owner of a famous New York saloon - the Sawdust House~~ in ~~Walker Street~~.		Some [http://www.americanmafia.com/Feature_Articles_113.html report] that he was actually born in Liverpool, England.

	~~http://www~~.~~secondsout.com/legends/legends_32343.asp~~		At one time, he was the owner of a famous New York saloon--the ''Sawdust House'' in Walker Street.

	Died May 31, 1856 in San Francisco, California (found dead in prison).		Died May 31, 1856 in San Francisco, California (found dead in prison).
	His ~~tombstone says he died at the hands of the "V.C." (Vigilance Committee):~~		His [http://www.books-about-california.com/Pages/Vigilance_Committee_of_1856/Illustrations/James_%22Yankee%22_Sullivan.html
	http://www.books-about-california.com/Pages/Vigilance_Committee_of_1856/Illustrations/James_%22Yankee%22_Sullivan.html		tombstone] says he died at the hands of the "V.C." (Vigilance Committee):

	"Yankee Sullivan committed suicide while confined in the ~~committee�s~~ headquarters, awaiting trial for various crimes. Sullivan became so panic-stricken when he heard a Vigilante say that he would probably be hanged on the morrow that he opened a vein in his wrist and bled to death before a physician could reach him." ~~Source:~~ http://www.zpub.com/sf50/sf/hbtbc4.htm		"Yankee Sullivan committed suicide while confined in the committee?s headquarters, awaiting trial for various crimes. Sullivan became so panic-stricken when he heard a Vigilante say that he would probably be hanged on the morrow that he opened a vein in his wrist and bled to death before a physician could reach him." [http://www.zpub.com/sf50/sf/hbtbc4.htm Source]

	Buried in Mission Dolores Cemetery, near Mission Dolores. Church: Dolores and 16th Sstreets, San Francisco, California.		Buried in Mission Dolores Cemetery, near Mission Dolores. Church: Dolores and 16th Sstreets, San Francisco, California. Because this is a Catholic cemetary, and Sullivan committed suicide, his burial there is considered highly unusual.
	Because this is a Catholic cemetary, and Sullivan committed suicide, his burial there is considered highly unusual.
			More information on Sullivan can be found
			[http://www.mdhs.org/library/Image02.html here],
			[http://www.americanmafia.com/Feature_Articles_113.html here] and
			[http://www.secondsout.com/legends/legends_32343.asp here].

Unknown user at 00:00, 1 January 2005

2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

New page

Drawing: http://www.antekprizering.com/sullivanyankeeframed.html

http://cyberboxingzone.com/boxing/yankee.htm

Some report that he was actually born in Liverpool, England:
http://www.americanmafia.com/Feature_Articles_113.html

At one time, he was the owner of a famous New York saloon - the Sawdust House in Walker Street.

http://www.secondsout.com/legends/legends_32343.asp

Died May 31, 1856 in San Francisco, California (found dead in prison).
His tombstone says he died at the hands of the "V.C." (Vigilance Committee):
http://www.books-about-california.com/Pages/Vigilance_Committee_of_1856/Illustrations/James_%22Yankee%22_Sullivan.html

"Yankee Sullivan committed suicide while confined in the committee�s headquarters, awaiting trial for various crimes. Sullivan became so panic-stricken when he heard a Vigilante say that he would probably be hanged on the morrow that he opened a vein in his wrist and bled to death before a physician could reach him." Source: http://www.zpub.com/sf50/sf/hbtbc4.htm

Buried in Mission Dolores Cemetery, near Mission Dolores. Church: Dolores and 16th Sstreets, San Francisco, California.
Because this is a Catholic cemetary, and Sullivan committed suicide, his burial there is considered highly unusual.