What About Us? (The French On Belle Isle)

Source (Belle Isle Upper Right In River)

"On May 4, 1768, King George III...gave to Lieut. George McDougall, of the Detroit Garrison, permission to occupy Ile aux Cochons (Belle Isle) so long as Detroit remained a military post, or so long as he was there stationed."

Detroiters who were living on the island at the time, including Jacques Campau...[and] Eustache Gamelin wrote a letter to the Commandant of the Detroit Garrison, to no avail. [Source]