Correspondence, 1832.

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Correspondence, 1832.

Correspondence (photostatic copies), dated July 14-16, 1832, from Williams in Ypsilanti (Mich.) to Col. John Winder or Theodore Williams in Detroit (Mich.). In the letters, Williams instructed Winder and Theodore Williams to leave Detroit with their families due to a cholera epidemic. The letters were copied from the originals in the John Winder Papers at the Bentley Historical Library.

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Winder, John H. (John Henry), 1800-1865

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Confederate general. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Richmond, to Gen. H. A. Wise, 1864 Feb. 5. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270588263 U.S. Receiver of public lands at Detroit, Michigan, 1826-1828; bookkeeper, American Fur Company, Mackinac Island, Michigan, 1828-1829; and clerk of the Michigan Territorial Supreme Court, 1829. From the description of John Winder papers, 1825-1834. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 34423131 ...

Williams, John R., 1782-1854

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Williams was born in Detroit (Mich.) on May 4, 1782. In 1796 he served under Gen. Wilkinson in 1796 at Fort Marsac (Tenn.). In the War of 1812 he served as Captain of the artillery and was taken prisoner when Detroit fell. Later, Williams returned to Detroit, where he opened a general mercantile business. He was prominent in Michigan politics, serving as Delegate from the 1st District to the Constitutuional Convention of 1835; and as Delegate from Wayne Co. to the 2nd Convention of Assent, 1836....