The book History of Michigan was written by author Hemans, Lawton T. (Lawton Thomas), 1864-1916 Here you can read free online of History of Michigan book, rate and share your impressions in comments. If you don't know what to write, just answer the question: Why is History of Michigan a good or bad book?
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On Saturday, April 4, 1835, the electors of the territory chose delegates to a constitutional convention which met at Detroit on the second Monday in May. The action of the authorities of Ohio was creating much hostile feeling. It was very apparent that the people of Michigan would not consent to the extension of Ohio's limits without a contest. That a few thousand people of a territory, Avith a Governor Just Out of His Teens, should presume to question the right of a great state with a "millio...n of free- men," as her governor put it in a proclamation, seemed very galling to Ohio statesmen. Digitized by VjOOQ IC HISTORY OF MICHIGAN. 147 Governor Mason had referred the matter to the President, and had obtained the opinion of the Attorney General of the United States sustaining Michigan's position. General Joseph W. Brown, commanding the territorial The Toledo militia, had been ordered by the Governor to "^ar be ready to reseijt Ohio's threatened assumption of jurisdiction. The territorial council made an appropriation to maintain the supremacy of the laws of the territory, and the Ohio legislature appropriated $300,000.00 to back Governor Lucas.
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