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COLLECTIONS

OF THE

ILLINOIS STATE HISTORICAL LIBRARY

VOLUME 11

VIRGINIA SERIES, VOL. I.

CAHOKIA RECORDS 1 778-1 790

KDITkD WITH INTitODllCTIOIl AND NOTKa BV

CLARENCE WALWORTH ALVORD

UHIVUSITV aw ILLIHOIt

PUBLUHSD BV THE TrUBTIBS Or THE

ILLINOIS STATE HISTORICAL LIBRARY

SPRINGFIELD. ILLINOIS 1907

ComticHT iq»

BV

The iLLiHoii Stati HiarontcAL Libraxv

B.i.tiomnun a Man coMnunt

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ILLINOIS STATE HISTORICAL LIBRARY

BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Eduund Jahes James, President

McKendree Hypes Chauberlain, Vice-President

George Nelson Black, Secretary

Mrs. Jbssib Palubr Wkbbr, Ubrarian

ADVISORY COMMISSION

EvARTs BouTELL Gkeene, Chairman James Alton Jamks Henry Johnson • Edward Carlbtoh Pace Charles Henry Ramhelkahp Edwin Erle Sparks

* RESIGmD UPTBHHk. igoC

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CONTENTS

FACB

I. Introduction siii

II. Petition to Clark i

III. Stray Leaves from the Court of the

Committee of Cahokia .... 2

IV. Record op Court Estabusked by George

Rogers Clark 4

V, Act of Virginia Assembly Creating

County of Illinois .... 9

VI. Transcripts from the Cahokia Record . is VII. Record of the Court of the District of

Cahokia 11

VIII Extract from the Registers of the

Magistracy of Cahokia 448

IX. Cahokia Documents, French . 536

X. Cahokia Documents, English . 6to

XI. Bibliography • . . 633

Index 639

ILLUSTRATIONS

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Old Docdments Frontispiece

Phtitppp François de Rastel, Chevalier de Rocbe-

BLAVE jutvi

Charles Gratiot 4

Facsdole of Record by Saucier, Clerk ... 36

House of François Saucier 384

Facshule of Record by Labuxiese, Clerk . 398

Map of the Country of the Illinois . Inside back cover

PREFACE.

Id the fall of 1905, the tru&lei» of the Illinois Sute Historical Libraj>' appointed aw advisor}' commission to fomulatc a plan for ihf future pubticationg of the Library. On the recommendation of thi.i conimi^iioii it w.ts cletamincd thut the Illinois Historical Collections should be continued and the v<Juines numbered coniecutiwly, but also that scries should be formed of the volumes of the CoUcctioat devoted to Uic same historical period, such as the French, the British, the \lrginia, etc. The pm«Dt I'oJujnc is the first which has bccii published untier this new plan and, as it$ title shon-s, it i» the Tir^l volume of the Virginia scries. For ibb reason an introduction has been prepami containing; the hiMor>- of those years, when Illinois formed a part of the conunoniTcath of \'ir^nia and the government estaltli.'^heil by that state continued to excFciïe authority over die French rillagcs.

Had not a prior discovery of the manuscripts imposed this sdection upon me, I should not have chosen to edit the record» of Cahokia first; for, interestin)! as is the picture of this frontier community which ibc>- prc?«it, the central movement within the county of lUinws U Itcst iraceil at Kaskaskia, and as a collection. the records of that village would olTer greater variety and interest. How rich is ihc material, which still remains to be published, may be readily seen from the [ntroducliiin.

There will be found in this volume many new interpretations of past e^'Cnts as well a^ descriptions of ihorte which have been hitherto unknown), the result of a careful comparison of sources, frequendy used In' previous wrilcr», and a study of much new material recently discmered. In writing the history of these yean t have felt ^vry like a jiioneer and later researches may not uphold all my conclusions. The work has been done with the sounes before me, howc\'eT, and no important statemeiil has been made without a careful sifting of the evidence as offered by the pri-

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mary witoesses. It has been my endeavor to tell the story as it is narrated by those who took part in these events and to remain uninfluoiced by prejudice for or against either parties or men. If, on the whde, the picture of the misery of the French people under the tyranny of the Virginians appears to occupy too promi- nent a place, it is because the testimony of both themselves and the Americans warrants it. Another reason may be found in the fact that the Americans were the aggressors, and, as the critic of a musical performance describes the action of the performers rather than the instruments, so the deeds of the frontiersmen rather than the merely passive experience of the French people must form the theme of this narrative.

In the preparation of this volume I have become indebted to. many perswis, who have givoi freely both of time and information. To them I wish to make my acknowledgments and to express my thanks. Several have, however, given me such assistance that a more personal expression is called for. My colleague, Professor Thomas E. Oliver of the department of modem lan- guages, has devoted time and thought to the reading of the text and the ducidaton of its meaning. It has been of the greatest value to me that I have been permitted to use his careful scholarship m all difficult cases. Mr. Benjamin Suite of Ottawa, Canada, has read all the proof of the French and the translation and his many valuable suggestions have been incorporated m to the text and foot- notes. Ron. Walter B. Douglas of St. Louis spent several days with me over the translation of the legal phrases and besides has added much to the completeness of the book from his notes. For their unfailing kindness and courtesy in superintending the search for material and the copying of manuscripts, my 'thanks are due to Dr. Reuben G. Thwaites of the Wisconsin Historical Socie^, Dr. Arthur G. Doughty of the Canadian Archives, Dr. J. Franklin Jameson of the Carnegie Institution, and Dr. H. J. Eckenrode of the Virginia State Library. Institutions such as the Missouri Historical Society of St. Louis and the Chicago Historical Society have offered the freest use of their collections and to their officers I desire to express my gratitude. I would

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also acknowledge my indebtedness for the help they have given me in reading parts of the manuscript or proof to Dr. Louise Phelps Kellogg of Madiscm and my colleagues, Professor Evarts B. Greene, Professor Stephen A. Forbes and Mr, Frank W. Scott. In making the transcription, in preparing the manuscript, and in reading the proof my wife has been my constant assistant and to her sympathetic judgments and criticisms the volume owes many improvements in arrangement, interpretations, and diction. While rendering thanks for the assistance given me by these many friends, it must be understood that they are in no way responsible for any errors which may be found in the volume; for these I hold myself alone accountable.

Urbaha, Iujnois, May, 1907. Classnce W. Alvohd.

INTRODUCTION.

On ibe banks ûf the ^fi<ii^ssippj in southwetem Illtncàtt, lies Ui« American Bottom, ihc Ltnd most hallowed by ronuncc aad history of all the lands of the dd Noithwœl. Taking do account of the prehistoric epoch who.se mimument» sunive in the numerous Indian mounds of the region, we find its hUtoij' running liack over two centurio to tli« time when the fiivl white settlers placed iheir villages by the side of the great river of ihc West in an attempt to realixe ihe idea of a colonial empire a.i conceived by the Grand Monarch in his palace at Versailles, llerc for almost a himdreil years, while the dominion over (he Xorthwe^t ivax passing from France to Iwigland and from England to the United Sûtes, the» viUag&t endured unchanged amidst the creeks and ponds of the bottom, which mirrored in their quid waters Ihc old world ctvilii^tion transportai into the heart of the witcjeniess from feudalized I'rancc.

The Amcriiaji Bottom' extended southward from opposite the mouth of the Missouri for about a liundrtd mites to the point where the KasJcaskia formerly emptied her waters into the MÎMÛsippi; but within rccmt times the lower part of this tract has been cut away by the greater river's breaking through to the l>ed of the smaller, thus conveying to Ihc Missouri side a piece of this historic ground. Here is found some of the most fertile Und in the United Stales. I.ikc historic l^gypt, it is the gift of a river and, like it, is submerged at mtcrvals, although not periodically, by the fertilizing waten that gave it birth. In breadth the bottom knd varies from three to seven miles, the average being about five. Wheii the first «tilers came, it pre-

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salted to the eye a view of almost tropical luxuriance, inviting the beholders to make their homes in a spot that offered more than the land of promise flowing with milli and honey. Along the bank of the Mississippi was a forest of about a mile in width, wherein grew various kinds of nut trees, hickory, pecan, black walnut, and here and there were scattered groves of crabapple and single trees of the fwrsinrnw»! and mulberry. The underbrush was composed of numberless thickets of wild plums, blackberry and other bushes; and all were matted together by the grapevines, which, in their efforts to gain the sunlight, twined serpent-like about the tree trunks, encircled the branches, and almost covered the tops with their broad leaves. On the east side of the bottom was a long stretch of limestone bluffs, rising perpendicularly from the plain to the height of about a hundred feet, effectually cutting off the low land from the prairies beymid. The bluffs presented their rough-hewn faces to the view like the bastitms of some cyclopian fortress, but in places they were screened by the trees which clung to their sides and hung from their crests. Between the forest and the cliffs lay an undulating meadow, the surface of which was varied by belts of trees bordering the lakes and ponds or fringing the streams which had found their way through the bluffs and followed their quiet courses to the great river beyond. On both meadow and bluff the growth of the fiora was luxuriant. In the marshy places the reeds raised their slender tops far above the head of the passer-by, hiding from view the snowy lilies serenely floating on the surface of the ponds; while in forest, field, and swamp the bluebells, goldenrod, mallows, and cardinal flowers made the scene on every side gay with their brilliant hues.

Here nature offered her gifts with bounteous hand ; but as in all such lands of tropical prodigality the climate was warm and enervating, inducing in man a love of inddence and repose rather than the more virile emotions. The ponds and streams, so beauti- ful with their fringe of foliage in spring, became in summer sUg- nant and were the breeding places of myriads of mosquitoes, which scattered the germs of disease among the hardy invaders

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of the wiUlrnicss. In the springtimi; thr waters of the Missis- sippi Milimuged the land and occasionally stretcbed in an unbroken cxpante from the bluffs of Illinois to those of the oppoiiilG shore.'

I'his is not the place to tell the u'riKst history of this rcgica, of the exerlkuis of ih« French to scitle and hold the Mississippi vsllej', or of thill inevitubtc ^^trugglc with Rn^and which ensued; for the narnttive of the documents printed in these pa^es be- longs to a Inter period. \Vhvt\ their ^lory begin» the Amerkan Revolution was at its heif^t, and the echoes of that struggle, heard on the bonks of the MÏMi-t^ippi, hail awakened in the beam ol the French habitarUs a fond hope of freedom; when ihcir story ends, lliercmxtilution of the Uniteil Slates had been adopteil and the new-bora nation w^ préparai to altccnpl the solution of the difficult problems incident to her heritage in the West. Between these dales the American frouiiersmco hod found their wmy to the Illinois and the <]ramatic struggle of Anglo-Saxon energy with Gallic quietism had begun.

In the year 1778 there was a population of less than a thou- sand white Kitlcrs and of atKwt the Mime number of negroes and Indians in the villages of the bottom. At the noiih was Cahokia with its three hundred whites and eighty negroes; forty-fire miles south was St Philippe, formerly inhabited by a dozen fami- lies, but now, because of the exodui» of the French at the time of the transference of the territory to the British, with only two or three remaining ; ai Fori <Je Chartres village, called Nouvelle Char- Ires, there still lingered a few French settlers; three miles farther south Prairie du Rocher ncfttlcd under the IilufTj, from which it took its name, with a population of a hundred whites and almo&t as many slaves; and ai the extreme .south was the

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metropolis of the l(ott(tm,Kaskaskia, which boasted eighty houses, five hundred white inhabitanis, and almost as many black.

Till; ttetdcmeni of the white men in the bottom had not driven out the aborigines, for the French have always dwelt in peace with the American Indians, the management of whom they under- stood far better than did the Anglo-Saxons. Near the French viOages were the homes of these children of the prairies, who numbered nl the time Ipm than live hundred mcmbcn of the four remaining tribes of the Kaskaskias, Pcorias, MilchiKamies, and Cahokias, The Frwich and British travtiers arc unanimous in describing these Illinois Indians as degenerate descendants of a ODce warlike people. Their as.-uK'iation with tlie French, mstcad of fitting them better to meet the trials of life in the wilder- ness, had corruptwl the qualities of bravery ;uid physical courage and made them the debauched parasites of their white neigh- bors.'

Besides these setdements of the American Uottom on the Mi«(is.-(ippi River, there were in the valley of the Wabash the two important posts of Ouiatanon and Vinccnnes, the latter of which li\'ated the Illinois v{IIa|i;es in population and importance; for it was by the Wabash that the principal trade route between the more western posts and Canada ran.' Many smaller settlements were scstlcrcd throughout the region : at Feoria on the Illinois river, where lately Jean Bte. Mailhet had revived an older trad- ing post; at St. Joseph on the river of the same name, .md at Miami; and here and there smaller groups of French traders might be found in the Indiitn village» and elsewhere. These smaller p(»ta seneil only the purposes of tratlc. Their white inhabitants, being migratory in their hiibits, either followed the Indians on their periodic hunts or went from one post to another merely to buy the fxiK when the Indians returned,

The British dominion ended with the Mississippi River. On the western bunk were other French village^ such as St. Louis and

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Ste. Geneviève, bdongini; to the f^tvemroent of Spain. Thcr did not difTcr greittly in charactcT or popuJaltoo from these of the British shore; but since the rule of the Spaniard was on the whole morv cungonial lo the Gallic tempcraiTKnt, many of the more progressive scttlcR from the eastern bank had made their homes there during the lii»! decade, and the SpanLth bank enjoyed greater prosperity and a more rapid increase of population than did the British, advanla^ wliich the cvniLi of the suix-ceding years tended to augment, so that at the end of the period under review the SpanUh shore had profited by the misfortunes of the neighboring villages.'

Mwi of tlie French of the western posts came from Canada, with which country- they retained constant communication through trade and exchange of messages on fam3y atlairi. Ver>- few had come directly from France and the number from wulhem Loui- »ana was relatively small.' Here in llUntns and on the Wabash which under both the French jind British regime were subject to (be same jurisdiction,' the}' had lived for one or two generations, engaged in the pursuits of trade and the cultivation of their small farms. The majority, known as the hahUanii, coming as lhc>- did from the lower cla.«scj of France, were iUitcntte and ignorant; and their life tn the wildcmc«&, far removed from the restraints of civilized society, bad not imprui-ed their mental or moral qualities, bui had de\-doped those best fitted to their mode of living. Like tlic Indians with whom they annoctatcd and e\-cn intermarried,* they were active, adroit and hardy, but

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cunning and treacherous. At their best the voyageurs and toureuri de boh coulil lie !«en laboriously puUiug their Sat boats laden with produce up the rivers or gliding in their canoes on the wood-Kirt slreams and ponds in pursuit of gaine. In such labors ihcy were mem', p;itienl, and industrious; as n rule the)' were faithful ill the performance of their engagements and were warm tlicir friendships, but to (heir enemies rcven^ful and ready to take the meanest advanURc. Yet their life amidst the dangers of (he forest did not devrkip in (he-m physical courage, for in the presence of an unexpected attack from Indians or others ihcy were generally timid and resourccless.' Without doubt many individual examples of pluck and bravery might be enumerated ; tbut in compariMin with the American fronliei^unen tlie French voyageurs aiA coureurs de bois exhibited little boldness and ioilia- live in anion. Returned to the seulement they were cardeSS and pleasure loving, dissipating thdr energies in drinking, gam- bling, and gossiping; and, aa irresponsible as children, they were easily turned aside from the pursuit of their real interests, lit can be readily understood that to Ihe men who followed the Iwildemess Umc or tracked the wild beasts in the dark forest, ■agriculture and the mechanic arts would offer little or no attrac- jlioii ; but even in the pursuit of their calling one looks in vain for sign of the enterprising spirit of the Anglo-Saxon. Although priesbi and governors made loud com|)laint of tliedift- orderliness rf these lia&itttnls, jet their pleasures and vices were of a far milder type than ttiose of their counterparts, tlie Ameri- can backwoodsmen. The French always retained a respect for law and i on.4tiluteil authority aixl preferred lu be guided .tather than lo lead. The expression of their individualism was checked in the presence of officials, for goventment meant to them ^Authority wit)) .1 divine right to rule. In all their desling«, bust- icss and social, they never neglected to call in the assisiaiii-e of loUry or judge, whmc legal pupcnt they preserved, as their cords show, with the greatest care and rc\'eTCnce. In their

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petty qusnets with eiich Qth«r the Frenclimen saw no tlisf^cc in seeking from the coun a " reparation of honor" instead of ending Uwm with tlie bruiul figbu commoti amotig llic Americans. Though given to drinking and gambling, the dance wa* their (svorlte lunusemenl, vitt to th« weekly froiii- <-ame the men and matrons, the young men and maidens; and evfn the priest graced the^ fmive gutbering». Here all danced until the small hours of tlic night or n-cn to daybreak with no appearand- itf rowdy- ism or vulgarity to mar thdr simi>le festivities'

It is due to the remembrance of this lower cUss, (he habUints, thai iravelcri, both French aud English, have condc-mned in such unmeasured terms the Ulinots French settlers ; but (he pic- ture of the village society would be incomjilele if limited to a descn'pdtm of the «mtnirs de bots and voyageun; for it wu never wholly vulgarized and depraved, owing to the presence here of many persons from the better clflii.seii of France and Cumda — the gentry, Clark called them — who, accustomed to greater refinements of life than tlioue of the log cabin, endeavored to surround themselves with such little elegancies ts intgjil be brought from Canada or elsewhere. Some of the rtaidenn could claim nobility of birth. 'Hie acting comnumdant in 1778 was son of the seigniorial lord of Savoumon, the sieur dc Rocheblave. 'IHmothc Boucher, who a few years later held a ■imOar position, was the sieur dc Monbreun,' a grandson of Pierre Boucher several times governor of Three Rivers, who wu suobled for his services in 1660. Among the gentr)-. which was ft nifaer cUmic term, were also many well-to-do men, who had r&en to prominence in the Illinois or eUe posaessed some patri- nnny, before migmting to the West, which they had increased by trade, Such was Jean Bte. Barbau of Prairie du Rocher, the ouniteni <À the Bjtuvai* * and Charleville families of Ka«kaskEa

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and their neighbors and friends, the Viviats, the Lachances, and the Janis ; and at Cahokia, the Sauciers, François Trottier, Antoine Girardin,and J. B. H. LaCroix.* Next to the acting commandant the most important individual of the American Bottom was Gabriel Cerré, who had acquired his wealth in the fur trade. He was well educated and had correspondents in Canada and elsewhere.' Among the risbg young men must be reckoned Charles Gratiot, who had established himself at Cahokia in 1777 and was associated in business with three Canadian merchants. He had had an excellent education, spoke several languages, was something of a dandy in dress, and had by his address won for himself a place of influence in the community.' These were the men and others like them to whom Sir WiUiam Johnson, the British Indian commissioner referred, when he wrote that the French traders were gentlemen in character, manners, and dress, and "men of abilities, influence, and address.'"

These members of the gentry lived far more elegantly than the American backwoodsmen and were their superiors in culture. Their houses were commodious and their life was made easy for themselves and families by a large retinue of slaves.' They were in social life pleasant, their hospitality was proverbial, and their courtesy to strangers constant. They evidently maintained the distinction between themselves and the poorer and more ignorant classes, so that the democracy of the American frtnitier was not established among them. Thus was added to the Fr«ich settle- ments an element of refinement and elegance, however simple,

■ For thde Cahokjuu stc the foot-Dots od pp. 634 ti jtg.

'Gabriel Ctrri nuboro at Monlfal. Au^^usl it. 1734- As early u 17SS be wueaub. Liflbed U KiAkaakia, «bere he married iD 1764 Calherioe Giard. lua activities al the time of Ihe Kiraijig of Clarii are told m the surceedinf pue«. He did not bnd it best for hii buai- iu5ainlerest9 torvmïiaamaDRThe Vjrgiiùaasanuby Tunc 17, iT}^. had made hia pT^jiraiioaH tor hja lemuval to St. Louia bv purcbuiDg a lot in that ^itiue. The date be left Kaskailda il not known, but was prabably bef ale the end of J7Tg. He became one of the most laaucD- tUI ddzfDS of Sl.l'Ouia Bad died April 4. iSos- Douglas. " Jean Gabriel Cerr£, A Sketch," in TfttntactroHs of 111. Hial. Soc., ivJJ.

■Sec cote on ij. 4.n.a. 1 hnveio thank Nfr. Pierre Chouleau of Si. Louis for the loan of Jffumai ^ of the trafun^ eompan? of David McCrae, John Kay. Pierre Banbe, and Charles Gratiot. The first entry ii dated at Cahokia, August 6, mS. The Jounia) was wrilien by Gratiot.

*N. y. Col. />«., vii.ufij.

s A member of the Bauvais family owned eifbtT tlaves- Pittman, Mits. Seliitmenlj, ed, Hodder. Sj.

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which WAS «Iways lacking in the more virile, iX less romaiiik. communliies of the Americun ptoiteen.'

Except for the wildnc^ of the surruuDdin); unclear»! land and tlu- luxuriaiii-p of the growth of vcgeutinii, ihei« villages copied in their external appearance and internal life the sîmitar com munilifci of Frame in the eighteenth centur>'. /«si as ihe Enf^ish Bdtlen on the »c*)>oar<J brought with (hem their r.ngligh house- bold goods «n'l their English inàlltutiuns, and pUuitnl ihcm by the Etreams and hills of New &igUn<l, so th»c French of the Mis.'ii.t.'iippi valley ir an aplati leil from the heart of France llieir htimcs with their uten^ls and uniamcnL<« and the village eora- tnujiity til which they and their ancestors had lived,

AU the houses «vvrc of one stury with a lirniui I'eninda on nne or more sides. The le»â pretentious ones were built of upright Ibcamâ set in hariz«]tals at top and hollom with llic interslkes between the Iwams tilled willi wltat was cAlled "cat and day", a composition of clay and finely cut stmw or muss. .\t one •Me, aiid sometimes two, there was a large chimney for the spacious ân-place of the li^nni; room and kitchen.' The, belter houses were of slone and vriih ibcir sheds, barns, and slave tjuar' ier> gave evidence of prosperity and wealth. .Around each

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Iwelling vtzA a. small yard enclosed by a fncket fcnc«, within ïhich enclosure were the onhard and the kitchen and flower pirdens. The whole presented an attractive picture of quiet ad peaceful home life. Within the house evcrjihing was gener- Jly home made, although some of the more wealthy brought famiture from Canada. The poorer houses ap|ieared ■ and badly kept, for the French women were careless housekeepers, and rather extravK^mt and wasteful. At leas-i such [^was the opinion of the American settlers who lived among bem.' On account of the social character of the people, Ihc isolated house was uncommon in the bottom and the village com- lity was the rule. The streets were narrow and the houses were placed close lo the edge of the lots, almost on th« street-line. The farm land lay outside the village in two larf;e fields, one the com- mon field and the other the common». The common field was divided into long narrow strips, ten to forty perches in width and extending from the river to the bluSs; these the inhabitanls culti- vated. The commons was the wood and pasture land belonging to tlie community.' and wa.t »cpiirateil fnim the niltivaletl fields

rb>- a fence, which was erected by the proprietors, each bcmg responsible for that pan croaung his land. The community had the right to make concessions from the commons and add them to the common &el<) for new arrivaU and for newly formed fami- 'TliF tutrm^Di u [rue rnoufh tor the prriixl under (uniirtemluA I'liii it luM (li? (imet for ' Ji^iuniuii at IIk \uttury of Feqicïi luul t«iiirT in AnLcnc^ Ut Ihe «i(^a of tbff ■Tirrm mu»i Fx k-niiiki iu ihr p^rwd at cbfl Fniub Hmmif an*] rhtt tinaX viftnjnpni Af ih? qunUoi» >n«in« nul ol li In ilir tib» *fwr tbr tlnlRd^Siun ^■A (nntnil. to OtàX Uw dli- rujofoo at Uic Uad iBDure will ntturtJIy ohm wlihln the %cope vt tomr (uiim «atume- Ho*- evrr. r fv* i*v4> oq the «ubJRT irutf be of vsIik Ed eipliiDiiui the «tuxlinn, TIu bibl uqujrtd Irnm (lie lodiang fnr the pirpnM of oiaiâtMon «nu rr^idn:! at t/ttonffng itt th* klDjt'* domain, ilvr ihe <oin|itnr ol tiK [odfM laUnid Ihr timnunriii it it Tliii rl.nniln lui4wuiUw<Mnlti(iii»u«arm- iH. LtntcncumlxhltccruiMtoia^IitiiluilsuiEiKnio- ricB. llicaitnutcrdl the tiiie^t^Tn wi*luE cif llw frsf otf m. which in Ihr T-itffitp«T>ib <rtf- tVTf did UK iliflir iMviutalJy Inn» Ibt btorAn. Thnx bn)i tHcidaici <nn ffiiMed by ih« pH^rtntm Inio uiuller mni adiI fnaicd lo iht koMtaalr u amlrt holitlaci. which ixM Ihecriiilor « pefvelmil iml u1« i^v ni irrr. ircrr uihjeci laChc bUdlitlc*,uidnïhH»d in the wvDJcir in <xm nt> htin irert IouikI- 'Cid- Th* king ml^hl rf'Uin ihr MOIfol f^t tbr IaiiI Mnwll uni jpwii k Ml Mnurll Id fnrinf holdlnu, u be did u KaAiikli and NuuitILe , "nie Uod ailUv«Ud by Une froflr iil Cahutia bcbmeil M Ihc teijiniKV °< the r of Funim MtmEvus Si- Philipiie wiu ■ «riatùtirr bclon^nit U ihp RpBtuullv *ùà _ Ju Knrhtr tui bum nriainnllv nnimffl u Ifnihiittii. bui hul bmi punt <■> hr lljduJaii' la thr bcdiom ihrrr n^err tho muir voidkr fnen^lfdii in /rdiK oDiih uid . .' Ibc Billhh niuiï mo» "err nude by aai of ihr cnmmnndnnT. Vinlli-i. Hiiiatf I irBkJrwuaB. 7iA i< Ktv rfiinvi Calmiatii à Paru, Sh. R.. vol «, i>. t^: Brïk. fin. H IBiiiit, Atfndi* F.i Vnai. Dit KiiatiteUm it, UiijtsritpilaUi. m

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lia.* This method of laying out the fields and this kind of tand Icnure vtft IraiispUntnl from France, where iIkj- hiul l)«cn ilevdopetl through cniluric; for when the French people found Ihcmïcivcs in pbtcs where liuid was plentiful, the power ol tradi- tion prevented a reatljuninwot of their ideas in regard to landbold- ings and agriculture. Hence tbe>' brought with them the mark syMem and tenure, with the whole machiner?' (or lUe adminis- tration of the village land as the)- knew it in France. The time (or plowing, sowing, and harve&tinK wa& ref^bted by the iui^embly o[ the inhiitnianls, as wcU as all other questions afTccting ihcir common property and conunon iniereâts. The officer elecietl to BUperviM t)i« execution of the lam of the cumnvons and the db^iatcns o( tlic a^M^mlily was the syndic, of whose preser>ce in the vilUge» on Ihc Mi**i\yppi during tlw eighteenth cfnturj' there still exists |>roo(. The assemblies of the villagers, which «^ied the French custom in this {nnicular as in all others, were held before the church door after mass and were altendcil by all males of military age '

The Illinois French were not an aftrkultural people, although ihey did send down some grain nnd cattle to New Urieans.' For this reason they made no progress in the art of agriculture and continued to till tlicir fietilK in the «ame way and with the Mme kind of implements as had their fathers for gcnctsUoos before them. 'Ilie proAu and the adventurous life of the fur- liatler exercised (or them such a foscination as to prevent their pur>uit u( a railing whkh would have giveti them a fu-mer hold upon the soil and mi{;bt have preserved tliem from many of the miitfoTtuneii which finally oveitame tbcm. For the same reason U»y never npeculateiJ in land or allemplnl to guin |>o<('<ev'ion of Urge holding. In later years, when the>' in a way controllod their own de»tiny, tbcy tried to protect thenuelveii from the

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American land -traders ; but the contest was too unequal and, since their own hold on the land was so weak, they were forced to bow to fate and to see themselves supplanted by the Americans, who were builders of more permanent homes.

The most conspicuous buildings in the villages were the churches. The Cahokia church, however, was in ruins in 1 778 and . was rebuilt in the next few years; but at Kaskaskia there was "a huge old pile, extremely awkward and ungably, with its projecting eaves, its walls of hewn timber perpendicularly planted, and the interstices stuffed with mortar, with its quaint old-fash- ioned spire, and its dark, storm-beaten casements." Here the Kaskaskians had worshipped for two generations.' The people were for the most part very devoted to their religion, and the priests exercised great influence over them. Their attachment was due more to traditional allegiance, however, than to per- sonal conviction. The wild life of the wilderness had not been without its effect, and the lack of proper supervision had resulted in rdigious recklessness; yet however debauched and irreligious their lives, the coureurs de bois and voyageurs were easily brought by a vigorous priest to acknowledge their dependence on the church. At the moment of death they always sought the consola- tions of religion and left by will money for the saying of masses for the dead. There appears, therefore, to have been no rebel- lion against the church. In one individual case only is there any evidence that the radical thought of France had penetrated to minois.'

In the management of the church property the villagers were associated with the priest through the vestrymen, whom they elected for this purpose from the most prominent men of the communities. Social life centered in the church, as it did in the Puritan New England village, and the people looked forward to the church processions and festivals as important events m their

< She*. Arthbiiluf Ctrrdl, fuuinii Fligg. T)u Far Will, in Thirula, Wittcm Tra- vtU, xxvij.» 6a.

' Louii Vïviâi nquesis in fab vjl] (hu no pomp ujd nnmony mul h£i burial tad thai no payTnent be mtde for mtBiu for ihc dmd, sinn the ddty is Dot mcrcuurr not it heBTni to be bought. Kv. Rtc-, Ctmrt Rtcotii.

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monotonous %-illaRc life. It was also at the church door that the L'Sssctnbtics c( iti« jKopk met, that tlie auclian of proper^ waa h«ld; and it was after the church scn-kc that the Sunday dance look pl«ce.'

Id 1778 the priest in charge of the Illinots parishes was Father lierre Gihaull, who with some intemiptÛNis had been ser^-ing the parishes on the Missi&i^ppi and Wabash since 1768. He was mr/of the parish cif the Immaculate Conception of KaaJcaakia and vicar general of the bishop of Quebec. Father Gibault came from a good Canadian family. He was enthusiastic in his ^wtvlt, and appears to have maintained order in the piirishcs, liEeh had been lon^ nej^Iected or sen'ed only by Father Meiirin rho had found himself too old and feeUe to jicrfonn bis anluous duties successfully. Father Gibault during ihc years of his residence liad gained a great influence over the pcoiilc of ibe region, which be used at a critical moment to change ^Ukît destiny?

The territory of Illinois had been ceded by France to England by the Treaty of Pari» in 1763 and two yean* later British tnx^ occupied the country. The policy of the British government vstt very vacillating in regani to (he \orthweat Terrilon', and particutariy as to the French \nllagc5. it is quite evident that there n-as no purpose of opening the region up for setdemeni, and there was serious thought of removing the French from their villages to Canada.* For tliîs rcaâon the Kovemmcnl of ^England was unwilling to establish a permanent civil organiza- tion in spite of the efforts of the French inhabitants and the nerican tmden and land »pe(*uIutor«, »o that the government ùned to the end militai}-- Until 1774 the whole Northwest subject to the commander of the British forces in .America with headquarters at New York, and the relations of the West were cloHe:>i with the ^aboard colonies. In that year, however, by the passage of the Quebec Act the countij- was jcqnod to Canada

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and steps were taken to provide a civil government for it; but this was prevented by the outbreak of the Revolutionary War.

In the spring of 1776 the military force, which had been maintained in the Illinois was removed, and the commandant in charge appointed as British agent Philippe de Rastel, Chevalier de Rocheblave, The choice was a wise one. Rocheblave had had a long and varied experience in the West, had served as an officer in the French army during the French and Indian War, and at the conclusion of peace had taken refuge, as did many other Frenchmen, under the Spanish flag. He was entrusted with the government of Ste. Genevieve, but having become involved in legal difficulties with the Spanish officials, he returned to the British bank. The exact date of his return is uncertain, but the proceedings against him in the Spanish court occurred in October, 1773, so that he could have been at longest a little over two years in British Illinois, when he received his appointment to look after the British interests in the western country. In his various undertakings he had proved himself bold and resourceful, avaricious and not too scrupulous in his methods, and by nature suspicious. He knew well the nature of the French inhabitants, and had a dislike and deep-seated suspi- cion of the Spaniards. His ambition was such as to lead him to give his best service to his employers, and they in turn had confi- dence in his abilities and willingness to serve them. On August 13, 1777, Carieton wrote that "his abilities and knowledge of that part of the country recommended him to me as a fit person."' Hamilton says of him, "I shall in my correspondence with Mr, de Rocheblave keep alive the hopes of his being Governor of New Orleans — a more active and intelligent Person is not to be found in This Country of ignorant Bigots, and busy rebels, and had he the means I doubt not of his curbing their insolence and disaffection.'" The intimation in Hamilton's letter was cor- rect enough; for, although the inhabitants treated Roche-

■ MiKO, RackMavt Paptri. io Cbl. HiK. Soc'^MrcUcni, iv., mj. 'CtH.Ardmiti, Q., 14, p. 74.

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RHrholiI-lti;. Aullng CiimmanilrT ^nd

Judge in ihr Illinuû, i77<i-i;j8

Fmm « phnVjftiaiih ni a mipldtunr^ jn ihc Sut* HMnflral Lihrnri ni U'Mnnun.

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Uave'a» comnuuidant .and judge, his powers as apjeM «rere too limited and the money allowed him insufficicnl to enable faim to accomplish whiit he saw was neccssan' for the British cause. Time and a^ain he n»s infonneci that he could only draw for hi» xolarj- and that his expenses were to be met by the sums which the commandant at Vincennes could allow him.'

By what law other officials were cxcrcisiog civil powers m the nitnois dod not appear from the reroitl», but the existence of such is proved from their acts. There were at Cahokia. St, Philippe, Ka.oka.'ikia, ami Prairie ilu Rw^her otTicvr» styling them- selves judges, who put in execution the decrees of the comman- dant. Since at the «ame time these judge» were captains of the r militia, it is probable that the French official with «milar duties I «as retained by Ihe British officers. Besides this judge or cap4ain ^ there were a sergeant and a notaiy in each of the districts of Caho- kia and Kaskaskia.*

The foregoing dcf^ption of cooditicas in British Illinois would be far from complete without an account of one very important ncnt of the society. No sooner had the ncw^ gone forth that the Flandlothenorthof the Ohio River had lieen ceiled to England by the French than (he mercbunts of the seaboard colonics began lo compete for the fur-trade of the region in a way Ibai had been rîmpoGsible hitherto. Up lo this time the pnncipid trade In the IUin<H3 had been conducted by Canadian and Louisiana mer- Lcbants, the English colonists having found their way north of the Ohio only just prei'ious to the outbreak of the last war. But now the opportunity was opened to the eastern merchants and they eagerly seized upon it. thus bringing on a commercial war for the triide of the Ohio and the Mii<si.s.Mppi. In thi» the mer- chants of the Enj^ish colonies had one decided advanuge, since lhe>' could deliver goods at the villages of the Illinoi* che.tper tlian

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the same could be purchased and brought by way of the lakes and the Wabash or up the Mississippi.'

The British soldiers were hardly established in Fort de Char- tres before the merchants who made their starting place Fort Pitt had arrived. Among the first was one who was to exercise great influence on the development of the Illinois, George Mor- gan, who like the majority of traders from the East came from Philadelphia. He had been educated at Princeton and had then entered the firm of the Bayntons, which became better known in the West under its later name of Baynton, Wharton & Morgan.' Although young, by his enthusiasm be had persuaded his part- ners to embark on western trade and land speculation, and they established branch stores at RaskaskJa, Cahokia, and Vincennes. Other firms also entered into competition, such as the firm of Franks & Company of London and Philadelphia, whose repre- sentative, William Murray, was a little later than Morgan in reaching the Illinois. About the same time an Englishman, who claimed Manchac in Mississippi as his home, established the firm of Bentley & Company. These and other companies brought with them many agents, clerks, and hunters, so that the list of names of men of English speech in the region became a long one. In 1768 Morgan writes that there were sixty English- men in a militia company which had been formed. Among them were many names which will be mentioned in the following pages. John Henson was the representative of Baynton, Wharton & Morgan at Cahokia, Richard Winston set up in business for him- self in partnership with Patrick Kennedy, and the firm became later the representative of Morgan's interests at Kaskaskia; Richard Bacon served Morgan in his fanning enterprise; others,

1 Kruer's Rtpoft, MS. copy ia public Library of Champai^. 111.; Smith. St. Clair Fiptrt, ii., ijs; ijUrr-Biick ol Crarfr Uor/an, 1757-176*. Thit lisl belongs 10 Mr. A. S. M. Morgbi of PiitAburit>i. Pa., who ktnflly loiuied it lo mr. A copy may be faund in ihc 111, State Hist, Ijbriry. Sec alw Franz, Die Kaionisaliim des Miiiittippitalii, 368 tt sr^. The cofll of transponation up ^he MisjUtLsippi was. howrver. chcaTvr. LolloL Voyag! dans VAmtriqat, ii.. IÛJ. LiciiECTitu^l Huichin; jn an endosuac in & letter of Général Gage'i. Dctob" It, 1771. 4Dd Captain Forbes in on undated letter affirm the contrary lo the 4tatE- ment in the te't; but Colonel WillEins diugrees wirh them aad confirms the ejtperience of the trader, Genigc Morjan, The letlera an found in the Bamcralt CMtdim of USS.. Lctmox Librarj't N. Y.

>. LMtr-Boci of Gterit Ifgrgan; Julia Morgan Hanting. ColaKt Ctargt UarroJt, a

paper read befcR the Waihington (Pa ) Co Hiit. Soc. aad primed in the ICaiiun/lini ObKTvir, May ii. 1904.

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either me» attachai lo cnc of (he firms or indepenileiil tnujen, were Daniel Murray, brotha of U'ïllium, jamrs Kumscy, Thomas Cofiina, Thomas Brscly, uid Rictiard McCarty. I» the Erst yeara of the British rule it looked us if the Ohio Kivcr would becom« the great trade route of the region and su[^>Iant the older and. with the French, monr popular wnterwa}-» to New Orleans and Canada.' Even the British government seems to have a[>proved at first this attcm^X lo turn tiside the trade from its older channels, for in 1769 the colonial govenimcnts were empowered lo appoint officer» lo su|>erintcnd the Indian trade, and F<m Rtt and the Illinois were assigned lo Pennsyl- vania.' Th\ti the Indtim^ north «f ilie Ohio became accuntonied to Fon Pitt as the scat of authority in matters m which they were vitally iniereMcil.

The fiu-trade was not the only inducement to draw the Ameri- can colonists to the banks of the MU^ùtsippï, for from the first the . opportun ity to speculate in lands was a rival attraction. Land traden were early interested in ihc lerritor)' at llie head. waters of the Ohio and soon found their way dawn the river. In this -movement some of t]ie most prnmineni me» in America were 'intCTCSted, such as George Wa$.hington, Lord Dunmore.and the Franklins, father and son. The minois lancU offered equal attncticais and early became an object of speculation, in sjiile of the Edict of 1763 prohibiting settlements in the region. It is impossible lo enter into the complicated qucstkms connected with the attempt to open up Illinois by making it a new colcoy.* It is sufiicicDl to know that many prominent men weiv con- nected with all such schemes, and that while niUiam Franklin, Sir William Johnson, Sunui*) Wharton, and othns were seeking for a charter for the Illinob colony and Benjamin Franklin was cniplo}-ing his powers to persuade the British govcrament to grant tbe same, there was formed in March, 1766, a company for the

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>N Y Una Ij/tnrt B^OtU» So. «S. Col. •{ C>unl UUi^v. Iflwr«f G«fwnl Gt». >Sr AMco, Niw gjiMiMU ^Utilài AUittaaiii kJUw life.

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purchase of luid near the French villages, of which George Morgu was ihe representative in the Illinois. Althou^ sevenil strips of land were Iwugfat, nothing of any moment was accom- plished by this company.' Howei'er, another known as the Illi- nois Land Company, mosl of the members of which wrrc PhQa- ddphiaxis, acquired in 1773 through its representative, William Mumy, two large tracts, me situated on the Illinois River and the other south of Kaskaskia on the Ohio. Two years Iain-, the Wabash Land Company, the niembers of which lived for (he most part in Maryiand, purchased through its representative, the Ka^^kaskiaii Ix>ui.<i Viviat, an asMKÎate of Murray, tn'o tracts on the Wabash, one above and the other below VJncennes. Since both purchases were niaile from tlie Indian.^ and contrary to the Edict of 1763, they were not allowed by the British govern- ment and were annulled by General Gage.' Wlien the American Revolution broke out, most of the purchascn> »dcd with the colonists anil looked to the success of their caate to fuahcr the enterprise in the West.

Although there was at limes considerable complaint against the British commandant» by the merchants and L-uid- traders, these were generally fa%-orcti more than the French inhabitanLs or the Canadians, until the passage of the Quebec Act in 1774, which united the Illinois territory with the province of Quebec and annulled any s{)c(ial favors and privileges whii,-h the merchants from the East may have enjoyed. This act and the canceling of the land purchases, which provenl the intcntioti of the British government to carT>- out tlie principles enunciated in the Edict of 1763, weie discouraging to the enterprises of the rcpre-

■ nu ihrJwh ■< icnnl l^Kn at land lod tU (tuu ol «Juo hy Cuhroii Alllilu, imiiwiliiii on imiiifcd In Of now44aak at ibe diauia. (K»i. AiirJ Tht ttnrimai cnoUia AslutdcaapOHiiiB ibdUinn ol Aa Out, Soc- ol PaarlTuà* Tbt <*isnil MontMi wRt niUaii rnnUn, Sl> WUtuo JabnMO. Otam CncUn. loha Btinieo, S^iitl Whinui, CtBtv Ui«tULf««phWki(io«.J«tb Wlûn«.Ii. J<)£iillii(hn,uid j«B^ GtUnwtr Tha Am â HkBrBiaa. Whanta ft ll«n> «tulvrd t oturmtun ol • tafRcUwi>< luiJ iBikr AnBifK** (liKitn Inai CnUmt Wnklufn iieg, 'ruidiini otmi -'-■'-- , cmbrmfd br Gownor Si ClJdr. hui 94a rclnttd trj ibe

Ism ihr htotlt al Julin Eetmi.

llAd iiiiiimtnliiiin fil the LTS .

> 7b( ti«> Mania •! (tw niliui> uk] iIh Vtbth [^dI toncsnl» l> «onulud U a HDiAki puUJrf ia PbilMldiMB In ira» >lih ibc Mr. Armm •) At frt4timt, «J ik, atiJÊti and (HtUdu iji^ amttmdit. _Oibg Manflrt»!! mn pdnwd In lun yfUK

Amir. Slab rat, F^. Lm*i, a . (c«.

et «hlâ. m* bt te^ hi 4wr. JM> r4f, /W. tdWi, nti. 1 in.! 11. ibi toacM la loL &, 10* 4 lit. Knt Ik ban Uasr of lb two fuMpaniw H* fMl p In

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senUlîvcs of the Eu»lcni colonics, and from that d&lc their number

in the lUinob began to decline aitd trade turned back to the

, older chamtels. I'he next men of Engtish speech to compete

Lwith the Spanbh and French mrrcfaants for this nesiera trade

Iwere representatives of the new British Canadian houses which

rEjirang up after Canada was ceded to Great Britain. When it

Ï» remembered that the person» back of this attempt to capture

for the East the trade of the old Northwest and to exploit that

territory through their colofiizinji; schemes were MMne of the ino^t

important metchaotsand professional men in the seaboard colflnics,

one cause of (he opposition among the Ea^lemecs to the Quebec

Act is easily understood-'

Tlie entrance of the American colonist* into the Illinoia had ■ two rcsiUt», one immediate and the other more remote. 'I'hc ftrade had brought into tlie French village.'' several men of En^i&h speech, who for one cause or anolhcr determined to remain ; and thrir presence made possible continual correspondence between the West and the colonial revolutionists; and at the same time they preparetl the minds of the French to receiw any company ^cS American soldiers who might undertake the cmqucst of the Duntr>'. The second result was apparent only later. The men who bad been foiled in their attempt to secure the trade of the old Northwest and to acquire its land for colonization were not willing to accepl the det^tuun of tlie Quebec Ml iu final, and were prepared to renew the altempt at the first oppottunity with the chance of greater success.

RochcbUve had been appointed agent for the British a year after the outbreak of the American Revolution, and from the first he had trouble vdih the Americans who remained in the villages and who generally sympathized with the cause of independence.

■Para

lot ttc <tiitbcc An we Cuaitt, TlHPittiwti tl QmlMt ami Ou Bmla <4 Antriom (torn lEt w«tm nlonkai* t in Ac ncnnli. Some of the nxec Ibubt-

.. - _. t'a l(4ibal«R int. pcnbablr in iim. bat Utlroi

tMO <aukuM4 in çnaàoa bwincit In ibc IJUntii until •boni iiji. WUIiun Mattrt left the miMUj in tjjb; Jo» Kuibbt miiB bin left (heKlf talon. Tbt C«nndi»n in*r- «taoi»>tl»D •»■»«' ta> iin. •< ■■•> ibu !• At 4Mb si ibt lini np^Mmo lÀ ■ i*|in- ■fiilu â u* el the nrw %tniA firm at Cuniil» vhlch in ibu auinilled One wua lur tnide- Mut the doÊt ol lb* Amnkxa Revolution iber tamt tn gf«ic numben- 3*> t»tt p> oMl ; f . Ufc. Pcmub'i .VjrNMr. in Sifeaclinlt. Mwa 4>uifMiH(. p( j,

pnnd Hj a oftful Hvif ut tïc aunri . .

I nn tn knavn k btir k<i . Mnrru

( In UK

EDdi ILLINOIS HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS

It is difficult to decide to-day where justice lay in the con- slant disputes between the two parties, for the endless recrimi- nations which they hurled at each other were surcharged with personal hatred and irreconcilable hostility.

The first cause of dispute grew out of the trade with the Indians. Every goverament in the West has been forced sooner or later to attempt to regulate the sale of liquor to the natives, since one of the chief dangers to the small frontier community comes from in- toxicated savages. Since Rocheblave was without authority, he was obliged to use other means than prohibition to regulate this dangerous trade; and no better method could have been devised than that he used. In a community practically without govern- ment like that of the Illinois, public opinion alone could be called into play to prevent an evil which endangered the lives of all alike. One of the first acts of Rocheblave was to call an assembly of the inhabitants on April 17, 1776, to discuss among other matters, all questions concerning their relations with the Indians. It was decided that, since some savages made war on the English and some on the French and since both realized that they were under one goverament and were ail brothers and must hold together, the assembly of the inhabitants should regulate the trade with the savages from time to time. The people also agreed on their honor not to give to the Indians any intoxicating liquor, and to assemble under arms when the commandant gave the signal. At the same assembly it was determined that, if any one refused to pay just debts, the inhabitants would give their assis- tance to the government to enforce such payment. The agree- ment was signed by all the prominent Frenchmen of the villages, but by only one Englishman, Daniel Murray.' Later this agree- ment was made the subject of reproach against Rocheblave by one of the English merchants, Bendey, who was most bitterly opposed to the acting commandant. If Rocheblave's charges are to be believed, Bendey and his associates were the chief offoi- ders in the sale of liquor to the Indians.*

■ Sai. Rh. Caun Xaord, p. 81.

3 Bnultr made dmiiu dur|ei utinil RodKfalive uid tcnued him of injiu- tia and [jruuiy. RochebLmve prwAted bifl oae befon ■ ccnin, compoaed of (be mililU

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It was not the liquor traffic, however, which caused thc^^rcatcsi dilTicullies between tlie llrilisli ngent, ilikI ibe Englii(h-«peiilctDg inhabitants of the lUinob. On account of the war for indcpai- dence carriat on by the .seaboanl t-olonies ai^n^il the mother couDtrv', the wrcslcm territory became the center of many activi- ties directed agaiiut Enj^aitd, of which Rocheblave kept him- self well informed, but against which he wa» able to do little on account of the apathy of the British government. Across the river lay the Spanish posts, which, since the appointment of Galirez a& govcnior of Spanish l^ouisiana, had become the »eal of Intrigues against England ; for the îjpanish officials of America were rather quicker in percnvin); the adrantago) which might be giiined by Spain from the ruplurc between England and her colonic» than was the home government, and they committed many overt acU agaiiiAt Fngland Itefore actual war wa» declared by Spain. From St. Louis and Xcw Oricans the Amcdcaas re- ceived ver>- substantial aid. At the Litter city wax Oii\'er Pol- lock, who was the American agent and was on the best of terms with the governor. From Fori Pitt boats were sent to New Orleans for supplies of all kind* and these boats were even har- bored in St. Louis, cipposLic the Brilisli Illinois.'

Tlte Engli»h->pcakiDg merchants of Raskoskia participated in these acU against England and maintained their intercuurae with the caMcm leaders in sfNtc of the watchfulness of Kochcblavc. Bentley and othns traded almost opcrdy nith the rcbcU. Wboi William I.iiin w«nt ti> Xew Orli'anti to obtain powder and other supplies for the Americans. Bcndcj' met him on the Ohio River and sold him powder. It was alto known that he sent a boat Co Kentucky for the some purpose' The chief representative

al Knitiilfi». I'ntliw dn Kndirr u-l Si. ItuUuiK. in

. flmiler inr ol BoilliiF « ■ birt pn<i>i catkt» bu wtunu-nv n ilbl. K»t Kéc CimirKiarJ.M no if m^ ittih Pir—ttTtU C<l . tii. . iu: III.

[tin brau^ «cilBM 1^ *'■'"( "KnaMaikBt <iy Tbt kDowD diplkinr of &mUy

mnd vqiûllïd ht» an cvrtt

KKiBB^TU ._. _ _,

hisiv la HcinilHi. U«v X. ifTïi rflrlowl in Cam Atthhri

Hilrfbhtiil. Vimbtr o. itm IM. U. m. p. '«); Inin

inf. JMf. <? . It. F "*,. MuoiL ffaiktUn* PiM». is CM. Hin, Soi 't CrlUrHrH, Iv.

fSvL Ml. 4iA. 40;; Slur^cvi IriGt«4t« CrmH. Mirib J. lïr^ Fapmaf OUCiftr..\'' . in.

'In (ba CBun ■pprninj hj K'Klirt,l<«T to ImntliiM ck*iss itllam himicti nude br a*ackr. tmnl Annlaai êoii FRoclMiwa. irha vin Wuvkib Ib tbâi «iipoR of ibr

> WbaK. TItt H'unwJ ilinmiwi. ta»i (lannA Bill. ■/ bûJaiw. Ul . tm; Kathr- Mu* IB Hunihia. U>( K, i tj), rnclowl in Cam .«xliwri, Q . i^. p. ti ; Roihiblttc M Hilrfbhtiil. V^nmbtr o- itto. IM. B, in. p. ui; >™m o» RothriiUw, Frfirunni »^

xxxiv ii.r.r'ior': }'.:-::'*yi'.M. '.ollf/ttjoss

of the Amerkari '».t^ ■■• V^. 'An'. »i> ('tt/jr^ M'srzxs. «i» n. 1776 was atifjf.ir.'ft-: i;^*^.* ..■-;*■.• •:,/■ 'vnmi-iw.tTi fsc '— ■^■" affairs in th^ tt:;ry,,i- ':f;/i.".'.-..fr.' ï.v: wi^ult hi; heaâqaCMS at Fort Pitt.' If'.'- ,:.* .:r.::'r i: ■if.eiW-. -A tb*: U'est anc hs a^y fricnrts amftiit; thf' f'r»^.' ,■. i;.*; l;.-:.x;.>. ittiui': his sdectiac a vac one; ami he w-i^ .iM'- t/, .*:.i/.«: v/n.1: •,\i\i'/Mi'ai tn the sLliiitics of Hamilton, the liinitn,a:.i •f-n>-i'..-.i 'li iMr/it. Morgan hub- tained his reliili'iTi'' wilh ii.\ x^f^J<. 1.'. Ka.kn-Mi^, Winsioa md Kennedy, anil with olh'r"ir<'^.,v*:. ';';;. i-.ai Ij^troit and eUewhac* In a letter written in J'd/. 'V?''. *'■■ "■"■'/'■■ "' afi no'^ here od Public Business for thr; l.'i.jir'j ' ••loi.i'-.. f want Ui know the exact situation of alTnir-, ill tilt- llli;,'!!-, 4r whut f2uantit>'of flour & beef you couJd funii':h :i ' oiii|.^ii ;/ '.r i/.u of men with at Kas- kaskia the 95th of next l»-'<-iiil>irr 'I hi-. I -/.-jll d';pcnd oo vou for by the return of SilvfTr U'-'-l-. wl», ;uiih\ to tn: at Pittsburg as early in September as (lo'.sil.li: ii-. ilji-n- i-, :i yn-M lumty to be hdd in that month with all the wi--,icrri \:iiion\. If one of you could come along with him it may In- mil' li loynnr ml vantage, but you should be very secret with ri-.|»in I lo ymir IliinincsH." There follows an order for horses ami ilnr l<-lii-r i-nd'i with a rcpetitioa of his request that one of tlir |jarlrii-r^ mi-<-t him in Pittsburg.* It is difficult to determine wheihi-r tin- Idti-r is more than a busi- ness letter or not. The imniNkJiy of men may ri-fer to some commercial enterprise that was i imleniiiluUil ; but Congress had determined in the jirevious Ajiril to semi an cxjicdition against Detroit and there may have liL-en in the writer's plans a ^milar one against the Illinois.*

> Wiiuor, Wntvnrd UmtnuM, ga.

'ImlHItcfriim RocIwIiIb» w lUniillnn. Mu/ «, 1177, i"iur.ilu-l.,ll.niln,; "li hu ytiwlHinw !.. It» youlhal Ihf «i.y, niimr.1 Klli.il, wl""" »■"■ liivr IimI „mit«l , I wu Ihf lirmttr "I n Irllfr Irnni (ininir Miimilll. iiiniiiilujiinrt fur Cnmn-M. .niL u

ullc-

iir. Very l«c in m» lu-rnli.iiiJii. 1 lr«nir.l IhâUhrn- wrrr ihrn- tan,, |„.j„ ,^ G_—

Ihe Uull o( no onr, bgl mil*! un «mum i4 Ihr iluiHiifi" ••! Il* limr, I wu iiiuuctiwIulT^ ■ Co». AnAm; D., iBj. pl- ». P. .MU. • /«mai al CmI. Cmt-, lA- 1* f"ni "I . i». 1'*

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XXXV

Wimeva Morgan's fdsns may have been, there an be no doubt about the belief of the English-speaking traden in the niinras; for Ibey were expecting that he would soon bring about such an expedition. They talked of this openly among dicmsdves and spoke of the power of the colonies to the French, to wbocn ihc)' pointed out the advaotages of a ch:mge of alliance. Whai WQIiam Murray left Kaskaskia in the year 1776. be instructed his brother Ditnid to funtbJi any American troop*, who might come, with the supplies they should need ; and later he scot word frowi New Orl<s'uiK by Colonel George Gibfton, to the same effect; instructions which Danid carried out, when Gwwgc Rogen Clark arrived in 1778. On June 7, 1778, Richard Mc- C&rty of Cahokia wrote to John AsJuns of Michillimacktnac : "It ii said that Morgan was to be here with 600 men la^t winter, but very likely he has something else to do.'"

In the mi<l«t of these intrigues Rocheblave was not strong enough to do more than to mcmomlizelhc government at Quebec. Eren when he ba<l proved again&t Bende>' the charge of selling goods to the colonics, he did not dare to amst him in Kas- kaskia,' for although at the beginning of his administration he had been able to unite all the French in his support, there had developed two parlies, one of which showed «gns of oppodng him. The Americîtn merthanW had not lived «o many years in (be villages of the Illinois without making friends among the French, nor were the latter wholly without longmgs for liberty and aspirations for greater independence. It was only dgbt years before llii* that iliey had ctimmU-iioiied their friend and neighbor, Daniel Bloûln, to present to the British government their wishes for a civil establishment to replace ilie militar)- tyranny from whirh tbey euScrcd.' That movement hod caused excited discussions

■ X*i. Km. CruH Ktitri, M- i«o 1 HC' Murnr^ IneuctiDa* t» bSa hmiit nur bt loKd la ■ nourtil bj Otaia lloinr. Va. SHU F^fi. a. «TA UeCmft trtUi ID C*-. Atikèmi, D-. DÏ, rtt- 1., p. «,

> PcartcT na mtWcid mi IrBchllUDicUcMC lad canicd to QiicW; irii« be ni kcpl is

> BadcT «M anMal ml IrBchllUDicUcMciad canicd taQsfbst. coofa^Hni imiil Ui nnp* In I1•e^ «Iwn ht iRamd ra lUtBoii w Ok* ku nnac*. w d» Mnu'nOn *1U Mil. S«*iii>, diiIt TV Bum ImpoiUM nlKn In nnid io Ac «r-

«(Beailerlu>cbRfit,ublitf»lioUi<U«k.?f««rmf0M.C2;>ii..)>i'Mt- HU ROOtM irtlb ibc KfatuiUaai û Iui1h*i immd liy tht Isit thai Out aaat cObiU is limi«

BnliiT Bchûiitd. Cluk in I^rnnqh. MbiiIi 14^ ifio. III. ItiM. Ctl, I, «ij.

• Uaos. CtefMn ;•«<• miwli Uiil.. ,»i . MuthHo duwiW w ihii rmi kw hcca vhicb vlll bt BUdc ksoim ia limr.

xxivi ILLINOIS HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS

in the vUlages at the time, and most of the French could recall the principles, without doubt largely inspired by the Eastern traders among them, for which they had theti struggled.

It is true that these same viltageni later told Clark that they had not understood the cause for which the colonies were fighting. But this was given as an excusefornot having joined the American cause earlier, for they certainly were not so ignorant nor so art- less as they chose to appear to the leader of an army of backwoods- men. Many had seen the broadsides sent by the Americans to Canada. Their intercourse through trade with Kentucky and Fort Pitt had brought the knowledge to others, and such men as Winston, Kennedy, and the Murrays had been preaching the joys of independence for years. Many of the French were also warm friends and admirers of that enthusiast for the American cause, George Morgan. It is, therefore, not strange that many gave Rocheblave a half-hearted support, although they were not ready to come out openly on the side of the American agents.' Among these more or less disaffected Frenchmen must be counted some of the most important men of the communities, such as Father Gibault, the Charievilles, the Bauvais, Bienvenus, Lafont, Duplasy and Janis of Kaskaskia, and J. Bte. Barbau, who controlled Prairie du Rocher. How Rocheblave was regarded at Cahokia is not known. The captains of militia, Joseph Cesirre and François Trotticr, had not chosen to participate in the court, which the acting commandant called to clear himself of the charges made by Hentlcy; but this may have been due to hindrances rather than choice. The men composing this party were among the most intelligent of the villagers; they had aU given their support to the demand for the civil government from the British in 1770, and among them were the officers of the militia, as Duplasy, Janis, and Bariiau.

IntM in M™n .nH >,T. uL2 ■ l" 'T^ i«n«»n<f ••( Iht .<i>i« <.[ ihr Uruulc i< in Clark'. "^■<3?nl o! wW I^ ? '':' >«.<'™n^ -«"nr <,r iW I'.rn.h n.Uiu;! m the America

«M ine letter imtua him by MonJottoa uo SciM. », i??H. «iiïumiXpl

not \

ij, I

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The mass of tbc habUants were probably on the side of the government.' Illitrnili; iind unintelligent, Ihej' were willing to accept conditions as they found them without attempting; to brin^; about a change; and, l>esides, obedience to the constituted authorities was part of their nature. There were, however, sev- eral of the richest and mont prominent Frenchmen upon whom the acting commftndant couJd count, whose loyalty to the Briti^ cause iutd Rocheblave wa» far stronger than the attachment of their opponents to the opposition. Amonf; these were Gabriel Cerrtf, Louis \'iviat, and Nicolas Lachance of Kaskaskia. Vivial should, perhaps, not be counted at this lime, for he died in the foU of 1777 ; but up to the lime of hi» death, he was one of the itMSt important traders of the region and had been m pannersbip v.-ith William Mnrray. He wa.i the memWr of the Wal>a.«h Land Company who acted as the agent in the purchase of its claim. He had, howex'er, .levered his coiineclion w-ith Murray just pre- vious to his death, because of the acts of Daniel Murray, who was particularly UwleHS. Throughout the prosecution of Bentley by Rocheblave, Viviat had given the latter his su|^rt.' Of Ia- chance little at this time b known except that he was accounted a friend of Kcchcblave.* Unquesrtiooably the most important member of the ^vemment party was Gabriel Cerré. He was forty-four >'e.irs oM luid had been in Kaskaskia since 1755. Through his personal wealth and commcrctal connections, he exercised an influence over the village» second only to that of the commandant, with whom be was on terms of intimacy. It is quite ]>nwible tliat his trading interesLt bniught him into appo-

MjiM|naiiliini iiri him fintll fnr ■nfri1iffiwiiTTTnr1fnnnr1in< nf Itif ilaimi nf Tin nfiiintliia (Cat. AnMta, B . iit. p. iSi ) DuW Hamr hi wnûng m bmtlry an Mit tf, iiTt. gilt* Oc MiathBt iiiul i4 Ow «Minn <f panla* wnona at YmuW, " Ai to jaa hemt aotùacd d itittit u Caurd CUlnoa rua end bm Jro] ihu. fui ufuc r<>ui Jcimciikt hocBtUav* dfrw ovt » enmiJldm «ctiml fou uul wAMod *U the pnndpi] IriNtiitiiLnH In tifu ta «M<k ihi^ ê,V aismiiMUlj ntumA to tlf*. puliruUrtir thr CStfldiilTnv Elwinrnvf. Lafow. Pt—rir. J*iuu. tu . nn -loobi hui t"" Inrnta VMti Ctnt l.4<fii>n'* nuihi h»T 4acic it hui iVf UT idu IcB lu (.junicnuia ii «hca «a mtaf nliard K> At a." lUth. JHu, «•4 S«(- CU^ lia-, Mil SalUtol aroufb Ibc C^rri AnW, Kat. Kit. ui oihn india. tiaiu of puiy iliniadB*.

■ curt In Ms Uttvir un ikM iIk maiatir ol Ac Utabtnnu wtn IrimJIr to CeM, At Isâtt tt Ok BiWA puiy Ei«IWi. CffXiKil rf Hi A'MkmL i . tSf.

*Kai.Kdt,CairtKKtri. Sk *!■> b»«. p *xi.

• SeruifM^ ^ mit. dsc* i.

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sitioo 10 the Americans and Ihat self interest bound biro to the BriliKh Hide.'

RocbcbUvc never deceived himself in regard to tbe weakness of his position, aiid several llmci. urged uiwn Governor Cftrleton the appointment of a commandant and the sending to the Illinois of British troops, a recommendation which proves his interest in the cause he upheld and his own disinterestedness. His Idlers are full of such expreKsioiii. as ihcte : " I iwait »ith the giea.lest impatience the orders of your excellency, or rather I beg of you lo give them to some other peraon, a native En^ishman, in order to tscapc the too common jealousies of some, who havmg merely the name, and whose afTettions are all for the Americans, «re seeking to thwart all my efforts, intriguing with our neighbors and poisoning with the venom of their hearts the purest intentions.

All the alanns I have sought to give will be only too well

realized. We arc upon the eve of seeing here a niunerous band of brigands who will e^iahh'^h a chain of communications which will not ba easy to break, once formed. If by the schemes of the Spanish the Natchez are conquered, there will be established an aimed force in this country. Vou have no time to lose to prevent this misfortune. If militia can tie counteil for anything at pressent a person of discretion with Iroops would attract more adherents than would be be)ie\-ed. Inclination is in .ipiie of abandonment ard distress, still for the government, but it is more than time to revive their drooping courage or all will lie lost here.'" The British government planned at one time to relieve him and appointed, in 1777, Matthew Johnson lieutenant-governor of the Illinois; but for some reason he ncvct went lo his iwst,' and Rocheblave was compelled to face the event concerning which he had given so frequent wiimings, and to learn (hat the party of his opponents was stronger in a crisis than Ms own.

■ For Aa Mfl&unt of Cttrt^ ■« p.n,. ooic t.

■ RodicliUn IS CaHsion. Jtilr <, iijl, tmulUcd is U—aa, IUt*M<m Ptftri, Clii, Mix. SK.'t. Culttûtv. 1>, *it.

*Can- 4r(hn*9. a.. ^. 4fi. p. ^5 7rom Mumr'* kllv' b> BenlLcr. Mat ti. lîîT. i' it IhiiuhI ilut Eh* «v Rmmot <*u apcctfll U KnkuJii». iffc*- Pin, «nd But. Col-, Mt., «ir-

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The American attack on the villages of the lUiuout did not come about in the way that the inhabitants and RorbebU*c had anticipated. The}' had been led to look for an expedition sent by the united colonics and dirocled b}- George Kforgan against the whole line of posts extending from Detroit t» KH.-vk.-tskia ; but what actually occurred was that one of ihc revolting stales, Vir- ^nia, sent an isolated detachmoit under a pioneer nf Kentucky to revenge the British and Indian attacks on her frontier^.' The immediate occa.sion of thi> expedition was the rapid colonixatton o( Kentucky duting the bs: four years, and the danger to the new senlemenis from the detai hmenkt of Indians sent by IJeuteiianI Governor Hamilton of Detroit. To the Kcntuckians the whole territory nof th <â the Ohio River appeared the breeding ground of these Indian incursions into their territory. The con- ception of an attack upon the Illinois wa.<> due to the genius of one man, George Rogers CLirk, who clearly pcnrcived that the holdmg of Kentuck)' depended on checking the British power to the north. He I.-iid his pl;in before Ihc governor and council of Virginia, by whom it was approv-ed.* He then proicciled to raise his troop», keeping the destination of the expedition as secret as possible. Had he taken into consultation George Morf^ or »ome of the men associated with liim, he could easily have put himself into communication with the American party in the Illinois. On aci-ouni i>f this silence he ne\-er fully under- stood the conditions existing in the French villages. He had p«- fentd to work by himself and had culletted his own information. In 1777 he had sent two spies, S. More and B. Linn, to Kaskaskia to investigate the .liiualion. They remained in the village'^ some time, giving themselves out as hunters; but they failed to get into communication with the leaders of the opposition to Rocheblave, because Clark had not informed c\-en his spies of bis

■hi»

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purpose.' It was evidently expected by the American traden of Kaskaskia that they would leam something from these Kentucky hunteis, for Bentley, who was absent, wrote to Murray concern- ing them; but the latter answered: "As to the hunters you write of there is three of them, one of them was here before, bis name Benjm L)im, but they bring no news that I can bear of worth reporting.'" According to Clark's account of thâr in- vestigation given to Patrick Henry, the governor of Vir^nia, they reported that: "The principal inhabitants are entirely against the American cause, and look on us as notorious rebels that ought to be subdued at any rate, but I don't doubt but after being acquainted with the cause they would become good friends to it.'" There has been preseired, however, another account according to which they reported that there were: "Strong traces of affection for the Americans, among some of the inhabitants."* There is also a tradition that Linn was warned by a trader of an attack planned by some Indians against himself and companion.* The history of Clark's jouraey down the Ohio, of his landing near Fort Massac, and of the march across the prairies is so well known that it need not be retold; but the events occurting at Kaskaskia which made his success possible are less famiUar. The states had sent down the Mississippi, in the spring of the year, an expedition under Willing to make attacks on the British poets in the south. The course of this expedition. Rocheblave had followed with interest and, as he heard of the depredations Willing made upon property, he published the accounts to the rillagers in order to cause them to fear for their own. ' When he learned that another expedition was on the Ohio directed against the lUinois, he connected it with the Willing raid and saw in it an attempt on the part of the Americans to gain control of the whole stretch

I Leilei by Ctuk. Amrr. HisI- Rev., %-ui., 49J.

3 MuTTïT to Boîtier, Mm^ r3. 1777. i/iicfr. Pi^rOtidHiil. Cti..iÎL. 417. Th^ic i« a ilicht

rrAmlwAr in the lUu ^VBi bjT CUtI whb Hfi hC KCQl UlCm ID JUDt-

'Ltier br Qârt. Amtr. Hist. JUv-, viii.. 4^2.

•Bnt^, Hiatry 'I KnùiÊcky, ,6.

»Tr»iiiliDO fntmnA in Unn'i tmnaii. Dr. USS^ "Ws'-

• Mum. KaduHaix Ptftii. in Chi. Hiit. Sue. '9 CuOtaim. ii.. 408. 41a. 411 rl nf.

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of th« river. Thi» n««9 o( the approach of OmA did not reuch him much before that ofBcer v»s at the falb and poesihly doc t>efore he lutd Undo! at Massue creek. Rocheblave immediately ordered out the militia to make prcpaiations for reliance ; but he Mon kitmcd the strength of the party opposed to htm, for the AraericaQ traders in Ka&kaslda either persuaded the in- habitant» not to attempt repdiing the invaders, and in this they were aided by the Spanish emissaries, or ebe they (|uieted the fears of an nttuck. X^'halcvcr occurred, Rochebbive found that he could accomplish nothing, for his f[o%-enunenl was by per- .masion rather than by rommAnd. and the militia officers were ' members of the party that ^ave lukewarm support to the British and wxs half inclined to the American cau». Unfortunately for Rocheblavc. his chief supporters were not with him at this crisis; \'ivi.tl hail <li«i in tlic preceding fall, I^uliaiuc had recently been taken prisoner,' and Ceiré had just started with some furs for MIt'hillimackinac. Ho])ing thai the ^îghl of a reinfocxement coming to their assistance mi(;ht arouse the inhabitants, Rochc- blave »ent a messenger to summon the militia from Vincennct; and M. Lepras actually started with forty men from that nllagc to as.HÎi.1 Kaskaskia. The mes-sage had cctme loo Uite, howe\-cr, for Clark landed at Massac creek, marched across counti)'. and cut off any help which might be rendered from the Wabash. Thus the crisiis which RochiH>lavc lud been prophesying, arrived, and he found himself unable to make any resistance.'

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Whether Clark and ifae Aroencan traders oi Kaskaslua com- isunkated «ith each other Morr the attack in the night of July 4lfa and 5th, b vay doubtful. We have M«n that, before setting oat from Fort Pitt, Clark knew ol no party in the village that iras ready to pve him «sa'siatKe; but he may bas-c heard of the American partbans from that party of hunter», jtui (rocn Ka:^ k&skia, who met him at the Tennessee Ri\-er, altbou^ from hfe own account their iofotmatioa «-as aayUung but reauuring; or Homy and his aseociaies may have commtmicatcd with him as soon a» he approached the village. There is son>e sO^ evi- deoce that the capture of the \-illa^ was made less difficult b>' the aid of some of the inbaUtantâ ; for Clarfc seems to hara found DO trouble in procuring boats to cont'cy hî^ troops across the Ka&- kaskia River;' aod, if the tradition b trustworthy, his sddieis were admitled to the foU and guided to ÛK bedchamber of ftocheblave by a PennsyhaDian, who may have been Daniel Murray.' Clark htmadf «ap that proràioas weic

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collected for hi» troops by Mtimy and Winston during the nght.*

It is evident from the narratives of Clark and Bowmiin and from the tettei^ of Rochcblavc that the iobabitaDts and the comman- diint hinuelf had not expected the iitlack so soon. On the day before the attack Rochebhve wrote to Catieton : " Wc arc upon the eve of seein); here a numerous biind of brigsind»,'" but tlie whote tone of the letter proves that by the "eve" he did not mean that very night. In the letter sent after the C4ipturc of the vitUgc, be writer as if he had expected that there was pknty of time to to Vïncenncs for uid, after he h<id Ir-arncd of Chirk'» move- ents; and as if he had been di.'iappointed in his hope of as^s- taace, because the ViT;^Dians had mode a forced march by land. Thbi looks as if he had expected die party to take tlie cu.itomair route down the Ohio and up the Mi$.»Lssippi. If Clark had fol- lo«-ed this course, the time would have lieen ample for Rocheblave to obtain reinforcements from Vinccnncs.'

What the feelings of the majority of the French people were wbcn they heard the warwhoop of the fFonlicrsmen in tbdr

1^ streets, can be easily intapned. Since the lime of the rk was a surprise and the le$s intdligmt French had been tauj^t to beliere the worst of the " Big Kiuves," the fii^t fear

the majority has probably been correctly depicted by Clark.

oy of the more intelli);cnt, who had supported Rochcblave, tnuat have felt terror iit bearing the noise and have had misgivings

the future, which would place in power Murray, Winsifwi, and Cennedy, whom they had leame<l to regard a.s Ihdr enemies. Others, like Father Gibault, who were acquainted with the hos- tility of the Protestant Ea.il to the Roman Catholic Cliureli, feared perhaps that the freedom of worship might be dciucd them. .After all allowance has been made for such causes as these and

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the suddenness of the attack, Clark's narrative of the abject terror of the French people still appears somewhat exaggerated. They were without doubt timid, but they were not poltnwns. Besides, they saw several familiar faces among the Virginians, some of whom had been in Kaskaskia, and others they had met on trading trips.

The party strife of the village broke out in Clark's headquar- ters on the very night of the attack. The closest adherent of Rocheblave's faction, Gabriel Cerré, was absent from the village, and his enemies tried to win the favor of Clark by making accusa- tions against him; but Clark was not deceived. He recognized that his position was critical. He was in an alien community and had only a small body of troops with which to hold the people in check. Under such circumstances he could not afford to drive the leader of such a strong party from him. How important he regarded the winning of the support of Cerré and his party is proved by the space he devotes in his Mernoir to an account of his relations with this leader.' He finally confronted Cerré with his accusers, and the latter were afraid to repeat their charges. By this diplomatic conduct he won over the man who could bind the discordant elements in the villages to his side.

The chief means used by Clark to gain the good will of the French at this critical time were the French treaty and the cry of liberty. We have already seen that the words liberty and inde- pendence were not wholly unknown in these regions. To assert that the movement which was growing in France and which was in eleven years to break out in the French Revolution was without effect on the banks of the Mississippi would be taking too much for granted. The best of these men were educated and traveled to New Orleans and Quebec, and what was talked of there was repeated by the firesides of the Illinois. Only ten years before their friends of New Orleans were in revolt against Spanish tyranny,' when the word liberty became a household term ; and two years later the French of the lUinois were making use of the

< Eoglith, Cun^utst bI iIu Norlhmil. i.. pp 4;;, 41&, t&t, t^-tSli. ■ Phelpi, Lonijivta, 113

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same word in their struggle with Colonel Willuns.' ITm tradei^ from the Ei-it had bc«i full of similar idea» during the pa&l few years. Liberty and iodependcncc were words with whkh lu tire the imagina I ioib. of the Freiuh and to make them dream of things to come.

TIk French treaty wa.t Clark's trump card in the game he wa& playing; for the word France awakened in the mind» of the Kas- kaskians memories of days gone by. always more joyous than the divs of present hardship, — those days when Ihc lilies of France waved over the forts of the Illinois. France is a name of wonder- ful meaning (o Frcnclimen of all lime^. The people of Illinois felt its charm and, at a later day, said "when these men once pronounced the name of France, how could they raise their hands against them?"' Just previously rumors had been spread up and down the \tissi>isippi that France was coming into her own again, ridiculous rcjiorts no doubt spread by those discontented with the British rule, and yet they aroused in the hearts of the French a hope, of which the appearance of Clark seemed a har- binger.

Tt wiu no! with fiflo and swords that Clark won the Illinois, but with the promise of liberty and the alliance with Fiancc. Thcse two weapons were all sufBcient. Immediately after the occupation of Kaskaskia Clark sent Bowman with a detachment of tiiirty ntcn to occupy Cahokia, wbii:h yielded readily to the same [ler^Hiasions.* Vincennes joined the American cause witb- out even tlic use of troops, for Father Gibaull undertook to per- suade the people to submit, which ihcy did after their priest had represented the case to them.* In their first enthusiasm the French furnished the Virginians witli all theic ncccMities and their need was great, for they had reached Kaskaskia, as the inhabitants of Vincennes said, "half naked like the Arab»."* Hut the spirit

■ Uuen. CUflm lr*m IBmmi HiMrj. i>i it jnf.

■ B««bib'> Iciun in Encn^fa. Confivif (f rJM .VirtWo^ t, ija H h(.; (bt CahatJin ■—\ I» ihii ïoi., p. j^j.

«Clwk'ii iMXtt » Mano. Eii«Iiifa. CmfKia i^ Mi .V>Mk«*rH. i . «t*.

■IlMbituiU ul Vatcona U> t>cli Bilme, Mmatà Cil.. TW, P-atm.

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in which the French received the Americ&ns is best seen in the way they aided in defending the countn* against the British. In December following the occupation of the Illinois by Clai^, Lieutenant Governor Hamilton of Detn»t retook ViiKennes aixi threatened the other villages. At no time had Clark's poàdon been so dangerous, for he had neither money nor sufficient troops. With him were only two companies of soldiers, in which some of the French had already enlisted. Since these were too few cither to hold hb position or to make an attack, he called upon the villages ; and two companies of Frenchmen were fonned. The merchants of the region raised the necessan- money. Clark then made his difficult and dangerous maich across the submerged prairies, a march which tried to the utmost the endurance of the men. The conquest of ^Hncenncs and the retention of the whole Northwest for the Americans were the results. More than half of the men who followed him so bravely were inhabitants of the American Bottom.' To the French soldiers in Claik's little army as well as to the Virginians belongs the honor of that campaign and its consequences.

After the submission of the villages to him, Clark found him- self in command of a large country inhabited by a people who had joined themselves willingly to his cause and to whom he had promised greater liberty than they had hitherto enjoyed. From the first he was called upon to exercise the power of commandant and judge. He continued for a time the custom, followed by the last two British representatives, of appointing arbitrators in all cases of dispute between the inhabitants.' This, however, was not in accordance with hb own ideas of self-govenunent, which were those of the West generally, nor did his many military duties permit him to give that attention to civil affairs that was required. He therefore made other arrangements. He writes that he

1 Va. sun Fattri. i . 31a; Lctur u Mmuo. Engllidi, Ctmnut tj Ou Ninkmm. U 437. Tbc «tcdiika mftiim Vioonna wu Kidemlr Aniaixd br i)k inhMblUBIi cà the Fmu^ tiUi(B.(nin wban Glut nliHllii.iiiibnwaDRRnbcriDtb ud Fcbrutir sÂ. Cllifl uxDDB) igrnlnH Vltflaii. la EaiHih. Ctniiuit >/ ilu Nonkimtit, U., 1051.

'Kai.Jta.CrwlJltctri,l(A.ioa. Una bj Out. }<^ 14, mB, la Amtr. Bin. Sn nl.. 501.

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1: "ft court of civil judicature to be established al Cahofcia, elected by the people. Major Bownutn, to the siirpriBc of the people, held a poll for a magistracy, and was elected and acted as judge of the court. [The policy of Mr. Bowmaa holding a poll is easily perceived.) After thitt similar courLt were established in [he towm of Kaskaslua and Vincent.'" The title <Â the court thus founded at Cabokia was the "Court of l)ie Committee oî Cahokia," and x few pages oif the records of its sessions have been preacr^'ed and are printed in this volume.' Clark rcser\'ed the ri^t of appeal to himself and he adds: " 1 believe that no people ever had their business done more to tlieir satUfactîon than they had through the means of thc«c regulations for a considerable tiiD&"' By an examination of the few remaining records it is possible to arrive al an approximate date for the founding of these courts. The date of the earliest paper which has been presetted issuii^ from the court at Cabokia is October 39, 1778-* Among the Kaskatku Records is a coun record, the last pages of which were used by the clerk of the British government and Liter by the defk of the Virginia government for recording deeds and other iiMlniroentS. The first entry in it after the date of the occupa- tion of Kaskaskia by ("lark was made on October joth. The last direct petition to Clark that cxist> 1* dated August a;.' There- fore it must be concluded ihnt the courts were established be- tween ibe last of August and tiie last of October. But it is pos- sible to make a closer calculation. Since it b probable that an entry was made by the Kaskaskia clerk in his book of record shortly after the machiner>' of civil government was started, we may take the date October aoth as approximately the date of the eilahlisbment of tlie court at Kaskaskia; and since that at Cahokia was the earlier, the court of that village must have begun

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to hear suits about the middle of the same month and possibly a little earlier.'

These courts were modeled after the county courts of Virginia, with some modifications. The number of justices sitting at Caho- kia was seven, four of whom were necessary for a quorum; the sessions were held weekly ; the jurisdiction included both criminal and civil cases; the records of the sessions were kept in English.* Since the members of this committee were elected by popular vote, the first election of chief magistrates ever held on the soil of Illinois or of the old Northwest was that at Cahokia in the month of October, in the year 1778.

During the last few years disorder and crime had increased in the Illinois. We have seen how Rocheblave lacked the power to enforce good order and bad appealed to public opinion without effect to put an end to the trading in hquor with the Indians. But it was not from the depredations of the Indians only that the people suffered. Members of the slave class, influenced by the disorders of the times, had become insolent and violent, so that the fear of the large population of red and black slaves was widespread, and with good reason, for many murdeis had recendy been committed, for which the slaves were suspected of being responsible. Members of the family of the NicoUe had become sick and died under the most suspicious circumstances, and several sudden deaths of both whites and blacks had occurred which gave every evidence of being caused by poison. To stop further lawlessness by this class, Clark published a very stringent order against the slaves on December 24, 1778, in which he forbade them to walk the streeLs after sundown without a special permis- sion from their masters, or to assemble for dances at night, under

^ ll Ù iXfisLble dul Cluk was mistaken ftbouE the aobLùbment of & court &t Kukts- kiA, for emonc àW th« retords thtt have b«a prnerved there a not one ïbuïdc from lucb A court, or oDc that Rivea dimcl evideoce of the cxùtence of audi a court. Moreover there has been preserved n pétition, dated Febnuu'T i8, t??^ from anidow in resard to bet hui- band'K cacalF. in which shr givea elaborate icaAooa for Dot hiving truubled Cokioel Claric diuinE bis presence in Kaskaskia, and stales that c«iditioni are aow such thai she tDuit

aïKni _ . . .

others are Joseph Charle ville, Richard Winston, Charles Danis, and Charles de Lisle acting for

Duplasy. Kai. Sic.. PcMni.

• See record of the court, pp. 4 <* »(.

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penalty of punishment by flogging.' All persons were forbidden to set] liquor to slavc't. In the court of Cahokia an inviritigalion of Uic death of the Nicolks was begun. This was not ended until the following June, when it was proved that some slaves, of whom two were particularly guilty, had pdisoned a number of whiles aa well as several tiegroe.^.'

Of this first experiment in popular government in the Illinois veri- Utile can be said, for almost all its records have been dc- strojcd. The character of Clark, the order he prcsc^^■cd or tried to preserve, and the expedition with which justice was adminiMered, no doubt made the govemmcnl gctwralty popu- lar; still the mititaiy power was vay e^'idcnt and at times arUlnirv, and the soldier» were booming unruly. Therefore the French looked forrard to ihc time when a civil government, not sodqKDdenI on the militar}' force, should be inaugurated. The people were reasonable, however, and recognized the ncccsMly of these temporary' arrangement", and in their rir>l enthusiasm exhibited a tractable and united spirit to their commandant. In Justice to Clark it must be uid ihui neither at tliis time nor later, when there was most just cause to criticise the military force, did tlie French ullcr a word of complaint against him, for he bad won, not only their esteem, but their affection, so that they nc^'cr held him responsible for the evils that crowded upon them.

One cause for uncaancss devcl<^>cd rcry soon among the peo- ple. In the uni excitement over their change of allej^aocc and under the inAuencc of that enthusiasm which was aroused by the talk of libera and independence by Clark and bis soldiers, they had been reaily lo make many siurificcs for the cause they had espoused. .\t fast they gave freely of their goods, and later sold them to the patriots, who had brought them this "priceless ffih", and received in return continental paper money, which they were assured by Clark and his olÎK'ent was c<iual in wdut to the Spanish puslrt, or else drafts on the treasury of Virginia or the Virginia agent at New OrlvanH, Oliver Pollock.' At the time

* Kt. Bit^Ce^ ttifri.M. 111.

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the papier money was worth about twelve cents od the dollar, and the French were to leam that many of the drafts were worth- less. The suspicions of the inhabitants were not aroused until early in 1779, while Clark was absent on the V^ncennes expedi- tion. Speculation in continental money was very common throughout the East and ever>- advantage of variation in its value was used by the traders. It is not surprising, therefore, that the story of Clark's dealings in the Illinois were soon known by these men, who, tempted by the opportunity of purchasing goods with continentals at their face value, rushed into the region. They reached the French villages in the early spring of 1779, and in their eagerness to make the utmost use of the opportunity, they bid against each other with the result that the confidence of the French was lost and the value of the paper tumbled.* In speaking of this event, Clark says: "There is one circumstance very distressing, that of our own moneys being discredited, to all intents and purposes, by the great number of traders who come here in my absence, each outbidding the other, giving prices unknown in this country by five hundred percent, by which the peo- ple conceived it to be of no value, and both French and Spaniards refused to take a farthing of it. Provision is three times the price it was two montlis past, and to be got by no other means than my own bonds, goods, and force.'" There was another reason for the appreciation of the price of supplies. By the arrival of

Virginjuu in regard to (be viluc cpf the paper mooc^r Ste Cahokiaa Menuiùl to De U Balme, prinled in Ihii vol.. p. 547. alio pa^e 6: (mm tbé memorial of the people of Kiskukii to the Virginia cornmiuonen. March i, 178^, is taken Thr following nuacc: "But on mc- couot at [he honm appearance of tïeneral CtajE and of hisoScen and because they ammd ui thai ther had order? 10 draw on M, Oliver Pollock, aecnl of ihc stale of Vugiiiia at Nan Orleans, tnerc waj Do difficulty in oblunioE all Uiey needed lor a specie iti current paper, which wu mattered in quaoIiciH boih 4jn tnis bank and [he Spajiish at the value of meulic piaitrti of Spain and all our supplies ha v? heen sold at [he same rue and conditions , - . . and Bnce wt could no^bel■eve thai an ufficrrin accordant with hisoidcra would leavr us iiiwnni of the fact ihai [his money was depredated, we have received it at its imrinsic value," fUtnord Cot., Tardivrau Fapffl.) la a memorial to the goVEiuor of Viiftinia the same people Hid: "The lupplianis bave futnished all the necessary provisions tu the troops at a sumdoitlT moderate price and have been paid with a paj»er money and letieca of eichonge wbjch wt were asrired were equal in value to the Spanish fiiaare'^ U^td^ memorial ditad May 4. i7fli.) The people of Vinceones in a petition to the governor ol Virginia, June jo. 1781, wrote: "The accredited oncers of finance and others have assuicd us that conlinentij money was of equal value with can. and we accepted the same in good faith," {Va.SUilt Paptri, u.. I9J.)

■ See fw(. p. 5.

>CIa[k lo the Goveraot of Virginia, April i«. 1770. in English. CanqiH sf tht Ntrtk- WIl, i.. 4Dd.

