Correspondence, 1808.
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Griffin, John, ca. 1799-
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A native of Va., Griffin (ca. 1799-d. between 1842 and 1845) served as Judge of the Supreme Court of the Territory of Mich.(SCM), 1805-1823, and earlier as Judge of Ind. Territory. From Mass., Witherell served as judge of the SCM, 1808-1828. Witherell (June 16, 1759-Jan. 9, 1838) rose to the rank of Adj. in a Mass. regiment during the Revolutionary War. He then served as a member of the Vt. Legislature and Governor's Council. Elected to Congress in 1807, Witherell resigned to serve as Judge of t...
Michigan. Supreme Court
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L.F. Seymour of Farwell (Mich.) won the bid to construct a gravel road, located mostly in Ionia County and a bit of Kent County (Mich.). Seymour and Frank F. Rogers, the then State Highway Commissioner, signed the contract on Oct. 1, 1920. Seymour later sued for $10,663.21, his unpaid balance. He was eventually paid. From the description of Case No. 31094 records, 1920-1928. (Clarke Historical Library). WorldCat record id: 50226073 ...
Witherell, James, 1759-1838
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Father of B.F.H.W.... Born in Mansfield, Mass., June 16, 1759; served in war, 1775-1783; studied medicine; license, 1788; moved to Vermont; adopted profession of law; served in legislator, 1798-1803; judge of Rutland Co. 1803-07; member of Congress, Oct. 1807 to May 1808; U.S. judge of Michigan Territory, 1808-23; secretary of the same,1828 to this death, Detroit, Jan. 9, 1838. (from Appleton's Cyclop.of American Biography) From the description of James Witherell papers, 1812-1817. (...
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...
