2. Oliver Williams opened a dry goods store and made 2 long trips a year to get his goods. It sometimes took months to get goods by land. He knew ships could travel faster and more easily, so he decided to have a ship built. The Friends Good Will was built in Michigan in 1810 as a sales vessel. Oliver Williams built his ship at the River Rouge on the banks of the Detroit River.

3. Friends Good Will The Capture of The Friends Good Will

7. The Battle of Lake Erie