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ûie Virftjniaiu all open Irade vritb Canada had iteva stopped uid, since that counti^' mis one of the chief sources from whkb the inhabitants drew their gytoâi and lo which they sold their furs, commerce beciimc stagnant and commodities scarce'

The credit «f Clark's government «.12 supported at this time bf the merchants and traders of Illinois. He says: "Sevetal merchanlâ are now advanriiig cun.tideruble Main of ihdr own propcTty, rather than the ^rvicc should suffer, bv which I un sensible they rau^-l loac f^reatly, unless some method U taken lo raise the credit of our coin.'" The mefthants who gave this timely aid to the American cause were Daniel Murray, Winston, Janis, the Cluuieville», the Bauvab, Duplasy, and Bienrcnu, of Kaaliaskia ; Barbau of Prairie du Rocher; Godin, Trotticr. Giraull, LaCroix, Grittiot, and McCarty of Caholua ; LeGnts Hubcrtleau and Bosseron of Vincennes, and \'i|^ with possibly others of St. Louis.' The stiitc of Virginia had undertaken more ihan she could perform, since her treasury \vas exhausted and her credit ■ goac, 10 that Clark never received the finiincial support that Iw 'needed; and he and his officers were in time forced to use that expediency which made the Tliirty Years War in Germany .10 frif^tful, namely that of compelling the people to support them. This last resort hod not become nec«<ary in the spring of i779> al teafit it was not officially recognized; for the French were still ready lo make herculean «iUTtTiceâ for the cause which they had accepted and to furnish supplies on the doubtful credit of the state; but the lime was fast approaching when they K-ould de- mand a settlement.

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While Clark had been regulating the affairs of the Illinois, the news of his great success had been received with rejoicing at Williamsburg, and the government of Virginia began preparing for some more permanent form of civil establishment for her new citizens. The territory north of the Ohio River lies within the region which Virginia claimed as hers under her charter granting the land from sea to sea. According to the Virginia interpreta- tion of that charter, the state was fully within her rights in legis- lating for that territory, to which her troops had just given her another title.

On the 19th of November, 1778, a committee was appointed by the legislature to draft the requisite bill, which was introduced on the 30th and passed both houses on December 9th.'

The civil establishment thus created for the region was the same in its essential character as that which Virginia had used in her e^tpansion westward, the county government. Kentucky had but a few years before received a similar organization. This new territory, which included all that Clark actually held, stretched from the Ohio to the Illinois River and up the Wabash towards Detroit to an indefinite boundary. Ouiatanon was certainly under the jurisdiction of Virginia, but beyond that post and the Illinois River there is no proof of her exercising jurisdiction. The land lying between this northern boundary and the lakes was disputed territory and was traversed by Virginia and British troops at various times.

The government of the "county of Illinois", as it was called, was temporar)- in character and was given force at the lime of its enactment for only one year and then to the end of the next ses- sion of the legislature. On account of the difference in the popu- lation Virginia law was not fully extended to the new county.' " On account of the remoteness of the region," so runs the pream- ble of the act, "it may be difficult, if not impracticable, to govern it by the present laws of the commonwealth, until prof>er infor-

■ The Let il repriatnl [n thii ToJuiDe, p. g. Tbe hiatory of ihe tct is liven in noip i of the umc puge-

■ Fot > dJKuuioii of bow fu ttic i*w) of \nitfnU wctB alcnded lo ibe tllincji, aee ptit, p. Iiti.

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matton, by intercourse trîlh ihdr fdiovr citizen», on the cast side of the Ohio, shall luLve familiarized them to the same, and it is therefore expedient that .iume form «f governmcnl adapted (o Ihdr circumïtanccç. should in the mcaniimc be established." The chief execiiti^'c olïicer and commander of the mililLi waa tiie vouniy lieutenant, or commandaDt. He wtis empowered to appoint as many deputy commandanLt, militia oflkcpi, an<l com' mtjisaries as he found neccssai^'. Tlic civil ofl^crs were to be the same as the inhabitants were ancustomed to. and they were to administer the law which wiu* in force in the region already, thai is, the ctnitume de Paris. Officers, created by the lieutenant, to TChi<:h the întia)>itanLt were unacciiMomcd were to be Kupjtorled by the Virt^nia tte^a^ur)-, the others by the people. Ik>th miti- uiry and civil oflicets were retiuired to take the oath of oilice according to the rcli^on to which they were acctislomcd. The people were given assurance of the free exercise of thdr relif^on. l^e power of the court to be established and of the county lieu- tenant wa& limited in actions for treason and murder to the same extent as it was in all counties of Vir^rûa.' In such case» the lieutenant was permitted to stay execution until the opinion of the goTcmor or the a»cmbly h.id been obtaine«l.

On December ii, 1778, and in accordance with this act, Patrick Henr^' rommis-sioned John Todd county lieutenant. Fur such a difficult and important position Todd seemed as good a candi- date 0$ was available. His ancestry' was Scotch-Irish, one of his ancestors having fled from Scotbnd to escape the persecutions of ClaveThou^e. His grandfather had come to America in the y«ar 1737. when Todd's father was still in his youth, and had settled in Nfonlgomen- County, Pennsylvania. From his mother Todd inherited Welsh blood. His education had been exception- ally good. His uncle, abo named John Todd, was a well-educated man, having graduated from Princeton in t749, and wax a minis- ter in Louisa County, Virginia, where be kept a clasacal school. It was at his unck's school that the future county lieutenant was educated. Afterwards he studied law and practiced a short time.

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But the attraction of the frontier life was in his blood, as it was in that of so many other young men of his time, and at the outbreak of the Dunmore's War he became aid to General Lewis. In the following year he made his way among the hrst settlers to Kentucky and was present at the meeting which was held to establish the government of the proprietary colony of Transyl- vania. In 1777 he was elected burgess from the county of Ken- tucky to the general assembly of Virginia. The duties of this office prevented him from taking part in Clark's expedition to the Illinois.' In appearance Todd was far from imposing. He was only five feet six inches in height, but was reputed the swiftest footman of his day and excelled in all forms of gymnastics. Like Clark and most of the leaders of the western movement he was still a young man, being at the time of his appointment twenty- eight years old. His experience, however, had been on the frontier; he was accustomed to the American type of pioneer, and was personally brave and a good Indian fighter. He united with these qualities a knowledge of law and a culture superior to that of any other man in the West. His education and his character seemed to fit him for the task before him. But the events in the Illinois were already approaching a crisis, brought on by the clash of Angto-Sason and Gallic temperament; the unity of feeling and the glow of enthusiasm aroused by the shouts of liberty and the huzzas for the French alliance were already changing, and the French were beginning to count the cost of the transference of their allegiance ; criticism, denunciation, and open opposition were ready to break forth. Under such conditions was the experience of twenty-eight years sufficient to enable Todd to master the situation?'

The instructions given him by Governor Henry were wise and suited to the occasion: "Altho Great reliance is placed on your prudence in managing the people you are to reside among, yet consider'g you as unacquainted in some Degree with their Genius,

t The Todd oa the apcdldon «u Ida brothet, Levi. Eniliili, Canquiil of II14 North- wA a.. Bsi.

'For (he life of Todd kc GncD. Hiaanc FamOus s/ Kntlneky; Moreluad, SiUltmttU ft ICatml^, 174; Muon, Ciatlti tnm lUimtii Biitfry, aji.

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us3^, aod maoen, as well as the Geography of the Cuntiy I recommend it to you to coniiuli and adv-ise with the must intelligi- bl« and upright persons who may fall in your way .... and I know of no better Gen' tKrection lo Give tliao this, thai you Consider yourself at the head of the Civill department, and as Such having the Gomm"" of the militia, who are not lo be under the coram* of the militan-.untill ordered out by thecinl Authority, and lo act in conjunction with them

"You arc on all Accalons to inculcate on (he people the value of liberty and tlie Difference between the State of free Cittiens of the -Common welt h and that Slnvery to which Ilinois was Des- tined. A free & equal representation may be expecled by them la • little Time, together with all the improvm" in Jurisprudence and police which the other parts of ihe State enjoy

"The Dilailc of your Duty in the civil Dcpiirlment I need not give you, its best Direction will be found in y^ innate Im-eof Justice and Ze;il to hv întcnrively ujcfutl to your fcUow-mcn. A gencml Dircclion to ait accordinj; to Ihe best of y» Judgment in nucs where thctc Inslructi<»n« lire Silent and the laws have not Otherwise Directed is given to you from the necessity of the ca.*e, for y' Great EMstancc from Go^-cmm' will not pcrmil you to wail for Orders in many Cases of Great Importance.'"

Clark rereivcd Todd with jot, for they were good friends; but a grcalcr reason was that he found the task of superintending the ciWl department and at the «ame tim« of making the needed preparations for the contemplated attack on Detroit in the sum- mer too difficull.' The fu.tsy detaiU of the former were annoying to a mind like Clsrk's whkh was only aroused to its b«M by the excitement of some bold military undertakin;|c.

Todd reached the Illinois in May, 1779. One of his first duties was to organize the militia. There was little to be done, for Clark had maintained the milit.iiy organinttion which he found in existence and had confirmed the appointments of the officers already in command. TchIiI now reconfirmed them under th«

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authority conferred on him by the act of the Virginia legislature. As far as the records show neither Clark nor Todd made many changes in the personnel of the militia. Under the British nile the oflScers had been selected from the most prominent men of the community, and the new government could not afford to alienate them. A few changes were made by one of the Virginians in Kaskaskia, where Richard Winston, an American trader, was made commandant, Nicolas Janis and Joseph Duplasy were retained, and Brazeau was not given a commission.' There could be no thought of change at Prairie du Rocher, where J. Bte. Barbau had been chief citizen for years.' At St. Philippe a commandant was also appointed, probably Pierre the Sieur de Girardot, who held somewhat the same position in that com- munity as Barbau at Prairie du Rocher.' At Caholda Joseph Cesirre, who had been judge and captain of mtlitia for several years, was not commissioned, but this wa.s probably due to his death, which occurred in this year, possiidy before Todd's arrival. François Trottier was made commandant of the village and Mi- chel Beaulieu and Pierre Godin called Turanjeau, were com- missioned captains.' The latter was a new name in such a promi- nent position, but the Godin family was an important one and without doubt the apjxjintment was approved by the people. In Peoria J. Bte. MaiJhct was appointed commandant.*

Before issuing the commissions to the miJilia officers, Todd had given his attention to the establishment of the civil govern-

' Muon. Jelia Ttdifs Rtcard-Biak, ChL Hùl. Soc.'i CaUraioni, iv., it)t; Kas. Stc.,

* Hjubau ttM Trom S'cw OKtjna and was aboui lihy-wvep vtara old u Ihîa tinx. He was ooc nf tbc judffca of Lbc rnjrt 'tl judicalun- rAlablishiNl by CoUmrl Wilkins in iffiâ and from [hai daip is con^picuouB in ail the atfaira ol Ihc -American lioltom. ll will be seen thaï be was c.tilcd 10 an impqn^tnl pmdon later al a crilical (imp. S« ^osK p. . After the UdiEcd Slate? came imo canlrol tit the country, tie Hfill continued to be a représentative cidmt and was appointed In many public pa^iiianj. He died fn iSid. Kas. Rec.: Soïilh. St. Chir Papers, ii,, lit^. His will is recorded in the probate record of Randolph Co-

' GiraidoE ivia a former French infantry officer, who fnr some reason cbc«e to remain in the Illinois. He Ha.s appoifiled ooeof the justices br Colonel VVilkiiu. 1 liave not bnn able to find the rrst of his name, for he was always called by tiis titTe.

'FonbeH Cafaokiuis ice the notes to the census ol the village on page £14 'I «1

*The apHÙntmenl of a coramaodant at Peoria and Si. PiiiUppe is not mentioned by Todd in his Record-Book, but since we learn that such officers were acting later at lbe«e places, they mu« bave been ippmnted about this time. For an account ol Mailhelseep. >Ji. note a. In 1700 it was believed that .Mailhet was appcnnted commandant by Clark. Smith, St. Clair Pat"', ^, u^.

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ment. He had rctcived vtry dc6m(c imtnKtiotis on this head in the aei Treating the tminly, acconlinfi: to nhkh the magUmtu were to be such as the people were accustomed to and were to be elecled by popular vole. The problem, however, was not aa eaipy one. Under the French regime the ciril magistrate was a jud^e with »ole authority in all }u(li<'i.il and execiitive matters not belonging to the militar)- depaHmcnt.' During the British period there had been a feeble attempt, in 1768, to create a court of judicature, but it had failed ;' and since thAl time the militaiy commandant had !>een abo judge, asdsted by juslJces in each village, whose duties seem to havt born to put in execution the decree» of the commandant. Neiilier of these arfangemenis wa» in «cord with the democratic ideas of the frontier. Ttwre was, bowei-er, another model. Since the fall of the previous year, the Illinois \-iLages bad been gox-emed by the courts csab- Usbed by Clark. The ju-sticed were elecicd by popular vole and bad given general satisfaction. Todd determined to continue tfaesc as fulfilling the require-mcnLi of the bw. Since Illinois was so Urge, it was impossible to hold a court at any one of the villages for the whole county. Three district» were, therefore, created : the Kaskaïikia district included Prairie du Rocher, Chartres village, and SL Philippe ttCMdett Kaskaslcia itfelf ; the Cahokia district cxicmlcil from the village of Pmtrie du Pont to Peoria on llie Illinois Rit-cr; and the Vincenn&i dislricl included al! the r^on of the Waba»h.* The court conustcd of six justices from the principal village and representatives from the other com- muniticN of the district. Thus two justice* were elected for Prairie du Rocher and one for St. Philippe in the Kaskaskia district; one vi-a» added to the Cahokia court for the little nl- lageof Prairie du Pont; and three were elected for the com- tnunilicï in the Wabash region outside of VIncenncs.* These

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justices were elected for a year and might become candidates for re-election.*

The élection for the new govemmeot was held at Kaskaskia, on May uth, with suitable ceremonies. The people were sum- moned to a general assembly at the church door, where they had been accustomed to meet to transact their business for years. They came in their picturesque holiday apparel, for to them this seemed the day of the fulfilment of all their anticipations. Near by were drawn up the Virginia soldiers of the Illinois bat- talion, and possibly groups of Kaskaskia Indians were on the outskirts of the crowd. The central group was composed of Clark with his officers and Todd with his attendants, and with these stood without doubt Father Gibault.'

The presiding officer^of this remarkable assembly was George Rogers Clark. He had prepared an address for the occasion, but since his knowledge of French was limited, it was written and read by his official interpreter, Jean Girault. His address was in part as follows r "From your first declaration of attachment to the American cause up to the time of the glorious capture of post St. Vincent, I had doubted your sincerity; but in that cridcal moment I proved your fidelity, I was so touched by the zeal which you have shown that my desire is at present to render you happy and to prove to you the sincere affection that I have for the welfare and advancement of this colony in general and of each individual in particular. The young men of tiiis colony have returned from Post St. Vincent covered with laurels which I hope

from Pnirie du Rocher, u the elvcdoa aitihcate showa. {K^s- R££-) The math member af IheoHirt wu the Sicur de Girandot. vho WAS a Tcsidcntof SirPhilipiKr {Amer- Slalt t^af- Pvb- Lends, ii-t IQS.) ITtiF number sx irinaina throuebout the period U the Dumber of jusIireA To be elected at KaalusklKr See pp, cxvi., niiiv. At CaJiakii there was ^wa;^ a member of the court who was a résident qj Prairie du Pool aad the courl of VincriuieB mTjsl have aUo followed the Kasluakia m£ideL.

^ In Cahokia the elecdoa was amiual and on account lA the compJeteneu of the record» it is best to base concluaioua about practice oo that of the courtof thai village; but in the ctrtihfm» of the seoind eteclion of the two justices of Prairie du Rocher in fj&i, it is Kated that the time of vMce of the juaticea aa eslabUsbed b; law had passed and so two more JuftticH were elecledr This would make the tenuie of office tiuee ycarSr {Kai. Rtc-, Pol- Faperi.y No conclusions can be drawn from the elections al Kaskaskia. sinœ ther were held BO UTT^uLarly and the aame is true of what little is known of the couit at Vinceones. (See post. p. Ixxnv.; Dunn, /m^ûho, patiîm-)

' In all Fnoch viUa<« the refulir place for holding usenblin was hi front of the church . Bahcau, Lts asiemUies gemtroUs, n el tta. It is poaafhle that the (n»pa and the lodianM were not present, but it leems probable thai ther were.

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lb«y will continue to wear." He then praised thoite who had remained at home to defend their village, and expressed a hope that thc%' n-ould soon have an opportunity to win similar glory. He (old them iIliI thc>' would soon potwcss the liberty whkh the Americans enjoyed, and that America would protect them. The go\-emmcn , " has appointed for you a cinl tieulenuDt governor to regulate and settle your affairs. In a short time you will know the American sv-nlenj, which you will, perhaps, Ihink Mrange in principle, but in the end you will tad in it so much peace and tranquillity ilial you will ble*s lite day that you cRihraced the cause of the Americans. You should be persuaded that we desire to render you happy and to procure for you all pouible succor.

"I present to you Colonel Todd, my good friend, a.^ your ovcrnor. He is the only person in the state whom I desired to

I this post in this colony. I am fully pen-tiaded from my kuowl- ~edgc of hh capacity and diligence Oiat he will succeed in render- ing to you justice and making you contented.

"You are assembled here, gentlemen, for an affair of the ^«aicst importance, namely, to elect the most capable and illus-

bious persons to sit in judgment on your differences I

pray you to consider the importance of this choice and to make it witboul parlialily and to elect ihc persons most wxwthy of your (rust; and I hope that in a short time that you will be con«nccd that you are the freest people in (he universe.'"

Claik was followed by the county lieutenant, John Todd. His speech was al.to read by some one familiar witli the language. He said in part: "Gentlemen, I am sent by the government of Virginia to exercLse the duties of chief ma^<itrate of this county. The reception which I h<ivc received from you deserves my thanks. I am flattered and shall always he happy, if my power can serve your wcU-being. I am sure that nothing will be lacking on my part lo secure that end.

"The Republic of Virginia has had only noble motive* in

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coming here. It was not moved by the love of conquest but has come to invite you to participate with her citizens in the blessing of a free and equal independence and to be governed and judged by officers who shall be placed in power by the people.

"Your great distance from the capital, gentlemen, does not permit you to send representatives to the assembly ; but if in the future it happens that for your welfare or to avoid loss you prefer such representation, I have it in my instructions to assure you that it will not be refused you.

" The purpose for which we have assembled you to-day, gentle- men, is that you may choose among you six of the most notn.ble and most judicious to be judges of the court of Kaskaskia, conjointly with two others from Prairie du Rocher and St. Philippe.

"Each one with the right of voting can give his vote, either viva voce or by writing, to elect whomever he wishes to place in office.""

The assembly then proceeded to the: election. A large ballot sheet had been prepared which was divided into squares. At the top of this were placed the names of the candidates, and at the side the names of the voters as they handed in their votes either by word of mouth or by writing, and their choice was checked off in the proper squares.' The harmony of parties is evident from the list of men chosen as justices. The old factional strife, which had marked the years of Rocheblave's government, ivas hushed before the grand ideals which had been invoked by the men who had inaugurated this new constitution. All men united in choos- ing those who appeared most fitted to exercise the duties of the new office. At the head of the court was placed the man who had been the chief support of Rocheblave, but who had in the past few months won the confidence of Clark and his officers by the liberal assistance he had given their tottering finances, Gabriel Cerré. On the whole, however, the names of the judges are those of men who had been lukewarm to the British cause and had won favor either in the recent campaign against Vincennes

1 Chi. HisL SoCr'B Cah- Rw. This u kd origirul nuDUJcripL Translatioa bj the editor.

' At leul this Hu ihelmclbod >I later eleitlotii. Kai. X«,, Ptl, Paferi, tunoas which ■It lira luch ballot afaeeu.

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or by their cordial acceptance of the American alleg^jance. There were elected from Ku»lc»«kÎ3, betides Cerrf, Joseph Duptusy, Jacques Lasouice, NicoUs Janis, NkoJas Lachance, and Charles Charleville,'

On May 19th the people o( Prairie du Rocher assembled and elected J. Bte. Biirliau and Antoine Duclutifoiir de Louvicrcx a« Umr rcprcscntivcs in the coim. At St. Philippe, Pierre Sieur de Girardoi was eleited.'

The court now being complete, Todd issued the commission on May the twenty- fiRtt : "Frwn the great Confidence reposed in your Judgment & Integrity by the good people of Kaskaskia and itâ dependencies and agreeably I» an act of the general assem- bly of Virginia, you arc hereby coostituted & appointed Justices of the peace for the DiAtrici of Kaika^la and Jiid^ of llie Court of the ïaid District in cases both civil & criminal, any four or more of you are authorized to constitute a Court before whom fh;t1l br cognizable all actions and ca.sc$ of which the Courts of the Counties of thii commonwealth Respectively have Cognizaiice. your judgntcnl must have the Concurence of at least a majority and be entered with the proceedings previous and subsequent and fairiy recorded in Books provided for that pur- pose."»

Richard ^\lnMon, who was already commandant of the vil- lage, was appointed by Todd to the otScc of sheriS and Jean Ginult, state's altorm^*. Carbonneaux, who had been clerk during the British period, was re-elected by the court.' ■

The diilc of the inatigur^Llion of the court at Cahokia is not known. During the subsequent ycnn the elections were held generally after the middle of June, the nineteenth being the favorite date; but the court was elected before that date in 1779, for it was in letsion as early as tlic tenth of June.' The election

I Umb. /.4. TaiTi Sutrà-at^ eu. Hut. Soc.'i CMtMmi, if, w-

> P« ilmina •! S<. Pbll)[^ «M nfra. p. Ini . nnu *

*Két. Ku, Crm «NwdL M. tin-

• Mwu Jtkm TtUà kâoUtltêt, eu. ia«.3ac'i Cribotou. in. nu. Wmooii-i eanwii^qa It ■■tng ibr Xai. Kêi.

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passed oS without making many changes in the personnel of the court which had been established in 1778 by Major Bowman. In the place of Langlois, Bte. Saucier was returned. J. Bte. LaCroix was appointed sherifE by Todd and François Saucier T*as elected clerk by the court.' A court was also established at Vincennes. As this post lay outside the territory which in time has become the state of Illinois aud since the records from which this account is drawn belong to the villages of the Mississippi bottom, the history of Vincennes will be noticed only incidentally in this Introduction.

The history of these courts was very dissimilar, as will be shown in the following pages ; but there are certain general statements in regard to them which can be made that are true of all. The courts met at âist rather irregularly, for the justices seem to have attempted to continue the weekly sessions to which they had become accustomed in Clark's courts. Later they gave this up and settled down to holding monthly sessions with some regularity and meeting in special sessions when required.' The individual justices had jurisdiction in cases involving not more than twenty- five shillings, as was the law in the other counties of Virginia.' The French law was retained as the law of the county, but it was modified somewhat by the law of Virginia. In a letter to Clark on December 12, 1778, Governor Henry mentions sending him the Bill of Rights of Virginia to guide the French people, and appeal was made to it at one time at least in the history of the court of Kaskaskia.^ But this was not the only Virginia act that was used in these courts, for we find mention of the "Code of Laws and Bill of Rights" as a guide to be followed in questions of difficulty.' What this code contained I have been unable to discover, but it was probably the more important laws respecting

' Uuon. /«*" Tsii'n Raord-Botk. Ch!. Hi». Soc.'s CaUtdiims. ii-, isj.

■ Thii wu true both d Ibe Kssbukia waA llu Cahokii couru. Mum, ./sjb» Ttifi Rrturi-Boa]!. Cfai, Hlal. Soc.'i CaUtitùms, in.. 309.

*Ciiitwood, Jmtia in Cûlomal Va., Sii see ^tf p, 533.

' Dr. USS., «oji, 1 copr: Kv. Rtc.. UtUri.

' Unmrial el TimuOn i* Muminim, N'orembn 18, 1794, V>. Stmt* Ubnrj.

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tfic county courts. There wsh some altunpt at Kiuiknskia to ,regulate ihe pnM-«lurc in ac^ordiincc «nih En^ish law. On tvDC of the stray papcn of the rcconU from Ka-ikaskia there is a re^lar docket like that of any English court. Al the end of the Cfflhokia coun record, published in this «-oIurh, there is an attempt to imitate the lame form. Trial by,jui)- was also pcrmittgd and prc^bly required in criminal case»; at least tbe record of the firtt jury trial at Cahokia w:ui criminal. Another evidence of the influence of the English law is the practice of ^arTe&tiRg men for debt, which makec a late appearance in the his- ton- of the Cah<^a court. On the whole the law of the courts b that uf the emtltimf Je Paris, a.t it h.id tieen imkI in the Illinois throughout the eighteenth ccntui?-. The litigants do not as a rule favor tbe Engli<Ji procedure an<I are generally .«atUfied to bare a majority of the judges decide their ca^cs in accordance with equity.

There were very serious charges made against the Vincenncs jiutke» on account of tbe large cost» tbey demanded. A !.imilar charge could not be made against the Cahokia court, for, with the exception of a few cases, whkb might be explained if we knew all the circumstances, the costs were moderate and not dîficrcnt from those that bad been £xed by tbe ordinances of tbe French I kings. Of the Kv'kaskia court almost nothing is known, on (account of tbe di.'iappearance of tbe record. That the ju.ittce» of Cahokia were careful in preserving the records of their sessions Is evident from this volume. The bîstor}' of the courts at Kaskas- Ida and VinccniMS was far more stormy, and no doubt in Ihe fac- tional fi^ts the records were not kept as well, but that thc>' were .made b evident from numerous references to them in letters and itkuis. Where they are now is not known, but in both places [there were plenty of men who would prefer that such records should not remain in existence, and th^ have no doubt been destroyed.

Although unity among the French jwpulation appeanc to have reigned al tbe election and there was great enthusiasm

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expressed for Clark and the new county lieutenant, there was no such feeling for the American soldiers or for the numerous traders and land speculators who had already found their way into the country. The backwoodsman was a type that had been developed rather slowly in the Eastern colonies ; but the endless Indian war- fare, the life of the woods, the separation from the centers of civilization, the need of reliance on self had produced a set of men well fitted for the task of winning the West. Of great phy- sical strength, brave to recklessness, splendid riflemen, trained in woodcraft in which they were second only lo their foes, the Indians, lovers of individual freedom, hostile to the regulations of society, hard drinkers, suspicious, quarrelsome, intolerant, un- cultured even to vTilgarity, the)' had all the virtues as well as the vices of the Homeric heroes.

It is difficult to trate the origin of these men of the frontier, for they came from all nations, from England, Ireland, Germany, and Holland. There was also a strong strain of Scotch-Irish blood from western Pennsylvania. Some came from respectable families of the eastern settlers; many had fled to the West to escape the coa<cqucnces of crime; others were redemptioners. Men of noble ideals mingled with those of the criminal class, for the We.st asked no questions in regard to the origin and past life of men, provided they were courageous and could wield an axe and fire a gun. What was needed were men, and they came from all classes. The love of the frontier ivith its excitement was in their blood and they came to fight the Indians, to quarrel among themselves, take up the land, winning it from the Indians and from nature in a way that no other men could have done so well. The well-controlled colonics of the French with their many pro- hibitions on individual initiative had failed where the splendid self-reliance and personal assertivcness of the American pioneers succeeded.

The men trained under tfie French system now came in con- tact with this different nue of beings. In the ensuing struggle those best adaptcfi to sur^'ivc in the life of the backwoods had an advantage which they used without restraint and without com-

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passion, aod the French gave way before (he egoism o( the Ameri- can^ (or whom Uic>' were no match. TTicrc was little lo unite these disconUnt elements. The French were Catholics; the majorilj' o( Americans, Prate:iUiit, and the Calvinb.lic blood of the Independent» and Prcsbvlerians still ran warm in the veins ul the |>i<)neei>, although tliey may have long ceucd to fed the restraining influence of religion. For them the Catholics were enemiet. a> they had been on many a tiattle lielil of the Old World. The French lived on good terms with ihc Indians, the pioneer knew no good Indian satve a dead one. With unremitting and relentless watchfulness they waged that war of extcnnination until the Indian was driven from the coveted prairies. The friends of the foe who had murdered nith such cruel barbarity father, mother, aUler, and brother of iltese stalwart pioneers were not to be trusted, and at every Indian uprising th« French people were suspected. The French had been educated to respect the law «nd to obey the magi-itrate*. With their little difficulties tliey were accustomed to run to the constituted au- thority for redress. The fronticremcn preferred to execute their own law and in any dispute were themselves judge. jur\- and cxeculionct. Let a disigrecment ari.<e and there followed that terrific fight in which no rule was known, no end iras allowed, save the yielding of one party to the greiitcr physical strength of the otheï- Kicking, throttling, gouging of the eyes, biting were all permi.tsible. In such a struggle the greater strength and weight of the American had a distinct advantage over Ow French- man. Hence thai contempt for live smaller race which is so marked in the attitude of the pioneer for his French neighbor. No l>etter example exists of llieir differences than in their manner of life. The frontiersmen preferred the isolated log cabin, built without the least attempt at attrac Uvene»» ; bare of furniture, comfortlew, ill kept, life here was unlovely, individualistic, and un- social. Even when forced for safety to seek the shelter of the stockade, they brought to the common life only the sune qualities. Amidst the stench of cattle and bogs in the enclosure, the young were brought up with no conception of a quieter and more lovely

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life. The hero of (be stockiule ww the strongni in the rou^ and tumble fif;ht, the su»st shot, the kiUcr of Indiuu. The French were icmpenuDcotally the opposite; ihetr mode of life had more refinement, more attempt at aesthetic cnjoyinent, wis gentler in every way. Their liltle cotu^ in the village com- munity surrounded b}- the pkkct fence, which encloMd a ganien with v^etabks and Bowen, set them apan aa a people of different ideas and ci\-ilizai>on.

It was over thew two people who were now mingling in the IIU- nots viUages that Todd was called to rule. The soldiera oS Clark had answered nobly to his c:ill to war against the British and Indiaas, but it required other training than thdn to gammon a village of peaceful cilizenx. Ulicn the spirit of self-abnegation, which marked the arm^ of backwoodsmen on llie airopsign, bad disapp(aj«d, [he equality wliiih reigned on the fronticT reas- serted itself and Clark's influewe became only that of an equal. The obedience >'ielded to him in an emergency and in the face oi danger was pMU, and the s[nrit of individual asAcrtiveness was again predominant.

llic French had ezperîenced the evils of thi« rule of the un- trained militia from Virginia and Kentucky, and were glad to be finally released from its petl>- tyranny. They >aw with Joy the inauguration of the civil government, for the court would be their c ham |»on against thesoldien';aDd under the strung hand of the lawcourt, an institution which the French wete accustomed to respect, order would again be restored and thc>' would taste the sweeu uf that li)>crty whkh CLirk and Todd had promised them. The court was French, and it is to this institution that the "villagers" clung throughout the (ollowing years, for through it. alone could they hope to bring that freedom from military rule which oppressed them.

The revene of the pitture must not be forgotten. The position of the lllinob battalion was a very difficult one. The men were in a lounlii' far from their source of supplies, 5urTounded by hostile tribes of Indians, and unable to confer easily with the officials in Virginia. They, therefore, were frequently forced to

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act independently and th«ir ax-a were not alwAji^ confirmed by the Virginia authorities. Their supply of money from the state was also inadequate for the work ihey had lo perform. This was due to tuo causes: first because Virginia did not fully appreciate the importance of holding the Illinoi.i — iliat wa.« a iK-ed liettcr understood by the Kcntuckians; second, the finances of the aatc were such that there wa.<i no mpply for this di.->tanl counti>-. In 1780, Governor jc&crson n-rotc lo Clark: "The less you depend for supplies from tbù (|uaricr lite le» will you be disappointed b>' those impediments which distances and a precarious fordgn commerce thrown in the way, tor these reasons it will be eligible to withdraw as many ol your men as you can from the w^»t side of the Ohio leaving only a.<i many men as will tie tiKtsary for keep- ing the lUinoâs settlement in spirits, but we must accommodate our measures for doing this io our means.'" In the previous year the situation was only a little belter. It was the necessity of holding the country at any cocM that forced upon the men of the West the use of measures which bore with harehness on the French, roeasurts which were often cruel and brutally canicd out. l'haï they held the tcrriior}- for America is thdr excuse. The French were not the only uim;s lo sutler. Clark never re- cdved just rvcompen» for his labors, and many personal debts which he incurred fur the caii.'ie were ne;-er paid. Many of his ofikcrs suffered in the same way and found themselves financially embarrasijed by thnr devotion to Ibe American interests.

No sooner was the court of Kaskaskia established than it took up the c-au.'^ of llic Fremli and attempted lu put an end to the anarchy which threatened. In a memorial to John Todd of the Iweniy-fouTthof May, 1779,* the justices told their grievances and demanded reforms: First, "I'he soldiers of Fort Cliirk go into the common.1 of tliis plat e to hunt ihe animab of the undersigned petitionets and without giving heed to the branding?' or to whom tbq' may belong they hare enclosed them in the fort and killed them without giving notice to anyone. Such acts hare nc^-cr been

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nwi.vert tiair.-v then:, so :=i: iis ii=]d oi cbocôer free: àe sJa\-c$ rer.dverf 1 -i-eck.

The ::;■/«: vi rride ;= [fq-cr arith ±e I=oi.i:te »-a> .tifurcndy reTjUlerf v.- the iisc^mie of CKfe ii-«ise*: 4: ^tNt*; tiïrte irt ia eii&teTAie ito v^xh licerjes. one of whicii is i= this ^vfc:!» iai the

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other mtf be found in John Todd's Rttord-Book? Since these measures did not prove effective, the court, on September 6th, issued a protlamjuion prohibiting (he sale tj( liquors to iJic ^vagcc and the buying of any commodity from slaves without permission of thdr owner».'

The first subject was beyond the power of the civil government and was never fully righted, for this gricv-antc conccming the killing of cattle belonKinK to the French appears in all subsequent pelitionE of the inhabiiiinl» of ihc villages, whether they uddresscd (hetnsel^-cs to Virp'nia. to Congrtss, or ebcwhcrc. The position was a difGcult one, and the st^dicr^ left to sliifl for ihemselvies recurred again and again to this method of foraging. During tli« «umnicr of 1779 Mime stcjis xeem to have lieen taken to Mop the abuse, for the officers complained sci-eral time of the lack of supplie», and the imminent need of military «eizure, which they were forbidden to make.

There was another vital question in the Illinois which demanded die attention of the count}' lieutenant. The land was fertile, and he had e%'eT>' reason to fear that there would Iw a rush of settlers to the county, which would now fall under the land law» of Vir- ginia that permitted the greatest lic«n.>ie to settlers in preempt- tDg JawL The result in Kcniuclcy had been land-speculation, taw-«uils, and general anan'hy. This Todd hoped to prevent in the Ilhiwos. The French settlers were always opposed to the indiscriminate giving away of unpatented land and, in the peti- tion of May î4<h already mentioned, they called Todd'.i attention to some adventurers who were taking up large tracts of land near their village, and urged him to Hi\'e at least the rich river Iwitom. rThcj' did not know that the Virginia assembly in May, at the time this ijuc^ticHi wax under discussion in Illinois, had |i:L«ed a law forbidding settlements north <rf the Ohio river.* Todd was dirvrtly interested in the land quc<tion, as he )i:id l>een ap|>otTilcd UK survcj-or of the county by the corporation of William and Mar)-

* JCat. Km . Ctmt Kutri, p >jt 'Rotaw. jtaiM». I. j(.

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coUeec* In the siiddlc of ]:iae he " csj<KiKd ail dcïsoqs wiat- sotrtT &i>2 TSAkisz inj Srw Sealesieac cpoa the Flu lands, 32Ϋf 1= =i£n ûc lad l'onn oi ScnJeni' a^ heicioïorc niade by tbe Frea:h thibiii^iî u^ifD ninber Orders r-TeE bŒcoa.''' That Todd bid 20 biencoa .m" ior*>:ddi=2 settlers la the ptvrie$ is e^.iGt i^xzi the jk-oc bzzitioa. a=d ifrer Todd'r deporrore neither the :a:3:a;zg iniTnigraats aor the œ5;er= oï the s-oope paid anv heed ;o the \"trz:xa leai^htion. Is ii:i sa^y A=icicins found their -ray to the reaioa and were Trd.orsed by Cliri. who believed thit the «ale— eut of fa=iil:eî was the bcs: iray to hold a countn-. 1= :r;; M^aiffsmen- meci:oa< ihe dcfxirture of teveral faniilies fro— Easu^kia to ii>m a 3e:îîe:::cr.t up i creei about ihiitr

B-ji it was iKW :he slnzlc settler only who hid to be witched. Xo joooer hid the new? of tbe conques; ot the lUinois readied the East than tbe Illinois and the WaSish Land companies, which hid been formed dunn^ the British p«-od.* decided to pool their iateresw and beçin inured-atcly :o make settlements. Oa]y 3 few da:"? after the \';r;in:a asseaibiy passed the ad LTcatitiz the county of Illir.oir, 03 Deœtnber ;>th. William Mur- ray c= behal: of hlxself and àe other prorrietars presented a ^cr.crS. 12 ^hich he set forth the fait of the purcfaiic of la-di fr:— . the Indians and the pt:rtvse of matins: a seitle- ~e-t as s>va as the state of a5a:rs :r. the West would permit* Iti order tio: to allow Uie cU::n to lapse thresh r.on-occupancv, thee r-.pa-ie.- made. "Jie nest sprln;. prep-iratior.s to form a settle- t=ent c:: ±s Wabash. ar.d a:".vinted or. March ;c± John Campbdl as their westerr. a^er.t ' There w.is ser.: him a prodamaiion to ire published Ir. which the tr.os: 1 berai :e.-!cs were oScnd to the crs: ive hur.ired setiler? in the towt: which it wa^ prt^Htsed

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to est&btîsh. The enterprise was not pushed further at ihiti time.

The next subject to engage Todd's Mteotion wss the paper numey. While on his way to Illinois, he had learned that the issues of continental paper money o( the dales May lo, 1777. u)d April II, 177S, were ordered to b« [latd into the continenlal loan offices by the first of June, 1779, or they would become K-onhlcM;' but he ho|)cid to obtain a longer lime for the money from the Illinois. Todd issued a proclamation on July a7th, which he repeated on August aid, setting forth the necessity for depositing with him, the called-in emissions for which he would issue certiâcatei. In all between fifteen and twenty thousand dollars were thus collected and deposited with the no- tary; but nothing further was done with it.' It was estimated that there remained tn the hand» of the iiiliabitanU twenty thou- sand more notes of these issues, which were, of course, of no value whatsoever. Another I0S.1 lo the French came from [he large amount of forged money that was put in circulation. It was a common practice, and an easy one, to counterfeit tlie con- linenial and cotonial paper and large amounts were carried lo the Illinob. Thi», however, was refu.<»ed by Todd and the more iateUigent merchants, '['he mult of all these operations was that confidence in the paper money was greatly weakened until the French refused to take it at all.

It was to buoy up the sinking credit of this paper that Todd devised a scheme to call in a further amount, «ince he thought the prime cause of its depreciation was the quantity in circula- lioD.* On June iiih be wrote to the Court of Kaslcaskia the

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ifTijTwfir ft rfnTnifrti Frmrin .ir Fiirnrfj- ie iil3CCl3C rrtnlrinri^ liave act SatEa^drr dcmiii » eiainiiie iatij iis Tiargr ï amîv irr,ra ia imi:oimiu:a c^iascrj Jc in pmçortxn ^ x jcisea die Complainc it io waat if Crwiic

"Tllia ha» £br «nine Tcaz? b«isi cie Ciie seax' die Sei£ i}t W.ir. die 'Ëanvier bas jpreaii ^ ladC ja àr 1:= die Oisuis ^ ^lQs Icudly KF a. Etemeiiv. la die imsinr Ciiances diia Sanedr ia 1 heiTy T^x, onw opoadnii, cnm wtiicii in. iadnlggic rr.tnfnm.-nr haa doncufi 03. loe oiiiv rfnurft^ renuuns wiiich is fodasrf vidua mj pow» that ia by ncàiiax on behalf it GiT^ameni sadt «una 3.4 die penple fhaU he induced lïi lend icnn x -ore rjmi i dierabv detrcaainir die Qoaanr'.'"- The piaa la he set it i-irdL *as t(j bormw .î3.,i,3.îi dollar? it Trcajorr oncea. vbeches or Vininia ir die Cnited Colnnies. on certiâcites vit it.aoo xizrcs of lanii near Cahnkia. The [ender '«aa '^lized co make a lo4Ui of ax ieadi Jcoo. tor -whiti he or his b«rï îbnuld be encried co .iemiuid wiriiin twi vean 1 dde M bia alliitmenr if Uad. ncdn; ium .-nip:;- ally idvanf:ed in lold or «lier wirii 5 per cent interest Jer imtum. iz che opdna -A die itate.

This project met the approval of the îo^crnor and counidl but had to be brouçht before the aasembiy for cuoormadon.- Todd in the meanwhile appointed commisstoog^ to receive die mnnev and larze iuma irere paid in ind i/atled up. tor vhich cernfinatts were bsuerf. The maxter stopped there, for uodmui rame of the projea esMpt die esdiamre oc the paper tor the certiâcatea.'

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Ahhougii Todd bad been campdled liy law to i.ike up the recalled emJ.tsKHu xnd to refujM; th« countcrfciK and this last scheme for bolstering up the credit of the pafwr currency «nu a |ConuDon cn>ouf;h one in his time, the cfTccl of all these transactions to throw further discredit on the currency and make the porcfaasc of provision» for the army almost impossible. For liai he was held responsible and n3undly denounced by the army who bail ihenuclves Ixen the moi<t at fault in piiMing a jaicd currency at par value, a deceit which caused the ^French to lose all faith in their money and their word. The blame, r, had to be placed on some one and the head of the civil nent wa^^ the victim. The aninio»ity ihu» aroused re- mained long after Todd had left the Illinois and had met his death the battle of Blue Lickr. Sumelime after 1790, William on, who was in 1779 commUsan* in the Illinois, wrote of ' transactioiu: "it was owing to the false iugneniaaa of Col. Tadd, a gentleman who came to the Illinois in the month of May, fx779,incfaaructerof chief magistrate, who I believe by his reports ' pnrcnuncnt a» well a& by bis tnnactions while in the Illinois rr had done Rieat injury to the inhabitants. Immedûitcly ' hi* arrival Hi» policy was to put a total atap lu pa|K.T credit wfakh be did by putting the paper money be found in the hands the dillerent tndtvidual.-> under eovcr and sealing it up (where gnu pan of it still remains) and ginnj; the holders thereof a ceni&ate spedfying that he bad Inclosed under bis Private paper bills of CrccUt to .1 certain amount and for which he them (a-n he Naid iliey had been imjKiscd on) lands in pnfnrtion to the money they brought to him tt> «ecrete (or them .. this proceeding put a total stop ever «Iter to paper credit in tfakt cooBtiy."'

"na wài the explanation of Todd's actions in the military tStda. Dojoit it wax and fal.ie; but Todd found himself, as W tried 10 protect the Trench, more and more in opfioattion to Ac ndharr dqjanmcnl And yet he could not assume the Icader- ctf Ae French party, because of his duty to the American

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csLUScandof thcncccsKÎiyof mitinUining control of the (cnitoryat any cost. TImk «as Dothii^ left for him but to attempt media- tion, which was foreordained to failure. On Sqitember i8 Richard McCarty, who was captais of the company !^tationcd at Cahokia, wrote Todd: "I doni sec yet through the designs of a few dispicable Inhabitants who say they arc authorized by }x>u, to jiarade themsdvat in the lieldt Dûtroyin^ My property when there arc Numbers of other hog& in the same place .... Indeed unleu there U Soon a Chan);e for the Better me nor my Soldiers will have no Business hear, Neither can we stay half Naked, what we are paid with Calt'd down by ihe Civil power,'" The same writer was more open in cxptcssii^ himself to Colo- nel Montf;«mery: "Colo. Todd's Reudence here will spoil the people intircly for the inhabitants no more R^ard us than a Parcel of Slaveïi." He also says it would be a good ihinK to get Todd out of the countrj', "for he will jiowiti^'ely Sett ilie Inhabi- unis and us by the Ears .... In some complaints by the Inhabtlant^i the other day he wi.*h«l tliat there wa>n'i a soldier

in the oouutry I have never Seen thcpeoplcof this place

So Mutinous a» they are by the cncoura^^emeiil of Colo' Todd, for they even begin to threaten to turn my men out of Doors and god kiinw.4 what I .shjiH do If they do for we are not Above JO Strong and them Sick that I could depend on So they may Starve us if they like."*

This outspoken opposition of ihe French made its first appear- ance al Cahokia, giossibly because tlte people of the v.llage were more independent and self-reliant, but probably because there never was a large garrison in the villaji^e and it was far from the seat of government, Kaskaskia. Then too the captain in com- mand was well known, having been a trader in Cahokia some years before the coming of the Vîrçinian*. His rajiid promotion intheannyhadsomewhat turned the head of this Irishman from Connecticut, and he wax overbearing and arrogant in his relations with the people.* Id a moment of anger he once told

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Tbe otaitUT had «ssks (or «BDHihîl, illhoigt these mtc not doe 10 Todd. TV wMMn «cr ill fed ud badlr dodMd u tbe meuB of auffitia^ tbcfr needi bt^ui lo tuL Id Scpian- ber, Ckiputn Jala K'îffiMBS wiote, "ptoréioBS b vm hud to be got vitboot Pttrr,"* aad ta tbe sune nkooth Cokod MiiiMjl'"wiji «TOtctoClftTfc: "Jcuu nMtcUDbu todaniRccsrdof doifabift for tbe Soklien a tbe Goods voo wrote to mc b gon .... uid I voaM Be Gbd thit if it a ia jonr povn lo S«Dd a Relefe 10 lot tea the Soldiez tf h is aeiey As Modi as will ^Llke tbcia A Ihtle JoiDp Jaco(« [Jatàttf\ *aà » peu* of o%'tnlk I think ihcy Mttc Scuffle threw. But in Re^ud of lining tbere are Bad of, Bui t( I h.id Sooi SiroudiD^ I Could ExtbaofC it for lining on tbe other Side as The [>k] have all Redy offered it to me,"* Mc Cany*» lale of troubles at Cabokia was even wortc ; for tbe sol- diers were deserting daily because of the bck of clothing.*

Tbuit tbe question of (be .•'uppori of the troof» had become the vital issue between the civil gm-crntnent and ihc army. The French were unwilling lo part with tlieir ^oodt without some assurance of payment, for they had learned from sad trpetieace, and the deception in regard to ihe money ins not die only 00c. Many of the bilb drawn on Oliver Pollock at New Orleans or on the treasury of Virginia by the officers were coming badt protested. Even when merchandise iiKlcad of money or drafts was promised, the French were dtiappoinled. The experience of G»i)ricl Ccrré h one thiii occurred not once but many

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lÎRH». In A kitcr (o CIatIc hc rxplaiiwd that he had used his credit lo purchase supplies for the troop* on the promise of the commi^iiary Shannon tu rej>»y him in merchiindi^c, which vrns now refused him.' No wonder the inhabitants fell ihe>' could do no more. They had lumifthed ihcir ^ood^ and had e»-wi taken on themselves obligations in order to make the expedition of Clark a success. This they had done when Clark and hi.s men first sun>ri!M:d Illinois in the summer of 1778. They had aJso fitted out the Vincennes exjiediiion in the winter with supplies as well as with soldiers. In the summer of 1779, Clark had ori^anized a campai!;n against Detroit which ne^'cr took place, vul again the French were ready with supjjlics and volunteers. They were now to be called on once more to sell their j!ood.s without hope of pay, and this brou^hl on the rrii^i» that proved to Todd the illusivcness of his mediation and the impossibility of the maintenance of a civil government.

After the failure of the Detroit cxfjedition the troops were aasigned for the winter to thi^ dilterent vi]lat;e>, which the}' reached in August. Colonel Montgomery was placed in command of the Ilh'nois; Captain John Williams was stationed at I'ori Clark in Kaskaskia, Captain Richard McCnrty, at Kort Bowman in Cahokia, and Captain Shelby al Fon Patrick Henry in Vincennes.'

Preparations were immediately made to collect supplies for the winter and the compaign of the following spring. Hunters were sent out to obtain meat, and the «fBcers were instructed to purchase provisions from the inhabitants. To this end, Todd, on August II, issued a prodamation inviting the inhabiianui lu make contracts with Ihe commissaries for flour. Knowing the attitude of the people he felt the necessity of adding: "If I shall be obliged t" give the military permission to press, it will be a disad- vantage, and what ought more to influence Freemen it will be a lli^onaur to the people.'" Nine dayi later Colonel Mont- gomery tried the effect of his eloquence and proposed that one of the citir.eti.'v should be appointed contractor lo ^tt^cxi the inhahi-

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of ^e wrtkc asd he add»: "Hht cott- afthcBaBevvglDatlkst laaf^thepc^ I am aoTa» ihu al good cv^urioCs «cdl tbr puTvoa, «cin^ that it b so anay veus ' (MXnoB hare catried oa dtt <nr and bqght «ad mrittd Adr p«j in Ab tanc noocv. In otia to tnacdr thr dncak* Ji Kgard lo the coonterfal OMwer, letters of cxchuKc ■Ji be itncB far all kindt tt aappBo.— Too da>> btrr Todd pmfcteed dK dponatkia ctf aay pRmsioas from tb« Illioois iar ttxt)r dajv "The odeadcf herein «hail be »ubje<ied to (m- foc ooc laanth aod bor ant fcideii ibe rahw of etporled PravinaiL* TUt ms not the fini time that ui had bcea laid oo e^q^ortation, for tmi SMMiths before 'Bie axBl uf g»tfc«A« bad prnhtbited export» without the Oio- KSU of the commandau.'

The resolt of these DMasures was that the justices oi the coutt of Kaalcaakia a»cto«d the inhabitant?. o( the vilUiEr accord^ iog to their wealth, and bv August 31 there had been deli^'cred into the storehouie 54,600 (xnindA of flour and a prambe of 1600 |iound< more had been made.' This amount was cons'der- ifle, but not sufficient to siqiport the Ut^v army tltat Clnrk ex- pectcd to put :n the field the foUowiim summer. Other eflorts were therefore made to induce the peopk lo ]jart with further »upplic, and Monlgumcr^V eloquence wa» again ni'lcd into uw. The effect of this second aiH>i^' '^ ^°^ >i ^ report to Clark on ^October ad. "Since I rctevcd >-our fetlcn I hiiv'e Made a second in Regard of laying up a Sufficani Quaniily of provision But it seem» to no effect a» the \sû] aGain Rci>clc lo mc that ^themselves and Neçroes is ncakcd and Without I can supiy them vilh Good» or |>eltry it will be oui i>f tlieir [loer lo Su))fily Me in More then What the Alrc;idy have promised Mc «hicb will not Be over half enuf to Supply An aremey. But Sir a» you inform me that you have Tlic dJ^poKinn; oF the Goods that Colo Kogcn

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tuck up to the Fells if you thot proper ta Send a Quantity of them Back to Me for ihat purpose or a Quantity of dear Skins with what pdtrey I have Got from Colo Todd I think it ihoi Would Be in My power to furnish a Quandty SufEcsst for the Supply of a thousand Me» Six Months, if >-ou dont think proper to sci>d them Send Me pcniculcr orders in Regard of tcaking it by force and your orders shall be puntley obed. Sir if you Sh think of Sending them, ihe sooner the Belter as I have Fahued a pro- clamation prohat»leD them to transport aney provision of aney Space what Ever (ill Such times I have answer from you not IcttîDg them know that There is aney Expectation of BD>thing of lliat kind.''»

Todd had meanwhile been making eSorls to supply the deficiency with some success. In the latter part of September he was in Cahokia and punrhascd a large amount of peltry from M. Beauregard of St. Louis, for wbicli he paid as high as three livra per pound, a price which was regarded as excessive' A draft on the treasury of Virginia was given for this. It was (his )>cltr)' that Mont);omery had been couiiling on tu pay some of the debts to the French at the Illinois. Todd preferred, how- ever, to reserve it for future emergencies and declared that the tiXKips must be maintained by the credit of (he stale. I'odd's pemislence in this policy caused his administration to end in fuilurc, since, in mainLiining it, he found he could no longer protect the people from militai}' iCT'ies. Since Montgomery had failed in every attempt to wrest more from the people, he turned the business over to Todd who said: "that he Would Call a counsel of the inhabitants and Compel them to fiuTiish. But when the Met the punklcy denied him, he ihen (old Them if the did not Comply he would Give them up to the Mllitery and Quit Them, the aiuwered him the were wdl iGrcad to that & So parted."»

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The disapfwinlment of Maatgfimay at ibis outcome appears very gtrnuinc, and he was not sore what to do next. He asks Clark: "with what Face Can I pretend to Seas on those people provisio W'hc^i (he know thai ire have Got the peltrey and wiD not Give it to Tlieu and our Money is of no acount (o Titem and our RillK Comes Badi proietted. The faavc Create Reason to think that Wc onlcy intend to Baffle them but Sir you >I»y depend that I will do Every Tiling in My power and am deimied [sie] to have the provision as I have demanded Every Uu&bd of Evci>- Sjiace the have to Spare.'" . . _ t*J h^ .

Todd left Illinois in Xovember,* shortly after hts failure, aod returned to Kentucky, leaviof; as hi& deputy, Richard Winston. He had become c^soouragcd and bud begged to be permitted to resign as early as August 13, 1779, giving as his reasons the uawbolcsooK air, the distance from his connections, hisunfamil- iarity with the language, the difficulty of procuring many of the con- veniences of life, and the im]>u»ibii:ty of accomplishing his pur- poses with the means at hand.' He bad not been agreeably imprecsed with the Illinois, where he hud suffered a severe sick- ness and been obliged to put up with much that was disagreeable. He ^-oiced the sentiments of many Americao* of bis lime when he

■wrote, "I prefer Kentucky much to this Couniri,' cither for the ambitious roan, (he retired farmer, or the young merchant.'" In leaving he did not resign hbposition of county lieuteiunt, bui

.retained il at lcaï>i through the next year.' It has been an u|)en question whether Todd ever returned to Illinois after 1779; but a letter written from Vinceruies on March 10, 1780, in which he

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<TUi la u> iuumUH qncuioa, Hii •uKtemn Id ibc tHkicit csDIiauBd lo be oUtd Ipa» aaatj Keutcanu. ft'ickUHc in ïlonbnd. SMtmnl tj Kxmlaeky. it*, in^ia tkul • did Bt* notBbui iwunnl miIm <nuUT«i«n) dnn. Oo ApHl ly it*), Todd vim* tn ItOcmiD iliai kc «in i«<rind tOnuilaUiu Inm lUlMl* (Va. jwiii^firi.U..«4). OaOe Uitna tuud be iifiuni lo (iic unten la n^sM lu ■ lauàifiatci uf (ood* le bïm aa aiaat Pllnucnaal on Hvr. ^ iito. (/M<^ i.. Ml).

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expressed the intention of going to Kaslcaskia the next day leaves mi doulii that he was at the fonDCf place and make^ ii proliable that he was in ihc ktler.' Whether he went or not, he left no evidences of his May, for affairs hy thai time had passed far be- yond his conlrvl. Later he thouj^lu of returning, for, in 1781. learning that Vir|;îniii was planning lo give up Illinois to the Uojlcd States, he offered his services us surveyor in ihul country, a position he had previously held.' After his departure the civil officers and the French still kept up a correspondence with him, and his inierest in the affairs of the disant county ceased only with hi.< death.

As wc have seen, one of the last aas of Todd was to deliver the inhabitants into the hands of the military, lùnce the civil govern- ment had failed in its principal mission, the maintenance of the troops. Tlicieafter (he army was to collect its own KUi)plics. The method employed by Colonel Montgomery- during the subse- quent weeks is clearly shown by the following petition which was' signed by a large number of the inhnbitanls of Kii^kiiskia on December 8. 1779: "To the Magistrates of the district of Kas- luixkia, Gentlenicii: We a»k of you in whom we ]>ut our confi- dence and whom we have elected to govern this country according lo (he laws which you have caused to be announced to u:^ in your office, b it not full time that you put an end to the brigandage and tyranny which the militar\' have exercised among us so long? Should not the miliiarj- be content to $ee that we are depriving ourselves of every necessity in order to furnish their subsistence and have not left oursdves sufhcienl for the sup- port of our families and of our slaves, from whom we can not ob- tain any service in a scawn so severe? Ciin we with irunquil eyes see (be animals, most necessary for agriculture and other «■ork, killed every day?

"Vou have a sure means, gentlemen, of putting an end lo such di.sorders; but can we even address you in the hope of causing )-ou to sec some glimmer of that liberty which has been

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50 oflen announced, when you are acting in concert witb (hose who oppress us by taking from u» the tncun» of living and from themselves also i* Wc do noi believe that it is necessary to report to wu in this petition the Mibjcci oi our complitinl», «incr all the grk\'ances have taken place before your eyes.

"Furthermore you ourHi to [icrccivc, gentlemen, that the famine has bq>un to be fell in this country and that we can with difhculty supply vriih food lhus<^ ivho truly merit rations on Kcrount of their service and should not be obliged to nourish and warm the useless munbers of the slate. You ought to demand an exncl statement of the number to receive rations in order thai, when the troops shall have need of asking )-ou there* for, you can deliver what is right,

" Furthermore, notice, (jentlemen, that there are in ihU \ lUage only about ten houses which can make rcmillnnccs and thai they arc believed to be richer than they really are. We are born free and wc wish lo enjoy ihc iilwrty of true riliwns.

"You ought also to observe, gentlemen, that this vDIage has supported all the burden and expense since the anival of the Americans and ihal the other villages have felt no burden or a veiy iillle. We hope that you will make ihem coiilribuie to the maintenance of (be troops, since lhe>~ are belter able than wc are according (o their number."'

The nuigistraies took action the next day and embodied the substance of the foregiung complaint to ihem in a demand on Colonel Montgomery to put an end to the grievances. They pointed out that many useless slaves were being sup|>orted In the fort, and that there wu a great waste of firewood. Their authority to make this demiiud was set fonh in the following words: "Since our duty exacts tliat wc watch over the public nfety and at the same time over the American welfare, we demand, sir, that from now on Ihe troops shall not have the authority to take anything at the houses of the inhabitants without an order from us according to anide ij of the d«clanition of rights by ihe assembly of Virginia; which assembly has authorized us to main-

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tain the people of this country in bU their rights and liberties. It is there set lortb ihu the military ought to be under ihc idom complete subordination to, and be governed by, the civil power, to which declaration up liU to-day the military but j^iven no attention.

"We hope, sir, that you will give attention lo our Juat repre- sentation without forcing us to the disagreeable duty of being obliged to appeal to his Excellency, the Governor, and lo the Honorable AjKRibly [>f Virginiu."*

Montgomery paid no heed to this memorial or lo the threat of .tippeal 10 the governor of Virginia. He regarded their demand ftjT a statement of the number of those who were supported in the fort as an in&ult and an impcrlinence, and ordered bis troo|)S to go from bouse to house to collect whatever lbeyrcquired,andto shoot the animals on the commons. There were at the lime only thirty-eight soldiere in the fort, but with these there were many Americans who had come with their families to seule, and also sluvcs, all of whom the inhubilanls were com|>cllcd to sup- port.' The winter was a very hard one, the most severe that had been known for ycurs, >nd the sulTering of the people was very great.' In spile of ihis Montgomery proceeded to harsher methods. There is in existence a letter wrrltcn by htm to Deputy County Lieutenant Winston, on March stb, which shows to what lengths he was ready to go in order to obtain the su|)plie.s which he needed. After making the usual demands, he sa>'s: "and before that I suffer a-< much more, I Iwg you would inform them to put their Guns in good order, as 1 dont wuBt to lake them at any dtsadvantagv. As if they dont furnî&h ï shall look on them as Traitors to the cause of amcrica, and Treat them Accord-

inglr"*

Montgomery took the hint in regard to the other villages, however, and went to Cahokia in January, 1780, where he de-

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mandcd supplice on the firound (hsi the other villages had gïwn in proportion to their wealth. Tlie court of Cahokia agreed thai B oenxus of the popuUiion should be taken and each person com- peUcd to furnish supplies according lo his means. The Caho- luanK did not have mi much cause for com])Uin( as the people of Kaskaskia, for during this winter there were no troops quar- tered in their village. They preferred no doubt to pay the lax rather than to bring upon themselves a return of ihc cnU ihey had suSered during the preceding fall, when ihey bad been com- pelled to receive the troops iuto their homes, to furnish all ïupplïea, and finally to ^ubmii to the seizure of the Sour in Iheir mills, which were then «alcd wit h the «cal of Vir)iim'a. Such act !t had alienaied the Cahokiani, who had been excited to deeds of heroism and self denial under the leadcnhip ■>{ Jw«ph Bowman in the winter

of 1778-1779-'

Wlien ihc cfaanj^e of govemmeiU had failed lu satisfy the French and the presence of the soldiers had led to disorder and tyranny, there hef^n a steady stream of emigration 10 the Spanish bank, which ended in almost depopulating some of the villag» of the American Bottom. Among the emigrants were the most impor- tant and progressive of the French inhabitants. One of the first to leave was the richest and foremost dticco of Kaskaskia, Gabriel Ccrré, who emigrated lo St. I^uik rither to the fall of 1779 or the following winter. Charles Giatiot of Cahokia soon followed his example, and many othent went with then "to seek an asylum where they find the protection which is due a free people."* Without llieir leader> the French were less able 10 hold their own than before. I'hcy, however, made their appeal lo Virginia, and numerous itère the petitions of individuals for the payment of what was owing them. About this time an agent, one Lajeunesse, was appointed 10 represent the French inlereets at ilic capital i but nothing was accomplished, for Virginia had no money lo use for investigation or lo pay claims, however jua,

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agziiKt hcT-' In fact it was it this tiiii«, as we have seen, Uut Jefletsoo wrote to Clark that it would be necessary lo with- dnw as manr of the troops as possible from the tenitory north aS the Ohio, for he need expea no help or supplies from the state.*

The people of Illinois did not receive, at this gloomy nunncnt. that aasiaance frooi thetr own officers againa their oppressors tbal ibcy bad a right to cxpea. Instead the justices of Kaskaskia seem to have tried to f;aia what personal advantage ihe>' could from Ihe situalion. In the midst of Ibc troiAles and poverty of ibe wiiMer, when the peoçAt were anempting to withstand (he exac- tions of Mont {(Winery > ibe jiutkcs of the oiurt were demandin); pay for their services.* The magistrates found ihcir oSce. more- over, Miffidcnily luciutivc to wt«h to retain it; for, when ike lime came for a new election, none was held, and, with a few changes to fill vacancies, the juuico remained ilic same for over two years. This iircgularily is striking when compared with the annual elections for the court at Cabokia. But Kaskaakia was nut alone in troubles of thb character; the original justice* at Vincennes clung to oflice until 17S7.'

The court was also accused by Jean Oirauh, state's altorney. with being lax in the performance of hi duty. Many settlers were strolling into the colony and taking up land both within Ihe village by purchase and by grants from the coun of unpatented lands a rusttmi which had been pennhted by Todd itnd continued by his successors. The situation was such that Ihc government in the Illinois could not give heed to the general law of Virginia forbidding (his practice; fiH the immigrants were there, fre* qiicmly with their familJc*, and had nome without making pro- vision for Ihc future, should they fail to receive Und (o cultivate.' Clark himself had frequeuly approved of protecting the infant colonint by ihi* means, and the officers of Virginia were among Ibe first lo accc]>t granu from the court. One of the earliest

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tecords of a land concession of ibb charaaer U that of one made to Colonel Montgoincry. Th« Indian aficni, John Dodge, re- ceived in the year 1780 several such palenis.' Very few of the French seixcd the 0)>|)ijriunity to obtain such concussions at Kas- kaskJa and (he number was even less at Cahokia, provided no account is laken oi Prairie du Pom to which Cahokia had another title. It vras not against this practice of conceding land that GirauU inveighed; but he crîtised the coun's buàty in not invest- igating the past of these individuiiU, who were makinj; Ihoîr homes in the communiiy, to learn if ihcy vrae British agents, and its ncgled (0 demand at lliem the oath of alliance to ibe United States and Virginia. He urped the juaiccs to compel all strangers to take thii unch immrdiutdy or he would l>e ot>li;;ed to re|>on ihem lo the authorities. He advised them to avoid such a neces- sity, for their jiosition was very critical, since they had many enemies.*

GCraull fcave his attention to the execution of the law in other paittculars. lie forbade the justices to arrest parties without proper hearing, and tried to help them keep the peace by persuad- ing Montgomery to permit the civil authorities to use tlic military prison so that their commands would be obeyed, a privilege which Monlgomer)' latcJ withdrew.'

That protection from mîLiar)- oppression, which might have been expected, was nol j;iven by the deputy county lieutenant appointed by Todd. Perhaps il was too much to eicpcct that Winston should succeed where Todd had failed, but at least M>me opposition to the military cxadion.s should have been : attempted. The character of Richard Winston is a difficult one to read, (or our knowledge of him <lc;)ends on the [icn pictures drawn by his enemies, and these arc not Mattering, He came originally from Virginia and had been in lUtnois since early in the British period.* With other trader» he had suffered losses

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b the PontUc war. With Kennedy he was ao agent for George Morgan, and had won ibe favor ol Clarlt at the time of the occu- pation of Kaskaskta. His nature wcois to have been one to inspire dUtnist rather than confidence, for he was suspected of di*faonc9(jr by every man with whom be had business or politi- cal relations. Hb panner Kennedy suspected him of having sold ibc cargo of a baJUau m New Orleans and pocketed the proceeds.' Murray frared that he wa? goioi; to play ih« roRuc at one lime.' TikM left thr pdirv fund which he hnd obtained in S(. Louis jo charge of Wimton aod Montgomer>-, and both these fuiannul ;ccn:uM« made the f^vnt accusations of dishonesty against each other.'

From the fall of 1779 till January 1783, Winston was on ac- count of his position one of the chief men in Ihc Illinois, and in many way» he m'lfhi have ]>romoted a hapjiicr feeling between the French «od the Amcrirans. Instead he scnns to have done all in his power 10 intensify the mutual dbtru^, at Icasi such was the opinion of the best dtizens.* He had managed to bold toKclherthat parly which had formerly regarded himseir, Murray, and Bentley, as leaders against Kocheblavci and under him this |Arty had }!ain«d some accesâionit.' Certainly later the clerk of the court, Carbooncaux, became one of bis adherents, as did the important Langloi» family and also Winston's successor in the «mniy lieulcnancy, Timotbe dc Monbreun. But the real leaders of the French inhabitants were decidedly hostile to him, and be counted among his opponents some o( those who had ardently de^cd American supremacy and had jo>-fully welcomed Clark. From Ihc source» of information we can judjçc that Winston's aJ&liations were always shifling, and it is difficult to find just where be stood at any one lime. That he was jealou» of the power wielded by the military ik unquestionable, but it seems to have

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b««n bis policy never to lake n decided Ntand, unlns h« vna a>mi>elled to do so or saw tbal some personal advantage would accrue thereby. His relation to Montgomery was hostile, for the two men dtstrusied each other; but outrageoiuly as ibey abused I other, the F'rcQch were always firmly persuaded that Winston t betraying them to tbe military.

Tlic military situation in the spring of the year was a gloomy one; the time of service of most of tbe troops had exp'red, and there was little chance of recruiting more; there was no hope of financial aid frcHn Virginia, and the supplies in the villages oi Illi- Liaois were exhausted. It wak also known that preparations were made by the British for a concerted attack on the western posts. Under these drcumMancc» there seemed nothing for Clark to do but evacuate the country, leaving a few troops to keep up the courasc of the French. He can.>tulled with Todd, after a nipid survey of the posts had been made by the latter,' and they decided to ooRccnlraic lUc few troo[)S at their di.t[)Osal at a fort to be buih at the mouth of the Oh'o. The spot that was finally chosen, and where Fort JdTerson was erected, was a place callol the Iron Mines ^south of the river's mouth.' AU the troops at Vincctutcs were recalled and commissions were sent to the French to raise a company and take possession oi Fori Patrick Henry.* Orders were also given to Montgomer)- to retire moxl of hi» iro(>)itt from the villages. But before the preparations for the evacuation of tbe couniT}- could be carried out, news came that the British were already approaching. This expedition was pan of a general attadc, planned by the British on all the Spani.th \>o>i* of the Miçsis^iippi River in order to prcwnt any assistance'? being given to the Americans by Spain, which had declared war on England the previous year. The British troops from the north and south i^werc to move simultaneously in the spring of 1780. and it was ' hoped tliat itil the villages from New Orleans to St. Louis would be captured. The energy of Governor Galvea of New Orleans

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in successfully attacting tbc BrilUh posts on the Gulf during the fall of 1779 and the sjirinR of the next year fru.-clrated the southern plan; but the expedition of the notlfa against Si. Louis &nd the villagcH held by dark wai> nude ready, and in the sitring of 1780 was under nay.' I'hc British had hoped that their move- mcois were unknown, but during the winler the Cafaoicians had noticed the activity of the British agents amoi^ the Indians, and by the Ix^inning of April they liad been warned of the approach- ing enemy. On the eleventh of that month they ^nt Charles Gratiot to Clark, who was at the time building Fort Jefferson, 10 ask his aï»i<uncc. At the same lime the SpimJ^h ccimmundani and Montgomery wrote him news of the approaching danger.' Montgomery hastened to Cahukta, where he was immrdialcly joined by Clark jusi in time to repel the attack. The Spaniards were equally succcssfiU at St. Louî». Clark would have ^vcn them asastance, had not the strong winds pre\'enlcd the signals from heing heard.'

Throughout the summer uf 1780 the people were continually alamtcd by accounts of Indian attacks and rumors of others. Fort Jefferson undcrwenl a severe ■■^egc;* the people of Ka.skaskia repulsed a large band of Indians on the tTth of July;' and the inhabitants of Cahokia made common aitisc with ifae Spaniards to defend themselves against an expected attack the following monih.* Thus at a lime whcnClark'spoMiion w.tidesperaicthe French inhabiianis gave him signal aid, without which the Illinois would have heen lost. It was with a company of 300 French, Spaniards, and Americans that Monigoraciy marched nonhward to make rqirisats against the Indians around Rock River, and, if we arc to believe the Frenchmen, the failure of that

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expedition was due to MoniKoinery's incompetence.' Meanwhile Clark led ihc expedition against the Shawnccs, an expcditifui which might have been more successful had not a series of events, ho^inning at Vinccnnes, led to a (iinhcr eMratigcmrnl between the French and Americans and induced the French at Vinceones to pve the Indians information of ihc movcmcnii of the Ameri- cans."

Tbcec events arc connected with the western career of a Freod» officer, Augustin Mottin de la Balme. His presence in the Illinois may, probably, be attributed to a project conceived by Washing- ion and approved by Lafayette and the French minister, Luzerne, for arousing the Caiudians to unite their interests with those irf the Americans and French in an effort to win independence. In this way Washington ho[)cd to conceal hi.srcitl intent ions «f attack- ing New York as soon as the expected French fleet and soldiers arrived, and at the same lime rompe! the withdrawal of [um of the British forces to Canada.'

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Oo Marck jrh nf liw Mimr ttaf IJr Lji ïl.%tEnr «mtr 10 W^hintf (ad Cv a KBn«ii iRtte vt bnwiDalgD. u L( «u Mtmlliu 10 innl Ui ■ ihon Onwiotlit":«<mtlwmSluc*iil Anolo»" ■ticw he miihl br taaiaaaàri vflh Ikr mnov 4iIw<iiuRn. {Wiu^Mglt» tUfiru [A. od CoDM.) By AphJ jjih hr had dunnrtl hi» mind h^ h ni kauivo ihii hr i»a> UiiekiD|i ol ODttlc n lb* tJlliwil*. for ■ Ur, B4rmn «riln turn on Ibai lUi* t itiitt in whirh Itr nvnEuu utipwpnH. <Caa >1*(t*i<u, U.. iSi.vol. 1. p ht I "" )""' ':<>> '>• i* ■■olmi'iriiai ron Ptit tRÛiof tIiIi ikr ImlUni: ia ifau be ■» uuiiaud ■liii G.jilln:) Liuiioi. 1 Vir^oiui lafiia «cenr. Hn ^uccda ■«• npnned In l^^ucRic Frtocti mioitler tn Comthh. (Cob, anJUni, U . 1R1, p III Tbcn ÉinEDod aimlMÔIihu nponla Cod. ^xUHitlvr iHH p. S61.) Uli UK u t'un rill aod Uur in Uv UUnoli. u ainwcd In ih> un. Onmr Ih*i he mi wiriinf in thr iniimB ol ibg ilUmca banaa Ibc Uidlcd SuW> and Ftafirr. That b» «• iwt irm 1A Ehf Wraf «FtlriT in th* lanmu of tba lalvr cntniiT. u baa h*«n «aapeclcd. rrufStf. 4mt'. Hill. Kir. vol. i . No, >. (t. ttj, now 1.) ii lunbM imnnl trf ihr lui (haï ^ FrvQch drapaidifa erf ibe lime thivr Ihac Im Ftcntb CDVcnunenl erpFcitd iliat Lhe inrf. Krr KXTb of Ibc OUd Riici nouU br ommlnl in (he «jieabr a future tie>l|r. (See Vlev*

Slbt C^i^^vnowDt <É Iha Kma, «nil V#r^nr;ri m Lvaana Saiarmlxr at, i^pg, Dintipt. lna^^Air««MMi'«<*(af''siHf.1i., 114 lod )6a.) TbaiMaalUaniiMch IlilaHalinf •bowtd Id the Vtaaiaai i> e*|4aliied by the «iikTiumiu bt bond In tlliaab ai luimud (d the mi- He «■■ m na way rcepcaalblt (nr ihff inlmintallaa 0I hit adiona by Benllrr. W^mno. mH UcCiny, who rnnrrrd iIiae h" n» huUlr In ihf AnMftcaa* (Sn ». V»..

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' De la Balmc had come to Americai highly recommended by FntiUin and Silas D«ane, to oSer bis sword to the cau»c of tbe cokmics.' He was commisduncd inspector (leneul of tavain' by Congress ia July, 1777, but feeling himself slighicd in not being «ppotnted (o the aimmnnd of thai division of thr urmy, he had resigned on October 3d of ihe same year. He remained in this counlry, however, und e^abliKhcd himNelf in buMncis at Philadel- phia.' Late in tbe spring of the year 1780, be was sent Wc^ to Stan a movement among (he French of lUinoî» which it was hoped would spread over Canada.

On the i7ih ol June he was at Fort Piit, where be joined God- frey Linctot-tn his ciïorts to win the Indian» to the camsc of the allies, France, Spain, and tbe United States; but he found tbe conditions there less favorable for his mission than he hud ex- pected, on account oj the hostility of the Indians to the Ameri- cun»-* On reachinK Vinccnncs in July he rcstlixed that the presence of tbe Virginians, who had made t bcmselvcs so obnoxious to the French, vras a hindrance to hi.s plan, for no campaign in which the Virginians were to join could be promoted.

On the other hand the part of De la Balme'» program in regard lo assistance from France was most eagerly received, and the emotional French were soon saying that tbeir beloved father, the king of France, wits to take control of the West ag&in. It was this meas^e that ihey gave to the Indians, who still retained their old aSection fur their allies. In Ksskaslcia the mcsnifie was received in the same way. De la Balme came with a letter of recommenda- tion from Alexander Ftiwlcr, a former Brilixh olTicer of the village

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who bad joJDcd the American cause.' The best dlîxensof French origin in ihi.* village and in CaSolciii welcomed him wilh open

' Brms, or as Winston said, "just as the Hebrews would receive the Kfuiab."* Re had very little to »y to Montf[oincry and his soldien, for his mission was not to them, and inthc existing dr-

'canutances he could not rLik alienating the French by assuming a friendship for the Vii^inians; nor did Montgomery take any notice of his presence. The Spanish commandant of Si. Louis

'seemed ab» far from cordial.' Dc la Bulmc's proposed plan was the raising of a company in the Illinois to occupy Detroit, which was known to be ready to yield, and then to proceed lo Oinada, where he expected to be joined by thousands of the inhabitants.

Coiuiderinft (he objeci of his mis.tion and the conditions existing in the French villages, his address to the inhabitants proves his ability for extricating himself from a ditlicult ]H»ition. "It is well," said he, "that you know that the troops of the state of Virginia have come here against the wi^ of the other states of America, as f learned from members of Congress before my

t departure from Philadelphia, and that tbe different deputies who

' compose that body are ignorant of tbe rc^'oUing proceedings and acts of violence, which tbe troops are praciicing towards >'ou and which are not only blamcabic but cnndemnnblc al the tribunal of tbe whole world. . . . Therefor* it is ver>' important (or you, gentlemen, on account of the jiresslng drcunuiances, that with- OUI loss of time you address yourselves to the minister of France in order to force the stale of Viq^inia lo redeem the paper mone}', the tetters of exchange, and other daims, which you have in your

^haads, aitd to recall from among ï-ou ibe troops which are op- pressing you contrar)- to all right, since you espouse the cause <^ the king of France and his allies; troops which, far from pre- serving you from the furj* of ihc crue! enemies, render jiiu victims of a war, which the Indians, who have been constantly friends of the French, would never have made without ibem." He then

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uifies Ibem to join the expedition against Detroit, "which vrili win the confidence of the honorable Congress and convince the king of France of the real interest which you lake in a cause for which he h.t.« already made Rreai sacrifices and which will procure for )'ou in a little while all Imnginablc assistance from him."' Tlial De la Balme deceived the French hy promisinj: ihem [he assistance and ro-operailon of the king of I'rancc, and that his words led ihem to believe thai the royal troops would s<Kiti he seen again on the banks of the Mississippi cannot be denied: but if he came in accordance with the plan of Washington and Lafayette, he was followinK his orders as far ash was possible under the very perplexing conditions which he found in the Illinois.

AIlhou;i;h the French received him enthusiastically, their power of aiding the expedition was not great and it was only with a handful of men, about cii:hty French inhabitants and Indians,' that Dc la Ualme started for Detroit. The standard which waved over this little company was thai of France.' He Nuctes^fully attacked the post at the Miami, but was in turn defeated and killed by the Indians.* At the lime ot his departure for Detroit he had sent a detachment from Cahokia under Hamelin against St. Joseph, which succeeded in sacking that place hut was overtaken by a body of merchants and Indians and defeated.^ Thus ended the attempt at arousing llie Canadians. Before the arrixal of De la Rnlmc in the West, the policy of Washington and Luzerne had changed and they left their agent to effect what he could alone.

The death of Dc la Butme did not bring this interesting episode in the hfatory of the Illinois to an end. The villagers of Cahokia had suffered a severe loss at St. Jose|)h, for all the members of their expedition were cither killed or captured except three. The Cahokians, wishing for revenge, hurriedly raised a troop uf twenty men and asked aid of the Spanish government, which throughout

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tbe year had made common caus« with rbem in reit-Iling and al- ackingtbc enemy, and which nwwscnt thiny mm lo thdraseistr t^ance. With tbe addition of two hundred Indians' they marched in midn-inlcr, within a monlfa of their prc^'ious defeat, across Illinois, and in ihc âr^l daj's of 1781 took and sacked St. Joseph, returning home immcdinlely.'

Tbe failure of De la Ualme is not of much importance in our mmttive. b»U llic effect of his prc:«ence on the people of the Illinois wa^ tremendous. His appeal to them as Frenchmen, their awakened pride in the name, tbe expectation of Frendi inter- vention in their behalf, were all factors in the events which fol- lowed. From thi» time there i^ no miiiakinK ihclr animosity towanb the Vii^inians. Their eye» had been opened by the harth Ltrealment of ihe frontiersmen, but they tiad submissively accepted ribeirfatc wiihoui during to do more than petition their oppressors. On account of the false hope aroused by De la Balme they now daivd lo adopt open measure», for was not their former king

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~ wJwce, iTr. 4'l-> Hsia îmmviïjiutr uoïittd «DiMt in rhr miiuU ^it iKr Amtrion

. >ln Kurapi, (J« rri. lo iHfirm Car. ibove md lr»»ti ul f tj.oklin, Higflo», «J,

Tli. u* 1 Ttut S|Hip 4>4rHi 10 win itai ton bank tH iht Hiiiiialciiil ii unqumluitil (S« tkwiiil, tliil.Sttt fatkifttM it fa Frnau. m, yty i< >■(.), *nd ilul >lw éhudiSrI (u mikr ihr uinxBi a\ tkife utnmptftant tucJrni nt fc rolmit ilntiatt noU i< plaiiu bui Ihc cnolive f« Ihc LWhUiIod am (mm CabsUi *ad m kaimog hli ncittilKn lo Mrcdiuona so Uw <— » 'l. •! in lid* CHC, Ihr Sfnidih oDiniiunibni wu dtiaj no mnc inin be h>4 done M INM ---iliclim iritliiD Ibe (vl for. In likloa piTMlf <t llie Unftorr nmUi iif tbe IlUnsb linwr, I» wu nm «ncroftctiifû upon Ibe rrfbon Docuuni by the V^ffiniuu nny mniv thu did _p*lin «btn h( ni«Qnd Mohilc vut PuiHinla. W tk* lunia ol ibr couniT nf lIliDci* pouaded uoIt tn Ibe tUinuii RiwF.

The bu iCEiHini. bewiue unluiued and (im in an iaiiileiital >nT> !* <bM u[ MiCaRli.

«bvinvnung tlir otnolCahiaUa, vhieeii*Taa,uanth«fa£Uu I hj^ve aiiTzti ihrm ibow- BiiaortaMa hli*. bomm. (olknnd nduhali a* Sinnlih aioum mil htn ma<Ia oon I af ihe e|ûoib (ban II w^ «onh, (or It* only fapcuunn au tli? uk Siiiiin nuT iMtv mndt

it in bër di[AoiBac^ pï^^ïdcd fhuc ia toy bcÂéa lut ibai tuiiiiciuii . The tv»A eiuvded 101 biuvd CO tlie Siianiih rrpnn vrill b« lAund ia Mkian, Chttfitri t^om lOmvit Hvtmy, UI Hc alas Wluor. Wtmnr4 tfwnv^ i««; flin. -< vr. A'oiun, ii , im. It i><mUiiMli<<nciti*Iihe«iKTidibiedd(*io)ilicC4hulilaniDiibrtiintali)i( l>r L> Bnlne axnUliaB and the aubwquenl ^aorj «ilh the ■mùuncr ul Ihe SinniLnii *u bnid Iff John fcfUMUa ftnni the ^ILoor P*^'' ™i *^^ '^'^ ^'^ ^^ <*^ '"^ brer, tevaale?T«d «9 tarttit ttine, Hnrir im uul iT)* niebonorol thr nnnryfJ ihf wrand atiark. ■biih. __ DL MOnlinc «a Inailliait mulw Brwn»r. ■upuiiuWly jxribed lu J. Ill*, MallbM <* fm lia <itf-Ti»til( TKHifllif aain Piuletle) who man ban heca al CahiAia a> the Un», lince Ibe Pr«Âini h>j bee* dflvvn mil pI ituir tiiU^t be tbe uumeioflu ileidib ami Indiuii affixta IB ibt intluui Mininer "IIh Iùcii 'if thla tmnilsa nnipon MiCanj'i iruimnnT {Rej- BeUh Kms Hi**7.) Slcuieel] enuigh Muco <CWflcn jria /Ihwii lliiUry, t}p aecaptcd tb« daw citvQ bv KeymiliU ami wn>ie an aeenum vf Fecàcb aclacka so BlidA | Moe* Ihe atrlvml ol Clûk.

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interested tn the fate of his distant and faithful followers? The dtizcDS of all the viUaj;e3 united id a memorial to the governor of VitRinia, in which they wrote that they had decided not to re- ceive aoy more troops in their villages, except those which should be sent by the kinK of Frtncc; ihejircseni-cof the Vircinians had brought them into war with the Indians who before had been friendly and they had suftcrcd iheref luin ; they promised, however, to guard the frontiers of Virginia from attacks by the Indians.' In each of the villages memorials were also drawn up to be ^ent to the French minisler. Luzerne, in which were set forth with great detail the (grievances which the inhabitants had ituSered at the hands of the Virginians. These iwiitions, however, never reached their dcslinalton, since they fell into the bands of the British with the other |<a[)crs uf De b Balmc'

The best account of the changed attitude of the I"rench is found in McCaity'» journal. In the stummer of 1780, he had been summoned with his troops to Fori jcScrson to give aid aL';ainsi a parly of British and Indians ailackiiij{ it. On his rdurn to Kas- kaskia early in August he found that Dc la Balmc had been in the village and that, "the people in General seem to be Changed towards vs xnd Many thing» Said un&tiing," and again, "as things arc now the people in General are allienatcd and Changed from m."* The short lived hope of the French did ihcm little good. I'or a moment they were able to raise their heads like men, but with the defeat and death of iheir leitder their hope was dashed to the ground and the weary wait fur other means of relief began again; for, oppressed by the military and hcarinfc nothing from Todd, Ihcy could only conclude that Virginia had withdrawn her support and that ihey were left to do for ihem- viva until itomc other power should take them under its pro- tection.'

■C1IH. Arriim. U . iSj. ml. i, p. sab.

' The qcntiirial f fum C«H<iki« b iirinred ia ^dt vol., p.

' The qcntiirial f fum C«H<iki« b iirinred ia ^dt vol., p, i^u Eur iHai from VlnccimrA kc L Aftàivtt, h ,t>U.irnl. ij,;lwi- Thi Milfos frotd KJwiAAkJA, vhidiimuld htw l>f*n I<anli'ulu'l)i rilublf iai ûte hinorr "i L'luk > OKUpMiCO at tin itaigc u dm «Irsdutil ID

iLr /fitld. CW. uni bM p»biifal7 bed) bat. A im lirtd nsnorbl id Luncnc ou uni bj Lhc Kxikiafcina* kftvr w. dolb of Dm Ix Balma Ana x oopj ol it ù ÏD the ifttwfd Cut» Tad,

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During the fall the Amcricnns carried out the plao which they had determined upon before the attack of ibe BriiUh and which subscqucni cvrniH h;id po»li>»n«], namely, the panial evacualion of Illinois. At the time of the attack on l-'orl Jefftarson the Iro0[iï hiid liccn recalled fn>m ViiKcnncs. Moiu^mcr)- after his retmn from the relief of the fon remained some lime in Kaskaïicia and on Octot>er iSlh' went down ihc river lo New Orleans, karing a bad name behind him, even among the Ameri- cans, on account of his ejuravagance and dtàboncâty. He did ikN add to his reputation by dcscrtii^ hJs wife for "an infamous girl" whom be took wiih biro,'

Captain Ro)(er9, whi> vol* left by Montgomcr>' in command of the few remaining troops at Kaskaskia,* was lo prove himself a worse tyrant lo the French than his predecessor had been. Two other men had appeared in the Illinois m the spring or summer of ihis year whou names were also to become execrated, John Dodge and Thomas Ucntley. John Dodge was born in Connec- ticut, had become a trader at Sandusky before the outbreak of ihe Rcx'olution, and, «ncc he showed his attachment to the cauM of the colonists, was arrested by the British, who carried him to Detroit and later to Quebec, whence he e$cai>cd in 1779-* In that year Washington recommended him to Congress as a man who would be useful in the West. He went (o Virginia, won the friendship of JeCcrson, and was appointed Indian agon.*

> Cmtfii Oïdcn ol Muawumar. Pr- MSS, ts}le,

HnBa./i)mTtiif»jm.Ctii.V[iu S'>-.~tiLTia«nHi.ti . Mi'*») Ui> Ai,nl t.v i;»i,bF mnuihaa ul ^uMinotiuB luCculf Vi'iblj, la vhifhluMM- "Ili'i I inulcitiiriunin(be do^ B«Ofla nno fa*d Kf Mon toSuatJâteJ me Lfut i» ihe CoDtrwr I ^*^ iirnlfiaaoEdt InM

«T >!■ Uui •!» in tiopn in ll« RabI* to Un ■ cur ami pdrtm ^Àfa tSs" "un mm i>aim.

