Broderick's great friendship became apparent when his will was made public. An estate valued at $300,000 was all left to Wilkes, except one legacy of $10,000. Considerable litigation between him and the State of California ensued. The ultimate verdict was in favor of the legatee, but the estate had shrunk a good deal on account of the heavy costs of the law suit.
Under date of Washington, September 9, 1913, the Librarian of Congress gave me the following list of the writings of George Wilkes so far as he had been able to find them:
Europe in a Hurry. New York, H. Long & Brother, 1853. 449 pp.
The Great Battle, Fought at Manassas, Between the Federal Forces, under Gen. McDowell, and the Rebels, under Gen. Beauregard, Sunday, July 21, 1861. From notes taken on the spot. New York, Brown & Ryan, 1861. 36 pp.
History of California. New York, 1845. (Note.—It is doubtful if this book was published, as it is not in the Library of Congress and I have never seen a reference to it.—C. B. B.)
The History of Oregon, Geographical and political. New York, W. H. Collyer, 1845. 128 pp.
The Internationale; its principles and purposes. Being a sequel to the Defence of the Commune. New York, 1871. 23 pp.
The Lives of Helen Jewett and Richard Robinson. New York, H. Long & Brother, 1849. 132 pp.
McClellan; from Ball's Bluff to Antietam. New York, S. Tousey, 1863. 40 pp.