Map 1831/32

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WmGButlerMap.jpg 354KB: Map shown as surveyed by Major Calvin Britain. Drawn Around 1831 or 1832
WmGButlerMap.jpg 354KB

Map shown as surveyed by Major Calvin Britain. Drawn Around 1831 or 1832

Name/Title

Map 1831/32

Entry/Object ID

2023.50.102

Scope and Content

Scans of William G. Butler map and text Copy of digital content from SDHC newsletter insert, page 372-3. Location of original documents unknown.

Context

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.

Collection

SDHS NL Inserts, 1830 Settlement, pioneer era, Maps

Cataloged By

Winthers, Sally

Acquisition

Accession

2023.50

Acquisition Method

Found in Collection

Notes

SDHS Newsletter insert pages 372-373

Location

* Untyped Location

Digital data in CatalogIt

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

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

General Notes

Note

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

Create Date

January 6, 2024

Update Date

September 18, 2024