IcR ton Thai 1 tun oo Ktoln a thllUnc trim (Janmmu Not WdMiiDiUng I vlmi«4 T-mrj SbllHu I tiul & uruwil my Cndii ciil it tltumi: Slind Bm Kulict iliui draw Bttto «a Uh Stair." Cayi Imm V>. Slit» I.ih.

M«iu>ni«T *u '>"'" >° Hoirioon cnunii. Va. aboui irai K» uhoI Fji(<"^ thowi All Ut Mooiiua iru lluuicL Uc oai one tÀ ihi fckbale* iwtr d "laog himicn" lo ■rn> Bi> atavimt ia Iiidimi wiulsn hvl filicil him Cor audi u onikniUnt u ihii hr OiA tfiÔBa iW imnim H* «u kîtItH br the Indlu in XntuAi' in i|«4. tEocUib. CffHa t! I*e iVwrtwit. I . til.)

'LiHIEiul WitHCoa. Dr. MSS, lajft.

*Wecd«ud. Haiti Gnttlm.- Dt Ntéo. Trip tMe^ iijiui Dndic'i •unnif lo Coa-. JiOMiT ti. il». Patfi t) OU Cmf.. ill.. *. 441

a Pr, USS^ 4^1i> and loJjA. Daâtr vaa «se <if il\c M uf m Ifopii CuimU aod Nv** ix «ho fTcnnâ compfffuuiao ia iaflH (or ihvif loncji duriiic Uit Se»uLuliooiur Wor- mn ban Anl brfcn iSWi Éoabli brin wm puifd ttH unsnCtudiBlhufiH.

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tlic second, Thomas Bentley, liitd been well known in the village at an earlier period. On an accusalion made by Rochc- Uftve of intriguing with the Americans he had been arrcsicd and scni to Quebec, where he remained until the spring of 1780, iriien he made liii escajie.' He had asserted his innocence in several persuasive memorials and had convinced even Governor Haldimand of hia good faith. M « further evidence of his allcgi<i»cc to England he went to Virginia and by his intercession for British prisoners with the govcrnmeni fiainerl for Governor Hamilton «ome mitigation to the harshness of his captivity and for Jtidge Dejean of Detroit, release on parole,' Beniley's double dealing althi» time is evident from his letters to the Americans and to the British. While he was wriliog to Clark concerning the activili» of De la Balme and wiiihing the Americans success In their attack on the Indians, he was writing to the British ofiBccrs that Illinois could b« easily cajitured by a few hundred soldiers.' In his deceit he was eminently successful, for Clark later wrote him a certificate of good diaraaer, in which he asserted that the latter had given great assistance to the cause;" and the GuvcTnor of Canada was so persuaded of his honest motives thai he thought it would be wise to allow Bentley 10 remain quietly in the Illinois, as be would be of great use there. On his return to Illinois, Bentley was firmly rwolvcd to make the French pay for his cap- tivity, for he believed that they had all been in a plot with Rocheblave against him.

The ojicrations of Bentley and Dodge, who formed 3 pariner- sfaip for making the most out of the situation, began while Mont- gomery, who gave them countenance, commanded in the Illinois. They bought up the claims of the inhabitants against Virginia for trifling sums, in doing which it was sus]>cctcd thai they made

Amfr- 5Mb Fa^x, Pvb, tjindi. 1 . loO- Thcrv 4» in ctialeDtx iwtj mpmuritU to Cotirn rufTating hi^Mrlirf lamfnnunn tV4Mhinfteit ^pm, idiL, n; fafrft #J Old Ca^f»- ili. *.**'■

1 See nfra, t>. xzn,,Ii., j.

> Urtukr <o O* PfTWn Jul* >'>. <:>a. Uiti. 1^ ami Uta. C<l. ilt . t«»

> Hi> muii ioforuot kurra ut ^idoMd in UiA. Ha. aW Hiit. CM.. iJ*- i*S. «M. FM bii Itiir; u Clu% n Dr. USS, jojjii Cam. AitUvtt. B-, tSi. nl. i, Â 6>.

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use of public funds, and ihcir financial operations in purchasing supplies for ihe troops also ftrouscd suspidou. Such condua called [onh » rhamctrri^lic letter from McCarty to Todd. As McCariy was feeling at the time panicularly angr}- with the officer» of the Virginia line, becatise h« had been sireeied by MotUgomcry for bringing an nccusition a^inst Dodfie,' his testimony cantioi be taken without reserve; but that there was some truth in what he wrote is abundantly proved by letters from Clark and o(hers. The letter shows not only the situation brought about by the dcalinilN of the iwu tinandcix but al.U) the continued exactions of the troops and the effects of the visit of Dc la Dalme. It is addressed lo Todd. "'When iJiail I htf^ln to appolnKizc for the Different light and Oppinioc, I saw and had of You when hear liLsi Vciir, and now. the Spirit of a free subject that you inculcated thro' your better knowledge of things was hid to mc. In short. Honour requires me to render Vou the Justice you dé- sarme, and at the same time to inform you the reason of my altering my notions of things. I then ihoughi the Troops hear would be duly supported by lh« Slate, and the Ic^al expense for litem paid lo the people Justly. I had thought the Duty of an Officer who had any Command wa» to »ec JuMicc done his Soldiers, and that ihey had their Rights without wronging bis Country. I then ihijuijchi that it was also his Duly to fore sec and use all manner of occooomic in Laying up provisions for these Soldiers, to carry on any Qpperalion that his supperiours should judge cxpcdiem to order him on, without any rc^rd to priv-aic iniercsis whatever, but for the Good of the Slate he served. I then never Imagrncd thai an A^ent would be Mnt hear lo Trade in connec- tion with a Private Person to Purchase the Cenificales from the people at such a rate which muM ap)icar .vandalou-t & Dts- honorable to the State.

"To the conlrary of all nvhlch I am now convinced by occular Dcmonsiraiion: in short wc arc become Ihe Hated Beasts of a whole jteople by Pressing borses. Boats &c &c. Killing cattlci Sec Sec, for which no valuable considcnuion is given: even many

iSfcfaR, t>. till. P«tii(CkuicitaMpubU(liiod>i>R>eUlcs>UTuK<]. KïfM, P.4S1.

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not a certificate which is hear looked on as next to nothing."' McCarty by this letter gave warning of his change of party alle- giance. He had up to this time sided with the military against the civil authority and the French. From now on he attempted to win the confidence of the latter, in the oppre^ioa of whom he had formeriy taken active pan. Both he and Winston advised the people to refuse all supplies to the troops and starve them out of the country. For this reason Winston also found Ms relations with the military even more strained than under the rule of Montgomery. He wrote toToddthat: "They Stretch greatly to bring the Country under the military rod and throw of the Civil Authority. So fond they are to be medling with what is not within their Power. . . . Since the arrival of this Captain Bentley, there has been nothing Butt discord and disunion in this place. . . he has left no stone imtumed to Extinguish the laws of the State, and to revive the Heathen Law, being well accustomed to Bribes and Entertainments. Government ought to regulate the trade as there are many abuses Committed under Military sanction.'" It is unnecessary to give the details of the trying winter of 1780-1781, for it was but a repetition of the previous one. The inhabitants wrote that the government was tike that of a town taken by assault. Captain Rogers, who was yoimg and inex- perienced, was blinded by the advice of the crafty Dodge and Bentley.' That the means they used to obtain provisions were cruel is proved by the piteous appeals of the inhabitants to the governor. That their methods were not always honest was firmly believed by many officers and by Clark himself. Captain Robert George in writing to Clark on October a4th after mentioning the almost starving condition, of the troops, says that Montgomery told him that, "Capt. Dodge has purchased one Thousand bushells of com and Ten Thousand lb' of Flour, which is all that is to show from a caigoe of Eleven Thousand hard dollars worth of Goods sent by Mr Pollock to You, together with

> Va. stall Pattri, i., 1».

■ Woaoa to Todd, October m. ijSo. Fa. Slatt Pafvi. i., jSo.

> Tk (oun ibowcd mon ipiril in oppoiiiu ibt Mldicn. There in Kvenl intcmtiiii Ictten ia n|vd U Ibdr curtiDiu in [be MnurJ Ctl^ Tard. Paprri.

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about five or six thousand Dollars wonb from this place. . . . I have sent for ull the State Honw» nt Raskadcia, but it appears there is but few — what's gone wiih ihcm God knows, but I be- lieve there will l>e n Vct)- disaf^rceable nccompt rendered to you of them as well as manjr other things when called for."' In March, 1781, Clark iv;>-i thoroughly arouied by the <-om|il;iimft of ibcadministnitintiof the ànauccs in bisdcpurtmenl.and in writing to Jefierson5a)-s: ''I Received your disj^tcheâby Ca|iL Sullivan. That i>aTt concerning the Hill* counter^ by Maj. Slaughter, and letters of advice, is something curious. It's surprising to me that Maj. Slaughter, as an Officer oi the State, would suffer the» DDS to persGvcar in their villany. was he as he hints truly ibie of lh« princijial thai iictuiUed them. You know my ScDtimcnis Respcaing seV* persons in our Imptoy. Those he ^accusea, are gen" men of fair Character. I have long since termincd to conduct my&clf with a particular Rigour towards every person under me. They shall feel the stings of Remorse, if capable, <»r the swcci»of public applause, cither a» they demean ibemselvcs. . . . Those gentlemen Major Shtughter points at, with him^f, may cxpca (o undcr>{0 tlie Strirtcst scrutiny in a shon time, as Orders are prepared for that Purpose. Mr. Jno. Dodge & othcTi, ul the Illinois, also.'"

While the officers were using their positions for private gain

and reducing to abjcci {jovcriy the freiicb by their levies, the

troops of Virginia were suffering the severest hardships. In

I August, t78i, Colonel SIaui;;hter wrote from the Falls of the Ohio:

'"The situation of my little Cordis at this place at present is truly

(k[4orable. destitute of clothing, viiuals it money, the Com-

|niisnrien h.-ive fumi^lied ihrm with liitle or no provisions the»;

three months past nor dont give themselves the least concern

■bout it." Montgomery wrote thai at Fait Jefferson there was

I not a mouthful for the troops to eat , nor money to purchase any,

'and that the credit of the government was threadbare. On

< r*. JW> fa^m. i .itii. rututwioiilcniiirfdiihuiioifKcSliiuhUi'ilctlrr.Juui/y tr, till, y»- SMU Ptfirê, t . 4««. l'Aman «w meiiiunl of I)ii>I(*'i dithnnmr- 1*'- MSS,. «iJiT. In iIm wMUini <à ihc C*btàiua lo Vlnrfnb U ■• mud ihu pDbU< isiipUM **» ■cd ID lisr is iIk 4nlU ud oOci '

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August 6, 1781, Captain Bailey wrote from Vincennes: "My men have been 15 days upon half allowance; there is plenty of provisions here but no credit. I cannot press, being the weakest party.'"

The contest of Rogers, Dodge, and Bentley with the court was brought to a crisis at the end of January by the acts of the last. Bentley was inspired by his desire for revenge, and his malice is shown by a long letter which he addressed to, "The inhabitants particularly those who are not my friends," wherein he sets forth his grievances at length. There was little that he could say by way of accusation, so he had recourse to abusive language. The letter is too long to quote, but a few extracts will give an idea of its character. "I know that most of you are mortified at see- ing me succeed in surmounting the difficulties with which you together with that rascal Rocheblave, Cerré, and others have burdened me. I am persuaded that there is not one among you in this village who did not wish to crush me under the weight of my misfortunes. I know that it is a crime for a damned English- man to remain among you. The Irish suit you better. They are your equals in perfidy, lying, flattering, and drinking tafia. .... Some infamous vagabonds have had the audacity to demand an inspection of my books. Nothing but ignorance without parallel, joined with the most complete Irish imperti- nence could have thought of that, A man of the least honor would not have conceived such an idea.

"I am informed that the cause for which you came was con- cerning some tafia given to the negroes. On this subject I satisfy you on the honor of a man of int^rity that it was not from me that they had it

"I am informed that Lachance and Brazeau are getting together all the com for M. Cerré. Why should not I have the same liberty, since perhaps I should give better merchandize and at a better bargain. The reason is that M. Cerré, concerning whom I will prove some day that he is a man without moral feeling, is a Frenchman and I am a damned Englishman."

■Thoc kmn «« pitated in fa. AoK J'a^rf, il., loe, }13, j}8.

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A mil brought by Beniley agatosi Richard McCarty and

Michel Perrault was begun in the cotin uf November, tj8o\ but

ikc court teiuseà Bcnllcy any recognition until he bad taken the

oath of fidelity to the United Slates and Vii^inia. In the January

■ court Bentley appeared with two .Americans and Mid he was

ready to take the oath. Thi.i the juAlict» tendered him in the

French tanguage, which both he and his companions understood;

but Bentley rcfu^ lo take it, claiming that tt was the oath of

office that they were offering him, Uc immediately left the

P«oun and soon after returned saying that he had made oatli

(before Captain Rof^ers. The coun, however, stood firm in re-

Lg»rd lo its rights.

Rogers took up the matter nnd wrote to the court that he was priaed at thdr audacity in not recognizin;^ his certificile glvea Bemltcy. "tt seems to me that Mr. licmky has (he same rit;ht to justice as you yourselves and you can be assured that I LCan içivr reasons and priKifs to impartial justices of his conduct [vhkb will make him appear perhaps a belter friend of the state than you, since your court appears to be one [or inju-itice and not for justice. And should you dare to refuse my certificate in the cav: of ihe oath of fidelity, I will lake ii on myself to net your court aside and become responsible for the consequences. You have only to consider and render justice or I will do what U mentioned above."

The court was not frightened into submisisivcness, but an- swered: "We have received your letter of [o-day in which you give us over )-our signature the most complete mark of your ipacity in the trust which j'ou imagine you hold. "We do not doubi the desire on your part lo make yourself Fabsolute master; but we have acts of the legislative power of the [stale of ViT;ginia to gorcm us and 1» which we believe we are pbound to conform, even as )'OU are i-ourself, when we require your ■assistance.

'As lo the injustice wiih which you charge us, there will, perhaps, come a more happy day when we shall prove <mr ^ood faith, which is always the only motive which leads honorable men.'

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Possibly Bentley realized the weakness of Rogers threat, for he now drew up a protest against the action of the court in which he appealed to Virginia. In the February session the court con- sidered the protest, after previously receiving the promise of support from the county lieutenant, Winston. They affinned that the right oath had been tendered to Bentley, and oSered again to permit him to take it either before the court, one of the justices, or the county lieutenant ; if he did not wish to do this he was permitted to bring in and show the oath which he claimed to have taken.

Bentley's answer was a public announcement that he was starting for Vii^inia to carry his case before the governor and council.' Another reason for his going was his desire to collect the money for the certificates which he and Dodge had bought up, and about the first of April he together with his two assistants. Dodge and Captain Rogers, departed.'

This proceeding of Bentley called for immediate action on the part of the French in order to counteract the influence which would be exerted against them, and it was decided to send representa- tives to Virginia. But there were preparations to make before they could take their departure. Besides the affair with Bentley the inhabitants wished to send the bills and accounts ol the people against the state, and asked Cahokia to unite in this. The Kas- kaskians chose Richard McCarty and Pierre Prévost to represent

1 All the pappTB htn inilicutcd bclr»n|E to Ihf Mfîiait ÇolUtti^n ahH m llwfelurc cupica frum ibc KaikAskia Jitgisler, eiccpl the ieUtr of [he lourt lo Ruifcn, u'hich is dmuDg Tbc Koikatkia rfsords. Thcrv an: ai\ written ia French. Bc^drs Ihuiv nirniibiicd Ln the l»I 4re Iwo ceruûcalea Ibal Ite OJiih ictiifi^rrd tc» Bpnilcy wcis ihe cralh uf ftrlcliiy. one by Winston ■nd the other by Daniel .Murray. The Inner had been brnuKhl inin oiurt hy Brnilev him. kU ta wilDFSa ihe t^ikin^ "i the oath. Thr only tiiplaiiitEina o( Ucntlcy'ï action is thai he leared the- news of his ha^iEiFr taken the oath wuuM reach Canada.

> Va. Slalt Papfi, ii,. itSandjOo; Dr. J/55., sij.^j. Aftct arrinne at the Falls of Ih* Ohin, cnddsnis ol hia conducl came to the ears of Cai'lain Risers itod he wttne a letter to Governor jdTcrsun defending hirasrlf. lEc ac{iisi.Ll \Viniinn and McCany wHlb being the authoia of bis djEhculries by persuadinii the iuliabhams nitl to furnish pronsiuna fur bis tn»[vi; and had not Uentley offered hia peraoojil credit the ircmiia would have Bt[ir\'ed, al- though meat wFks abundant. He encliiscd The .'uhda^i[s of ollicers and cititena to pcovchis ■ta1«ment. He ended by writing; "1 cannot conclude v.jihout infurmina jou that 'lis mj positive opinion the peoplL' of the lllitloi^ & l*(tal Vin4.rlliies haic bcen in an abs<jule Hate of Rebellion for these several months past & oujthi to ha^■e no further InduLgencr shewn them» fit such is the nature of thest. iKupIc, the morr they arc indulged, the niorc turbulent Ihey grow — -k I look upon it that Winston S: NfctTariy have bci'n the principle instrumentt to brinM them to the pilch they are no*f at." (l''a. Slate fafieri, ii , 70.)

I should have given greater weij^ht to the tearimony of this Wtter. vrrt nol the characler and actiona of Bentley and Dodge at lliia and other times vrell known from various aonrca. See Ibis vol.. pp. 475, 6aj; JEdi /tec.. Petitions, etc.

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ihem. TbcagrccmcQt with them was made on tbe fifth of May and signed by fony-one inliahiianU, the moM reprc^cntiitivc of the village. > The people of Cahokia had not learned tor ru5t McCany. evenafterhbcfaange of parties, fortheyreniem1>ered hUuroKance and (ymnny while he commanded the troops in their village. They therefore chose only Prevo»!.* Meanwhile the clerk of the Kaâka^ia court had prepared copies of all the papers throwing light on the hard trcairaem ihe people had endured and all other matters. These were onmicrsigncd by Richard Winaon, deputy county lieutenant, who at this time was supporting tbe FreDcfa pnrty. A five jiajic mrmoriiil wa,* written lo the fîttvcrnor setting forth in detail the grievances of the people and was signed by sixty- two Kaska^ian».*

It was an unpropitious lime to pclilion Virginia, since (he scene of war in Ihe lùisl lud been Rifled to her terriiory and she could give little heed to her western dependencies. The Kas- Itaskia |>apers did not, howe\-er, reach their (Ie.<li nation; for one of the bearer», Richard McCarty, while on his u-ay was met and killed by tbe Indians and his papers carried to Detroit. What became of Prévost is nul known. This event wiix |« hear immediate results. Learning from McCan}''s papers that tbe French were heartily weary of (be Vir^inians the BriiL'ih ofFicer» determined to use other means than war to recover their dominion o\-er the Illinois.*

Since Clark with his half-naked Virginians bad surprised them

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on that July night id 1778, the people of Illinois had passed ihrough many phasw of feeling lowiirds the Americans. Tbey had at first rejoiard that at last the liberty which bad been the subject cA Iheir dreams wa» 10 be enjoyed. There followed a few months of peace under Clark's mild rule, when the t'rcniJi aaually stripped thernselvcii of thdr iiroperty tu supply the troops wLih necessities and to further the cause which they had adopted. Then the anxious d^ys came when the vandalism of the troops and the doubt about Ihc pax-mcnt for Ihcir goods made them less jubilant. They received Todd with bis civil government as a prophet of a new era. Todd h.id fiiikd and had handed them over to the militar}'. and Montgomery had suc- ceeded in so thoroughly a>wing them, that tbdr power of oppo^< tion was weak. Dc la Bahnc had aroused them by the new bom h<>[)e uf once more coming under the dominion of France, .ind he too had failed; but their pride" in the name of Frenchmen had hecn aw.ikencd and from that hour their O|)position to (he Vir- ginians was more forceful. The number of troops in the Illinois under Ro^eTH was not lar^e, so their l)oldne.ts had little cause for fear from that source; but the long struggle against poverty and tj-racmy wa> tcllinv; un their courage, and many were b^inning to look to England, their allegiance to which they had so lightly repudiated, as a [lower that might possibly offer them protection. The feeling was not an active force, but simplyan indifference in regard to what might happen. The iniercouree with Canada had not been completely broken off by the war, for the French there found opportunity now and then to send their goods to their bnilhers in the lllinoiii.

TTiis feeling of a possible renewal of relations with England was not confined to the French of iheNurthwesi. Among the western Americans also the same attitude was to be found. Ge"r¥:e Mor- gU), writing at this lime, mentions a letter he had received in regard to Kentucky, where the indifference to the American cause appear» to have been wides|iread, due largely to eivnis somewhat similar to those affecting the Illinois.'

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It was this feeling that gave the Britîdi hope that they might persuadethe French lo renew iheiralle^tance to ibe British crown. In June the lieutenant iiavcmor uf Michlllimackinac «cnt six men to Ihe lUinots to see what could be accomplished. In the three Bcoount», primed in thi» volume," their ejcact mission is difTcrenll}' described^ in one it was to cxciic the people to offensive action

■■f;ainst the Spaniard-', in another to mi»e militia to be paid by the British, and in the third to make a commercial treaty. The af;eni!> made the miMake of KoinR (ira to St. Louis, probably to open oegoiiatioDs with the French of that dly. who appear (o have been a» di.4conteiitcd a» their relatives on the oiher bank. They were arrested by the Spanish commandam, Cruzat, and a ktter addr»aed lo the inhabitants of Kaskaskia and Cahokia was found in their possession. A copy of this letter was sent to Major John WilUam.t, who had replaced Captain Rogers at Kaskaskia. Cruzat gave every appearance of acting in good faith towards the Atneticans in this matter, and evidently did arouse the discontent of the ]>coplc in the Illinois who felt that their letter should have been sent to them. But the Spaniard was crafty and no doubt would have been willinR to see the ciistem bank pass again into the hands of the British in order that Spain might reconquer it.' Crustt was clever enough to persuade Linctot, a Virginia Indian agent at the time in St. Louis, and possibly Gratiot, ot hislûyaliyio|he.\mcricans. This may be seen by Ihe letters of these two written to Clark, July 31 and August i, in praise of Ihe action in withholding the letter and me^isengers from the French of the American liaitom. But six weeks before those letters were written the Spanish governor had reached an

^undetstsnding with ihr Illinois people, and two of the British gents were permitted to go to Cahokia, provided they found bondsmen. The agents accomplished very little, howe«-cr, owing to their initial miaake; but that the undertaking might have been successful or the mistake even rectified may be inferred from a letter of Aiuoine Girardin to Governor Sinclair.' Gtrardin was

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one of the most important citizens of Cahokia at this time, had been elected one of the members of the first court, and was the most enterprising man in the village. His position was such that he understood the feelii^ of the people, and his letter probably reflected their attitude correctly. He ^rote that, if a force of British soldiers without any Indians should be sent to the Illinois, he was sure the people would receive them ; and at the same time he offered his assistance. It is possible that, had the British acted promptly, they might have succeeded. Yet possibly not, for shortly after this letter was written, the news of the surrender of Comwallis reached the West and naturally raised the hopes of those who still dung to the American cause.

During the summer of 1781 the court at Kaskaskia had tried to assert itself in the interests of good order. Certain American settlers had followed the example of the troops in kilting the cattle of the French. As long as the soldiers were present, they were safe from prosecution, but now, when there does not appear to have been any garrison at Fort Clark, indictments were broi^ht against six Americans by eleven Frenchmen for shooting the cows and other animals in the commons- The Americans were arrested and tried; the charge was proved against them and three were banished from the country for three years and the others fined.'

The justices also dared make opposition to the deputy coiinty lieutenant. Without consulting the court, Winston appointed, as notary public, Antoine Labuxiere, son of Joseph Labuxiere who held the office of state's attorney after the resignation of Jean Girault.' The first opposition to this appointment came from the notary-clerk of the court, Carbonneaux, who, perhaps, was not anxious to have a rival. The court supported their clerk and Winston was obliged to yield. The principal reasons alleged by the court for their objection were the youth of Antoine Labuxiere and the law that no officer could be appointed except

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by the l'oie o( ihc people. Winston answered tiul he was in no way responsible for his actions to the coim but only lo the slate of Virginia.'

The unfricndJy relation existing between the county lieutenant and the court that is evident from the foregoing instance had eidslcd ever »dcc ihc appointment of the foimcr, and fmm now on appears lo have increased, until Winston had few adherents amoiis the French inliabitant^, u circumsiiince which he was lo regret in the future. Exaaly what bearing this disagreement had ttpon a new elect ion of Justices at this lime it is im{>ossthle to say. Four ju^iicc? from Kaskaskia, Lawurcc, Janis, Lachancc, and Charles Charleville, had held ofCcc for over two years, in fact ever since the election hctd by Todd. The other two members had been Duplaiiy and Cerré. The former bad been killed in the De la Batmc cirpcdition and the lutter bad ){onc to St. Louis. As far as the record shows only one of these places had been filled, by the election of Michel Godin. TTic two Justices from Prairie du Rocher were to remain unchanged for another year. It is not known what bcciimc of the Sieur dc Girardoi who represented St- Philippe. AU the justices desired to continue in office, but «mte (he list of magiNtRitts w:is not <,om|)lcte, Iwo mure, J. Bte. Charlcvillc and Antoine Bauvais, had been eleaed to fill (he vacanciui on July 19th. The pruIociKUtion of ihcir tenure of office by the justices was not popular, and it is possible that Wins- ton Utilized the opportunity 10 brin^ such pressure to bear that the court was obliged to submit ; for on the tenth of September he was requested to i>enuit the summoning of an assembly of the people to "elect mai:i5irates to fill the place» of ihoîw who had held their posilioo for two years or more." ' The assembly was called the same diy and there i.4 in existence the polling stiect that was used. Perhaps on account of the shortness of the notice or for some other reason only twenly-seven voles were cast, not exceeding by many the niunber of caodidiitt-s which was sixteen. Antoine Morin was the most popular candidate receiving twenty

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vole»- The next one on ihe I'm wus Pierre Laivtiois with cigh- lecn vertes; lh« third was Vitale Sauvais, whose brother had been elected in July, and who^ family wa» at ihi» time and later one of the most infiuential among the French population; the fourth was Pierre Kcard with eleven vote». The other candidates had only a few supporters. The analysis of the vote would indicate thai Winaton bad not been supponcd al the i>oIl and that bis opponents had carried their candidates. At the bottom of the polling s^eet is written the cenificaie of eleci--on. The clerk first wrote the name of Pierre Langlois, who was more friendly to Winston than Ihe other justices, as president of the new court, alth(>ui;h he htid received fewer votes than Morin. He then crossed tbis name o9 and substituted tbal of J. Ble. Charlcville, one of the justices chosen in the July elect ion, who may have had a prior right to this position. His voie bad been cast for the (our successful candidaict and he wasand remained a firm adherent of the French party. Whatever the ■ explanation of the era.iure is, neither of the two men became president of the court for the position was held during the following year by Aiiioîne Bauvai.s, who wa-. one of iht- ju.^tices elected in July.'

Kaskaakia was not to have the burden of many iroop:^ during the next winter; but the village did not wholly escape persecution, for two of the men formerly mo.sl trouble.'iome returned, ll Is true that the one who had made himself raosi offensive, lliomss Bentley, never again visited this country. He failed in his attempt to realize on all the certificates which he had bought from the French His petition to the Virginia council was denied, and that body intimated thai the gentleman was an impostor. Bent- Icy defended himself against the accusation and appealed to the letter of General Clark and lo the le-^limony of Colonel Mont- gomery and John Dodge.* Possibly on account of the character of bis attestors, one of hi.t claims was afiern-ard allowed. He was still in Richmond waiting for its payment in July, 1783, and

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probably died durtiit; ibe year for ht.i wife began ibe process for the Mttlcment of the eSiUc shortly aftcm'arck.'

ttTien Rogere and Dodge relmned lo Kaaka^kia I do not know, but there is a ch;ir;icHrri«ic Icltcr (ri>m Rogers dated November lo, 1781, dcmaDdlng supplies. His threats were somevriiat modified. He said thai if the people did not Kivo him what was necdedforhisthiriy troops, two himdred would bêlent; but there was no suggenion o( >.cilin^ aside the court. He claims to have been acting under orders* and was probably sent to Kaska:»kia more to reconnoiter ituii (o act as a guard, for Clarlc cx[)ecicd thai the British would make one more attempt to win the West, which had become more imponani 10 them now that the southern campaign Iwd ended in the caiiture of C<)rnwalU». Rogers evidently did not remain long in (he country, for before the winter ended Clark informed t he Kovernor that Vinceiine& had been completely e^'acuated and that only a few spies were kept at any of the villages.' Dodge had probably relumed wiih Rogers and renuincd in the village. Before twelve months had passed the records were 10 give no uncertain account of the activities of the "tUuariuu." Dodge '■

There is among the Kaskiukia Records a long and iiueresting Iciler in ihc French language written in December by George Rogers Clark to the court of Kaskaskia, in which he states that he has learned that there are in the village numerous refugees and vagabonds who are disturbing the peace and tranquility of the community by stealing property in spite of the authority of the court. He laments this faa and urges the court to use its power even to the extent of inflicting corporal punishment or the death pcnahy. He tell;' the justices to make u*c o( their militia and to call on the other village for aid. Just what circum- stances drew this letter from Clark will probably never be known; but the lhing<^ he speaks of were constantly happening, so that lie might have written such u letter at any lime after he

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entered the country. The interesting point is that he desired the court to uphold its authority, and there is nothîi^ to indicate that he authorized the unnecessarily harsh and arhitrary mea- sures of his officers. In notifyii^ the French of the surrender of Comwallis he gave them the hope that a better day was coming for them.*

Of the wLoter of 1781-1782 there are no records except such as show that the court was regularly sitting and performing its duties. A single document should be mentioned. On February loth another election was held to appoint a single magistrate. Fifteen votes were cast of which Stanictes Levasseur received five and was elected. Whose place he Med cannot be discovered, for there remain no lists of the judges like those of the court of Cahokia.

The year 178a was to be the last one of the war. The Vbr- ginians had managed to hold the country northwest of the Ohio for almost four years and this last was to pass without real danger. Rocheblave, the former aaing commandant of the Illinois, had returned to Canada and laid before the government a plan for the reconquest of the whole territory, but his suggestions were without inâuence.' Several parties of Indians were sent into the Northwest, however, and one of these defeated the frontiers- men at Blue Licks — it was in this engagement that John Todd was killed; hut no serious attack was made on the French villages. Clark retaliated by leadii^ a large party against the Miami villages and inflicting severe punishment. It was his last achieve- ment in the war.' On November 30th, a few days after the Miami campaign, a provisional treaty of peace was signed by England and the United Stales. The danger to the Illinois from Canada was for a time at an end. On January 18, 17S3, the Illinois regi- ment was disbanded ' and in the following July Clark was relieved of his command.*

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Id the villages of the lUinob during these yt»n of neglect we find as close an approximation lo the (onn oj the classic ckj- Aatc as has ever existed in ihc western hemisphere. For a bon time Ibey were practically cut off from the rest of the world &nd from the only power which might legally enrrcue nulHoriiy ovtt them, so that each village iras a self-governing commuoiiy. As wc thall »ce bicr [he period was for Cahokïa one of moderate prosperity and peace; but the more imponanl village, Kasluskia, 'passed lfarou];1i all the sufferings which her earlier prototypes experienced during periods of social anarchy. The Greeks gave the spedul name u( jiasit to thai disease which wa5 so common to ihcir peculiar form of civil organization. It was caused by one party wtthîn the state making the political issue the subjugation of all others, an issue which was pursued with maliciousness and Wolence.' In a famous passage Thueydides has described the results of this disease: "The cause of all these evils was the love of power, ori);iDating in avarice and ambition, and the pany spirit which is engendered in them when men an faitly

embarked in a contest Striving in evcf>- way to

overcome each other, they commiiied the most monstraus crimes; yet even these were surpassed by the magnitude of their revenges, which they pursued to the very uttermost, neither party observing oy definite limits cither of justice or public expediency, but both like making the cajmce of the moment their law. Either by the help of an uniighieous sentence, or grasping power with the hand, Ihey were eager lo satiate the impatience of party iBpirit."' The description is as applicable to the conditions existing in Kaskaskia during the years following the withdrawal of the Illinois regiment as to the cities of Greece, which Thucydidcs had in bis mind.

The faaional strife and the personal enmities, which had tieen gendered by the [last yeafs in Kaskaskia, but had been some- vhat oowioUcd by the presence of the military force, broke out in tbe most virulent form of ilans, during the course of which the

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love of power, avarice, and personal animosîtieii »eîz«d control of the govcmmcni, overthrew il, und left behind only anarchy. Three panics entered imo ibis stru^^le for power, and probably the final bUme for the result fnust be ascribed in i>an to all. The mas4 of ihc French inhabitants made up what may be called the French party, thelcadcrs of which were ilic justices of (be district coun. 'ITiese latter œnsidered ihemstlves the chief rcpre- Seiit^tivct of sovereignty and would have been ghd |o compel submission by all rivals. The strength of this puny was rather greater in the ^stria thiin in the village proper, where the people were more divided in their allegiance and mure cowed by their opponents.' Its members were hosiile to (be Americans who bad settled among them and feared that ihcy Would be finally overcome in numbers and lose their French laws and officers. They looked upon the deputy county lieutenant in panicular as an enemy, who would lalce the ârsi i>j)ponunhy lo make himself supreme and whose aaion in trying to placate the Virginians and at the :ame lime to incite ihe French to opposition they regarded as treichcrous.* ft is probably true that the leaders of thepany were ignorant, as Winston asâeneil, and incapable under the existing conditions of fulfilling the duties which the accidents of war and geographical position had thrust U)ion them.'

Winston had a small following amoag the French, led by Pierre I^iiglois, one of the justices, and Carliunne^tux, the cleric of the coun. Some of the Americans had also attached them- selves [o hi.f |iany. HiA cuatcmpt for the French wa* only less than his hatred of John Dodge, the leader of the third party, whom hi; regarded as his chief rival. Tbc hoMility of the two men dated back to the time when Montgomery was still commanding in the Illinois, and, since Dodge hud alwa)'S been associated with the military party, ihe g>ersonal strife between them appears to be a continuation of the struggle be-

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twnn ihc anny and (he civil govcmmcni, which hud broken out wh«n John Todd wiu Mill in (he county.' That Dodge actually held a mililar}' commission at this time is extremely doubtful, lie bad been appointed Indian agent [or Viiginia and even used that title occasionally during the >'car 1783. Since Clurk hnd never trusted him and bis réputation among the Virginia officials was none too good, it is not pn>bablc that he had been prommed a portion in the ann}.* However, after the depanure of iplsin Rogers, Dodge guvc himself out as rommundimt of troops in Kaslcaskia and was able to persuade many of the French dIc to acknowledge his authority- With him were associaied Dodge,' who seemed ready enough to follow bis energetic and capable brother, and the more turbulent .^mcriatn immi- ims. For the next few yeiars John Dodge is Ihc power in the l^nllage of Kaskaskia. Unfortunately most of the records o( his interesting career, which the clerk of the court carefully preserved, have been destrojxd, so that the details can only be obtained from the rather unsiitisfaaory petitions of the inhabîtaoïs 10 Congress.

Dod^c'i fint attack was on the deputy county lleutenaiU, id the summer of 1783. The fear of renewed British invasions Uid possible trcachen' were his excuses. Winston bad become ^thoroughly exasperated with the aaions of the Virginia troops, probably desired to identify himself with the French party. Ai any rale be went about among the people telling them that B;e aikd the iiflkers who had been in the Illinois were vaga- ads and robbers, who had only come to the French villages for the purpose of pillaging. There is nu proof iltat he enter- tained treasonable designs, and bis remarks give evidence of be-

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' t htn IiSbI to flnil tnr lucb «MmnJaton. Il( *r» dwafi olM Mpuin, bat ih* tiili «I ml mnxd tor wnlcr unJci Clwh. u bi> nunr don a« tfV" >■> "J l'A <^ idSnn ul IcODpa anÏH In dv WmI- rlinilUli. C>a)iinla/Mt .V«Mwi4 n, letair hv) CtÀmti ^IkiMB imiir M tb ■mmoi al Vltflsii on Junr ii. trti. Ihil h» illd ast Ihini IIicr vir r inufA ïQ Ihe lUiihâA or luii b«n1ùr tomr Eïiue. Y* SIttf Ftfift^ 01 , i9f

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ii^ iiupircd «olcly by pergonal dislike and enmity to individuals: for he excepted Clark fmni his general condemnation.

On April 39th John Dod^c issued un oidcr, which he signed as captain commandant, to bis broiher Israel to lake a pany and bring Rich.ird Winston before him to girc an account of his con- dtid. Even if he had held a military commission such aD order yns entirely ill^al; and his next act was still more so, for he ordered ihat Winston should be imprisoned because he, "has been guilty of treasonable exprcwions Against the Slate and offi* cer who have the boa' of wearing Commission in the Sendee of their Coumry; damned them nil a scl of thieves and Robcrs and only come to the Coumiy for thai purpose, The above Crime being proved before, i now deliver him to you prisoner and le- quest at you to Keep him 'm surety until he may be brought to jlWicc." »

llie day of the arrest Mrs. Winston appealed to Antoine Sau- vais to assemble the cuuri and summon the Dodges to appear and justify their actions. The coun met at one o'clock the same day but refused to lake cogniitance of ihe affair, pnibably being willing llut their two enemies should âghi it out. On the next (by Diodge wrote to Joseph Labuxiere, state's attorney, and asked for his co-operation. Labuxierc's training was not such as fitted him 10 cip^Kiw the military power. He had served under Ftxnce and Spain where orders from the cajitainincommimd were obeyed, so he took u]i the case : but he protested that he would not hold himself responsible to ilic state or to Winston [or the events and prejudice which might rcstilt therefrom. He said, however, that he was bound to give information to the council of Virginia and to General Clark and that he h<-id been unable 10 persuade the coun to draw up the process against Winston without a deposit of money, which neither he nor Dodge [Mitwesscd. I^abuxicrc sum- moned the witnesses, who were named by Dodge, to apiicar before him. The first was Michel Pcrrauli, captain of infantry, who testified that he wrote to Winston for some supplies belonging

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to the state and that Winston sent pari of tbcm; that btcr the witness, being reduced lo "indigence," had sold some of these, and Winston had then sud lo him that he nas following in the fooiitepï of bis superiors who were a band of ihiev-es. The next witness was Major John WîUixms, fonner captain of infanliy. He said that he bad frequently heard Wioslon swear ai all (he officers of the Illinois troops except General Cbrk and declare that they had come to the couniry only to rob and steaL The third witness was Heart' Smith, who called himself improperly a former cupiain in the Illinois battalion.' He repeated the testi- mony of Williams. I^buxicre ended hh account of the testi- mony with a statement that he was an'are ihai he had exceeded his duties in thus summoning witnesses before him, but that he thought the importance of the case demanded his action.

While Winïton remained in prison, some friend or his wife obtained possession of John Todd's record-book, which was pro- bably in Winston'» house as it w;i* the property of the county lieuicnaot, and entered therein this protest : "Kaskaskia in the Illinois aqih apn'l 1783. Ei^hly and toucc. Thiic day 10 oClock Azu 1 was Taken out of my house by l^cai l^odge on an order Given by jno. Dod^c in despilc of the Civil authuroiyDi»rcF:ardled the l^ws and on ther Miiliiious acusation of Jhn Williams and midiel {lerault as may appear by their dqKi»i[ion I was Con&ned By Tyranick milîtar}' force without making any Legal aplica- tion to the Civil Magistrates. 3oih the attorney tor the Slate La buxicrc presented n petition to the Court against Richard Wiatton Slate prisonner in their Custody the Contents of which he (the attorney for the State) ought 10 heave Communicated to me or my attorney if any I had,"'

Winston was detained in prison for sixteen days, and after his release persuaded the justices to hear the case in which the dril authority had been so defied- On June the 30th they ordered

■ In iiMi. irhalH iru «iDOB> lluw pfMKnfd br >b* <sun fa( UUloi oule (KC lufn, p nt ) iB tialAcd Uui he n« 4 bti«Rr. Hta nunc duci not *ivnu tn ur Ua el CiMk'i

tnofa.

' telm TidiTi lenmà-B— Ha HulOmir M lb» Oiiaeal^»i-9oi it UiiiHsa*' hnkfnliUia. I hin qniMiM li In lull la ordtr to ca ikTcbruiMtd nnt>»iBChI.H!N.SDC.-iC-<il»H

•Ua uc to be («oBit kiibr i«iMtd

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Labuxwre t» inform them u[ the «-itncsscs whom he had intejn>- jiiatcd and to »n)d them a Uh of questions which be dcxired to have asked, for thev wished to end the aSaJr, seang that Winston intended to leave the couolry. The record* do not ooniaia an account of the procecdingâ before the cooit, but Win«ton was acquitted. After \hh interesting episode we lose all s^bt of Dodge for a few momhs, and when he rcappeus be ha* won for himself (he maiicn' of the village of KaskaslcJa The aeps by which he acquired his power arc unknown; but tli acts of WinAion duriitjt the List months of 1781 no doubt prep the way.'

WinsioD had good reasons for feeling that the couit bad not given him cordial suppon in hi« contest for the lif^bli of the ci<ril againa the military power, and it was probably due to bb influence itm a new election of nu)(isir»te» for Ka.ika.ikïa was held shortly after his rdease. On the sixteenth of June, an assembly of the peojjle of Pmin'c du Rocher was held in the bouse of J. Bte. Barbau, commandant of the militia, to elect magisirutcs 1» tUI the places of Barbau and Louvieres, who bad been magistrales "diuing the time (wed by the code of government." They bad held iheir positions since June, 1779- The two newly elected justices were Ainrf Compte and J. Bte. Jacqucmiiin.' On the fifteenth of September Kaskaskia held a new cicaion, only twenty- one men exercising the franchise, and six new msKi^r^tes were diosen~J. Bte. Bauvais, Louis Brazcau, François Charleville^ FrançoisCorset,ViialeBauvais, and Antoine Morin; but Winston^ issued a ccniÊcatc of declion to only ibe fini four, to whom he also wrote a letter of conj^iuhtion.'

tt is tu be noticed that Viialc Bauvais and Morin were both members of the former court, which had refused to suppon Win- ston against Dodge. In spite of the an of the county lieutenant

■ The nt*" io *ht liirrfàait HMmÛtt my 1* IvuTuI ia ibc Mloirinc vlxv. ta iImj fîiAan el Ok C^aafmi. eIvïb., ^ mf* Ibt rwoordm forunal «dt inpnioiuoKil cd WtofldU ■od Mn. Winsbn > nKciI <Hlli |hf nil la ttw isun on A^ ■«. The <ufn«ixaidMKli1 bMnu DudccHul L^tiuilcn atdi tkc ikforfliaK ol (In >H»bc> «ad lie owit'* Mlct «o LthotiiR: Mont In I^c CiluiUa Bifdi h Chfoae Bm. Libnrr.

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the other jiisliccs gaw their suppon to ibcir rejected as»ociaies and Vitale Baurais was made president, a i><»ition be held as long as the court amtinucd to sit.

Beaten once again at ibe election, Winston determined to use other means of aa.ertin^ his authority, but he allowed at least two months to pass before proceeding to the final act. That act was deciiiive. Toward.4 the end of November, he j>nsted on ihc church door a notice abolishing the court of the disirid of

^Kaskaskia. Thus by act of the civil auihoriiy, and nix by that the military, the court of Kaskaskia came to an end. From this date until June, 1787, no bench of justices held sessions in that village.'

Winston himself had decided to go to Virginia. He wished to obtain juTcliccagninM John Dodge, to petit ion for the remodeling of the government, and to recover the money which he had ad- vanced to ihe slate. Hi» loans to Virgini;i had been considerable and he found himself reduced from affiuence to enrcmc poveny by hÏN Kupjxirt of the Amerit-.-in cause. One of the ofRcials of the court, the clerk l-'rançois Carbonncaux, had supported Winston in his action and was to accompany him to Virginia. On Decem- ber 3d, they persuaded a few Kaskaskians to appoint them their agents either to Virginia or to Congress for the above pur- poses. The signatures to this document rev»l the strength of the pany of the county lieutenant. Of the signers se\'cn were Americans and ten were Frenchmen, of the btter 5vc only could

Ewite and but one, Piene Langlois, had held the position of justice

rof the pcjicc.'

' The eiiirciitc li Ûvainti r^abeyrfiy^ up lu NuvcinbrJ i<rfa. (A'df It^t^ FrMitni- Ttitf li VA* vt vifkr hy A rJjicae^I *nt ihr chunb Jonr ii timvM by t krier uf ibt iwv Biv- !• aciil Conti la n%) \Kat. Kb . Oarn ) Wlndnn la unquritimatilT tlu aor irbo M E tmn Mklc. fat Sa ■ incmwl*] lo ibc Vk. unoniiMlonta. ihc t fTDcb itny wtmc Out be -d ^^manlltd. >ti wEb.HDil nnakfil tb? ifiiod bir trKxh j^it hn'f iri^cu m fv Ihc nrdv [ At taoBirr.' Urtt4 Cd . Tv4- faftn.

' Fron HA* oa rhr prortorit 10 Ctvfnm tir mmKroo* mJ it U nrmmij ro dtpvod

n Ibni fiv mudi o4 Ole nurtfivr. #dcp thp loc«l iDAiprlal hu txvnJai *" Anvvft^-

■c pdïiifuu miui be tittA with c«uiiun, for ihcf tmjDiie tnto âiStrtnt puve* Id Ihc

—Doa sml IhMr irllilf can naïf l»t r-<riimfrrl alltr t imn-tiil miulTIû <J Iheir rcnLen» lo

|4m*Tltoe ttli4 vpr* thp pmtlnnrrt. FV4 th^iw wai Ehc- jarrT t^ VfiuMtoa Thr bru ptlllûo

I rarrled bj WinWcm uil CATboiuinAai, bul ilnn U'mvi'pn '1^ In Kii-Simimil In 17IU

'. M5S, tjsfl- CutnnlMm *■» ihc KftmraUli'r u( iliii (nny 11 ('«iigirti. Ihe»

fvwiltd in n-miidpl ihc eateiiu goTrmnvER u»il la maLt lEliiun* mv* uuf ilbrrict uiieIcf ■

I IfmleUDl hftvttic vuffiHcni pwrr 10 nrulniBin nnlrr Ttvf h«d * cdnemof hr ibc

b. lor ihiit l(it d Inlilliienct. ui^ Im ibclr fiUun 10 rule thnnRlin Irtfm tl

ICmc'm. tvi) The Kcoad |i*n)r v» ilui ol ]aho DoltE, *ho *■« buicmcdch-

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Before leaving the country Winston made provision (or ihe maintenaoce of tbe couniy govemtncni by the appoinimcnt, on Janu&ry 8lh, of Jacques Timuthc Boucher Sieur de Monbreiin, as his successor, bm this he did not make public till Januttiy xtsii at vhich time be coRAnned tbe sale of the office of notan*- clerk by Carbonncaux to Pierre l.anglois.' Before the amngc- ments for his departure were completed, the announcemeu of the arrivai of the conunianoncri for western uffiirs, Hcni by th£ state of Virginia, had reached Kaskaskia, so that he had a , (uTther iDocDtive for haue.

Although, for lack of titbcr niime, it is necei«!tary to continue calling tile govemmem in the Illinois, the county of Illinois, legally (he county had ended iw<-lve months before Win.ston appointed. his successor. It had been established by the act of the Virginia aucrobly in December, 1778, and was to last for one year and thereafter until tbe end of the ni-xt scvicjn nf the a*ï«nbly. It was renewed in May, rj8o, and continued for a similar period.*

lui by DKAntof IniimidjEii-tn in Htnn;nit thp vifjimn at ih^ Frvni-h t>«iplf, knfludfnf Ihv rhrputy ncuii-rui^jl [rli by Winmin, aad tu wtujiD (lir AmFricuu luukM lor ipddFrtbti^. He vtllHK, ïiimicr, jiblr If is in ■i\tt fïic (iTTjiniiirni merntirn rj UlcFnrndi [JATTy. whri Trnnkicicl

«Ep«r«lc vilf, brine n^> lUitthi whtvit^rA by (hp ijniil;kr t^rrnanH nt [be nmnlr *"♦ kcn- tuckv. Till:» j^ciliiD n^i tATTLcd Uf Pcuwcurtc ia i7&4. 0\ifr'i tlOidC^n^.. i^i.. jjj. V^lO "Hiti rlur-1 luMv ^u tlidL uf ific FrcDflL. ted hj Bctrbau, 1m Bluyiik jtnÎK i^ Mhpr» 'l^r ^M npt' tA Cjiluikiii mar be rrc^Mnl u brk-incini to thit tany- Thr nvin- befi «it ilr'H.'iJ In ihf limn null )W Irmcti U-rii»liii(i.r hy iht VinlnlitiuiaDaii^ ita ihry liatl litfii («r.LblisZmï t'y KiliQ I'lrilil; but The i>trlf hbl oo objriii^ tu ihânC^ lA I Ihi- civil nmaiiifiifiun wliidi nii;[rET l>c tniilr' hy C.jTïujTfci; iu fnrt iti mcmbm (!cm4(adcdl « anvrfnmpni irooi CmnEr™- Their [iciiiicitix wit* ciïmcd by Mulnr l^tinin afld Mr- ] pArVrr. I'hr wrlii-r* rrf rhplr mmmnnii.i-hiui rtvrr th' fffrts irrf (hp fourti iPitp^i *l Oti \ Cent* ili . II J. tlii»>4l.. \*, ^T. iit ,} lUt Untnii xt ^r ptUtIoiu n^rr itrlrrjrr] Ny a lacaoA ul lar Fmi:h EUUly wliitb Firriuunl ïriri-orlLitAMt aller [fie LiirfmjrlrJ KETltRifnT by Cofiuiel Huvofin lïAï isiul coriiinufil C'l i>nririA ±t{uiiat IJchlvr-. (SiY ^.ir it ttivii.) Tlu Indvn 1*VT« • pHr*. I'lrbrr dr U ^'Aljuirrr, anl liif rlrrli ^->r Ihf 'iïtitt, J'i^it* Lmig^nii. hoth ol allium Hfoif Uw pftitluis. Tbrlr (Fj{4r^ 'oniiio iFrforMiib^ti vi v«lue ai liirr «lAivrvc lilt <il-it! iaauo 01 Ac F«acll U^iy (Al.V'i o/ OJJ C%pnj[, ilrfii,. ij, 10) Bo.) Tin Ùllk MI of I'liiii^n» v«iv id ■ very Oiffcnrnr nhnf lUtE^i . Hicy aft ilinv uitnvd hv T«nlivrïii. ^lae porii"W "M KlEiin from C«iKIr« ronirMnm i.I tmj (jit all iljf FrniiJi anil ftnwrt- (4,111 iu llic lUifudi Jlf hail unuidfd rrvrabenof all (ufEict t-j ûaû aenwoieauailllihiin In pir ïiini one ihxIÎi ol tbe Und ihua ubiained trtf Iiin tnnjblr lii!» pettiiuna coniun tm dful» anil tuifmnua at fur. aiuce hi <nulfl mil t£i>r^ ta ^a^iiidicw Congiwia af aioBi «nr «I U* dlfnu. Ttirt (i* xcr •rordy aiKl (ull nj Tlimy-rr i>1iiu(« ind Id propcnloa is Ibdr kiUEtb omialn uttlr of *ft]u?. lie htâ obiaioM (itpxt of alt ihc imporlacir OKfiuiri- ■!■ BiliEl |>*|ïr1 in rlv KaaLaaLia rnunla ud fnm thoc be dnir bïa lalAmudm; hut ilnctbeciiiiitabduatiiarf aiitlin vdaieniA iHry lurmab btti*! ^dptic« rhvi hifl inlf*pT«- uilMi cd th«ra. (Sn fixt. p. (111. TantiH-aii'a I'tittont an In rtttri tf OU Cnv . ililii.. ii«<l HI.)

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At the next session ihereiTOS an attempt to have the act continued, but witboui success.' On the fifth of j&niian-, 1783, the ^encrai as»nibly adjourned and, "the statutory or^nization of lllinoi» expired"Knd from that time there was no govenuncni resting on ^positive provisions of law in ihe Illinois conniry, until Governor 'Si. Clair inaugurated the i'uuniy of Si. Clair in 1790'

lite reason for this aaion of the legislature of Vii^ginia is to be found in the ne^utiatiofln mib rhe United Stittes in regard 10 the cession of this territory. .\ bill to that efleci was passed by [the assembly as early as January- 1, 1781; but the butuneu jidn^]^ throui;h several sessions of the United Slates Congress, IsikI the cession n'a» not consummated until Man.'h i, r784-* VA* is weU known, it was not until 17&7 that Congre» passed an effective law regulating the K<>vemment in the Northwest and not until tlui »prin^ of 1790 that the governor appointed under th»t reached ibe French settlements, so that during; the period of ''eight years the people of the American Bottom were left to them- selves to settle the problem of government as best they could.

After rcjinitcd [xiition» from the West and many accusations

against oSkcrs, Virginia determined in the year 178a 10 send a

board of cummiisiuners to ihesc rcKi<>ns 10 inve.<)ligate the claims

against her and the whole question of the finances of the Western

army. The accounis .ind bilU as they had come to Virginia were

greatly confused; for Montgomcn-, George, and t«her oflicer»

■ had made dmfis without auihoriiy, and the amounts appeared

large and were drawn for specie, so that fraud n'as suspected.*

The commissioners did not stan fo>r the West until Oaober.

■They tent from Lincoln county on December 4ih a notice of

'their appoimmem and powers to Kaskoskia atid Vinccnnes and

■ /wr Hrmt t M, V*, Oa. Stm, 17(11 RcemN '■

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-t-

'$tt Kyti "TIk CaaBtr e{ tUiiuû.' in Amtr. BÙX. ffi*. it.. So. «. p. «>1,

*JnÊr r) Ctat. liU.. ig«, Mj, ify. It . 4} u »«,- UnùacSHIMuaitaff. li. JT"*

* UtQl^Anvry «u tutborivBl by Clark In dn» «a him vul llw I (b«~pRKi> pndtmd dnJD on Pouoct InNfwOrlMii. IIhw Usaueoi...

euui f LiHiiied U* mUu Mm > «ran «i InqoliT in ■;*< ^* -"•>> rtfai. lU . «m . ■In in.. !«, lad inciuitiiiiu and Mm et Osmaai HuriKn. D-. itSS. i6]Sc> T>.

a(VI(|Mii: bul isKBdM

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requested I hat word be sent toCahoIciiiandSt.Louis, Ameclin); at (he Falls of ihe Ohio was set Cor January rsih.'

On xrrivinx ut the aiipoititcd pliicc "( mccliiiKi 'he commis- sioners found no one. They suspeOcd thai Ciark and hi^ officers were conspirin); to Iteqi ihc French rqi resent at ive:^ fn>m them, for they learned ihai ihc clerk of Ivaskaskia, Carbonneaui, and the dcle^iiitcs from Vincenne* had arri\-cd al the Full.* and been sent away.* Whether their suspicions were correct or not it is impox-iililc lo say. If correct, the attempt was nol succc-uful; for the commissioncn were overtaken al Logan in the spring by Winston and CarlHtnneaux. The latter made an arcu.sation of ignorance and neglect of duly against the justices of Kaskaslua. He also recommended a stronger govcmment for the country and said ihat some persons were setting ihemselves up as lords of the bind. The commis.si«ncrs believed lhat he represented (he better elements of his village, instead of a minority as was Ihe ca.tc. Winston did not make any dcpo»tion at this time. He accompamcd the commissioners to Richmond, where he died in great jMJverty in the ye:ir 17S4.'

Winston and Carbonneaux were not the only ones to carry memorials to the cwmmis-Moncrs. On March ist, the members of the French party sent off a ten-page petition concerning the affairs tn the Illinois, in which, althouiih they tried to a>nline themselves to claims for payments, as they had been instructed to do by the coromissioner^, (hey recur now and then in the hard- ships which they had endured. At about the same time another memonal, -ligned by moM of the men oppiised to Winstton, was forwarded and in this was given in detail an account of the double

' Ca Sialr I'ipi-i, m . jit, j8«: A'oi Kk. Saiif -inj LrlUr

' Id fail ioumitl Culcmel Fipmint la^c «J i-t« «oininiMioner^ û ynn nutipokcn nJtHim bb •UHiidnru. iDf. IISS^ mfftt). Fmm thr utna jfnjrn^ h Ï4 rndrnl (hu ClHxmi^Aiu ■nd Ih^ d*lr^iii>« ïrnni Vïnrcunpï wcft *t rhf Kfcl]> >■ Tim* lor ïhp fn«vUn< od JtnuAij 15. WbisioAtlirl 001 ïun fniot K^iLâiliB tiU chciiH rA\hc oiunlh tnii thr delrml' frinn Cahx^

■1 Fort Xdton on Uuth joih atii) wrni« 4 \ft1tt la CItrk From ib^rr^ (/> USS^ ^JA»)

* Th* dtpadtton «I drlmniuvui li otiTilnrd Inini u Rtnfl trnt by Wicker DinicI lu llic tmnaohétaKt^V^FVBtrv yiio Dr ItSS , Aoji lad Va. SWt Pa^i/ia ,é,\o-, nnriir nf Win^ WM'tixMhln-Dt M55, (Jtjj. Incntihar I hitr^rf^minntiîrtoiM rhr johtthiI oMtii* hmrd ol commudontrv which i« in ihp V4- Sr.-iTr l.ih- Or P.ikf nh>1f>, ibr iXalr iMuviii, hit fur. idlhH OM «ilb 4 ffw «iirvti tram it. but ibtrt vu no vàf tit rinilLnji oui «fli;il wtn^id be el ut ID BW uofH br bHtof ihi time fauBdnd uld piiici oitânl uniTihii I au iiuhl* to biit-Ione. . , i

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dealing of the county lieutenant, who had loldthcmilitar}- officers thai the French mun be ruled by the bayonet while he was uifcing the French to oppose further levies; and the memorialists further dedared that Winston «vas re.t|Hinsiblc for the lawless condition which prc\~ailed in the country.'

Those who had Riven freely of iheir Roods for the support of the American cause were never to receive full recompense for iheir Services. Xtoa of the Ijills which were presented were finally faid by Virginia, but not until ihcy had p.i«fcd into the hands of specuLitors sucJi as Bentley and Oodi^e, who bad Riven to the original holders a very small percentage of the face value of the claims. r..aier the United Slates attempted to compensate the f-'rench people for the losses they had suffered by grunting them connetmions of bind; but the delap were so lonR, their needs so preKâng, and their foresight so poor thai the men to whom the gmnis were made sold iheni for a son^ to land-jobbers and speculators, long before the diflirult land question of Illinois was 'finally nettled a )!;eneraiion after the occurrence of the events for which the French and others bad ruined themselves.*

Between the appearance of the Virginia commissioners in Jauuar}', 178J, and thai of Colonel Harmar in 1787, ihc Illinois people were almost completely isolated. On account of the de- Slruclton of the documenL-t- which woiiltl havr fuminhcd informa- tion OD the events of the period, the view we obtain of the men and aduirt is a very ha«y one. This, howei-cr, i» e\'idcnt. The experience of the Kaskaskians during the years of the American occupation had unfilled ihcm to rise lo the dignity of self -govcm- meot and the anarchy only grew worse; whereas in Cshokia the court founded by Todd remained in power and was able to pre- serve order. The difference in ihe destinies of the two villages can only be ascribed totbc presence of the turbulent frontiersmen

<Thcr urbsth In Um Jf nurrf CW. rv4. PafirK Ibe Uni u uri(f a«1 MS,, ibcolbcta tOBj br the <iDrk,

• Hm» AMf«»"l>.J'■^./.MLM■n•^• jr«w4#»tiuC]iniH.IU Wbin Ihf UMifd StUB BraiitH ibf truion ^ Ui? SthFilivTvr tnat SlrtiriiB. il *At Bj(R«d Vi FrbnTjune the lauer for «fl dûs* Ear nrmurv ku|);4Ln i» Oirt. «^^Irrl ther «vrr tilmmj l]cfcirc Srp-

f^ifmnif. nj}; hiii rntDy nul mnunM in ih< hudiotihf Fmuh uDcald. âmllh, . cur Pf". M.. tM )

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in the southern village; for the inhabitants of the villages were of the same origin, and their experience had been practically identical except for the few years of the Virginia period.

We have ah^adyseen that many traders came into the Illinois in the spring of 1779 and <»hers had followed them. Besides these several soldiers of the Virginia line made permanent settle- ments in the neighborhood. In the summer of 1779, Montgomery permitted a number of families to settle, "up the creek about thirty miles," and this probably marks the date of the beginning of Bellefontaine, the first village of Americans north of the Ohio River.' In 1781, after the abandonment of Fort Jefferson, several families which had established themselves around that post came to Kaskaskia and some two years later made a stockade at Grand Ruisseau, which was under the bluffs at the point where the road from Cahokia to Kaskaskia mounts the hills.' The leading men in these settlements were James Moore, Henry and Nicolas Smith, Shadracb Bond, and Robert Watts. The number of Americans scattered on the blufis, in the villages, and on the bottom was over one hundred, most of whom were in or around Kaskaskia.'

If order was to be maintained, it was essential that these scattered communities should be brought into some relations with the courts of the French villages. On July 9, 178a, while the the justices were still holding sessions, fourteen of the Americans at Bellefontaine petitioned the court at Kaskaskia that they be permitted to maintain a subordinate court in their village and that either some one should be appointed justice of the peace or they should be allowed to elect one from among themselves to that office; and they expressed a desire to live under the laws of the county and to be united with the other villages. This petition was granted and an election was held, in which Nicolas Smith received ten votes and James Garretson five. The certificate of election

< Udotfomcn to Clufc. Dr. USS, 49JJ4.

> Rernold, Uy Omm Timri. jg.

■ In • ajBtna vith Tudivnu in the lummcr of ihai T«r. (h>n *n 130 sfaunn* ol Americua.

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wrillen by James Moow, who ^^nrd hinuelf captaiiiJ The

^oiganizaiion of the village of Graod Ruisseau did na take place till the yrnT 17S6. Since it vna in the disiHa of Cahokia, the petition nss sent to the coun silling in the village of that name. On January ad the Americans were permitted to elect a comman- dant, subordinate to the commandant of Cahokia, and tn name arbitrators to decide dlapuies, but they were to remain subject to the juri»diciion of the court. Robert Watts was appointed commandant.' It nasnot umiltheocn yearthat Grand Ruisseau received 11 ju.siice; but, wncc the permission to elect such iin olTiccr was dependent on of events which occurred in Kaskaskia, the account will be postponed to the proper place.*

The submissivcDcss of the Americans to the Kask&skia court did not L-i.tt long and in their attempt to f^in the control of the government, after the abolition of that body by Winston, confusion

'and disorder reached a climax; and anardiy was made more complete by the drunkenness, insubordination, and Lawlessness of the French coureur d€ bois and the voyageurs.

Affairs were further oampltcated by the presence of British

■ merchants, who had rushed into the reRÎon to capture the Indian trade. The Michi]lim:i.c]cinac company, which had 11 store at Cahokia, was particularly conspioiaus in ibis competition. Tbc British were able to undcniell.lhe inhiihitants in their nimmeroe with the Indians and, since this deprived the villagers of a trade wfuch they thought ntthifully belonged to them, it n-as the cause of sc^'eml complaints.* All the British who appeared in the West were not simply traders. The British governmeni, which looked with covetous eyes on these rich bnds, sent agents into all pans loreport on the dis[)osition of thepeople. Some of these, al-

' though not authorized by thnr government, openly urged the French people to unite with Engbnd, an issue out of their

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troubles which would not have been altogether unacceptable to the IllinoiiianH.'

Over ihiM turbulent i)()|)ulation the Canadian nobleman, Jac- (jues Timulhe IJnuther Sieur du Monbreun, had been appointed novernor by Winston. He had been born in Boucherville about thirty-iiix years before. While Mitl a youn^; man, he had sought hi» fortune in the West and established himself at Vincennes. He there won Ihe confidence of Lieutenant Governor Abbott during the tatter's short slay in the villii^e and was employed by him us a confidential messenger.* He had readily united with Ihe people of Vincennes in acknowledginj; the sovereignty of Vir- Kiniii, inlluenced by Ihe persuasive eloquence of Father Gibault. He WHS ap|Hiinied lieuiennnl in the miliiia of the vtlla<!e, and was one of the oflu-ers captured by Hiimilion, when the British retook Ihe place,* l)e Monbreun later enlisted in the Illinois battalion iind n-ceivi-d the i-ommission of lieutenant, a ]K>sition he held with honor uniil the fiill itf 1783, when the necessities of his family annpelleil him to iisk for his disrhiin;c and jwy. His letters to I'litrk show him to have bwn .1 man pmud of his lineage and with a sensitivi'ness in mailers of honor,'

Kxactly what his («my afRliations were, previous to his ap- jH^inimt-nt, it is imjxwsible to say. He was conncitcd by marriage whh ihc Riuwiis family- He ran for oJfia> in 178; and received only one \Mtc, His apjx>intment as dopniy county lieutenant WMuld indii-aie a ol.we n-htion to Winsion, ivinicuLirly as the other otticidl apiwinied ai this time, the clerk Laiu-lois, is known to h;ive Ivfu i>( ih;ii pany: w his senico in the ,»miy would sh>»w s*»i«e asAH-i^ition with the milii,>r>- p,»ny. with which' Win^on »1(VS nix ai>[>ear 10 have been on the K"Si i^' lemis; and his bier aii».>ns »»nneci him cU>sely wiih John IX>lj;e- Eveii-

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lhit% considered, it Is probable that his appoimmctu was not fiivorcd by the l-'rcnch pany.

Od Januar>' 8, 17S3, Winston i«su(xl to him the commission of deputy county lieutenant and gave him the following ianlntc- tioite for hi* Kuidance: "On every occasion ihiit shuti offer to claim your protection in behalf of the people as well aa to support

Ijlhe cause of the Slates, you will act in conceO with the oldest inhitlninnts in order to consider jointly n-ith them the moit proper measures to lake concerning the affairs wliidi may ari»e.

"For your direction I cannot direct you to a better guide than the 'Code of Lans and jVrticlea of Ri^ht' which bis Cxtdlency the Governor has sent and which ought to be in the o&çc of the couil. These you will consult frwn time lo lime and mili^te a" much ai jxxtsJble by the old customs and usages of this country. By adding 10 this your knowledf^e of jurispmdence you cannot bll into error. . . .

"As there is nothing else which occurs lo me lo call to your aticiition, I rely on your prudence and expericwc a* lo unforeseen cases. I wish for you a better success in prcscniog peace than I bave had.'"

The wish was aUnost irooicaJ, for the conditions in Kaskaskia were growng »teadily worse rather than better, and for this Win*

^atoa was in port to blame. On account of the discontinuance

■^of the se»ton.s of the court through Winston's act, the deputy county lieutenant no longer had the moral support of the best dtizeas for the preservation of order. For the next few yeais De Hoobreun vas generally the only judge and at time» be is taiisfied lo sign thia less pretenlious title to his Dame; but the petitions were addressed to him a." counly lieutenant. It is evident

I'that tlie guvenunent in Kaskaslua had reverted to the older French type, wherein exccuti^'e and judicial functions were

^excinsed by one man. Thai there was a gfcat deal of judicial i carried on is proved by the numerous petitiucu and other document*. The nolar>', Langlois, ako found something to do, as b shown by the inventory of iastnuneais drawn up by

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him. In 1783 ifaere were indexed eîii;hty-iiv« titles and in the next year, ei^ty-scvcn.' In the yciir 1784, for » short time, Aimé Compte, the )a«t pre^dent of the former court, reappeared *nd st}*lcd himfcif, "judge in the viUage and district of Ka^ka-skia.". In a petition of June 16, there i:^ mention of '" De Monbreun, the lute commaniliinl". It is possible ihiit this mJtrks some political upheaval which for a time overthrew the deputy lieutenant. This may have been due to the assertion of the right* of the district a^in&t the village, for Aimé Compte was from Prairie du Rorher; but if that i* ihc explanation, the revolution wa* not successful, for De Monbrcnn's activities as governor and judge can be traced up to the latter half of the year 17S6.'

Besides attending to the legal affairs of the district, Dc Mon- breun managed to mainiai» peaceful relation» with the Indians. Raids were becoming more frequent and dangerous during these yea». Tlie county lieutenant held severul conferences with the savages as did the commandants of the other vilbg». He q>cnt the public money and private funds, furnished by himself and the militia officers, to satisfy their demands. Uy these means a partial treaty was effected, which in a measure protected the Illinois countn'.'

He was aba called upon to maintain the honor of the United States ngaimt the infringement of her right* by Spain. In 1783 two dcàcrteri from St. Louis took refuge in American Illinois. Cnuat, the commandant of St. I.«ui3, seized the^e upon the soil ol the United Stales and carried them back to the Spanish village. The action of De Nfoiibreun in the case shows him at his beat. Id a v«ry dignified Iciicr, dated October lath, he pointed out to the Spanish gorenior of Xew Orleans the illegality of the act and the insult whkh had been offered to the United Slates.* On the wliole, however, the relations between the officials of the Spanish possessions aod those of the Illinois were most friendly.

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Mjuiy lellen passed between them on a variety of subjects, generally of a legal character. In fact, it vns the policy of Spjiin at litis time to propitiate the French and the Americans of the West, in order to persuade them either to rc^-olt against the United Slates and unite with the Spanish colonts or to emigrate to the wc^crn bank. There lia.<; been preserved an interesting letter, the motive of which must be found in xhh policy. Shortly before the ejiisode of die Spanish dc<crters, Cruzat vrrote to De Monbrcun that the merchants of American IllinoU might have the proteirtion of the Spiinish convoy in «ending clown their mcr- cbondisc to New Otlcaos.'

Where De Monhreun faileA in bi.« gowmment wa.* where Todd sod Winston had failed before htm, namely ia precrviog peace between the facliotu. In hi.i memorial to Virginia he ha.i re- corded the policy which he adopted, "in quieting the animosities between the Frcncli Natives and Ameri<:an Settlers." He writes: "Without troops to oppose the hostile designs of the savages, without any coercive meat» to keep under subjection a country where a number of restless spirits were exciting commotion*; and troubles, the fcrcater circumspection and management became necessary, and the Commandant was induced to icmpurixe with all parti» in order to preserve tranquillity, peace, and harmony in the cowntr..'"

The temporizing of De Monbrcun meant that he permitted the American «itlers, who had found in Jolin.Doiine a leader of force and ability', to control the village. These men understood better llian llie Frcnrh the anumalou* position of Illinois — no longer a port of Virginia and not yet under the control of the United States — and took advantage <»f it. Many of them liad obtained con- ressîons of land from the court and many more from Dc Mon- bceun, who wa^i particularly freehanded in making granlâ.* It 'a i-cr%' probable that the Kaska,s)uu government was not strong CDOU^ to deny or limit s.uch concesaionà. A good ejcample of

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the illegal occupation of land is offered by the case of this same John Oodge. He seized the old French fort on the bluffs, and fonitied it with building materials and two cannon from the Jesuit buildini;, known as Fort Clark, and was prepared from this vantage ground to defj- what was left of the civil government in the village ; for the site commanded the defenseless community below." For this seizure of public property there »vas not the slightest authority, but no one dared to oppose the act. Dodge waji no audacious and the fort so favorably situated that his influence was unquestioned in the village, and both the deputy county lieutenant and the people were compelled to do his bidding. He was far more successful than Winston in building up a party among the French by persuasion and intimidation. One of the former judges, Nicolas Lachance, bei.ame his chief supporter, and several of the others appeared ready to follow his lead. From the glimpses we obtain of the French people, they appear to ha\'e acknowledged the supremacy of the strongest and to have cringed in a moRt unmanly manner before the enei^iic American, or as a writer to Congress at a later time says: "But se«Dg they roukl not give any information of their unfortunate condition and f on«quently obtain any redress, they began the most shame- full slavery, by flattering iheir Tynint and serv'ing him in the mri^r humiliating manner."* Dodge, in turn, bullied the people, ■itnick them with his sword, insulted them, and fought with them.*

': ' Pupf'i af on Cant ; il^iii; la; this vol., p. sSu. The occupiD^ of the lorl oa [he WiiiTh hy r)™lKr ciaaed the old ion in (he jMuil builiiin*. irhith wu known la Fort Gag* ■n4rF th^ Rriljnh uid Fnrt Clûk under ibr VLr)EÛ<i.*n.-i. tu br fonfoitro, and the nllann r*m* Jft 4{Wak of the iarmer u the foft, *J thil men like Mann butler mil John ReTvilcb, r.unini liiter tn KisIiuIlû. juppose.) ihat it wai the fori (JjKt tïpiutid by Clirk [n ijtS ^nrl tIiu^ rau#(i a cnntrovTT^y, curiuua it not very prulitiib^e. over the sate ol the ton lod filnrii'. minfuvers. (Butler, Ilia. a/. Knlaiky. ti: KeynuUa. PiafKr' Hid^ )i; loi ih^ hrtlory nl controveray^ see Winsor. S^v. jf*J Cril. Hi^-. •'i.. 7»^. note t.)

'^a^! o/ OU Coif, III. . 463; ilviii. 10.

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'The luIleH infnnnaliiia in rFg:ird to Oodite i' ti-ntainrJ in the iielitiont to Coogiesof (be y:ir i;*î. Tiirx were wiinen by thjt bitiiui ,if tht Krenih party which irnuined un- rerfrir j le/] after thr vi*it m Kukjikijoi (."iili^LU'l Uannjr. (S*w ^iJif. p. cittvii 1 The wrilen lerre fMher -W la Valinierc and ihe tlerk. I'iiTtr Ijiuiluii \'iay cihibil suih husnliiy ■nd animfjuiiy agjir™ iJortiti that their nitimouy ihoulj be mupe.frd, "«i not sotae of the IjctJi menii'inF'l hy [hem fupponed by other «ilne*»-». Clo^emor St. Clair wmte m 1700 IhU; -riu- niiniJii rniimrnt brin* UiahamieJ a «I of nitti pntenJiiMf the- auihorily d Virginia. i'in)>'«iird ihemKlvw ami a «.riie uf (eneral iltpJreali.in and plunder ensued (Amer. Stale Paferi, Put.ljimlj, i . ju 1 IIk wh>4e I'renJh lurrv united on June 1. iji6, in a prtilioa 10 Coeaios in whirh they uwlc i.hif»ci a«aiiul Dodge similar to 1hc« ol Dt

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The people found ditficuity in making their condilioa known; for Dodge was powerful and had many friend», »o (hat hi.i Htcwy was gcncnilly believed. lie himself drew up a petition to Congress in June, 1784, asking that Illinois be <:reated an independent state, uod found scvcnicen French inhubitants to sign it, most of whom belonged tu the least intelligent of the community; «ght were unable to sign their names, one was a woman, >nd of the other eight, only four had held oâke. They n-eie not even all from K.iskaskiu; one was an inhabitant of Vlnccnncs, and the name^ of several of the others do not appear in any list of French inhabitants of the Illinois. The other signatures were those of Americans.' The French pany. a few months later, appointed Major Lebrun called Bclcour to present their griev- ances to Congress. Petitions were prepared in both Cahokta and KiirikiL''kia, but Dodge " prophetsycd, concerning him, be certain he shall never bear the west coat that he asketh." This prophesy was fulfilled, for the bcnrcr of the petitions was killed on his way east near the Falls of the Ohio.' A copy of the peti- tion from Ciihokia ûnally reached Congress, but not until it had been somewhat disfpiised and changed.'

Dodge maintained hi* .i.'wendency in the village until 1786, in which year the inhabitants became thoroughly aroused and Sjially succeeded in overthrowing this representative of " Greek tyranny." The initial impetus to this action probably came from George Roger>. Clark, wlio had always entcrtitined a [>oor Opinion of Dodge. In a letter he wrote to Conffrcss in Maf, recommending lliat l>ody m establish a government in the

b ViUnlcRbuiniitiiiaiiuniiiaydcuili. IP^titivIQUCf^t. ili. ii): itr fta.n. cm) Id tfat pljuH i:*! CumiDÏiflâiKur J4iû>(Sbc f^''-i' 4^0 "<erf ûsn nnrniiiultjiblr Rfrrmer lolbr irlBi'V nf bullEfinff macnu^ Imm Yon Ouk In ibr rrcard aI titr court brid ikj tH Uoiv- tavuD the inrlurn^c "i Di-lfc i* «Tfy rrldmf io4 thu kn* (uc nHlili«wd by DvU VâlÉolFTiF Utai. As ^ Curvi Knn.1). Stirnl [uucn ÏU > lull biuuihi Iir MiduiiE Bcoibi Hiian Dulce. p4 wiitmv of hi^ ivïirhn {JC.U k^ ) Thrn khtidJd bd iddfld tr> Iho* t» wcnvioi «f

tnn» vhldi •HcinT'l •!■<( tlit -iri-utun of t>ft>l(T4»<llikUT(ialBA«o Jobn Sdni. (3m ^ff.D aVdl ¥or ElitK mitjiu ii ic«mt pFOHv lo kc«|it the taatatoay mibt iHoenoi ih*

uuallÉr fitcii'm u ihxt «hidi «nohl hnw ocep é^^th fay rhc jjruinîneTiE frpntliBva «I vo cariin da», hid thri bmiS oexamaa to «rilr «bcmi :hc umr rwnn

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niinriis, he says that he had advised the Fmcb to irrive their former maii^'âtracy.' There is nothing to show, however, that any iteps were taken in Kaâka^ltia at that time; but an opptutunity wa* afforiied shortly afterwards by the presence of JosefA Parfcer tosenrla rommunkation toCongress.' Ontheandof Jnneavery earnest petition was drawn up asking for an immediate goron- menl, bei au:% of the wrongs the inhabitants were suSering from the ftriti<%h meri-.hants, who threatened to take the country under the law of that nation, and who were supported by John Dodge anrl Njfolas I,arhancc. These last had made themselves com- mandanli and were ar ting most tyrannically.* With this pedtiOQ they sent a ( n^iy ni the one which had been written by the Caho- kiiins in 17^4, but whirh had never reached its destination. This was n'lW srimcwhat altered so as to give it the appearance of tieinx n\-v, direr teri against Dodge.'

Thr (irlition from the French party was read in Congress on the ir,{'l of AiiKust and rau^ed that body to change its action, after it h;id iiiiiiMisr'd that two fMstitions from the French had already Ix-cri r (insidrrcd. The first had U-en presented by Carbonneaux, foniicr ( \rtk ami foDowrr of Kit hard Winston, and had asked for Horni; one wilh jM>wrr> to govern;'' the second was the petition jirqmrcd by Dirflgr nri June 11, 1784, which, being accompanied by a iHirr from llic loiinlv li<-iilciirint, I>e Monbreun, had an olfninl ii|ij>ciirainc, Aitjon had lM;irn taken on these two in I'Vbriiiirv iiriil Man h. 17K1;, ini'l il had been decided to send a roniPiii'isioniT In iMV(-;li(;alc lilies, lo have mn(jistrates elected, and to rrfiirtri Ihc inililia ; bui for sonii- rruson no commissioner was will.* Oil |>i'H'ni1.i-i /K, rvK«.lliriTyi-arslaUT,thesecretar>'caUed llu- iilti'iilioii ol Copiijic-ii lo ihii onii-ision, but the needs, for whii II ihc I oiiiriii'.'iiiiiiri wn» lo have Ihtii upiiointed, had already

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been supplied by (he orditunce of 1787 and the appointioent of Governor Sl Clair.'

Upon the receipt of thk third petition, Congre» imlrucled its secretary to inform the inhabitants that "Congrcw have un- der their consideration the plan of a temporary go\-eTnment aad that its adoption would not be longer protracted than the import- ance of the subject and a due regard to ihdr interest (nay require."* In accordance with instructions the s«:rclai>' sent the message, employing a.s messenger the same Parker by whom the Kaskasklans had sent their petition.

'During thi» critical period the French parly received an impor- tant addition. For some years the only priest in the region had been Father Gil>ault, tvhose a3si.<iLance to Clark ha-i made his name so well known in the West. He had taken up his permanenl tcstdence in Vincennes, and therefore the churches in the American Bottom were neglected.* Gibault had been sent by the bisliop of Quebec, and his right to exercise his duties still rested on that earlier appointment. But now ihe Catholic Church of the United States had received a bead in the person of the Prefect- Apostolk John Carroll, who«« juri.tdiction wa» extended to the

iiasissippi valley. The fii^t priest sent by him to this district the wandering Carmelite, Father St. Pierre, who undertook the charge of the parish in Cahokia in 1785 and continued there until 1789.* Sometime in the Hummer of 1786 the Rev. Pierre lluct de la Valioiere arrived at Kaskaskia with an appointment aj vicar general of the lUinoi.t.^ He wa» the kind of man needed to draw the French out of the stupid timidity into wbkh tfaey had

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Uo, tia* pablkhnl itit inoR bnponuii piiitn oo ikc Ulr ot Ut U Vdlotm mwi mit

) («nil Ibc Hiiuui <lbpuu* bwncn Iiim vul ibc aha i*f(«. ti b InpeaAli u O»-

^ thKD bcR, but CfiUitilt dalnvd id ht ncir ffmml wtâà hit itminlntfil br lh« hWinp

I Qaafcw nu vm unwiUltic v> (cfcnoirlHlii tht wpriloiin' nl At nr" •ptoiiim. Th*

wt vu pHOAbly btliuiM by ib* C*iuâlut bUiifp vlr^drAvliig hla Iiuîidkilun Irom

Kfiuii. {SbE*. ArcihA^ Camll. t6A.) Dc U Viliniin «iKml inlu ■ OiimV ailb

H St- Picm aiv\ but fhr lacftr «tki nippcnrd by tht Cabc^iuik. whn mpiittitd in ib«

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fallen. By nature he was impulsive and erratic, but full of en- thusiasm for any cause to which he had given himself. In the year 1779 hehad been expelled from Canada for bis open espousal of the American cause;' later he came to the United States and served at Philadelphia and at New York. He was now sent to a region where his peculiar talents would have an immediate effect, and, since the French regarded him as a representative of the United States, to which the Illinois now belonged, his advice carried great weight.' It was undoubtedly his example and inspiration that encouraged the French to continue their resis- tance to the tyranny of Dodge.

Before the return of the messenger who had carried thdr petition to Congress the French people had themselves taken steps to gain control of their civil government. They first brought about, in July, the appointment of Maturin Bouvet of St. Philippe as civil and criminal judge. On August 14th Timothe de Mon- breun, who had supported Dodge, resigned his office of deputy county lieutenant and appointed in his place a man who had consistently supported the French party, Jean Baptiste Barbau of Prairie du Rocher.* It is noticeable that neither of the two newly appointed officers was a Kaskaskian.

Barbau was a man well advanced in years, when he was called upon to lead the French in their struggle for political liberty. In 1746, when he married his first wife, he was over twenty-five, so that in the year 1786 he must have passed his sixty-fifth birthday. His parents were not Canadians, but had come directly from France to New Orleans, where he ^vas probably bom.*

The long exf)ected reply from Congress was brought to Kas- kaskia by Joseph Parker in Januar)-, 1787. The people were eager to learn its contents, and sent in haste to Barbau at Prairie

■Hild. loBUi.ofQutbcc. Can. Ardiivts.B..6t,. i6i.

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* Kv-tfn-, Pelitisnii Urmoriùi gf De Uûnbrrttn, Va-SlKlcIib. De Moabnuo rrrfuioed ûfily « khort dmf In KukAf>kù aflcr Uyin; down hU o&a. The rrcordï ïhoir him «till there Id 17S7. but sfler Uul he «ppcjin no morr. He wtot lo TenDrsaet und ar an adTanod

Edicd IQ Nfjdïville in iSjfi. He htd accumulited «uuidenble properly which he Irff to ddldim. (Chenil Pnitu Jtiardi, March ig. 1S17, Rudolph CounlT )

* llanl^ BMtfnct, Cot. JEb. in. Bcllefille, 111.

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du Rocher that he mi^l coroe and open il. But the deputy county lieutenant being ill and unable to oome gave his pcmu's- sion I» the clerk to read the communication to the inhabitants.' There mu5t have been »omc disappointment felt when they heard that the government for which they had so ardently hoped was not yet to be cstabL'shcd. but was still to be determined upon. 'However, they had succeeded in communicating with Congress, which wa.« «>me ronsolxtion.

At almost the same time an eroisarv- appeared from a different quarter. George Roger* Clnrk had. during the fall of the pre- vious year, led a force of KeMucky miliiiamcn. w-ithout the au- thority of the United Slates, agun»t the Indian» in the Northwest lenitory. He then decided to garrison Vincennes, and now sent John Rice Jams' ti> iiiij' [^^l>vi^irnl.'^ in the Illinnî.'', M-hcrr some of the merchants had promised him assistance.' The name of Clark had alwajT been honored by the French, for they still remembered the kind bu[ firm rule they had enjoyed during that year when he held not only the; military but th« civil authority. They were therefore easily persuaded that Clark and this agent rej>re«enled the Uniie<I State». JotK^ wa-S well received and hi.* purchases were guaranteed by a prominent .American merchant, Jolin Edgar, whose relatione with the French were far more kindly than those of his fellow countn-men*

Dodge, who had never forgiven Clark for his suspicions, and

* Tbc Ivllir fnoi lUrbm in bom h> IhitT IhBR rrmili» of Uic dtxa only cbc yw and -tatitr." Km. Kit, imat

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* F*f<ri t! Otd Cime , KlviU . 14. Jnhn E4a*' '4i twni in Ihillvr^ Ir*l4iiil« at Smtis-

ftnd Erir. H*^ thru «ml iiili? Iimincu 41 Dcinvl. wh^n be was «matcul VA -\uilu*I 14. 131A. ' Inr ovT^iiandiiii; -nih ihr \ntctii:j,oK «nil rnminf^ in piihon unlil i^Vi, wrhrn he ru^iÂI. Br hbf Innwd vhilr in )in«pii nf thr rrrik^onihlv amrtpattdeprr at Lhr VrrnifinEm irlih \Ut Bflllah BiyvrnattAL lu*! bjr idylac iDfomijirltiD «mnfninc il «^ïo Iht 4i:4ilit!ea<r oi W'tilt- inCloQ. Otmjf CliTiiun. iiid Onwms. In itSi be «ni » KuluAii in nublLih liiinHll Id Indr- Tn* trrinjr jr^m which loMcrwtd ilnirvl dmc him di cto* to thf S[sni>h ttmnk 1 ■m» «llh Hit Midni nl liartntai Sr Clilr oiadlifnu braim twiivr ■mt hr n-u iplidniHl

of jviiltf là cLc Ceun of Cummnn Plena During Ihi» lime lir v^r^hjucd mjutr of ihc liuid '' "" — k <d Ihf Fmich f«< a fur Tlnlbn «oil in rh raur» of Tron iKoimr' ihr nfhtfJif Lnd f ol ibr AmivkiA UonofD. tn 1 mS Coacivs T«^f<l hlrn n4o actm of IadiI in «uulftt»' f Mm d iili laiK* tn Cantd* duriw ibc RfmlulionajjF Wu Ht dM In iSjq, RebnUk ~ ,_r in AIS I» I» T.riaud [n '^rmif^^l ll' !■■■

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who, in this case, had right on his side, since Clark was acting in a most illegal manner in invading the territory of the United States, opposed the collection of supplies by Jones and was powerful enough to prevent any sales. Jones went to Vincennes, however, and returned with troops. The narrator's account of what then occurred is interesting. "Mr Jones seemed a fine gentleman who caused no hurt to any body, but entered in the above said fort on the hill occupied by John Do(^. he threatened him to cast him out from it if he continued to be con- trary to America, as he was before, he stood there some days with his troops, during which time the wheat had been delivered peaceably and no body has been hurted.'"

