Reuben Attwater petition, 1804-1813.

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Reuben Attwater petition, 1804-1813.

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Petition to Congress asking compensation for services on land board, as acting governor, and superintendent of Indian affairs to aid in counteracting losses suffered in the War; together with supporting letters and papers

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Detroit Public Library, Detroit Main Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7336818

Detroit Public Library, Detroit Main Library

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Michigan. Governor (1811-1812 : Attwater).

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Watson, Joseph, 19th century.

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Tiffin, Edward, 1766-1829

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U.S. senator and first governor of Ohio. He was an early settler of Chillicothe, Ohio and also served as U.S. Commissioner of Public Lands (1812-1814) and Surveyor General of the Northwest Territory (1814-1829). He was also a lay preacher and a doctor. From the description of Papers, 1785-1853. (Rhinelander District Library). WorldCat record id: 17725189 Surveyor General of the United States, from Ohio where he had served as a congressman and governor for that state. ...

Brent, Daniel, 19th century.

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Attwater, Reuben, 1768-1831

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Born in Cheshire, May 11, 1768; lived some time at Wallingford; Secretary of Michigan Territory, March 18, 1808 to October 15, 1814; Collector of the port of Detroit, 1814-128; Acting Governor of the Territory of Michigan, 1811-1812; acted also as land commissioner, until 613 claims were decided in February 1811; Atwater Street in Detroit named in his honor; died February, 1831. (from Atwater history & genealogy) http://persi.heritagequestonline.com/hqoweb/library/do...