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Scans of William G. Butler map and text Copy of digital content from SDHC newsletter insert, page 372-3. Location of original documents unknown.
WmGButlerMap.jpg 354KB; Map shown as surveyed by Major Calvin Britain. Drawn Around 1831 or 1832
27kb; Text transcription, likely by Kit Lane: Fraction near mouth first bend 40 701100 about 6 acres, good situation for warehouses, no place for a Village till you git to small Lake. fractions 40 Acre lot marked I got by my preemption, beautiful situation upper fraction, old Indian village site, both fractions have been cleared by the Indians now some part lower & back grown up to bushes. I intend to clear it this season if ever a village heare it must be whare I live dot in upper fraction my Cabbin. fractions in Section 15 marked 35 & 30 I got of St. Pier a Frenchman. I purchased his premption immediately after granted furnished money to entre paid expenses &c lower fraction thin soil pine oak, Ash &c few Mich. Walnut. dot his Wigwam and Store house. upper fraction 30 acres bottom 8 A. cleared good soil & Peach orchard smal rise hands our table land good Sugar orchard. rich soil good landings at both. & Springs at upper. this will give you a little Idea of situation. the three points I have purchased are the valuable points.

2023.50.102

A recently discovered map drawn of the land around Saugatuck in 1831 or 1832. The notes are in the hand of William G. Butler, the first settler who arrived in 1830. It is unclear who the letter was written to, or when. Below is a somewhat speculative transliteration of the words. The meaning is often unclear because of lack of punctuation. Butler writes that there was an old Indian village at the site.

SDHS NL Inserts1830 Settlement, pioneer eraMaps

Winthers, Sally

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Butler, William Gay 1799-1857Britain, Calvin 1800-1862

This information was OCR text scanned from SDHS newsletter supplements. Binders of original paper copies are in the SDHC reference library.

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