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Description:Both Ambrose Campbell and James Wilkinson lived simple, unostentatious lives. Neither men were “colorful” characters, nor did it seem that they had any desire to bring attention to themselves.Nevertheless, they played major roles in the early history of both Marquette and the entire Upper Peninsula of Michigan.Campbell begin his career in Marquette by running a general store with his brother. Wilkinson began as an aid to revenue in the Customs Department, and a partner in a law firm.For several critical years, Campbell and Wilkinson ran the United States General Land Office in Marquette. This was the only office for federal land purchases throughout the entire Upper Peninsula. Considering that Ambrose Campbell's brother Alexander ran the office before Ambrose, the three men had control of federal land sales for most of the period between 1861 and and 1880, with Wilkinson continuing beyond that time.Given that the vast majority of land at the time was under Federal ownership, anyone wishing to purchase land- farmers, timbermen, miners, bankers, speculators- had to go through Campbell and Wilkinson. Note that their time period corresponds to the period of the greatest copper and iron ore mining activities in the Upper Peninsula. Thus land purchases were an initial step in what could go on to create immense wealth for certain individuals.At the very least, it seems that federal land purchases by any officer of the Land Office would be frowned upon. The positions weren't there to self-enrich the officers. Nevertheless, Alexander Campbell, appointed as Register by President Abraham Lincoln, seems to have benefited greatly from his position in the Land Office.Ambrose Campbell would become the Register: in charge of transferring title, while James Wilkinson was the Receiver: in charge of accepting payments and issuing receipts. These were the only two positions at the Land Office.Even before his appointment as Register, Ambrose Campbell had teamed up with Peter White to organize Marquette's first bank, the aptly-named First National Bank of Marquette. And while they were both still with the Land Office, Campbell severed his ties with the First National Bank, and Campbell & Wilkinson organized the Citizens' Bank of Marquette, which operated for some nine years.This bank was reorganized as the Campbell & Wilkinson Bank, which was in competition with the First National and the Marquette County Savings Bank, run by the Kaufmans and Breitungs.Campbell & Wilkinson had plans to re-name their bank the Marquette Savings Bank, around the same time as the formation of the Marquette County Savings Bank. Both entities had plans to construct new bank buildings across the street from each other. However, before construction commenced, Campbell passed away.Wilkinson continued as the Wilkinson Bank, even after being appointed State Treasurer in 1894. The Wilkinson Bank closed upon Wilkinson's death in early 1898. Subsequent to this, and through controlling stock purchases of the First National Bank, all banking in Marquette passed into the control of one banking family.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Campbell & Wilkinson: Marquette's Land Office & Banks. To get started finding Campbell & Wilkinson: Marquette's Land Office & Banks, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: Both Ambrose Campbell and James Wilkinson lived simple, unostentatious lives. Neither men were “colorful” characters, nor did it seem that they had any desire to bring attention to themselves.Nevertheless, they played major roles in the early history of both Marquette and the entire Upper Peninsula of Michigan.Campbell begin his career in Marquette by running a general store with his brother. Wilkinson began as an aid to revenue in the Customs Department, and a partner in a law firm.For several critical years, Campbell and Wilkinson ran the United States General Land Office in Marquette. This was the only office for federal land purchases throughout the entire Upper Peninsula. Considering that Ambrose Campbell's brother Alexander ran the office before Ambrose, the three men had control of federal land sales for most of the period between 1861 and and 1880, with Wilkinson continuing beyond that time.Given that the vast majority of land at the time was under Federal ownership, anyone wishing to purchase land- farmers, timbermen, miners, bankers, speculators- had to go through Campbell and Wilkinson. Note that their time period corresponds to the period of the greatest copper and iron ore mining activities in the Upper Peninsula. Thus land purchases were an initial step in what could go on to create immense wealth for certain individuals.At the very least, it seems that federal land purchases by any officer of the Land Office would be frowned upon. The positions weren't there to self-enrich the officers. Nevertheless, Alexander Campbell, appointed as Register by President Abraham Lincoln, seems to have benefited greatly from his position in the Land Office.Ambrose Campbell would become the Register: in charge of transferring title, while James Wilkinson was the Receiver: in charge of accepting payments and issuing receipts. These were the only two positions at the Land Office.Even before his appointment as Register, Ambrose Campbell had teamed up with Peter White to organize Marquette's first bank, the aptly-named First National Bank of Marquette. And while they were both still with the Land Office, Campbell severed his ties with the First National Bank, and Campbell & Wilkinson organized the Citizens' Bank of Marquette, which operated for some nine years.This bank was reorganized as the Campbell & Wilkinson Bank, which was in competition with the First National and the Marquette County Savings Bank, run by the Kaufmans and Breitungs.Campbell & Wilkinson had plans to re-name their bank the Marquette Savings Bank, around the same time as the formation of the Marquette County Savings Bank. Both entities had plans to construct new bank buildings across the street from each other. However, before construction commenced, Campbell passed away.Wilkinson continued as the Wilkinson Bank, even after being appointed State Treasurer in 1894. The Wilkinson Bank closed upon Wilkinson's death in early 1898. Subsequent to this, and through controlling stock purchases of the First National Bank, all banking in Marquette passed into the control of one banking family.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Campbell & Wilkinson: Marquette's Land Office & Banks. To get started finding Campbell & Wilkinson: Marquette's Land Office & Banks, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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