When Woodward arrived in Detroit on June 30 , 1805 , he found the city in ruins from the devastating fire earlier that month on June 11 .
Jefferson appointed Woodward on March 3 , 1805 , as the Michigan Territory 's first Chief Justice .
When Woodward arrived in Detroit on June 30 , 1805 , Woodward found the city in ruins from the devastating fire earlier that month on June 11 .
Jefferson appointed Woodward on March 3 , 1805 , as the Michigan Territory 's first Chief Justice .