Edward Clark papers, 1838 and undated.

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Edward Clark papers, 1838 and undated.

Letter, February 10, 1838, from Michigan Governor Stevens T. Mason authorizing Clark to raise a company of militia from Washtenaw County; also biographical sketch and copies of reminiscences concerning the Territorial Road, Washtenaw Court House Square, wild cat banks, and Ann Arbor, Michigan's only duel.

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SNAC Resource ID: 8236955

Bentley Historical Library

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Clark, Edward, b. 1807.

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Ann Arbor, Michigan, justice of the peace and president of the Ann Arbor Pioneer and Historical Society. From the description of Edward Clark papers, 1838 and undated. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 79843973 From the description of Edward Clark papers, undated. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 34422866 ...

Mason, Stevens Thomson, 1811-1843

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Stevens Thomson Mason was born in Virginia (October 27, 1811) and educated in Kentucky where his father had emigrated in 1812. In 1830, his father, John Mason, was appointed secretary of the Territory of Michigan by President Andrew Jackson. He resigned a year later and left for Texas and Mexico perhaps on a mission for the president. In his place, Jackson named the nineteen year old Stevens Mason to the vacant secretariat, taking his oath of office on July 25, 1831. As secretary Mason was also ...