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Page 190
... William Woodbridge was selected for this place , like Cass a lawyer of prominence at Marietta . The two men were as different as possible : the governor , a man of the world , of robust health and active temperament , fond of politics ...
... William Woodbridge was selected for this place , like Cass a lawyer of prominence at Marietta . The two men were as different as possible : the governor , a man of the world , of robust health and active temperament , fond of politics ...
Page 205
... William Woodbridge , who had been secretary of the territory , and as such had occasionally acted as governor in the absence of Governor Cass , and who , after resigning the office of secretary , had been successively delegate in ...
... William Woodbridge , who had been secretary of the territory , and as such had occasionally acted as governor in the absence of Governor Cass , and who , after resigning the office of secretary , had been successively delegate in ...
Page 211
... William Woodbridge , an able lawyer and an up- right man , whose character was above reproach . The feeling against his removal was very strong and the members of the bar gave expression to it in a public testimonial . Seven years later ...
... William Woodbridge , an able lawyer and an up- right man , whose character was above reproach . The feeling against his removal was very strong and the members of the bar gave expression to it in a public testimonial . Seven years later ...
Page 274
... William Woodbridge governor . The revo- lution was the result of general causes , operating throughout the country , though every state had an experience of its own , with peculiar features . But no political change could stop the ...
... William Woodbridge governor . The revo- lution was the result of general causes , operating throughout the country , though every state had an experience of its own , with peculiar features . But no political change could stop the ...
Page 374
... William Woodbridge, 199; Solomon Sibley, 199; Gabriel Richard, 199; Austin E. Wing, 200. Denonville, 22. De Peyster, Captain, 91, 101, 102. Detroit, importance of, 14, 15; founding of, 16–39; siege of, by Pontiac, 40–65; military ...
... William Woodbridge, 199; Solomon Sibley, 199; Gabriel Richard, 199; Austin E. Wing, 200. Denonville, 22. De Peyster, Captain, 91, 101, 102. Detroit, importance of, 14, 15; founding of, 16–39; siege of, by Pontiac, 40–65; military ...
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