Detroit Public Library. Burton Historical Collection.
Finding Aid for Benjamin F. H. Witherell papers papers
1791-1924.
02862
Table of Contents
Summary Information
- Repository
- Detroit Public Library. Burton Historical Collection.
- Creator
- Witherell, Benjamin Franklin Hawkins,1797-1867
- Title
- Benjamin F. H. Witherell papers,
- ID
- 02862
- Date
- 1791-1924.
- Extent
- 2.5 linear ft.
- General Physical Description note
- (2 boxes, 4 volumes, 3 large manuscripts)
- Language
- English
- Abstract
- Materials contain legal papers of Judge B.F.H. Witherell, including circuit court docket books, 18575-1861, for Wayne County, correspondence, military and business records.
Biographical/Historical note
B.F.H. Witherell was born in Fair Haven, Vt. on Aug. 4, 1797. Educated in a private school in Troy, N.Y., he studied law and was admitted to the Michigan Bar in Detroit in 1819. Witherell became a prosecuting attorney and probate judge of Wayne County; in 1843 he was judge of the district judge of the criminal court of Wayne, Washtenaw and Jackson counties. He was also historiographer of Detroit in 1855. From 1857 until his death ten years later, Witherell was Circuit Court judge of Wayne County. He was a member of the Michigan legislature, serving several terms, including a member of the State Constitutional Convention in 1850. Judge Witherell was president of the Michigan Historical Society. He died in Detroit, Mich. on Jun. 26, 1867
Biographical/Historical note
James Witherell (1759-1838) was the father of B.F.H. Witherell, and served as commandant in the Michigan Territorial Militia during the war of 1812. He owned a medical practice in Vermont.
Administrative Information
Publication Information
Detroit Public Library. Burton Historical Collection. Jan 06, 2010
Conditions Governing Access note
This collection is open for research use.
Benjamin F. H. Witherell papers,, 1791-1924. (OCLC record)
[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/300035404]Controlled Access Headings
Corporate Name(s)
- Michigan -- Territorial Militia.
- Michigan Historical Society.
- Michigan. -- Circuit Court (Wayne County)
- Michigan. -- Constitutional Convention -- (1850)
- Michigan. -- Legislature.
Family Name(s)
- Witherell, Benjamin Franklin Hawkins, -- 1797-1867 -- Archives.
- Witherell, James, -- 1759-1838.
Genre(s)
- Business records. -- aat
- Correspondence. -- aat
- Judicial records. -- aat
- Military records. -- aat
Geographic Name(s)
- United States -- History -- War of 1812.
Subject(s)
- Judges -- Michigan.
- Lawyers -- Michigan.
- Legislators -- Michigan.
- Physicians -- Vermont -- 19th century.
Other Finding Aids note
Finding aid and white index cards available in the Burton Historical Collection and on the World Wide Web.
General note
See finding aid for complete listing.
Collection Inventory
BOX 1: 1796-1924 |
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BOX 2 |
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L2: Ledger, 1809-1869 |
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ZL9 |
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ZW7 |
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VOLUMES |
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L4: Ledger, 1812-1817 |
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ZW3C: Wayne County, Michigan Circuit Court Docket Book Vol. 1, September 1857 |
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-- Vol. 2, November 1857 |
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-- Vol. 3, 1861 |
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LMS |
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Folder 1: Land Records |
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Folder 2: Census, Detroit, 1810; Wayne County, 1820 |
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Folder 3: Deed April 25, 1836 |
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