With the rising anger of the French and the promised assist- ance of Clark, Dodge began to feel that his position was becoming a dangerous one. He therefore collected his property and some- time in the spring crossed to the Spanish side, leaving a farmer to guard the fort and such of his possesions as he left there.

With the departure of Dodge all difficulties were by no means ovenome. Since the expected authority from Congress to form a government did not arrive, the people beg;in to clamor for some immediate form of jiidician, and they naturally turned to the government which ha<i been established by John Todd. They knew no other nor was there any semblance of legality to be found except in the reWval of their former civil organization. The final decision to revive the court came from the people and not from iho county lieutenant, who, however, when consulted gave his unqualified apj>roval.'

The clamors of the Americans, who numbered over one hun- dred, were hct-dod in this new establishment and they were given the fnmchiso. I' n fortunately for the French party the new- comers were morv familiar with (he use of ihe ballot, and by con- centrating their votes wore able to elect three of their own numb« to office. These were Heniy Smith, John McElduff, and Thomas Hughes. The other three candidates elected were Antoine

' rv I* V«liri»rir in I'j^ri *( 0!4 C-^i-, ilriii., i», 'Hubiu la Luflni. Mw i, K«i. Kk^ LMni,

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Saurais, François Corset, and J. Ble. Bauvais.' These laa bad kU held ofBcc before. Hcnr>' Smith w.xs. itiadc president o( Ihc coun. He was about fifi>' years old, and had come from Virginia to Illinois in 1780 und settled at Scllefontaine.

The first ses&ion was hdd on June ;. 1787, probably without the pr«««ncc of the French justices, who were not willing to admit Americans to the bench. At this aes&ion no business was trans- acted.* On the 7th of July Ihc French justices posted on the door of llic church a memorial addressed to the people, in whkh tbi»' set forth their objections to scr\-ing 00 the same bench with the Americans. The chief difGculties they raised were the im- possibility of the American and French judges understanding each other and the hopelessness of finding an interpreter capable ol successfully performing his duties. The protest contained thar definitive decision, and the two parties were compelled to separate. The result wa« that the Amencans outside tlie village were turned adrift, and Bellefontaine, from this time, ceased to belong to the KiiKlca.->kia district.' An agreement was drawn up the day after the protest, in which the signers promised that the [Court should remain French U5 it had been constituted by John Todd, and that the Frenchmen receiving the next largest number of votes should be^dded to the list of judges. These were Vitale B«uvats, Nicolas Lachunce, und Louis Brazcau. The number of signatures was not large, but the presence of John Edgar's name gave some promise that his influence would be thrown on the side of peace,* The presence of the three members of the

*CtmitaM at tiKtiBii by Uubiu. Kai Kt I ind» iorii<ltln Ihc cimpaielM St dtr mut u abuT* tuber Uua le ntml ii u <he mull ui MiHwcRt. bcuiuc L» praim r4 thfl FfTneb jimiiif^ ontdd bdtow, wciulH hkvo Iwrn node Ivliirv imlhar llun afBer ibc «ltc> ■an, If tbf» bwi Irro ut tgnrniTtn lodiviilr ihr ceun t*«WHii thtTwodUHatlÉnbibti'

UBl.

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i (suniry irnonj folni»! apaa itcni for * (rane tt amtnaoaa tmailr

pkwn lamr ini[««m bdimOnixatiuilâiUrlTfinc Kurtir. i irhlulng. tuning Mrttw^laL kind of vuul:l be imtoiiir." (Saaa.SI.CMt Pattri. <> -ii ) In i iiMiiûiii âllrxi bx TaftUvevj. nâia {■mod tbv Anvdua pajij in Ih* lllinctiv^ ii b vâà:

'ifaiijilc Rnin n< i mmmliin ti CBOfnw muniMMlbia ibt iliuuuo of the lUtrwd aiaaay M* ^tm by iDcne -Inff ntiu (vnonJ fftlnwd Ufifl «Ufaliihcd." Fat^t fl OU CoBf. ilvlii.. »b,

■llrodcd vr anni Anwrican» (ntfn BfllrfniiEaJiv Thrr Tfv pnAahljr ouM la oo accmui ol aa loaiBidfciCT ol Amrrtaiu In thi lillifc lo iorin a juir-

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Bauvais family among the justices may be explained by the fact that few important French families had remained in Kaskaskia during these tr)-ing yeare, for the majority had preferred to seek refuge under the Spanish government.

The question of the court had hardly been settled, when Col- onel Harmar, who commanded in the Northwest, appeared in the village with some United States troops. He had been sent to the Illinois to make a general inspection of conditions, particu- larly to put an end to the anarchy at Vincennes due to Clark's garrison, and arrived at Kaskaskia on the 17th of August* He was accompanied by Barthélemi Tardiveau, a French mercantile adventurer, who had had relations with the Kentucky separa- tists ' and was a personal friend of John Dodge, with whose bro- ther he had lived at the Falls of the Ohio.* Tardiveau had very little knowledge of the conditions existing in the Illinois other than what he had learned from the Dodges; but Harmar was persuaded that he was the best informed man in the countrj- and made him his interpreter and chief adviser.* ' Dodge returned to his fort above Kaskaskia where he entertained the colonel, whose associates from this time were almost exclusively members of the Dodge party. Even after Harmar had visited the orderly village of Cahokia, his opinion of the French still remained some- what affected by the influence of these men, so that he reported: "I have to remark that all these people are entirely unacquainted with what the Americans call liberty. Trial bj' jury etc. they are strangers to. A commandant with a few troops to give them

1 Smïlli. St- Clair Ptptri, it., jj, nutf. .\o ri stq.

' RcxiafwiL Winning of the Wrst, jn. v.. tM. i, I hnvr fimnil «vftsl notices of TardivcAU 10 prove hia impprtiuicF lu llw cïrvrUj^tmrnt iil ihp JVchIh Inil mih notirvs -j.^ w dlsconoefmJ tiïalalmcnlnnfhintf canbeuiHof hinlifr. He livpf} ic>r D llmr in f IiiIIjiueI ;ind was lalFF eiuBfed

he was «modsfrd irith Genet'» «lirmr mul una ajiiKiiiiln) ihiif inliri-rrur. lie Jied bet<)ii

■ l^^i sf OUCrnit . xliiil.. i.i. •Smîlh, St. Onir Ptfiri, i\.. il. jj.

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orders is the best form of ^-eminent for them ; it is what they . have been nccustomcd to." '

Although the majority of the French were ready to accept

without questtoa any dispasitton that mi^t be made of them,

Lsome members of their party were by no means salisJied with the

Fcoar» of c\dits. The leader of this friction was the Vic.ir General

Huet de la Valiniere. His most important follower was the

'Clcrk, Pierre Langtoi», who had been an adherent of Richard

^Winston and was an irreconcilable enemy of John Dodge. The

riest, bowe\-cr, had lost nil influence over iltc French by hb own

' tyrannical methods. His was a nature to make enemies, and

during the pii>t ynir by hi* tlo*« adherence to the canonical law

ad his harsh and personal attacks in his sermons a);ainst individ-

^uab he had managed to Mir up everj' communtty of the American

Bottom against him.' He and his associates were not wiUinjC to

give up ihe <4d tviue> again»! the Amcricaa'^, and were [Kirtii'ularly

rcxaspcratcd that Tardivcau, a friend of John Dodfic. should be

spokeiitnan for the villagers; for »aid they, '*that frenchman

vho spcaketh easily the ICnglish language is come lately here with

^ol. Harmar whom he in.ipired with sentiments ven' différent from

[iboMT which we could expect from a gentleman in his place. He

eived him in their way a* be was him.^elf deceived. He made

^him stay, lire and dwell only in the houses of friends of Dod^, he

accompanied him e\'er>'when like his interpreter, but he could

show him the truth l>eing himM.-tf ignorant of il, he gave

rallva)-» an e^'îI idea to every word proceeding from those who

Dodge draught to be h» c»emie^.*" Tardivcau could not ignore

lailack and declared that Langlois was oppo^ to any change

the r^ulaiton.% made b> Todd. To jiutify him.\elf LangloU,

accompaDied by the priest, presented himself before Colonel

nar and >aid : " We dciire and expect every day one re^la-

ttion from the honl Congress, but now till it may come, having none,

Soiidit Si. Omr Pafrnt. i

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Ic «alMso (■ rutn. irtio bid urrM Ar acnM ol Ac Fnacfe tant n

*te papm prtaiprl M Am^ CM Hia KfiMnhii. Mrs S<r. B-, So- j. ■ hfvi «f OU Cm*. ilriU . >«

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j we did by common consent aggree to keep the same brou^t by

I Mr Todd, till the other may come, and Mr Tardiveau would do

'. betterto deceive not others as he is deceived himself." Thenana-

i tive continues : " Afterward the same Mr Langlois havii^ shown

the above said proofs a^tnst John Dodge who was present, the said Dodge was so much angry that in the presence of the Lieu- tenant Makidoul [Ensign McDowell] with several others in the yard he did cast himself upon the said Mr Langlois and puttii^ his fingers in his eyes and hair he would have made him blind, if the officer had not cryed against him." *

Harmar did not care to become mixed up in the local quarrel, which he probably regarded as beneath his notice, and gave his support to the government which had been established, so far as to tell the inhabitants to obey their magistrates' Dodge, how- ever, felt that the victory belonged to him, and after the departure of the troops assembled his friends in his fort and "fyred four times each of his great canons, beating the drums etc."

Harmar brought discouraging news to the American settlers, who had received land grants from the deputy coun^ lieu- tenants and courts. They were informed that such titles had no legal value, since Congress had forbidden settlements on the north side of the Ohio.* This affected the villages of Bellefontaine and Grand Ruisseau. In this condition Tardi- veau saw his opportunity. He £^;reed with the settlers to repre- sent their case before Congress and obtain for each of them a concession of land, in consideration of one tenth of all land thus granted. The agreement was signed by one hundred and thirty Americans. He also represented to the French that their suffer- ings merited payment in land and offered to obtain for each of them a grant of ffve hundred acres on the same terms. The French had begun to learn the American habit of speculating in land, at least they thought they saw their opportunity to imitate that example, and most of them took advantage of the offer. In

I Paftri a! OU Cent., ilviii.. ig. 'SoùÙt. Si. Citir Paptri, II., ji. > Ibid, 31.

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all âfty-three sigaed th« contract at Kasltaskia, as did also the most representative citùciB of Cahokts. To Pierre Langlois this act seemed to be a surrender lo the enemy sod he realized that tbc FrciKh would never reap the benefit, as in (act they did not, for the majoriiy were too indolent to cultivate the gi^und they alreiidy pocucsscd. He therefore wrote 2 letter lu Coa- pns saying that the French had been deccircd and were not in need of thai (onn of rdief.'

For the oeict year Tardivcau deluged Congress widi petitions. They were long wordy affairs full of glittering generalities and flower}- phrases. He had been ^vco copi» of all the previous petitions and other important papers, and out of these be wove a sloT}' to soften the hearts of Uic congrcsson*! dele- gates; but he was careful not to menlJoD names or particular events of the la^t few years, for hi;^ comtlluents were ot all the parties which had divided Ulioois peptics, and he wished 10 ol>t3Ûn land< for all. He painted the French a* living in Arcadian Mmplicity. guided only by the dicutes of cod- «cieoce and innocently bowing to the hardships thrust upon them, but through all their troubles retaining an unbounded futh in the goodoef» of Conjiros and a (aithfulneu' to tlie American cause. Hie Amcricaru he pictured as nuking settlements with all faJlh in the power of the courbt to grant land, and as being greatly sur- prised at the illcgalii}- of the titles thus obtained. He allowed himself to speak agaioil Clark and his officers who.on accoimi of the recent attack on the Indian? and the garrisoning of Vincennes, were in little favor.* He found that George Hocgan and his associates were attempting lo obtain a grant of land (or a colony In the saooe rc^oa and protected the interests of lus constituents from then.*

Tardivcau was successful in arousing an ioiercst in the French and gaining for them grants of bnd. Between the year» 1 7SS and 1791 three lavs were passed, cither by the CootiDcotal Congress

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or the Congress of the United States, by which four hundred acres were given to every head of a family living in the villages in the year 1783, and a hundred acres to those enlisted in the militia in 1790; to satisfy the Americans they were granted titles to lands which had been taken up under concessions of a sup- posed authority and which had been improved.' The history of these land grants belongs to a later era ; for twenty years were to pass before the many difficulties arising out of them were settled. Sufficient for our purpose is the fact that very few of the petitioners or their families were benefited by the concessions, for, long before the claims were settled, the rights of the original grantees were purchased by American land speculators. That story is but a continuation of the present one, the supplantiag of the French by the more virile Anglo-Saxons'

While Tardiveau was thus representing the misfortunes of the Illinois to Congress, the Court which had been founded with such hopes had, after a short period of innocuous existence, passed away,' The French of Kaskaskia were not experienced enough to inaugurate a new movement after the events of the past years. Had they been left to themselves they might have succeeded as well as the Cahokians nith self government; but their spirit had been broken, and their natural leaders had taken refuge on the Spanish shore. Influenced by the example of the Americans, the French themselves g;ive no obedience to the court which they had established. In 17S9 John Edgar summed up the character of the people of Kaskaskia in these words : " It is in \-ain to expect an obedience to any Regulations, however salutar>' in a place where ever>' one thinks himself master. & where there is not the least degree of subordination. You know better than I, the dispositions of a pe<^)plc who have ever been subject to a military power. & are unacqu;iinted with the blessings of a free govern- ment by the voice of iheir equals. To the commands of a Superior

' A Ki>«l jiixMM .>( lh«r liK» i> «ivrn by K. O. Mvon in Chi. HiM-Soc. Cnl, iv., igi it j«v.; m t}n.i Amt^- Slatr F4tf< ^l■^ Im^k ii , iit-

* In Cbntrr IIL Ihrrr «tt wrntl nviml Kv4li i^MitiininjE lb( Tfoxd \i Ihrsr ul« of diinu. lltr ivi'-n vM lit ra<h \m\ hlln^ln^l ai'm nn^r (nw Mlrrn Ji4Lm upnidi.

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there are do peopk readier to obe)' ; but wîibout a superior there are none more clifficuU lo be governed."'

The end of the court was without doubt hastened by the charge of illegality of il< decisions inade by tlic Kratuddans, who refused to recognize any civil or^aniKatiOD in lUioois, aaying that undi^r the act o( Cnngrms, neither itic {ks>|)Ic nor l]ic com- liundtng ofiicer was authorized lo appoial ma^trales.* This reference i» to the "Ordinance of 1787", which created a govern* ment for the Northwest and under which ordinance Arthur St. Clair was appointed governor in 1788; hui, ùace the effects of this act were not eictcndcd to tlie Illinois till the spring of 1790, the people were n-iihout other authority than that which resided in themselves and were for the momcnl weakened by the ordi- nance itself, since it annulled all other jurisdiction than that which might be established in accordance with its decrees

The histon- of the " Ordinance of 1 787 " docs not fall, however, within the limits of this Introduction ; but in one ]>oint it was to iStKt the Illinois seriously and immediately. It prohibited •lavery in the Nortliwwt. As soon as (his was learned, the French 6Upp06od thai the slaves which they had always owned would be set at h'berty. This fear was used by the Spaniards to draw the inhatntaots of American Illinois to their territory as settlers. In 1788 George Morgan, who was, as we have seen, well known in the laiMls on the Mississippi, was attempting lo make a scttlenKnt at New Madrid. He had been disappointed in obtaining a grant of land for a settlement on the ,\meric^n side and so accepted the offer of the Spanish govemotenl for a large tract on (he western bank.* He advertise*! extensively the advantages of the colony, where he had been accorded religious toleration and the free narifption of tlie Misnasippi. One of the arguments he used waa the action of Congress in making the land of the Northwest free tail. He attracted many French and American.'' by tluN mean» in spite of the cffwts of Tardiveui and Major Hamtrunck, coin-

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manding at Post VlDcermes, who tried to stop the emigration by assuring the French that Congress had no intention of freong the slaves ahready owned in the teiritoiy, an interpretation of the ordinance which St. Clair later conûrmed.'

Another cause of the emigration at this time was the danger to Ufe and property from the Indians. Several tribes of the North- . west were on the warpath and had ceased to spare the villages, as they bad previously been inclined to do, when the attachment of the French to the Americans was uncertain. The Miami, the Wabash, the Kickapoos, and the Pottawattamies were all accounted enemies and had made attacks on the unprotected settlements.' The villages in the Illinois suffered most, however, from the Pianke- shaws of the Spanish bank, who were incited by the Spaniards to bum and murder until the inhabitants should be forced to take refuge under the Spanish government. A writer from Kaskaskia says : " It is well known that the minds of the Indians are con- tinually poisoned by the traders on the other side, who set off H^nierica in the most despicable tight possible, which has not a. small inâuence with the Indians. Government may not encourue it, but surely if friends to us they ought to put a stop to it."* On October S, 1 7S9, John Dodge, who was glad enough of an oppor- tunity to revenge himself, led a band of these Indians and some whites into the village of Kaskaskia and attempted to carry off some slaves belonging to John Edgar, the most prominent and one of the last Americans to cling to that village. Although he failed, the lives of Edgar, his wife, and John Rice Jones were for a time in the greatest danger.*

It is possible that the Spanish government did not send out such expeditions as that led by Dodge, yet the purpose accom- plished by such a policy was in accordance with the instructions from the government, if we are to believe the report of Chouteau,

1 Smithy SI. Clair Papers, ii.^ idj, 117, lu. 176; iJffvuft to Gmvnhir XojHtiiJ^ JuiHIT If. i;go, Va- Slalt Papm, iv. sS4'. Hualnnck (n Humu. Uvdi and Aucun, 178e, Dr. USS.. 1WIÏ, ÎO.

> Huntniaci to HanDiir, Dr. ifSS.. awir, sg.

*Ed(*r to Riintniiick. Oclobci iR. i;S(i. Dr. USS.. 11CI14-141.

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who informed Edgar that "orders hud been received from New Orleans by the Lieut. Govr of St. Louis, for bim to make every dif&cully posNble with the people of this »idc, so that they might thereby be forced to go to live on the other."' That they might be induced to change their allegiance, Governor Miro i^ued a proclamation offering land gratis and other attrscdons to all new comcre.'

A funhcr means of inducing immigration was the enticement of the French priest* to the Spani.-ih side. Fatlier Le Dru, who had succeeded De tu Valinicrc at Kaskaskia, Father St. Pierre at Cabokia,and later FatherGibauU were penuaded to lake parishes in the Spanish territory. The cause mentioned vas not the only one vhich affected the priests; for they found the French of the American Boltom very indifferent about religion and boOi unable and unwilling to pay tithes, thu.t making it impossible for the pnests to live among them*

The result of the haniship* which the French had endured during these x'uirs and the long deferred ful&tmcnt of their dreams of peace and independence wa> a striking decrea&e in the population of Kaskaskia. We have seen that in 177S, when George Rogers Clark occupied the ^illage, there were about five hundred white inhabitants.' In 1783 there were 194 heads of families. As thirty-nine of these were newly anived Americans, the ligures apparently prove that the French population had re- mained about stationary.* By the census of 1787, there were iQi male inhabiianti in the village.* Counting 150 women and female children, which is probably too high an estimate for a frontier community, the population wa» atmut 341, which would mean a decided decrease. 'I'he period of the greatest emigra- tion occurred between the years 1787 and 1790, when ananhy reached its climax in Raskaskia, and the Spaniards were holding

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out the greatest inducements to settlers on the western bank of the river. There has been preserved a list of the male inhabi- tants in Kaskaskia for the 3'ear 1790, in which the heads of families are enumerated. The number is 44.' This is a de- crease of over 77 per cent in the French population of the village since 1783. This list is interesting on account of the names which are missing. Almost all the men who had been leaders of the French people throughout the period of the county of Illinois were no longer residents of Kaskaskia. We look in vain for the names of Cerré, Vitale, J. Bte., and Antoine Bauvais, Coiset, Lasource, the elder Charlevilles, Morin, De Monbreun, Langlois, Levasseur, Lafont, Carbonneaux. They have crossed the river to seek peace and safet)' under the flag of Spain.

The picture of the ^-ilIage of Kaskaskia as described by its people in these last days in a petition to Major Hamtramck is one of utter miserv- and despair. They vrcote : " Our horses, homed cattle & corn are stolen & destroyed without the power of making any effective resistance: Our houses are in ruins St decay; our lands are uncultivated ; debtors absconded and absconding, our little commons destroyed. We are aprehensive of a dearth of corn and our best prospects are miser>' and distress, or what is more probable an untimey death by the hands of the savages.

"Wc are well convinced that all these misfortunes have be- fallen us for want of some Superior or Commanding authority ; for ever since the cession of this territory to Congress we have been neglected as an abandoned people, to encounter all the difficulties that are always attendant upon anarchy and confusion, neither did we know from authority until latterly, to what p)ower we were subject. The greater part of our citizens have left the countrj- on this account to reside in the Spanish dominions ; others are now following, and we are fearful, nay certain, that without your assistance, the small remainder will be obliged to follow their esample." '

In the foregoing petition the people begged Major Hamtramck

■ Muon, EaHy tlivuiii CilitBii, Cbi. Hisi. Soc.'s CMeaUmi. iv., log. ' Dr. USS., 1WII4-H».

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to send twenty «oldien with an officer to miiintain ord«r and to pve Ihem authority to establish a civil Rovcrmntni. The peti- tion vnis nccompanicd by a letter from John Filgar, who prainbed to fumiali barracks and supplies for the soldiers at the ver>' lowest price until iJic governor could make other arrangements.' Thii flamiramck had do authority to do, nor could he afford to send the men; but he fomardcd the petition, and so fur exceeded his powcfB as to aulliorize the formation of courts of justice. These were nwer cKtahlishod, since justices without troops would have no means of enforcing the law.

The trials of the Iu:»t yeiir broke the countge of John Edgtr, who bad realized the possible greatness of the tcrriton*, and had used hi:i influence to promote peiicc and to bring a govemmcDt to the disordered and disheartened village. In November, 1789, he wTxHe: "The Spring it is pomible I can st;ind my ground, sur- rounded as we are by Savage enemies. I bave wailed &vc years in hopes of a Government; I shuU wait until March, us 1 may be able to withstand them in the winter season, but if no succour nor j^emment should then arrive, I .shall be compelled to uhan- don the country, & 1 shall go to live at St. Louis. Inclinatiao, inien»! S: love for ibe coiintr)' prompt me to reside here, txit when in so doing it is ten to one but both my life & property will fall a Acrilice, you nor any impartial mind can Uamc me for the pan I shall lake.'" Edgar was not compelled to abandon the country of hi» adoption, for in the month dcsignuted Govemor St. Clair arrived in the village of Kaskaslda.

The histoi>- of the village of Kaskaskia at which the county government lud been established is the *lory of the prolonged suffering of the Krcnch population. Tyranny followed upon tyranny. After the Virginia troops had stripped the people, came John Dodge with his policy of terrorism, and when he hud been overthrown and the French people had seized the power, their hands were too feeble to mitintain order at home, and their village

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bccumc the prey of ihc savages umJ Spaniards. From this pictttre, it ts a plea&uie lo (urn to the vilU^ of Cabokia at the extreme north of the An>cricaa UoKom. Here the troubles n-cic somewhat similar id kind as tboae at Kaàlcaskta, but iie\-ex so virulent and the court of the district of CahokU vk able lo establish it»clf and its autboriç so securely that even the abandonment by Virginia and the United States could not shake it. The letter from the sute's attorney. Jcecph Labuxiere, printed in this volume draws the contru&t between tlte condition» existing in (tie two village» in ttie following n-ords: "The misunderstanding of the magistrates of Kaskaslua and the extreme diitorder of the busin&u o( the individ- xais, occasioned by some persons greedy for money, have com- pelled me to withdraw with my family to Cabokia, where I have found the inhabitants filled with the unity of peace and fideli^ to the slates, and a loun which the justices are careful to administer with equity to those who ask its help."*

Another fact ^ves striking proof of the condition described by Lsbuxicre. At Uie beginning ot the period the population of Cabokia nuwbcred about joo inhabitants.' In the year 1787 a careful census wa» made and there were 240 male inhabitants, which would make the lolal population ovcx 400, and in 1790 Cahokia was capable ol.tuppurting threecompaniesof militia while Kaskaakia had but one.* Thus while K&skaskia was decreasing, Cahokia wa» growing botli in size and in importance, and be- coming tbc "metropolis" of the American Bottom.

As far as can be learned Fran{ob Trottier was the commandant of the militia throughout this period and it is due largely to his ellicient administration of the police that the village prospered.* The justices were dcclcd aimually by the as»mbly of the people until the passage of the Ordinance of 17S7, when, in anticipation of a new government, regular elections ceased and the same jus-

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(ices conIinu«d in office. In August, 1788. there was 4» election of three magistrates to &1I vacancies made by resij^tion. It w«s the last election hetd in Ihc county of Illinois. The justices held their sessions with peat regularity and their administration was adminiblc.

The relation of Cahokia to the county government was never very close. In fact the people of (hnl vill:tge did not appciir (o have any v«r>- great respect for the Kaskaskiaie; for in their petition to Congress in 17S6 they begged thiit \n>ày not to subniii them to the jurisdiction of the southern village, because tbc>' knew "the incApacity, »pite, and partiality of (liode who would exercise it,"' The hi^ sounding title of dep«ty county lieutenant meant little more than head of Kaskaskia. This ai least was the feel- ing of the Cahgkiuns, and the only hint that such niis not the actual condition is the fact that Timothe de Monbreun made several journeys to Cnbokia in order to n^otiate with the Span- lards and Indans in the interest of the whole territory .* That he or any of the other deputies of John Todd really hud the power to interfere in the affairi at Cahokia is not apparent from the records, and, in the absence of proof and in view of the actual {wwecx exercised bv the court of the village, il seems best to regard the county government iv* more formal than actual.

We have seen that the Kaskaskians complained of the cstab- Bshment of the .\Iichillim;irkinac com{Kiny at Cahokia. From the year 1783 many British mcrchanu found thdr way to the Illinois and cstal>li»hed stores in the village. Among the name which occur arc J. B. Perrault, representing Marchisscaux of Montreal, Jainen Grant, Meyers, Tnlieau, Guillon, William Anindclfjohn .Vkins.and others.' Thcs« merchants practically monopolixed ttie fur trade of Illinois; but the Cahokians, finding that they interfered with the Indian trade as well, were strong enough to make regulations to proteil their own interests and gave a limited monopoly of that trade to one of Ihc citizens

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of the village and prohibited all sale of liquor to the savages by others.' When the Indian outrages reached their cUmax in the year 1789 and Kaskaskians were begging the military officer at Vincennes to send troops for their defense, the court of Caho- kla stiU further regulated intercouree with the Indians and forbade all sale of liquor by any one.^

Exactly how the Cahokians were affected by the intrigues of the Spaniards in the later years, it is impossible to say. At the end of the record of the sessions nill be found an unexplained punishment of a Frenchman from St. Louis who was evidently attempting to undermine the power of the court ; but once again that body was equal to maintaining its authority and, from the complaint of the prisoner, it would appear that the support of the villagers was given to the government.'

Cahokia was not disturbed by the Americans in the same way as her sister village, for the American troops did not remain in the village after 1780 and ven' few individuals took up their residence there. Aside from the British merchants only four non- French names appear in the later years as actual citizens, Thomas Brady, Philippe Engel, Isaac Levy, and WilUam Arundel, and of these the first three seem to have become completely gallicized and to have married French women. The American setders who came in closest contact with the Cahokians resided at Grand Ruisseau, which fell within the district of the village. In 1786 they were permitted by the magistrates, as we have seen, to ap- point a captain of militia, but they remained subject to the im- mediate jurisdiction of the court except in such cases as might be decided by arbitrators.*

Cahokia, however, n-as not to escape wholly without trouble from these neighbors. .After the failure of the Americans in the sprii^ of 1787 to capture control of the court of Kaskaskia the settlers of Bellefontaine and Grand Ruisi^au delt'rmined to establish a ri\'al and independent a^urt, for which puqrase

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thcy held ao élection and chose magisUates. If the mofement lad been confined to the first named village, which M'as in the district nf Kaïkaskia, the Cahokia government might not have made any opfM»ition; hut the încii£Ùon of the village of Grand RuisMau was an affront to the one Krench court which had proved its tight to exiat. Fortunately for the Cahokians. the Icsiden of the movement wi»Jicd to su{fplant Robert Waits, their appointee, in bis ofGc« of commandant. This aroused Watts to ■mmcdiule action, parlicuhrly ji$ his rival «as Jamrs Piggott, a man who represented the more restless and impatient element among the Amen'can*.'

Walts came to Cabokia and addressed the court in Ciceronian periods pointing <»ut the danger which ihrcitKncd the faw and order of the district by this innoration or revolution. The danger was nut cJDgiKerMted- The court at Cahokia represented the only stable power in the Illinois at the tiD>c, and with a rival court of Americans at Orand Ruisseau and Bel lefon laine, there would inevitably have followed disorders which might ha^~c taken on the character of a civil war between the two peoples. Certainty the two courts would not have acted together for the suppression of lawlessness. The action of the court of Cabokia was prompt and energetic. It pn>hibilcd the holding of any independent asscmhlies of the people or sessions of the coun. and condemned the leaders o( the mm-cmeni to t>c put in tronr' for twentv-four hours and, in case tbc>' disobeyed the order of the ciiurt, ihcy werr 1" be driven fnim the tcrritorv. The magi*- tiates oi Cahokia were not weak. Their decrees were eitecuied. In miking contni^i to the timidity and inefficiency of the court of Kaskadtia is the action recorded by the hussier under ilut dccxee ajifainst the Americ^in^^- "The present dccjee hj> been executed the same day." '

This revolution occurred in .Ai^usl or early in Se[iiembeT. The Cahokia justices now felt the need of taking some steps to

■ Pin.au mi lHc< «apiiMBl trf SI CWf one << (he Ini Judg» In ita Miata M Cikiàit Sjik S. aiir tattn. ». i6y, ier Mac aUDual i< Ida m »•>(. p. loekOMc i.

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satisfy the demands of the Americans. Those at Bellefontaine belonged by right to the Kaska^ia jurisdiction, but to expect from the Kaskaskia French the maintenance of law and order was hopeless. Therefore, when all the Americans of the region petitioned for admittance to the district of Cahokia and the right of electing a justice of the peace at each of the two chief settlements, the petition was granted at the October session of the court, and the election of a justice and a militia officer at Bellefontaine and of a justice at Grand Ruisseau was confirmed on November ad.' Thus around Cahokia there centered all the forces which made for pence and order, and even the American settlers, who had assisted in the overthrow of the court of Kaskas- kia, were able to escape the anarchy which their presence had produced only by submitting to the Frenchmen of the northern village.

As may be seen in the following pages, the court at Cahokia continued to maintain order in its district until other and more legal regulations were made. During the last years the court waâ constantly expecting the arrival of the governor, who had been appointed in rySS under the law creating the Territory Northwest of the Ohio River; but Governor St. Clair was unable to reach the Illinois until two years after his appointment. Finally after long delay, on March 5, 1790, he actually arrived in Kaskaskia. This was the limit of time John Edgar had fixed to which he would wait for the inauguration of a government at that village. The Cahokia court held its usual meeting in the same month, and again on the first of April the court heard suits brought before it and adjourned to the first of May. Here the record of the sessions of the Court of the District of Cahokia of the county of Illinois ends, for on the ayth of April the county of St. Clair was instituted and two days later the appointment of the judges of the new courts was announced.

Tbe history of these new courts is of a later date than the limit of the present Introduction, but the next period in the history of Illinois is a continuation of that which we have already

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[m-îcwcd. Thf t'rench were nol aWe lo siruRgle ai;aîn»t ihe American!!, who were ncm- placed in Ihe ruling positions, and n new c:x()dus of the population began. To follow (he deâtiniea of the more energetic faroilies named in ihe«e pages, it ia neces- sary lo ooss the rivrr. The descendants of J. Btc. Barbau, of the Bauvais, the Saucier^ and the Trotticr^ arc to he sought nol in the territory or sutc of Illinois, but in thai territory which for a few years remained under the dominion of Sp'in, where ihe French took refuge. The census of ««vera! old French towns of the weslera banks of the Mis5i.ssippi reveals ihe presence of many families once inhabiting the American B'lllom. The French have not figurcd prominently in the Uicr hi.*ioxy of III! nois, but the continuation of I heir civilization is found in the si&Icr stale of Mi.s»>uri, where they still form an imjiortant cleroeni in the itopulalion; or else in the far West, where many de- scendants of the sons of Kaskaskia and Cafaokia fled before the advance of the American settlers and followed the life for which they had been trained, ihiit of trader, pioneer, and inpper.

In the foregoing history of the "County of Illinois" I have

■based the narrative u[K)n the source nuierial that has been pre-

I Served from that time, some account of which should bc^iiven, sncc

f several <rf ihe collections studied have been unknown lo previous

historians vf the period and none have been used m extcnsively

befOTe.

t. Kasluiskia Records:' These were found by myielf in the Lofiice of the drcuil clerk of Randolph county at Chester. Illinois, in the fate summer of 1905. ThcyconM»tu( 38o4etghteenlhcentiuy docuiDents of all sues, ranging from the scrap of paper to a volume of 444 pages, and of nil kînd.^ of leRal inslrumcnU, onlinances, and letters. The number issuing from the county of Illinois is 506. I have chs^fied them according lo character, I. «., certificates, hod gnuits. political papers, etc. They ore dted as follows:

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Kas. Rv-, Pol. Papers, etc. This collection belongs to the county of St. Clair and is kept in the fireproof office of the circuit clerk. Temporarily it is loaned to the library of the University of Illinois for my use. One document, which I failed to see at the time of the discover}', is still in Chester. Since it is of great value and no report has yet been made upon it, I give a description of it here. It is a court record of 356 pages. Pages 1-57 contain the records of the sessions of the court of judicature founded by Colonel Wilkins in 1768 and of the judgments of the military commandants, acting as judges after the abolition of the court, up to January 30, 1773. Pages $7-^ were used to record deeds, etc., from May 9, 1776, to June 23, 1778. The rest of the book contains the registrations for the next two years, made by the clerks after the occupation of the country by Clark. Several of the pages are missing.

a. Cahokia Records:' These belong to the county of St. Clair, Illinois, and are kept in a fireproof museum in the court- house at Belleville. The most important of these documents are printed in this volume and need no further description. Besides those printed, there are a number of marriage contracts and other instruments in Belleville; and 170 documents, which were for- merly in the county treasurer's office, are now in the library of the Chicago Historical Society.' The proper citation is Cak. Rec. in Chicago or in Belleville, 111.

3. Menard Collection: This consists of the correspondence and letter-books of Pierre Menard, who settled in Kaskaskia in 1790. The majority of the letters date fn)m the latter part of Menard's life; but in the collection are four hrpe bundles of let- ters and documents which belonged to Barthélemi Tardi veau, agent of the Illinois i>eopIe in 1787 and 1788. Two of these bundles are composed of cojiies of records from the Kaskaski;i record-book and some original manuscripts, which he used for his information in drawing up his petitions to Conpress. There arc in all sixty- one selected documents emanating generally from the French

^liiii; AkUrinor Ibc 111. Slair Hist. lib. vnl.i. Nn. i.

' I hiTc ïfui»d too lafp to makp the ncccwaiy chjn«cs ■□ rhc fooi-na1« that tht Cld- ugo HuIdiIcaI Sodcif b^ mum^ Ihnc dncunwnu 1o nrtlcvillr.

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inhabitants, which makes this CDlI(;ction one of the won valuable for the hiitor>' of the county of Illinois. The n»ajorit>- of these document were cojiicd hy the clerk of the court in the spring of I78(,at the time the people of Kaskaskb commissioned Pnn'ost and McCarty to reprc^nt ihem ;it (he cafiilol of \nrKinb.' They are nil properly authenticated by Richard Winston, depu^ county lieutenant.

4. Draper Manuscripts:' These arc so well bnorwn that a description of llicm i* unneccsswy. They were collected by Lymatt C. Draper during his long and useful life, which he devoted to the collection of muteriitl for the Atudy of n-c>tem hixtory, and tliey fonn the most valuable part of the Wisconsin Historical Soddy's collection of nuinuscripts. For my puqwse» the George Rogers Clark Manuscripts, contained in sixty-6ve volumes, have been of tlie most use. Tlicy arc cited as Dr. MSS. 51J50, llie first number being the volume, the second the page and the leittr (J) the lihniry symlwl for the Clark MSS. I went ihmuiïb ibcsc \-olumcs and had copies made of all the manuscripts which would be of value to me. Most of the copies were from original document!', but, since on the copies it was not indicated whether they were from original manuscripts or copies, I have not dared trust to my memory to indicitc this distinction in the footnotes. I have made some use of other collections in the Draper Manu- Ncriplî, piirticulariy the Harmjir MSS. These are copie? made by Mr. Drapcr.

5. Haldimand Collection: Frederick Haldintand wa.-. ap- pointed governor of Catuda in September, 1777, and held this |>osition until 1784. Durint; ih'i» time hi» correspondence was large and this he carefully prcscn-ed. It is now in the British Museum and the Public Record Offue in London. The collec- tion contains the letters, reports made to him, and copies of im- portant [lapers which were enclosed in these. The Canadian Archives has lud transcripts of this coUccIion made and has calendared it in its Rtports. The copies [ have uwd were made

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from the Canadian tran^rripu. These are cited as dm. Archiva, B., etc. Many ol these have beeii pniitecl in the Mkhtga» Pio- neer and Ilistorieal CotUdiont and the lUinoif llisloricat Cotkc- Hona, Vol. I.

6. Piipcr* of Old ConKTcss:' Many petitions with enclosures were sent by the people of Illinois to Congress. Tliese have recently hccn transferred to the library of Congress.

7. Collection of Virginb Stale Librar>': There is a quantity of unu^d iiuiiuMTipLs in Richmond, to which I hare had partial Rccess; but, since they have-not be«n catalogued, there arc many important document» which I have not fctn.

8. Miscellanies: I have used letters and documents in the possession of other institutions and several private indtviduab, to which references arc made in the pro|ter places.

It is to 1m: ret^rvttrd that I hiive not M.Tn scvcnil im^iortant rollecUuDs, which miyUit have thrown light on the subject. They arc the following: Private library (if C. Af. Burton of Detroit, Michigan; collection of documents from Vincenncs in Vincennes University and IndianMpoJis Public Libniry; prix-ate library of Colonel R. T. Uurrett of Louisville, Kentucky; and the Bancroft Library of the University of California.

The printed sources for the history of the county of Illinois arc nunnerous, and an dTort has been made to see eterytbing. Those used will be found listed in the bibliof^raphy at the end of this volume.

After considerable study of the problems of transcription and translation, I determined to make the former as similar to the manuMripl in every particular as the printed paj;c will permit. For this reason ihe superior letters and repetitions have been reuined, a» being very characteristic of the mcthodit of the writers. All erasures, however, have been omitted, after a careful con- sidenilion of each case hud m^dc it ccrl;iin that no information of value would be lost thereby. Insertions made by the clerk in the margin liave )>ecn included in their proper places in the text.

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TIk punctuHtjon and paragrsphing have been copied u in Ibc original, wiih ifae exception of ibe periods placed at tbe cod ot each paragraph. These arc nol aln'ai'K found in the text. 'Hicre were nuroetous cases oC doubtful paragiaphin}!, each of niiich has been dc<.*id(;d in acciirduncc with whjit wf mud to he the in- tentioD of the clerk. In order to save space the tifit of judges is printed in double iiBtesid uf single (-iilumn:iL, ss \s the nile in the record. OccaMonally 1 have inserted a word in brackets which had been omitted by acctck-nl ur torn out. BrarkclH throuiihaui the volume indicate insertions by the editor, the word or words beinj; in roman Icltcrs, where an evident ominion or mistake by the original writer ; in italics, «hen merely an expbnation. Assur- ance of the t.ximctDcin of the triiisrriptiuR in camei of bîxarre qMUiag, etc., has been indicated by the convcntional nk, which bftsbeen u»cd only when the mistake appeared very extraordinary or might be thought an ovenight in the proof-reading. The writer» of these recordi. like nuny of their contemporaries, preferred the lAonetic to the historic «filing. The most common mistake» are made in the vowel before the nasals and in the endings i and er, these latter being spelled in anyway that will produce the sound. Frequently the pronunciation of an unrecogniied word will lead to its identi£ciition. To the duplication and Iran^osïitg of lettetTi are due such forms as dffjcndeur, ejjesi, déjouent. In tran- scribing I have fciliowed this principle, tlut, when there wii-% a legitimate choice between an apparent bizairc spelling and a pntttbly ciirrccl one, preferrncc sliould be given to the latter. I feet quite confident thai the number of mistakes in the transcrip- tioflisverysmall, for, in the prejunition of the nunuscripl and in proof -reading, Mr^ Alrord has collated il twice with the or^nals and I ha\-e made five such com]»ri.>ions. This is true of all ihe transcriptions except those of the Cihokia records in Chicago, f^r which I have had to tru.it to my orîsiiul copies.

The translation of the records has oCtercd many difficulties, due largely to the ha.tle with which the clerk was o)>ltged lo write the testimony as he heard it. The sentences arc frequently involved, abbreviated, or nol finished. The French à on the

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whole good, by no means a patois,^ and the legal phraseolc^ excellent, particularly that of Joseph Labusiere, who was a well- trained nolan*. In making the translation I have had in mind the needs of the many readers who do not understand the original language. The first requisite in such a work has seemed to be a faithful and clear interpretation, which should follow closely the original rather than the production of a piece of finished En^l^ Since the translation may be used by the reader of French as a running commentai^', it has ob\-iated the need of numerous footnotes to the text. All proper names have been spelled in the ttanflation in accordance with the follois-ing principle: in all cases where I ha\-e found a signature, that spelling has been adopted ; in all other case:s. the modem form as found in Canada has been used, provided identification was possible.

■ I Tould DM uadrrukc hi [nwuuDi.T upra thr duncBr i4 Um wiittca FtcMk «■iiboqi ihf «jpi:vri <^ olbfl ^uikiviiT .\ Fmiïh mivkr lo die tïUi^ <it I'uKFDDe ia itic nchnrnih «drltt wti mr^rixd b> Bsd ibu iht UinuR el the imiik ■u not a fottu u iK bad bRD kni b? ritnt iV<ilDc<i. I'n- tl til Cmtid .SMn. nj; m Ù0 Flia. Far H'ttL id Tbwùm- Wiatr^ Tror^. uiTii . ;] ) Ur BoiuBB SAe. iHu ius zraA (br pr?u€ i.4 (his Kx:^. wriie thjtt the FitAzfa a Kt loifae bat «od die lr(L phmtcitfy cicr'Jnt M:t .-l'Uni». Pn-feiK-i TVsuj E OlinT ct tb( dcput- ocAi oi ii>yc73 Iabcuj^h vbo Tlu fitro loc rrrii uûavn ia ihr innritfiQA, |ud donk ât prindplr lor fni^iut ia 1^ iDLrrrvrtiEiLV ^4 difinttt pKAafcs thai vide Erc^ Biis;vi:ia; mi ibbtevuKd Mnmm. ttr ■liBT' fotk'w ibr nnKi su(i Bt Ibe ipiili- asica d ihb t'ivip'v nua; dirEïuli E'p:6Iait9 ol truuUôv haw heea aoi^vd-

PETITION TO CLARK '

To Geoi^e Rogers Claris Esq'r Collonel and Commandant of the Eastern Illinois &ca.

The Pettition of Jean B** DeCoste. Humbly Sheweth — That he has had a Considerable demand against M^* Hanson of this Town and has never been able to make him answer thereto, and the Petitioner having heard that the said M'' Hanson is about leaving this Place he has recours to you, begging you will be Pleased to order the said Hanson not to depart without giving sufficient security for the Settlement of the affair between him and the Plaintif and will ever as in duty bound pray &c. — Kahte the 27*'' Aug' 1778. his Jno. Bte, + De Coste. mark. Ce que J. B. De Coste a payer pour la Societte

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pay sur leur Billet de son propre 3327. 14- 6

paye un Billet no "* peletier 240

paye un autre 193 "" Di 386

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3347

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1 Orlpsalnunuici^pt^ Cfaictfo Hiat. Soc.. Cafuikio Rtcordi. TriTucriptioD br Ihr rdilor- ThcK rvcorrU wctv EonnrrlT ■□ lAa imsurcr'a oflîce of lti« courlliDuK la Brllevlllf, lU. Alïtinl. EightttMk Cnttiry Frnch Rtcordi, ia AnnuaS RtpoH ol Amtr, Hisl- Aun.. ioo5>

* Lîvrtt whkb «u cqutvaknt to the modïni frane.

STRAY LEAVES FROM THE COURT OF THE COM- MITTEE OF CAHOKIA'

Islinuis ss By ordre of the Committe of Cahde II tattttàoaaer a M' Antoine Hurmaml d' Sanfaçon de panxntre (levant la Cour de Committee des Cah&s Vendredi prochain trent du présent mois pour rcjxitidre a la Demand de Dominique O'âanigaD a cela vous manquera point et de ccUuy faite votre retour Donne au Kahos ag" d'Oito** 1778'

a Mons Gub' Constante Richard M' Cany Clke'

pour Signilier celluy

Virginie Illinois m. By Joseph Bowman' Esq. Capl. Commandant, Presid* of the Court of CahAs &ca. &ca.

niiereiLs Mr. De Breuil of St. I^uis makes complaint to me that M' Antoine Lepage of St. Josephs is indebted unto him in the Sum of eighlv eight livres five Sols Pelclries by his note of hand Dated 1 1'^ January 1770. and iho' several times Demanded

■ Ortiliul ninUKiiiiu: Chi. HliL Soc, Cak. Xk. TnnvrtiMlon by thi nlllot. The Am it UiE wlkM known (toonieiil Uiulag IntB Ou uiuil «talriûhEd by Q. R.CIwk tt r.hnfcl. Sh InmJtiaitii, p. ilvi

'TniaUitaDi "M. AduIdc Ilumud otUtd SMvdwoa b ninunaiml » *9P—t Moft It» Cam là the ConunillK i>t Ohokk Fiid» nciL Ehc Ihiiticlh ol Ibc pionit fanth. to ■nmrr tliepmmcïtDtïOÙaimwOnuuiui- lochiaTnd th^ll oot ful ud nuba Ibrrcof your Riiim. tJiTrn m Cfbn^u. Uclnbtr )«, iitC ToU*brir>l Conilui. (a mil» teMa aat- Ol Klctupl M<C>nr, C)«t."

aT^Htil buiU L mllUtïrrf on fomf lhni3 hr bkJ p»cmprcif . Ï» i>p 4ûf, i^ \tuui cotiéDg Clarli. ht iulnBl ihi llUouiibatUUuaiuiilloei nui u Ott Vicirnun cipnlidnn In ihr liJl Ol inv be V» ■ppcinlrd ftmnunduit of Fort finwimo hi Cahokti uul mi^it hifnactl very unpopflUr «ilfa tLv inhthiUat» bjr Uft trcunr- L«>K ht Jinrvnl The Fcrnch p*'^T «ml «k» kObd ia I)m ipriog «4 1 iSi wMIt nrryhit ■ ptitilon Inm Uu Intuluiuiti u ili« (ontnor o( Vlfslida.. Sfc /alnAinfM, ]«, luiji . itvii.. ciU.i tltupui. pp. m. tM

* Jwpb Bownu wui ont nf thr c«.pt«irifi «rth Cluk ifi thr lllïa<]dii uptdiltan HOd ««m «Il b)r lb* Itait to ttatn ttw «itmlKiin <f Cdiaku. Ilr Rmitnrd lo rammiinrl nt ih* viUa^ tfl Itw VkiinjBe* tticiimaD Bad tnmi iû bavr^on Ihc hcuisalche FrcncL. After U> fMun frcn Vinminn he «ntinxl la Cabulis lui * than line. Be auUUhrtI ihe fini PDimlur ci>tin afJuniEB m thr Tttjnnix *tiH «nu hinucH tintnj in (he ^r^IrànD pE iimidcat of 0» umr Foe (unhn I'tni.-ulan itt /nXiJiiiifMi. b. tin. He dl«l u Vinmniv, Ai^giiii ■«. iTTD.— Eo|IUi.C«ii(WJliiri*iiVort*H«(. l.ieStfnf-

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hath not been p«id and whereas said D BrcuU is afraid li aid Ant'^ Lapagc Leaves this Country that he wîl] Looee his said Debt.

These aie therefore in vertue of the Power and authority to mc Given to Command you to Seize so much of the ERccts of the Said Antoine Lapage If to be found in this district to pay & SattsBc «aid Debt & Costs (or that Sd. Lapage pays Sd. sum & Costs,) and them safely keep, return whereof make to next fryday the 3^*^ Ins* Court of Committee hereof fail not this being your Sufficient Warrant.

Given under my hand at Fort Bowman 34*'' of Nor. 1778.

Jos. Bowman. To Gab. Constant constable thb to execute

En vertue dc cet Warrant, jc a ^té a la requisition dc M' De Brcuil, je a saisi5 une Barrique de talTea dans la maison de M' Lapage, de laquelle M' Aot. Girardin sa rendue Caution au CahAs 34 de Nov' 177g.

Gabriel Constuit.

Il est due encore 64"* 15 Sols en peletries et les frais.'

^TftttolMka: "!« vinu* fÀ (hk w^irmtii ktiri an thr ffquiuilin of M, Dubrtvîl, 1 htTC aUMtted • htnri ci uH* la ibt hoait ot M. Leiauc fo> which M. Ani. GlrinUn hm

Ënaboad. M CihdtU "«(mmticc m. OlS. Oatirid Cwwunl. TVn 'a >6H due «4 9tt 1} hIi «ad th* amlK" Tic miUAt iMdcni »■>, and *» praaoïincMl like II.

COURT OF THF, COMMITTEE AT CAHOKU'

Joscpli Buwauiii E«q' M'. Langlois

Exccu . . [MS. tom] . . ecuring any &lave so found in the . . [its, Um)] . . or el«whcrc, Conliury lo (hU order, and to in- form & prosecute in behalf of the Publick anyoiher pcrwa that Should act Contrary to the tamt

D«' 1778. Capl Touranjcau M'. Gratiot

PrcAenl'

Bsp' Kastien Ncagor of M' Saucier alias of Bclcour call'd & Examined touching his Poisoning the negor of Marie Laurant of St Louis us s** ncagor hath Declared.'

■ Foot Inn* Iron (ha ixccd ol di* («m fmii/M by ticonr Kisrn Cluk In the (KIiIt» of Ihe ajunbiHuc al BtUcUk. III. Tbtr h»* bMu boutuflir miiulLE y-m UiE Vfaal» r] Ctmrtl Cemt il /IKaw Tirntin A. OM> Co, j( frtl hm. lïf t Tnmriipliaa V>y Iba flUlac, Rtctpl l« tht UoM d ih* Vtocman opnlllioD, U(C*nv n-ui •Iptt

■ For Of cuBi*nitt« ol Hpntsil nhrmiF. lU M^iiiiliiuJ nuirion ihur iriku <nn Uifnt faCAhnJLn in thc^jvmi tjtj Till be tmiitd with Ib4n4lu*alEh)il)TAj.p,rpS4, PC«U> an olhnv «III •ppf ID cbrv piepin pUn mnrl msy b« (agad by cmulUiis ttw mAn ■

'nie foil OÈOtt <a TaiukJ^ui «u Plem GodJn oOcd TUiMJfAO. Ï1< <Utd lu 1 ^9 The wivDiKif C!hulaOmiui«re Fnfuhj IhiI on imitfrit of ibcif HoauniH fxitb wcrr dAlhiw tnSwilferland. «bn ibriran Clurbit wu burn JA Thx ytAE iTf^. CbartrtUntfûi r*ïil\T<i 1 rnrrrf-i>UlcHucAik)fx,bûdbvCoTv hcrvubtd bit rrhi)on[rw«uioC«A*4» locngut indicfiir unilr. la >;); he ««• ki Ci{i«U* wd In Aiuuuul 1)1? uni jcu opc(Kil ■ ilure in putnro^pmdi »:T^nc Bnlidimeeduali fran Caiuda, AlUKiiqth in the nionlb bflan lUincit had nbmilwl tuths Virgin(Bi». I'nni Irotnol hitli iiipMntbd bf malnninnl nliili>ni irith hi* undc In Cui»1a ui4 vosbabljr wUb bli hnrtnHV «■ tone ** I** iviûbIdaI In CchoLii He nicEiuediluaialuiCEtuCluk, udiddl ihe uibei Firni^ inhnliiUinU- CniiutwueleeUds jiiBlka a! l!h« rooTt ««tahUiibad hy Cluk kdJ Uur of thd »uit At (TahnkiA under tbg eomtr of lUliuli. Mndlac (b< laiidilkni •» Ifat Anmcui Ixnk too «omr lur hii bmlnnn InliMMi be CMied ta Si. Laubia irBi. uben be tiocanie wialihy Jiiid pnmiincui. HliMinbdd buuIï ImpoftMt pQ^tiiM in public life Cîatit» Gn-tiol *iaa culiit-alefl man. Iivcird alcnrii^v bea la Qib cnmu* «ad Eumpi mil vu Uniriblir koon boib loe hli Imtlnm npuln ni ladnl quiIICa. wi^ritii» Hiit C<<. i. i)a M ««-I ifnunf CW.. Ti^. ft/n*!; DIUoa. iIwhIi fr5l. Imbi. I . >ij. 43> W Hf.

•S« Tnmififii -urn tki CvlaUa Siari. b ij. Tb« tollowint la ibt miwktiiin al a dsaunest al iheC'iJi. Jt«. In Ibe CUoco Klfi. S«c. tb.^ "The iru i?^ ibe leib dtr of I>«aobcf al i <fûetk io Ibe alleiDixia, in liitue ol Ibe unltr sS Vtaa Fenundu <le La3(ba|livalenaatiLU«uiiur«f (he IIKbc^ wluth vaaaivtm nje Ifaie dar. 1. llemaRl Gibkku^ lihyMii at thh van, belonk niHll Into Ibe houM oMhe ■rauo Laurwu lababimi ol (hi* poiblaaMutoeaaailne beronro. I loitad die idd mcn> lo b*d. and aim a (aietol oam- Inadaa t Dsmsitid lint tbe lidinea. br ohidi be aaa attacked, vivceeded fica a lidWI pfiieM Fua hndy wia in conttiliinni and hii limbs ngirl nn acnmni of t1» eoRnain pcdoB, ■hitb hid bmtuated ItKtl Inroall pane of falibodr The nt(f*k In iamut dcMhiaa It will be ualï the mult irf chance. If he reoitua: in «biih rue ttxtatiVt lEmba mar be loM fuE the cvat td bit dar*- In fiixii of vhicb t the die prwot rvpcrl. wbicb I BAnn 10 be true, tb wu. M IJtunimi<li»>nmiii. Al Si Louie Ibt atld ilaT, the eotï ol D(c«nbrr. !»«. HGIbUlB."

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CLARK'S COURT AT CABOKIA

Questioned whither he gave any Cake or anything Else to «at tos^ Neagor.

answers that sfi neagor met bim and after salutations s^ neag^oi SAy% I am told j'ou intend âghting with me. 1 asked for what, on acco' of Martin's wench, oh Brother says I. we shall never Quareltc for that your Country people besides she is every ones Whore, therefore shall never Quarelle about thai, after which s** neagor s^ he had a peine in his Breast. I asked him if he had ova strained himself, he s** not unless it was by Carrying 30 Bush' of Com that day into the Garret, and that he Neither Eat or Drank with Him nor gave bim Even a pipe of Tobacco.

Bap' Le Neagor d'M' Robert. Declare n'avoii Vcu Donne p' Bastienne au'cune Gallet ni autre chow a manlger] ou à Hoir a la d' Neagor de M'^ Lauisnt.

B' neagor of M' Robert Declares that he did not see Bastienne give Cake or any other thing to Eat or Drink to M" Laurani's Neagor,

the other neagor . . [MS- lorn] . . he was at no Place with the neagor of M^ Laurant except at his masters house where he gave him a Glas^ of wine as he vas going 06 that he did not sec Ba&ticnnc with him.

Thursday 7"' January 1779. Michel Beauueu vs L* LaCompte

a Summons to appear fryday S'** to answer such alligations wfaidi shall be made against him with his witness if he ha^ any.

a summon» to appear fryday S*" to give Teslemooy in the above Cause. Jean Racette & Haugon La Croix. Fryday S'*" January 1779. Jos. Bowman Esq' M' Langlois

Cap' Trollier M' Gradol

Présent M* Beauueo vs V LaCoupte

Pit Demands that proves what be has advanced to ï* Lan- glots, that he M'. Beaulieu said to his Neagor lake care dont Confess anything or you will be hanged.

Defend* say's he beard it from Jean Racccttc, who say's he

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heard it said at the Court house the day the neagw's were punish- ed but of whom or from whom he dont kno'.

Louis Louisgaut Swoni, that M' LaCroix tfAd him in the street, after the neagor of La Croix was whiped that M' Beaulieu staid in the C* house with him, and tliat LaCrtHx said I bdiere Beaulieu teils his neagor not to Confess or you will be hanged.

[irtd sheelf

sworo into office as President of the Court of Committee at Cahôs.

Lieu' Perrault, Présidant W Girirdin M' Graciot M' Trouttier

Prcseot.

[MS. lom] . . Complains to the C that whereas he has . . [if^. lom] . . several artecals to M^ Wills & has Received his money in Payment thereoS & as the money is now Cried down in the Vilage he Demands that the said Wells should gave [nc\ further security for the goodness of the money before he shoud take the aSects out of the vilage.'

M' Wells in answer says that he Bought the artecals of tl» said Marthan & as he is a man fair from home and on Business, therefore he Desires that the C would Either Prove it and Condemn his money to be bad, or if not to Gave \sic\ him his Effects that he Bought of said Marthan and that he Does not understand that the Voice of any Disaffected Person should without any Lawful] grounds be hurtfull to his trading in this Country as he has a Proper Passport from all the officers of Post on the Ohio River & that he Could Prove that M' Marthan Refused to Deliver the aSects.

Mr. Bournes sworn says that this morning s^ Marthan came to M' Wells Lodging and said that s^ marthan Refused to . . [MS. torn] . . go out of the Village without . . [J/5, torn] . . Further security for the goodness of the Currency that wells had Payed him.

Mr. Wells further says that if any Person would Come before

'Tbetntaod bnuUi iliRU hi in McCuly*! hwidinitini tnd tlw olhcr two wen wijda

* Oa the UBoruicr of du Wît^i^adm Ifae Fmdi «ccecMd ta urDKnl (v Ibor tuppjia Ihc conlianiUl paper W lux nlur io (old. It vu noi unU Ibi motcr ol itt« Ihu ther bcfu to rugt€X Ihu ihcT hid bean decdwl. The ibon a the eutiat nknacc Is Ibdc nmiidgiiÉ.

CLARK'S COURT AT CAHOKIA

the C* and Refuse t» lake the said money for Pkyment oi Debt thAt upon the same he would Gave good security for his Remain- ing in tht< Place (ill Col Clark !U>rne other oSicer should Return to this Place that was Proper Judges of the s"" money.

Upon which Mr. >f3nhaii sent for Jos Beautheau whome he

.said Refused to take the money for a note he had Given him s**

PBeaulheau said that he ilid not Demand hi^ Paynuriil ili not Being

Due till spring Come a Year so he had not Refused any sort of

Payment that was Lawfull.

[jd (h«t] Lieut Perrault Preudent M'. Beaulicu Cap' Trouiticr M'. Girirdin

M' Graciol Present

Lot;is Lasouobay PItf M' Deneai; & M^ LaPadue Deft M' Deneau & M' LaPadgc appeared the third time to gatbfy themselves of the Crime Uid to their Charge [and] no Person Came to Prosecute them & They Declared theniselvct Innocent of The Crime laid to their Charge. The Honorable Court There- fore ifaought Proper to Discharge] them and Clare them of the said Crime laid [to] their Charge Sic ordering that tbc said ■ Lasooidray [shou]ld pay all Cost and Expcnce whatsoever the ' said [Dejneau and La Padgc has l>een ul to J ustify themselves of this Hanious Crime Laid to their charge also Gaving The àaid Dencau 8c LaPadge Privalage to Prusicutc the said Lusoudray for the same on the other side. Adjourned M' Perrault.

Fryday the î""* day of April 1779. OOppened.

Lieut Perrault Présidant M' Craciot

Cap» Trouiticr M' Touranjcau

PrescDl.

J. B' LaCrok Plfl. vs MicnEL Charlf. Dcfl.

J. B* LaCroix Complains to the Court that whereas he

Engaged Alicheal Charle in hi.t service for the space of one y[vo.T\

and his time of ser^-acc not yet Being accomptish[ed] Refuses to

serve him any longer & Therefore . .[ifS. lont].. to kn». some

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lawful Reason for his so doing, s^ Cbarle ÎD his defence sa)rs that the said La[Croix] imposed upon him too hard by ordering him to [work] late & Early & in the night which he Refused [MS. lorn] upon which they had some Despute after which he the s*" Charle Left his house & Refused to serve him any longer.

After Desputing some time between the, .[MS. torn] [4th sheet]

him do it and that it was with this Depo' Gun.

C are of opinion that it was not the shot Caused the Death of the ..[MS. torn]

Pit. to pay costs. Jacque Method Pit vs Renoch Locat Deft for his sister M** V" Method

Pit Demands the rent of 3 years for a piece of Land Deft has occupied amount'g to 99'*" in Peletfries].

DeP says there is no writing to produce and Desire's to kno in whose Name s** Lands were Cried to hire and B Method Pfts Brother held said Land, only for making the fence.

C arc unanimous of oppinion that the widow has no Right to pay any Part of rent, & Pit to pay Costs.

C* adjourned to fryday next 30th. Ap' Inst.

Jos Bowman Fryday 30th. April 1779. Major J' Bowman Presid' L* Beaulieu

Madame Capitaine, by authority from her Husband desires to give up a house Bought of Deceased M' De Lintot, being in- capable of paying the same. M' McCarty the Executor named by this Court, in consequence of her giving up same prays that the Court will order that said house be sold by publick outcry for the paying a Certain Sum due on said house by said M' Delintots Estate, p' mortgage to Mad" Detolsey and the over- plush If any for the Good of his s'' Liutots Creditors.

Members not being present Sufficent to form a majority ajoumed to fryday next the 7th. May.

fryday 7th. May 1779. Jo* Bowman Pbesid' Cap' Tohhanjeau

Cap'TrOTTIER L» BEAtJLrED

members Present.

ACT CREATING THE COUNTY OF ILLINOIS'.

AN ACT }<n aioHisHing the CûuMy oj Itinoh, and jor Ike mvre ejetlual pnUttion and ttefmst tbtreo}.

WHKREA.S by a successful expedition carried on by the Vir- ginia militia, on Ihe western side ol the Ohio river, several of Ihc Brili^ posts within the territory of this commonwealth, in the coun(i>' adjacent to llie river Mi.-uis»ippi, have been reduced, and the inhabitants have acknowledged ibemsdves citizens thereof, and uken the oath of fidelity I» Ihe same, and ihc good faith and safety of the conunonwcalih require that (he said cîtiEens should be supported and protected hy speedy and effectual rranforce- ments, which will be the best means of preventing the inroads and depredations of the Indians upon the inhabitants to (he west- ward of the Allegheny mountains; and whereas, from their remote situation, it may at this time he dilGcult, il not imjiracticablei to govern them by ihc present laws of (his commoQwe^(h, until proper information, by intercourse with their fellow dtixens, on thceastsideof the Ohio, shall have familiarised them to the same, and it b therefore expedient that some temporary form of go\-em- ment, adapted to their circumstances, should in (he meantime be es(abltshed:

Bt it etiutlfJ hy the General Aiscmhiy, Tha( all the cilircTis of this commonwealth who arc already settled, or shall hereafter settle, on the we»lem side of (he Ohio aforesaid, shall be included

I Hqûdc. SUIvJi' If' Laift O'irtJaû), ix-, i%»- A ixmnûtttr nah hiKtrtitinl ti ibiT Vlf -

Kim uvinbljr mi NnvmbR ig. i;rH, w pnrim* a bfll loi iht fonniUon ol ihi louair. il Vet vntautd u ibr MmraiAy KoWoiber y>. i7?fi. and iviwd in iu Bua.1 «rncEulcil funu vo DcuslW gth. tl w» liaBcd br Oe i^uli" ul<lu^ icuic to the i;ib toil •iituiqui>nilr. il«f all, livIhcipc«b«ii<llvliGiuianf<MifatTB tin Ihc ttthfllî)rcnn1>tr i«oirmi>r I'mtntk tlnry iwu«l An imninleiu In kc-wIaiic tnih ilx Hmomi irf ibt icI — .'«w If <>; Bit.

Ï>). OI StII. IIIH. p IM; /(»•' alSf»alrl.\K). Oa.Sm, (1TS.I>. ;>■ Ru'Uiul. (^nvfl

TriMiM ,!■■ iiii 6m In vnrrfl CP1II the hiacnr^ nl <Sd uvuuI I wa atmiIt milrhr"! lo him Mr IbtlniDot lb* Ibnli. (nun wUd, this nimutakni. No>nitrhiJj'n%uiuilycld(mi[nnliïc ' TO ctdamiUhg iM^g ot Ow ■« ui4 all but Qnr(Ruw1aiid,6Arftfl/ai4n}]iLTcbKninâdÉiulc I» lorDTtvci in pnnjf ii.^Wiimrr, Wtimnt Mmr^mt. uti Popl». in Wlnmif, .V**- *nà CrU. Ria^n.. ^19: Th<ruirii, flMr i^'^xf AoiTiti ( ln't ITm Mf ,\'<r«tavA 6«: Bc^ ■> Amir. Uitt. Kn it, a»j; KookhIi. ICiniM"» u; Uu If.K. IL. 16S1 nul m»y «then.

lo ILLINOIS HISTORICAL COLLECTION

ID a distinct county, which shall be called Illinois county; and that the governour of this commonwealth, with the advice of the council, may appoint a county lieutenant or commandant in chief in that county, during pleasure, who shall appoint and commission BO many deputy commandants, militia officers, and commissaries, as he shall think proper in the different districts, during pleasure, all of whom, before they enter into office, shall take the oath of fidelity to this commonwealth and the oath of office, according to their own religion, which the inhabitants shall fully, and to all intents and purposes enjoy, together with all their civil rights and property. And all civil officers to which the said inhabitants have been accustomed, necessary for the preservation of peace and the administration of justice, shall be chosen by a majority of the citizens in their respective districts, to be convened for that pur- pose by the county lieutenant or commandant, or his deputy, and shall be commissioned by the said county lieutenant or command- ant in chief, and be paid for their semces in the same manner as such expenses have been heretofore borne, levied, and paid in that county; which said civil officers, after taking the oaths as before prescribed, shall exercise their several jurisdictions, and conduct themselves agreeable to the laws which the present set- tlers are now accustomed to. And on any criminal prosecution, where the offender shall be adjudged guilty, it shall and may be lawful for the county lieutenant or commandant in chief to pardon his or her offense, except in cases of murder and treason; and in such cases, he may respite execution from time to time, until the sense of the governour in the &rst instance, and of the general assembly in the case of treason, is obtained. But where any officers, directed to be appointed by this act, are such as the inhab- itants have been unused to, it shall and may be lawful for the governour, with the advice of the council, to draw a warrant or warrants on the treasury of this commonwealth for the payment of the salaries of such officers, so as the sum or sums drawn for do not exceed the sum of &ve hundred pounds, anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding.

And for the protection and deSence of the said county and its

COUNTY OF ILLINOIS ACT

It

jtanU, Be H maeled. Thuc it shall and may be Uwful for the gomnour, with the advice of the council, forthwith to onler, raise, and levy, either t>y voluntary nilistmcnts, or detachments from the militia, five hundred men, with proper oJlicen, to march immediately into the said county of Ilinois, to );arrison such forts or stations already taken, or which it may he ])n>|)eT to take there M- elsewhere, for protecting the said county, and for keeping up our communication with them, and alito with the Spanish settle- ments, as he, with the advice aforesaid, shall direct. And the said goveniour, with the advice of the council, shall from time to time, until further provision shall be made for tlie same by the general îL<>emhly, continue to relieve ihc said volunteers, or militia, by other enlistments or detachments, as herein before directed, and to issue warrants on (he treasurer of this commonwealth for all charges and expenses accruing thereon, which the said treas- urer is hereby rcciuired to pay accordingly.

And be il }arlker enaeled. That ti shaU and may be lawful for tbe suvcniour, with the advice of the council, to take such meas- ures as they shall judge most expedient or the neceuJly of the case requires, for supplying the said inhabitants as well as our friendly Indians in those parti, with goods and other necessarie:», either by opening a communication and trade with New Orleans, or otherwise, and to appoint proper persons for managing and conducting the same on behalf of this commonwealth.

Protiided, That any of the said inhabitants may likewise carry on such trade, on their own accounts, notwithstanding.

This act shall continue and be in force, from and after the passing of the same, for and during the term of tn-elvc months, and from thence to the end of the next session of assembly, and no longer.

TRANSCRIPTS FROM THE CAHOKIA RECORD.

Jeudy lo* Jtiio 1779.

president pieire Godin B^ Sauder

francob trotier antoine Girardin

Cbarle Gratiaut. michel fieaulini

prcsenL

Catherine négresse a B** Saucier, ai^rés avoir Eté appelé Et examiné a dit que l'anné Dernière son mari at-ant demandé a 9m maître, pour Sailer promener aux Kas. que lorsque m»""*-! et maurau nègre appartenant a Messieurs LeCompte Et baulieu ont Sut quils y alloit il luy ont a^^rté une Chopine de tafia, disant que Setoit pour Son Voyage, £t quil nût pas plutôt but de cette Ean de vie quil Se Senti malade Et quil Est encore Jusqua present Et que le Jour que les dits nègre ont Eté pris ayant Eté acqusé D'avoir Empoisonner plusieurs personne que ses même n^resluy ont avoué quils ont Empoisonner Son mary; Elle deCIarc que le nomé Morau luy a dit que manuel vouloit Lorsqu'il Luy a donné de la médecine il vouloit le faire mourir subitement, mais quil luy avoit repondu quil valoit mïeu te faire mourir En lengoeur Et que depuis ce lembs il est Languissant La d'" négresse Declare Encore que roauniu luy avoit dit que manuel Voulait apsolument Em- poisonner M' Martin Et Sa femme Et que La négresse dud' Sieur Etoit de ce Complot Et qu'un autre n^;re nomé Guanga apparte- nant aud' sieur Martin ayant Eu nouvelle de cela Leur avoit dit

^ TheK Irmfucriplï were midt by Lhe Cthokù dcHt for the court it K**v**Vi*_ «hidl ezcrdïcd mperior juriwiictioniD ihif ose. They are Irom the Kaitastv Sttfrds- Tnn- impùoD by the tijjlor.

The c%iiience ni Ihne rrcndt ii vtty inlemrino, for ihtr cxp\ûa the two wuTuiti for eiecuiion ':! ihne twit nnriiTi it, ite found Ln John TWtTj Rrcard-Beck in Chicago Hist. Soc-'* PÛiiiaiifui^ iv„ )oi anifjo]/ Accur^liniE tn ihe ReeorJ-Book, Mjnurl wu toodemoed lobe burned ludcAlh, a piiiiivhint'DL aEAinM nL-ffr'jCH hrhich wu prrmjlle'l ihe couDly couna of Vfr- frinia. — ChilwiicvJ, Juiikt in Ci/loniat Virtitia. m / //- U- Stmdifi. Série* "iii , No. y, p, loi' AUhough 'r<^d iviLtnl Ehc ivamnl, ne rrpcnlrd Ihr neit d&y, crf^vd Ihe copy m IV wurant out and ii^ued a new une, in whirh Ihe penally wu huicing. — Kai- Rtt. Muoa in bin Chapttn jrom lUiitffia tliïtorj, 3fn. tujui«t«l wilhouE luffidenl authority Ihar ttv oîme irrr which Ihe nnr'nwere punithed was voudouitm, and he il followed byRooKvelt in hs Ififliinf if IIh Wcit, il.. 17]. where be conpam Ibt ptoKcutioii of Ibe neaioe* in Caibotlc

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TRANSCRIPT i-ROM THE CAHOKIA RECORD,'

Thursday, June lo, 1779.

Prttifdeni, Pierre Godin. Btc Sauder.

François Trotcicr- Antoine Girardin.

Oiarie» Gntioi. Michel Bcaulicu.

Present.

Catherine, a n^ress belonging to Bte. Saucier, after having been summoned and examined, said that last year her husband had asked of his master permission to walk to Koskoskia and when Manuel and Moreau, ne^ocs beIoDK>"S to MM. LeComte and Beaulicu, knew that he was going, they brought him a pint of taSa' saying that it was for his journey ; and that he had no sooner drunk of that li<)uor than he felt sick and that he is still sick up to ' the present; and that the day on which the said negroes were arrested on the accusation of having poisoned several persons, thcie same negroes confcsse<l lo her that they had poisoned her husband; she declares that the named* Moreau told her thai Manud, when he gave him the medicine, wished to make her hus> band die suddenly, but thai be had answered that it was better to make him die slowly; and she said that since that time her hus- band hjis been pining. The said negrcss declares also that Moreau had said to her that Xfanuel positively wished to poison M. Miirtin und his wife and thai the negrcss of the suid gentleman was in this plot; and that another negro named Guanga belong- ing to the said M. Martin, having had news of this, had said to tbem that if they didn't take away the poison, which they had

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tbrowo into bis master 's bouse, be ivould <lenounce them, whicb ouseil th«m to dig up a poison which ihc}' h<id buried under the tbresbotd o( the door.

Paul, X ne^o lielonging to Madame Lapanc^, after bnng sum- moned and examined, said that be had beud all the ne^oes, who have already given tbeir tcsdmonjr, sa^r that the named Manud and Moreau bad poisoned all the penons mentioned in the declaration which ha» already been made by them.

The named Sasa, a ne^ro belonging to M^demcnselle But-at, after being summoned and examined, said that he was in the cottage of M. Martin to ask for a pipeful! of tobacco from his negress, named Janctle, and that she had told him to go to the head of her bed and he would find some, and that when be looked he bad found a bom in which tbcrc was boiling blood; and as he was surprised, he bad asked the negress what it was; thai the n^Tcss told him not to touch that, and that il wa« Manuel who bad given it to ber lo put her master and miMress to death; and that Moreau, when he knew that, had said to bcr: "What! Can you keep a thing like that (n your house? Do you not luiow that it was this horn that Manuel used lo poison Monsieur and Madame NicoUe?" He declares furtliermore that a negro, named Samba belonging to M. Qucnel, took this horn and had shown it to NtoTcaii and that he said that it was the same horn that Manuel had given him (o put to death Monsieur aod Madame Nicolle.

Signed, Pierre Codin, President.

Copy conforms to the original spread on tlie record-liuok of the Court at Cahokia, Jimc lo, 1779.

Fr. Saucier, Oerk.

First cross-examination of the negro called François belong- ing to M. Jaquet- After having been summoned and examined, be said that the negro, named Moreau. had told bim in conver- sation that he had made [he negro of M. Lauranl of St. I^ui*, sklc on account of the negress of M. Martin, named Janctte, lince both had some intcrcnur$e with her, and that this was the reason he bad given bim poison. The said negro declares, also,

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Dcgre deM* Laurant a Santi malade Et quil sut bien Etre Em- poîssoné, Q \-ii)t trouvé ledit maurau et luy dit, hkhi pays, ote moi donc le mal que tu ma fait, a quoy ledit maurau a repondu qufl n'etoit plus tems. Ce nest pas a mon pouvoir de te l'oto-, Cduy de Mon^ taurant luy répéta encore que si il \-ouloit le guérir quîl le payeroît Bien a quoy ledit maurace répondît quil ne le pouvoît pas. et que néanmoins cduy de m' Laurent en partant luy lessa un quatine Et un mouchoiie et luy promettant que Si il ne mouToit pas quQ le Satisferay plus Emplement.

a ime autre interogation Le dit nègre du Sieur Jaquet declare quapres que le nègre du Sieur Lauiant Eut Eté traveisé quH moiuiit peu de tems appres Et quil fut reprocher au deux negic Soupsoné Empoisoner En leurs disant; Comment Voila Enoxc un nègre mort que Ion dit que vous av-iés Empoisonné a quoy ledit mauiau luy repondit que Si il lavoît fait il netdt pas Seid que Cetoit manuel qui Etoit le chef de ta médecine et qu3 luy en foumissoit Lorsqui'il en avoit Besoin.

Declare encore ledit nègre que maurau ayant demandé quelque faveur a ta négresse de Mons^ Xîcol quit luy pnnnit que Si elle le luy accordoit quit luy Donnerott de la Médecine pour adoucir sa maitralsse Comme Setant plain a luy queUe Etoit trop Méchante Et en donnât pareillement au mari de ladîtte négresse pour Son maître Et qu' après la mort de feu m^ nicol et sa dame ledit maurau demanda ce qu'on tuy avoit promis, La négresse particulicrrement ne voulut point luy accorder ce quelle avoit promis ce qui fît led' maurau L'empoisonna et quelle en mourut.

A dit encore led* nègre que lorsque laditte négresse de feu sieur nicol Est tombé malade que plusieurs nègres du pays de ladîtte négresse furent trouver maurau pour le Soliciter a guérir laditte négresse a quoy ledit maurau repondit quil n'etoit plus a Son pouvoir de luy oter ce quit luy avoit donner.

Cupidon nègre a B''' Saucier ayant Etté appelle et intenx^er, a dcrtarer que It nomé maurau Lorsque M^ et M*"' Nicol furent mort quil dit a leur négresse; tu doit être présentement contante voila ton maitrc Et la maitraisse morte tu peu te promené et aller

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thai as soon as the negro of M. Laurant fdl Mcfc and be surdy knew that he was poisoned, he came to find the said Morau and said 10 him: "My countryman, take away the «dcneas which you have given me," to which the said Morcau answered that, it was too late "It is not in my power to take it from you"; and that the negro of M. Lauram «aid again that if he would cure hira he would pay him well, to whidi the sak) Morcau answered that he could not do it; but, nevertheless, the ne^o of 31. LauranI in goinx away left hlro a basin' and a handkerchief and promised him that if he did not die he would satisfy him more fully.

At another cross^mnination, the said negro of M. Jaquel dedarca thai, shortly after tbe negro of M. Laurani liad been sent across the river, he died; and that he had rcpraacfaed the two negroes suspected of potioiiing and said to them: "What! There is another negro dead, whom they say you hare poisoned"; to which Moreau replied that if he had done it, he waa not alone, for it was Manuel who was the medicine-chief and had furnished him poison whene^'er he had need of il.

The said negro declares also, that Moieau had asked some favor of M. NicoUe's negress and promised her that if she granted it to him, he would give her medicine to make her mistress genlle, as she complained to him that the Utter was very bad, and he gave some likewise to tbe husband of the said negress for his master; and that after the death of the late M. NiooUe and hb wife, Mor- cau demanded what had been promised to him, and the negress did not parlicuLariy wtUi to grant him what she had promised; and for this reason the said Moreau poisoned her and she died there- from.

. The said negro said also that when tbe said negress of tbe late M. Nioolle fdl sick, several negroes of the country of tbe said Degress went 10 find Monau to beseech him to curt tbe said negress; to which the iaid Moreau answered that it was no longer in his power to take from her that which be had given her.

Cupidon, a negro bdongiDg u» Bte. Saucier, after being sum- nooed and cross-examined, dedued that, when M. and Madune

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ou tu voudra, a quoy le mari de lad*' adresse dud* sieur nicol luy répondit nous ne lavions pas Demander de Les faire mourir nous ne voulion seulement que tu Les adoucissent un peu, maurau Demanda a la négresse de luy accorder ce quelle luy avoit promis, la négresse luy repondit cjuil Etoît trop Vieux, et quelle ne Le Vouloit pas. ha [sk] dit led' maurau tu me trouve trop vieux et bien tu t'en repentira Et que peu de tems après il l'empra- sonna la négresse Suivant la declaration dud'^ nègre.

Cette faitte par Les Susdits nègres, a Etté faitte en presoice de Messieurs trotier, tourangeau, fieaulieu martin Et B** sauder qui on dit que Les Depositions faitte par Les dit nègre d dessus només, quils Etoît de leur opinion quapres avoir Entendu dite par divers nègres que les dits ntanuel et maurau avoit fait ce dont its Etaient accusé: quil Doivent Etre vrayamest CoupaUe aux Cahôs lo Juin 1779, a huit heure du Soir En la Maison de B'* Saucier.

fr. saucier Greff" Signé pierre Godin.

Copie Conforme a l'orginal resté Sur Le registre de la Court.

f. Gref. The Arbaignment by the States Attorney.

Je Soussigné Procureur P*^ L'Etat de la Virginie au district des Illinois à L'honneur de Représenter a La Cour Respectable des Kas que par les deposition des diferens Nègres des Kahos il Parroit que Les Nègres Moreau & Manuel Sont Effectivem* Coupable du Crime Horrible a leurs Charge, et que par toutes les declarations & temoînages il Parroit que le nègre Moreau est plus Coupable que L'autre ayant Administré les Poisons que L'autre luy auroit donné.

Par lea Quels Poisons plusieurs des bons sujets de cette Repub- lique & des soldats de la garnison Sont Mort.

C'est pourquoy au Nom de L'Etat Je pense Messieurs que sy vous Trouvé les dits Nègres Coupable vos prononcerés leurs Sentence de Mort et en Nommerés le Jour et la manière d'Exetion qui ne peut être trop Cruelle pour des Criminels,

' Thii document doa oM bcLcoc lo tbc Tcivcdï of Ciûiokii, bul ûace it a oot of th« acti Id Ihc pnMculloo of Ibc Dtcnn, H xcmtd bot lo ladude il. Il bdoiwi la tin Sti. Rêc.

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ikoUe were desd, ibe named Morcau said to tbcir iicgress: "You ougbL lo be content onw. There are your master aod inisircss dead and you c^n lake 3 iralk and go where you wish; " to which ilii: hu.-vl>iind of the Kiid negre^â of the aaid M. NkoUe, answered: "We did not ask you lo make them die. Vt'e wiafaed only that ynti make ihcm a little gentler;" and that Morcau asked the ne^reas to grant him what she had promised and the negrcss replied to him that he wa> too old and that &he did not wish lo; that the said Morcau said: "You find me too old, and well »halt you rejwnt of it"; and that shortly after he poisoned the negrcss according to the dcdaraiioo of the ssid negro.

Tho* depositions made by the negroe» afoneuid were made in the presence of MM. Trotticr, Touranjeau, Beaulieu. Martin, and Btc. Saucier, who have said that the depositions were made by the said negroes aforenamed, and that it was their opinion, afiei having heard it said l>y divers ncgrtK's, that this wiid Manuel and Moreau liad done that of which they were accused, and that tbcy should be found truly guilty. At Cithokiu June 10, 1779, at eight p. u., in the bou-iie of Bte. Saucier.

Ft. Saucier, Clerk. Signed, Piere Godin.

Copy conforms to the original spread on the record-book of Ihe Court.

F. Clk.

The AWIAIGNUL-NT BY TOE STATES ATTORNEY.'

], Slate's Attorney «f Virginia, for the District of Ka.skaskia, hereunder signed, have the honor to sd forth to the honorable Court of Raskaskia that from the testimony of different negroes of Cabokia it appears that the negroes, Morcau and Manuel, are really guilty of the hurrible crime of which the}' are accused; and that from all the declarations and testimonies it appears that the negro Moreau is more guUty than the other, since he has administered the poison which tbc other had given him.

Fnun which poisons several of the good subjeckt of this Republic and soldiers of the garrison have died.

This is the reason why in the name oî the State 1 think, gentlemen, that if you find the said oegoes guilty, you should

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qui ont Comis des Choses sy Eztraordinaiicm* HoiriUe & affreu. aux Kaskaskia a i3* Juin iJlç-

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nqidml bcivn Ac Uonn o< Nine ti Ekicn ic Ihcininiaa oltliBSiaiackrfAid to cuue to be cxEcuibt M*ww*i k SUr la tout CuModr by btfas fa^ig bp Ac mtA «Hi ti» be dnd (k thii ilul] be nur Wunat. Cimi oadnmrkuia k Snl iht uih liir ■< Jane itjb. Jbo Todd Jr." — JTu. Ma, Watramli.

* JcAB GinuJt wu bon « Fcbnuir 14, 1755< in Londoiu ol Hi _ hii bnthcr be Hikd bm Unrpooj for Aminca. ud <■ the nraBc bed muU'pox. from which Ibc brouer dJAd. in New Yoft Jean wu ""r* r* >* dhek iMi booa-keeper bi u im[iartiiis bow. Il ii ftld b; ■ ihliiiiiliiil Aal be bm Bi^Bad Ite LUiD. Gmk, Hebrew. EncUh, Scuiiih ud Ouôiw Iuciuh. — Dr. MSS.. irjts- TW uxnoai ii donbilai euanud, tcr he [siibaUT Inmed tb OM^ai IncB^ca b tai TOHb uid be wu p***M-ri»*f ^Helf in Spuiiih is 17». Tlie deeceadaal b bbd h^^mmAIc far the Bimnnil th*t Ginall went 10 Viiifaiia ud liut niinl ■ ccnpaBT to jib Onk ■ his cjpeditioQ to the Ubiui. As m Butter irf iiO. be wuin ihmt eouMrr the r— * Vr*TrtT ^^Bt*t evpedidoa: for 00 31ii^ 17, 1777, be purchaaed % pece of land ■■ *"■*"*■■ f

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pronounce their sentence of deatli, and name the day thereof and the manner of execution which cannot be too cruel for criminals who have committed deeds so extraonlinarily horrible and frightfuL'

At Elaskaskia, June la, 1779.

