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Early Detroit
He possessed great influence over others, and was eminently fitted for command, and, while he loved power, it was never exercised with cruelty or oppression.
He was eminently frank and truthful, a cordial friend and an earnest, open foe. His enemies accused him of being ambitious of gain, but no taint of fraud, corruption or treachery ever rested upon his name, while recorded facts show that he devoted himself with disinterested and self denying toil and sacrifices to the well being of the little colony he founded.
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