The early European history of this land

The early European history of this land. . , Early years to 1811 , McGulpin , "You can't buy it until we survey it," government tells, The first permanent residents of this land probably arrived around 9,000 years ago. Then Europeans arrived from France about 300 years ago, and from Great Britain 45 years later. Americans took legal control in 1796 when the British finally ceded the western forts, 13 years after the end of the American Revolution., It was the British who described this particular 640-acre plot and transferred it to retired soldier John McGulpin (McAlpin). The Americans honored that land claim deeding the land to John's son Patrick, making it the first deeded land in Emmet County., Patrick's land passed down to his son George and then to George's widow Francis and daughter Nancy. They became destitute and Nancy sold the land, known ever since been as McGulpin's Point. The Historic Village, shown in the above map in orange, falls mainly within Claim # 335., 1836 , Treaty of Washington , "You can't buy it until we survey it," government tells people., The Treaty of Washington was one of eight that turned Indian land into Federal land, available for purchase as soon as it had been surveyed., 1841 , John Mullett's Survey , "You can't buy it until we survey it," government tells people, John Mullett was the surveyor for Mackinaw City. The surveyors used a grid system which left odd-shaped triangles of land around the earlier established Claim # 335. Once surveyed, the federal government opened the land for purchase by American citizens and speculators soon arrived., [Captions:] , Public Lands. , [No. 135, , To the Register of the Land Office at Detroit. , Detroit, October 19, 1800., To the Register of the Land Office at Detroit. SIR: Patrick McGulpin hereby gives notice that he claims a certain tract of land, and makes entry of his said claim with the commis mmissioners of the Innd office at Detroit, of six hundred and forty acres, with the houses, buildings, and improvements thereon, made; which said tract of land is situated on the main land, southerly of said island of Michillimackinack, in said district, upon the strait of Lake Michigan, near the island of Michillimackinack, at a place called Old Michillimackinack, being twenty acres front by thirty- two acres in depth, and bounded in part, and on each side, and rear, by unlocated lands, be of the claimant er tract of land whereon the Patrick by himself lived, and, after his death, the by the name of McGul. and tenants, commonly known by the claim and title to pin's farm. The said Patrof long and continued pos said tract of land by movements in and by him- session, occupancy, and self, and in and by those under whom he sets up title, and derives title., For Patrick McGulfin, , Sol. Sibley, Attorney., From American State Papers, Vol. 1, page 374