T. Girauit.'

Gibuili ud in Julr of llic umc jta ht wu appcanla] wMtj hj Roditblivc, — JC«i. Rk., ClÊri Rt^gri, fell. 107 mud lao. When Cluk reached KukukU, he found Girault wrjr lueful. ObJuIt 6, ittB, Gfnull v*i mppolaled intcrpnter, udviote Clut'i coaununica - tku lo (be rTcâdi- On the lûth of the ume mcoth be received a commliiioa aa lieutenant In WcnhiDstcm'i onpaiiT <>I lifht bone, an appantnKnl ctmâmxd bT the fonmor of Vlr- ■ïniaon Deceniber nth. Todd appotnted him ttate*! attceney June 5, i^p. He waa com- nimirrA captain by Garenii» Jeacmni June i, itSt, and on tlie Qtb of Ibc ume month GirauJI appointed Labunere elatc'i actomej In hia atead. He wma made rrrmininiT by Claik in i;8i. He muUned in the armli till 1183. wben he meivn) bl> honorabls dia- Aatf--^^' V^n 3? Jjo. He tbcn moved from lUinoia 10 New OiLeani, and aometiine after irSâienledalNalcbci.— Ginultio Wm.CUcfc, MayS. ii36: letter in p«Barioa of B. Rob- erta. Cboter. 10, AtNatcheibeheldmanTlmponantaffi(a.b«buadertheSpaniabaadU.S. (OKnunenia. Hcdied in iSij.

REGISTRE DE LA COUR DU DISTRICT DES CAHOKIAS.'

a une Court . .[MS. torn] . . Pr^ident f . .[MS. torn] . . char, Gr . .[US. lom] . . Michel . .[MS. torn] . . B^ Sauci . .[MS. torn] . .

ant. Girardin.

AUGUSTIN EACÉT Demcudeur Senfacon Défendeur.

une requette présenté par augustin racet Deraendeur qui Demande que le Sieur Sanfaçon luy prouve quii Est un Coquin Et Sa femme une Voleuse Comme il a Eté trété Et accusé par Eux.

antoine armant a produit Sa Defence Contre augustin racet racet [sic] par laquel il accuse Ledit racet Detre venu cbés Luy Lataquer.

pierre gatient ayant prêté Serment De repondre a toute Les question que La Court Luy feroit Et a dit quarivant Du champ, quil a entendu dire par m^" racet a M""" Senfacon quelle Etoit une Voleuse a quoy m**' Sanfaçon a respondu quelle n'avoit jamais Eté volé de lar Chés Lacroix, Et Declare D'avoir Entendu Dire par Le Sieur Senfacon quen tout cas Si Lad'* Dame racettc Etoit une voleuse quelle ne tiendray que de famille.

George hait ay . .[MS. torn] .. a toute Les qu ..[MS. torn] . . feroit Et a prou . . [MS. torn] Ecrit . . [MS. torn] . .

Gabriel Baron ..[MS. torn].. De repondre a toute ..[MS. torn] . . Luy feroif Et a dit qu . .[MS. torn] . . D'augustin racette et ayant eu quelqu . .[MS. torn], . avec Le dit Sieur quil Lavoit tretté de Coquin a quoy Ledit Baron Luy a repondu quil netoît pas Comme Sa belle Soeur qui avoît Volé le lar Ch [sk]

^ Coh- Hec. in Belkvillp, lU., original manusaïpt. Transcripdon by Ihp cdiiar. Wheg ir &nt cameialofiiy hajids. it was unbound. ït is midï up of si ncord lûolfSt kwkI tocher oriaiTially. TheM had been torn apart and urne of the icavea Bepamted. I rearranged Ihem. and tiitf hïvt born rebound by The coimry ul&ciais, A icw pagea only have b«D ]«tr The ÛU ol Ujc page? diflera. but the average i» i^ihy fi inches. The number of paA« it 34S. of vhich 4g are btank. 4j of vhich aie al the beginmof. «hen Ibe clerk used odI^ one aide nf thelbeel- Begiimiog with page [45 Lhe pages are mimbered, but theae nurnbers are not given in (be tnasaipdao. Tbr wciet-maiki an mioiu.

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RECORD OF THE CODRT OF THE DISTRICT OF CAHOKIA.'

At a Coun . . [US. torn] . . President, Fr. [Trolticr] Ch. Gitatiot.]

Micbd [Bcaulicu.] Ble. Ssucier.

Ant. Girurdin. [Preseot.]

AoocsTiN Racette, Piaintifl, vs Sanspa[on, Defendaat.

A ]>ctitinn iircsciiled t>y Augustin Racctlc, plaintifT, who de- mands that M. SamfasoD prove to bim that be is a rascal and hb wife il thief, as he has been xccuKsd utd called by them [the défendant and his wife.]

Antoine Harmund' produced his defence against Augustin Racette and accused (he said Racette of coming to his house to assault biro.

Pierre Calient, havin;;; made oatb to answer all questions which ihe court should ask him, siid that on coming from the field he heard Madame Racette call Madame Sansfaçon a thief; to nhicb Madame Samfaçon replied that she had never stolen lard from the Lacroix' hou.'ic. And be further said that be heard M. Saïufaçon say that in any case if Ihe said Madame Racette was a thief, she only took after Ihe family.

George Hait, having [made oath to answer] all [questioos- the court] should ask [proved] . . (i/5. lorn] . . written.

Gabriel Baron [made oath] to answer all [questions the court] dwuld ask him and said thai . . [MS. torn] . . of Augustin Ra- cette, and having had some [words] with the said itenileman that he had been called a rogue, to which Ihe said Baron answered that he was not like Racette's sister-in-law who had stoleo lard from the Lacroix'.s house and chickens from Sansfa^on's;

■ Hi» full tuiat wu AaddDv Humud ttSleti Siokfiii»!. tnd he u ebUai] in Ih« rvccrd Mil* lUnuBil crSuHl((iin. 'nik utiUiliHUl nsmn ■m-ireytoaitaaat^iongOtr I'mclila teVrtcA. uid imiwtlmB Ott AinuiH uni loinHUnni Ûa vduud cume bai prvvfeOnl itt tbe Itfikilr. Tbr <Emct iivUiQC of hi» vimvnc. HhRnuvl b cibuiDcd !nim tua licQiilu^-

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Lacroix et Les poule a Senfaçon £t le dit racette luy ayant demandé qull luy avoit cela quil a répondu aud* racette que Cetoit Le S"* Dau et Sa femme qui luy avoit dit a quoy le dit racette a répondu que D'au Etoit un j. f. £f sa femme une putin Et qui Le prouveroit.

Gabriel Constant ayant prêté Serment De repondre a toute les questions qui luy seran [sic] faite Et a dît. que Cetant trouva chés Butau quU auroit Entendu demandé a Gabriel Baron par racette ou il avoit Entendu dire quils Etoit Des voleur de lar et de poule a quoy ledit Baron a repondu quil avoit Entendu dire chés Senfaçon.

Antoine Lusser ayant prêté Serment De repondre a toute Les question quon luy fcroit Comme témoin pour le défendeur Et a dit. que madame Senfaçon ayant Eté chés mad" racette pour y chercher une poulie quelle redamet a Elle, et que m''* racette la tréte de voleuse et quelle ne vivoit que Des volaye d'autruy a quoy m'^ Senfaçon luy a repondu quelle ne luy resembloit pas quelle n'avoit Jamais volé De lar ches Lacroix Et ce Son dit Mil invective.

La Court Est ajourné après diné a une heure. f saucier Greffier. f trottier

La Court a renvoyé Le présent procès hor De la Court Comme une Chose honteuse £t indigne. Et a Condanné Le Demendeur a payer Les fraîx du dit procès Et quant aux fraix particullier Les Deux partis sont Condaimer a les payer chaqu'un En particulier.

Sau Chaïle Gratiot Demendeur conthe B" hactier Dit Lachasette.

Cbarle Gratiot ayant présenté un bfiUet] a la Court Contre le Défendeur, ayant apris quil Etoit parti pour le Detroit avec les royaliste Demande quQ luy Soit accordé de faire vendre des effest quil a En garde ches gabriel Constant jusqu'à La Conqurence de Sa Somme.

La Court a accordé a la demende Du S"" charie Gratiot.

Jau B'". Lacroix ayant produit un Conte Du par ledit hautier dit Lacharette de vingt Livre Et a prêté Serment desus.

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And the said Rnccttc having asked where be beard that, he answered thai M. Dau ' and hh wife had InM him. Where- upon the said Raecttc said thai Dau was a D. I".' and his wife a stniinpet and he would prove it.

Gabriel Constant, hating made oath to answer all questions which should be put to him, said, that being at the house of Butau he had heard Racette ask Gabriel Baron, where be had heard that they "ere stealers of lard and chickens, to which the said Baron answered that he had heard It said at Sansfaçon's.

Antoine I.ussicr, having made oath 10 answer nil questions which should be asked him as witness for the defendant, said (bat. while Madame Sansfu(un was at the house of Madame Racetle in search of a chicken, which she claimed belonged to her, Madame Racellc caUed lier a thief and $aid she lived on other people's poultr)'. To this Madame Sansfa$on replied that she was not like her, that she had never stolen lard from the Lacroix's house ; and they said to each other a thousand invectives.

The coun adjourned till one o'clock after dinner. F. Saucier, Clerk. F. Trottier.

The Court dismissed the present suit from court il-v a disgraceful and shameful thing, and has condemned the platntifT 10 pay the costs of the suit and each of the two parties to pay his special costs.

Saucier. Chables Gratiot, Plaintiff, vs. Bte. HAin'iLit called LACtusETTe, DefendanL

Charles Gmliol brou^t into Court a nolc againïit the defend- ant, having learned that he had left for Detroit with the royalists, uid (wa)-s that it be permitted him to have the goods, which the defendant hajt itorol at the house of Gabriel Constant, sold up to the equi^'alenc of ihc amount of his note.

Tlte Coiirt granted the suit of M. Charles Gratiot.

Jean Bte. Lacroix produced, and made oath to, an ac- count for twenty livres owed by the said Haulier called La- charettc.

'TbcFKSib 1- U<* rM» hiir. U UDtMiulaublt oott br KB* utb ««iloalnit ndtMitr-

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Lt Court Luy a accords quti Seroît payer Lots de la veate de Ses cffcsi

une requette prfseote a la Courl par marie Louise ulim veuve dc feu i" B" Dcgagné Kt pur pichet. Demandant de notner un ttitnir pour lea mineure De feu lapîcrre pour La Conservation de leur peu dc bien.

La Court a ordonné une assembla Damic pour pour (sic] procédera Iclcxtioii D'un tuteur Suivant î.t* Demande Sanfaçon Demandeur Augustin racl-tte Défendeur. Un Compte ]>résenté a la Court par [,e Demandeur Contre le Défendeur De la Somme dc vingt Sept livres. La Court a ordonné audit rainette de payer Ledit Compte sans dellay. f saucier Greffier f tjotlier

La Court Est ajourné a vendre 29 [sic] 9"^ 1779.

a une Court \'cndrcdy aôç ^" 1779. President M' f r trotier m' ant Girardîn

m' Ch Graliot m' B'< Saucier

Present. M* KENAL Demandeur. M' Gratiot Dcfendetir ra' renal Demande a la Court que M' Gratiot, Soit Condaniî? a luy payer une Swmme dc troi* Cent Livres pi>ur une operation quil a fait, au nomé racette ayant Eté Envoyé cherché par I.cdit Sieur gratiot.

Charle Graliot répond quil Exposera ses Defence a la Cour prochaine, vendrcdy 3'* xbre.

Le nomé Charloc a produit sa Declaration Contre M' Hcn> son sur Sa mauvaise Conduitle avec Les &auvagei, Dans la traiite.

Ayant Examiné La Declarition du dit charloc Contre Sieur Hcnson, La Court a dccidiS quil scroit sinifié au Sieur Hcnson de répondre aujourd'huy a deuiî heure après midy a La Declara- tion faite Contre luy.

' (0 llui p«n ni Pnnct triiuc tb* cuhaidut U« pnruM. ()» CitflU 4atif int nliiKat ■iniven*!. Il <ru Itw l** at lbs «WmiH et rârtf, uni lltMdorc ol TUlnriii AcunUng 10 Û^i U>. ihc Kiunllaot ol minon wtic appaigieil hi « «mMulc bai, u in ihc tbovc cue. wry tiwa aiuy iftn election by tïw nUn vn. Under pRodi \tw. tti ai rnvc «rn» inktn nf ihfl erc^ny ol ndaon, «ad ih' ioii* nf goudUs ma nguilftd w • ihni. n-hich ih.niild n<n ^>^ UgblT ffllovd. Although Ihr vn^ct w4« ^riJutioUL Twt> luifdiifu «m &i>iiciDU«1. Ilw ■Kod bdns Chi iumc*lr. n^cac duiin unie lu (uud niiiiut Inud by ttw fini. Tl» iiu-

Faoimllo o( a Pag,

(rom I lie Kcmrd rr«nvoi» Snurirr,

of thr Cahokia Court

Cletk

COURT RECORD, NOVEMBER. t779

a?

The Coiin gnuiied tlul it shuiild l>e puid at the time of (be tait of h» goods.

A |>el{|ion pre^ntvd to lh« Courl by Marie Louite L'ltm. widow of ibe laic Jn. Blc. Désigné, and Picbel, praying ilial a K^i^dbn for the prwerviiiion of ihu small property of the minor hc-irs of tbc l<itc Lapicrrc he appointed.

The Coun ordered nn a.t.semtdy ol (riend.< lo proceed to the election of a ^ruardinn according; to the petition.'

Sansfaçon, PliiiiitilT î'i. .\cGL'siiN KM'Kni:. Defcndunt.

An account presented (o the court by the pliiintift against the dcfetKlanl for the »um of twenty-!4c\cn livres. The Court ordered the !>aid Racclte to pay the account wiiltout dcia}'. F. Sauder, Clerk. F. Trotticr.

Tbc Court adjourned to Friday, November 26, 1779, At n Court, J-'ri<lay, November 36, 1779- Président, Fr. Trottier. Anl Oirardin.

Cli. Gnliol. Ule. Saucier.

Pre."«nl. M. Revnal. Plaintiff vs. M. Gratiot, Defendant.

M. Re>'nal pmyH the Court that M. Gcsliot be condemned lo pay him ibe sum of three hundred livres for an operation which he performed on the named Racelie, for which he wa» summoned by (he gaid M. Gratiot,

Cliarlt» Gnttiui aniiwered that he would present bb defense at the next Court, Friday. December 3.

The named Cliadoc produced hiii dedaraiiim against M. HcttEon concerning his bad conduct in his iradinR with the savage».

Having examined the declaration of the said Charloc against U. Henson, the Court decided that notice &liould be given M. Henion to itnHwcr to- day at two o'clock in the afternoon the declaration made against hira.

raiMr IHIM h* pvmni wIhb (M IvmiiMT «I pMpcnr wu nafci akl ht n>«*CaM Ikrirti4 ta tay wli tirnsfhl anUH Ibt pudlaB. OtcuioaaSr Ac fuudiuu riÉil m lia iirl>iii«t (ivnau)Ui»>. u '■'■«■». afcrn 111* uttaf ml rmraiy Baa BjHMifJiMd. SIm* ike liaUtnM UUi*t sin s>nn."r — " — — ilt sii* iln Imiud M amenjiuch (knôr to**- d».— t-MIn. Jf MM» Ji •('.- '-. cd ID91. w 51A •* >^ I oUwn. BiM"

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La Court Est ajoamé a 3* beure apns midr 36' ^tm, 1779. f saucier greffier. f trottier.

a line Court du 36 9'"' a 3 bemv après midr. PrcsidcDt Moos'' François trotticr M' anL Ginudîn M' Charie Gradot U^ B» Saucier

présenL La Court a decide que iP Henson Cootinura s*» Commerce toute fois quil retima Sa Dame De La quantîne puisque Cesi EUc qui lien De mauvais DtsCourt au sauvages suivant Les DedaratioD Du nomé charioc et Celle du peoria, que Cependant Le Dit Chaiioc Sera appela pour Déclaré En présence dud* sieur Hensoo Et tant qua tout Les accidant qui pourront arriver par La Suitte, et qui soit prouvé que ce Soit par sa faute, Q En Sera toujour responsable En tout Chose.

La Court Est ajourné a vendredy 3 x*^ i779-

f saucier greffier f trottin

a une Court Du to xbre 1779. President M" francob trottier pierre martin

Michel Beaulieu B'* Saucier

antotne Girardin charle Gratiot

Présent. M' REYNAL Demendeur Charle Geatiot Défendeur. Le Demandeur Expose a la cour, par une requette que Le Défendeur soit Condanné a luy payer une Somme de trois Cent livres de paux de Chevreuil pour L'imputation quil a fait a la Jamble [su] De J° Racet, Comme ayant Eté Envoyé chercher par Led' Sieur Et que led* Sieur Gratiot avoit promis de payer le chirugien moyenant que le nomé parisien a qui Lac- cidcnt Etoît arrivé de rembourser ce qui luy En Couteray Et que Cela avoit Eté Dit En presence de B'* allary.

B'" allary ayant paru par ordre Et après avoir prêté Serment a prouvé quil n'etoit pas aux CahAs Lorsque Laccident Est arrivé a J" racette.

Le Défendeur ayant produit Sa DefFence par Laquelle il ne De-

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The Court adjourned iQI ivo o'clock in the aftemoun, Novem- ber j6, 1779.

F. Saudw, Clerk. F. Trollier.

Al a Court, November 26. al two o'clock in the afiemooo. President, Fnaçoh Trottier Ant. Ginrdiit

Charles Gratiot Bte. Sauder.

PrescnL The Court decided that M. Hciuon may coniinut bis business, prwïdeti hU wife shall l>e vritUdrawn from tlie Canilne,' since it is she who lias been guilt}- of evil speech with the savages according 10 the dedarationit of Charloc and the Peorian; that, however, the said Charloc shall be summoned to make his dedaralion in the [)re«ence of the %ik\ M. HenMiii. The Court further decided that for all accidents, which may occur as a con.se<iueiice of this i-untinuance and are jinived lu l>e due t» the fault of the said M. Henson, he shall be held responsible. The Court ad joume<l tu Friday, DeecmbeT3, 1779 F. Sauder, Oerk. F. Trottier.

AtaCoMrt, December 10, 1779- Prcsident, François Trottier, Pierre Martin. Michel Etcaultcu. Bte. S;»iicier.

Antoine Girardin. Charles Gratiot.

f^nsent. Bi. RevNAi-, Plaintiff, tn. Charles GRAxtoT. Defendant. The platnlifT shows the Court liy a [)etition that [he defend* ut should be condemned to pay him a sum of three hundred pounds of deer-jkin-t for the amputation of the leg of Jean Racette which he performed, as he had been summoned by the said gentleman; and the »aid M. Gratiot had promised to pay the surgeon on condition that the named Parisien to whom the acddent luul happenetl, reimburse him what It out therefor. This was said in the presence of Bte. Alaric.

Bte. Alarie appeared on summirnii and, after liavin^ made oath, proved that he was not in Cahokia when the acddcni happened to Jean Racetle.

' Ttit oujr BtAa the Cuitiae, i «ucun oat CiJuftia.

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vroit pas Etre Condanné n ptLjrcr Celte Somnu; dc trois Cent Livrer, vue que led" Raccttc quoi que Lacctdeni soit arrivé dies Luy F.U tout « fait Etranger Et que ï>ans pareille Ca« il Dcvoit Depecber quelqu'un pour avoyer cttercher un cbînigien pour Soulage un pauva niallieurttux, S&ns être oblige D'en payer Les fraix.

La Court n« pouvant pas absolument Condanner Le Sieur Cbark Gratiot a payer au Sieur reyoal Ls Somme de trois Cent Livre* pour l'impulalion fritte a la Jambe de racelte, a décidé qui! Etoit nécessaire D'attendre Lariviî du nomd parisien a qui L'acddenI e^l arriva.

une Rcqucttc présenté En Cour par pierre Roy Contre n»^" Courvilte, pour quQ luy Soit Défendu vendre auqu'un biens fonds, qu'après avoir fait faire innuitaire, Et rccoooiirc La pan Dc Son fils.

La Court othaurisc Led' Sieur pierre roy a faire un assemblé de parens el damis pour faire int-antaire De$ bienîi Detes.sif par feux Courvillc Et quil Sera fait un partage Egal Des biens, Entre ma*** veuve Courvîllc Et son fils, Et quîl sera Elu un tuteur.

La Court Est ajourné a vcndrcdy 17'' xbrc.

f saucier Greffier f trotiîer

a une Court Ou 17 xbre.

ou Etoit pr£<ent Messieunt Charte Gratiot Michel Ucauticu B'" Saucier pierre martin Et ant Girardin, tous Cinq Majestrai de I-m1"° Court — assemblé i»our ïnteroger Ia: jieoria sur des mauvais Dbcourt quil dit avoir Entendu dire par d'autre nation.

Ledit peuria a dit quil avoil Entendu Le Chef du loup faire des reproche aux autre Sauvages a Icgar d'une mcdail El un Collier rouge quUs avoient, il a dit depuis quayant Eté a une

■ Oùf ûf the vTiril ■lumiiii nudc bv ibF KMiii la areuR thr IniUiiu lo <tnit tl» Vli-

Ïinîâfb 0ql a! ïiîla'At tn Dillon. Ani^i of SI LfvU* io>. i* ftDki(Fmdai£ telUF ttvta kaXpA to iSiyatgftmtii eiïûiii larihêt (kroili alioHî thac e«nl*, Thi" wmicp'i worfi rnd^ fa Ihv frqidcvi iiti^t oi \t\f flrdiali tpd Indûnv m Str I^hw aivt C^JioLu ia Ma;- Sf«

> Mcdob af iIIri m bmuc *m [nquenUy flivra la Indiiia tbieSt u lobw of alliucc. ■Thtd oikI bj II» Idillu» U cl*agaiH ittt ^Ir^inlui*- •ThrFimch b '"(■■« lai dw."

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Ji

"ïfu'âeAndaot offered as bis defence, wfaertfore he should not be condemned to pay this sum «( ihrce hundred |K)und», th&t the said RaccHc, although the accident happened at hh bouse, was a total stringer li> him, ;ind ihiil in ^uch draim^tances il was his duty to send somebody to s«ck a surgeon to relieve an unfonunate man without being obliged U» pay the «isti-

Since the Court cannot unconditionally condemn M. Chartes Gratiot to pay ^^. Reynal the «um of three hundred {wunds (or (he ampuUlion o( the leg of Raccttc, it decided that it was necessary to await the arrival of the named Parisien, to whom the accident happened.

A petition presented to the Court by Pierre Roy against Madame Courville, praying that she be forbidden to sell any land, until she has caused an inventory to be made and has recognized her son's share.

The Court authorizes tlie said M. Pierre Roy to held an assem- bly of relatives and friends to make an inventory of the property left by the late Courville and decrees that an equal <Ii\'ision of the property between the nndow, Madame Courville, and her son be ma<le, and that there be elected a guardian.

The Court adjourned to Friday, December 17. F. Saucier, Qerk. F. Trotlicr.

At a Court, December 17:

Wiere were present MM. Charles Oratiol, Michel Beaulieu, Bte. Saucier, Pierre Martin and Ant. Girsrdin, all five magis- trates «f tlie said Court — assemblc<l to interrogate the Peorian about the evil speech, which he said he had heard used by an- other nation.'

The said Peorian »id that he had heard the Chief "WfAt reproach the other savages in regard to a medal ' and a red belt which they had. He said that later be was at the lodge of his sarages witb Charloc and that a woman as3ced him what be had come for, since the French Big Knife' was charged with having killed one of their people. Thereupon the said savage told Charioc to go home. This latter answered that in case* he was in danger the Master of Life would save him.

ILLINOIS HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS.

Loge de Ses Sauvages avec Charloc q'une femme luy dît quescc- qu'il venoît Chercher puisque Ij» (nincois Grand CouMu Etoit tixé D'avoir tué un De leur Gens, l^cssu Ledit sauvaj^es Dit a Charloc de sen retourner, se dernier luy fit reponcc qucn qua qui] j- ayc du dcnger que le maître de la vie Le Sauveroit, Ledit sauvage pé a dit que le chef loup avtnt pris Charloc Et l'avoît mis Dans le Camp des hommes que la un autre Chef nomë la puce ayant pris le fusil D'entre tes mains du<|t charloc Luy dit pleure pour Jay le Cociir rouge Et cnseglanu!, led' pcoria a dit q'une femme luy avoii dit pouiquoy Escequ'tl veiioii a Leur loge pui$quil ne Se passait rein de Don parmi Eux, que tous les jour il 5e tcooit Des Conseil et quil ne dii^ii rien de bon, il dit de plus que quand U femme a Eu fini de luy parler, un Jeune homme Scst mie a U porte et <)ue vovant Cela il s'est Sauvé et qu'a linilant tout les autre Sauvages se mirent a Crié En voîla un qui se Sauvx, En plusieurs fois différentes, led' peoria a dit encore quand se Sauvant quU n'a eu que le tcm* de prendre Son fusil et a Icssé Sa Cou»-crtc.

Le dit Charloc a dit quil a dit au dit peorîa si il Voulait Venir avec luy Voir les sauvages El que le pé Luy repondit quil le «l'eu- loil bien il dit de plus quan allant voir ses dits sauvages quils ont rcnconiTéunhommeetuncfcmme.querhomnKct prcsde boisson quil la fait monter a cheval avec luy et que la femme a Con- tinuer la route avec le pé ledit Charloc dit qu'étant arrivé tl dit audit p^ria de dessdcr son Cheval et D'entrer avec luy dans la Loge Sur quoy le pé luy repondit quil ne vouloit paA entré, Secï fut dit En présence du pé qui a dit pourquoy Veut lu que Jcntre mois qui Entans mal parlé Dans cette luge, ledit Charloc dit qu'entrant Dans La loge il avoit une bouteille a sa main Voulu- rent luy prendre, et quil leur dit prené La jene m'en Soucipas,le pcoria dit qui! luy ont arraché de force.

La Court Et ajourné a 3 heure après midi 1; du present. t uucicr. Ch Gratiot.

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33

The said Peorian savage said that tbe Chief Woif had taken Cbarloc and plated him in the men's ramp and ihai ihere another chief named The t1oc scucd the gun from the hands of the taid Ch&rioc and said to him, "Weep, for my bean is red and bloody". The uid Peorian said that a woman had asked him why he canM; to their lotfge, since Uiere wras nnihing good going oQ amoDg them and that every day there were held councils and ihiil nothing g(K>d wii» $:iid. He tuiid further that, wlien the wofflan had finished speaking to him, a young man started for the door and, upon seeing thaï, he had made his escape; and that immediately all the other savages began crying, "There is one who is escaping". On several ilifTcmil «cca-Mons, tlie Peorian said that in escaping he has had only time to take bis (run and hiid left hi.'' blanket.

The said Charloc said that he asked the said Peorian if he wvtted to come with him to »ee the iiavages, and thai the Peorian answered that he was very willing. He further said that in going to see the said nvages they met a man and a woman and that the man was intoxicated, and that he made him mount on the horse with him and the woman continued the nrutt witli the Peorian. The said Charloc said that on arriving he told the Peorian to unsaddle hi» horse and to enter the lodge with him, wbereupon the Peorian answered that he did not wish to enter. This was said in the prt^jencc of the Peorian who said, "Why do you want me to enter who understand the evil talk in this lotlge". The said Charloc said that when he entered the lodge, he had in his hand a bottle which the savages wished to take from him, and that he said to them, "Take it. 1 do not care for it". The Peorian said that they snatched it by force.

The Court adjourned uniU two o'clock in the afternoon the 17th of the present month.

P. Sauder. Ch. Gratiot.

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a une Court 17 x*"" i779- m'' Gratfot m' Martin

m' Beaulieu m' B*' Sauder

Président lulvant T^H raport, Et Discourt qui ont Eté tenu En Cour, de la {lari Dm Sauvages mal intentioné, La Court a ordonné que mtHwIeiirH I.ch Commandant de mtllice Donnerons Des ordres pour (|ull Niill fait une Visitte generalle Dans toute Les maison pour voir SI lout I^ monde ont Des annes en Etat et la munition neces- Hutre |iiiur Se Défendre Si Ion Si trouve obligé, Et quil Sera ordon- ii(< a Crux (|ul n'en n'auront point De Sen pourvoir Sans auqu'un prMtixr Vue <iiic Suivant foute apparance il y a aux environ Du VlIlHKt- DcM nations qui tiennent de mauvais propos et qui sont Nulviiiit ]r ruport de quelque autre Sauvages très mal inten- tion nex.

1.11 (^lurt ICst ajourné a vendredy 34 x*"* f Haucicr greffier Ch Gratiot

a une Cour du 19 Janvier. 1780. l'résident M' francois trotlier. M.' B** saucier

M' antoine Girardin M"' Charle Gratiot

M' pierre martin Présent.

Le Colonel mongonori ayant fait asemblé La Court pour Savoir pour quoy M^ hcnson navoit pas Eté réprimandé pour Le tor quil parroit avoir fait suivant le raport quil luy en a Eté fait par mons'. cap* McCarty.

Le Colonel mongomorî repente [sic] a la Cour que Comme Les autre village ont fourni beaucoup de provisions pour Les troupe au Credit des Etat quil Espère que Ce village cy suivant La Capa- cité Des habitant Voudront bien fournir quelque provision tel que L'on fait les habitant des autre villages.

La Court a représenté au Colonel quelle avoit Déjà Eté in- formé des plainte porté contre Sieur henson, et quil ny avoit auq'- une Chose qui le regardoit Dans Les plainte porté Contre luy et quil sestoit justifié pour le Contraire. La Court a Consenty quil

' C<;Joae] Uontatracry vm U Uùa dme La commuul of the form in Tllïiids ud vu ha- thoed M KuàuUa. S» /MnAicMflh pp.UxTi, kiu. M a(.

COURT RECORD, JANUARY, 1780 35

Al 31 Court, December!;, 1779. U. Gndot. M. Mstitin.

M. Beautl«u. M. Btc. Saucier.

Present.

On account of ihe report and (estimonir wliirh have been given in Court about the eril-inteniioncd savages, the Court decreed that the officers of the militia shall give orden that there be made a gCDcral tD&pecEioQ of all houses to see if everybody^has arms in condition and tlie nwcc^nary ammunition for defence, if occa.iioa arises, and that orders be given to those, who have neither, to provide lhem:ielve.t therewith without any excu.'ie, because, to all appearances, there arc in the neighborhood of the village nations who are holding hostile talks and are very evilly dis.i>oeed, according to the report of some other savages. The Court adjourned tu Friday, December 14. F. Saucier, Clerk. F. Trotlicr.

At a Court. January ig, 1780. President, François Trotticr Bte. Saucier. Antoine Girardin. Charles Gratiot.

Pierre Martin. Present.

. Colonel Montgomeiy" caused the Court to assemble in order to learn why Mr. Hen-son had not been reprimanded for the wrong which be appears to have done according to the rcpon made to him by Captain McCarty.

Colond Montgomery shows [?] the Court that, as the other villager have fumijJied supplies of proviuons for the troops on the credit of the States, he hopes that this village according to tlie capacity of the inhabÎLinls will be wîllii^ to furnish some provbioos, as the iahabitonts of the other vilUges have.

The Court showed the Colonel that !t had already been informed of the complaint brought aguin.il M. Henxon, and that there was nothing in the complaint which concerned him and that, on the contrary, he had juMificd himself. The Court iigreed that a census shall be made and that those who can furnish some

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Hera fuit une rccaputulattoo Et que Ceux qui pouiront fournir Muiviint Lfunt (^utwcile quelque provisions soit farine ou mays »eront fort)! De Le faire.

fr saucier Greffier, u une Court vendredy 4* février 1780. l'rdiildent M' trotier. M^ Martin

M' (îratiot M' B" sauder.

M' Giraslin Présent.

J". »"■ Lacroix Demendeur B" sauciee Défendeur

Le Demendeur poursuit Le Défendeur pour un billet de Cent quatrcvtngt une livres Dix sols En pelleterie quil Luy Doit payer En pelleterie ou farine.

Le Défendeur représente quil a proposé En Différante occasion Le payement dud* billet En pélteterie Et que le Demendeur La refusé.

Disant que le Défendeur Luy avoit promis Du blé, Le Défendeur Luy en avoit Effectivement promis toute fois quil ne puisse pas avoir de pelleterie a lecheance Dud' Billet.

La Court a ordonné que le Défendeur payeray Son Billet a la Demende Du Demendeur suivant Sa teneur.

aptication fait a la Cour par La Dame Veuve Jermain De- mandant quil luy soit permis de Se Démettre De la Charge de Subrogé tuteur du mineurs Langdoc Dont feu Son marie.

autre aplication fait a la Court par la Dame Veuve pierre Godin disant que feu Son mari ayant Eté Charge de la charge de Subrogé tuteur de L'anfant mineur de feu Sieur Labé Elle Demande quil luy Soit permis de se Démettre de lad' Charge de Subrogé tu- teur que tenoit feu Son mari.

La Court a ordonné qu'a la demende Des Dames Veuve jer- main et pierre Godin qui [sii] Leur Serra permis de faire faire une assemblé de parant ou (tamis ]H>ur procéder a lelection De deux subniger tuteur qui prendra purfiùle Connecence Des in- terest Des mineum.

La Court Et ajourné a vendre 1 1 IX' février.

f saucier Greffier.

> Ns iTOCBa <nn quittml va Ihr (.'«h-iLlui ihl> HiiHct, but tkr pniplc ol KukukU COafUlHd IDHiMtMMtT thu tht olbn «lUci» ^•*** ■»'« «Moa Ibrtt liir Ait Ut Uk np.

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37

provisions, either flour or com, sball be forced to do so accordlnf; to ibcir capacity.'

F. Saucier, Clerk.

Al a Court, Friday, February 4, 1780. President, M. Troltier M. Martta

M. Gratiot. M. Bte. Saucier

M- Cirardin. Presenl,

JKAN Btk. LaCroix, Plaintiff, vs. Bte Saclikr, Defendiinl. The plaintiS sues the defendant on a note of one hundred and etghtyone livres ten sots in jjcUries, whiih should be piiid him in pdtiles or Sour.

The defendant shows ihut he has jiruposed on sevcnLl ucxa-sioRS the payment of the said note in peltries and that the plaîntiS refuted it, saying thai the defendant had [ircimi«e<) him wheal.

The defendant had in fact promised him wheat, yet only in case that he should not be able lu obtain peltries at the maturity of the said note.

The Court decreed thai the defendant should pay tbe note according to its tenm on the demand of the plaintiS.

Application made to the Court by Madame Gerrnain, widow, praying that she be permitted to withdraw from the office of surro- (ple guardian of tbe minor Langdoc, which her late husband held. Aiwtber application made to the Court by Madame Pierre Godin, widow, saying that her late husband bad been intrusted with the office of surrogate guardian of the minor child of the laie M. Labb^ and praying that she be permitted to withdraw from the said office, which her late husband held.

Tbe Court decreed that in accordance with the prayer> of ^{csdames Germain and Pierre Godin, widows, it shall be per- mitted then to summon ao as^mbly of relatives and friends to proceed to the election of two rarrogaic guardians, who shall itdorm thcm.ielves perfectly of the interests of the minors. Tbe Court adjourned to Friday, February, it.

F. Saucier.

pan at Ibc mopt. F» ihu mna UonlfwacrT mvlr Itiii dcmuul upoo ihf CthnWaifc

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a ime Court du i8, février 1780. President M' trotier M' martin

M' Gratiot M' B" sauder

M' Girardin Present

J° B^* Lacrodc, Demendeur. «' Levy, Défendeur.

Le demendeur poursuit Le Défendeur pour Deux tombré de mays qu'il a acheter a l'ancan de feu Lapierr, pour Le Compte de leur Société.

Le Défendeur raporte quayant acheter Ses Deux tombré de mays. En Société avec le Demendeur a L'ancan de feu S' L18- pierre, ayant Eté fait par M', trolier.

Le Demendeur Et Le Défendeur poursuive Mous', trotier pour quil Leur Soit fourni une Sertainc quantité de mays a eux adjugé aud' ancan, que leur manque Sur Les deux ditte tombré.

M'' trotier raporte que Le Demendeur ou Le Défendeur auroit du faire prendre Le mays quil Leur a Eté adjugé aud* ancan, et non pas L'avoir Lessé trois ou quatre mois Dans un Grenier a La discretion des rats Et que Depuis Ce tems il pouroit bien En avoir mangé Se qui s'en manque.

La Court ayant trouvé que messieurs Lacroix Et Levy, ayant manqué très Eccntiellcmant De n'avoir pas fait enlever Le mays quils avflit acheter aud' ancan, quil Est probable que ne Layant Lesser Sous Les Soin de personne Et Dg L'avoir Lesser un Espace De tems aussi Considerable que Les rats ne leurs ayent Causé tout le Domagc Dont il se plagent.

Ch' Ducuarme Demendeur pierre Roy Défendeur

Le Demendeur poursuit Le Défendeur pour une tombré De mays quil Luy a Eté adjugé a L'ancan de feu allexis CourvîUe Et quil ne luy a point Eté Livré ni Si Etant point trouvé.

Le Défendeur Raporte quil a Eté Dit Lors de L'ancan quen ca que La quantité de maya Crié aud" ancan ne Se trouva point que Celuy a qui U En Seroit adjugé ne Seroit tenu a payé qu'en qua que la quantité Estimé si trouve.

La Court ayant trouvé que Le Demendeur a trop tardé a faire Enlever Le mays que personne n'est Dans Le Cas de La Luy

' The lom^i «u m two-wheeled woodcD eut. mule witboul inuu in tunuDon uie amau Ibe FicDcb.

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$9

At a Coun, February tS, 1780. pTCMdent, M. Trottier. M. Martin. M. Gratiot. M. Saucier.

M. Girardin. Present-

Jean Bte. Lacboix. Plaintiff, vs. M. Levy, D«fendanl.

The plaintiff sucs the defendant for two cart-loads' of com, which he bought on the account of their pnitnerÂhî]) al the auction of the goods of the laic Lapierrc.

The defendant stales that he, in parlncrship with the plaintiff, bou^t the two loads of com at the auction of the goods of the late Ijipicrre, which was held by M. Trotticr.

The plaintiff and defendant sue M. Trottier that there be fur- nished them a certain quiintity of corn, which was lucking in two cart-loads tcnocked down to them at the said auction.

M. Trotticr reports that the plaintiff or the defendant should

have had the com, which was adjudged them at the said auction,

removed and should not have left it three or four months in the

granery to the discretion of the rats, and that during thai time

I (here could easily have been eaten what is lacking.

The Court found that MM. Lacroix and Levy were very negl^nt in not having the corn, which they bought at the said suction, carted away; and that, since they had not left it under the care of anyone and had left it for so con.sidcrable a length of lime, the rats had caused all the damage of which they complain. CEtAi(Lr.s DdChamib, Plaintiff, 11. Pikbbk Roy, Defendant.

Tile plaintiff sues the defendant for a cart-load of corn which had been knocked down to him at the auction of the goods of the late Alexis Courville and which was not delivered to him, since It could not be found.

The defendant reports that, at the time of the auction, it was

s&id that in case the quantity of com cried out at the said auction

I was not found, he. to whom it shotild bcadjttdged, would be held to

pay only in rase that the estimated quantity should be found there.

The Court found that the plaintiff delayed too long in having tli« corn carted away, and that no one is bound t» furnish it to him, SUM» he left it in the care of nobody; and furthermore that it

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fournir ne Lavant Lessé sous La, Garde de personne El qu*en outiv il a Eté Dît a L'ancan puUiquemcnt que Ceux qui acheteroit du mays il ne Luv Scroit li^TC que D'autant quil Si trouveroîi Vu que les Estimateur aurolt pu Se tromper Dans Leâtimation.

aplication faite En Court par J^ B'* IT" Lacroii qui Demande I^ vente de quelques EEfest appartenani au S' SUU qufl a Entre Ses main pfjur une Somme De quatre%nngt trois livres que led' Sieur Luy Doit suivant L'etai qu'il En a produit En Court.

La Court ayant observé que le S' Sïils etani parti dîci pour le Seni'.e Des Etat, que led* Sieur Lacroix Est Condanné a atendre Vue que IwJit Sieur Sills peut ^e^■e^i^ au premier Jour.

La Court a Condanné tout Les perdant de cène Court a. pa}-é tous Les fraÎT de Justice- La Court Est ajourné a Vendrcdy i;" mar^ 1780. f saucier. Greffier. f trottier.

a une Court Vendredy 1; mar^ i;8o. Président Monsieur Irotier M' Beaulieu

M' Girardin M' B-' saucier

Present, M' Decostle Demendeur ant Lusser Défendeur

Le Demendeur poursuit Le Défendeur pour un Compte montant a La Somme de deux Cent Sûiiante et dixneuf LivTe En peUeteri.

Le Défendeur pr'jduii un billei de Vinçi six Li\Tes En pelle- leric paisé a Son ordre par le Demendeur qui Declare quaprés avoir rc-îilé tout Leur Compte il Luy aurcit Consenti Se billet pour refijement de t',ut Compte Le Défendeur produii Le même Compte qui DcJare avoir Déjà réglé avec le Défendeur montant a la Somme de Six Cent Cinquante huit Livres quinze SoU.

Le Demendeur Est Condanné a payer au Défendeur Le billet

quil Luy a Consenti de vingt Six Livres En pelleterie ei que tant

qu'a Leur Compte il paroii par led' billet quiis ont Eté réglé Et

que le demendeur Luy rede\oit Settc Somme Et a payé Les traiz.

ANTOINE LvssEE, Demendeur. LoncAr. Défendeur.

Le Demendeur poursuit Le I>efendeur pour Lavoir taxé Da- voir pris cbes luy une p'. Dattel.

■ The iJFTK tut m*dr ji tlip bcrc and lo mixed hif plùolidï uid dcfcDdu:» tbit tbe pkAïf»

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4t

was publicly said at the auction that, to tbosc, who bou^t cora, there would be delivered only as much as there was, seeing that the appr^scr might have made a mistake in the estimate.

An application made to the couit by Jean Btc. Hubert LaCroii who requests the sale of some effects belonging to M. Sills, which he has in hi» )>oi^sei.-(ion, to pay the sum of eighly-lhree Hires, which the said gentleman owes him according to a statement, which be has produced in CourL

The Court, having considered that thcsaid M- Sills has gone away on the service of ihe State, condemned the said M. LaCroix to wail, seeing that the said M. Sills will return on the first possible day.

The Court condemned alt those losing in this session to pay all costs of juyicc.

The Court adjourned to Friday. March 17, 17S0. F. Saucier. Oerk F. Trottier.

At a Court, Friday, March 17, 1780. President. M. Trottier. M. Beaulieu. M. Girardin. M. Btc. Saucier.

Preseat M. Decostle. PlainliR, vs. Ant. Lussieb, Defendant.

The plaintiff sues the defendant for an account acnouniing lo the sum of two hundred and se\-cnty-ninc livres in peltries.

The defendant produces a note of Iwenty-six livres in peltries, made to his order by the plaintiff, which declares that, after having squared up their account, he h^d given this note in final seulement. The defendant produces the same account, which declares that be had already ^eltled with the defendant [plaintiff?]* to the sum of six hundred and lifty-eight Ihves fifteen soli.

The plaintiff is condemned lo pay the defendant the note for twenty-six livres in pdtrics which he has given himi and as to ibeir account, il appears from the said note to have l>een squared up and that the plaintiff still owes this sum; and be is condemned to pay the coats.

AtrroiNE LussiEK. Plaintiff, vs. Louicat;», Dcfendaiil.

The plaintiff sues the defendant for having accuse<l him of baring taken a pair of hames from his house.

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Le Défendeur dit navoir Jamais Dît que le Demendeur Luy avoit volé Cette p Dattelle Et qu'on Luy avoit Dit Seulement quon avoit Vue une p' a peu près pareil dies le Demendeur.

La Court a renvoyé Le present Comme ne pouvant faire auqu'ne Decision Sur Cette affaire Et a Condanné Le Demendeur a payer Les fraïx.

La Court Est ajourné a vendredy 7' Divril. f trottier. f saucier greffier.

a une Court du 7'' D'avril 1780. Présidant Capt. trotier antoine Girardin

Michel Beaulieu B*' Saucier.

Présent, a La demende Des CReensié de feu Milhomme La Court a désidé qu'une Encans Des biens Dellessé par Led* feu MQ- homme Sera fait Dimanche prochain g" Du Présent mois pour Satisfaire a Ses Deptes Et Si plus il y a il Sera partagé a Ses En fans.

Par ordre f trottier. fr saucier.

A une Cour du 31 D'avril. 17B0. Président Capt. trottier pierre Martin

Michel Beaulieu Bap'= Saucier

antoine Girardin Présent.

Représentation fait a La Cour par Joseph Lepage a Legar du nègre du Mon' trotier pour une insulte faite par Luy a La garde Demandant que Le dit nègre Soit puni Comme il Le meritte ayant très mai parlé Et ayant menacé de Ce revenger Contre Ceux qui entreprendroit de Sen saisir.

après avoir Examiné Les plaintes porté Contre Ledit nègre La Cour a Décidé que M"" trotier fera Donner a Son nègre vingt Cinq Coupt de fouet, pour La Premire faute quil a Comîs Et plus a lavenir Si il retombe Dans le mÊme cas. La Cour est ajourné au Vendredy 5'' may. f trottier f saucier Greffier.

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43

The dcfencUnt «it's that he never said that the plaintiff had stolen ibis pair of hames. but that he had been told tliat a pair very similar to his hud been seen at the house of the plaintiff.

The Court di»nii»ed the present suit, since it is impossible to reach any decision in this case, and condemned the plaintiff lo pay ihc costs.

The Court adjourned to I-'riday, April 7. F. TrotticT. F. Saucier, Clerk.

At a Court, April 7, 1780. President. Capt. Trottîer. Antoine Girardin. Michel Be&ulieu. Bte. Sauder.

Present. On the demand o( the creditors of the late Milhomme the Court decided that an auction of the goods left by Ihc said late Milhomme shall Ix; held nc;ft Sunday, the 9th of the present month, in order to pay bis debts; and if there is a surplus, it s&all be divided among his children.

By order, F. Troltier. F. Sauder.

At a Court, April ar, 1780. President, Capt. Troltier. Pierre Martin. Michel tieaulieu. Bte- Saucier.

Antoine Girardin. Present.

A representation made lo the Coun by Joseph Lepage in regard to a negro belonging to M. Trottîer on account of aii insult made by him to the guard, and he demands that the said negro be pun- ished as he deterve^, since he used very bad language and threat- ened to revenge himself on those who should undertake to seize him.

After having examined the complaints brought against the said negro, the Court decided that M. Troltier shall have the negro given twenty-five strokes with the whip for tli« first offence he has committed, and more in the future, if he docs it again. The Court adjourned to Friday, May 5. F. Trottîer. F. Saucier, Clerk.

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Vendredy 5" mav 1780. Piésidaat Capt. trotier piem Martin

ant. Girardin B** sauder.

Present. Gabuel Constant Demendeur. Janot Lapance Défendeur

Le dcmetideur poumiit Le Défendeur pour un Soc quil Lu; doit.

Le Défendeur repond quïl Devoît Donner un Soc ou trente Livres en pelleterie au Demendeur. El quen outre il Devmt payer a M' trotier Les trente Livres La)-ant trensporté [sic] pour Ce quO devoit a L'ancan de feu Lapierre Ce que le Défendeur a fait Sut quoy Mon' trotier Luy a dît que cela ne pressràtpas Et quil L'acceploil pour Cette Somme.

Le DeSendcur a prêté Serment quil Etoit Con\-enu De payer au demendeur Dix Ecu En pelleterie ou un Soc ne pouvant Donner un Soc il Est Condanner a pam Les Dix Ecu Comptant Et Le Demendeur a payer Les frais.

application fait par Sieur ant armant Demandant quil Soit hit un [uvrd ilUgiblt] ancan Des Biens de feu Vadboncoeur Et Elîr un tuteur au mineurs Et Scxposant a ce que Le Gendre dud' Deffucnt Le Soyent disant que Le DeSucnt Vadboncour La prier de Sintercsscr a Se Sujet.

La Cour a Demander aud' S** armant quelque Ecrit, ou quelque autre preuve Comme quoy il est Chargé de faire Exécuter Les Dernière Volonté de feu vadboncoeur.

françois aiexandre ayant paru et prêté Sennent Sur Ce quil a Entendu Dire par feu \'adboncoeur a M** Girardin et a dit que quelque tcms avant Le dessay de Son beau père il La Envoyé Cherché M' Girardin Et quil Luy a dît a luy parlant quil Le prioit de vouloir Bien prendre Les interest de Ses Enfans Le Chargant dagir En Consequence pour quil ne leur Soit fait au qu'un tort Ce que M^* Girardin a dit avoir promis de faire.

La Cour a dessidé quil Seroît nomé un tuteur Et Subroger

■ Tbr sniJ) [kix al inn aiiacbed ta Uk phiv.

' Tbe muArrw it not cIcmi.

> Tbc tfif wftï tqiu] 10 ibnt ttvfti. orikitrcrmi.

COURT RECORD. MAY. 1780

4S

Friday, May 5, 1780. President, Capl. Trottier. Pierre Martin.

Ant. Giraidin. Bie. Sauci».

Prcscnt.

Garkihi. Constant, Plaintiff n Janot Lapaky-É. Defendant. The plaintifF aues (he defendant for a i^owshare ' which be owes him.

The defendant answers that he ought to giw a plowshare or thirty livres in peltries to the plainlifT; and bo-idcs he was to pay the thirty livra to M. Trottier, since the plaintiff bad assigned it for what he owed at the auction of the goods of the late Lapicrre. 'This the defendant had (lone, hut M. Trottier had said to him that there was no hurr\- and had accepted the assignment (or that sum.' The defendant made oalb that he had aii^eed to pay the plaintiS ten ecus ' in peltries or a plowshare, and not being able to give the plowshare he is oondeinned lo pay the ten eciu in cash. The plaintiff is condemned to pay the costs.

An applicAiinn made by M. Ant. Harmand, asking that an

. . {scùrd iUegihte] auction of the goods of the late Vodeboncoeur

be held and an election of a guardian (or the minors be made,

recommending that the son-in-law of the deceased be guardian,

land saying that the dcincased Vadelmncoeur bad begged him to

•^interest himself in the subject.

The Court demanded of the -'■ai<l M. Harmand some writing or other proof that be was intrusted with the execution of the last will of Ihc laie V.idcboncocur.

François Alexandre appeared and made oatb in regard to what he heard said by the late \'adcboncocur to M. Giraidin. He said that some time before the decease of bis father-in-law, the latter sent him to bring M. Girardin, and iha4 in the course of their cont'ersation the late Vadeboncoeur begged M. Girardin to consent lo look after the intcmis of bis children, charging him to act so that no wrong should be done them. TUis M. Girardin had promised to do.

The Court decided that there be named a guardian and a sur- llDgale guardian by plurality vote; and there has been named

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tuteur a la pluralité Des voix Et a Eté nomé francois alexandre tuteur Et antoine Girardîn Subroger tuteur, et quU Sera fait un invantaire De tous les Biens Et un ancan appris Si U est a propos de le faire.

Demendeur Lonis Pillet Défendeur B*" sauctek Le Demendeur poursuit Le défendeur pour quil Luy Soit remboursé par Le deffcndeur six mioot de blé Suivant Lesti- mation qui En a Eté fait Comme ayant Eté mangé par Les pour- ceau qui ont Passé par Sa Clauture. Le deffendeur repond que Lorsque Les pwurçueau [sk] ont passé Dans les grins quil navoit pas Encore acheter de Mons' S'. Pierre et que Le tort a Eté fait avant quil Laye acheter.

La Cour a renvoyé Le présent procet a Vendredy a6' Du pr^ sent mois pour que Les deux partis aye a produire Leur preuve La Cour Est ajourné a Vendredy aô" may 1780, f trottier fr, saucier Greffier.

Vendredy. 9 Juin 1780. President Capt. trotier. pierre martin.

M". Cha. Gratiot. B" Saucier.

Michel Beaulieu Présent,

jn gte Mercié ayant produit en Court une requette Contre Le nomé George King, pour un Capot Et une paire de boude dargent que ledit King Luy a volé, et demande qu'ne Carabine a présent entre Les mains de Mons' f. trotier Comm**» au d' Lieu Soit Vendu, pour Satisfaire au volé qui luy a été fait.

La Cour a ordonné que la ditte Carabine Soit vendu en public pour payer a M' Mercié Se dont il luy a Eté prie par led* Geo, King Et Si plus il y a il Sera Déposé Entre les mains du cherif Jusqu'à Nouvelle ordre.

Louis Pillet Demendeur B" Saucier Défendeur Le demendeur et Le défendeur ayant produit Leur preuve réciproque.

La Cour a ordonné que Le défendeur rendroit au demendeur La quantité de Blé, Suivant LestimatJon faîte.

> The «Md contained Uiru buihcla.

' Manv luin wcrt cAuanl hj AunuLi bre&king Ihrough the fen» oE the DommoD field. Thii «u Uh cultlnted Iwid, laid out Is aurow Mdpi wblch were owned bj indiTidiuli.

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47

Frupûs Alexandre as guardian and Ant(rin« Ginrdîn as sunojau guardian. Ii bas been ordered that an inventory of all the goods be made and an auction afterwards, if it is expe- dient to bold it.

Louis Puxet. Plaintiff, vs. Bte. Sauoes. Defendant. The platntitf sues ilie defendant that he may be retinburKd by the defendant six minots^ oC wheat, which, according to estimate, U ihe amount calen by the pigs, w-hiih p.issed Ihrnugh hi« fence' The defendant answers thai, al the time the pigs passed into Ibc grain, he had not yet bought the land from M. St. Pierre, and that the wrong was done before he bought il.

The Court continued the present .tuii till Friday, the sMfa of Ibc present month, in order that the two parlies have time to produce clieir proof».

The Coun adjourned to 1-riday, May «S, 1780 F. Trolticr. Fr. Saucier, Oak.

Friday, June g, 1780 President, Capl. Trolticr. Pierre Bdartin.

Charles Gratiot Bte. Saucier.

Michel Bcaulicu. Present

Jean Bte. Mercier brought into Court a petition against the named George King for a coat and a pair of silver buckles, which the said King slole, and prays that a riSe at present in the hands of M. Trotticr, commandant of the post, be sold to indemnify him for the itieft, which has been made from him.

Tbc Court decreed that the ritlc be sold publicly in order to pay M. Mercier far that which had been taken from him by llie said Geo. King; and if there be a surplus, it shall be deposited in the hands of the sheriff until further order».

Louts PiLLET, Plaintiff, m. Br£ Saucier, Defendant. The plaintiff and defendant produced thetr proofs severally. The Court decreed that the defendant render to the plaintiff the quantity of wheat according to the estimate made.

Tic «tab AtU "M pnurtnl by ■ iaur buUl bf lAc (aiHnuimiF. wh praprimu beîoc nifi nlMff 0ar t^t part of ih* fence oa hù Imd. A fttr ncu tht vïUitie ciiv una* lo Ik* Md. nmi^n bit ihr Injurr lA QvptCMld to nUKUd ttnoi ih> ptnoo llu«iisti ■tasM tiDci unr uinult puMd.— tterwUk Wnwg BlMt^. ji Md «■.

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La Cour Etant assemtdé pour pmdiv Les aicngement L^ pluE convenable pijur Les affaires de feu Sirur BeOau.

Elle a décidé quîl Sera fait un ezamoii Exacte de tout Ses papier afin de prendre Le plus quO Sera pos^Ue Coonoissancs de Seb affaires, Et ensuitte nomcra un Sindic pour Gérer toute Ses affaires Suivant Comme il Sen ordonné par la Cour.

1^ (,'ourt El ajourné a 2 heure apiés midy 9. Du présent.

f itauf.'ier Oreffier, f trottier.

9. juin 1780. 1 heure après Midr. Président Capt. trotîer. Pierre Martin.

M" Ch. Oratitrt. B" Saucier.

Présent. I»ui» I^ouiCAU Demandeur Jahes finve Défendeur

Le I>emendcur pour Suit Le défendeur pour Le payement d'un Cheval «juil Luy a tué a force de Courir dans La prairie du pon Suivant La requette quil En a présenté En Cour.

ijt défendeur dit que C'est par L'ordre du Colonel Mont- gomery fjuil a pris le cheval pour en atrappcr d'autre, pour le liesoin de l'ctat.

Thomas IJrddy ayant prêté Serment Sur Le S' EvangUe de Dieu, tout puissant de repondre au question qu'on Luy feroit et a dit ({uil Kloit témoin Lorsque Mons' James ânne a pris le rheval de Louis t;au et quils ont Eté Ensemble Dans La prairie du fxin, mais que James finne na point Couru Le dit Cheval, et quaprés avuir atr3[>é une jumen i. eux apartenant quil auroit Lâché l.<e cheval, qui Scst Ensuitte Battu avec un autre un Ser- tain tems cl 'juiiprés cela Voyant que Le cheval avoit beaucoup Sué quciqu'n I.uy dire quil falloît Seigner Led* cheval Se qui fit Sur Ij: (.'hamp et que néanmoins il mourut peu De tems appres.

La Cour d'une voix unanime a Condanner m^ James finne pour S'être Saisi dud' cheval Sans auqu'ne ordre a payé au Sieur Louigau Son cheval suivant Sa Valeur.

pierre tiagnon a été nomé par la Cour Sindic pour prendre Connoissance des affaires de feu Michel Bellau, et Ensuitte

1 Prune ilu l'uni wa ■ himld wiih commoiu uid commoa btlà. aboat k mile uulh of Cibokii. Scï Diaj) ml cod al tbit mlume, lUo Dote i, p. S8.

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TIm Court assembled to lake the most expedient measures for Ihe aiTain of the late M. Bdliiu.

It decided that there shall be made an enact examination of all hii papers in order to obt^iin ihc best poi^iblc information of his alTïir», and ihat afterwards there shall be named a syndic to con- duct all hi.^ atTairs a.*, he shall be ordered by the Court.

The Court adjourned till 2 o'clock in the afternoon, the 9th of the present month.

June 9, 1780, at 2 o'clock in the afternoon. President. Cupt. Trottier, Pierre Martin.

Ch. Graliol. Ble Saucier.

Present. Louis LouiGAtm. Plaintiff, vs. Jaues Fin-nkv, Defendant.

The |)lainiifir sues the defendant for the payment of a horse, which he killed by running it in the Prairie du Pont,' acounting to Uk petition which he has presented in Court.

The défendent says that lie look the hone by order ot Colonel Montgomery in order to catch another for the need of the state.

Thomus Brady having made oath on the Holy Gospels of Almighty God to answer the question which was put to him, said that he was 3 witness, when M. James Finney took Loui- gaud's hursc, and that iliey were together in the Prairie du Pont, but th^it James Finney did not run the said horse: and that after catching a mare belonging 1» them, he let the horse loose and that then it fought with another horse for a certain time; and that, after noticing that the honi.c wait very sweaty, some- body told him that he ought to bleed the said horse, whidi lie immediately did; that nevertheless it died shortly after- wards.

The Court unanimously condemned M. James Finney, for having taken the said horse without any order, to pay M. Loul- gaud the value of his hortc.

Pierre Gagnon has been named by the Coun syndic to in- form him.self uf the affaire of the late Michel Bellau, and to administer them afterwards in a manner, which he shall bdie\'e

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Gérer de la manière quil Croira Etre Le plus Convenable étant authorise par la d*^ Cour D'agir a ce Sujet.

saucier Greffier.

a une Court 19 Juin 1780. Président. Cap^. trotier ant. Girardin

Messieurs Ch. Gratiot Pierre Martin

Michel Beaulieu B*' Saucier.

Présent. La Court Etant assemblé pour prendre Le Sennent de fidélité ainsi que Celuy doffice, Des Sieur Joseph Lepage J", B" Lacroix Clement Langlois ch. Ducharme francois Courié philipe Jervais antoine armant, Comme ayant Eté nomé par une assemblé pub- lic Dimanche Dernier 18 du Courant, dans La Maison de M' fr. trotier Cap" Commandant La Milice Des Cahokias, pour prendre Leurs place Comme En qualité de Juge de paix &c.

Les Suivant Juges Mentioné en L'autre Part par La Dernière Election faite, ont prie Le Serment de fidélité aux Etats, ainsi que Celuy de Juge de paix &c. Selon leurs liste a lexeption de Joseph Lepage absant.

La Cour a ordonné que ft. Saucier Soit appointé ctark de la Cour.

Francois Saucier a pris Serment de fidélité Et doffice Et a pris Sa place en qualité de dark.

Nicolas Chabaut a pris Serment de fidélité ainsi que Celuy d'office et a pris Sa place En qualité de Baillif de la Cour.

Jean B^' Hubert Lacroix a remis a la Cour Sa Comission de Cberif.

President Ch. Ducharme francois Courrié.

ant. armant. J" B*' Lacroix. >

philipe Gervais. Clement Langlois

Présent Ch Gratiot ayant produit En Cour un Compte due par La Succession de feu ferant Montant a la Somme de Cinq Soixante et huit Livres Seize Sols.

Mon' trotier a produit un Sertificat de B*' Lamarche par Lequel il prove que feu ferrand luy Doit quarante Sept Livres

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most cxpedknt. being uuthorized by th« »aid Court to act in this matter.

SaudtT, Clerk.

Al a Couit June iq, 1780. President, Capl, Tnittier. Ant. Girdrdin. Ch. Gratiot. Pierre Martin.

Michel Ucaulieu. Btc. Saucter.

Present. The Court assembled to receive (he oath of fidelity »n<i thai of office from MM. Joseph Lepage, Jean Btc. LaCroix, Clement Langloi», Ch. DuCharme, François Courier, Philippe Gervais, and Antoine Harmand, who have been elected by a public assem- bly, held last Sunday, ihc iSth of the présent month, in the how* of M. Fr. Trottier, captain commandintt the militia of Caholtia, in order tliat they may take their places as justice» of the peace etc. The followinK justices, mentioned in the other part as elected in the lust election, have taken oath of fidelity to the St.itcs and that of justices of the peace etc. according to the list, with the exception of Joseph Lcp-igc absent.

The Court has ordcted that Fr. Saucier be appointed clerk of the Court.

- François Saucier took the oath of fidelity and that of office and took hi» pliice as derk.

Nicolas Chabot took the oath of fidcli^ and that of office and took hïi place a^ bailiff of the Court.

Jean Btc. Hubert IjiCroix presented tolhcCourl his commis- sion as sheriff.

President. Ch. DuCbarme. François Courier, Ant. Harmand. Jean Bie. IjiCroix.

Philippe Gcrvais. Clement Langlois.

Present. Ch. Gratiot produced in Court an account due by the heire trf the late Ferrant amounting to the sum of five hundred and sixty- eight iivres and sixteen sols.

M. Trottier produceil a certificate of Bte. Lamarche b>' which he proves that the late Ferrant owed him forty-seven livres ten sals,

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which he hud leot him, which makes altogether Uie sum of six hundred and sixteen tivra ten sett, the value of the eflecis of the btc Ferrant amounliog to the sum of five hundred and twcnty- oine Ikves and five soii.

The Coun decreed that M. Charles Gratiot should pejr directly from the proceeds of the sale of the Mid effects the sum of two hundred and ninety-one livm sixteen loh for the debt entitled to preference atcording ut the account presented to him, and the rcmainiitg debts shall be drawn at the rate of a marlc in the pound. '

Charles Gratiot produced 10 Court a current account between him and the liiic Michel Bellau amounting to the sum of six hun- dred and eight livres and ten ioU, on which there is due him two hundred and fifty-six livres fourteen sols as a balance and prays the Court that this sum be paid him by the syndic, who has been named by the Court to settle the affairs of the said late Bellau.

Charles Gratiot produced also in Court an account against U. Ourund amounting to the sum of fifty livres ten sols and prays like- wise that it be paid as well as the other.

The accounts presented by M. Ch. Gratiot were approrcd by the Court.

Tlie Court agreed that the notes due to M. Durand shall serre for payiRcDi up to the amount of the debts made by Michel Bellau, since the Utter bought various goods here, which he used to pay the debts of M. Durand; and that no account shaU be paid without being approved by the Court.

The Court adjourned to Thursday, June 19, 178e. F. Saucier, Clerk. DuCharme, President.

At a Court, June 19, 1780. Président, Charles Ducharme. Joseph Lepage. Antoine Marmand. Clement I^nglois.

François Courier. Philippe Gcn-ais.

Present.

Joseph Lepage took bis place as magistrate and took the oath of fidelity and that of office.

M. Sanguinetle, merchant of St. Louis, produced in Court a

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M*. Saagmaetu Stfcf » S* Louts a pcodoil en Cour on Etu depdleuriepietéïM' Dorant deattiu[nc) que La HtoKijiiiatttf des cP** pettcteric Lay Soil rendu Snii'uU Lcun CoDveBdaa.

Et s produit Encore une recotmoîKance du Sîcur Dnmn poor Le vojra^ d'an bomme a Micbdmuqunu qml lor & foom] et on cbodiÉre quO Luj s prêté.

M'. SunguJDcnedCTDâDdc » U Cour de modanncr M* I>uruu, ï Luy payer interest des peUeteric prêté Comme Le Icns de U lor retidie etani echO, ainsi que pour l'homme quD Luy a lounû pour Le Vojragc de Midûlimaquiiia.

La Cour a acordé a M'. Saaguinctte que M' Durant p*}<ctk interest Des pdtelerie quH luy prêté, ainsi que pour L'homme qnfl Luy a fourni Comme ajrant Besoin de Ses objest préseniement, et que l'interest Sera payable de Ce Jour.

Le Sieur Isaac Lerr a présenté a la Cour un wi«iwint tiré Soi M' Ccrré, par J'on Cono de trente piastre gourde que M' Cerré refuse de payé Et Ce mém manda Luy a Eté remis par Joseph Lapeosé En payment D'un Cheval qui) Luy a Vendu.

Joseph Lapaocé ayant pami a dit quil avolt vendu un ChcnJ a Jonn Conn pour La Somme de trente pîaMre Gourde par un Manilal tiré Sur M' Ccrré.

La Cour a Coadanoé Le Sieur Josn Cotm a payé le billet quO a

consenti de trente piastre Gourde et a payer Les fraise Et a parefl*

Icmcnt Condanné Jowpb Lapancé a payer a M' Levy pareille

Smmoe Sauve a prendre td a rangement quil voudroni Entre Eux.

La Cour Est ajourné a jeudi 6, de juillet.

f saudcr Oark DuCharme prcsidan*

a une Cour jeudi 6. de jutUei. 1780. Présidant Ch'* Ducharme Jos^ Icpagc

ant. arment Oemcnt Lai^ois

fran. Courrié philipe jervaïs

présent ni. KAKTiK Demendcur Jo** AtAKT Défendeur Le dcmendeur poursuit Le défendeur Suivant Sa requette pour

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Statement of peltries loeined M. Durand snd pr-tys that the same quantity of peltries be relumed to him accordinR to their agree- ment.

And he ahw produced an acknowled|;ement by M. Durand (txr the journey of a man, whom he fumî^cd.to Mîvhillimarkînac, and for a copper Iceltle, which he lent him.

M. Saoguincttc prays the Court to condemn M. Durand to pay him interest on the loan of the peltries, since the time for returning them has expired, and also for the wages of the man, whom he furnished for the journey to Michillimackinac.

Tlie Court granted M. Sanguinettc that M. Durund shaU pay intcrcston the peltries, which he loaned hiro.and aboon thcwa)^ of the nun whom he furnished, ^incc he has need of his prop- erty DOW, and that the interest shall be payable from this day.

M. Isaac Levy presented to the Court a draft drawn on M. Cerxé' by John Conn for thirty piastres gourdes,' which M. Cerré refuses lo pay; and this same draft vus given him by Joseph Lapanc^ in payment for a horse, which he sold him.

Joseph I-ipancé having appeared said that he had sold a horse lo John Conn for the sum of thirty piastres f^ourdes paid by a draft drawn on M. Cerrf .

The Court condemned M, John Conn to pay the note for thirty piastres gourdes, which he drew, and Co pay the costs; and likewise condemned Joseph Lapanc^topay M. Levy the same sum. subject to making suth armigemenu between themselves a-t they wished.

The Coun adjourned to Thursday, July 6. F. Saucier, Clerk. DuCharmc, President.

At a Court, July 6, 1780. President, Cfa. DuCharme. Joseph Lepage.

Ant. Harm.tnd. Clement LangloJs.

Fran. Courier Philippe Gervais.

Present. Fr. Martin, PLaJntlff, m, Jos. Alasie, Defendant.

The pUintiff sue^. ihe defendant according to his pctitioa for a riâe, which be left at the house of the widow Germain as security

fMMM tnrdi étr mcd t^ooa|loulM^y It to poiilbk, bowrnr. ibM ibc «viI(«*kA It ucd I' <• dbMpAli bttmca Ib« mtul rtaOH ud Ibc Pa^s.

ILLINOIS HISTORIGIL COLLECTIONS

ose Canbine qutl arott Loaé Cb» M^t*-^ Vcnm Gcniuffl £a dcpwit [ ?] poor une quanlil^ de Cuîik qnfl Lnr dnctt et qw Ledit defrâdcur a fait Samr En San abccm Ladioc CiniWae El Sen at Servie Jtuqoa Sea retour.

Le deffcndcur a {iroduit des Billet pour La La [rtr} '^"—■^ de Iroii On I quairevingi irdze Li^Tcs En peflelerie qci Lor Sou due fiar I.« demmdeur El Echue.

Le dcnicndmr ofire a payer Ses BtOd E( que Le deSendear Soft Cûtidanncr a Luy payer sa Caribiuc Cent ptaxre CoauBc Elle a coule.

La Cour a decider que La Caribine du deiocndevr Seia Estimé par Iroit penoooe Conoissaole El que Le deSeodeur Stnii Cob- daoocr a prendre Ladittc Carabine au prix de Lottmatioaa deduae Sur Lea Billet qui! Luy Soot due par Le demendeur Et a pajrer Lcafraixdc JuMicc pour Scire Servie de Lidiltc Canbine. Sauve au demendeur a b reprendre Si il Le Veut et a pajrer Ses BilleL UlCSEL DtJBOtS Dcmenrleur Ft. llAKTtx Defeadeur

Le defnet>deur poursuit Le dcfcDdeur suirani Sa icqucnc pour qui) Luy Soit fait reparatioa dhonocur pour Lavoir treté d'un Coquin et que Selant vue tr^té de Ia Sorte il a pris Le parti de Le Leuer quoique Son Engage. Et declare que le Défendeur Luy a tettou tout Ce quîl avoit dans Sans [sk] voiture Et a dcffcndu aa personne <iui Se Sont trouvé pré*eni de ne point Le retirer Suivant Le Certificat quil a produit En Cour.

Le défendeur dedarc qui! e«t vray qui! a tret^ Le demendeur de Coquin Mais que Ce oetoit qu'an Cas que Le d' Denicndcur Veooît a Le quitter Vue qui) n'auroit pas pue trouver un autre homme a Sa place.

Le demendeur déclare Encore qu'après avoir Eté trété de coquin et dcidave quil Se trouvoit indigne de reUcr au Senicedu defiendcur Et dctnande que Les effesi que Led' deffendeur Luy a retenu Montant Environ n la Somme de Cent Livres en pelleterie Luy Soit rcnboursé par Le défendeur ain^i que Ses gages.

prinouvaux ayant paru a prel< Semient de dire La Venté et a dit quil avoit Entendu dire au S' Cadien GéDerallement tout Ce quîl declare dans Son Certificat.

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for a quantity of flour, which hv owed the defendant; and he says that the defendant had caused the aforesaid rific 10 be seized in bis al)f«Rce and iiïied it until his return.'

The defendant produced notes for llic sum of three hundred and ninety-tlirec /«trf« in peltries, which are due him by the plaintiff and have matured.

The plaintill offer» to pay his notes; and prays that the defend- ant be condemned to pay him for the rifle the one hundred piaUrts which it cost.

The Court decided chat the value of the plaintiff's rille shall be appraised by three competent persons and that the defendant be condemned to accept tlie ride at the appraised price and to de- duct the amount from the notes, which arc due htm from the plaintiff; and to pay the costs of juïlîce for having used the rifle, reserving the right to the plaintiff 10 lake back his rifle if he wishes and to pay his notes.

MtcBF.T. Dubois. Plaintiff, vs. Fr. Martin, Defendant.

The plaintiff sues tbe defendant, for the purpose, according to bis petition, that there be made him reparation of honor because he has been called a rascal and has lieen so treated by the defendant that he resolved to leave htm although in his employ. And be further declares that the defendant has retained all he had in his boat and has forbidden the people who arc present to remove it according to a certificate which be broughl into Court.

The defendant declares it is true that be called the plaintiff a rascal; but it was only when the plaintiff was on the point of lea>-ing him and because be could not find anyone to lake his place.

The plaintiff further declares thai after being called a rascal and a slave, he found it demeaning to remain in the service of. the defendant and demands that his property amounting to about the sum of a. hundred livres in peltries, which the defendant has retained, be given back to him and his wages paid.

Prcnouvau having appeared made oath to tell the truth and jâid that in general he had heard M. Cadien say al! that he de< dares in his certificat le.

38 ILLINOIS HISTORICU, COLLECTIONS.

alexis Biisson j-yuai Para a pieté Sgment de dire La. vérité et a liit quil ext vny quils ont tieté Le dit demoideur de Coquin mais i^ue Ce nettlit i^ue iur Le menace quil Luy fesoit de le quitter dans I^ tems ou il .ivoit plus Besoin de luy.

F^ Cour après avoir Entmdu redproquement Les deux partie, a Cnndanner Le defFeniieur :i rendre Exactement au Demendeur Lea Ettfeti; quil luy appartienent Et au dnnendeur a pa>-cr Les fraix.

\fons'' Gabriel Cerré résidant Sur La rive Espagnol a fait La demende a La Cour de La part de M'' Le Commandant de partie Espapiol de fournir vingt Cinq homme pour Se Joindre a une même quantité quil fourni pour posser une Garde a Landroit que l'on trouvera Le pius propre pour veiller et Evitter toute Surprise de IjA part de nos Enemis, Et quel Sera relevé tous Les quinze Jour.

f/a Cour a decider que dîci a Lundy prochain il Sera pris Des arrangements pour Cette E-tpedition Vue quil est très a propos de 1^,0 faire

[>irrre Ga^nrm a produit En Cour Le Compte Des paj'ement (|i)il !\ fiiil au Creancié de feu Bellau Suivant Lancan quil a fait f;iirc Va n Eté approuvé.

iPMr rr(|tirllc adressé au majistras Contre Ignace ChaLÎgiû pour l''\inninir Si il est Coupable ou non, Des accusation faîte Contre

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I ..'I I «iir n rrnviiyi! I.a présente Examination a Dimanche neuf 'In Cim" Commr ayant Deux Magistrat de moin.

;iiii;ii<lin aiijié Scst rendu Cotion de La personne d'Ignace it)alii!iiif. Iii=q«'aii Jour ou il Doit Etre interoger.

I n (r'iir t>t njourné au g* du Cour"*, f «!iin irr finrk DuCharme presdan

<i une Cour du as Juillet, rfr«i.|riii M' Cil Duiharme Clement Langloîs

fliii :*Tnuiit philipe Jen-ais

tmiui'i» l'iniri** l i »■>'»» Tunt a*<cml>Ié p^^ur prendre Des aicngement pour Irak' I i« :HT.iirrs de feu Jonn Conn, et a nomé francots Sauder

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Alexis lirisson appeared and made oatb lo IcU the truth and Hid that it i» true ihat they <!alle<] the ^id pbiiiiilT a rascal; but it was only after the threat, which he made, of quilting at a time when there was great need of him.

The Court, alter hdving heard severally the two paities. condemned the defendant to restore accurately to the plainiifT a)l the property l>el»nging lo htm, and condemned the plaintiff to pay the costs,

M. Gahrid Cerré, a resident o( the Spanish bank of the river, requests the Court on behalf of the commandant of the Spanish ter- ritorj- lo tunii*h Ivfenty-fivc men to juin with a like numtwr, which he will furnish, for the purpose of placing a guard at a place, which will be found mo.<t ainvenicni, to watch and .so avoid ainy surprise by the enemy; and which guard will be relieved cvcrj' fortnight,'

Tlie Court <leci<led that l>etween now and Monday next it will make arrangements for this expedition, since it is very expe- dient to undertake it. -

Pierre Gagnon prcxiuccd in Court the account of the pay- raenta, which he had made to the creditors of the late Bellau after the suction, which he cauK>d to be held; and it was approved.

A petition addressed to the magistiatcs against I^^nace Chaii- gny that an «aminatiun be made to see if he is guilty or not of that of which he has been accused.

The Court ])oft{Kined the present examination till Sunday, the ninth of the current monih^sinte there arc two magistrates lacking.

Augustin Angers became bondsman (or the person of Ignace Cbalignv until the day be was lo be interrogated.

The CiMin adjourned to the i)lh of the current month. , F. Saucier, Clerk. UuCharmc, President.

At a Court, July 15. President. M. Charles DuChaimc. Ant. Harmand. Oemcnt Langlois.

François Courier. Philippe Gervab.

The Court a.s.4embled to make arrangements to settle the affairs of the late John Conn; and named François Saucier to

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pay the accounts and notes, which «ill be prcsmtcd to him, and he shall re<-ci\'e the oath of each person in regard to hi» acoounl; and afterwards he shall render exact account of all paments which be shall have roade from the proceeds of ilie auction, which amount to the sum of 1013 livrts 15 sots.

F. Saucier, Gerk. I>uCharme, President.

At a Court, August 14. 17S0. PresifJeni Ch. DiiCharme. Philippe Gerrai». Ant. Hamiand. Jean Bte LaCroix.

Fr. Courier. Joseph Lepage.

Clement Langloh, Prescn:

Ft, Saucier produced a note of M. Charles Gratiol for the sum of five thousand nine hundred and scvcnty-onc Nvrts in peltries drawn to the order of M. Ch. Sanguinettc, and prayed that the said M. Gratiot be condemned to pay his note.

The Court condemned M. Gratiot to pay the said note with- out dduy. reserving the right to the two to make arrangements, if M. Sanguincltc judges it expedient.

The Court adjourned to Thursday, August 17, 1780. F. Saucier. DuChartne. President.

At a Court, August 16, 1780. President Ch. DuCharme. Philippe Gervais. Ant. Harmand. Jean Bte. LaCroix.

Gement Langlois. Present.

The Court caused all the captaii» of the militia and other principal inhabitants of the village to assemble in order to decide upon and lake the surest means to avoid any surprise by their enemies: ' and they derided that it would be absolutely necessary to send from here ten chosen men for the purpose of renin noitcring on the minois River in order to endeavor to find out positively it the English army, by which we are menaced, is «n the march; and thai, when they have arrived at Peoria, they shall detach some men to come and inform u.k what is talcing place; and that the rest shall pursue their route farther, until they have certain new» of the army.

' Sec p- iS, a- i« jj^ aou-

Ci :LI.:S'A''. KJVTOWCAL CC«LLECnC>!C5

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J,* '.'/-.f fr* t.oji»: I^vwmUé orit Eié DacconJ qofl Senit a \ifi\^i: •'.': )iû':i tj: Stx'yir William de Sinlfreâser pool yuuivà ii'iii 4.;iM.ii'. ''.»■ t:.u:A': 'j'jil Seroît [Xf^^ible d'avoir Des C»i. taxx- i-jixui <( jij ■,": J'yjf(.>.s^ J>7-. vivrez et Les voilure neccssain poor 'v: J'.iti'tr'- a j J':i.'. 'Jf ••: vijjajfe fciur Leipédidon ^Tie que Cest 1^ l-i'rn'i<; l'jii 1>: ;(»;.-: '.t 'jua Celte Kffeït il Leur Sera Dmnnéde IKtrril: 'rf'lf-, jy/ijr Kir": j»r<;t a fianir Sitôt Les nouvelle de dos

lh-'.'/iivf:Ur Pt'IJU.

Ivi jKKir i'MU: l-JU-M il Sera donné Deâ ordres pour que toute lyps 'li;ii)\«:*, ti';'«:iviir<; fiiiur l>c)C[jcdîtîon Seront prêt Dïd a huit J'fiir S'uis jiiniii- th: (luiiilj'in. —aux Cahôs Le 16 aoust 1780. f troticr. DuChanne prcsd

fr saucier Greffier a une i'.nui du 35 aoust 1780. l'rfÎMdcnl ('(i. Ducharmc ph. Jervais

J" H*" LhCtiàx J"'' Lapage

fr. Odurrier Présen

Uemi-ndcur Ixtjts tbotikr Défendeur ant armant Le Dcmcndeur [Miurtuit I^ défendeur pour trois Cent Livres de (urine jxtur une |)ii]re de riiux quil Luy a fait.

Ia: défendeur I)ii rjuil filoit Convenu de Luy donner ou

' Vnr Unir la known .,( Jnlm Williami. riiF[>< 1>» veryaciivr lan ht look in the cwn- pal(n> U llUikii. --' Knillth, CimfiuU >/ Iti Ncrthaitii, Indu. Hc vu in conuusd u

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And for this purpose il was decided unanimously tital each inhabitant shall keep at hts house provisions necessan' for himself and the :^d<tiers, whom he shall have with him, for a fortnight, so as to be ready to start at a minute's notice, when (he reconnoitr- ing jmrly gives news of nur enemies, since all desire to go to meet the enemy rallier ihan allow them to make the attack or even to approach too near the village, in \-iew of the loss to the counliy, if they arc allowed to reach it. Accordingly the whole assembly hope» that by the unanimous succour of bolh liiink ihey will l>c be able by this means to thwart the plans of their enemies.

And in order not to lie embarrassed by want of boau, it was decided that all the boats in this village shall be secured and guarded until it is certain that there is no need of ihem.

The Coun and the whole assembly hare agreed that it would be expedient 10 .-u-k Major Williams ' to interest himself in olilainiug as large a force as possible from Kaskaskia. on condition that they furnish themselves with the provisions and boats necessary to join the people of (he village on the cx|>editioo, since it is (or the good of the whole country; and that for this purpose he shall give them similar orders to be ready to set out as soon ax news from the reconnoitring party is received.

And for this puri>osc there -shall l»c given onlers so that c%-cry. thing shall be ready within a week, under^pcnalty of punishment. At Cahokia, August 16, 1780.

F. Trotlier. DuCharmc, President.

F. Saucier, Clerk.

At H Court, August 35, 1780. President. Ch. DuCharmc. Phil. Gcrvais,

Jean Bte. I-iCn>ix. Jos. Lepage.

Fr. Courier. Present.

Loots Trottie», Plaintiff, fj. Asr. Harmand, Defendant. The pUintiS sues the defendant for three hundred pounds of flour due for a pair of wheels, which he had made for him.

CnluiUu al Ihi* tirnr. futvic kU|«nvdrd MiCuijl kIir Colonel Monlf^fiwrr REuratil into 1 1-

•U II.LrN-'.'L= HISTOHICU: COLLECTIONS

p^i>«r> -.11 farine nais zrx Ce =^nvaat C-ior de ôiine 3 oBrt '-.f.ixAT.r/i Litres En zôLes^je je piemeidfflir pour Ses roux.

r^ ■i^rr.er-Cer.ir Hz q^e Le iaeidear Lay a oSert de La pel- leter»! ."nais viH Lir^ iTi;i: cîe 'r.ie Ce c'etoii point de Li pd- ietere q-::l Lu^ ■iev-.ii r^ Cetcit lie Li arise.

M' an^ arn-.ar.t a pr:d.iic La p«50ciie de Geor^ hait pour tenK.ir.i o-^î apr£s avoir prî^t: Scrmen: a die quil Etoit présent r^jvf"^ M^ arr^anr Ec trrtrier cet aie marche pour une p' de T'nx Et rjye VI" armact Lut a die qiiîl n'avoit point de fame a T^jy dr.nner avant Les tecoite mais quaprês Les récolte il Luy Kn df.nner'iit fAi Soixante Lirres en ç*lleterie.

(.a C'tur a der.idé que Les deujt partie Secmt ofiert a dotmer f'.hnn'uti Leur Serment, que le défendeur paTerott au demendeur ÏA mrAtié En farine Et Lautre moitié «i pelleterie. Et pa}'erDit Cha/j'un I..evir part des hzix.

franr'iis uucier a jyjrti peinte Contre Ignace Chatignie pour une inculte quil a lait a La Cour, avant dit que tout Les majistrat y.lrAl tf.\i% lies Bette.

It;nar. rJiatignie ayant Paru a dit quil Etoit rray qufl Larcùt t\it mnh quil ne Croyoit pas que cela Serait répété.

t^ (',(>UT a decider que pour Linsulte qui a Eté fait par led* ftrnam ('halignic a la Cour quelle Saddressera a M' trotier Tfimmand' au dit Lieu de Le faire mettre En prison huit Jour r.t [jaycra f.'inquante Livres D'amende fH>ur Leglise Et Les ^ix.

I^ (;our Est ajourné a Jeudi 7 de Septembre.

f saucier (îrcfficr DuChanne presd

a une Cour du 14" Septembre 1780. Président Ch'" iJucharme clem* Langlois J" l(t' LaiToix ph»* Jer^ais

J*" IxijiaRc ant. armant

fr. Oiuricr present

Ai.KXis llRiKON iJcmcndeur ait.', ange Défendeur

I>c Ucmcndt-ur fwur.suit Le Défendeur pour Luy avoir fait rci)ruihc d'avoir Eté La Cause de La mort du nomé Dubois,

■ Vrttiit Uy tttith vnv « mirvivil frnm Ihf pcimilive German law, and naa mcMliûcd by (he InlTiirnir (i( i>ip iiiiinn low during Ihe Mijlijle Aan. Thi? metlinil of reidÙTif a decision «u trntrtiM Iri rinJr In t.nf'' '.r Jnrk ni Hufliiienl prcror by wiineues- The procedure was not with- out luTBiRlIilni. It «M decklnl bj ifreemmi bclweeD tlie puiie* which of the Iwo ■bould

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The defendant sa>'s that he had agreed to pay him either peltri«s or âour, but finding him.'^lf short uf tlinir oRent sixty livres iit peltries to the plaiatifT for hi» vrhcel».

The plaintiff ^ys ihuc the defendant offered peltries, but he had vtid that it was not peltries that the latter owed, but tlour.

M. .'Vni. Harmanil prmtuccd the penun of George Halt as witnrcs, who, after making oath, said that he was present when MM. Harmand and Troltier made a bargain for a pair of wheels and that M. Hannund told the plaintiff that he had no flour to give before the harvest, but that after the har\>câl he would j^ive him fliiur or sixty livres in peltries.

The Coim decided that, sincceach party oScred to give the other his oath,' the defendant should pay the plaintiff half in flour ;ind half in peltries, and lliat each should pay his part of the costs.

Fran^oû Saucier brought complaint agaiusl Ignace Cliati^y for an insult which he had oSercd to the Court, having said thai all the magiâtraiei were UkU».

Ignace Chatigny appeared and said that it was true thai he had liaid it, but he had not thought it woul<l be repeated.

The Court derided that on account of the insult, which had been offered it by the said Ignace Chatigny, it will make appli- cation to M. 1'rottier, commandaDt in said place, to have him put in prison for a week; and that he shall pay fifty livres &nc to the church and the costs.

The Coup adjourned to Thursday, September 7. F. Saucier, Clerk. DuCh;irine, President.

At a Court, September 14, 1780. President, Ch. DuCharme. Clem. Lasglois. Jexn Blc. LaCroix. Phil. Gervais.

Joe. I>epagc. .\nt. Ilarmand.

Fr, Courier. Present.

Alexis Bkisrom, Plaintiff, vs. AVG. AmGSKS, Defendant.

