[1] Pritchette purchased the title to the lands of Madison, Wisconsin, by June 1839 and began offering plots for sale to the public.
[2] In October 1839, Pritchette registered the plat of Madison at the registrar's office of the then-territorial Dane County.
[3] Also in 1839 he owned the American Hotel in Madison, and attempted to sell the establishment through his attorney, Moses M.
But Meek refused, on the grounds that former governor Lane had already signed their death warrants, and he carried out the executions.
[8] Pritchette later served as a United States Consul to Fiji at Laucala, where it was said he suffered from delirium tremens.
[9] He died aboard the British-flagged brig Rona en route from Sydney to California via Huaheine in the Society Islands.