Maxwell was a soldier in Capt. Stark's company at the garrison at Detroit (Michigan Territory) during Pontiac's attempt to massacre the garrison, in Aug. 1763, known as "Bloody Run." Charles C. Trowbridge (1800-1883) held numeous political and other prominent positions in Michigan including: member of the Board of Regents at the University of Michigan, 1839-1842, first secretary of the same Board, Indian agent and interpreter at Green Bay and Detroit, president of the Bank of Michigan, 1824-1843; president and later secretary of the Michigan State Bank, 1844-1853; president of the Oakland & Ottawa Railroad Co. and the Detroit & Milwaukee Railroad Co.; Whig candidate for Governor, 1837; Alderman and Mayor of Detroit, 1834. (For further information on Trowbridge see Michigan Biographies, v.2, p.369.).
From the description of Recollections of Pontiac's War, 1821,1872. (Clarke Historical Library). WorldCat record id: 41536780