The plaintiff &uc3 the defendant for baring reproached him with being the cause of the death of the named Dubois and prays

nnh. toi ta ihs Judgn mid* ■ comptaatim ■ Tbo nroiffdiin » iUiamud br ntbtr 1 U Ml •DbDH— Olunik mu in in* 1 4a imstiKiUmi Ji U fmif. i\.. ibj

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Et demande a La Cour que Le Défendeur Luy prouve Se Dont il Lacuse avoir fait.

Le défendeur Déclare quil est Vray quîl a dit au Demendeur ayanl Eu di&culté avec Luy Jusqua montent de ce fraper, quil en avoit fait périr un Et quil ne Le feray pas périr Luy, et quil est bien Vray quavant La diâculté que I^ d* Dubois a Eu avec Le Demendeur quil Se portoit Bien et que Depuis Ce tems il Sest mis au Lit Et n'en est point relevé et cela a la Connoissance de tout Le monde.

pierre Gatient ayant paru a prêté Sermant Sur Le S*. Evan- gille de dieu tout puissant de dire La Veritté Et a dit que il Vray que Dubois Luy a dit que Brisson Luy avoit Donné une tape et quil ne Lavoit Jamais frapé avec Son fusil, et qu'en outre U n' avoit jamais Envoyer chercher fr saucier pour Luy Dire tout ce quil a déposé a la Cour de Sa part.

fr. saucier a prêté Serment Sur Le Saint Evangile de dieu tout puissant Et a dit quil a Eté Envoyé Cherché par m^" Lionay et m^ Longval Et quayant été chés Led* Dubois quil Luy auroit Dit que M' Brisson ayant Eté ches Luy et quil L'avoit ftapé Luy avoit Cassé Son fusil et Luy a donne un Coup de pied dans Le Coté et quil avoit craché Le Sang du Coup.

M^ Lionay ayant paru a prêté Serment Sur Le S* EvangiUe de dieu tout puissant et a dit quil a Eté envoyé de La part de feu dubois chercher m^ Saucier pour Luy Conter La dificulté quil avoit Eu avec Brisson Et qui! Luy a Dit que Brisson Lavoit Battu et quii Croyoit quil n'en reviendray pas.

La Cour a decider que Suivant Les Deposition qui ont Eté fait Contre Le Dit Demendeur quil Sera pris et arrêté et Mis En prison pour que Sous huit Jour il aye a donner Des preuve plus grande du Contraire de ce dont il Est taxé, faute de quoy il Sera fait une Semblé de Juré pour Decider Son aSaire.

une Lettre adressé en Cour par M' Ducharme Signe ch Gratiot qui demende que La Cour ne termine aucune affaire Contre Luy avant Son retour.

fr Saucier porteur D'un de Ses Billet a demender a la Cour

COCRT RECORD. SEPTEMBER. i;«o 67

the Court that the dgfendapl prove ihai whkfa he acoucs him of hartagdaae.

T%e defcfidaat dedans that ii b tnie that be said to the plaintiff, at a titae wbeo he had a quand with httn up to the point vS cocDÏng to Homy, that he had made one die aod that be wasn't going tu nuke him. He further »id that it ù true th:tt before the qua/rd, which the »id Dubois had had with the plaiDiifi, the foRDcr «as in good health and that after that time he went to bed and never got up again aiMl erety one knew that.

Pieire Gatieni havif^ appeared made caih on the Hotjr Gospcb of Almi^ty Cod to tdl the truth and said that it is true thai Dubois (old him that Btitsoo had given him a tap and that he had not struck him witb bis gun; and fonhamore he had aerer stunmoonl Fr. Saucio' to lell faim what the latter had defxHcd in the Court on his accooni.

Fr, Saucier made oath on the Holy Gaspeb ol .Um^ty God and said that he had been summoned by H. Liooet and M. LonT^ and that, when be was at the house of the said Dubois, [he Utter told him thai M. Brisson had been at his bouse and had struck bim. bad broken bis gtm on him and gi\-eo him a kick ia the side and that be bad >pit hUxxi on account of the blow.

&I. Licoct faa^-ing appcucd made oath on the Holy Gospeb of Almighty God and said that he wu «cnt by the late Duboia to summon M. Saucier so that he might tell him about the quarrel, wfaidi be had had with Brisson; and that he told M. Saucier tliat Brisson bad beaten him and be feared that he would not tecorer.

The Court decided that, on account of the depositions which bare been made against the said plantiEF, he shall be appre- hended, amaicd and put in prison in order that within 3 week be should give greater proofs to the contni^- of that witb which he has been accused, in default of which there shall be had a meeting of jurot> lo decide his case

A letter presented lo the Court by M. DuCharme and signed by Ch. Gratiot who requests the Court not to terminate any cause against bim before bis return.

Fr. Saucier beanr of one ot his notes prayed the Court for a

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une Saisi provisionaire Sur tous Les Bien dud' Sieur Gratiot. Si il nest pas de retour dans Dix Jour de Cette datte.

La Cour a accordé a fr. Saucier appres Les dix Jour Expire La saisie provisionaire Suivant sa Demande.

La Cour Est ajourné a Jeudi 31 du cou'^. fr saucier Greffîe. DuCharme presd.

a une Cour tenue Le ar Septembre 1780. président. Ch'" Duchanne fr. Courier

J" Bt= Lacroix Clct Langlois

ant. armant present

Demendeur S' ortis Défendeur S^ Henson

Le demendeur poursuit Le déSendeur pour Des avances quU Luy a fait Suivant Ses obligation et Billet.

Le Defiendre repond par une Lettre adressé a la Cour que vue La Situation du tems il Demande pour dellay de Suspendre L'exécution Jusqua Noél prochain au défaut de quoy il Sofre a Sexecuter Luy même a Ce tems pour tout Dellay.

U a Eté Décidé et accordé par La Cour que M' Henson Donnera un bon et Suâssant Cotion a M^ ortis pour Ce quîl Luy doit et aura un terme dici a Noél prochain pour tous Dellay a payer ce quil Luy doit Et a payer Les fraix Montant a douze Livres Dix Sols.

Demendeur ant akmant DefCendeur Joseph kelle

Le Demendeur pousuit Le Deffendeur pour un Billet Con- senti par Luy, a L'ordre de Baptiste Bellan et Dont il Est Chargé étant passé a Son ordre.

Le deSendeur produit un Billet par Lequelle Led' bellan prie M^ Sanfaçon de remettre a Joseph relie Le Billet Dont il etolt Chargé.

La Cour ne pouvant pas Condanner Led' Joseph réile a payer Led* Billet a Condanner Le demendeur a rendre au Dé- fendeur Son Billet montant a la Somme de Soixante Livres en pelleterie, et a garder Le billet que betlant Luy écrit pour avoir Son recours Sur Luy Comme Le dit billet Etoit passe a Son ordre et Le Demandeur a payer Douze Livres Dix Sols pour fraix.

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provi^onal altachmcnl on all tbe goods of Utc said &L Gntiot, if he has not returned «ithin ten dii)^ from thl» dale.

The Court granted Fr. Saucier the provisional attactuoeni after the ejipiration of ten day», in ucoordiince with hb prayer. The Court adjourned to Thursday, tbe 1 1 st of the current month , Fr. Saucier, Clerk. l>uCharme, Président.

At a Court held September 31, i;8o. President. Ch. DuCharmc. Fr. Courier. Jean Bte. LaCroix. Clem. Langlois.

Ant. Uvmand. Present.

M. Oktis, Plaintiff, vs. M. Hekson, Defendant. The plaintiff &ucs tbe defendant for advances, which he made him, according to his obligation and note.

The defendant answers by a letter uddrejsed to the Court Uuit in view of the conditions of the limes hep^ys for astay of execu- tion till next Chri^lmus and in <lefaull of payment M that lime he oScis to sell his property himself without further delay.

It was decided and ^r.iiiKtd hy ihc Court that M. HcnKon sbiUt pve good and sufficient surety to M, Ortis for what he owes him aiul lie .'ihall have the term till Chriximxt ai»! no longer in which

(to pay what he owes; and he is lo pay the costs amounting to twelve livra ten soU. Ant. Hakmand, Plaintiff, vs. Joseph Reue, Defendant. The Plaintitf .>uci the defendant on a note made by him lo tbe order of Baptiste Bcllan and with which the plaintiS is charged, u it has been asjiigneil to his order. f The defendant produces a letter in which tbe said Bellan begs M. Sansfaçon to return to Joseph Relie the note with which he was charged. Tlie Court, nut bang able to condemn the said Joseph Relte lo pay the said note, condemned theJplaintiS to return to the defendant his note, which amounts to the »um of »îxty iivns in peltries, and to keep the letter which Bellan wrote him in order to have recourse against the same, »incc the said note was assigned to his order. The Court condemned the plaintiff lo pay twelve livra ten toh fur cost».

:ZXL COLIXCTÏOX5.

O-ï.'-^v': iff. L« otfiEitif^ —■■^—-3" r^^ iJT^g Ea pcfleime •> .-«.vir >-,':t L* Ca;i;t k t:±:2« Lïttk peer Le lanooio', sva,:! 0'-r-..rjt Lit ■ieitoarLz >t r^r^se i Lcj rrr-ctnt L«s Cinq t^rfr- '; ,.". tvÀ: C-'-ct-e,- :i-,'::r L~et±dZ2e û L-j & icoda Soo ■;u.'X. -> f-iii « -iiKZie^ii tx Le àe^saùrzz L^ p*y« La

I-* 'it^.'sAtri: rill qui El--> C'^cre;- ie doaner ui demendeur

1.*% 'iK-iX p&nie Setanr '>5en Lin « Laune de prêter Senntitt, •If hxy-Aht i.'irMTt 1^:11'-^ L* Cour Les a renvoya a paj'cr La rri/^ri^ '\,nj'\iu Ima fraix. et Le Dcmendcur a perdre La mdtié 'k f.^ ']iitl 'Jemande pour La monture du lusH.

(^ ^>/ijr Kst ajf/umé Jeudy 5 8^

DuChaime presd*

(.11 '>fur htant £ncore aâscmblé, et a pris Le SermeDt des \>'in//- )iir(: ijui ont Kt£ nomé Comme il a Eté accordé a une ' oik'- 'lu m' 'lu present pour Juger LaSaire Entre Brison et Aiiv/ '1 "Ht :t Lin»tant demendé que Les declaiation fait a ce '.ityt l^»t Soit Luc Ce quau même moment a Eté fait et ont H](|i('ï 1^- loiil flien Kxaminer; que par La Declaration faitte '.(j)i5 !.<-riiirtii pjir pierre Catien qui prouve Le Contraire do La Ijcooiiiiiili'iri ilir iliilj<jis Luy môme Et faitte a D'autre pareille- itK'iit' cl riiiyiiiil uni une preuve du Contraire nous Soussigné \\ttf l'.ri vi'iln ilr Lurrlre qui nous a Eté Donné par La Cour de liriiili'i I. Il till JM- lie ItriKKiin et D'cngé nous n'avons trouvé auqu'ne |iii'ijvi' l'iilliriiititr |i»ur (.'imdanner Led* Brisson a auqu'ne ('lninr <|iic M<- Siiii Kl que La Cour Condannera qui elle Jugera Il jiiii|ift*i mix (niift Depends &c. aux Cahôs Le 21'' 7 bre l'/K...

■ I It* I Imiari " / / fMti* a /l'iiHfrr parrUtrmtnt" w*s not ori|ci[u][y wrillen bj the ckrii iUhI hiiy I tii' "/'''" 1« iiii JikH-Tijnik uitl Ai\ff " portiiifHunV n c^n^raùv wu invrtni ud thea iiiiv#i| iiiM

* Aa In' n* )■ ktii»wik, ilik Wfi-lhr limt jury tiiaUn llUncùor ihr Northw«:, ccrtaJoIr ^^ UiM («iiiiLLf*! i>iif l'Itr «ïMrm ni liid br Jury wniuii Lalrodiiad br ihe &ridab goveimoeat.

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7'

M. LevASSEUR, pUintiS. xi. Prenoia-aux, DefeadanL

The pUinliO sues the defendant on account of a difficult between them in regard to an exchange of a gun barrel, which he changed n-ith tlie defendant in c()niïi<Iefation of five livra in peltries to boot for the barrel and âftccn livres for miiking a stock for it; but &ince the defendant refused to pay him the ûve livres to which he agreed for the exchange, he had returned his gun barrel and demands that the. defendant pay him for the stock, which he had made for the barrel, because he is not able to u«c it on another.

The defendant says that he agreed to give the plaintiff only one etu to boot.

Since both parties offered to take oath and they had no wit- □esdcs, the Court dismissed them, ordering each to pay half the cost» and the plaintiff to lose half of what he dcniaiid.t for the gun stock.

The Court adjourned to Thursday, October ;.

DuCharme, Pr«s.

The Court being »lill assembled received the oath of the twdvc jurors, who were named in accordance with the order of the Court of the 14th of the present month, i<> judge the ca-sc between BrisGon and Angers. And they now demanded that the declara- tions, which were made, be reiid to them, an<l tliis wa^ immediately done. After a careful examination they decided that the affi- davit of Pierre Gatient m.ide under oath proves the contrary of the accusation of Dubois himself which was made to others also; ' and «nee tliere is no other proof to the contrary, tliey return this verdict: "Wc the under^gned jurois, in virtue of the order given us by the Court to decide the cause of Brisson and Angers, have not found any proof sufficient to condemn (he said Brisson on any count whatsoever; and recommend that the Court con- demn whomever it judges proper to pay the costs etc." • At Cahokia, September it, 1780.

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ILLINOIS HBTORICAL COLLECTIONS.

[SigMd.] Sa Chi" + Butau marque sa B*' + Lussier marque sa fr + prenouvaiut. marque

sa B" + Baron marque

Ch

G. Blin

B. Saucier

Sa Pierre + Gramon marque sa rap* + Gagné marque sa f. + cretien marque sa Louis + chatel marque

3i''. 7bTe 1780. La Cour Setant rassemblé pour Examiner L'opinion Des Juré Si Dessu nomé president Ctï'" Duchanne, J" B" Lacroix Clement Lengiois, ant. armant, tous quatre present Et ont Condanné et Condanne Le S' augusUn ange aux fraix qui auront Eté fait, &c nayant pas produit Sufisante preuve Contre L'ataque quU a fait a alexis Biissoa.

f saucier Greffier. a une Cour du 15 Sbre 1780. président Ch'' Duchanne dement Lengiois

B*' Lacroix philipe Jervais

près'

a La demende de plusieurs personne de ce Village pour avoir Des permis pour aller ou Leurs petite affaires Les appellent, Ia Cour Sest assemble pour Ce Sujete et a décidé quil Sera donné Des permis a quelque personne d'une reputation et Caractère reconnu et quil Sera Défendu très Expressément a qui que Se Soit D'importer avec eux aucune Boison anîvrente Et Donneront Cotion qui repondera de toute malversation de Leur par.

pierre Catien ayant prêté Serment Sur LeS Evangille de rien faire ni faire auqu'ne Chose Contraire aux Etat Et a Donné La personne de m' fr trotter pour Cotion il Luy a Eté accordé un permis pour aller Dans Le mississipy ou Ses affaires La- pellent.

La Cour Est ajourné Jeudy 19, S*".

fr saucier Gref DuCbarme prd.

COURT RECORD, OCTOBER, 1780

73

[Signed.] hU. Charles -t- Buteau. mark	CH.	his Pierre + GnndmoDl. mark
his Bie. + Lussicr. mark	G. Bltn.	his Raph. + Gagné. mark
his Fr. + Prenouvau. mark	B. Saucier.	F. + Chretien, mark
his Ble. + Baron, mark		his Louis + Chatcl. mark

September ai, 1780, The Court rcaMcmblni to examine the opinion of the jurors above named, President Charles DuChaime, Jean Ble. Lacroix, Clement Langlois, Ani. Harmand all four being present ; and has condemned and does condemn M. Augustin Angers to pay the cost* of the trial, since he has not proved his accusaiioD against Alexis BrIssoD.

F. Saucier. Clerk. At a Court, October 15, 1780. President. Ch. DuCharme. Clement Langlois. Btc LaCroix Philip Gervais.

Present. On the petition of several persons of this village for pcrmissloD to go where their private business calls Ihem, the Court assembled to consider this subject, and decided that permission shall be givcti to some persons of recognized reputation and character, and that it shall be vcf>' expressly forbidden everybody to import with ihem any intoxicating liquor, and that those to whom perniiKiioii to go is given shall present bondsmen who will be responsible for all misdemeanors on their part.

Pierre Calient made oath on the Holy Gospel to do nothing and to cause nothing contrary to the interests of the Slate and presented the person of M. Fr. Trottier for bandsman. He was granted permission to go on the Mississippi, where his business calls him. The Court adjuumerl to Thursday, October ig.

F. Saucier. Qerk. DuChannc, Pr«s.

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COURT RECORD, OCTOBER. 1780

75

October 36. Prcsideni J. Lcpitgc Ant. Hannand.

Jean Ble LaCroîx. PhJI. Geivais

Gemcnl Langlois. Present.

PncRBE DosiON, Plaintiff, vs. Ch, DuCharue, Defendant.

TfaeplîiîntiS sues the de fend ;i ni for having given bond (or the named Josqih Deslofçes, from whom ihc plaintiff won four liundred livra M cards'. He says that he pUyud with Dcsloges only becau« of the assurance of bh money which the defendant gave by bis surety.

The defendant declares that he acted as bondsman to Jo^ph Dcsloges up to the »um nf four hundred livra, but says tliat the GSJd Deslogcs told him that he bad not lost that amount.

The Court iY>nlinued the [irtitent âiiit to lie decided at the next Court and ordered that the said Deslogcs be sued by ihe ptaJntiS before suit U brought on the surety of the defendant.

Btk. Saucikk Plaintiff, vs. Jos, Asselin, Defendant.

The plaintiff sues the defendant because he was not able to go one day and draw off the time from a kiln which they had made together without aiiy cnniract or agreement except their word; and he says that the defendant made him pay a bill for work, which he had ordered done on the kiln after it was fired, without informing the plaintiS of the work he intended to have done on it.

The defendant declares that he went one lime to tell the plaintiff to go and draw ofi the lime, «nee he was not able to go himself.

The plaintiff repeals that he told the defendant that day that the kiln might go to ruin before be would leave the work he was (dnng; and that he could get a man 10 send in his place and bat be would pay him.

The Court condemned the defendant to give the plaintiff half the kiln, and both to pay the expenses which had been made for the preservation of the kiln, and to pay equally Ihe costs of juslicc.

The Court adjourned to Thursday, November 1.

F. Sftucicr, CIcik. Jos. Lepage, President.

76 ILLINOIS HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS.

a une Cour du t6 çbre Président Jos'' Lepage ant. armant

Ch"* Ducharme fr. Coumé

J" B*' Lacroix Present

Demendeur Pixrxe MARTIN Défendeur Ch" Lacsodc

Le Demendeur poursuit Le Défendeur pour un pourceau qutl a pris Dans La prarie Du pon Et quil a renfenn^ Ches Luy, Et Demande quil Luy Soit rendu.

Le demendeur dit Encore que M'' pierre roy a dit au deffend- eur Lorsquil a pris et amener Led' pourceau Ches Luy quil ne Luy appartenoit pas quil Etoit au demendeur a quoy Led^ def- fendeur a repondu que Celuy quil Le reclameroit Le Viendrait Cherché.

Le DeSendeur Dit quil Croyoit Bien Le d^ pourceau a Luy Loisquil a pris Et que Si Le Demendeur Donne Des preuve quil Soit a Luy quil Consent a Luy rendre.

Le Demendeur a produit Deux témoins qui ont fait La Visite au dit pourceau pierre roy et Louis Chatelle ont prêté Serment Sur Le Saint Evangile de dieu tout puissant de repondre au ques- tion qu on Leur feroit, et ont Dit qu'après avoir Visité Le pour- ceau quils ont reconue que La marque Etoit Celle du demendeur quoiquil paroit quil aye Eté un peu Déguisé Soit par la gelé ou par quelque Branche mais que malgré cela que Leurs opinion Est quil Croye que cest La marque du demendeur.

La Cour a D'un plain accorde Condanné Le deffendeur a rendre au demendeur un pareille Cochon Comme Etoit Celuy quil Lui a pris Sujet a Etre visité par Celuy quil L'a vue Lors- quil a Eté prie Et a payer Les fraix.

Jean B" Lacroix Demande a la Cour quil Luy Soit permis de faire vendre quelques Effcst appartenant au Sieur Sills, pour une Somme de quatrevingt et quelque Livres quil Luy doit.

La Cour a permis a Mons' Lacroix La vente Des dits ESest dud' Sills dimanche prochain.

La Cour Est ajourné Jeudy 7 x*"* f saucier Greffier Jh lepage pre

COURT RECORD. NO\'EMBER, i;8o

T7

At a Couxt, November i6. President, ](». Lepage. Ant. Hinnaiid.

Ch. DuCbarme. Fr. Courier.

Jean Btc. LaCroix. Present.

PlEKKF. Martin, Plaintiff, vs. Cb. LaCkoix. Defendant. The plaintiff sues the defendant for a pig, which he had taken in the Pruiric du Ponl and shut up at bis house and demands that it be returned to him.

The plaintiff further says ihal M- Pierre Roy told the defend- ant at the lime he captured and carried the [ug away to his house that it didn't belong to him but to the plaintiff, to wfaldi the defendant answered that he who claimed it might come to fetch it.

The dcfmdunl says thai he rcall}' believed the said pif( his, when he took it; but if the plaintiff gives proof that it belongs to him, he would conjteni to return it.

The plaintiff produced two witnesses, who have In^cted the ^£aid pig. Pierre Roy and Louis Chalel made oath on the Holy îospcis of Almighty God to answer the question which was put to them; and said that, after examining the pig, they recognised that the brand was that of the plaintiff, although it appeared to have been somewhat disguised cither by frost or some brunch, but th.tt in spite of that their opinion i» that it is the brand of the plaintiff-

Tbc Court unanimoujily condemned tlie defendant to return Llo the plaintiff a pig similar to the one he had taken, subject to 'inspection by him, who skvr the pig when it wa.i taken, and Co pay the coats.

Jean Btc. LaCroii ptays the Court to be permitted to have sold some good» belonging to M. Sills for a sum of eighty odd livrei which the latter owes him.

The Coun permitted M. LaCroix to hold the sale of the sdd Tgoodt of the said SilU Sunday next.

The Court adjourned to Thursday, December 7.

F. SaudcT, Clerk. Jos. Lepa^, Près.

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COURT RECORD, NOVEMBER, 1780

79

At iL Court November sj, 1780. President Jos. Lepage. Ciem. Lan^MS.

Ch. DuChunnc. Philippe Gervais.

Adi. Haimand. Jean Bte. LaCnux.

Present. Jean Bte. Lacioix presents in Court an account of Joseph Matdot due to Utc. Lainarchc and demands that Matelot's horse l>e Mild to pay a Mim o( one hundred and Iwenly-two livra, which the said Lamarcbe owes him and thai the surplus, if it seUs for more, be returned.

The Court jtranted to Jean Bte. Lacroix the sale of the horse to pay the account of Jean Bte. Lamarche and another if there is any, but only after Jean Bte. LaCroix shall have deducted seventy livret in peltries, which he paid to Pierre St. Martin for having brought the said hone. »nd forty iivm [n the Ntmefurihe said Lamarche.'

Jean Ble. I..aCroi( presented another account of Samuel Sills amounting to the sum of seventy-eight livra and pfcscnied also the statement of ihc sale of his good^ amounting to the sum of oae hundred and ten livres len ïo/î.

The Court granted to Jean Bie. LaCroix seventy-eighl Ihrtx in peltries, and ordered that tlie balance be deposited in the bands of the sheriff for the pajmcnl of expenses and other creditors, if there are any.

The Court adjourned to Thursday, December 7, .\ta Court Decemtwr iq, 1780. Presidents Joseph Lepage. Ant. Harmaod. Jean Ble. LaCroix. Philippe Gervals.

Present. Fb. Trottier, Plaintiff, im. PtKRRK Mabitn Defendant The plaintiff sues the defendant for a horse, which he ex- <lianged with him for an ox and which the defendant rcfuM» to give htm.

The defendant answers that the plaintiff promifcd to give him a good ox, such as be had demanded, to match one of his own.

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te ILLINOIS HISTORICAL COLLECTIOSS

Vue Ltm Oillîculté des partis la. Cour a daneaàé De prenc (MF Icmiiin (le Leur Echangé.

(tirrrc rtiy ayant prêté Serment a dit que maitin a dit a iiF irriiirr (|iig Scjn H'teuf navoit jamais tiré Et que M'' trotier Lajr a 'lit <|iiil HiiKCTiâl I<c Roeuf quil av[oit] tirré.

iijtprr» avilir Entendu Les parties réciproquement La Cour, Il ( 'ondaiiiié I j; dcfTendeur a tenir Lechange avec Le deatendcar. Ivr rptuiirl )i I^ur ftajur Elle a Eté renvo>'é Sans auq'unc Condan- iDili'iii, Kt 'luand au fraïx de Justice il Sont Condanné a En [liiycr Cliiuju'n I>a moitié.

1^ (!(mr Kst ajourné Jeudy 21 xbrc.

fr sauricr Greffier Jh Icpage presidan.

a une Cour du 18** Jen\-icr 1781, président J '' Lepage ]" B'" Lacroix

ant armant Ch'* Dudunnc

pissent

Demendcur B'' Baxgeon Deffendeur alexis tabadt

Le demendcur poursuit Le DeSendeur au Sujet d'une acte de Donnation de toutes Ses biens moyenant que Le Deffendeur ne manque pas a aucune chause Dont il Etoit oblige par Lad*^ Donnation Et quau Contraire quil est Sorti de Ches Lur Sans SeuJement L'en avertir ni San Savoir pourquoy £t demande que Le Deffendeur Luy paye un Dedomagement, ou que La Dona- tion ave tourjour Lieu.

Le Deffendeur repond par requette quil Est Sorti de La maison du Demendeur pour E^~iIer a lavenir accident fâcheux \'ue que Led' Demendeur a fait Son possible pour pousser Son Exés de Libertinage et de subornation envers La femme Du deffendeur et demende La Cassation de La ditte Donation Et quil Luy Soit Li\Te de Sortir de h maison dud' Demendeur avec Ses effest Et Le Condanner a payer Sa pention ei Blanchichage depuis quil Est a Ses sarge

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COURT RECORD. JANUARY, 17S.

81

In view of the diiBailty between th« parties the Court demanded proofs by wilneii«e« of their exchange.

Pierre Roy looV oath and *ai<J Ihiit Martin toJd M. Trotder that his ox had never drawn and that M. Trottier answered that be would warrant the ox that it had drawn.

After having heard both parties, the Court condemned the defendant to hold lu tlie cxchiingr with the plaintiS and as to their pledge [?] it has been dismissed without any condemna- tion, and a» to the cost» o( justice they arc each condemned to pay half.

The Court adjourned to Thursday, l>ecembeT ai.

F. Sauder, Clerk. Jo*. Lepage, President.

At a Court, Januar>' 18, 1781. President, Jw. I.cpage. Jean Bte. LaCroix.

Ant. Ilarmand. Ch. DuCharroe.

Btp.. BF.ROP.ito>j, Plaintiff, vs. Alzxis Tabead, Defendant-

The plaintiff sues the defendant in re|;ard to an ad of donation of all hisgoodsroadcon condition thai the defendant should fiiil in nothing, to which he was bound by tlie said donation.' Con- trarj' to the agreement the defendant has left the plaintiffs house without giving iiuiire and M-ithoui ihc plainiifTs knowledge of the cause. He now demands that the defendant pay him a com- pensation or that the donation continue in force.

The defendant answers by petition alleging that he left the plaintiff's houwtoavoid any future diNigrt«able ucddents, because the plaintiff tried his hardest to extend his excessive licentiousness and subornation to the defendant's wife; and he demands the annulment of the said donation and that be be free to go forth from the plaintiff's bouse with his property and thai the plaintiff be condemned to puy his board, lodging and washing, since be is bound to support him.

The Court granted M. Tabeuu, in accordance wiili his prayer, Uk annulment of the said donation and ordered M. Bergeron to retuni to the said Tabeau whatever he might have belonging to

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remettre aud* tabau ce qui peut avoir a luy appartenant Ches Luy et a payer trois mois de pention aud* tabau et Blanchissage a raison de trente Cinq Livres par mois et a payer Les fmiz de ' Justice Le tout Contant.

B'" Bakgeon Demendeur Michel Chabtier Deffendeur Le demendeur poursuit Le deffendeur pour Le Loyer d'un terrin quil a occupé pour faire du tabac moyenant quinze Livres de tabac que Le deffendeur devoit remettre au Demendeur: et quil refuse de faire aujourdhuy.

Le deffendeur repond quayant Louer Le terrin Du Demend- eur et y ayant mis du tabac, que quel que tems aprfe Le demend- eur a pris un homme chés Luy et que Son Cheval Luy a fut un tor Considerable Et que L'ayand [sic] d* au demendeur U Luy auroit repondu qu'un cheval ne mange pas de tabac Ledeffraid- eur dit que le demandeur ne devoit pas permettre a qid que ae soit De mettre aucun animal dans un terrin des quil Le L<oue.

Le demendeur repond qu'il a permis de mettre Le cheval de l'homme quil avoit chés Luy dans Le terrin Mais quil Luy avoït DeSendu de Le Lesser Livre.

La Cour a Condanner Le demendeur a payer Les fraix de Justice et a perdre Les guinze livres de tabac que te deffendeur Devoit Lui Livrer,

La Cour Est ajourné a Jeudy i'* février

Jh lepage presidan a une Cour du i février 1781 Président Joseph Lapage ant. armant

Ch Ducharme philipe Jervais

jo B*' Lacroix fr. Courrié

present J" B'" Lacroix Demendeur Lefevre Deffendeur Le demendeur poursuit Le Deffendeur pour une somme de trente trois Livres En pelleterie que le nomé Jan marie trotié Luy devoit Luy ayant repondu de Luy payer Comme ayant Chea Luy un peu de mays a luy appartenant.

Joseph Bissonette ayant parru a prêté serment et a dit quil Etoit témoins Lorsque m' Lefevre a promis de payer a m"" Lacroix

COURT RFX:ORD, FICBRUARY, ij8i

«5

the Utter at his hou»; and to pay three moDtlis' board, lod^nj; and «raahing for ibc «aid Tabcau at the rate of tfaiity-five livres a month, id to pay the costs of justice, alt in money.

Bte. Brkcebon, Plaintiff, vs. MicuelCuaktil-r, DcfcDdant.

The plaintiff sues the defendant for the rent for land, whidi he occupied for the cultivation of tobacco. I'he rent, which the defendant was to pay the plaintiff, was fifteen pounds of [obacoo, which he refuses to pay to^iay.

The defendant answers that some time after he had rented the land of the plaintiff and had set out his tobacco, the plaiatiâ brought into his own house a man, whose horse had done the plants considerable damage; and when he lold the plaintiff about it, the latter had answered that a horscdid not cat tobacco. The defend- ant says that the plaintiff ought not to pennit any one to put an animal in a field after he rents it.

The plaintiff answers that he permitted the man, who was at his house, to put bis horse io the field; but thai he had forbidden him to let it loose.

The Court condemned the plaintiff to pay the costs of justice and to lo«e the fifteen pounds of tob4u:co, which the defendant was to pay.

The Coutt adjourned to Thunday, February i.

Jos. Lepaf^, President.

At a Coun, February i, i;8i. sident. Joseph Lepage. Ant. Hnrmand. Gi. DuChanne. Philippe Uerrais.

Jean Btc. LaCroix. Fr. Couiier

Present. J KAN Bte. I^Ckoix, Plaintiff, vs. Lefevxe, Defendant. The plaintiff sues the defendant for a sum of thirty-three Uvnt in peltries, which the named Jean Marie Trottier owed him, and for the payment of which the defendant was responsible, since he had at his house some com bclon^ng to the said Trottier.

J<»eph Biasonette appeared and made oath. He said that he was a witness, wben M. Lcfevrc promised to pay M. LiiCrotx

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J" fyrffftfr^ Present

(Mmwt^Jetir J» B" Lacsodc l^' («rrifrri'Jfnir pnf'iffntft En c/>ur un Billei de feu Jean B*" rfr(;f lliri '!'■ M y/rnmc fie Cinfj Cent une Lûtc qui Lui est Due, Et îiirtutuli- (|iiil S'jji fail une vante Des ESest Dud' feu ameUin fi'ii» '.:ili:',f;iinr a S»; quil f*uy Est Du.

I,ii f Diir a iiiinrilfi rjuil Sok fait une vente par Encan public lit . hlfi'.i flii'l* (<;ii ameilin p<jur Satisfaire a Ses Déptes, aux iHiK'ii-. l'.i jiiir priviM^*' -i Ce rjui peut Etre Due au Demandeur ji'iiti iirtc'.inri fi (iiiirnilure quil f.uy a fait Et que Lad''" Vente '•"il fiiirii' iJinitiridii- ri Du jirëscnt, Et ont a Cette EfFest EUu 1,11 |ir't>;>irii|c lie M' J" It*' l^croix pour Gérer et régler Les ) iiiii|itc liml' tni iiindin, Kt I<f)liligeon de De [«V] rendre Compte lit' l.iiil" Siiiiriiiiii Lnrsijiiil Kn Sera requis.

Il 'iiniuci DuCharme présd.

Il tim- Cour (lu 39 mars 1781. 1*1 riii lent, Jiii'' 1rf-|iiigu ant Armant

l'iiiulr hiiihiirtiir J" li" Lacroix

Près M l.iiiitiiiit DuMH'lu' |iri-sciilc 11 lu Cour un Billet de huit iViti SnUiiiilr Kl IhuiM- Livres en |>clUcrie a L'ordre de M'

* IUhi'Nii nu* ^ihli^ihinllT ihr J . )lir K^inFUn vthi Ia] ibr «pnlition uuda St. JoKph

m II» l*lt III ITlh- tllfr»(«tM. |< uu

COURT RECORD, MARCH, 1781

8S

thiny-thrcc Uvrrs in peltries which Jein Marie Trolticr ow«d tlic latier, pfurided ihe com ai hU house, belonging to the aaid Trottier, remained his.

The Court condemned M. Leferre to pay M. LaCroix thirty- three Ihtti in peltries, which he had become responsible for doing, as appears from the testimony of the witness, who has made oath; and to Iceep the com, bdonging to the late Trottier, which might be left and to pay the costs.

The Court adjourned to the 8th of the present month. F. Saucier, jos. Lepage, President.

At a Court, March 8, 1781. President, Ch. DuCbarroe. Clement Langlois. Jos. Lepage. Present.

Jean Bte. LaCroix, PlaintiS. The plaintiff presents in Court a note of the late Jean Bte, Hamelin for the sum of hvc hundred and one livres, which is due him; and prays that there be made a »ale of the goods of the said late Hamelin to satisfy what is due him.'

The Court gnmted that there l>e held a sale l>y public auction of the goods of the late Hamelin to satisfj- his debts in Illinois, and by prefercntx what may be due the plaintiff for boar<) and lodging, and supplies which he has furnished him. and decreed that the «id *ale lie made Sunday, the 1 1 ih of the present month. For this purpose they have elected M. Jean Bte. Lacroix to cairy out the sale and I» settle the accounts of the said lale Hamelin; and we hind him 10 render account of the said estate, when it &ha]l be required.

Fr. Saucier. Duchanne, Pre^dcnt.

Al a Court, March 39, 1781. President, Jos. Lepage. Ant. Hannand.

Charles Ducharmc Jean Bte. LaCroix.

Present. M. Laurent Dumcher' presents in Court s note for eight hundred and seventy-two livres in peltries drawn to the order of M. Cerr^ and owed by the late Jean Bte. Hamdin, and

' L«unni du Rodipr *» ■ mcrchuii ïa Si- Lotit-

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fAn* trj: 1-4.1 f«i Jtu B» ir-t^<'T Et ■fena.ide <{!% Led* Nlec I>J7 VA; ï"!;/^ p».' \ji, Hifjjt^irjc. eat? jeti »— *t^?TT

Ï-4 O^-,- * v-'j-^r-iiS ii DKn«Mc=r <j=il Lay »it ebiùî par /^ fc"' I-A/..'vlz I>t TV^XK -ie ce fie picTjir §« trocrcr Dae a feo J" fc'-* \tii*:Vi.T, VjT*r: ii/Mr ■ M »_rf q-je cera Eoiocf scr son biOec '/XMtyT. il 4 f-t^ if/ArfW par La C'j^ir.

arii. af.'ri;ïr,t pt&vOiU: a U C''';:r us BiUei de Cccc Cinquante IJ/r«n ^. (yrilKîitrie rjuk Luy v^n ijue par J^Jes Vasseur. et ItKntniAk lyiW Lu/ v^it pcnub dc faire Vcsdie Ses Eacst pour '•AinlMK n V.Ti ']* Billet.

Im f ><ijr ar.'or'Ié 'juil S'^t fait une %-rate par Eccan PuUic pour S»tiHfair<: a Ses fJepie» au Qlinob. £t que Lc reste Si il t a Sait KisiH Kriire Ijfi, main^ du Cherif, pour Etre remis a qui Q appar- lÎMidra,

U lau' JKr (jreflier Jh lepage prfeklan

a une Cour du 19 avril 1781. i'ri^dent Ch Ducharme Clem* Langlojs

ani armant phi Gervais

j<a'' I>.-[>af;c fr Courier

Présent NiciLAN w>iiitf.nv Demendeur contre La Succession de J"

H'« AUELLIN

l«t lJem4:ndcur demande a la Cour que m^ B*' Lacroix chargé dn. alTiiirits dir 11" amcllin quil Luy soit payé douze pot de tafia (|ur Jt^d* fvu iimdlin l.uy doit En Echange d'un Cheval quil a fait avirr 1^: di:iiRndt;ur en iJiant a S' Joseph.

Irf!» nommé S^nacK cl Saint michel ont parru Et ont pretté SiTinriil (juiU Kioicnt lémoins I^rsqu'amellîn a fait Le d* Ki'haiiKf! l'.n iiliint a S* Joseph Kt quil devoit donner icy Les dits Dimxe put de tafia a huimcnu.

La V.wiT a ordonné a M"" Lacroix Chargé Des affaires de B*" aniellin de rt^meltrc u ni(-<ila.s Boîmcnu onze pot de tafia quil a reconnu devoir aud' feu amellin et aux Cas quil Survienne

■ 'l'hc "afm Uivair" wmii Inarnnl liy thr clcik. vbo nude Ibc miMakr <A pUdng the afs al l««nloB Mm ItÊUui «t ilicr iba "tl."

COURT RECORD, APRIL, 1781 «7

prays thnt the note be paid by the estate of the late Hamelin aforesaid.

llie Court granted to the plaintiff that there be given him by Jean Bte. Lacroii the balance that i% due the late Jean lite. Hamelin and ordered thai after having paid' it there shall be endorsed on hU note that it wa-i granted by the Court.

Ant. Harmand presents in Court a note for one hundred and fifty Ikves in peltries, which are due him by Jacques Vasseur, and prays that be be permitted to have the lattcr's effects sold to ttliftfy liis note.

The Court granted that there be made a sale of his effects by public auction to siitisfy his debts in the Illinoû; and that the balance, if any, be deposited in the hands of the sheriff to be delivered to nhomevcr it belongs.

Fr. Saucier, Oerk. Jos. Lepage, FresldenL

At a Court, April 19, 1781. President. Cb. Ducharme. Clem. Langlois. Ant. HarnuLod. Ph. Gervats.

Jos. Lepage. Pr. Courier.

Present. N1C01.AS BoisuBKt;, Plaintiff,

vs. TDE Estate op Jean Btk. Hamelin. The plaintiff prays the Court that M. Btc. l^croix, in charge of the estate of Btc. Hamclin, pay to him a doien Jugs of tafia, which the said late Hamelin owed him in exchange for a horse, which exchange was made with the plainlill while they were going to St. Joseph.

The niinied Ignace and Saint Michel appeared and made oath that they were witnesses when Hamclin made the said ex- change on the way to St. Joseph, and lliey said lliat he was to give the said doeen jugs of tafia to Boismcnu here.

The Court ordered M. Lacroix, trustee of the estate of Bte. Hamelin, to ddiver to Nicolas Boismcnu deven jugs of tafia, which have been acknowledged to be due from the said late Hamelin, and in case ibcic remains anything of the estate of the Ute

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«lurlquv Chause a la Succession de feu amellin Led' S' Lacroût Situ ob\if,é de tenir Compte aud* boïmenuê de Lautre pot de tafia qui Luy reste être du.

Ducharme presd a une Cour du 33 avril 1780 [sic]. Président Ch. Ducharme Clement Langlois

Jos'* Lepage fr. Courrier

B*' Lacroix philipe Jervais

an t. armant Present

La Cour Etant assemblé pour Examiner une requette pré- senté par Les habitant Des Cahôs Contre mons' Girrandin pour Les terre quil conséde Et Le tor que cela fait au village Et demande quil Soit Deffendu aud' Sieur Girardin de passer outre n'ayant aucun Droit de former un village et de Conseder Des terres qui ont Eté reser\-é pour Ce village ou de produire Les droits quil a de faire Le tor quil Causera par La Suîtte a ce village En agissant comme il fait.

La Court apprés avoir Examiné Les plaintes porté En La requette Contre m' Gtrardin De la part Des habitant il a Eté accordé que La ditte requette Et Santance Si dessus Sera Sînifié a M^ Girardin, quil aye a produire Le droit quO a de Conseder et former un village par La Suitte a la prairie du pon Et a deffaut de preuve Suffisante il Luy est Deffendu de Conseder auq'une terre ni de former auqu'n Etablissement que pour Son utillité a Luy propre Comme Grange Engar ou maison.

Du Charme presd a une même Court du 23 D'avril il a Eté présenté un Compte par Louis Gauls il a Et [sic] ordonné au Sieur B'« LaCroix de Luy payer soixante neuf LÎVTes dix Sols quil Luy Est du par B'* amelin Et qui a Eté Déjà présente Si devant.

DuCharme presd

■ Adlone Ginrdin bCFUlhl in 171S4 IIk pUnliIlkin, ■ Migoiocr it «u aUid.fnim Ihc mi^oa of Si- SulpcE. Thii wu ntuated il t^raine du Pool, when the miuiDaaHq hul buîh ■ mill. Rernoldi, in ba Pûmar HiiUry, 4g lod ;4,un [lui ihi <iILi(cof Pnirifdu Pont wu cnib- liihed ia 1760. Then coutd luvï b«a ài dut time little more ibui x lettkipmt at ibe work'

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89

Hamelin, the «aid M. Lacroix shall be obliged ta Ttada account to the said BoismeDu for the other jug of ulia, which remains due to him.

Du Charme, President. M a Court. April 33, 1780. President, Ch. DuCharmc. aement Langlois Jos. Lepage. Fr. Courier.

Bie. I-aCroix. Philippe Gervais.

Am. Harmand. PrcsenL

The Court a.«sembled to examine a petition presented by the inhabitants of Cahokia against M. Girardin on account of the Und, which he is conceding, an<J the injury, which that docs the village: and they demand that M. Girardin be forbidden to continue, since he ha.t no right to form a village and to concede lands, which have been reserved for this village, or that he show what right he ha.< to do the village this injuiy which he will cause as a consequence of bis present actions.

The Court, after examining the complaints made in the peti- tion against M. Girardin on the part of the inhabitants, granted that the satd petition and above decree shall lie $cn-ed on M. Girardin. that he show what right he has to concede land and form a village subsequently at the Prairie du Pont; and in default of suf&cicni proof it is forbidden him to concede any land or form any e«labli»hment other than ii for hi.'i own u.^ as bam, shed or house.'

DuChaime, President. At the same Court April 35. there has been presented an ac- count by Louis Gaud; and M. Ble. LaCroix was orderc<l to [>ay him »ity-nine livra ten soh, which are due him by Bte. Hamdio, and which account has been presenle<] before.

DuChaime, President.

iBIDcn on ibc plunWIsA <ri iht minion. TV thoK NOMA «Ad Mhei* ia Ihli ttilunw tfu» mit durfnit !>"• pBlad Ric UeÙ al ihc rllUcr im Ufcca up br Uit inlutùluu of Caboku. Pp. IM. >t».50t.mi

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a une Cour du 17 May. 1781. Président Ch. Ducharme ant. armant

B*" Lacioî;i Clem' Langlois

ph'» Gervais Jœ*" Lepage

present Jean Lapence Demendeur Jos** pelletiê Dcffendeut' Le demendeur poursuit Le Défendeur pour Six Jeux, de ray qui Luy a pris Dans Le bois de la grand cheniere Et Comme Les ditte ray ont été trouvé ches Le deffendeur, Le demendeur de- mande quelle Luy Soit rendu ou payé Suivant Lestimation qui en Sera faitte par Des ouvrié.

Le défiendeur declare quil est vray quil a pris de quoy Si faire une paire de roux Et que Le nomé Lemé En a pris aussi Sans Savoir La quantité.

Le nomé Lemé ayant paru a deClaré En avoir pris une vio- tenne.

La Cour a Condanné Les nomé Lemé Et pelletié a rendre ou a payer La quantité de ray que Le Demendeur Declare Luy avoir Etépris par part Egalle ainsi que Les fraix.

m' BiLLELE Demendeur nevedx Défendeur Le demendeur poursuit Le défendeur pour une Somme de Cent Soixante neuf Livres en pelleterie que Le défendeur reste Luy Devoir par Son Billet que Le demendeur a produit a La Cour.

a une même Cour Le Sieur Clement Langlois a présenter un autre Billet de Cent Livre de Castor due par Le même.

La Cour ayant Su que le DeSendeur a En sa possession un Cheval et quelque pourceau il a Eté Condanné a payé Les deux billet que vienne D'Etre présenté Et a Eté accordé aud' Demend- eur une Saisi Sur tout se que peut appartenir aud' neveux, pour Etre vendu, au de£Faut de payement. La Cour Est ajourné a Jeudy 7 Juin.

DuCharme presd.

COURT RECORD. MAY. 1781

9t

At a Court, Uay 17, 178t. President, Ch. l>uCharmc. Ant. Harmand. fite. LaCroix. Clcmcni LaBglois.

Kiil, Gen-iii*. Jos. Lepage.

Present- j£AN IjiPANCÉ, Ptaintifl, vs. Jos. Pelletier, Defendant. The plaintiff sucs the defendant for sue sets [?] of spokes, which he had taken in llie woods of the Gig Xfuïhrooms; and, since the said spokes have been found at the defendant's house, the plaintiff demands dial they be returned to him, or paid for. according to an appraisement, which «hull be made by workmen. The defendant declares tbal it is true that he took some to make a pair of wheels and that the named Lemay took some atso without knowinjn the quantity.'

The named Lemay appeared and declared that he took a score.

The Court condemned the named Lemay and Pelletier to

return the spokes or to pay in equal parts for the quantity,

which the plainiiS declares to have been taken, and lo share the

costs.

M. BttLELT, Plaintiff vs. Nevecx, Defendant. The plaintiff sues the defendant for a sum or one bundred and sixty-nine livres in peltries, which the defendant still owes on his note, which the pUintiff produced in Court.

At the same Court M. Clement Lan^ois presented another note for one hundred pounds of beaver skins due by th« same.

Since the Court know? that the defendant has in bis posses- sion a hoT^c and some pigs, he has been condemned to pay the two notes, nhich have just been presented; and there has been granted the |)lninlift a seizure on all, the [)OSs<:ssions of the said Neveux, which arc to be sold in default of payment. The Court adjourned to Thursday, June 7.

DuCharme. President

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a une Cour du 31 May 1781. Président Ch. Ducharme fr. Courier

J" Lepage ant. amant

B^' Lacroix phile Jervais

de"* Langlois present

La Cour Etant assemblé pour Demender a M** Girardin [Page or pages missing-]

19 Juin 1781.

F. Saucier Clark Lepage m Maud

Jervais 11 11 Jan

Lamarch i GranmoD i Dubuque i Lan

19 Juine 1781. Président Che Ducharme ant. aimant fit* Lacroix phil,' Gervais

Clem' Langlois fr. Courié

Pres La Cour Etant assemblé pour Prendre Les Serments de fidélité ainsi que d'ofice des Sieurs George Blin, raphael Gagné, Pierre Granmon Joseph Cecire Baptiste Saucier, Jean B*" Hubert Lacroix et Jean B" Dubuc Comme ayant Eté nomé par une assemblé publique faitte Le dix de Ce mois en La maison de m' fr. trottier Comd' de ce village pour remplacé Les magistrat, ci devant nomé.

Les Suivant Juges mentioné ci desus par La dernière Elextion faits ont pris Le Serment de fidélité aux Etats ainsi que Celuy d'office de Juge de paix &c. Selon leurs liste.

a une Cour tenue pour Le district des Cahokia du village des Cahokia Le 19 Juin mil Sept Cent quatrevingt un.

a ordonné que fr. Saucier Soit apointé dark de cette Cour. Francois Saucier a pris le Serment de fiddité Et doffice et a pris Sa place en qualité de Clark.

I WbEA fim seen, thr Record hâd fAllen to [ùco «nd tamt oE the pa^ea wtrc IcBtr ^^tb the exceptiaa of the iew pAgc* at (he bcginning uid (bat Ecw pagu bcre^ the irord is njupLelr .

COURT RECORD, MAY, 1781 93

At a Court, May 31, 1781. PresideDt, Ch. DuCharme. Fr, Courier, Jos. Lepage. Ant. Harmand.

Bte. LaCroix. PhU. Gervais.

Clem. Langlois. Present.

The Court assembled to demand from M. Girardin' [Page or pages missing.]

June 19, 1781'

F. Saucier, Clerk. Lepage m Maud

Gervais iiii Jan

Lamarche i Grand mont i Dubuque i The year,

June 19, 1781. President, Ch. Ducharme. Ant. Harmand.

Bte. LaCroix. Phil. Jervais.

Clem. Langlois. Fr. Courier.

Present. The Court assembled to receive the oaths of fidelity as well as those of office from MM. George Blin, Raphael Gagné, Pierre Grandmont, Joseph Cesirre, Baptiste Saucier, Jean Bte. Hubert LaCroiz and Jean Bte. Dubuque, who have been elected by public assembl)^ held the tenth of this month in the house of M. Fr. Trottier, commandant of this village, to replace the magistrates named above.

The following judges, mentioned above and made by the last election, have taken the oath of fidelity to the States as well as that of office of justices of the peace etc. according to their list.

At a Court held for the district of Cahokia in the village of Ca- hokia, June 19, 1781.

It was ordered that Fr. Saucier be appointed clerk of this Court.

■This entry i; (ivrn a wholr (oat. Is ill billot iholp BaJla jh«u at Kukaikia weie mon elAbnjiatr than ChU, bul even Their the number of voten wu very ^malï, ia tySt odI; Iwentr-Kvci] and m [he am year ooly maty-oat-

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y^w.' *->? t ■•■'■jv..'., -t: A j -l's ^ ti*: rasârsi^re S^friii Co^onc

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4 I^ UtTfiuu'i': 'it JTi' îr. eriuier &'- 1:0=: c*^ :-;r*ic Le Sieuis f a;j;^'/.'>. <^ jri«r.banti>: <xi\ ti£ Co&danné & 7'ro<Scire Ciuq'on un (.ffis-iii. 'jiji trii'irAT'ju Dtrux Coips »>ar Corps Le ans qui '-^f'itit j'/,

f.;i r''y<ir »i 'jr'l'jnné 'jue L«d- Laofdms £1 ziechanic oroot Le l'Ti jf-fiir jtrivifi Kl a Kjx 'leSendu de Sabsenier Saas permission 'j)j '.'irfj'I' 'k '>: village, l'&i' méchante a produit pour Soo Cotion {a [><-rv>fifin i|<: m' ly/ui-n J^'.omte, et Led- Langiois La personne '((■ m' a(ii, nrmatit (jui durera Jusqua nouvelle ordre. L:i '.''/ur CHt a'ijourné Jeudy Le 5 Juillet. Ir. S;tij'if:r dark G. Blin Présidant.

a une Cour du ai Juin 1781. l'rirV' (îwj. Illiii B** Saucier

rii[»li' (fii(f,iif! B" Lacroix

J'iirri? (iruiimori B*« Dubuque

Jdi'i (li'riri: Présent

M'' fr. Ir(ilti<:r iiyani fait assemblé La Cour Et a porté Des pliiitili! Curiirt- ].(! nnmé It*" Itarfi;eon ayant Eté Condanné par Liiil'" i'.nuT II vin^l ijualrc heure de prison pour des propAs tenu

( still r Mlililllifiiitibliiai ttji-« iti llrliiih Lrrritory, Kuch Eillc wu Ireasoiuble. pulicularlr 1 Hrllkili feHfiilii vf-ir ul rltr liiiir In St, IjcaiIh ;iiunijidnt \o raiac tronps îd Uw Fnndï viUa^a.

■'l'Iirv ni^Ti KMr iifriilii4 llip MriUnh Miivrrnmrnt iwnl hcrr Ionise ITOops uidlo deUch iIm KrrniK Inwi ilwlt aIIp|l*nLr, 'Itity lud inne Tini lo Si. Lnuii, where Ihe; «n urcsud

COURT RECORD, JUNE, 1781

95

François Saucier took the oath of fidelity and of office and look his place as derk.

Nicolas Chabot look the oath of fidelity and of office and took his place as sheriff for the district of this village.

Jean Btc- Bergeron is reported to have said at St. Louis that he ought to set out from here to go to Michillimackinac with some one. Btc. Bergeron appeared and said that he might have said some- thing on that subject; but that it was only in Joke with some one of his friends.'

In view of the limes and the piesenl circumstances, the Court decreed that Btc Bergeron should be imprisoned twenty-four hours for this time, and in (he future, ifhe makes similar speeches, he will be severely punished; and he was atsn condemned to pay all costs and expenses.

On the demand of M. l-'r.TTOtticr in the name of the public MM. Lan^otsitnd Mechanic were condemned l» find bt)iid.->men, who will be pcnonaJly answerable for them during the time they shall be here.'

The Court ordered that the said I^ngloiit and Méchante shatl have the fori for a prison and forbade them to absent themselves without the permistion of the commandant of this village. The said Mcc&ante offered for his bondsman the person of M. L^niis Lecompie and the suid Langlois the person of M. Ant. Har- mand, who shall continue to act until new orders.

The Court adjourned to Thursday, July 5.

Fr. Saucier. Clerk. G. Blin, President.

At a Court, June si, 17S1. President, Geo. Blin. Bic. Saucier.

Rkph. Gagntf. B(e. LaCroix.

Pierre Grandmonl. Blc. Dubuque.

Jo*. Ceairre. Present.

M. Ft. Trottier assembled the Coun and brou^t con)[daint against the nuned Bte. Bergeron, who was condemned by the said Court to twenty-four hours' imprisonmeot for hb idle talk, bc-

D1I (o Ihe tlliacn Fnodi wvt found on ihcn- : of tbg «rnn 10 iba Aranlwi nminuMlul, but

,.._._ _ ... BO ID Cthiolu. A itiion ilfiH

ititt lld> ttuiniuul uM (be coud telic nleued Inn hb boaSivid AolciDC OlnnUn loak Ui pluc- Fur r«EticuT4it> m pp. j|4. 157. jto. uul Inlrjtitiiiiim, p- <t.

by 1^ Spozuiib cDnuButluit adiI a Irllcr ^dn

IV Spobliti rommiDrluii ««I* > nnon of tba «rnn 10 iba Aranlwi na

pctalutd two nS iht («EnuuDdu ihe IndkMiM.aoDdldoiu iDgaio CthilU.

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par Led' Bargeon, et que L'ayant volu faire Conduire dans Lad** prison Led* Bargeon auroit Désobéi au ordre qui ont Eté Donntf a ce Sujet, Et Luy auroit manqué particule"" Et en Conse- quence a demandé a La Cour que Led' Bargeon Son [sic] puni plus sévèrement quil n'avoit Eté Condanné.

La Cour a Condanné Led' Bargeon a quinze Jour de prison, A La Consideration de m^ trotier. qui Le trouve assé puni après Ce tems Et a payer Les frais tant de justice que Denprisonoe- ment. Et Ce avant de Sonir de prison Sous peine dy rester plus longtems.

La Cour Est ajourné au s de Juillet, fr saucier Grf. G Blin

a une Cour du 34 Juin 17S1. George Blin Bap" Saucier

Raphaël Gagnier Bap" LaCroix

Pierre Granmon Bap" Dubuque

Joseph Ccssire President, [sic]

une requClte présentée a la Cour par francois savier lapensée datléc de ce Jour aux fins de luy permettre une assemblée de Parens et d'amis pour luy nommer un Curateur pour prendre Ses Intérêts Causes et actions &c.

à Eté apointé Lad" requête quil Soit fait suivant sa Demande Les Jour et an que de 1' autre part.

Pierre Prévost ayant paru a prité serment sur Le Saint Evan- gille tout puissant de se Comporter vrayement et fidèlement dans tous ces Ecrits tant en Cour qu'ailleurs Concernant La Succes- sion de feu mad" LaPensée en Sa qualité de greffier Commis. La Cour Est ajournée à Jeudy prochain Cinq Juillet.

G. Blin.

■ Afur RKchinK hii majurilf ■ ycKnig man might ita\vt n airalor, who dirl nat nonage Ihc tiHMt for him^ hm dli give hira Bssisiancx Ln lAv-stii». in the vulcnwnr oE hii iccount with [Iw Kuordion and Ln orRrr maltcn,— ViolLcU HijI- an droit cix-ii Frant,aii, 591.

COURT RECORD. JUNE. 1781

07

Cftus«. when he wished to have him oonduded to the said prison, the said Bergeron disobeyed ihc order», which were fpven on this subject, and had insulted him in pariicular; and in consequence he prayed the Court ihut the Mid Bergeron be punished more sev- eielv than he had been condemned.

The Court condemned the said Bergeron to two weeks' im- prisonment, out of con&ideralion for M. Trollier, who thinks he will be sufficiently punbhcd after this time, and to pay the cost of justice and imprisonment before leavio); prison, under salty of remaining there a longer time- Tlie Court adjourned to July 5. Fr. Saucier. Clerk. G. Blio.

At a Court, June 34, 1781. PreudcDt, George Blin. Btc- Saudcr.

Raphael Ga^né. Ble. LaCrdx.

Pierre Grandmoat. Bte. Dubuque.

Jojeph Cesirre PresenL

A petition presented to the Court by François Xavicï Lapancé, dated this day, praying that it l;e permitted him to hold an assembly of relatives and friends to name a curator to lalce care of his inter- ests, causes and actions etc'

The said petition was referred that it may be done according to his prayer, this day and year as on ihc other part.'

Pierre Prévoit appeared and made oath on ihe Almighty Holy Gospels to conduct himself truly and faithfully in all these writ* ings, as well in cnutl as eUewhere, cniiceming the estate of the late Madam Lapanc^ in his character of deputy clerk. The Court adjourned to Thursday following, July 5.

' G. Blin.

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a une C du 5 Juillet. President. G Blin B*" Saucier

raphael Gagné B*' Dubuc

pierre Granmon B'' Lacroix

Jos'* Cecire Présent

Demendeur AUGUST kacette Défendeur Joseph vaudky La Cour Etant assemblé Et ayant Stegé Jusqu'à neuf heure passé, Et après avoir fait apeUer Le demendeui par Le Cfaerif par trois fois Different Et oayant point paru a renvoyé Le d* procès a La Cour prochaine et Le demendeur a payer tou3 Les frais de Celle cy. La Cour Est ajourné a Jcudy 2. août.

fr saucier Clark. G. Blia

une Cour du 2 août 1781. Près* Geo. Blin. B*" saucier

rap. Gagné B** Lacroix

p" Granmon B*' Dubuc

Jos. Cecire Présent

Demendeur J" B" Lacsoix Deffendeur Isaac Levy Le demendeur poursuit Le deffendeur pour Le rembourse- ment d'une Somme de cen quarante neuf livres cinq sols en pelleterie par un Billet quîl a Consenti a fr. Ivont pour reste de Ses gages et que Son Commis, m' Lerou a acquitté a Michelîma- quina et Dont Le demendeur produit Des preuves.

Joseph Clermont ayant paru et après avoir prêté Serment Sur Le S* Evangille de Dieu tout puissant a dit quil a été Jusqua michelimaquina avec Le canot du demendeur Et quen arivant il a Eté témoin que Led' BiUet Si mentioné a Eté payé par Le Commis du demendeur et que cest une negligence de Son Commis de ne l'avoir pas retirer.

Sur Le témoignage que Joseph Clermont Donne que Led' Billet a Eté payé par Le Commis dud^ Demendeur, que Le défendeur soit Condanné a renbouiser au demendeur Le montant duSusd»BiUet.

m^ fr. trottier demande a la Cour que tous Les Effest que Sont ches ch'* Lefevre appartenu a Jean marie trottier soit vendu pour Luy payer une Somme que led' trottier Luy Doit, La Cour

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At It Court, July 5. President. C. Blin. Bie. Saucier.

Raplu«l Gugné. Uic Dubuque.

Pierre GraDdmonL Bte^ LaCroix.

Jos. Cesirre. Prcsunl.

AiHiDST Racctte, Plaintiff, vs. Josei^ VAin>iiY, Defendant. TIk Couit assembled and «1 titl pa&t nine o'clock, and after summoning the pJainliff by Uie sherifT lltree different linifÀ and when he did not appear, postponed the hearing of the »id suit (ill next Coun, and rondeinned the plaintiff to pay sti the costs of this seâsion. The Coun adjourned to Thursday, Aufcust 3.

Fr. Saucier, Clerk. O. lilin.

At a Court, August a, 1781. pRudcDt, Geo. Blin. Bte. Saucier.

Rapfa. Gagnt!. Bic. LaCroia.

Pierre Grandmonl. Ble. Dubuque.

Joi. Ccsirrc. Present.

Jean Bte. LaCroix, Plaintiff, vu. Isaac Le\t, Defendant. The plaintiff sues the defendant for the repament of a sum of one hundred and forty-nine Iktcs and live soU in peltries for a note which he drew to the order of Fr. Ivont for the balance of his wages and which the plaintiff's clerk, M. Lcrou, paid at Mich- iUimackioac, of which the plaintiff produces proof.

Joseph Ocnnonl appeared and, after having made oath on the Holy GoHpels nf .\tmighty God, luiid that he went up to MichiUi- mackinac with the plaintiff's canoe and that on arriving he was witness that the said note was puid by the plaintiff's clerk and that it h ne)^if;ence on the part of hi^ clerk not to have withdrawn iL

On the leritimony which Joseph Clermont gives ihai the said note was paid by thesaid plaintiff's clerk, the defendant is con- demned to repay to the plaintiff the amount of the note afore- said.

M. Fr. Trottier prays that all the goods belonging to Jean Marie Tro4tler, which are at the house of M. Lefevre, be sold to pay him a sum, which the said Trottier owes him. 'I'he Court deoccd that Charles Lefevre shall deliver under oath all tlie

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a ordonné que Charle Lefevre remettra Sous Serment tous Les ESest que Sont Ches Luy apartenant aud* J" M" trottier pour Etre vendu pour Satisfaire a Ses debtes.

Demendeur AT asuant défendeur Jos'" Cecike

Le demendeur poursuit Le deSendeur pour un payement quil Luy a fait en pelleterie, disant quayant été ches Luy cherché Lad'* pelleterie quîl Luy auroit Demendé Si La pelleterie Moît Bonne que Le defiendeur Luy avoit dit quil L'avoit reçue pour Bonne.

Le défendeur dit quil est vray quil a dit au demendeur quil avoit reçue La ditte pelleterie pour Bonne, et quil en pouvoit faire faire La recette et que Si elle ne valoit rien de Luy renvoyer mais que Le demendeur L'ayant gardé six Jour; et quil ne vouloit plus La reprendre.

La Cour a Condanné Le demendeur a garder Le payement que Le deffendeur Luy a fait pour ne Lavoir pas renvo)^ sur Le Champ puis quil nen netoit pas Contant et a payer Les fraix,

La Cour Est ajourné a 6'" y^". f saucier Gf G Blin

une Cour du ai aoust 17S1. Président G. Blin Jo*" Cecire

raphael. Gagné B** Dubuc

p. Granmon B*' Saucier

présent une requette présenté en Cour par Louis Clermont demendant qui] Luy Soit permis un assemblé de parens et d'amis pour La nomination d'un Curateur.

La Cour a accordé a Louis Clermont ses demendes. La Cour Est ajourné a Jeudy 6"* de Septembre.

G Blin

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bdooging to the Mid Jean Marie lYotticr, which arc at hh house, in oïder ihal they be Mild to satûf)' his Ûébiit.

Ant. Haruanii PlaintiS. vs. Jos. Cesirkk, Ucfcndant.

The plaintitT mia ihcdefendunt for upiiymefll, which the latter

aadc him in peltries. The plaintiff says that when he was at the

' defendant's house to get the said peltries, he iL^ked the defendant,

if the peltries were of good quality, and that he answered that be

had received them (or good ones.

The defendant says that it is true that be said to the pkintiff that he had leccived them for peltries of good quality and thai be night have the receipt made for them, and if they were not worth anything, to send ihem back to him; but the plaintif kept them six days and he no longer wished to take them back.

The Court condemned the plaintiff to keep the payment wbidi the defendant made him, because he did not send the peltries back immediately, since he «"as not content with them, and to pay the costs.

The Court adjourned to September 6. P. Saucier, Oerk. G. Blin.

At a Court, August at, 1781. President, G. Blin. Jos. Cesirre.

RuphaicI Gagné Bte. Dubuque.

Pierre Grandmont. Bte. Saucier.

Present.

A petition presented in Court by Louis Clermont praying that he be permitted (o hold an a.tsembly of relative» and (ricnds for the nomination of a curator.

The Court granted I..ouis Clermont hi» reque»!. The Court adjourned to Thursday, September 6.

G. Blia.

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At a Coirn, September 30, 1781. President, G. B!in. Pierre Grandm<ini.

BtG. LaCroix Bte. Saucier.

Present.

M, DE LiNCTor,' Plaintiff, vs. Joseph Maisonviixe, DcfcndJint. Tbe plaintilT .-.ucs the defendant (or a mare, whidi he says he bought unbrandcd at Peoria, and which the defendant claims and has taken at the house uf M. Janis n-ith whooi the plaintiS had exchanged her.

The defendant aitswefs that the mare, which the pUintiS claims, belongs to him, as he brought it from the Post;' and that the said mare was stolen from blm at the Little Village' by the savages; and be produced several ccrtiâcaics that the said mare beloi^ to bim, and oSers to produce other proof both from people of the Post and of Koskoskia.

The Court dismi.tsed the said parties to have their cause decided at Kask^skia seeing that the marc is there and the)' can produce ^rGater' (proof) to terminate tbeir differences.

The Court adjourned to October 4, 1781, ■- F. Saucier, deik. G. Blin.

At a Court. Octoljcr 8, 1781. f'^t President, Jean Bte. LaCroix. Raphael Gagné. Jean Bte. Dubuque. Pierre Grandmont.

Present, Joseph Asselin, Plaintiff, vs. PiERKE Dubois. Defendant. The plaintiff sues the defendant for a mare, which he had advanced on the w<;ges. which be agreed to give the defen- 'dant for going down to New Orleans; and since the said plain- tiff finds it impossible to kec]) his engagement, he reclaim» the said marc, which the said defendant pretends to keep for damages ; unle»« he is L-ondemnctl by the Court to pay the defendant one for damages.

The defendant answers by a petition tbai the plaintiff did a considerable injury to him in failing to keep his engagement,

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seeing that he would h.tvc been able to engage himself lo another, and ihsl the said mare, which he received in advance, should remain hi» as damages.

M. Ant. Girardin, plaintiff for Jo». AA*elin, prayx the Court to ainiinue the »nd cause to the next Court in order that the said Asselin may appear hinuelf.

The Cnun decreed that the above suit be continued to ihe next court.

M. Ant. Harmand piays the Court to release him from the bail-bond, which he gave for Ihe named I«'ingloi.< and which did not have a fixed term.

The Court rcleaîcd M. Harmand from the hailbond and deliverc(i ihe said Langlois to M. Troliicr to do with him what shall seem to him best.

Fr. Saucier, Clerk- Jean Btc, Lacroix.

At a Court. October 3$, 1781. President. Jean Bte. Lacroix. Raphael Gagné PiciTe Grandmoni. Jos. Cesirrc.

Preseni. Jos. ASSCLIN. Plaintiff, vs. Pierre Dubois, Defendant. The plaintiff sues the defendant, demanding thai he give him [proof of the injury that the plaintiff did him in not keeping the ^^recmcnt. which they had made, to go down to New Orlean». The defendant .-inswens that he rcfuiwd forty piastres lo go to New Orleans, offered by M. Motard, in order to keep the engage- ment which he had made wilh the plaintiff.

The Court condemned the defendant to reaiore to the plaintiff

the mare, which ihe laiicr had given him in advance, deciding

tlial the scn-icc. which be had had from the said mare, would

do for damages. Tlic Court decreed that the plajntiff shsU

Lbe free to engage himself to another, if be so desires, and con-

rdemned him 10 pay all Ihe cosu.

Jean Bte. LAt^itiKS Plaintiff Jos. Dubé Defendant The plaintiff sues the defendant for tiix hundred pounds of Aour, which the defendant owes the plaintiff for a horse the

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lailer sold bitn, of which mhI quantity the plaintiff has rec^ved fifty pounds.

The (lefendMit answers tbtit he had agreed with the plainliS for six hundred pounds of flour or one hundred and twenty pounds [pt deer-Hkins, in deraull of flour.

The plaintiff produces three witnesses, who say that they heard the defendant say tliat )ie owed »ix hundred pounds of fiour for a hone, which he had bought of the plaintiff.

Since neither has proof to offer, the Court put them to oath; and since each refused to take the other's oath, the Court dis- ' missed the present cause, not being able to pas» judgment, rand both have been condemned only to pay the costs- Jos. Plante, Pbunliff, vs. Jos. VAtrDRV, Defendanl. The plaintiff sues the defendant saying that the latter engaged him to hunt while going cluvrn to New Orleans, and that in loonsequence he had sold manyof his goods, which were very useful to him, and even his com, whiih was a great resoune to him, and that now the defendant has backed out of his agreement, twhidi does the plaintiff a consiilerable injury and he prays thai 'the said defendant be condemned to pay him damages.

The defendanl answers that he informed the plaitilifl the evening before he was going to start that it was not possible for him to continue hi.i journey.

The plaintiff says that he had asJccd the defendant for five ays to finish some little jobs, which he hail for differenl i>eisons, ""and that during this interval he had asked the defendant, if be wa.s i-ery sure of making the journey which they hail agreed to make, to which the laitcr always replied that he should consider himself engagnl and iliat he would Ntait. In consequence he had given up several jobs, which he could not finish, and sold rwhat he had here as well as in a canoe, torn, salt and other things, which would be of great assistance to him to-day.

The Court condemned the defendant to reimlnir^c the plaintiff siirty Kvns in kind for damages and to pay the costs. The Court adjourned to Thursday, Nm-cmbcr 8- F.^Saucier, Clerk. J. B. H. Lacroix.

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3. ace CauT da 5 gbce 1781. Président G. Blin B*- Dnboc

B" Lacroix pierre Gmunon

B*-" saucier Present

Deinendeur acc* axge' Deffendear ca' Grattot Le demendeur pounuit Le deffcndeur pour hay rendre Compte de ce que feu Duboû Luy doit Comme ayant Eu Ce qui a resté après La mort dud* dubob.

Le dcffesdeur répond que Lorque L'on a Eté pour faire L'ancan de feu duboiâ qu'arec L'aprobati<»i de M' Joseph Lepai^ )ut^ de la Cour a retirer tous Les articles qui restoît de ce quil avoit vendu a feu dubois. et que le reste a Et^ rendu Et dont La vente Doit Etre Entre les mains de M' Ducharme Comme ayant Luy même faire faire La vente. Et demande a la Cour de Luy nnmer un Jour, D'un autre Cour afin quil produise Les Oimpte qui) a Contre Led' Dubob, na^-ant point Eté prévenu (le (;ette affaire.

1^ Our a accordé au S' Charie Gratiot, de paroitre, a La Cour pr';('hainc Jeudy 8'* du cour* affin quil produisse Ses Compte Suivant sa demande.

a une mCme Court il a Eté DeScndu a Loiiis Lemé de Se rnlitlilir a l^a prairie du ponl Luy ayant Déjà Eté defCendu. I.ii flour F^st ajourné a Jeudy S. gbre f. sauner, ('lark G. Blin

a une Cour* du 8. gbre. fréM'i' (;. Blin J. B*<= Dubuc

J. K^' Lfuroix raph*' Gagné

|i. (irimmon Jos'* Cecire

Présent Drniriulcur J. Il*"" Lacroix Charle Lefevre Deffendeur l,c ili-iiu'iirlciir poursuit Le deffendeur pour trois haChe quil l.uy II diiiuii' Il racomod»?. Et que le deffendeur Luy a cassé en rnnimcHliiiit, iljsaiit quil ne Doit pas payer Le racomodage.

[,(' ilHT<-nil(<ur repond que Si Les hache ont manqué par L'ciuvriiKc quil 11 [:u( quil ne demende rien, mais quelle Sont Cassé fliltieur.

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109

At I Court, November 5. 178t. Presideni. G. Blin. Bie. Dubuque.

Bte. LiiCraix. Pierre GraDdmoni.

Bte. Saucier. Present.

Aug. Angi:rs, PUintiff. vs. Cii. Gratiot, Defendant. The plaintiff sues the defendant in order that he render him an account of whut the late Dubois owed him, since he hitd had the property, which remained after the death of the said Duboi.i.

The defendant answers that when they were on the point of holding the auction of the goods of the late Dubois, he withdrew, with the a[>provaJ of M. Joseph Lepage, judge of the Court, all the aitides remaining of thow which be had sold to the late Duboi», and that the rest had been sold and that the proceeds of the sale must be in the hands of M. DuCharmc, since he had cauitcd the sale to be made. He prays the Court to name a day at aaother Court that he may produce his account af^inst the said Ihihois, since he was not forewarned of this suit.

The Court in accordance with bis prayer granted Charles Gntioi liU the next Court, ThurKlay, the 8th of the present TDODtb. to ^pear and produce his account.

At the same Court Louis Lemay wa» for bidden to settle at Prairie du Pont, as it had been already forbidden him to do. The Court adjourned to Thursday, Nwcmber 8. F. Saucier, Clerk. G. Blin.

At a Court, Norember 8. President G. Blin. J. Bte. Dubuque.

J. Bte. LaCroix. Raphael Gagn<.

P. Grandmont. Jos. Cesirre.

Piwent.

J. Bte. Lacroix. Plaintiff, vs. Charles Lepevre, Defendant. The platnlilT sues the defendant for three axes, which he had given him to mend, and which the defendant broke in mending antl says that he ought not to pay for the repairing.

The defendant answers that if the axes were spoiled by the work, which he did. he would not demand anything; iMit that tbey broke elsewhere.

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La Cour a renvoyer Le présent procès & être décidé par Des ouvrier Et ont Condamné Les dittes partie a sen raporter a ieur décision, Louvrier ayant visiter louvrage a Dit quelle ne valloit rien et quelle ne Devoit pas Etre payé, La Cour a Condanné Le deSendeur a payer Les fraix.

AOG. ANGE Demendeur ch. Gkatiot Defiendeur

Le deSendeur ayant Eté renvoyé a La présente Cour pour produire Ses Compte Contre feu dubois Et Les ayant produit La Court a ordonné au demendeur de produire Les Siens Et a prover Comme La farine quil a retirer Luy appartient et a Cette ESest a nomée francois saucier pour faire Le recouvrement de la vente de Ses Effest ainsi que la farine qui reste Etre due pour ensuitte payer a qui il appartiendrie.

B". Lackoix Demendeur P. MAsrm De&endeur

Le demendeur poursuit Le deSendeur pour La somme de vingt neuf Livres quil Luy doit pour L'ancan de L'acharette.

Le deffendeur dit avoir payé Les vingt neuf Livres a M'. Gratiot En réglant de Compte avec luy.

m^ Gratiot ayant produit Ses Compte quil avoit réglé avec le deSendeur ou U n'est point Mention dud' payement.

La Cour a Condanné Le deSendeur a produire un recuet Comme il a payé Les dit vingt neuf Livres, au deSaut de quoy il est condaimé a payer au demendeur La Ditte Somme.

La Cour Est ajourné a Jeudy 8 x^'.

î saucier Clar G. Blin

a une Cour du 15 çbre. Prës'i G. Blin B*« Saucier

p. Granmon B" Dubuque

Près, une requette présenté par m' fr. trottier, disant quayant Eté nomé tuteur des Enfana de feu Lapierre, quil a Exercer Jusqu'à présent Cette Charge, Et demende a en Etre déchargé, Et que la Cour nome un autre tuteur.

La Cour a acordé a M' Fr Trottier de Se déchargé de Sa

' Ste pervious Knion.

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The Court dismissed the present suit to be decided by wodt- mcD and condemned the said parties to refer the cause to their decision. The workmen having inspected the work said that the axes were worth nothing and that tliey oujçhl not to be paid for. The Court condemned the defendant to pay the costs.

Ace. Angers. Plaintiff, vs. Ch. Gratiot, Defendant.

The defendant, having been dîsmi.^&ed to the present Court to produce his accounts against the late Dubois, has brought them. The Court ordered the plaintiff to produce his accounts and to prove how the flour, which he withdrew, belonged to him, and to this end named François Saucier to make the recovery from the sale of his goodi and also of the flour, wtuch remains due, in order afterwards to pay it to whom it may belong.'

B. LaCroix. riaintiff. vs. I'. Martin, Defendant.

The {^aintiS sues the defendant for the sum of twenty-nine livra, which he owes him for the auction of tlic rart.

The defendant says ihat he paid the twcniy-ninc livres to M. Gratiot in settlement of accounts with him.

M. Gratiot produced Ihc accounts, which he had settled with the defendani, .-ind there i.t nu menii<in nf the sai<i jiayment.

The Court condemned thr defendant to produce a receipt showing ihai he hud paid the .laid Iweiiiy-ntne livres, in default of which he is condemned to pay the plaintiff the said sum.

The Court adjourned to Thursday, December 8.

F. Sauder, Clerk. G. BUn.

At a Court, November 15. President. G. Blin. Bte. Sauder.

P. Gruulmont. Bte. Dubuque.

Present.

A petition presentcl by M. Fr. Trottier, in which he says thai be was named j^ardian of the children of (he late Lapierrc and has exért;i.'>«<l this charge up to ihe present; and now he re- quests that he be relieved and that the Court name another guardian.

The Court granted that M. Kr. Trottier be relieved of his

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1,1' ililf'ft'l'iir i\ii i\ur Ir ilcni(in(lcur etoît obligé de le guérir (rrirhiilf rficiil cl i|ii)| ne Spal point trouvé et ne Se trouve f>oint («iii'ril i|iiil II f>i'rti|>li-tiirnt Srnli quelques Soula);ements par les (irt'itilci tnilli'itinil Du dcmcndcur.

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guardianship; and in cgnscqueocc ordered that there be held an aisemhl)' of reblivts and friends for the scltlcment i>f ucrounts and ihc nomination of a new guardian.

F. Saucier, Clerk. G. Btin.

At a Court, December 6, 1781. Presifleiii G. Ulin. Raphael Gagné.

Jf^n lite. L^acroix. B(e. Dubuque.

Pierre Graiujmont. Jc«ph Ccsirre.

Present.

The accouDLi due by the late Jon. Mcthot have been presented to the Court. It was decreed that Kr. Saucier make the recovwy by auction and (>ay the said accounts, which shall be reported in Court to be approved ,

The Court adjourned (u Thunday, Januan- 3. F. Saucier, Clerk. G. Blin.

.M a Court. January 10, 178». President. Ocoigc Utin. Raphael Cagm!.

J. Bie. LaCfoix. Pierre Grandmont.

Btc. Saucier. Joseph Ccsirre.

Btc Dubuque. Present.

Isaac Lkvy, Plaintiff, vs. KficiiEL BvTYjtu. Defendant. The plainiifl »ues the defendant saying that he treated the defendant for a sickness for the sum of four hundred livres and after some lime the defendant aa»ureil him that he no longer fell any symptoms of his sickness. He ceased caring for him and afterward-s when he a^ed for hi* pay, the defendant reftued, saying that he had not cured him entirdy.

Bte. Dumay, after having made oath 10 tell the truth concern- ing the agreement between the plaintiff and the defendant, affirmed thitt the plaintiff wa» bound to cure perfectly the defendant and that he heard the defendant say that be was not cured, but only relieved.

The defendant says that the plaintitT was obliged to cure him perfectly and that he was not and ts not cured; [hat he only felt some relief from the first treatment of the plaintiff.

Augustin Angers, after having made oath to tell the truth

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according lo his knowledge, a&ys thai the defeiulant was inlending lo go lo Koskaskia to be attended, and that he had said that the plaintiff had stopped him, <iaying thai he wait capable of curing him; and that he [Angers] had advised him to put himself under the care of the platnliS; diat some lime afterwards, when he asked the defendant about the sickne», he answered that h« was gettinft along very well; but later the defendant had told him that he was sick and that the plaintiff had ceased attending him.

The defendant declared on oath that he had not known any women from the time the platntîS bef;an taking care of him up lo the present time.

The Court condemned the plaintiff to continue attending the defendant until he «houtd be cured, on condition that the defendant ads according to ordcn and does nothing that cun counteract the medicine» of the plaintiff, under penalty of paying the sum demanded and of being abandoned by him.

The Coun condemned the defendant lo pay the sum of one hundred and nixlcen livres fifteen sols, a bill for which in accordance with his current account the [riaindS has pro- duced.

The Court condemned the plaintiff to pay all the costs of justice.

The Court adjourned to February 7.

F. Saucier, Oerk. G. Blîn.

At a Court, January >S, 1783. President. G. Dtin. Jn. Bte. Saucier.

Jn. Bte. LaCroix, Jn. Bte. Dubuque,

Present. JosEPB MoTABO, FlaintIS, vs. Auo. Anoess, Defendant. The plaintiff sues the defendant that he may know the reaM») why the latter bas forbidden M. DuCharmc to pay hJiD sad to settle his accounts with him.

The defendant answers that if he did it, it was onJy because the plainiifl seized a canoe in which he was going away, saying

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ibsl the defendaDi was în debi 10 him, which the défendant denies and offers to prove.

The plaintiS answers that he said sixty jugs of tafia at two piajlft-t [he jug and (hat M. DuCharme paid him for fifty jugs of this, for which he had held liimscif responsihle; and since the Pendant was iiidehteil to ihc plaintiff twenty piaxtret for the ten

tainioK jugs and had refused to pay after many demands, he had, by order of ihe rnmmandanl of St. I.ouis, caused the seizure of the defendant's canoe only until some judge should decide, and lie pnxluced hÏK account according to which the defendant is indebted to him for the sum of one hundred Ihtu.

The defendant answers that in the present affair witli Uie plaintiff there was no agreement on any quantity of tafia, that their agreement was for a haif-cask at five hundred /I'trM, and that there was no agreement on any price fer jug.

The plaintiff answers that if he had promised the defendant sixty jugs of tafia for a half-cask he would not in the prcwnce of Ihe defendant have measured [?] the said barrel, which con- tained sixty jugs; and that the defendant should have objected thereto, if he had understood thai he was rcceivti^ sixty jugs instead of fifty.

The defendant presents iVntoinc Lamarche as a witness of their agn-emenl.

Antoine Lamarche appeared and made oath on the Holy Gi»petstoanswer the question, which is put to him, and said that he had no other knowledge than that he had heard M. Motard say that he was giving M. Angers a half-cask of tafia for a hun- dred piastres.

The plaintiff made oath to his account.

After having carefully examined the prayers and the defences and considering the witne» and his testimony, the Court con- demned Ihe defendant to pay the plaiotiS for the surplus above the fifty )Ug« of tafia, which were in the consignment of firewater which he received from the plaintiS. at the rate of two dollars a jug, since it wa^ measureid [ i"] in the presence of the defendant, and condemned the defendant to pay the costs of justice.

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l^t dd!<;fidc'jr ayant j/aru !i dît qull avoit prix toute Les pQule •lut Ia: dewitiidiiur l,uy a a [û] donné que voyant que Les remède ne Ijk irueri'^vjit jj^s au^^i vite qui! L'auroit voulu quîl Les a toute prtiïcdaiA l}':ux Jour.

La Cour a ('.</ii<iAun( Le defïendeur a payer au demendeur 1^ prix quJl ctoit (Convenu de luy donner Comme n'ayant pas Suivie S<A •inliititiiiuiJ:\ anî.si que tous Les fraix.

Iji CJour Eli ajourné a Jeudy 7, fevTÎer. fr. sautier, riark. G. Blia.

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Isaac Lew. Plaintiff, vs. Micoel Boteap. Defendant.

The plaintiff sues the defendant, saying ihal at the la^l Court he had been condemocd to continue to treat the defendnnl tintii his perfe^;! cure in order to obtain the payment, wltich the defendant was obliged to give him; but he proves that the defendant ha> not followed hi.i prescriptions nor even taken the remedies, which he gave him; for, he sa>-s, he gave him one day sixty pilU, seven of which he waa to take the firal day and to increase the number by one each succeeding day until all were taken; but the plaintiff Mi>-t that on the next day he went to see the defendant and asked if he had taken the pills that day, and the d<-fcnd:uil answered, "No", and said that he did not know what hiid become of the said pills; but that he believed that the children of tlie house had l»tt them. The plaintiff funhcr says that on the following day he returned and brought fifteen more of ihc same pill*; and he requested M. Bic. Alarie to watch and se« if the said defendant did not decdvc him about the medicine he hud given him; and in the afternoon the defendant said Id the plaintiff, after having told bim that the chil- dren had ihniwo away the said sixty-seven pills, that he had taken them all, which is impossible, the plaintiff maintains, because that was enough to kill him. Madame Blc. Alary appeared and .>iaid that the defendant aforesaid did not wish to take any of the said pills, which the plaintiff charged him to take.

The defendant appeared and said that he had taken all the pills that the plaintiff ga\'e him; but since the remedies did not cure him as quickly as he had wished, he look them all in Ivq days.

The Court condemned the defendant to pay to the plaintiff the price which he had agreed to give htm, since he has not fol- lowed the prescriptions, and also to pay the costs.

The Court a<ljounied to Thursday, February 7. F. SaiKier, Clerk. G. Blin.

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a une Cour du 7 février 1782, President G. Blin raph. Gagné

B'« Saucier J" B" dubuc

Près' G. Blin représente a la Cour que Le nomé pierre Lafleur ayant fait Chanter une Grande messe par M' Gibeaute, U Luy auroit demendé plusieurs fois de Satisfaire a La fabrique Se quil a refusé de faire. En Consequence il demende défaire Saisir quelq'un de Ses meubles pour Jusqu'à La Conqurence de ce quil doit.

La Cour a ordonné que Le nomé pierre Lafleur Soit assiné a La Cour prochaine pour répondre a la plainte porte Contre Luy. La Cour £st ajourné au 7 mars.

f. Saucier, Clark

a une Cour du ai février 1783. Président G. Blin Jos'» Cecire.

p. Granmon B" Saucier.

