38:. Russell owned a number of buildings in Chatham, including a hotel. He helped establish the Chatham Fire Company in 1824. In 1827, he began building ships. In 1831, a fire destroyed several of his buildings and, in 1832, he purchased a shipyard in Chatham from
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as general manager for his shipyard. In 1837, with other businessman, he made an unsuccessful attempt to establish the Bank of
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