Civil and military commissions, Michigan, 1818-1821.

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Civil and military commissions, Michigan, 1818-1821.

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Record group 81-42 consists of records on Michigan civil and military commissions for the years 1818-1821. Records are printed forms filled out and signed by Lewis Cass and William Woodbridge or their clerk. The military commissions give only name, rank and unit. The civil commissions give name and position of appointment, like justice of the peace, sheriff, coroner, register of probate, clerk and justice of county court, supervisor of roads and highways, constable, inspector of provisions, surveyor, county commissioner, auctioneer, prosecuting attorney, etc.

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Michigan. Dept. of State.

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For information on Plachta, see the finding aid or catalog record for his collection, which is housed at the Clarke. For information on the politicians, see the Michigan Manual or their websites. From the description of Branch office grand opening (Mount Pleasant, Mich.) collection, 2000. (Clarke Historical Library). WorldCat record id: 55895505 ...

Cass, Lewis, 1782-1866

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Lewis Cass (October 9, 1782 – June 17, 1866) was an American military officer, politician, and statesman. He represented Michigan in the United States Senate and served in the Cabinets of two U.S. Presidents, Andrew Jackson and James Buchanan. He was also the 1848 Democratic presidential nominee and a leading spokesman for the Doctrine of Popular Sovereignty, which held that the people in each territory should decide whether to permit slavery. Born in Exeter, New Hampshire, he attended Philli...

Woodbridge, William, 1780-1861

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Woodbridge was born in Conn. on Aug. 20, 1780. He served in several high Ohio political positions before moving to Michigan. Woodbridge served as Secretary and Acting Governor of the Territory of Michigan, 1812-1828; Collector of Customs at Detroit, 1814- ; Michigan Territory's first delegate in Congress, 1819-1820; Justice of the Territorial Supreme Court, 1828-1832; Delegate from the 1st District (Detroit) to the Constitutional Convention of 1835; Senator from the 1st District, 1838-1839; Gove...

Michigan State Library

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