J. B'" Lacroix B«' Dubuque.

Present Jean B*" Lacroix a produit a la Cour Le règlement du Compte de la Succession de feu Jean B'* amelin qui a été aprouvé ainsi que Les autre papier Dont il £toit Chargé Comme ayant Eté nomé par Laditte Cour de régler Laditte Succession. Et Les dit papier ont Eté remis au Gref.

Le Sieur ant Girardin de La part de madame veuve mercié. a fait demende En Cour de faire faire invantaire de tous Ses Biens pour régler avec Ses mineurs.

La Cour a accordé a M'^° mercié Suivant sa demende. a une même Cour pierre roy a présenté une requette a la Cour pour quil Soit nomé un tuteur au mineurs mitote

La Cour a ordonné quil Soit fait une Assemblé de parens Et damîs pour L'elextion d'un tuteur au Susdit mineurs, ainsi que pour le règlement de Leur Succession.

a une mÊme Cour phitipe Gervais ayant obtenu une saisi Sur Soixante Gerbe de blé appartinant a Glaude Gagné pour une

1 Till vc«ry-boaH wis nxnpoKd ol diurch wirdeiu elected bj' ihc pvùh to tikcchuiï of the tcmponJ afiiin sf the cfaurch.

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At a Court, rebroary ;, 1782. Fretldent, G. Qlin. Raphael Gignf.

Bte. Saudex. Jean Bte. Dubuque.

Present. G. Blin shows the Court thaï the named Pierre Lafleur hid hnd a high mam »ung by M. Oihauli, and ihai he had asked ihe latter several times to pay the vestry- board.' which the latter refused lo do. Therefore he prays thai some of hi> movable», up to the equivalent of what he owes, be attached.

The Couri ordered thai ihe named Pierre I^afieur be sum- moned to the next Court (0 answer the complaint brought against him.

The Court adjourned to March 7.

Fr. Saucier. Clerk. At a Court. February ai, 178a. President. G. Blin. Jos. Cesirre.

P. Grandmonl. Blc. Saucier.

J. Bte. Lacroix. Btc Oubuque.

Present. Jean Bte. I^Jicroix brought into Court the settlement of the account of the estate of the late Jean Bte. llamelin, which was approved, and aUo ihe oihcr (lapcrs with which he was intrusted, as he was named by the said Court to settle the said estate. And the said papen were filed in the clerk's office.

M. Ant. GirAfdin on behalf of Madame Mercier, widow, made prayer in Court to have an inventory made of all her goods in order to settle with her minor heirs.

The Court i^ranied the reques.! of Madame Mercier. At the same Court Pierre Roy presented a petition to the Court in order thai there be named a ({uardian fur the minors Melbot.

The Court decreed that there be held an assembly of relatives and friends for the election of a guardian for the above mentioned minors, and also for the settlement of their estate.

At the same Court Pliili|ij>e Gcrvais, who has obtained a writ of scisuic on sixty sheaves of wheat belonging lo Claude Gagné

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for a Mim of scvcnty-âve /mvs, which the latter owcit him, ptays the CouK to have the .sate made tliereof.

The Court granted to M. Gcr^-ais the sale of the wheat accord- ing to hb prayer.

Fr. Siiiicicr prayed the Court to permit him to have sold about two wagon loads of aim iH^onging to Claude Gugni to satisfy Uk sum of one hundred and sixty-three livres which is due on his note.

TÎ1C Court granted to Fr. Saudcr that it be done according to his prayer.

Fr. Saucier produced in Court the settlement of the accounts of the estate of the late Joseph Metkot, and It was approved.

The Court adjourned to March 7. F. Saucier, Clerk. G. Blin.

At a Court, March 7, 178s. President, G. Blin. Jos. Ceiiirre-

P. Grnnflmonl. Bte. Saucier.

Raphael Gagné Etc. Dubuque.

i^caent. Lotns TuorrrER, Plaintiff, w. Jeak Btf. LaCboix. Défendant.

The plaintiff sues the defendant for his pig, which was killed in the fields, and demands that he be paid for it, since it passed through the defendant's fence according to the aiSdavit of M. Bcnulieu, who made the inspection and declares that the said pigs passed through the defendant's fence.

{Cfrti^.'itt aU-irtifS'] I, llie undersigned, certify to all whom it may concern that when I was sent by the syndic' to inspect the fcocess I found a stikc luxiken in the fence of M. I.«|iiage and, in the presence of two witnesses, I have not seen any animals pass through there; and aftcn\-ards we found a break tn >f. La- Croii's fence and saw that some pigs had passed through it; and w« also .<aw a bmken .ttake in I.oui^t Troitier'.i fence, but up to that time nothing had passed through there. This I declare to be tile truth and have .'tigned the present certificate to ser\-e in case of need. At Cahokia, Maidi 7, 178a.

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La C'^— * a 'jTii-jZ^i q'-^T; De* té:^'.!::^ ;u: itdire -ue Les pour- cea-ut '.r.: pà.'-ii par La Cf'.!-irc de d* Larr:ii E:: fisse Serment Et Le 'iereMç-jr alors *«ra Crcfianzê a p-iyer Le i= CodK» an demende-jr Et Ltn fraii.

a une .-aÊ-ne C'--jr m* tnTtar E.^p^-se i li Cr'ur q-^ Dans un* aSai.'e qi:i â e-; aver Le ^fear anzé E: qui i-,:rr;; Et* Condau^ f<ar la.';:':': fJ- i'jy piver une Somne Suivar: Soc Compte 3 i-ji'Â: JuT^ja prefer.! a'.îend- led' payener:: ltd' S:ear motar repr»;str,te au-T! '::;e lî Cour Luy ayaa: crviri^ni dt ramener un Car.'/ 1Ï.I av',;-. fait Sii^ir appani^an a-ji:: a^ijë a 5^ Louis, 3 auro:; obéi aux '.r-lre^ <ju; Luy om E:é p:e*<n: a ce Suie;,

N[aii Cora.-ne LH' anité ^e :royve ap**::: il De=;e=de a U Cour de faire vtr.dre y^n d- Cano* pour SatUûîre a ce que led* ançé Luy doi'.

La Co'jT î H'.'.r'ié a m' mowr La ver/.e .du d- Canoî, moy- enam que 5e 5e.-a i La veille de Son dep^ir. Esperar.; que led* anzé fKauroi: ver;;r av-r.: ce ;emà.

La Cour Et [:;>] ai-'umé Jeudy 4 a^xil.

f ^ucter Claric G Blin

a ur.e Cour du S de mars 17S;. Président Geo. Blin Jq B" dub-uque

p. Granmon Tn B'-' Sa-^cier

raph. Gagné J<7*h- Cecire

Presen:

Le Sieur Jean B'' Lacroix prese:::e une requecie a la Cour par Laquelle il demende une f)erai'5;or. p-jur laire La traitte a\-ec Les Sauvazeâ qui viendront ches Luy. au C.indidon que loutte Les viandes. Suif huile douri ei paux de Che\Tàil quil tiaiitera après Sa provision faitte dans cedder aux Citoyens de ce Village

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The defendant answers by leciuciting ihal, since there were scTcntl breaks in the fence on that day, one of ibc witnesses, who certify that the pig paired throu^h his fence, should make oath, and he will accept judgment (0 pay for the pig.

The Court decreed that one of the witneise*, who declare that the pigs p<iï.»:d through the fence of the said LaCroix, should make oath thereto, and the defendant will then be condemned to pay ihc plaintiff for the 'said pig and the costs.

At the same Court M. Motard ^ho^re the Court that in llie cause, which he had with M. Angers and in which the latter had been condemned by the said Court to pay him the sum according to his account, he had up to the present waited for the said payment. \l. Motard also shows that the Court decreed that he should bring back a canoe belonging to the said Angcrt of which he had made seizure at St. Loui.s and tlial lie had obeyed Ihc orders which were given him on this subject.

But since the said Angers is absent, he prays the Court lo have his canoe .sold lo satisfy the debt, whidi the said Angers owes him.

The Court gntnled to M. Motard the ^c of ihe said canoe on condition that the salt shall be made on the evening of his departure, as they hope that Ihe said Angers may return before that lime.

The Court adjourned to Thursday, April 4. F. Saucier. Clerk. G. Blin.

At a Court. Mardi S, 1781. President, Geo. Blin. Jean Ute. Dubuque.

P. Grandmont. Jean Bte. Saucier.

Raph. Gagné. Jos. Ccsirrc

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price which shall lie fixed by the Court; and futlhennore that it shall be lawful foT the inhabtUnts of thi$ village to come to his house, when aa^'ages are there, to trade for provi^oos; aad that it shall not be permitted Ihcm to trade there for liquor. He shows, furtherniore, ihal he will not serv* liquor in this vtUage to savages,

Al the prayer of M. Jean Ble. Lacroix, the Court granted him the permit to intdc with the Kivagcs, on condition that he will not give them dnnk in this village, and that he will give the preference to the inhabitants of this village in selling, after provi.iion tit made for hira.self, at the following prices, to wit:

Oil at three livres ten sots.

Tallow at one livre ten leli.

Spare ribs at seven livrgs ten sots.

The meal of deer at ten livres.

Smoked hides at five thves.

And the inhabiLint shall have twenty-four hours after the departuic of the savages in which to buy what they need at M. LacToix's; and after that lime he «hall be permitted to sell to all others. To this he has agreed.'

The Court adjourned to April 4. Fr. Saucier. G. Blin.

The Court adjourned 10 April 11 , for special session. President, jean Bte. LaCroix. Bte. Saucier. Raph. Gagné. Bte. Dubuque.

Present. Ant. Hakuamd, PlainlilT, ts. Jos. Bitteau, Defendant.

The plaintiff sues the defendant, saying that the latter had lent him a pair of young oxen to break in return for the use of them during his sowing; but the plaintff says that he hod u<cd them only four days, after he had fed the said oxen iliree weeks on hay and com, and ih:ii, simc the defendant took his oxen back to-day before he had finished his sowing, he therefore prays that the said defendant be condemned to pay him for the time that he fed his oxen and for the trouble he had in breaking ihcm.

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1^' ilflli'iiilriir rc|>i>nfl ijiiil a pris Ses Boeuf parceqne Q Setoit .i|iiti,ij i|ii(' l,'i>ii iiK'tiriil null Ses Uneuf.

I.I iliiiiriiili'iji [irinliiil un témoin <|ui dit que ledeffendcuraToit I (i.iirii '.I ' III <i lit nil ilriiii'iiileur |>()ur tous le teins de Ses semences. I .i( .1111 .1 Cl irirhimiiTl.rik'flL'iKleur a payer audemendeur Vingt li.rti. |,r,iii l.r iriii-.i|iiil (I imuri Ses Boeuf Et a payer Les fraix.

.1 m l'iiii' rmii ( Ictnt-ttl iihiry demende quil soil hautorîz^

<ti I.iiii Kiirlii ('iitM|>ic il ]wK (Chauvin du Bien que peut rerenir

I Ilii.ii l.;ilH-iii('(' ilii CiiUc de leur mere.

I .1 ( I iiiiili' a 1^1 ikmcndc de Clement alaiy poumi

ijiit I I lui \i-. ilii's mincuni y Sdycnt présent,

l.'i I I r.'l .ijiiiJMK^ iiii y"" m;iy.

Il .1 i.il.iil.. J B H LaCroix

.1 nui I Hint ilii iH avril 17S1 pur extraordinaire. I'll l'Iiiii i;riii)'.i' llliii ]{'< Saucier

i.i|ili>iil ii.i|'iii- l'ierc Granmon

I" II'' (.. » H" Dubuque

I', '■ I Présent

I ■' ' l'iiii t iiiii ,1 ..l'iiilili^ ;iu nom lies habitants pour repondre

>i 1" ii'|iiiiii .1 f'.in I :i-iili' ]>:ir :iii(i>inc Girardin Sur La pro-

1". iIk.ii '|iiiI I un l.iii ]iiii]r L\i1iaiidiin de Son moulin Et aussi

l"><ii >] I ii.iiiir 1,1-'. Cl m m lissa lires a M' Richard Winston

l.i' >iit M'iiiciii Civile |i>iur la Conté Des Illinois, de

t'iiiiii 1,1 .ill. MM .i|iii Cr Shiii |ia-M' avfc led' Girardin Et Les li.ilill.iiil .iltiii ili'ii vi-iiii .1 nui' Ciiiirillsion.

Veil iiiii' l,.i iii|iii'(ii- |iri'M'tiii* aiid' lialiilant En General La <'iiiii ,1 Mumvi' .i\t\ lialiilaiil a Kn faÎR- répiinsc.

Il '<aiii i<-i G Blin

a iiiir l'iiiir ilii i) may i?.'^; Kxtraurdinaire. l'ré-.iiUnt i; llliii Jus'' Caire

pîiTrr Gianiiiiiii H'- Saucier

rapliai-l i;:ii;ii(' J" B" Diilnique

J" H"' Lairiiix ])rcscnt

mimsieur fr tn>ltiiT ayant fail asscml)lc La Cour, au nom du public pour Dcnu-nikT a m' T Brady Les pouvitir quil a de faire Des DcIfenceK au public.

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The dcfciMlimt anxwen that be look the oxen away became be Doticed that ihcy were treated badly.

The pUintifT produces a witnc», who îaj'» that ihc plaintiff bad Ki\TD the okcd to the defendant for all the time of sowing.

The Court condemned the defendant to pay the {ilainliS twenty //iiiKJ for the time he fed his ox«i and to pay the oosl.

At the same Court Clemcni Alarie prays that he !« author- iied to make Pierre Chauvin render account of the goods, which may jiccrue to the minor» Buyat Labecas^ (rotn their mother.

The Coun granted the prayer of Clement Alaric, provided the guardianti of the uid minors are there present.

The Couxi adjourned to May a. Fr. Saucier, Clerk. J. B. H. Lacroix.

At a special sesâion of tfae Court, April i8, 1782. Prciidcnt. George Blin. Bie. Saucier.

Raphael GagDi! Pierre Grandmoot.

Jean Bie. I.ACroàx. Bic. Dubuque.

Joe. Ccsirre. Present.

The Courl aHsemliled In the name «( the inhabiUints to make response to the petition presented to them by Antoine Girardin, in which he proiJo^e» 10 ihem lo abandon ht> mill and to itive fuU cognixancc of all the causes between himself and the inhabllants lo Mr. Richard Winsion, lieutenant civil governor of the county of Illinois, that a conclusion may be reached concerning them.

Considering that ilie peiition is pre^nied lo the inhabitants in genend, the Court referred il to the inhabitants to make response thereto.

Fr. Saucier. G. Blîn.

Ai a special session of the Court, May 9, tj&t. President G, Blin. Jos. Cesirre.

Pierre Grandmoni. Bie. Sauder.

Raphael Gagné. Jean Bie. Dubuque.

Jean Bie. LaCroi*. Present.

M. Ft. Trottier assembled the Courl in the name of the public to demand of M. Brady what power be had 10 publish probibi- tioRs to the public.

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Ctii-iu.is Brady ai'ant paru a dit qu'en Sa qualité de depute l^vii li-^ S.iiiv:igeâ quil fesoJt DefFence de La trétte de taffia avec t:uv

Lit l'inir Luy a représenté quelle fesoit Elle même Ses deffences, kit ijuc Si il a quelque plainte a faire Contre quelqu'un de Ce \ilt.t>if au Sujet des Sauvages de le faire Et aoa pas de faire aui'iiiH- ileffence a Ce Sujet sans que la Cour en Soit instruit. f îWiucier Clark. G. Blin

a une Cour 20 Juin 1782. Président Geo. Blin Jos*" Cecire

pierc Granmon B'" Saucier

raph'' Gagné B" Dubuque

J" B" Lacroix Présent

La Cour Etant assemblé pour prendre Le Serment des Juges nomé parLanovelleEllection faitte Le 16 du Court par une assem- blé En ta maison de m'' trottier Savoir Les Sieurs Geo. Blin pierre Granmon B" Dubuque, B'* alary, B" Baron, Gabriel Baron Et Louis Lebrun.

Les Suivant Juges Savoir George Blin &c. Les dits Juges cy dessus mentionné ont pris Le Serment de fidélité aux Etats ainsi que ceiuy de Juge de Paix &c selon Leurs List.

a une Cour tenue pour le district des [sic] du village des Cahokia Le 20 Juin 1782.

a ordonné que fr Saucier soit apointé tlark de Cette Cour. fr Saucier a pris le Serment de fidélité Et d'office Et a pris Sa place En qualité de Clark.

a une niônie Cour a Eté ordonné que niColas Chabot Continu- roit Sa charge de Chérit de la Cour.

nicolas Chabot a pris le Serment de fidélité Et doffice. Louis PILLET Demendeur Jos. asselin DefTendeur Louis pillet présente un marché passé Entre Luy Et Le def- fendeur pour ouvrage que le defiendeur de\'oit faire a Sa maison parceque le deffcndeur refuse [?] de le Suivre.

Le deffendeur Expose que nayant pas fait L'ouvrage autant dit nun pas par sa fautte puîsquil na Jamais été forcé par le demend-

' findr vu Indiiu) cinnini»ioiicr lui thr suit ol VirEinU.

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Thomas Brady appeared and iâtd that in his office of dqiuty fur the savHgcA h« prohibited trade in Ulia with iheni.'

The Court shows that it published itself such a prohibi- tion; and denian<)s that, if there is xnv complaint to make a}^i(ist any one of this village on the subject of the savages, he is to make it, and not to publi.ih prohibitions on the iiubject without iofonn- ing the Court.

Fr. Saucief, Cleik. G. Btin.

At a Court, June 20, I78>. President. Geo. Blin. Jos. Ccirrc.

Pierre Giandmont. Bte. Saucier.

Rapb. Gagné. Bte. Dubuque.

Jean Bte. LaCroix. Present.

The Court <i»<cTnblcd to receive the oath of the judges elected by the new election, which was held the 16th of the present month in the house of M. Trottier, namely MM. Geo. Blin, Pierre Grandmont, Bic. Dubuque, Bte. Alaric, Bte. Baron, Gabriel Baron, and Louis t^cbrun.

The following judge», namely George Blin, etc., mentioned tbon, took the oath of fidelity to the States and also that of justices of the peace, etc., according to the list.

At a Court held for the district of the village of Cahukia, June 30, 1781,

The Court ordered that Fr. Saucier be appointed dcrk of thb Court,

Fr. Saucier took the oath of fidelity and also that of office, and took hU place as clerk.

At the same Coun it was ordered that Nicola» Chabot should continue hb commi.'<ion of sheriff of the Court. Nicolas Chabot look oath of fidelity and of office.

LomH PiLLET, Plaintiff, vi. Jos. Asseuk. Defeodaot. Louis Pillcl presents an agreement rntered into by himself and the defendant for work, which the latter was to do on bis house, beatusc the defendant refuses to keep it.

The defendant explains tliat be has not done the work as said, but not through hb fault, but because he has never been com-

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CUT de Le faire, Et que Comme il y a Cinq ans que Led* marché Est passé il trouve que le prix Est trop mediocre U demende aug- mentation.

La Cour a Condanné Le demendeur a remboursé a deSendeur La Somme de Soixante Et dix Livres pour n'avoir pas obligé Le deSendeur a faire Son ouvrage au tems Echus Et a payer Les fraix Entre Eux,

Demendeur G. Constant Deffendeur at abhent

Le demendeur poursuit L deÉEendeur disant que Sous Le prétexte dit il que Son EnSant Luy auroit manqué quîl L'auroit at- taqué En Luy disant, va mon gis dire a ton père quil a mangé Le cochon de Granmon, Ce que Le demendeur demende quil Luy prouvé par Sa partie adverse quil L'en acquse.

Le deffendeur dit quil a Entendu dire a m^ Granmon quîl pensoit que le demendeur auroit pu Le faire.

m'. Granmon dit queffectivement quil la pensé mais quil ne L'en accusoit pas positivement n'en Etant point Sure.

La Cour a renvoyé Le Demendeur Et le deSendeur Sans aucune Dessision puisque le demendeur nest pas Juste dans ces demendes Et pour Les Sotises quils ce Sont Dit Sont Condanné a payer tous Les deux Les fraix.

LEMé Demendeur Jo Cecire DeSendeur

a une même Cour une requette présenté par Louis Lemé habitant de S' phîlipe pour un soque quil luy a Eté oté de Sa charu par m' Cecire Sous le prêtes dit il que ledit lemé Luy devoît quinze franc. Ce qui La mis hor detat de faire Ses Semence Et de les faire faire Dont il Luy En a Coûté Suivant Le Sertificat de m' Ch. Cadron Cent franc pour faire Sa Semence.

Joseph Cecire dit quîl Est vray quil a pris Le Soque mais que ce n'est que par ce que led' Lemé Luy devoit quinze franc pour avoir Eté Emprisonné ches Luy Et que Si il Lut paye îl ne L'au- roit pas fait.

La Cour a Condanner Le Sieur Secire a rembourser au de- mendeur Ce qui Luy en a Coûté pour faire faire Ses Semences Et a

1 There vrai no prison ia Caholdi. and Ihe fort waâ scmpdiEin used fut liiat purpcoc, but not ftLvayi, A pruoner hu more oflca pLLCtd in thft cujlodr of an officer. Since no CKie la ivbidi LptDaT wu Kaleocccl lo imprùoiuiwu occurs in the Rntrd, Ibe impnsoiuDait

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[)«lle<i lù do it by the plaintiff; and that, as it was fire years ago that the bargain was madc* he finds that the price is too Ion- and demanda an increase.

The Court condemned the plaintifi to reimburse the defend- ant the sum of seventy Ikfes for not having compelled the defend- ant to do his worii in the expired time and both to pay the costs. G. Constant, Plaintiff, vs. Ant. Haruakc, Defendant.

The plaintiff sues the dcfcndiiot, saying that under the alleged pretext that bis child bad put a (flight upon the defendant, the latter had assaulted him and said: "Go, my son. and tell your father that he ate Grandmont'^ pift"; ^nd 'be plaintiff prays that this, of which he is accuf«d, be proved by the opposing party.

The defendant says that he heard M. Graodmont ssy that he thuugbl that the plaintiff might have done il.

M. Grandmont sa)*» that in fact be thought it; but that he did not positively accuse him thereof, becau.sc he wiL-t not «urc.

The Court dismissed the plaintiff and the defendant without pa««ing ju<lgment, since the plaintiff is not just in hi» demands; and for the abusive language ihey have used, they are both ooo- demned to pay ibe costs

Lemay. Plaintiff, vs. Jo3. CestRKic, defendant.

.^t the .same Court a petition was presented by I.oui.t I^emay, inhabitant of St- Pbillippc, for a plowshare, which had been taken from his plough by Nf. Ceslrre under the alleged pretext that the said Lcmay owed him fifteen jmncs. This put him out of condition to do his sowing, and the co^^t of having it done, ac- cording to the certificate of M. Oh. Cadron, was one hundred }ratKS.

Joseph Ccsirre says that it is (rue that he took the plowshare, but only becau.<>e the said Lemay owed him fifteen jranes fur hb imprisonment at his house and that, if he had paid him, he would not have done it.'

The Court condemned M. Ccsirre to repay to the plaintiff what it bad cost biro to have his sowing done, after retaining the fifteen

nty due back Kt ibe Brillilt prrioJ. «hen Caiir^» luliei nt judct uvl ceniiiuiduit ii

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livns which was owed him far imprisonment at his houâe, and to return to the platntifl the plow in tlie faune condîtion it was in when he meddled with it, and this at bis house in St. Philippe; and the defendant is to pay the costs.

F. Sauder. Clerk. G. Blin.

At a Cuun held August S, 1783. President, G. Blin. Louis Lehnin.

Pierre Grandmoni. Gabriel Baioa.

titc. Baron. Btc. Dubuque.

Ble. Alarte. Present.

GABKieL Cersé, Plaintiff, vs, j\nt. IIabuand, Defendant

The plaintiff sue-s the defendant for a sum of oiie thousand _ and forty-sir Hires, according to his obligation given £ot a negro and a plantation whidi were adjudgeil him al the auction of the late M. Nicollc's property; and the plaintiff further shows that he has already notified the defendant to pay his obligation and, since he has refused to pay. he demands interest for the two years since the demand wa.i made.

The defendant answers by a petition in which he affirms that the :iaid negro, three months after purchase, vraa arrested and convicted of having poisoned his master and mistress; and that he had been compelled by order to deliver the said n^ra to justice, and therefore he ought not to pay for him.'

The plaintiff answers that when the neg^ro was sold, he had been known for a ^icrson of good character; and that) if the defendant had not bought him, some one else would have done so.

The Court, after eiiimining the prayers, the defence and the obtigstjoo of M. Ant. Hannand, condemned him lo pay to the pI»intifF hi;^ obligiitton and the interest, since ils maturity, and the costs.

The Court adjourned to Thursday, Septemlier 5.

Fr. Saucier. Clerk. G. Uin.

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a une Cour du 9 jhn 1783. Proiidcm G«o. Blin Louis Lebnm

Pierre GranmoD Gabriel Baroa

B" Baron Jean B'« Dubuque

B" alan- Present

Demcndeur Gabriel Cessé Deffendeur ant asmant Lc demcndeur represcnie a la Cour qu'en *-ertu de Lsi San- Unce qui a Eté rendu Centre Lt Défendeur La Cour dernière, il auroit fait Siniâer La ditte Sentance aud^ Deffendeur mais quarant nBvàé de payer Son obligation, il demende une Saisi Sur tout Les biens du deffendeur Et une Execution pour parvenir au parfait payement.

Le deffendeur repond que tant qu'a L'article dune terre qui Luy a Eté adjugé quil Est prest a La payer, mais que pour le ne^e il en veut rapeller a La Virginie et demende quil Luy Soit permib de la faire.

Le deffendeur ayant Eté Condanné a la cour dernière de payer S'in oIjH cation ainsi quil Est Expliqué dans La Santance. Et ne L'ayant pas fait La Cour a accordé au demendeur une Exe- cution Sur Les Biens du deffendeur pour Etre vendu Jusqu'à La Somme de son obligation ainsi que Linteresl Et Les fraix. Sauf au deffendeur après a en rapeller ou Bon Luy Semblera. La Cour Est ajourné a Jeudy 3'. 8bre. f. saucier Clark G Blin

Président G. Blin Louis lebrun

pierre Granmon Gabriel Baron

B" Baron B" Dubuque

B" alary Present

Joseph iravercy ayant paru a pris Le Serment de fidélité ainsi que cetuy de cherif de la cour.

Joseph Lepage présente une requctte par laquelle il demende une assemblé de parens et damy pour La nomination d'un tu- teur a Leon Lepage.

La Cour a accordé au Sieur Lepage Suivant Sa demende. fr. saucier G. Blin

> Ne d*ic fivn.

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At a Court, September 9, 1781. President Gen. Blin. Louts Lebrun.

Pierre Grandmoni, Gabriel Baron.

Ble. Bnroii. Jean Ble. Dubuque-

Bte. Atarie. Present

Gabeiel CEnafe, Pluintiff, vs. Awr. Hakmand, Defendanl. TTïe plaintifT sho.»-* the Coun that in vinue of the decree which vas. rendered agninst the defendant at the last Court, he had scn-cd notice of the said decree on the said defendant; but since he refused to pay hi» obligation, he pra)-s for a vrrit of Ecisure on all the goods of the defendant and an execution in order to obtain full pinymeni.

The defendant answers that as to the item of a planution which vrns adjudged him, he was ready to pay for ihat; but tliat he wishes to appeal 10 Virginia in n^ard to the negro, and prays that he be permitted to ilu xo.

Since the defendant was condemned at the last Court to pay his oblî^tion, as v;as explained in the decree; and since he has not done so, the Court granted the plaintiff a writ of execution on the goods of the defendant in order thai they be sold up to the sum of the obligation, interest and costs, saving to the defendant the ri([ht to appeal wherever it shall seem best to him. The CouR adjourned to Thursday, October 8. F. Saucier, Cerk. G. Blin.

President G. Blin. Louis Lebrun,

Pierre Grandmont. Gabriel Baron.

Ble. Baron. fite. Dubuque-

Bte. Alarte. PrcsoDL*

Joseph Travcrcy appeared and took oath of fidelity and also that of shedS of the Court.

Joseph Lc]uge [tresents a petition, in which be prays for an assembly of relatives and friends to name a guardian for Leon Lepage.

The Court granted this to M. Lepage according to his prayer.

Fr. Saucier. G. Blin.

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At a Court, November 7, 1783. Pre^dent O. Bltn. Bte. Dubuque.

P. GrandmoDl. Gabriel Bstod.

L. Lebrun. Preaeni.

A petition presented by M. Fr. Trottier. in which he prays for the sale of the house of Madame Lapierre, widow, in accordance with the vote of relatives and friends.

The Court granted thi.^ 10 M. Trottier acconlin^ to his prayer.

At the same Court a commission of state's attomc>- was pre- sented by M.*Labuxiere, who pni}-» fur tlie r^istry of the said com- mission in the records of this Court ; and he took oath of office. '

The Court granted llii» to M. I.abuxiere ai-curding to his prayer.

At the same Court Joseph Bclcour prays by petition for his writ of livery to enjoy his prcjpeny and to have account rendered.

The Court granted this to the said ficlcour according to his prayer.

Locis TsoiTtEH, Plaintiff, vs. Jr.\N BrE. LaCkoix. Defendant.

The plaintif! .sues the defendant for a pig of his, which was killed in the prairie, and declares that it passed through the de- fendant's fence.

The defendant answers that on the same day that the pigs passed through the fence tliere were two other breaks in other femes, one in L, Troltïer's and another in Cadien's and points out that it mi^hl have happened that the pigs passed through another gup than through that in his fence. The pliiintifT made oath that nothing passed through the gap in his fence. M. Gagni5, who m;tdc llic itwpcctioii ihat day, appeared and made oath that he had not seen the pigs pass through other fences than Ihat of Jean Bte. LaCroix.

In view of the prayers, the defence, the certiâcaie of Louis Trotlier and the declaralion under «wth of Raphael Gagné, the Court condemned the defendant to deliver a simOar pig to the plaintiff or lo [>iiy him

L. TKomeR. Plaintiff, vs. Bte. Sauoer, Defendant

AltheKameCourliheptaintiffsuesthedefendant (orapig,ivhidi parsed the gate,' of which the defendant's ne^o is the guardian.

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Le deSendeuT repood que ted^ Cochon a profité du moment que legrc [sk] ouvroit la Bariere au charette qui vont Et vîene Et néanmoins il auroit fait Son possible ainsi que le fis de Jo** mi»onville a empêcher de passer led' Cochon a quoy il n'ont pas reussir-

Le deffendeur produit un Sertificat de m*^ laflame qui declare que le nègre a fait tout Son possible pour ramener Led*^ Cochon ainsi que les Enfans dud' demendeur Et quelle aurait entendu dire par M'^ trottier revené La truye reviendra Sessoii.

Veu Les demendes Et deffence Le Serti&cat La Cour a Con- danné le demendeur a perdre Son Cochon vue que Cest une chose que l'on a pas pu prévoir Et en outre que Sa femme ne devoit pas les rapellcr, Et faire que peut Etre il auroit ramener Led' Cochon.

La Cour Est ajourné a jeudy 7, Dexenber 1782.

fr. saucier dark. G Blin

a une Cour du 27 çbre Extraordinaire. Président Geo. Blin Louis lebnin

pierre Granmon Gabriel Baron

U^' Baron B»* Dubuque

Present Demendeur M**" Beaullieu Deffendeur ant armant Le demendeur poursuit le deffendeur pour une somme de quartorze cent livres En pelleterie qui luy Sont due, Et Echu de- puis quelque tems.

Le deffendeur repond qui ne luy Est pas possible de faire cette Somme vue L'impossibilité de trouver de la pelleterie Et que qu'une même Sil venderais tous Ses Biens il ne Suffîroit pas pour faire Laditte Somme.

La Cour a ordonné au Deffendeur de prendre des arenge- ment avec le demendeur.

Le deffendeur a prix des arrengement avec m^ trottier a qui qui I^ demendeur Doit pour La ditte Somme et est par ce moyen liquider avec le demendeur.

f. saucier dark G Blin

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The defoidanl annren thai the »id pig profited by the tno- merit that the negro opened the gate for a cart whicii goes and cnmes, and ,vet the negro hiid done his best, as bad aJ»u the son of Jos, MaisonvDIe, to binder the said pig from passing, in which tbey had not succeeded.

Thedcfendact produces a cenificate t^ Madame LaSammc, in which she declare» that the ni^ra and aI»o the children of the uid plaintiff did their vcri- best to drive the pig back; and that she had heard Madame Trottier say: "Come back, the sow wpj reluni this evening".

Con.sideriii^ the demands, the defence and the certificate, the Coun condemned the plaintiS to lose his pig, seeing that what had happened could not be foreseen, anil furthermore that his wife ought not to have recalled the children, and ought to have acted so that they miftht, perhap», have brought the iiaid pig back.

The Coiut adjourned to Thursday, December 7, 1783. Fr. Saucier. Clerk. G. Blin.

At a special session of the Court. November 37. President Geo. Blin. Louiii Lebrun.

Pierre Grandmont. Gabriel Boron.

Ble. Baron, Bte. Dubuque.

Present. Madamf. BEAtLiEtr, Plaintiff, vs. Ant. Hakuand. Defendant. The plainlirt suc^ the defendant for the sum of fotinecii hun- dred livret in peltries, which arc due her and since some time fallen due.

The defendant answers that it is impossilile to make up this sum bcrauM of the impossibility of finding peltrie* and thai even if he sold all his property, it would not be sufficient to make up the said sum.

The Court ordered the defendant to make some arrangement with the plaintiff.

The defendant made arrangements with M. Trottier. to whom the plaintiff is indebted for this sum, and who will settle with the plaintiff by this means.

F. Saucier, Clerk. G. Blin.

t ii 111 t\.M>i tn<n-»Rii:.\L collections.

.1 ii"«' I'.'ur ( 4 xhn: t'ar e.ttniordinaire, I'if.iili-i'i i"4ST';o [î!;v Louis LebruD

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Present I V'luit.l'-.Tr Ki\-- i;,'i\vr tVffendeur LouiCAO I . iliiiiiii,li-.iT >::;-■,;:; 1 1- ,:ciVrdeur pouT aroir Sans I-uy .11 ml I'l'iii' ,111. li'ii- !•; i-ii- ii'!".rv 5v'n nqjire Et Luy avoir donné nil M iiiim II. v'.'»!' .1 U ;Oci' D'un Coup de Baton qui le HI 1 .1 .<i lUi.ii .k- Il u it;|v'. K: .i^-vcr-iie quil soit trété au depend '111 .liiliiivliiii. r> U- IT .;-^' ^i-l-t luy fi't étant dans Des II. It .lilt

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At a special session of ihe Ceun, December 14. President, Gcnrgc Blin. Louis Lebrun.

Pierre Grandmoni. Jean Bte. Dubuque.

Present. Rzsf' Bouvet, Plaintiff, w.Loois Gaitd, Defendant.

The Plaintiff sun the defendant for having struck bis negro, without having made any complaint against him, xo severe a stroke on hi» head with n club that he could not work; and he pnyB that the negro be cured at the defendant's expense and thil the latter pay him for ihc injury to his work, which that loss of time did him.

The defendant answers that he h&d struck the negro after having told him se^'cnil times to leave his bouse, when he demanded of tà» brother what the latter was owing him; and that, when the egro was unwilling to obey, he struck him.

The |ilaintil7 show^ that the defendant ought not to have struck his negro so dangerou.i a blow, and that, if be bad come til make complaint to him, he would have given entire satisfaction.

The defendant answers that the negro should not have takes in hi» alwence two raccoons in spite of his wife, under prettxt that the defendant's brother, who was in debt to the plainlifTs negni, had irapjtcd them.

The negro appeared and said that Madame Louis Gaud had told hini to take them, and that he would not have taken them otherwise.

Madame Loui.t Gaud ai>pcared and made oath to tell the truth, and said that the negro came to her house and asked rhere her brotber-in.law wax, to whom he harl let his horse in '««change for meat; and that having found on her table only two raccoons, whidt her brother-in-law hiid gi^'en to her, he took them in spite of her; and when he returned a second time, after she had told her husband of the action of the negro in hia absence, ber husband told the negro several times to leave; aiMl, when he wouldn't do It, be struck the said negro.

The Court decreed that the defendant should pay the plaintiff fifty }rana for having maltreated his negro in the way he did ;

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La fait Et Le demendeur fera Donné a Son nègre vingt cinq Coup de fouet pour punir insolance, et payeront Les fraix de Lextraor- dinaire Entre eux deux.

La Cour Est ajourné a Jeudy a Janvier.

GBlin a une Cour du 3'" avril 1783. Président G. Blîn Louis lebrun

B" Baron Gabriel Baron

fit» alary B" Dubuque

Present

une requette présente par le Sieur fr. trottier demendant a la Cour quayant Eté nomé avec Les Sieurs Cecire BeauUieu et nîcol pour lexecution du testament de feu portemay, et que par le decés de Ses trois dernière il nauroit pu rien faire a Ce Sujet et que Com- me le feu Sieur Beaulieu En Ëtoit Lexecuteur testamenter il Suplie Laditte Cour de vouloir Bien En nomer d 'autre affin de visiter Les Comptes dud* sieur BeauUieu a Ce Sujet Et luy faire rendre Compte Suivant Comme Le Cas L 'exige ; demende En outre led* Sieur trottier par Sa ditte requette que Se trouvant obligé par Ses affaires de quitter Le village pour quelque tems il il [sic] prie très humblement Laditte Cour de vouloir Bien luy tenir de lieu et place En Sa qualité de Comd' aud' lieu, pour mintenir La Bonne intelligence Et Lunion telle quelle a toujour régné.

La Cour a nomé a Leffet de L 'execution du testament de feu portemay Les Sieur B'* LaCroix G, Blin Et B*' Saucier Suivant La Demende du Sieur trottier accorde ainsi que Ses autres de- mendes.

a une même Cour le Sieur pierre roy, porte plainte, que plusieurs habitant refuse de faire Cloture Commune, Ettant obligé d'en faire Comme d 'autre, au non et Comme Sindic.

La Cour a ordonné au Sindic de faire faire Les dittes Clotures au depans de ceux qui le refuse, Lotorizant par nôtre ordre de le faire.

La Cour Est ajourné au i*' de may Jeudy.

fr. saucier Clark. G. Blin

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145

and ihat tbe plainlifF bave bis negn given twenty-five strokes vith thL- whip to punish his insolence; and that both shall pay the co&ts of the special seasîoD,

The Court udjoumcd tu Thursday, January 3.

G. Blin. At a Court, April 3, 17S3. Preudent, G. Blin. Louis Lebrun.

Bic, B»ron. Gubrid Baron.

Bte. Alarie. Btc. Dubuque.

Present. A petition presented by M. Fr. Trotlicr, in which he prays the Court, since he had been named with MM. Ccsirre,' Bcaulicu and Nicolle to csccute the last will and testament of the late Porremay, and by the decease t>( these last ihree he had been able to do nothing in the matter, and since M. Beaulicu was the tcstft- mentary execuiur, thai the ^id Cciun be willinj; to name another to examiiK the accounts of the said M. Dcaulicu in the case and to have account rendered to him, as the case requires. Furthermore the said M. Troiticr prays the Court very humbly that, since he is obliged by his private affairs lo leave the village for some time, the said Court will take his place as commandant of the said village in order to maintain good har< mony and union, such as has alwa>-s reigned.'

The Court named with a view to the execution of the last will and testament of the late Poriemay MM. Ble. Lacroix, G. Blin, and Btc. SaucJCT, in accordance with the prayer of M. Trotlier, and granted him also his other prayeni.

At the same Court Pierre Roy, personally and in his office as syn- dic, make.^ complaint that several inhaitantsrefu.'« to build thecom* Dion fence, although obliged lo ntakc part of it as arc the oihetf.

The Court ordered the syndic to have tlie said fences made at the expense of those who refuse, authorizing him by our order to do so. The Court adjourned to Thursday, May 1. Fr. Saucier, Clerk. G. Blin.

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I4fi ILLINOIS HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS

a une Cour du 8 may. Président B*' dubuc B'" alary

B" Baron Ga' Baron

Present un [rie] requette présenté a la Cour par philipe Laflame représen- tant que CoRime U ny a point £u D'invaotaire de faitte des Biens delessé par feu Charle Laâame Son père Lorsque marie Jos^h Larcbé Ses [sic] remarié En Seconde noce Son age ne luy per- mettent point de prendre Ses propre interest, il demante quil s<»t Elu un Curateur, Et que led^ Invantaire Soit fait. Pour parvettir a partage,

La Cour accordé a la demende de philipe Laâame. La Cour Est ajourné a Jeudy sa du Cour', fr. saucier Clark B Dubuque

a une Cour du 36 may 1783. Bt« Dubuque B'« alary

Pierre Granmon Louis lebnm

B" Baron Gabriel Baron

Present La Cour Etant assemblé pour prendre les Serment des Sieurs Jos'" Bellefeuil Louis lebrun fr Courié Jen. B" dehay, ant La- marche, pierre Quenel, et Jo*" Lapencé, pour prendre leur place En qualité de raajistrat ayant Eté nomé par le Sufrage des voix pour remplacer les Encien majistraC, Les Susdit S^ BeUefeuil lebrun Courié dehay Lamarche quenel Et Lapancé ayant paru ont pris le Serment de fidélité ainsi que Celuy d 'office Et ont pris leurs Place En qualité de majislrat.

a une même Court Joseph traversy a prbc le Serment de fidélité Et dofice de Bailif de la ditte Cour.

fr. saucier a prix le Serment de fidélité ainsi que celuy d 'office En qualité de Greffier de la ditte Cour.

a une même Cour une requette présenté par Gabriel Baron tant en Son nom que Comme ayant Epousé Marie Louise Butau demendant que le retrait liage Soit accordé a Sa femme en faveur dune maison que M' Butau Son père a vendu au S'' Lacroix

COURT RECORD, MAY, 1783

M?

At a Court, May 8. Pr«ident, Btc. Dubuque. Bic. Alaric. Btc. Baron. Gabriel Baron.

Prcsfnt.

A perîtion prescnleH in Court by Philîpj>e Lallamme showing that there never was made in fact an inventory of the property left by hi> Talher, the late Charles Latlamnie, wtieo Marie Joseph Larcht! colcrcd into MCond marriage, ^itcc his age did not permit him to l(K)k aller his own intereila; and he pray» titat a curator be elected and the said invcatory be made in order to arrive at a partition.

The Court gr<tnted the prayer of Philippe Laflamme. The Court adjourned to Thursday, the smd of the present tnonth.

Fr. Saucier, Clerk. B. Dubuque.

At a Court, May 26, 1783. Bte. Dubuque. Bte. Alarie.

IKefTC GrandnaonU Louis Lebr\m.

Bte. Baton. Gabriel Baron.

Present.

The Court assembled to receive the oaths of MM. Joa. BeUefcuil, l..<)uis Lebrun, Fr. Courier, Jean Btc De&haycs, Ant- Lamarcbc, Pierre QucncI and Jos. Lapanci* that they may tike tJieir places as magistrates, liaving liirrn elected by the votes to replace the former magistntts. The above men- tioned MM. Bellefeuil, Lebnni, Courier, De^hayc^^, Kamar- che, Quencl and I>apanc<! appeared and took the oath of fidelity and aUo that of office and took their places as magi»- Iratcs.

At the same Court Joseph Trarersey look the oath of fidelity and of office as bailiff of this Court

Fr. Saucier took the oath of fidelity and also that of office as clerk of the said Court.

At the same Court a petition presented by Gabriel Baron both in his name and as having married Marie Louise Butcau, in which he prays that the right of lineage repurchase of a house be

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gnnted to his wife.' The petitioners cxptîùii that their father sold the house to M. LaCrcnx, although it was the heritage of their mother and should not have gone out of the familr; and that they are readjr to pay back to \L LaCroix the purchase money on the same terms and conditions that he bought it.

The Court ordered that Gabriel Baron shall have the poiacàiion of the said house and shall repay to M. LaCroix the purchase price on the same terms and conditions, that he bought it.

M . Buteau appeared and asked the Court if he would be per- mitted to sell his bouse to one of his children. He says that he intended to do so, but wrote on the subject to M. I.jbuxi«re, who b acquainted with the law, and who said that he could not do so.' The Court, not being competent to answer, postponed the present affair to next Thursday, at which time they will have M. Lahuxicrc appear.

The Court adjourned to Thursday, June 5. Fr. Saudcr. Clerk. Pieite Qucitd.

At a Court, June 5, 1783. President Pierre Qucod. Louis Lebrun.

Pr. Courier. Joseph Lapancé.

Ant. Lamarche. Joseph BcUcfeuil.

Jn. Ble. Dcihayes. Present,

Joeeph BcUcfeuil appeared and took the oath of âdetity to the States and al.so tliat of magistrate and took his place as ma^^strate. Tkavbksy, Plaintiff for M. Revnal,

vs. M. Graxduont, Defendant. Ttie plaintiff sues the defendant for an account for medicine amounting to 37 thres. The defendant answers that he has no knowledge of the said account except in part, and offers to take his oath thereto.

The Court oootinued the present suit to the next Court, when M. Reynal will appear to prove bis InU.

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Demendeur thaversy pour M, seynal deffendeur, M**". Henson

Le demendeur poursuit le deSendeur pour une Somme de Cent huit livres suivant un Compte de medicament pour la maladie de feu Son marie Et pour £ux.

le deSendeur a Etté assigné de paroître pour dépendre Sa Cause Et nayant point paru La Cour a ordonné que led** [sic] deSendeur payera Le demendeur Suivant son Compte,

Demendeur B" dcmay DeSendeur pierre ualei

Le demendeur poursuit le deSendeur disant qutl auroit at- trapé un poullin au bout de la prairie de legle Sous le prêter dit il quil le Croyoit ntaron Et Comme Se pouUn n 'a Eté reclamé de personne Et que le demendeur a En perdu un de même age Et Couleur en Consequence Q produit a la Cour deux Sertificat qui disent avoir vue a la Suitte de la Jument du demendeur un pareil poulin de même age Et Couleur que celuy que le deSendeur a attrapé.

La Cour a ordonné au deSendeur a livrer au demendeur Led' poulin, Comme paraissant luy appartenir Et a deSendu aud* deSendeur de ne prendre aucun animal Dans la Comune point marqué qui ne Soit Bien Sur quil luy appartienne nayant Eu aucun droit de prendre celuy cy. Et au deSendeur a payer Les fraix.

a une même Cour une requette présenté par Gabriel Baron Et sa femme qui demende Lexecution de la Sentance rendu par laditte Cour au Bas dune requette qui demende le retrait Lignager des Biens fonds vendu par le S' Butau Leur père au S' Lacroix.

En Consequence la Cour a ordonné quil Sera Sinifié au Sieur turgeon de Déguerpir de laditte maison Sans delay moyenant que les retreyanc luy fourniront un Logement pour trois mois telle que led' Baron loSre dans Sa dîtte requette En datte de Ce Jour, notre oppignon Etant qui ne Soit pas nécessaire quil Soit només arbi- trages, La Loix Décidant Clerment de Ce Cas,

La Cour Est ajourné a Jeudy a'* de Juillet.

fr. saucier Clark. pierre quenel president

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COUKT RECORD, JUNE. 1783

IjX

l^vEXSY, Flaintifi for M. Revnal,

vs, Hfulamc Hrnsok, Defendant.

The plaintiff sues the defendant for the sum of one hundred a.n(I eight livres according to an ac»>unt for medicine for the sickness of her late husband and for herself.

Tile <le(eiiiliint nas summoned tu 3|);)Kir and defend her cause; and Dot appearing, the Court ordered that the said defendant shall pay the plaintiff according; to his account.

Btk. Dcîhav, Plaintiff, vs. Fiekhh Maixet, Defendant.

The plaintiff sues the defendant, .'«^ying that the latter had caught a colt at the end of the Eagle Prairie pretending that he believed it wnlil; and since this colt had been redainied by no one and the plaintiff had lost one of the same age and color, he produced in Court two certificates from persons, who said that they had seen following [he plaintiff's mane a similar colt of the same aj^e and color as that which the defendant caught.

The Court ordered the defendant to deliver to the plaintiff the said colt, since it appeared to belong to bim, and forbade the defendant to take in the commonsany unmarked animal which he was not sure belonged to him, as he had no light to tftke this one; and ordered the defendant to pay the costs.

At the sam« Court a [letition presented by Gabriel Baron and his wife, in which thc>' pray for the execution of the judgment rendered by the sait) Court at the bottom ol a petition demanding the right of lineage repurchase of the landed property, which was sold by M. Bulcau, their fatlier, to M. Lacroijt.'

Accordingly the Court decreed that notice shall be given M. Turgeon to give up the po.ssession of the said house wiihdui de- lay, in return for which the repurchasers shall furnish him lodgings for three months, such as the said Baron offers in the said petition dated this day. It b our opinion it is not nccas^ar}- to name arbitrators, since the law decides dearly in this case.*

The Court adjourned to Thursday, July 1.

Fr. Saucier, Clerk. Pierre Quenel, PresidenL

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At K special session of th« Court, Jane 11. The Court was ^.tsembied In the nani« of the public in order to have each establish the boundaries of a quantity of land in the Prairie du Pont according to hi» need^ for ciUtivntion, and alM> to liiy out (he commons. The Court decided unanimously that there shall be drawn up an act of assembly signed by [he inhabi- tants, in which the limits of the lands and other agrcemctils shall be written.'

At a Court, July 3, 1783. President, Pierre Quenel. J. Bte. Deslia^cs.

Fr. Courier. Louis Lebrun.

Ant. Lamarch«. Present.

CtAUDK Gagné. Plaintiff, vj. J. Bte. Gaffé, Defendant. The plaintiff sues the defendant for a ïum ol one hundred and fifty livres in peltries for a trip to Chicago, for which he was hired by M. Brisboi-t, (he defendant's clerk, according to a draft drawn on the defendant by the said clerk.

The defendant an^weni that he did not authorùce his clerk to engage any one, since he had furnished him the men neccssnry for the journey ; and that the said plaintill should have recourse against his clerk for the said sum of fifty ecus, except thirty livres in cash, which the pluintifi has agreed to pay him for going to Paya.*a.*

The Court condemned the defendant to pay the plaintifi fifty tats, in accordance with the agreement with Che plaintiff made by M. Brisbois, the defendant's clerk, for conducting his boats to Chicago, reserving to the plaintiff the right of recourse against his clerk, if there was wrong in making the agreement, and to pay the costs.

The Court adjourned to August 7.

Fr. Saucier, Clerk. Pierre Quenel.

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a une Cour du 4 gbre 1783. Président pierre Quenel Louis lebnin

fr. Courier Jos'" Lapancé

ant. Lamarche Près.

Demendeur Cleueint alasy Défendeur Joseph Cecire

Le demendeur poursuit le deffendeur Disant quayant Eu Son Enfant ches luy auquel Sa fenune auroit porté tous ses soïd pendaiit lespace de Six mois Et au bout duquel tems il auroit retirer son d' Enfant. Sans vouloir payer aud* demendeur Se qui convient pour Ses peines.

Le deffendeur repond que Si il a Donné son Enfans a la fenune du Demendeur que Ce na Eté que par les Solisitation de la femme du demendeur de prendre Son Enfans. disant que Cetoit le dernier Service quelle pouvoit rendre a Sa mere del ver Son Enfans. Et quil ne luy en Couteroît rien. El que néanmoins Son inten- tion netoit pas de lesser Son Enfans Sans Satisfaire les personnes qui En prenoit Soin.

La Cour a Condanner te DeSendeur a payer Six cent Livres de farine pour Les Six mois que Son Enfans a Eté ches le demen- deur. Et a payer Les frais.

Demendeur m''" dcrand deffendeur fr arnods

le demendeur poursuit le deffendeur disant quayant Engagé le deSendeur pour aller dans riviere des Illinois moyenant un Cheval quil luy donnoit a Son retour, mais qu'en ayant reçue un dans la riviere des Illinois duquel il etoit Contant, Et qu'après il auroit dit au nomé Laforce chargé de faire La traitte pour le demendeur que Si il vouloit traitter un Cheval que les Sauvages avoitamenéa eux[?],quille changeroit avec durant, moyenent du retour, En consequence led' cheval auroit Etoit acheté par led* Laforce Et qu'aptes il auroit Commender aud' francois de L'aller En fei^er a luar Et de revenir Ensuitte au Canot Et a la traitte, Et que [^dant Ce tems led* Cheval auroit Eté voler par les Sauvages. Et demende Que le cheval luy Soit payé par led* francois ou laforce.

Le Deffendeur repond qu'en Effet it auroit dit au nomé Laf- force quit Changeroit Led' Cheval avec durant, Si il le voutoit

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At a Court, November 4, 1783.

Fraudent, Pierre Quenel. Louis Lebrun.

I^. Coxiricr. Jos. Lapaooe.

Ant. Lamarche- Present.

ClKMKJiT A1.ABIE, Plaintiff, w. JOSEPn Cesirre, Defendant. .The plaintiff sues the defendant saying that be has had ibe Utler'x child at hi» hnu^-, and Ihiit his wife gave it aII her care for the space of sis months and at the end of that lime the de- fenda^nt had taken hi» child awiay without being willing (o pfty what is right for their trouble.

The defendant an.^wcr* thai if he gave hi» child to the defend- ant's wife, it was only because of her earnest request to take the child, saying that the la»t service she could reiuler it» molhcr was to brinK up her child; and ^c said that it would cost him nothing; and yci he Slid ihai it wa» not hi» inteniioii to leave his child at the plaintiff's without satisfying tho;^ who took care of it. The Court condemned the defendant to )jay six hundred pounds of Hour for the six months th^t his child was at the plaintiff'^ and lo pay the cmi».

Mabie Dukand, Plaintiff, ''s- Fk. Arnoux, Defendant. The plaiiiiill tiue.4 the defendant, .sa^-inK that he bad enfpiged the defendant to go lo the lllinob river in return for a horse, which he gave hîra upon his return; but that he had received one, with which he was content, at the Illinois River; and that after he had »aid 10 the named Laforce, who was commissioned to conduct the trade for the plaintiff, that if he wished to trade for a horse, which the savanes had brought them, that he would trade il with Durand and get something lo boot, the said horse had lieen )>ought b>' tlie said Laforoe in conse- quence; and afterwards ihc lailer hud ordered the said François to go and lie it with wirhcs and return immediately lo the canoe and 10 his busincas; and thai during ihi» time Ibe Mid home had been stolen by the savages; and he demands that he be paid for the horse cither by the said François or I-aforce.

The defendant answers that as a matter of fact he had said to the named Laforcc ihai he would exchange ihe siid horse with

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muis que Comme durant ny Etoit point Q naat Ut m l-UhuiiKL- Kcrtin Et qui) avoit a Cet ESets Execnts Xa i dud' Lur<in-(.', <]uil avoit mis te d' cheval ou 3 luj avait E>£( Klquii|>rc5Ktrc revenu au Canot led* Cheval aurait rtfi^k;» 1rs Saiiv»K*^!i Suivant Comme il paroit puisquïl na pn pi h rrlniiivrr Kl dit quil ne pouvoit pas E& repondie aTsntUtCe qu'un tuy uvoil ordonni!.

La Cour B Condanné led* demendeur a pajrer au ddEntar un Chcvul iH quil Est Convenu Sauf avoir Scm tecoor as W l.itfiirte Si il a manqué a ce quit Etoit oUigé de âûre Ka Sa pbse Kl II jHiyer I,çs fniix,

fr. uucicr, Orcflier {Hcne qamd

a une Cour du 4 septbre 17S3. Prlfhidcnt pierre Quenel Louislebnm

fnincoi» Courid Jos'" Lapancé

uni, Kamarche Près*

une rcpn'soiitution fait a. la cour par Mons. trottier disans que Sur IcN drlTcnccK qui onl Eté faitte par la ditte Cotu de traitterde U-aii de vi<- au Sauvages dans le village sous peines de Ccofiaor lîiiii, Kt quayani Su jxir des plainte qu'on luy a porté que IC Ihiiiii' Levy ^1 (ait fLitl [tii] traîttcr dans le village Et enivré toa Les Sauvages il auroit fait Saisir un tierson de tatiaches m' Levy, Kl Coninic- il n'en a fait auq'un usage, il demande a laditte Conr ce qurlk iiT(l<inncra a ce Sujet La Cour a authorize M' tiotticr a faire Ce quil jugera a [irop6s a Ce Sujet vue quil n'a fait quez- etuler I^s delTuntc qui ont Eté fait pour Ce Sujet,

La Cour Est ajourné a Jeudy a" S*"",

f. saucier Greffier pierre quend

a une Cour du ag Janvier 1784. Presid* J. B'" Lacroix p Lapancé

Jo"» Belfcuil J B'' Dehay

Louis lebrun Present,

une requette présenté par m' ant Girardin demandant que Chaque habitant fasse chaq'un Leur cloture Des terre quils ont

^ 1 htve fouod no eipUnaiiob for the cfrdLdoa dl tfae mndiigB of Uw omit between Scpumbcr ud J*iuur)>. PieiidBit Quesel died during Itali period.

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Durand, if he ivishcd it, but as Dunnd was not ihere, thtf hare not made any cerlsin trade; and (hat be bad tn these mallera executed \he orders of (he said Laforce, and had put the said horse, where he was ordered; and afler he returned to the canoe, the said horse h.id been rctnlccn by the savages, as il appeared, SD<x he could not Snd it; and be said that he could not be held responsible, <ince he had done what the}' ordered.

■nie Court condemned the said pJaintiS to pay the defendant a horse, «uch a» he had agreed to give, rescning to him recourse «gainst the said Laforce, if he has failed in what he -xas bound to do in his place; and to pay the costs.

I-'r. Sauder, Clerk. Piene Quenel.

At a Court, September 4, 1783. President, Piene Quend. Loui^ LebtTin, François Courier. Jos. Lapanc^.

Ant. Lamarche. Present.

A report made to the Court by M. Troiticr, in which he «ys thai on account of the prohibitions which were made by the said Court in re^iird to trading in liquors with the Aavagcj in the vil- lage under pain of confocation, and because he had learned from complaints made to him that M. Isaac Levy was carrying on trade in the village and intoxicating all the savages, he had caused th« sciture of a cask of tafia at the house of M. \^\y; and a* he has made no other use of it, he asked the said Court what it will decree on thin subject. The Court auihorÏKed M. Truttier to do what he shall judge best in this matter seeing thai he had only put into execution the proliîbiiion which had been made.

The Court adjourned to Thursday. October 3.

F. Saucier, Clerk. Pierre Quenel.

At a Coun, January aç, t784.' Président, J. Btc LaCroix. J. Lapancé. Jos. BcUefcuil. Jean Bic. Dcshayc».

Loui.t Lebrun. Present.

A petition presented by M. Ant. Girardin, in which he prays thai each inhabitant should make hr:i own fence along the front of the land which he has taken up in Prairie du Pout, and that the

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pris dans la prairie du ponds Et chaq'un Sur La deventure a leur terre Et que la Cour aye a ordonné ausd^' habitant un tems fixe pour lad*" cloture Et que les vielle Cloture du cul de Sac Se relevé pour Etre transporté au bout des autres.

La Cour a ordonné que chaque habitant qui ont pris des terres dans La prairie du pond y fasse Leur Cloture dîcy a ta fin d'avril. Et Quêtant qu'au trensport des vielle Cloture Q En cera deddé par la pluralité des voix des habitant qui ont des terres dans le cul de Sac pour Eviter toutte dificulté.

La Cour Est ajourné a Jeudy s de février 17S4. a une Cour du i avril, 1 784. Près*" J. B" Lacroix Louis lebrun ;

fr. Courrié J"* Lapancé

ant Lamarche J*" Belfeuil

J. B*" Dehay Present

La Etant assemblé pour prendre le Serment de fidélité ainsi que celuy d'huissier de la Cour, de Gaspar Marchand.

Caspar Marchand ayant paru a prêté Serment de fidelté ùnsi que Celuy Dhuissié de la Cour.

Demendeur B" dum,\v Deffendeur piekre ualet

Le demendeur fait Sa représentation a la cour Contre Le Deffendeur disant qu'en vertu d'une santance rendu le 5 de Juin Dernier Contre led' Deffendeur au Sujet d'un Cheva! quil a Eté ConDanné par LadiCte Sentance a Luv rendre Et quaprés il auroit Change pour une vache, mai^ quil y a quelque Jour que led' Deffendeur Est venu ches Luy prendre Ladîlte vache malgré Luy El la mené ches Thomas Brady.

La Cour a ordonné que la vache du demendeur Son par Le demendeur rcmenê a l'endroit ou Elle a Eté prise. Sous vingt quatre heurs Et Cond.ïnné a p.iyé tout iray Depend domage Et inienei. Et En outre Ljdiiie vjche Sur Ses risques Jusqua ce qudle Soit remiser.

Demandeur J. B*"" GAFrr IV-er.dcur Tu. Br.U>Y

a une même Cour Le domenviear po-.;rsu!i Le deSendeur disant, q-ûi! a'ùr.'':t a ia demende dud' doncr.deur Lessé son cheval

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Court sbould lïx for the said inhabitanu a limit of time to make the »)d fence; and that the old fence of the f m/ (fe «c be taken up and moved to the end of the others

The Court decreed thst each inhabitant, who ha» taken up land in the Prairie du PonI, should build his fence there between now and the end of April; and, in order to avoid all difliailtics that it shall be decided by the plurality of the voles of the inhabt- tunt.s who have land in the cut de nac, in rcga^ to removing the old fence-'

The Court adjourned lo Thurtday, February 5, 1784.

At a Court, April 1. 1784- President, Jean Bttt. LaCroix. Louis Lebrun. Fr. Courier. Jos. Lapancé.

Ant. Lamarchc. J. BcUcfcuil.

Jean Bte. Deshaycs, Present.

The Court as>enib1cd to receiv'c the oath of fidelity and also that of kuisskr of the Court from (îaspard Marchand.

Gaspard Marchand appeared and tool: the oitth of fidelity and also that of huissitr of the Court.

Bte. Dumay. Plalmifl, w. Pirurk Mallbf, Ocfendant. The plaintiSr makes his representation to the Court against the defendant, in which he says that, by virtue of a decree rendered the >;th of June last a^insi the t»iid defendant, he had been condemned lo deliver to the plaintiff a horse, which after- wards the latter had exchanged for a cow; but that a few days ago the said d«(endanl came lo his house and took the sxid cow in spite of him and bad led it to Thomas Brady's.

The Court decreed that the plaintiff's cow be brought back within twenty-four hours by the defendant to the place from which he had taken it; and condemned him to pay all co*ts, expense», damages and interest; and furthermore that he should be respon- sible for the cow unirl it was relumed.

J. Bte. Cafpe, Plaintiff, vs. Tïiohas Brady, Defendant. At the same Court the [ilaimifl wKt the defendant, saving Ihat be bad, at the request of the said defendant, left his horse in the latter 's care at hi» house, on condition that he would lake

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^ ou 45 Jour il L'jy auroh rendu »n (T Cacr»!

u iwii plus de foin. En O^nscquence Le ràe,.ueidrar

il'-iil nest pas p-^îiUe qucrj d pr- de leniî 5cc àirr*l «»e p«

lœngtf tout Ce foin Et '^uen outre, il aundi £ï^ ôrâ «itâUBpav

Crne aSaire par leï Sieun J. B'* X^croix pascal FSkt '.

Btron El Joseph Bisv>neite ou led' deneadrsr i^&arû p*s

paroiire que Dans le* deux voyaee de ic^ qae led*

avoii Enlevé il En ]xjuv'/n avoir le mrûn trois Edetr [rii] par k

Wffls quil a Eté Dans La grande Et vac La dîsenaoe qnfl t a

\-enant des champs.

Le deffendeur ne re[x>nd autre Chose Sinon qa3 Lot Sait ps- mis de numer De<! arbitrer ainsi que sa partie adt-er» poor decâder Leur DifTeranc. La Cour a accordé a sa desiende Et Miàtmiaé [su] que Celuy qui perderoit par Larbitrage pat-ooii Les faix de Justice.

La Cour E^t ajourné au 6 de may prochain, fr saucier Gref&er J B H LaCroix

a une Cour du 13'' avril 1784 Par Extraordinaire. Président J B^' (.^cr^ix Louis lebnin

ant Lumarche Jo- Lapancé

J B" Dehay J= BclfeuH

Présente une requeue représenté par philipe Gênais disant qu'au nom Et Comme Subrosé tuteur de leon lepage il demende quil soît nomé une personne pour faire Le recou^Tcment de L'aican présentement Echu.

La Cour a ordonné quU soît fait une assemblé de paiaos Et damis pour le Contenue En La dîtte requette.

■ The meifî'»! 'J irtitn:ir,n for 'nUnt liUaick-n "t^ vt-> e.t^ziz^n uzder frohdiliv, uul Inquem (i»:f;p;ts r,i aie p.-»m!iTï m,-,; m -.i- Kr^J'i. The ^rtt: aijcRtr té diS

it^ui of le.'vinï. validity of rr. L.TÏ i,<e^. e»:- Il wu nqjirri ^hs' both partiel i^nv B9 lubnùt IMir dnpuie vi irlntraton. wh*» "prr --ibiûrH n ren^r their dedsci widùn m drirTniwi rime, Oiw or fnoR ï^.'^.j:? wen i^hovn by :r.e p^ltths to ut in ihn na^ty. TtbTK werf empowerrd. if T.'.e n'jmVr -'jf ir^JEnlH^n "i* even, lo chocv 4DOcher AD fm ntûea oi Sijuriiï rud'! in'i -if aj{e fnia>]ï aa. }.-jt j-jd^ei ia vh .4e OTjrr the «<iii «ai pending i«ie iieb*rTTd. A* fiî u ihe r^r^rf-j ^( rhe Uri^ir.u uv! ike q-ienim in disTCte werr ccb- ccnicd ihe ubicnton hvi *ag ucne (4«en >j( pd^e^ï S'iE ther ccuM D"1 EDnsnm wioaia lo Ipfcv belwe ibem. They oû^fat bue thcv deciivia aa other oioi^ientiaDS thui e^Kt

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three loads o( hay in B te. Saucier 's barn; and that after 40 or 45 days he had brought the horse back to him, eayni); that he had no more hay. .\ccordingly the plainltS shows that il is impo^iblc that his hone could bave calcn in so short a time all thai hay; and furthermore that this cause would have been already arbitrated by MM. J. Btc. LaCroix, Pascal Pillct, Henry Birun and }».teph Bi.s.sonctte, if the defendant had not t)een unwilling to appear, Furthermore he says that the defendant could have taken three and a lialf load» of hay In the two load- ings, judging by the time it had been in the bam and considering the ditlerence there h between such and that coming from the fields.

The defendant makeH no other answer than to re<iueM that he be permitled to name arbitrators, as well as his opponent, to decide their difference. The Court granted his request and ordered that the one lo^ng by arbitration should pay the costs of justice.'

The Court adjourned to the 6lh of May next.

Fr. Saucier, Clerk. J. B. H. LaCrwx.

Al a special session of the Court, April 13, 1784,

President, J. Btc. LaCroiic. Louis Lebrun.

Ant, Lamarchc. Jos. Lapanctf.

J. Bte. Deithayes. Jon. Bellefeuil.

Present. A petition presented by Philippe Gcrvai», in which he says that io the name and as surrogate guardian of i-con Lepage he prays that there be named some one to make recovery of the notes ^vtn at ihc auction, now due.'

The Court ordered that there be held an assembly of relatives and friends to decide on what is contained in this petition.

fiuu«. They nujehr, t.ho. inâL« tiihir ul itu Uliguiu I6kt otth Aiid i«tidJi itwir «IrdilQa to tan ibf rfun. 4* dhl tht Juiifo- They hjiA du (vwrE Ic iiut ihrir nrdict nUf ciccuilon- TTd»

hid DQI ^atii (hi vcrdlcl Joibh. TrvilU * l'adwiitrinitÛTii Ji la itiOia, 1 L.. C8) ff Hf. Tbii Dcdiud ol ded^nc luiu. Is whhti Uii Frmib «iR nomuamà. »u wlspicd tn Iht BjitMi camnindAaii in Iht XATth*H«.«ho wr c< vmprwcd by their HCPTcninuol la ak« (huR of boib l>w mlUiuT nod dill nuiwn In ibctr }aaiia»t — Honud. lutal CniMmittal amirT'} Ml I'MixM Slain, i.. ,10.

*lï êfiffnn toba^ bc«D tbt rommoa oatom tofiwocdft 10 tbo purdwn ol teolk «1

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.1 iiin- mOiiu- I'l'iir une m|uette préseot^ par mad* vam Xt- \>,ij.-y >li'iiii-ii<l.iiil >li- iv >ltvh:ir<!ir dv b tutdle des miimiis Bsm- luii. .l.'iii "^I'li .li-rluiii marii- Kluii Chargé.

i..i r<'ui .i\n»\ l''\uiiiii)c (luc tvs dit mineurs Baisslou ncnt I'lmii .II' |'.ii.iii> I'liis lui'^ i]ui' Ic S' ant Bové EUe Condn qnil ■■.I'll I'Ii.im;!' .If I.I ilitu- lull-lie Kt que m-'' V* Lepage Ed Soil I'fi ll,ili,;i'

.1 iiix' iiiiWiii- I'.mr lino [XH|in;(tt; présenté par mad' G Wo ilctiiiii.l.iiii iiiiil M'lr rii'iTii,- uni- I'l-rtDRDe puur Lexecution tesU- iiii'iii.iiir lie Miilii'i (!.iiuliiiit'in- Oiiiit soq dcfTunt marie Etoït

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I.i C>'iii .iv^iii[ KviMiiiu- >{uil nv avuit personne plus Cap- .iMi- >|ii(' M' I ll'" L-un'it |«<iir substituêuuLîeuet place dudd. ^||■lll lilirt. Kii ('.ni.siHiiuTuv File Li mmie puurladitteExccudoo. l>iim-iiili-ur i'ti:KKr koy IVlTiriideur Jo" Leiibek

I.I- iK-tiit-tiili-iir ]i<>iir-iiiit li- lii'lTi-iuk-ur pour un Billet quil luy .1 V'i>ii-.i'iiiv. Si 'II-. ■ill [ii.irqiii" f;iii I-"ii |>cilcti.-rie, mais Comme Led* itfili'iiili-iii iTKvuit 1.1* ili-voir i-[) ;in;<.-ii[. il demende au deSendeur ill- t.iiii- Si-rini'iii >|in' li-s KlTi-si i[uil iuy a Vendu que Se soye I'll ]H-lk-ii'iir qiiLt I.i- I.iiy ,1 vi-iuiu l.f di-ffi'iiUeuT ne ^-oulant |M-. laiii-siTmi-Hl :i I'imiiiiiiT m.'iiii- :>ur It-il' Billet. Et Le ili-lli-iidi-iir .1 p.iviT I-i"* l*r;iix.

.1 line mùini' Cuur ir. S.mai-r porti- pl.iiute que Bien Des per- iiiiiiiv Si- ri-fusc a pavi;r Les frai\ di- lustii'e. En Consequence il ik-iiu-iuli- a la Cuiir quil Suit maicre lii- Ci- I'aire payer par Celuy ipii alaipii-ra i^uelqui- prm-ts Si il V.il plus En Etat de payer I'll iii.iiiri' PexisiT un ITution ht-s parties pour répondre Des liai\ l-;i ti'us Les iniix payer En pelleterie suivant L'enden

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fr. siuiier J B H LaCroi.ï.

I Ih- ■i.tiin-t tioii -rl iIk odili ivich ihe -'j^! 13 Lu>i cW'iT. bul nil ^nvl ■o' iKvifli, ainvB Iba aotm

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At the ssunt Court a pctiikm presented by Madame Lepage, widow, praying for ber discharge from the fruardiamJtip of the niinon Barialous, with which bet deceased husband had bc«n intrust ed.

The Court having inquired and teiimed that the «aid mtnon Uarsalotis have no relative doser than M. Ant. Dover, decided tliat lie be charged with the «aid guardianship, and thai MadanK Lcptt^ be discharged.

At the same Court a petition presented by Madame G. Bltn praying that there be named some one to put info execution the will of Midiel Guadimcire, with which her decea^ husband was intrusted.

The Court, after inquir)-, decided that there was no person more fitted to be substituted for M. Blin than M. J. Bic. Lacrcûx, and therefore appointed him to put into exei-ution the said will. PtutRK Kov, Plaintiff, n. Jos. LtuttiiR, Defendant.

The plaintiS sue» the defendant (or a note to which he has con»cnlcJ over his mark, and which vi made out for peltries; but as the defendant |]>laintitl?] believer that the debt is in money, iw deauads that the defendant make oath that the goods which the plaintiff .<>old him were .sold fur pcltrie». The defendant not wishing to make oath has diminished his note by half.' The defendant was condemned to pay the coals.

At the same Court I'r. Saucier brings complaint that many persons refuse to pay the costs of justice, and lie therefore prays the Court thai he be empowered to make the parly bringing any suit pay, if he ii better able to [.>ay, or be empowered 10 exact surety from the parties to ansn-er for the costs and thai all costs be paid in peltries according to the former rate.'

Fr. Saucier. J. B. H. LaCroix.

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Al a Coun. May 6, 17S4. Pntidcnt, J. Ble. LaCroix. Louis Lebrun. Ant. Lamarcbe. Jo». Lapancj.

J. Btc. Dcshay-c*. Fr. Courier.

Present. J. Btk. LaCroix, Plaintiff, fs. Fr. Gersoup., Defendant.

The plaintif! sues the defendant for the sum of twelve livres fifteen 50/1 for his share of a cask of wine, for which several others have paid their sliares; and, as (he said defendant n-as present, the plniniiS dcmnnds :in equal shure from him.

The defendant answers iliat if Paul Poupar )tad not invited him to be present without tcUing him what il would cost him or even saying tliat It was goinjt to cx)si htm anything; and thai is the reason that he said he would p»y nothing.

Tlic Court decreed [hat, since Paul Puupar had invited the defeDdant to supper a) M. LaCroix**, he shall be held itccounlable fur the sum claimed by the plaintiff. The defendant was con- demned Id pay the cost»-

At the same Court Joseph Billet called Gtulel, plabitiff, sues Charles Lefcvrc, dcfcnditnl, for ihc sum of fifty livres for wages for wuTk oil a kiln, which the defendant made for him.

The defendant answers that the plaintiff did not fulfill the agreement, which they had made; and »nce there are no proofs to present, they pray ihiii ihdr difference be decided by urbilra- tcn. The Coun granied ibcir prayer and ordered the loser to pKjr bU can».

Al the same Coun Joseph Cesirre sues Pierre Grandmont in regard to a little orpluin girl whom Prcnouvau left al his house, with the verbal agreement that he was lo keep her until she could suppun hcrwlf. and whom the stid GrandmoiU ha» withdrawn from his house.

Pierre Grandmont appeared and said thai the said Prenouvau left him the authority lo withdraw the said little girl, if she was not well treated ai the said Cesirre'», and offers 10 produce the said aulhorily and the proofs of bad ucaimcnt, which the plaiatiS gav« the little gtrl.

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L& Cou; a oràc^mé q-j's La Cvai prochiûic Led* &mninoo prwiuissKii SES prrji-E2: jL] Ei aui perdacs a pay< Les fimïx. La C'-'ut El a;cviîié a jcudy 13" du Coui*. f. âauder GrcËer J B H XaCixmx

a iffle Coui du lo*" may 1784. Président J. B" Lacroix. Louis Icbrun.

îr. Cvuiié. Jc6^ Lapancé

J. B" Dehay. ani Lamarcbe.

Prfs* par une Nouvelle Eilecdon pom icmplacer Les majistnt cy dessus Xoramé a Ené. nommée Les Sieure J. B" Lacroix J B**. Saucier, J B'* D-jmay. Joseph Biiâonnenc Louis Chatel pieire roy. Et Louis pillei.

J B" Lacroix B" Saucier B"' Dumar Jos'' Bis5(»uiette Louis Cbatel pierre roy Et Louis pïUei a>'ant parus ont prêté Sennent de ûdelité ainsi que ceiuy d'office. Et ont pris Leurs place Ea leurs Qualité de majistrais.

fr. Saucier demende Qu'en vertu de la Saisie qui! a optenu Sur Cent vingt Et une livres De Suif Et neuf pot Et paînte d'huiUe, appartenant a B" Lamarche D'Etre hotorizé a faire vendre lesd*' articles pour Etre La Somme Endocé sur son Billet. La Cour a acordé aud' fr. Saucier sa Demande. La Cour Est ajourné a Jeudy 5" Juin.

J B H LaCnMT.

a une Cour du 3'' Juin 17S4. Président j B" Lacroî.t Jos^ Bîssonette

Pierre Roy B" Saucier

J B*' Duraay Louis chatel

Présent. Le S' John Reeve produit une Sentance arbitrale Entre Luy Et Le S' pierre Lagautcrie demandant Quelle Soit approuvé par La Cuur El mis en Execution.

a une même Court Pierre Prévost au nom Et Comme fesant pour Gabriel Cerré poursuit pierre Lafleur dans Sa requette disant Quêtant Condanné par M'' Le comd' de St Louis de faire

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Tbc Court dcCTMrf ihm al the next Court the said Grandraont should produce bis proofs, and the loser vr&s to pay the costf. Tbc Court ttdjounwd to Thuradny, ibe 1 3d o( the current month. F. Saucier. J. B. U. LaCroix,

At a Court, May so, 1784. Preudent, J. Bte. LaCroix. Louis Lebmo. Ft. Courier. Jos. Lap;incé.

J. Bte. Deshaycs. Ant. Lamarcbe.

Present. To replace the magistrates above named there have been elected by a new election MM. J. Bte. L«Croix, J. Bte. Saucier, J. Bte. Bumay, Joseph Bissonnetie, Louis Cfastel.^erTe Roy and Louts Pillet.

J. B. LaCroij, Bte. Saucier, Bte. Dumay, Jo«. Bissotinette, Loub Chatel, Pierre Roy and Louis Pillet apjwared and took oath of fidelity and also thai of office and have taken their place as magistrates.

Fr. Saucier prays tliat, in virtue of the seizure, which be bas obtained, of one hundred and Iwcntyonc pound» of tallow and nine pots and a pint of oil, bcIoDging to Bte. Lamarcbe, be be auihorized to have the said article» Hold to obuin the uiai endorsed on his bill.

The Court granted Fr. Saucier hh prayer. The Court adjourned to Thursday, June 3.

J. B. H. LaCrola. At a Court, June 3, 1784. President J. Bte. LaCroix. Jos. Bissonnetle. Pierre Roy. Bte. Saucier.

J. Bte. Dumay. Louis Chatd.

Present. M. John Rec^'c producer a decree by arbitration between hiin> self and M. Pierre Lagauterie and prays that it be approved by the Court and put into execution.

At the same Court Pierre Prévost, in the name of and as actinia for Gabriel Ccrré, sul-s Pierre T<iif)cur in his petition, in which be says that he [the plaintiS] bad been condemned by the comman-

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dant of St. Lbub lo ha^-e repaired a boat ' belonging; to M. Du- Charmc, which he had taken without pcrmi^on into ihc Illinois River, or to pay (or it, if it vra^ lievund rqiair; bul thai when he came to do it, hv hud nol found the said boat; and, since he has learned that the said Lafleur tiad taken it lo cany stone, likewise without permission of an}x>nc, the ï^kl PrevxMt prays that (he said Lafleur be condemned lo repair the said boat or jKiy for it, if it is Ijewnd rqiair, and lo pay all expenses,

Pierre Lafleur answers that it is true that he look the boat; but that it was with the irermiwion of Bte. Baron and because he believed that the boat was M. I., DuCharmc's.

Bte. Baron appcoird and siid that he had not pcrmiltcd the said Lafleur to take it; thai be had only told the said Lafleur to ask permiN>ion from CharlcN I.efevre, who had been scnl lo him here. But since LaSeur persisted in saying thai (he said Baron had given him [ienni8$i«n, and the Riîd Baron ]>enkixted in paying, "No", the said lAfleur demands of the said Baron his oath, and says thai then he will agree.

Bte. Uaron appeared and made oath that he had not told the said Lafleur 10 lake the ^Ul boat, since it beJonged lo M. Du- Charme; but that he had only told him to ask permission of Charles Lefevre, who had charge of it.

The Couri condemned the said Lafleur to put the said boat in condition for use. or lo fiay for it, acconltDg lo the petition of the !«id Pre^'ost. And the »iid Prevost «hall pay the costs of justice for having made use of the bi>al without permission.

At a Court of the 6lh of May last, it «as decreed that Pierre Grandmonl should produce his proofs to justify his withdrawal of Prcnouvau's little daughter from the hou!« nf Jok. Ccirrc.

Pierre Grandmont appeared and produced an authority from the said Prenouvaii to withdrsiw his daughter from Jos. Ccdrre's, if she was undeservedly badly treated, and brought forward Pierre Charpentier a.< witness of the bad treatment given the siiid little girl by Jos. Cesirre and his wife.

Pierre Charpentier appeared and made oath to tell the truth in answer to the questions put to him, and said that he was present

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veritf 5'jr Les qaesdaE kde jijt ic-oii. Et & dit, qml s'est tiainC piixz.'. 7';-^He-.;rs ioi; eui 3i?vîiî jsiicmcm que recevait 1& ditte priir.t fjt ::3e; Ct£rï. Tafcne L'eJis La riceur du frois nul vein £: Es^ -.ol-Et 3e ^:>ui^ir des zrut-îf E: stitt himusité de la paît Ôc Cfcrire E: Si. fez::at Suii-*:::: It Ti.i;:vccr donné aud* Grunnoo VET pren'-'Ui-s.-- L» dfCl:j-iï:i:: â? piert charpuider La CoorEst Doi'iç:'^ q-t led* Grî^^ic nràera La penne âlle Ex condane ied' Cf±* £ ;êv«t '-yja frâii de Jusdre. L^aeboutam detoottes ses dt=iî3d« = ce f-;r..

Tcserh L'c^iber p^urs-iî: IriM^'h PeCIeâé jioar une tem Duu La ;>raL-ie du p^^i S-^i"i^: Larr-cd E=s* Les habitant, mais Com-'f il Ses: :r;>UTé u^e Grsade ciaruité ptojr la Clauture de cen di:Te :ere m?=ie dïj;; îe lenir le r^ias prière, il a Erf CosTemi par '^t £jje---i< ?'^- ^i Sure:t de? dînes Oautuic que Celuv c'-i :i'arî.:rcr:':-. p-is de fïine 5= CUunire Serrât daiûé a une s'ùi^e, E* C:-5eque::ce ~." Girirdi:; accompagné d'un rérr.::". de— -jr.dé î •.:■-? Ce-,ii q-:d iv^^:: dc^ lerres Si il vouloit Ciaure -■- iVir. :-."-er le,ir :e:Tï. >d' Leinber ne luy ayant Dtcnéauc-r-crc:-.";? îrïuré. î.dvï=i ss declaration la fait faire par ur. a-Jîre L: q-: J-'-i: -i^ 'î «rre,

Ls Cqut Ei'. D:'-?"--- c-e Le? pa"ie~ prtnàroas des arbitres viv^ lerialîier Le— ï diferaz-,* E: a-x p*rdi3i a paver Les frabc

de Jjiiice.

La Cour E:t aiou.-=é a Jeudy :'• J-dlîe:.

1 B H LaCnâa a .xr.t Cc-r Estraordir.a:re d.; o" Juin Prci'^' J. B" LacroLt. Joî- Bi.-sonneite

Louis Chatel. B-- Saucier

pierre roy Louis Pillet

B" Dumay P^''

Défendeur M-« Beaubolieil Defier-deur Axr kvlkst une requctte présenté par M' Lab-jsiere ta no:n El Comme Chargé du pouvoir de M^' pourré BeiU'i.jieil de poursuiiTe le S' ant armant pour Somme de dtxix Mil Cinq Cent quarante livres tant En argent q'cn Pelleterie Et Neuf Cent quatre LivTcs de farine le tout par Ses Billet.

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several dotes, when the little girt was badly treated at Ccsirre's, thai he had seen her in the rigour of cold hodly clothed, and thai she was obliged to suffer cruelties and without pit>' from Ccsirre and his wife. In consideration of the authority given the said Grandmont by Prenouvau and ot the declaration of Pierre Chaipaniier, the Court is at the opinion that the said Grandmont shall keep the little girl, and condemns the said Cesirre to p«y all the C04U of justice and denies all his prayers on the subjed.

Joseph Lember sues Joseph Pelletier for a piece of land in the Prairie du Pont, whidi was taken up In accordance with the agreement among the inhabitants; but as there was found to be great dilTiculty about tlie fence of tbis said land even in the longest time rcqucstc<l, it was decided by an assembly that for the surety of the said fences, if anyone should not secure his Isnd by building hb fence, it would be given to another. Conse- quently M. Girardin, accompanied by a witness, demanded of aU those, who had lands, if ibey wished to build the fences or abandon ibetr land. Since the said Lember gave no definite answer, according to M. Giraidin's affidavit he had had it buSi by another, who is enjoying the land.

The Court ii of the opinion tltat the partie:* «hould take arbitra- tors to settle their difference, and condemns the loser to pay th« cotUi of justice.

The Court adjourned to Thursday, July 1.

J. B. H. LaCroix.

At special session of the Court, June 9- PresHent,J. Bte. LaCroix. Jos. Bi.tsonncttc. Ixmis Chatel. Bte. Saucier.

Pierre Roy. Louis PUlet.

Bte. Dumay. Present.

Madame BEArsoLEiL, Plaintiff, vs. Avr. Harmand, Defendant. A petition presented by M. Labuxicrc in the name of, and as commissioned witli power from, Madame Pourré Beausoleil to sue M. Ant. ilarmond for the sum of two thousand five hundred and forty livres both in money and peltries and nine )iundre«l and tour pounds of flour, the whole amount as shcnvn by his notes.

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lin\* Ant. ;irmnnt ayant paru a produit un Compte Contre \a\ iliiit- ilanu' Knu^>loil de la somme de six Cent Soixante Et iifiif livro <lou/.c s»l:i En arg* Et quatre vingt huit livres En IK'lli-KTic, l.i-si|uel« Comptai ont Eté affirmé sous serment par Itil' ;ini annaut,

I..I t'iHir Kst Oiipignon que led* antoine armant soit Condanner Il piiviT-o-iltilli'i lunt en arg* qu'en pelleterie tel quil Sont Expliqué il.iii-. \v Cour du prt'.<ent moj- pour tous Delay ainsi que La farine iuii\rniiui tiuil liiy Soit déduit six Cent Soixante Et neuf livres iliiii.-i- Mils r.n arn' El quatrevingt huit Livre en Pelleterie Siiiv.Lht Si-> Tiimptos, iinionnons quil luy Soit Sinifié de prendre I>rs .ir.ii\)>i'ini-iit avec I^il*" Dame Beaussoleil ou Son fondé de |iiiiui'ir, Soil par un Hun Coiion ou autres assurances qui! demen- ■ Irions, i:i (.'omlannims I.cd' armant a tous fraîx Et interest I'll lauli' par luy tlo Si" faire Sous vingt quatre heure nous amiiiloii-. a Uiiliiu- n.inic licausolcil une Execution Contre Led* aul .iriiianl.

t.a t'inir fsi ajounïé a Jeudy 1'' Juillet.

IV saui iiT t'ivillicr J B H LaCroix.

a iiru- i'imr du ih'' Juin 1784 Extraordinaire. l'riM.i' J H''- Uuroix B" Dumay

H"' Saut iiT pierre roy

PnSs'

Dimrmli'iir Axr. armant Deffendeur Joseph Billet

Ia- I Vmnuifur piiursuil I.o neffcndcur pour une somme de Ci-nl riiii|uanli' Six livre En argt qui! Luy diiit.

