William Brown papers, 1773-1838.
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Hull, William, 1753-1825
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William Hull (1753-1825) was a lawyer and a soldier. He served in the Revolutionary War and afterwards in the U.S. Army where he attained the rank of Brigadier-General. In 1805 he was appointed Governor of the Michigan Territory. In 1812 he was court-martialed and cashiered from the Army because of the failure of his campaign into Canada against the British. Hull succeeded William Wetmore as a trustee of the New England Mississippi Land Company, one of the "Yazoo" companies. The Yazoo companies ...
Brown, William, 1773-1838.
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Born in Mass, Dec. 7, 1773; came to Detroit, 1798, where he was active in public affairs until his death, June 27, 1838. In May, 1905, he was elected a trustee of Detroit. From 1806 until the War of 1812, he was garrison surgeon. In 806 he was a shareholder and director of the Bank of Detroit. For many years he cared for the Native Americans around Detroit without charge, and they expressed their gratitude by attempting to award him with grants of land, the validity of which the government decli...
Woodward, Augustus B. (Augustus Brevoort), -1827
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Augustus B. Woodward was the dominant figure in the government of Michigan Territory prior to 1812. Educated at Columbia University and Virginia, by 1797 he was buying property in Washington, D.C. Woodward came to Detroit shortly after the devastating fire of 1805 and was appointed chief of the Michigan Territory's first three judges. Finding the city in ruins, Woodward was able to persuade Governor William Hull to postpone rebuilding until a comprehensive plan could be drawn up. Based on his ex...