Le (leffi'Tiilfur ayant l'aru a diVlaré devoir La ditte somme aud' Dcmeiideur, mais quil se voit haur d'Ktat de le Satisfaire attendu quil Luy Est du aussi Et dont il ne jteui rein retirer, Et demande pareillement a la Cour que les Personne quil luy Doivent soient Parcillemcnl Coiidanné a Le ])aycr.

La Cour a ordonné au dclTendeur a payer Les Cent Cinquante six livres qui! Doit and' dcmcndcur sauf a luy a poursuivre Les personne quil Luy Doivenl.

a une même Cour ant. armant poursuit Les Nommé Bequet Et Durant, pour un marché passé Entre Eux le 30'* aoust dernier,

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The said Ant. Harmand appeared and produced an account against the .■mill Mail.tmeBeau.-inldl for thci^iim (ifsixhundiedand sixty-nine liwes twelve lo^ id money and elfîhty-cÎRht livres in peltrie». which anrijunw were affirmed under oath by ihc said Ant. Harmand.

The Court is of Ihe «pinion that the said Antoine Harmand should be condemned to pay his bilU in money and peltries, as they are shown, in the course of the pnsenl month al the longest and also the one for flour, on condition that there be deducted six hundred and sixty-nine livm and twelve sols in mone}' and eighty-right livra in peltries according to his accounts. \Vc order that he be notified tii make arrangements with the .said Madame Beausoleil or her representative either by giving surety or other assurances, which I hey shall demand; and wc cimdemn the said flarmand to pay all costs and interests; and in case he does noidolhiswithin twenty-four hount, we grant to the said Madame Beausoleil a writ of execution against the said Ant-Harmnnd.

The Court adjourned to Thursday, July 1. I'r. Saucier. Oerk. J. B. H. UCroïz.

At a Court, June 16, 1784, special session. President, J. Btc. LaCroix. Bte. Dumay. Bte. Saucier. Pierre Roy.

Present.

Ant. Hakuaktd, Plaintiff, w. Joseph Cdj-et, Dcfendant.

The plaintiff sues the defendant for the sum of one hundred and rifty-->ix livres in money, which he owes him.

The defendant api.K-ared and declared that he owed the said sum to the said plaintiff; but that he was not in a position to satisfy it, because there is due tn him moneyalso, which he cannot collect; and he prays likewise of the Court that the persons owing him be likewise condemned to pay.

The Court ordered the defendant to pay these one hundred and 5fty.six livres, which he owe:* (he said plainlilT, rf-M-rving to him the right 10 sue the persons, who owe him.

At the same Court Ant. Harmand sues the named Bectiuet and Durand on account of an agreement passed between them the

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Et Comme il parait quil y a. autant de tor de part Et D*autte après avoir mûrement Examiné Leurs dire La Cour Est Dt^ïgnon que led* armant prendra tout le Bois quil y a d'Ecaris Suivant Lestimation qui En Sera fait par Des ouvrit qui Seulement observeront qu led' armant a Nouri Les d' Bequet Et Durant Le tems quils ont mis a faire Le Bois, Et a payer entre Eux les fraÎT.

La Cour Est ajourné au i Juillet 1784.

fr saucier, J B H LaCrotx.

a une Cour du 34 aoust 1784. Président J B'« Lacroix Louis Chatel

pierre roy Xx)uis Pillet

J B** Dumay Joseph Bissonette

Près»

Demcndeur ant. Lamarche Deffendeur Joseph Ceciks

Le demcndeur poursuit Le deffendeur Disant quayant CoHoné pour ant. armant de la Somme de deux mil Et qudque Cent Livres quil redevoit a. M^' Beausoleille. Mais quil ne Lavoit fait que Sur La promesse que Joseph Cecire avoit fait de luy payer une Somme de Sept Cent Et quelque Livres quil Doit aud* ant armant En Consequence il prie La Cour dobliger led' Cecire a payer Laditte Somme a£n de pouvoir Satisfaire a Celle dud* ant armant.

Le demendeur [sic] repond quil Est vray quil doit cette Somme a ant. armant Mais quil Etoit Convenue avec luy de le payer En ouvrage. Et que Si y nut Consenti a cela quil ne Ce Serait pas is fort En Dette.

vue Les deffence du deSendeur Envers le dit ant armant, absens, La Cour a ordonné aud' Jos'* Cecire de payer au de- mendeur trois Cent Livres En argent, pour Le présent En attand- ant le retour dant. armant pour terminer Les Convention quils ont fait Ensemble.

La Cour Est ajourné au a'' de 7*™,

fr. saucier Greffier J B H LaCn^x.

Enrit, Fitoch-Caïudlu «old, meaniiic lo cul pdtti iquuc.

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jolh of August lost: aod since, after carefully examining their testimony, it appeals that there was as much wrong on one aide as the other, the Court is of the opinion that the said Harmand shall take all the wood which has been cut square ■ at the price of the appniismcnt, whith «hall he m-tdc by woriemen, who are to notice only that the ^aid Hannand boarded the said Becquet and Durand during the lime they huve taken in cutting the wood, and that the parties shall pay the costs between them. The Court adjourned to July i, 1784. Fr. Saucier. J. B. H. LaCroix.

At a Court, August 34, 1784. President, J. Bte. LaCroix. Louis Chatel. Pierre Ro)-. Louis Fillet.

J. Bte. Dumay. Joseph Bissoooetle.

frcsent- Aht. Lauabche, Plsintifl, :'.t Joseph Cesirre, Defendant. The plaintift .*ue» the defendant paying tlial ihc fornvcr acted as bondsman for Ant. Hannand for the sum of two thousand and some hundred livres, which he owed Madame Bcatusoleil; but that he had done it only on the promise, which Joseph Cesirre had made to pay him a sum of seven hundred and some liivfs, which Cearrc owes to the said Abl Harmand. Tliercfore he bep the Court lo compel the said Cesirre to pay the said sum. so that he can satisfy the debt of the said Ant. Harmond

Tlie plaimiS [defendant ?] answers that it is true thai he owes that sum to Ant. Harmand; but that he had agreed with the latter to pay him in work, and that if h« hod not agreed to that, the defendant would not be so greatly in his debt.

Considering the defence of the defendant against the said Ant. Harmand, who is absent, the Court onlere<l Jos. Cesirre to pay the plaintiff three hundred livres in money for the present, while waiting; for the return of AnL Harmand lo terminate the agreement, which they have made together. The Court adjourned to September 2. Fr. Saucier, Clerk. J. B. H. LaCrobt.

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a tine Cour du 2" 7^=" 1784, Pré^id' J »•" LatTfjîx Louis POlci

J B*-' iJumay Pierre roy

Present Ocmenrleur M' Motakd Deffcndeur Jos'* vaudky \a% 'Icmcti'leur [^lur-uit le deffendeur pour une Somme de Tcni !■) une re vin [ft huii Piastre Gourdes Et quatre Escalïn suivant S',n Hillet t^chu du mi>is de x**" passé, Et demende un h\-potcquc sur SCS Biens En donnant deux mois pour Le patinent, au deffaut de rjuoy rjuil luy Soit accorde de faire vendre Lesd* Biens hvpo- 1c'|u(i.

\a: dcfTcndeur repond que nayant pas pu decendre En ville il n;i pas pu payer Sun Billet, Maïs quil offre a M' motar l'hj-poteque sur s'i maison deux arpent de terre a la prairie du pond Et une < iriinKi: aver Son terrin sur le Cotau des renards, Et que rt^ niotar piiur faire vendre si il ne le paye pas dic)- au terme quil luy lionne.

La (.'our Est Dopignnn que M^ mntar accepte L'offre que luy fail viLudry Kt quil Luy fasse vendre les d* Eflest quil offre Luy nif-mc I-^n hyjiolefiuc faute de payement. 1^1 Oiiur Kst ajoumtS au 7'' S'", fr. saui'iiT (î } B H LaCroix.

a une Cour du 25 8*"* l'ri'sidtul, J B*'" Lacroix Louis pillel

l'îrrro roy Jos'" Bissonette

Louis diali'l J. B" Saucier

prt

a uiif iiu'iiii- ("nur Pierre troge a pret<! le Serment de fidélité ainsi ilc (Vluv di'llire dliuissié de f..a Cour.

MiiNS' I.i:vv Dcmendeur Joseph Hku-our Deffendeur

l.cilemi'iulcur Pmirsuit le deffendeur pour une Somme de deux Miil<' \\\'\\\ tVm livres Kii argent quil Luy doit par son Billet.

\x dolTendeur répond que ilepuis quelque Jour il avoit tué

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Al a Court, September a, 1784, Prcsidcnl, J. Btc LaCrobc. Louis Pillel. J. Bie. Dumiiy. Pierre Roy.

Present. M. Motard, Plaintiff, vs. Jos. \'aui>»y, Dcfendaïu. The plainiifr «ucs the defendant for the sum one hundred and eighty-ci|;hl piastres gounles unrl four aailin' according to his note of thi- month of December last, which has fallen due, and demands a morlgajic on the defendant's g<HKl^ if he fcives him two months for the piiymcnt ; in default of which payment he prayx that there be j^antcd iiiin permission t» hav-e the itaid mortgaged g<M)il.^ sold.

The defendant answers that because he could not come down into the vilfôge, he has been unable to pay hi» bill; but he offers M. Malard the mortgage on his house, tn-o arpmls' of land in the Prairie du Pont and a bam with itt yard on Fox Hill ; and that M. Muturd may have them sold, if ho does not pay within the time he give» him.

The Court is of the opinion (hat M. Motard should accept the offer which Vaudry makes him and thai he may make ibe latter sell the suid proi)erty, which he oScn him in mortgage, in default of payment.

The Court adjourned to October 7. Fr. Saucier, C. J. B. H. LaCroix.

At a Court, October 15. Pruident J. Ble. LaCroix. Louis Pillet. Pierre Roy, Jos. Bissonnctte.

Louîâ Chatd. J. Bte. Saucier.

Pment. M. Lew, Plaintiff, vs. Josepb BELCorR, Defendant. At the same Court Pierre Troge took the oath of fidelity and also that of office of kuissitr' of the Court.

The Plaintiff sues the defendant for the sum of two thousand two hundred livrts in money which he owes him on his note.

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Tlie defendant anawers itul a few days ago he had kOled some animaU for which he had not yd been paid, which put htm tin now oui of position to satisfy bis note; and be prays for a delay of of fortnight to muke an institlmeat nf a thousand livres.

The Court granted the defendant a fortnight to pay the plaint- iff one thousand /tirtv innioiicj-, as hv prays, and these terms were accepted by the plaintiff, who promises to give credit for the bal- ance. But in default of puyment within the said Fortnight, the plaintiS b authorised to have goods of the defendant's sold up to that sum.

M. Sarpy vs. Charles LaCrodc.

At the same Court M. Sarpy produces an account assigned to him b}- Madame Lepage, widow, against Charles LaCroix for the sura of nineteen hundred and forty Ihra seven so!s, saving i)i« deduction of the instalments, which he may have paid since the aand of this mouth, the date of this account; and prays that Ibe said LaCroix be condemned to pay bim the balance of the said account without delay.

The said LaCroix was summoned to appear to-day, which be failed to do. And after thrrc summonses by the huissitr and when neither his person nor anyone representing him was found, the Court condemned him to pay his account without delay and to p*y all the costs of justice.

At the same Coun M. Charles Sanguinette presents two notes amounting to tbc sum of four hundred and fort>'-scvcn and a baU pounds of deer-skins, whidi the named Ja<«ph I.anglois owes him; and consequently he prays that the Court grant him a writ of seizure on the goods of the .^^id I^anglois until he sliould have made arrangements with him for tbc security of what he owes him.

The Court granted to M. Ch. Sanguinette the nrit of seizure which he prays for against the said Langlois and orders the said Langlois to make such arrangements as the said M. Sanguinette shall demand to secure what he owes him; and tn default of doing so condemns him to pay without delay.

At the same Court M. Pr. Trottier produced the accounts of

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de la tutelle des mineurs Lapierre, Suivant La premiere rente Et qui a £té approuvé.

La Cour Est ajourné au 4'' de 9*^ Jeudy.

fr. saucier J B H LaCroix.

a une Cour du 4*' g*"* 1784. Président J B*' Lacroix Louis pillet

Pierre roy Joseph Bissonette

J B'= Dumay Près'

Demendeur J B'=. GaffÉ DeSendeur ant akmant

Le demendeur poursuit le de&endeur pour une voiture quU Luy avoit prêté pour pour \sic] aller dans La Belle riviere, Et quil soit obligé de la luy remettre En Letat quelle Etoit avec Les agrès Et Sujet a visite pour constater Les reparation de laditte voiture pour mettre En même Etat ou Elle Etoit Lorsquîl La Luy a prêté.

Le deSendeur repond que le demendeur Etoit Convenu avec la luy de prendre un Canot d'ecorce pour La ditte voiture.

Le demendeur repond quil Est vray quil a Dit a deSendeur quil prendroit un Canot si il Se trouvoit En avoir Besoin avant le retour de Sa ditte voiture Et a produit M^ Girardin pour témoins.

M' Girardin ayant Paru a prêté Serment de dire La vérité Et a dit quil Etoit témoins Lors de Larengement de M''' GafFé Et ant armant. Et quil a Entue [sic] que m'' GaSé prêté Sa voiture aud' armant, sous Les Conditions quil Prenderé un Canot Si il se trouvoit En avoir Besoin avant son arrivé pour aller a Michilimaquina Et quensuitte si Le Canot Luy Convenoit 11 le Garderoit.

fr Saucier ayant fait Serment de dire la vérité au quesiton quon luy feray a fait Exactement La même Declaration que M' ant Girardin.

J B'' Bequet ayant aussi Paru a prêté Serment de dire La vérité a dit quayant Eté un Jour cbes Le S' ant armant Et quayant vu Les Canot dud* armant En Perditions quil demenda au Nome Gassien pourquoy il ne Les metoit pas En Lieu de Sûreté,

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the biLl;tiH-e or lh« guardianship ot the minors Lâ^ierre after the first sale, and ibey were approved.

The Court udjoumcd to, Thursday, November 4.

Fr. Saucier. J. B. H. LaCroU.

Ara Court, November 4, 1784. President J. Btc. LaCrolx. Louis KUei. Pierre Roy. Joseph Bissonneitc.

J. Bte. Dunuy. Present.

, Bte. Gaffk, Plaintiff, vs. Ant. Hahuaihi. Defendant.

The plainliil sues the defendant for a boat, which the former bad loaned him to go to the Ohio and which he wa^ bound to return to the plaintiff with its equipments in the condition that it was, and subject to iivvpection to determine the repairs neces- 9sr>' to put the said boni in the same condition that it wa», when the plaintiff loaned it to him.

The iie[cn<lanl answent that tlic plaintiff had agreed with him to take a baric canoe for the said boat.

The plaintiff an«wcr( that it i*. true that be said fi the defendant that he would take a canoe, if he was in need of it before the return of the said boat, an<l brought forward M. Girardin as vrimess.

M. Girardin appeared and made oath to tell the truth and said that he vtAs a witness at the time of the arrangcmcnl between MM. Oaffé and Harmand. and that he understood that M. Gaffé loaned hi:t boat to the said Harmand on the conditio» that he would take a canoe, if he found himself in need of going to Micfaillimackinac. before tlie tatter'* return, and that afterward», if the canoe suited him, he would keep it.

Fr. Saucier made oiith to idl the truth in answer to the que.->tion put to him, and made exactly the same declaration as M. Ant. Girardin.

J. Bte. Becquel also appeared and made oath to tell the truth and iikid that he was one day at the houie of M. Ant, Harmand,

:, having noticed that the canoes were in ruins, asked the Gauicn why he did not put them in a place of safety, to vâùch the latter replied that he was expecting M. Gaffé to choose one in order to Ntfe-guard the other.

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a iiu>>y ^ lirTTiitT tuy repondit quil attandoit que led* Sieur Gaffé Kn a\c Oîioisi un pour Garantir Lautre.

I.i\l" ,im;,ini produit Pierre Gassien Et après avoir prêté Ser- mnii .ic liiir La vente a dit qayant Envoyé Cherché M' Gaffé, iiuit U)> .tur<.>it dit de Choîssîr un canot sur Les deux appartenant a M' .iiit. .imiani >ur quoy Led» Sieur Gaffé Luy ayant dit Et ûit ii'ir l'cluv ijuil prenderoii, quil Luy auroit Dit quil Etoit Sur l"<N risi)iir ,» mioy Led' Sieur Gaffé na rien répondu.

M' .ini .tmi.ir.i pn^duii un Sem&cat de fr. duchenau qui declare \\\ù\ A t.'>'uiioi:(i..ince que M'' Gaffé a Eté ches led^ armant avec PiiKiis un de Se:^ homme Et quil: avoit Choisi un Canot pour la pir\<>;«e Siin-: néanmoins L'avoir Déplacé.

L»\i' .innani IV^duii Le Xomé Dubois pour témoins Et après avoir ptvio SiTuieni de dire La vérité a dit. quîl Est ^-ray que moïk- sifiir lî.uîô 1-1 mené Ches M' Santaçon pour choisir un Canot V.t qiiil l'toii quil avoit choisi celuy qui Croyoit le meilleur Mais mil- \k' lîaiïo avi'ii dit quil le prendroit si il En avoit Besoin, mais <)uil ne son Ksi Pi'int Seni.

l.a Cour A ordonné que Suivant les accorde de m" Gaffé Et annani Kt que led' S' Gaffé ne Setant point Servj- du Canot, tel quil t'e paroii que s;i vulture luy Soit rendu, En même nature, et lini' bamiani a payor Les frais.

m' Lev^y Et CH,*itTiÉ

a uno nifme Cour M' Levy poursuit Michel Cbartié, pour avoir dix Sept planche que Le nomé Charpantier avoit vendu a M' Marchess;\ux. Ei que Ce dernier avoit transporter aud' Levy, Led' Chartié ayant revandu ces même planche, sous le preteze que led' Charjiantîer Eioit de Société Et quil luy devoit. La Cour a ordonné que led' Chartié soit condanné. Comme Elle le condanne a rendre Les Susdilte Planche aud' sieur Le^•y Et a payer tous Les fraix de Justice.

BlSSOXETTE Et QUEN-El

a une mCme Cour Jos'" Bissonette poursuit Pierre quenei pour un Cochon quil luy a Eté tué dans Les Grains Et qui avoit passé par La Cloture dud' quenei. Led' Cochon ayant Eté Estimé par Pierre roy Et fr Courrié a la Somme de Cent Livres, Et led' Bis-

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The raid Harmand brings forward Pierre Gassîen, wHo, after having made oath to (cll the inith. »id that he had snmmoDect M. Gaffj >iid luld hfm tii chncvie one of the two canoes l)c]onging to M. Ant. Harmaiid, upon which M. GaS^ had poinied out the one, which he «rould take; and ihitt he, the witness had said ilo M. Gaffé that it was at his risk, to which M. Gaffé made no 'anawer.

M. Ant. Harmand brings forward a certificate of Fr. Duchcnau, in which he deilarei that he Vnew tliat M. Gaffé wa.t at the said Harmand's u itb Dubois, one of bis men, and that they had choicn a canoe for the pirogue without, however, taking it away.

The said Hannand brings forward the named Dubois as a wit- ne^-i; and after having made oaili to lell the truth, the latter said that it is true that M. Gaffé took him to M. Sansfaçon's 10 choose a canoe and that he had chosen the one which he believed the belter; but that M. Gaffé had said that he would take it, if he had need of it; l>ut that he had made no use of it.

The Court decreed that, in accordance with the agreement between MM. Gaffé and Harmand and since it h apparent tliat M. Gaffé did not use the canoe, his boat should be returned to hira in the same condition, and condemned the said Harmand to pay the costs.

M. Levy and Chartieb At the same Court M. Lcvj'sucs Michel Charticrfor having seventeen planks which the named Charpentier had sold to M. Morcfaessaux and which the latter had transferred to the said Levy; but the said Chanicr had resold these same planks on pretext that the said Charpentier was in partnership with him and owed him mone>'. The Court cteciced that the said Charlier be condemned, «s it does condemn him, to return the planks aforesaid to the ' said M. Levy, and to pay- all the costs of justice. DissONNETTe and Qi^enel At the same Court Jos. Bi:ssonnelte sues Pieirç Quend for a |Mg which was killed in the grain and which had passed throu^ the said Quenei'sfeiicejandhesaysthal tlie said [Hg was appraised by Pierre Koy and l-i. Courier at the sum of one hundicdin-rei; and

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*^::e::e ae^ii^ii^; q.ill Luv Soit rendu un pareil Cochon que Cer-y c-i L-y = Eîé tué.

La C-:\ir x r-cir^é ie-i' ^Jtnel a. rendre un Cochon ta que Celuï *ie BIï~: r.e::e q-d ?<ri Ejîlrrié siiivant La grosseur de l'autre par Les même Ej::n:a:e-r. jj-: i.;d* Bis^onelic a\-oir le Choix ou Des Cent H\Te5 Destiniai:.: n ou le Cochon Estimé. Et Led* qucnd C'jndanné a Payer Le* trais.

Louis Gaut Et Loris Lecohte

a une même Cour Louis le^omie poursuit Louis Gaut p<«ir Cinquante LiiTei En aident payable En Daré [su] pour une Charetie quil Luy a vendu El que luy aiani demendé plusieur UiU. Led' LijUii Gaut repond quil aurait oSen une tomberé de mays moyenant quil la luy Paye Cinquante Li^Tes Comme Elle vaut, mais que led- Lecompte ne voulant Pas La payé plus iJe quarante livTCs led' L'iuis Gaut luy a offert de Largcnt, Et offre de luy En d<jnner.

La Cour a condanner Led' Lecomte a prendre son parement En argent puis qui! a refusé de payer La tombera de maj's Ce prix quelle vaut Et a payer Les fraix.

La Cour Est ajourné au deux du mois X*"*.

fr. sauuier Greffier J U H LaCroix Près*

a une Cour du 22. g'"" 1784. Par Extraordinaire Présidant M' B"^ Dumay

Jean B"' LaCroix Joseph Bissonelte Près'

Pierre Ri>y Demendeur p"^' prevost deffandeur an-todje armand

deSendcur [sic] Le demandeur poursuivant Le deSendeur Conclud par Sa requête de ce jour a ce que led' s' armand Soit condanné a payer Sans delay ou a luy livrer mille quatrevingt quinze livres de farine pour restant de ses Billets Echus Et Seize cent quarante six livres en argent par son obligation hypotcquaire Echue et dont Sentence de condamnation a Eté cy devant Rendue contre led' s' armand. ouy aussi le deffendeur en Ses deffences qui a observé a la

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th« said Bbaonn«iI« donands that there be relumed In him u similar pig to the one that was killed.

The Court condemned the said Quenel to return a pig like Bissonncltc's &nd tlmt it shall be appraised xcroiding to the weight of (he other by the skame appraisers, reserving t» the staid Bissonncltc the right to chose either the hundred /ii'rcf appraised or (he pig; and the said Quenel i^ condemned to pay the costs. Louis Gaud and Louis Lecomte.

At the same Court Louis Lecomte sues Louis Gaud for fifty livres in money payable in commodities for a carl, which he uAd the lalicr, and which he had demanded several times. The said Louis Gaud answers that he had offered a load of corn on condition that Lecompte should pay him for it lifty itt/ru, asit was worth; but that, since the said Lecomte was unwilling to pay for it more than forty Ihres, the ^id Louis Gaud offered him money and oSers to give it to him.

The Couit condemned the said Lecomte (0 take his payment in monc)', since he refused to pay for the load o( corn the price tbai it was worth and to pay the costs.

The Court adjourned to December 1. Vt Sauder, Clerk. J. B. H. LaCroix, President.

At a Court, November 31, 1784, special iieiision President. Bic. Dumay.

jBin Hte. LaCroix. Joseph Bis»onnctlc

Pierre Roy, Present.

PiFJtsF. pRK\osT, Plaintiff, Vi. .\NrotNE Haruand. I>cfendanl.

The plaintiff suc> the defendant and concludes' by fais petition of this day that the said M. Harmand should lie condemned to par without delay or to deliver to him one thousand and nisety-five pounds of flour for the balance of his matured notes, and sixteen buodred and forty-six livm in money on his matured mortgage oblif^tioD, and for which judgment has been already rendered against the s:iid Harmand.

Tlie defeodant was also heard in his defence and brought 10 th« notice of the Coiuri tliat in so evil times a* the present, when the crop has totally failed, he was not in a position to pay without

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exposing his family to dire need, and (tut all his present pn^rt): vtSLS alreadjr mongagcd to the uid M. Ccrr^; and be be(pthe Court to grant him a delay till ihe month ■>( April, at which time he offers to pay the said sum carried in his Dote and also the flour with iniereat according to usage.

After considering everything and viewing the documents pro- duced before tis by the partie:! and after carefully examining the drcumslances of the time, the Cotirt granted M. llamiand, the defendant, the delay untQ durin^ the course of April of next >-car to pay the sum entered in hb mortgage obligation and also (he seventeen hundred pounds of flour, which he shall dclix-cr at the said time, in default of which he shall pay for it at the rate of seventy Hurts the hundred in money and besides the interest since the maturity of the notes, the whole without vitiating the mort- gage which the fiaid M. Ccrré hait cm (he properly of the said M. Harmand, which we suÉBcicntly authorize by these presents; and in case that (he said \i. Prevosi, who is ac(ing for (he »id M. Ccrr^, does not find the properly of the said M. Elarmand suffi- cient to be answerable for the said sums and flour, he is pei^ mittcd to demand surety from the said M. Ilarmand for bis greater security, and we condemn the said M. Harmand to thi$, and furthermore to pay all costs and expense» of the special session, which shall be advanced without delay by the said M. Prévost according to the memorandum which will be furnished him by the derk, reserving: to him recourse for his reimbursement against the said M. Harmand.

The Court adjourned to the md of the month of December next.' J.B. H. LaCroix.

At a Court, January 8, 17S5. President, Btc. Saucier. Joseph Bissonnette.

Louis Chatel. Pierre Roy.

Louis Pillct. Present.

Nicolas Turceon, Plaintiff, vs. Philippe Gekvais, Defendant.

The plaintiff sues the defendant iiaving that he gave his negro a blanket coat and that the defendant's negro hsd come to his

ftfrifnl aad hi» jÙMa va* iMppliM hy Ihu tiuocd mttir-dak^ For u maounl of tiiia. » p. ftif. eat 16.

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Cour que dans un terns si malheureuse comme il se trouve présen- tement la récolte ayant manqué totalement il Etoït hors detat de pouvoir payer sans exposer sa famille dans la dernière néces- sité, que ses Biens Etoient tous existants tels quil les avoit hypo tequés aud' S' Ceré quil suplîoit la Cour de luy accorder un dé- lais jusques au mois davril, offrant aud' tems de payer ladite somme portée en son obligation ainsi que la farine avec les inter- est suivant lusage.

Le tout vu et considéré avec les pieces a Nous produites par les parties Et après mûrement examiné la Circonstances du tems. La Cour a accordé aud' S^ arraand deffendeur le délais jusques dans le Cour davril de lajinée prochaine pour payer la somme portée En Son obligation hypotequaire ainsy que les dix sept cent livres de farine quil livrera aud* tems faute de quoy la payera a raison de Soixante dix livres le Cent En argent Et en outre les interest depuis Lecheance de Ses Billets, Le tout Sans dcs- rogcr a Ihypoteque que led* S'' Ceré a Sur les Biens dud' S' ar- mand laquelle Nous hotorizons dabondant par ces présentes, Et En cas que led' s'' prevost faisant pour led' s' Ceré ne trouve pas les Biens dud' S' harmand suffisant pour repondre desdites som- mes Et farines permis a luy de demander Caution aud' S^ harmand p'' sa plus grande sûreté, a quoy nous condamnons led' s"" harmand. Et en outre en tous les fraix et dépens de Lextraordinaire qui seront avancés sans délais par led' S' prevost suivant le Mé- moire qui luy En sera fourni par le greffier sauf son recour pour son remboursement Contre led' S' armand.

La Cour est ajourné au a du mois de décembre prochain.

J B H LaCroix. a une Cour du 8'* Janvier r/Ss- Président B*= Saucier Joseph Bissonette

Louis Chatel Pierre roy

Louis Pillet Present

Demendeur Nicolas turgeon Deffendeur Philipe Gervais

Le demendeur poursuit le deffendeur Disant quayant Donné un Capot de Couverte a Son nègre que Celuy du deffendeur

i Th* hindwritina. lajiguaue and orthnsraphy of ihe record appear to be Ihose oï Joseph Lihuiim, who wii ippoinlM derk tin oeil yeai, June lo, ijSj. PrcÈibly Siuder wu

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exposing hi.i family to dire need, and thai all hû [>i«ciit property n-as already mortgaged lo the said M. Ccrrt!; aiid he begs the Court lo grant him a delay till the month of April, at which lime he offers to pay the said sum carried in his note and also the flour with interest according to usage.

After conadering everything and viewing the documents pro- duced before u» by the panics and after carefully examining tbe circumstances of tbe time, the Court granted M. llarmand, the defendant, the delay until cluring; the course of April of next ^-ear to pay the sum entered in his mortgage obligation and also the seventeen hundred jwundi of l1our, which he «hall deliver at the said time, in default of which he shall pay for it at the rate of se\'enly livrei the hundred in money and beûde» the interest since the maturity of the notes, the whole without vitiating the mort- gage which the Kiid M. Ccrré ha.<. on the property of the said M. Uarmand, which we aufficicntiy authorize by these presents; and In caM thai the said M. PrevoM, who iii acting for the said M. Ccrré, docs not find the property of the said M. Ilarmand suBi- cient to be answerable for the «aid sums and l^our, he is per- mitted to demand surety from the said M. Harmand for his greater ^ccu^ily, and <ve condemn the said M. Harmand to this, and funhermorc to pay all costs and cupcnse:^ of the specia] ^session, whicii iJiatl lie advanced without delay by the said M. St according to Ihc memorandum which will be fumiiJied him hy the clerk, nesennn]^ to him recourse for his reimbursement against the said M. Harmand.

The Court adjourned to the lod of the month of December nexL' J.B. H. LaCroix.

At a Court, January &, 1735.

President, Ble. Saucier. Jotteph Bissonnette.

Loub Chaiel. Pierre Roy.

Louis Pillet. Present.

Nicolas Turoeon, Plaintiff, vs. Phiuppe Gesvais, Defendant. The plaintiff sues the defendant saying that he gave his negro , a blanket coat and that the defendant's negro had come to his

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auroit ete Ches Luy le Prendre Sous le pretu dît il que le nègre dit demendeur luy devoit, Et quayant Eté ches led' deffendeur pour ravoir led' Capot quil auroit d' au d' Demendeur quîl ne Ce meloit point de Ces affaires La.

Le deffendeur repond que Son nègre auroit vendu de La toQ au nègre du demendeur pour du coton En Echange Et que ne L'ayant pas fait Cest qui a fait que Son nègre alé [sic] prendre Le Capot pour Jusqua ce quil Soit Payé.

La Cour a ordonné que le Capot du nègre dud* Demendeur Soit rendu par le nègre du deffendeur Et que tant aux marché que les deux nègre ont fait Ensemble que Les maître prêté La main a ce quil Soit payé. Et aux Deffendeur a payé Les fraix.

a une même Cour M' ant. Girardin represntc a la Cour quay- ant déjà mesuré une Sertaine quantité de terre a la fontaine du pain de Sucre pour y faire une habitation, suivant sa rcquette, qui até [sur] appointé.

La cour Est ajourné a Jeudy 3'* février, f. saucier Greffier B Saucier

a une Cour du 3'* février 1785. Président B** Saucier Pierre roy

B'' Dumay Jos'" Bîssonette

Louis Pillet Present

Robert Watts Demendeur une requette Présenté par m' Robert Watts Demandant une Demy Heu de terre En quaré quil Bornera Luy même au Premier ruissau qui Passe Plus Loin que le Chemin qui monte Les cottes au marais Des Bute, Et qui a Eté appointé suivant sa demande. La Cour Est ajourné 3" mars.

B Saucier Bequet et Granmon. a une même Cour B'' Bequet porte plainte Contre Pierre Granmon pour une Somme de Cent vingt cinq Livres pour Lavoir traitté Dans sa maladie, Granmon ayant Eté assiné a refusé de

' I have found very \it\ic about Robert Waiii oulHde of vrhai 19 coniuiml in Ibis voLum» for which i« Index. Hp came In llliqifia i-i [he yta.- 17^1. and wii iKr piindpii lerticr t1 Gntii'l RuisHAU. Hf vu appoinliHl cdmmATidanI af thiE posi by ihp miKismln of Cahf^ii. S« pp. »P5, SOÏi Fapirj oj Old Cong: jclvui-, 177.

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house and taken it, under pretext, he said, that the ne^o [of the] said pliiintifif owed it to bim. and thai when he went to the defend- ant's house to get the said coat that the defendant bad told the «aid plaintiff that he never mixed himself up in the»c afTairei.

The defendant answers that his negro bad sold some doth to the plaintilT's negro in exchange for some cotton ; and thai since the latter did not keep his agreement, his negro went and look the coat to hold until he should be paid.

The Court decreed that the coat of the plaintiS's negro be re turned h)- (he defendant's negro, and that the n)a.'«tcn> take a hand and see that the bargain, which the two negros have made, is carried out; and the Court condemned the defendant to pay the costs.

At the same Court M. Ant. Girardin shows the Court thai he has already measured a certain piece of land at the Sugar Loai Spring for the purpo» of making a dwelling there according to his petition, which was granted.

The Court adjourned to Thursday, February 3. At ft Court, February 3, 1785, President, Btc. Saucier. Pierre Roy.

Ble. Dumay. Jos. Bissonnette.

Louis Piliel. Prewnl.

RoBEET WArR,' Applicant. A petition presented by M. Robert Watts, in which he a»kt (or a half league square of land, of which he will lay out the limits himself at ihc first creek tTos-sing ihc road which goes up the hQl to the swamp of the bluSs; [?] and it mas granted according to his petition.'

The Court adjourned to March 3.

B. SaucJer. Bktjoki and Grandmokt. At the same Court Ble. Bccquct brought complaint against Pierre Grandmont for a sura of one hundred and twentj'-five livres for baring treated him during hi.'' sickness. Grandmonl was «um-

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par4»lre, led' Bcquct ayant Declare qui! Etoil Due aud* Gno- mon par \l' huhhsuiie, La Cour Est Dopîi^on quil ^era saî&y Entre Lc3 main dud- S' Labaddic La Somme de Cent Cinquante livres uni Pour La Somme recUm^ paj B" Bequct que Pour le5 fnix.

fr. aucter Gtc(( B Sauder.

a une Cour du 14 Mars 1785. Prejîflaiu B'« Sauder Pierre Roy

B" Du May Louis Pillct

Louis Chatcl Prese

une rcquette présenté par jacob rtooi demandant que pour lever les contestations qui sont Entre luy et génies plgoust pour les terres quils ont prises au grand Ruisseau La Cour leur permete de Nommer des arbitres pour tirer In ligne Entreux.

La Cour a ordonna? que les partie* Nommeront des arbitres quils Choisiront eux mêmes pour lîrer la ligrie Entre leur terre qui font leur Contestation ce qui sera EmcuIi!.

Laliuxiere gref. B Saucier.

a la même cour une requête En reparation dhoneur pré- sentée par francois Camus Contre le Nommé hardoutn après que les deat parties ont produit de part Et duutres Les Certificats des témoins qui se sont trouver contradictoire, ouy lesdcuK parties En leur demandes Et defences le tout mûrement considéré Et Examiné Et après que led' hardouin a declare En presence de la Cour qui! recoimoissoit led' francois Camus pour hunnesie homme que dans les propos quil avoit tenu il Navoit pas Entendu dire que le S' CAmu.i luy avoil volé une taure maïs quil Croyoil que celé quil avoit vu dans sa Cour Etoit la sienne. Nous avons débouté Le s' Camus de toute Ses demandes Envers led* har-

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mooed and refused to appear. The said Becquel declared that money wiL« owing ihc said Grandmont by M. Labadie. Tbe Court U of the opinion that sei2.ure shiiU be made of ibc sum of one hundred and fifty livres in the hands of M. Labadie for the &um claimed by Bte. Becquet and for the costa.

Fr. Saucier, Clerk. B. Saucier.

At a Court, March »4, 1783- Prcîîdcnt, Bic, Saucier. Pictre Roy.

Bte. Dumay. Loui» Pillei.

Louis Chatd. ^vseni.

A petition prcMtited hy Jacob Gtoot. in which be pmy* that, in order to end the disputes between himself and Janies Pigf-ott' over the land they have taken up at Grand Ruiswau the Court permit them to name arbitrators to draw the line )>ciween them.

The Court rlecruenl llial the [partie» shall name arbilRiton, whom they shall choose thcmsclvcs> to draw between their lands the line which h in dispute, for which there will he execution.

Labuxicrc, Clerk. B. Saucier.

.At the same Cotirl a petition in sali.ifaclion of honour wa.<i pre- sented by François Camus against the named Ilardouin. After the panieit on both side» produced the ccniticales of witnesses, which arc found to be contradictory, the two parties were heard in their prayers and defences and all were carefully considered and examined; and after the said Ilardouin doclami in the presence of the Court that he regarded the said François Camus as an honest man and that in the conversation he had held, be had not intended to say that Fr. Camus had stoleti a heifer, but that he believed that the one he had seen in the yard was his, we have denied all the demands of M. Camus against the

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douin a deSaud par luv de Setre mis En legle dans les formes pour Ses certifficats de témoin Et condamnons Le Nommé bas- douin En Cent Cinq li%Tes du frais occasionné par led* hardouin p' les requêtes ordres Et autres frais de justice Raport a quelques propos inconsidérés Et sans malice quil peut av-oir tenu; La dit jour vingt quatre mars 1785.

La Cour ajournée au Sept davril prochain davrfl [sic). L.abuxiere greffier 6. Saucier,

a une Cour du Six juin 1785. President B'' Saucier Louis Piliet

Louis Chatel Joseph Bissonet

Pierre Rov une requette presentee par le S' gabriel Ceré En datte du 4. de ce mois demandant Et expositive quil a fait saisir Les Biens du S'' antoine harmand Armand [sie] Sans façon En vertu dune sen- tence de la Cour du 22 9"^ dernier Rendue contre led* S' har- mand Et Encore En vertu de Son obligation cautionée par Jean B*' duMay passé a la Suite de la dite sentence pour le payement de deux mil six cent \ingt Six livres six sols huit deniers En argent que led' sans façon ou led' dumay devoit payer au terme du mois davril dernier que faute de payement led' s*" Cerré a fait Saisir les Biens dtid* sans façon pour être vendus judiciairement au plus ofrant Et dernier Enchérisseur sous la huitaine quil supUoit la Cour daccorder ladite vente, vu aussi la Saisie faite des Biens dud' sans façon par Ihuissier de cette justice le 31. may dernier. Ensemble la requête présentée ce dit jour par le s' antoine har- mand Expositive quil reclame lautorité de la Cour contre Hn- justice qui luy a Eté faite pour un nègre quil a acquis de Lencan des mineurs nicole que led' nègre Etoit Empoisoneur avant quU En acquis de cette sucession ayant Eté convaincu davoîr Em- poisonné son maitre Et sa maîtresse Et quil sest Evadé des mains de la justice, que led' harmand a Eté condamné injustement a 'e payer et que cest pour cette somme quil se trouve aujourdhuy

' E^fiftiihy^ noi d xrm nt French law. but it b used id both EngEUh and Snanùh Uw. ItA 1IV in fllF rrf'ird from nnvt on is piv^bablr duc ta thr pTtaraa in t-lbokii o( JcAtpil La. fauiitiT. whEi had served -aa nniary under Ihe Spanish in St, Louis ior sevm] jrrari.

' DiMitr, Uic iwrJlli pan nf the ibI.

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said Hzrdouin because of his [hUutc 10 conform strictly to the legal form» for his ccitificaies of testimony 1 and we condemn the named Hafdouin to pay one hundred and five livres expense occasioned by the said Hardouin for petition», orders and oilier expenses of justice connected with some words, ill-considered and without malice, which he may have said. The said «lay, March 34, 1 785. The Court adjourned to the 7th of April next.

Labujdei«. Clerk. B. Saucier.

At a Court, June 6, 1785.

President Btc. Saucier. Louis Pillei.

Loui» ChiiteL Joseph Bissonnettc.

Pierre Roy. Present.

A petition presented I>y M. Gabriel Cent, dated the 4th of this month, petitionary and explanatory' ', in which he says that lie has made Aetxure of the goud;^ of the Wiid Antoine Harmiuid called Sansfaçon by virtue of a decree of the Court rendered the 33nd of Movember last against the said M. Harmand, and also by virtue of his note, indorsed by Je-iin Btc. Dumay, and made after the said decree, for the paymenl of two ihouiiand six btuidrcd and iwenty-siï Ihres six sols eight deniers ' in money, which the sai<l Sansfa^-on or the sai<l Dumay ought to have paid in the month of April last; and (hat in default of payment the said M. Cerr^ has made seizure of the goods of the said Sansfaçon that they may be sold by the authority of justice to the highest bidder within tlie week; and he begs the Conn to grant the said sale. In view of the seizure of the goods of the said San&façon made by the huissier of this Court, the 31st of May last, and also in view of the explanatory petition presented this taid day by M. .Antoine Harmand, in which he claims the authority of the Court against the injustice which has been done him in regard to a negro, whom he bought at the auction of the minors Nicollc, and who was a poisoner before be acquired him from that estate, for ihe said negro had been convicted of having poisoned his master and mistress and escaped from the hands of ju^uce; and in which the .«aid Hurmand affirms that he was condemned unjustly to pay for him, and that it is for

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poiirsuiw par le S' Cere comme tuteur des mineurs nicxtle demandant une rcrision de douze jurés pris sur cette Rive pour Reviser lafaîre selon les loix Et la justice. Le tout vu Et Considéré Xous avons accordé au S' bannand Sans façon une revision de douze jures pris sur cette Rive Et non aiUeuis pour délibérer Et reviser ladite affaire lesqueb sassemblcront jeudy prochain suivant ta Nomination qui En sera faite par la Cour Et cependant le s'' du May Restera Caution jusqua la par- faite dcffinttion des jurés Et la Saisie subsistera jusqua leur sen- tence definitive Le tout a la Conservation des droits de qui il aparliendra Si mandons &c. cesd' jour Et au.

La Cour est aujoumée pour le sept de juillet prochain.

B Saucier

Note Des Jurés que La Cour a Nome led' Jour pour La dcfmttion de la Santance cy dessus, qui Sassanbleront Jeudy Prochain 9 Du Aoust En La Chambre Daudience pour rendre Santance définitif sans Pour\oir quitter leur Séance Savoir, M^* ant. Girardin, PhUîp Angel, Paul Hubert Lacroix, J B" Bergeron, henry Biron, J. B" Gaffé, B" Morel, Ch'' Ducharme, Fr Courié, Js** Labuxîere Père, ant Boyé, J. B'= Dubuque, arretté ced' Jour a la Suitte de la Cour.

fr. saucier Greff B Saucier.

a une Cour Extraordinaire du 9'" Juin 1785. President B" Saucier Louis Pîllet

Pierre roy Jos'" Bissonet

Louis chatel B" Dumay

Demendeur Gabriel Cerre Deffendeur ant. haruant La Cour Etant assamblé Pour Prendre Le Serment des Douze Jurés cy devant Denomé Et sont a Linstant Comparu Les Sieurs ant. Girardin Philipe Engel Paul Hubert lacroix J B'= Bergeron henry Biron J B'^ Gaffé J B"^ morel ch'' Ducharme, fr Courrié Jos'" Labuxiere ant Boyé Et J B'° Dubuque, Lesquels ont Prêté Serment sur les S' Evangille, de Bien sacquitter En leur charge de Juré suivant les Pieces qui leurs Seront Présenté, Dans Laffaire Entre M^* Cerré Et Sanfaçon Jusqua leurs Santance difinitif.

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this sum that he is to-day sued by the said M. Cerrë, acting u guardian of th« minois Nicotic; and in which he pny« for a revision of the case according to law and justice by twelve jufoni dniwii fitim ihLt t>aiik: in view and in i.~oiuid«nilion of all this we graotod to M. Harmaod called Sansfa^on, a revision of (be sail! ca^e by a In-elve Jururs drawn from thiii tutnk and not elsewhere, and tfacy shall assemble Thursday next according to their appoiutineiit by tlie Court; and moreover M. Dumay shall remain bondsman until the anal decision of the jurors and the seizure shall continue until their definitive verdict, all for the pTcscTvation of rights of whomsoever it shall concern; so we command, etc. this said day and year.

The Court adiouned to the 7th of July next.

B. Saucier. Panel of jurors whom the Court named this said day for their dedsion on the above judgment and who shall assemble Thurs- day next, the 9th of August, in the audience chamber to render deâniti\'e verdict before adjourning to wit: SfM. Ani. Girardin, Philippe Kngd. Paul lEuben Lucrmx, )'• Ute. Bergeron, Henry Biron, J. Bte. Caff^, Etc. Morel, Charles DuCharmc, Fr. Courier, Joseph Labuxicre, Sr., Ant. Boycr, J. Bte. Dubuque^ resolved this said day at the dose of Court.

Fr. Saucier, Clerk. B. Saucier.

At a special sesdon of the Court, June g, 1785.

President, Bte. Sauciei. J.ouis Pfflei.

Pierre Roy. Joseph Bissonnette.

Louis Cbatel. Bte. Dumay.

Present. Gabkiei. Cekse, Plaintiff, vs. Ant. Harmakd, Defendant. The Court assembled to receive the oath from the twelve jurot9 here above named and there immediately a|)peared MM. Ant. Girardin, Philippe Engel, Paul Hubert LaCn»». J. Bte. Ber- geron, Henry Biron. J. Bte. Gaffé, J. Bte. Morel, Charies Du- Charmc, Fr. Courier, Jos. l.abuxiere, Ani. Boycr and J. Bte, Dubuque, who made oatlt on the Holy Gospels to acquit ihem- sdves well of their duty of jury in accordance with the documents,

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which shall be presented (hem in the case between MM. Ccrr^ and Sansfaçon, until they shall have reached z ddinitivc \^rdict. The iletiiiilive verdict was returned to the Court and con- finned and approved by the &aid Court this suid day and year.'

B. Saucier.

Ai a Coun, June lo, 1785. MM. Antoine Girardin, J. Bte. Lacroix, Ch. DuCharme, Phi- lippe tlngcl, Jean Btc. Dubuque, Prancois Courier and Thomas Brady, having been e1ectc<l at the new election, appeared and, aflec having taken oath of fidelity and also thai o( office, took their place as magistrateâ.

At the same Court Joseph Labuxierc look oath of fidelit}' and aliKt thai »( office a& clerk of the Court of this disukt.

At the same Court Pierre Troge took oath of office and of fidelity (or hi» commission of huUtier of this Couil.

No. I, At the Tiame Court ihere was granted Pierre Martin four hun- dred arpeiUi of land in the place called the Lilde Prairie by right of concession.

No. a. At ihe same Court there was granted Thomas Brady four hundred arfents of land in the place called the Little Prairie on the bluffs by ri^ht of concession in accordance with bis peti- tion returned this day to him.

.At the same Court. President, Jean Btc, LaCroix. Philippe Bngd. Ant. Girardin. Thorn. Brady.

Charles DuChiirmc, Tiançols Courier.

Jean. Bte. Mokel, Plaintiff, i'k. Jean Bte. Gaffe. Defendant. The plaintiff brings a claim against the defendant for the sum of ninety-nine iivrts ei^t s^ls in cash according to hL> current account. The defendant pleads that the said Morel was bound by verbal agreement to furnish him the boat, the necessary men und supplies for the said journey and that he

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hommes nécessaires Et Wvres pour le susdit voyage quil na pu Effectué Sa promesse ouy les repliques, demandes Et de&ences le tout Examiné nous avons Renvoyé les parties hor de Cour et de procès a ce sujet Sans pouvoir Rien se repeter lun Enver Uutre dépens compensez Entreux,

a la même cour demandeur François Coyoixe deffendeui Piekxe t&ooe

Le demandeur concluant a ce que le défendeur soit condamné a luy payer un billet de Neuf cent vingt Sept livres quinze sols quil a produit.

Le défendeur a répondu quil avoit fait des ouvrages a deman- deur a compte dud' Billet et quil ofroit de finir led' ouvrage que cependant il Convenoit après louvrage fait detre Encore redeva- ble aud' demandeur, le tout examiné nous avons condamné le d' tn^ a payer présentement la somme de Cent livres aud* sr. Coyole la somme de Cent livres [sic], En outre quils Régleront leurs comptes sous huit jours Et led' Iroge a faire louvrage quil est Convenu, Sous trois mois de ce jour Et apiès led' ouvrage fini Et leur compte arrête le Condamnons a payer la solde de son compte aud' s'' Coyole sans aucuns délais Et aux dépens.

a la même Cour.

Clement alary demandeur Etienne AKBomN défendeur

Le demandeur exposant que led' ardouin a abandonne une pouliche au petit Laramée quil Croyoit morte Et sur les risques dud' laramée pour une petite truye. le deffendeur aleguant quil Croyoit avoir fait un badinage vu le Certificat de michel girar- din qui declare que le change a Eté fait de Bonne foy Et sans Badinage Nous adjugeons la pouliche aud' Clement alary ou laramée. lequel livrera la petite truye aud' ardouin Et par des domagement Condamnons led' Clement alary aux dépens.

a la même cour le S^ francois saucier a Rendu compte a leon Lepage de la sucession de Ses père Et mere comme Chargé du recouvrement dont le dit Leon lepage luy a doimé quitance.

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has not kept bis prombe. When these replies, prayers and defences were heiird und all examined, we dismigscd tbc parties and the suit on the subject without allowini; either party to bring suit against the other; the costs arc to be shared between them.

At the same Court.

FxANfOis Caillot, Plaintiff, vs. Piehse Troce, DefeodanL

The plaiiitiH condudes that (he defendant should be con- demned to pay him a note, which be produced, for nine hundred an<j iweiity -seven livres iîfteen sols.

The defendant answered that he had done some work for the plaintiff on account uf the saiù note and offered tu finish the said work, and moreover agreed that after the work was finished that he would be still in debt to tlie plaintiff. After all was examined, we condemned the said Troge to pay now the sum of one hundred livres to the said M. Caillot; and furthermore decided that ihcy shall iicttle their accounts within eight days, and the said Troge is lo finish the work for which he has con- tracted within three months from this day, and after the said work is finiahed and their account dosed, we condemn him to pay the balance of his account to the said Caillot without delay, anil to pay the costs.

Al the same Court- CLEMtMT Alaue, Plaintiff, Vi. Etieknf. Habijouin, Defendant.

The plaintiff shows that the said Ilardouin abandoned a fiUy which he bdievcd dead to ihe little I^iramfe and ai the ri»k of the little l.aramée in exchange for a little sow. The defendant plead» that he believed thai it was a joke. Considenug the cvr- lificate of Michel Girardin who declares that tbc exchange was made in good faith aud not as a joke, we adjudge the filly 10 the said Clement .^laric or Laramife, who shall ddiver the little sow to the uid Hardouin; and for damages we condemn the s^d Clement Alarie to pay the costs.

At the same Court M. François Saucier rendered account lo Leon Lepage of the estate of his fotbcr and mother, as entrusted to make recovery, for whidi Leon Lepage ga\-e him receipt.

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a la même cour les magistrats voulant Etablir une taxe fixe pour les frais de justice En Egard au temp present avons ûxé et taxé les frais de justice ainsy quil suit

Premièrement En aident

au juge de Semaine

par chaque sentence S""

par chaque vacation lo

par chaque ordre a -lo

au greffier '

par chaque ordre S

par chaque sentence 5

a Ihuissier

par chaque ordre 5

par chaques ordres de Criée 3

p' afiche Et publication 2

par chaque vacation aux Encan de 2 heures i 3

pour une saisie provisoire 5

p' une jdg exécutoire 10

Et pour tous autres frais ils subsisteront Comme sur Lancien pieds

arreste lesd* jour Et an.

Labuxiere gfer J B H LaCroix pr. Sidant

a la même Cour a Eté décidé Entre les sept magistrat que le s' LaCroix Restera juge de Semaine.

La Cour est ajournée au 1" S*'" 1785.

Labuxiere grefier J B H LaCroix pr. Sidan

a la même Cour Entre le s' Jean B*^ Gafié demandeur Contre antoine harraand dit Sans façon deSendeur En Confirmant la sentance de la Cour En datte du 4. g^" dernier Nous condamnons le s' barmand a rembourser au s^ Gaffé les frais quil a fait p' Racommoder la voiture quil a preste aud* s^ harmand Et ce Sans délais Et aux dépens.

La Cour ajournée au i" S^"" 1785.

Labuxiere gfier J B H LaCroix pr. Sidan

1 Thr iiulict of the week vu ch«ca by Ibe cnun lo hoLd vrrkly anvonï betveen (lu •euDiu of ihe cmirt. There ij in Belleville. III.. > retord ol Ihis inurl from July b. ')*Si.1i> Frbniarv 14. i}S6. Il contaloi Ddljr liilmi pigni, sud Ihere is little ol inleren in il. Tbc ûurt b colled "reformed "

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Al rhe same Court ifae magistrates wishing to establish a list of fixed prices for the cost» of justice with reference to (he present time, have eslablisbed and do esublish the costi of justice as follows: First in cash.

To the jiMicc of the week ' Itvnt.

For each judgment S

For ciich vaeatUm ' ....,,..,.,.,,..... 10

For each writ a. 10

To the tlcrk

For each voit 5

For each judgmenl 5

To the huissier.

For each wrii 5

For each order to be proclaimed 3

For placard and publication a

For each sitting at an auction of 3) hours 3

For a provisional scizuxc 5

For an execution le

And all other cost Khali continue on the former scale.

Ordered this said day and ytai. Labuxicrc, Clerk. J. B. H. LaCroix, President.

At the same Court it was decided by the seven magistrates that M. LaCroix Khali remain justice of the week.

The Court adjourned to November r, 1785- Liiliuxicrr, Clerk. J. B. H. I.aCroix, Prcident.

At the same Court in the >uit between M. Jean Bie. Gaffé, plaintiff and Antoine Haimand called Saa^fa^on, defendant, wc confirm the decree of the Court of the 4th of No^'cnlbe^ la>l and condemn M. Harmantt to reimburse Nf. GnlTc for the costs he has incurred in repairing his pirogue, which he lent M. Harmand, and (hat without delay, and to \ay the co^U.

The Court adjourned to October 1, 1785, Labuviere, Clerk. J. fi. H. LaCroi-x, Pretidenl.

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a une Cour du i" S'" 1785. President M' LaCroix PhUip Engel

ant girardin charles Ducharme

Tho. Brady I' Courier

B*" dubuc Les Magistrats Etants assemUés la Cour séante après avoir mûrement délibéré Entreux Sur les Circonstances malheureuses du tems ou il y a ny récoltes, ny argent, de plus la perte des Bes- itaux occasionnée par linondation Et maladie Contagieuse, la Cour considérant que les habitants de ce district par tous les Seaux qui leurs Sont arrivez Sont En Retard de payer leurs debtes Et que leurs Créanciers Sans avoir Egard a leurs misères leurs font vendre leurs effets Et Bestiaux p' un vil prix aux trois quarts de leurs valeur, ce qui Ruine totalement Lesdits habitans Et voulant Remédier a un mal aussi dangereux Et Si Ruineux au public, la Cour a décidé Et decide que tout Créanciers ne poura faire vendre Les Biens de Son débiteur quant a present vu le manque despece Et de pelterie qui metent Les débiteurs hors detat de payer, mais que les Effets qui seront Saisis aux dits débiteurs Seront Estimez par arbitres Et gens Connoisseurs Et que Le Créancier Sera obligé de les prendre au prix de Lestimation Si mieux il naime accorder du tems aud' débiteur En payant Linterest. {Sinned]

T Brady a' Girardin

B Dubuq Ch DuCharme

Phillipe Engel J B H LaCroix p. sd

l^buxicre grefier a la même Cour Le S' MOTARD demandeur Contre Le S' BouVET Lauasche

dellendeur vu la requet du S' motard expositive que le deffendeur luy doit une somme de Cinq cent quarante six livresCinq sols pour mar- chandises par Son compte, quil luy a vendu du mahis p' partie de

' The l\"ni -1 ijR^ wi. one ijf Ihe sciTirJl in Ihe historj ol tbc MisiLsjîppi. Tht witer eilendtd lo the l.lutfj r,n l>olh siilc» The people ol C»lioki> md Kaskukia wtrt obliged to Sfclc *he]U'r -in Ehe }^i>iht'r KmunrL Al kAska^kia mïnv h^^uw^ were ïwepl a"ay. The wnlem iiunlt luITcred no irM Kverely. and Iht old ^iUaee of Sic. Ccne*ic*-c wés deserted for * ■ite mon protected from ibe river. — Dodge lo Wm. Chu-k, Oct, iS. J7Sj, Dr. USS. iMi>6-

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At a Court, October i , 1785.

Presidem, M. LaCroix. Philippe En^d.

Ant. GirardiD. Charles DuCbarroe,

Tba Brady. Fr. Couriw.

Bic. Dubuque. The magistrale» being iLMcmbled and the Coun in session, after carefully deliberating on the unhappy conditions o( the time, wli*!ii there arc neitlicr crops nor money; and ooiwidering further- more the loss of the cattle occasioned by the inundations and con- tagious diseaM;' and cousidering that the inhiibitnnt» of this dis- trict on account of all the troubles, which have occiured, are back- ward in psiying their debts and that their acditors without heed to their miseries are having their goods and cattle sold fora low price ai three fourths of their N-aluc, which is nuning the said inhabitants totally; and wishing to remedy an evil so dangerous and so ruinous to the public, the Court hn» decided and decides that no creditor can ha« the property of his debtor sold, as at present, because o( the luck of moneyand peltries, which pui< the debtors out of pwsition to pay; but that the goods of the said debtors, which shall be seized, shall be appraised by arbitrators and appraiwrs and the creditor ^lall be obliged to take thetn at the aiqirabcd price, if he does not prefer to allow the debtor time on condition of paying interest.

T. Brady. Ant. Gitardin.

B. Dubuque. Cb. DuCbarrae.

Philippe Engel. J. B. H. UCroix, President.

Labuxiere, Clerk.

At the sanM Court. M. MoTARD, PlainiiS vs. M. BotiVET Lamarcse Defendant. The cxjiianutori- petition of M. Molard uns examined, in which he savs that the defendant owes him the sum of five hun- dred and forty-ïix livm five salt for merchandise according to hb account and that the latter wtd him com for part of the said sum without knowing the quantity (hat he had in his bam, which did not amount to eigbt>' sacks, and that the plainttS had bought it at the rale of fifty /r>incj the load o( ei^tecn sacks

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ladite somme satis savoir la quantité qtiîl y avoîl dans son gi^ïg qui naloit pas ;i quatre vjngi ^acs. quil lavoit acbeté sur le pinfc de Cinquante franc la tomticrée de dixhuit sacs de dmz mÏBOB. mais que par une autre Ccmvcntion led' Bouvet dntxt UMSta Le mahis a S' Louis ou il devoit Etre mesuré Et le Dcmandctir ^ voit le payer 60"' la lomberée El devoit luy fournir une TottaK p' le Charoycr seulement que quelque jour après led* Boom i vendu le mahis Et que le S^ Bouvet luy a fait manquer a Ses £a- f^aRement par le deSaud de luv livrer le mahis oy [sic] le d* Boom I-^n Ses deSences qui a dit que le s^ motard luy avoit lîiTé one voilure Sans tolet ny Rames Et quil navoit pas sans senirEt i|uv par ce retard Et diminution quil y avoit Eu sur le mAfaïs 3 lavoit vendu Et quil ne dcsavouoit pas devoir ladite somme le tout Considéré La Cour a décidé que led' Bouvet payera la som- me de Cinq cent quarante six livres Cinq sols quil doit aud* s' molani Et ce Sous un mois de ce jour Et au deffaud qui! Soa saisy de Ses Effets pour ladite somme Et Estimez par arbitres Lesquels EtTcis led* s'' motard sera tenu de prendre au prix de leslimation simieu.x il naime donner plus long terme aud* Bouvet En pay;int linterest a raison de Cinq pourCent Et Condamnons led' Ilouvct aux [frais que nous avons liquidez a la Somme de quinze livres ce qui sera execul<! la Cour séante tenue par M' LaCroix présidant M' antoine girardin Thom Bredy B*" Dubuc, philipe Engel, Charle duCharme Et fr Courier lesd* jour Et an.

J B H LaCroix

a la même Cour

M' Antoine girardin apelant de la Sentence arbitrale Rendu Contre le 7 7*"* dernier Contre le S^ Izaac Lev\' Deffeodeur Et demandeur.

Les parties ayiinl paru a ladite Cour séante ced' jour Sont Con- venu de Sen Rapnrtcr a la decizion sans apel de M""' Thom Bredy, philipe Engel francois Courier Et charles ducharme magistrats Lesquels après être Bien Et mûrement instruit des Raisons qui font la Contestation du Boeufs en diSiculté Entre le demandeur et le delïendeur Et se trouvant les dits S" quatre magistra de deux

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of two mitwts each; but that by another xgreemcnl the said Bouvet mai to ddîver Ihc corn at St. Louis, where it was to be measured and the plaintiff was to pay him 60 livra ihc load and to furnish htm a boat merely for transporlinif it; and that some days later the said Bouvel sold the ntrn and ciiuitcd ihc plainlttT lo fail in his engagemcnts.hccausc the ^aid Boiivcl did not deliver him the com, Heard the said Bouvei in his defence, who Slid ihal M. MoLtrd had delivered him a boat without thdes and oars and that he had not been able to uw it, and that on account of the delay and the decrease there was in the com he had sold it. and that he did not deny that he «wed ihe »atd sum. After all was considered, the Court decided thai the said M. Bouvet shall pay the sum of &ve hundred and forty-six livra 6\K sols which he owe» St. Motard and this within a month from this day, and in default of paj-ment that there ^baII Ik; a setEure of his goods for the said sum and ihcy shall be appraised by arbitrator»; whiih gOfid.< the said M. Moiard ^talt tie Iwund lo lake at the price of the appraisement, unless he prefers to give the said Bouvct a longer icrm and rctxivc interest at the rate «f five |>er cent. And we condemn the said Bouvei to pay the costs, which we haw tet at fifteen livres, for which there will be execution. At the session of the Court held by M. LaCroix, President, MM. Ant. Cirardin. Tom. Brady, Blc. Dubuque, Philippe Engel, Charles DuCbaime, and Pr. Courier, this said day and >^ear.

J. B. H. LaCmtx. At Ihc same Court.

M. AwTOiNF. Cirardin, appealing from Ihe «cntenoe by arbi- tration rendered againsi him the 7th of September last, vs. M. [mac Lew, plaintiff and defendant.

The parties appeared at the said sesion of the Court this day and agreed lo refer Ihcir cause without right of appeal to the de- ciwon of MM. Tom. Brady, Philippe Engcl, François Courier and Charles DuC'harrae, magistrates. After being well and care- fuDy îDstrucicd in the grounds of d»c conlest about the ox in dis- pute between the plaintiff and the defendant, the four magis- itatci finding themselves divided in ojtinion called in M. Francois

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Troiticr as a fifth judge. The other magistrates were not able to give their opinion, since they were either witne^dea or had fcrved in the first »uit'. For this reason wc, the magistrates herebefore named, are ol the opinion, and our deduon i^ that M. Girardin shall rcttim to ^f. Lcv>' an ox of the same 0^ as that which U at présent the âubjed of the contestation; nlûcfa ox the said M. Levy shall bccompelled to accept in place of the one sold in good faith by M. Gîrardîn to M. Forget ; and we condemn each lo pay half of the costs, which hare been made, and those made for the present judgment, for which there will be execution without any appeal or reference to another scssîod: such is our opinion and our decision.' [Signed]

Ft. Trotticr DuCharmc.

T. Brady. Philip Enfjd.

Labuxiere, Clerk The Court adjourned to the Second of January- and named M. Charles DuCharme as judge of the week and he accepted the uid office.

ToKlay the scA-enth day of October, 1785, 00 the application of M. Isaac I,cvj' the Court w.i* as$cinblcd to receive the oath of office of a dozen jurors to decide and tevix the case between M. Levy and M. Antoine Girardtn.

The said MM. jurors appeared to-day before the said Court, to wit: MM. Bergeron. Louis Gaud, Paul Poupor, Louis Pillct, Antoine Boyer, Charles Lefevre, Matthieu Saucier, Philippe Ger- vais, Pierre Martin, Bte. Dumay, Raphael G.igné, Pierre La- perche called St. Jean, and. after having shown their summonses given them yesterday, the Court made them take the oath of office on the Hoi)' Gospels to decide on their conscience the said litigation in regard to the ox which makes the matter of the suit between the parties, and they have promised and sworn to ad according to their oaths. The document» and judgment henelnfore rendered were placed in their hands this day by us, Charles DuCharme, Bie. La- croix, President, B. Dubuque, Tom. Brady and Fran^oU Courier.

At the session of the Court the said da>' and year. Labuxiere, Octk. J. B. H. LaCroix, I>rcsidcnl.

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And now the said M. Levy summoned Armant Tcllier 10 give testimony of wluit he knew about the ox- The suid Annant Tellier now appeared and vie caused him 10 make oalh to tell (he truth about what vm> within his knowledge on this subject before the said MM. jurors ; and he said that he did not know bow to sign his niimc ihe said day and year.

Labuxierc, Oerk. J. B. H. LaCroix, President.

The Slid .\1. Levy summoned also M. Philippe Engci to give

testimony of what was within his knowled^ about the ox in

i[&pute. He now appeared and we catL'ied him to make oath to tell

the uuth to MM. ihc jurors about what is within his knowledge;

and he has signed the said day and year.

Philippe Engd.

Lahuxiere Clerk. J B. H l-aCroix

The said M. Girardin summoned Francois Alexandre, inbabiunt of Prairie du Pont, to give testimony before MM. the jurunç of what was within his knowledge about the ox in dispute; and he. after oath was made on the Holy Gospels before M^t. the magûtrxie», has promised and sworn to answer and declare according to the truth in regard to all that he knows concerning the said ox; and be said that he did not know how to sign the %aid day sod year.

Labuxierc, Clerk. J. B. H. LaCroix. Pre*.

The said day the seventh of October, 1785, we Jean Bte. Ber- geron, LouLt Oaud, Paul Poupar, Louis Pillct, Antoine Boyer, Charles Lefevro, Matthieu Saucier, Philippe Gcrvais, Pierre Mar- tin, Bte. Dumay, Raphiicl Gugn£ and i'ierrc t.apcrchc, all jurors a{iipoinlcd by MM. Ihe magistrates to decide the case in dispute between M. Ltaac Levy and M. Antoine Girardin, afier hearing the two parlies in their prayers, replies, rcsponsci, con les talions, remonstrances, pleading} and applications, which ihey ha\-e made to us TcrlwLy by word of mouth before our decision, together with the depositions of Armani Tellîer, François Alexandre and Philipiw Engel, which they have made on oath before us, and after examining the petitions and the documents produced by M. Girardin as well as the certificate, act of appeal and judgment

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angel quils ont fait devant Nous par Sermant, Les requêtes Et pieces a Nous produites par le S' girardin tant certificat acte dapel que sentences Rendues sur les registres daudience Le tout dont nous avons pris une parfaite connoissance et nous être instruit de laSaire concemant le Boeuf en Contestation depuis le Commence- ment de la f)" visite jusqua ce jour, Et avoir fait ce dit jour visite dud' Boeuf Et des Etampes Sur la fesse après lavoir fait razer pour plus grande sûreté Et Eclaircissement, Et après Etre plainement instruit de toute Ladite Contestations et avoir donné notre opinion, Selon Nos âmes Et conscience En consequance du sermant que nous avons fait Nous sommes tous davis Et condamnons M' antoine Girardin a rendre Le même Boeuf quîl a vendu au s' Joseph Lapensée, au S' Levy Comme Etant Son propre Boeuf a quoy faire le S"' Joseph Lapensée Contraint. Solidairement avec led* s' Girardin comme led' Boeuf se trouvant actuellement En la pocession dud' Joseph Lapensée, Sauf aud* S' Girardin et La- pensée de Saranger Ensemble pour se faire Raison dud* Boeuf En en [sic] remetant un autre aud' Lapensée ou Saranger Comme Bon iuy semblera. Sans pouvoir par led* s' Girardin ny lapensée retenir plus longtems led' Boeuf En Contestation qui sera Remis aud' S' Levy sous vingt quatre heures Et en outre Condamnons M^ antoine girardin En tous les frais Et dépens depuis le Commencement du procès jusqua ce jour Lesquels frais Seront liquidez par la Cour, telle est notre opinion et notre decizioQ Et avons signé £t fait nos marques ord"* lesd' jour et an.

[Signed] Mth. Saucier Louis gaud

marque de marque de

+ +

Charles Lefevre pierre martin marque de marque

+ +

B'= Dumay Bergeron

marque marque de

+ +

dantoine Boyer raphael Gagnez

pierre Laf>erche marque de

+ Louis pîtet marque de

-I- Philîpe Gervais marque de

+ paul poupart

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rendered on the re^stere of the Court, ot all whkh we have received a perfect knowledge, and after we have instructed outHdves of the cau»e coticerning the ox In dispute, since ibe first inspection up to this day; and after wc have mode this said (lay an ini|>eciion of the «aid ox and of llie mark on the buttock, after having it shaved for greater surcncss and clearness; iutd after being fully ia>iructed of all the said litigation and having given our voles according to our conscience in consequence of the oath which we have taken; we are alt agreed and condemn Antoine Girardin to return to M. Levy, as it is his own. the same ox which the former sold to M. Joseph Lapancé, to which M. Joseph Lapancif is constrained conjointly and severaily with ibe said M. Girardin, since tlie ox Is at present in the possession of the said Joseph Lapancé, reserving to the said MM. Girardin and Lapancé to make airangeinents together to do each other justice for the said ox cither by gift of another 10 the Aaid L^panc^ from M. Girardin or by making arrangements as seem good to them; without power by the said M. Girardin or Lapancé to relaln the ox in litigation a longer time, but it shall be returned to the said M. Levy within twcnt)'-four hours: and furthermore we condemn M. Antoine Girardin to pay all costs and charges from the commencement of the suit up to this day, which sts thsM be (letcrmined by the Court. Such is our opinion and iir decision, and we have signed and made our marks this said day and year.

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+ Ble. Dumay Mark of	Bergeron Mark of	+ Philippe Geivais Mark of
+ Aotoine Boyci	+ Raphael Gagné	+ Paul Poupart

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The judgment of the other pxit being dul)* considered by the Couit, we CDnArin and austatn it by these présents and order tliai it shall have its full and entire effect; aod wc have signed this said day and )-ear.

Mark of Ducharme

+ Brady

Fr.Courier J. B. H. LaCroii

B. Dubuque Labuxicrc, Cleric.

To-day, the cijthth day of October, 1785, there ha» a[>peared a the record-office of this jurisdiction M. Jean Btc. LaCroix bearing the following note, and be required of mc, the undersigned clerk, the registialion thereof, and it contains what follows:

In the presence of the undersigned witnesses, I, John Marie Durand, under my mark, promise aod bind myself to pay at New Orleans to the order of M. Jean Btc. I^iCroix the sum of one and ninety nine livres in money in return for a like sum the said gcntlcmjui has l«:uied me at Cahokia, the loth of August, 1784. Signed with -f forthe mark of J. M. Durand; Fr. Saucier, witness; and after the ^d registration was made, the said original was returned by mc, the undersigned clerk, to M. Jean Rte.I-iCroix, who has signed with mc the saiddayandyear.' Labuncre. Clerk. J. B. H. LaCrwx.

November 11, 1785- At a special session of the Court hdd by the magistrates here- after named:

M>L Charles DuCharme. Thorn. Brady.

J. Btc. Dubuque. Philippe Engel.

M. Jean Bte. LaCroix Petitioner The petitioner pnij-s tiie Court to accept his resignation of ifae privilege to trade with the savages is this village in the fonn it wa» granted him by a ilerree of the said Court, March 8, i78>,* and confirmed by another decree of the said Court the açth of October last, for reason known 10 himsdf; and be declares that he abandons and leaves it to the Court to nuke orders in r^ard thereto.

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£■- &. lisr'^-: ^:.-; cv=:;'sr^ 1^5 S" Lij^c Leiy Ei Thom Bicdr citoyen Gt ce ^-ÎUtze Lt: quel; '.-n: i'Ji-lit La Coui de leur acccnde la niese trfcitt E: ;rl'.-llçze C'-C! le S- LiCr.-is s dûimé Sa demis- sion, osra:;: -ie ?e C-.'::ior:Tier é îi je:::e::ce eu S mars 178a. suî-qu'A La Ci.ur a acco.'dé Eî accvrde &\ii exposasi le même privilège q'iii avp^.;'. Eîé cy de^■a3t cciir.é aud' s' LaCroix Et aai fait SeraiaEt de sv Conjomier lesd' jo-jr Et an.

Br^y. J B H LaCnùx psd

Labuxiere ereÔer

La Cuur assemblée voulant remédier aiu abus continuels qui se Co.Ti.Tieieni joamellenient dans ce nUage par lau de vie qui se verïse aiw saovas;e= dont il En resuite dei ESeis très dangereux Et i»emissieux au bien Et a la tranquility publique.

La Cour a dellendu Et deffeni très empressement a toutes personnes de telle qualité Et conditions quelles puissent être de donner aucun ne Boisson Enyvranie aux Sauvages, Sous prétexte de visite de Camarade, de Connoissance, traite ou autrement, pas même Seulement un Coup Soit a leur arriiée ou a leur depart a peine de trois cent livres damande, de Confiscation de la traite, quila auront fait Et de plus grande peine En Cas de residive. dont les Sauvages Seront Crû Sur leur déclaration Sans quil Soit Besoin de plus grande preuve. Et les Sauvages Seront arrêtés jusqua te (juils ayent fail leur declaration Reservons ncantmoins la liberté il M' trotier commandant de ce village den donner avec prudence Et moderation lors que les sauvages viendront Le voir tant pour les Conseil que pour les autres occasions ou un Com- mandant ne peut Sen dispanser uinay quil est dusage donné la Cour Séante Icsd' jour V.l an. Et la présente Sera lue publiée Et '

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to view of the prayer of M. LaCroix kc bare accepted bts resig- nation and relieved him of tlie lr»de with (he siu-nges in thiJt poil and of all the cooditionâ by which be was bound by the decree o£ March ft, 178».

DuCharmc. Près, l^buxiere, Clerk. J. B. H. LaCmix.

And now appeared MM. Isaac Levy and Tom. Brady, citizens of ihU village, witu petitioned the Court (o grant them ihc same commerce and privileges, of which M. LaCroii gave his resigna- tion, and they oiïer to conform to ttie decree of March 8, 1783. Whereupon the Court has granted and does grant to (he petitioners the .same privilege, which had been herebefore given to the said ^l. LaCroiz; and they have made oath to conform thereto the said day and year.

Brady. J. B. H. LaCroix. Prcs.

Labuxiere, Clerk.

Tbc Court assembled to remedy the continual abuses, which are daQy committed in this village through the liquor which is served to the savages, from which there results effects very danger- ous and penictous to the welfare and the tranquillity of the public.

The Court has forbidden and does forbid very expFcssly all persons, of whatever quality and condition they may be, to give any intoxicating drink, even a draught, to the savages under pretext of social visit, of acquaintance, by way of trade or other- I wise, cither on their arrival or tbcir departure, on pain of three rhundred livres iine and confiscation of the business Ibey have made, and of greater punishment in case of second offense; m regard to which the savages shall be believed on their aili<lavit without need of greater proof, and the savages shall be held until tbey have made their affidavit. We reserve, however, to M. Troiticr, commandant of this village, (he liberty to give some with prudence and moderation, when the savages shall come (o see him either for hoItUng councils or on other occasions when a commandant cannot dispense therewith, as it is customary. Given at the session of the Court the said day and year. And the present decree shall be read, published and placarded on tlie door

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itlicliéc a la porte de cette Eglise Et sîgniffiee au marchand Etmi- HVT résidant Ed ce poste a ce quils nen preteudeat Cause dignor- eiicc.

Labuxiere grefier J B H LaCrtnx p K

Publiée et afichée p* la 2' fois le 3 x*^ 1786. Labuxîere

a une Cour du dix neuf Xovembre mil sept ceat quatre vingt Cinq. Le S' pierre antoiue Thabault a fait Serment de fidélité aux Etats unis de Lamerique Et promis de se Conformer aux Edits et règlements du Gouvernement de Virginie et a Signé lesd' jour Et an. P A Tabeau

J B H LaCroix pr.sed. Labuxîere

a la même Cour

M' Jean- Dumoulin demandeur contre PiERKETsocEdeffendeur

Le demandeur a produit un billet contre le deSendeur de la Somme de Sept cent quatre vingt une li\Tes quinze sols En argent Echus En demandant le payement.

Le (iencndeur a reconnu le Billet Et a dit Navoir point de quoy le payer actuellement quil demdoit [su] huit jour de délais. Pour surim^er avec le S"" Caillole avec qui il avoit des comptes, le de- muuilvur a réplique que jusqua ce tems M^LaCroix ne se denantisse pas (le ({uarantc Cinq Sacs de mahîs quil avoit apartenants aud* trage.

La C»ur faisant droit a accorde Le délais de huit jour aud' iriige Va jusqua ce tems a Saisy conservatoire' entre les mains de M'Uit'ruixIcs quarante Cinq Sacs de mahis p^ led* tems passé être union nd ce quil apartiendra.

Liiliuxiere gre&er J B H LaCroix pr.sd

a une Cour du deux janvier mil sept Cent quatre vingt Six lenue par

^fl■Ksicu^!i Jean B" LaCroix, presid'. 'l'hiini Uredy Philipe angel

j. It'" Dulju<)ue Charle duCharmc

l.«!( liabituns du ^rand Ruisseau ont présente une Requête, que la dite a répondu et ordonne que les représentant Seront sommis u celle jtirisdiciion comme Etant de cette dépendance sauf a eux

■ Nuls In tit inuilii b) Ihe cklk.

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of [his church and uinounced to the «Ii«a mcrchanu residing in Ais post, so thai thcjr may not plead the cause of igooraiicc. Labiudere, Oerk. J. B. H. LaCroix, Pros.

Published and placarded for the second time Dei^-emlier 3, 1 786.'

Labuxierc At a Court the igth of November, 1785, M. Pierre Antoine _Tabeau made oath uf fiddlly to the United Stale» »f Amenai and niscd lo conform to the edicts and regulations of the go%-eni- 'nent of Virginia, and has signed the said day and year.

P. A. Tabeau. Labuxiere. J. B. H. LaCroix, Pre*.

At the same Court. M. Jean Dduodlin, Plaintiff, vi. Pieske Tkoce, Defendant. The Plaintiff produced a note against tbo defendant for the sum of seven hundr«l and eighty-one livres lifleen sols in money, which is matured, and demands payment.

The defendant acknowledged the note and said that be did not

have wherewith to pay at present and demanda delay for a week lo

make airangcments with M. Caillot with whom h* had some

account». The plaintiff replied that until that lime M. LaCroix

.ought not to dispose of forty-five sacks of com, which he had,

fibelonging to the said Troge.

The Coun justly granted the delay of a week lo the said Troge and until that lime attached fur «ecurity the forty-five tacks of corn in the bands of M. LaCroix, that orders may be given as may he fitting, when that time is pa.<iwd.

Labuxiere, Clerk. J. B. H. LaCroix, Pre».

At a Court the and of January, 1786, hdd by MM. Jean Btc. LaCroix, PrcMdcol. Philippe Engcl. Tom Brady. Charle-t DiiCharme.

J. Bte. Dubuque. The inlkabitanls of the Grand Ruisseau presented a petition, which the said [Couitl answered and it deaoea that the pclitioncrs shall be submitted to thi.« jurisdiction as bdon^ng to this depend- ency, reserving to them the right to name arbitrators in ca» of dis- putes in their affairs occurring among them, n-ttbout detracting frwn

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de nommer des arbitres En Cas de Contestation dans les affaires qui surviendront Entreux Sans desroger a Ihotorité de cette dite Cour. Et leur accorde En outre de Nommer Entreux un Com- mandant pour y maintenir le Bon ordre Et ia police qui sera subor- donné au Commandant des Cahos Et Sujet a luy obéir et a rece- voir Ses ordres Et qui se présentera devant cette dite Cour pour prêter Sermant do&ce Et de âdelité avant dexercer aucun pouvoir donné aux Cahos le deux janvier mil sept Cent quatre vingt Six.

Labuxiere grefier J B H LaCroix prdt

a la même Cour Le S' IzAAc Levy demandeur Contre Charles LaCrodc for- GERo;^ deffendeur

Le demandeur produit un Billet de la Somme de huit Cent livres En argent dub par le deSendeur Et Echu demandant que led* deffendeur Soit Condamné a luy En payer Sans délais le montanl.

ouy aussi le deSendeur qui a reconnu Son dit Billet, mais quil est convenu verbalement avec le s"" Levy dans le teras quil luy a fait Ses avances de prendre des Billets dhabitants En payements. Et que cest sa Convention sans laquelle il Nauroit Rien pris chés Le S' Levy.

Le S' Levy a répliqué le Contraire Et a dit quil netoît point Convenu de ce fait persistant a ce que le deffendeur Soit Condamné a luy payer ladite somme Sans délais N'Entendant aucunnement prendre des Bons dhabilant En payement.

Led' Charles laCroix a soutenu que Led* s' Lei^ Etoit Convenu verballement de prendre lesd* Bons dhabitants Et que Setoit Sa Convention.

Les quelles parties N'ont pu donner aucunnes preuves de part ny dautre Et le billet ne faisant aucunne mention de ce fait parties ouyes et le tout Considéré Et Examiné La Cour a ordonné Et ordonne quil sera donne aud' Charles laCroix un mois de Credy pour retirer ce qui luy Est dub des habitants Soit En argent ou danrees au prix du Cour, tes quelles payement Seront Remis

' Tht irurTcatiy of Ùe prriod roasiï»^! principally of vhai wftt ullrd " prlirr bams.^^ tlwT nn food (btm) (« w mur pwltdi □( ihiml deer^ikiiu. Thw «en lurd ia ail tlw

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the authority of this «aid Court; and it grants tliein furthennore the right to name amon}; them a commandant to maintain there giicxi (>riltr and poh'ce, who shall be subordinated to the comman- dant of Cahokia and obey him and récrive his order», and who shall prcieni him!>elf before tliis ^id Court 10 take the oath of olUce and of &dcli^ before exercising any authority. Given at Cahokia the and of January, 1786.

Labusiei*, Qerk J. B. H. LaCroix, Près.

At the nmc Court. M. Isaac Levy. Plainti9 vs. Charles LaCroix, blacksmith,

dercndiini.

The plaintiff producer a note for the .turn of eight hundred Ik/res to money due by the defendant and which has matured, and prays that the said defendant be condemned (o pay to him the amount thereof.

Heard also the defendant, who acknowledged his said note, but ayi that it was agreed verbally with M. Lev}', at the lime thai the latter made him iliese advances, lo take M>me notc^ of the inhabitants in payment; and thai this is hia s^reemenl, without which he would have taken nothing at M. Levy's.

M. Levy made rejoinder and said that there was no aKreement of that kind and persi-iied that the defendant .ihould be coo* dcmned to pay him the said sum without delay, since he did not intend to take ftoJM ' wf the inhabitantK in pa>incDt.

The said Charles LaCroix maintained that the said M. Levy made a vcrtial agreement to take the said horn of the inhabitant» and it was his convention.

Nether pany haji been able to give any proof and since the note makes no mention of this agreement, after the parties were heard and all con.iidcrcd and examined, llie Court decreed and docs decree ihat there shall be given Charles LaCroix a month's credit to procure from the inhabiiants what is due him either in cash or commodities at the price ciirrcnl, which pamenls in the same kind shall be delivered to the said M. I.c\-y, who shall not be

I'SaAm aSl. Loub ce ij ;tiK. um. Anloiix lbn-"^Aidrui b> Ju.l^ W C Cur aSt.

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and' S' Levy par led' LaCroîx En même nature qui ne poura. les refuser jusqua la Concurance de Son dub. si mieux naime led' S' Levy de sacommoder des Billets quil jugera a propos, ou avec les fwrsonnes qui les doivent Et condamnons le deSendeur aux frais que nous avons liquidez a quinze livres lesd* jour Et an. p"" Le grefe lo J B H LaCroix prsdt

p' Ihuissier 5 Labuxiere grefier

La Cour est ajournée au 1" de février mil sept cent quatre vingt sis Et les Eitraord inaire auront lieux.

a une Cour du quatorze février mil Sept Cent quatre vingt Six, U" Jean B'« LaCroix Présidant fr. courier Charles ducharme

antoine girardin Philipe angel

■ B'" Dubuque Jean B" Baron demandeur contre Loins Laubest défendeur et Joseph vaudry aussi défendeur

Le demandeur demande a la Cour quil luy soit payé la Somme de Soixante livres pour deux Communs quil a fait le printems dernier pour les dits deux defîendeurs par ordre de M" girai^ din Et Dubuque magistrats aux Communs De la prairie de ce village les dits deffendeurs ayant refusé de la faire dans le tems fixe.

ouy les deSendeurs qui ont dit quils na voient point de terre a la prairie de ce village Et quils avaient fait leur commun a la prairie du pont que ces Communs aparteooient a des personnes du village qui nen avoient point fait.

Le demandeur a répliqué quil les avoit faites pour les défend- eurs par ordre de M" Dubuque Et girardin Et quil luy avoit promis de le faire payer, ouy M" Dubuque magistrats qui est Convenu du fait. Le tout considéré tout considère Nous con- damnons les dits Lambert et vaudry a payer Chacun la s=' de trente livres aud' jean B'* Baron Et ce sans délais Et aux frais Et dépens que nous avons liquidez a la Somme de vingt Cinq livres, dont dix livres p' Ihuissier et quinze livres pour le grefier tant p"" deux ordres que pour la présente sentence ce qui sera Execute lesd' jour Et an

I CEerk'i ooLe in the nuiEÙi.

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aUowcd (o refuse ihcm up to th« equivalent of bis due, unless the said M- L«v>- prefers to accept notes which he xhaU judge good or to make arningemcnls with the persons who owe them; and wc condemn the defendant to the cnt-i^ which we have find at fifteen Ihrei the said day and year.

For the reajrd olTitc lo. J. B. H. LaCroix, Près.

For the huissier $.' Labuxiere, Clerk.

The Court adjourned to the i«t of February, 1786, and sped»! scseioDS shall have place.

.^1 a Court, February 14, 1786. MM. Jean Bte. LaCroix, President. Charles DuCharme- Fr. Courier. Phillipfie Kjigcl.

Antoine GirardJn. Bte. Dubuque.

Jeak Bte. Baron, Plaintiff I's. Lotris Lauukkt, Defendant, and Joseph Vaudry. also Defendant. The plaintiff prays (he Courl that there be paid him the sum of sixty livrej for two fences on the common field* which he made last spring for the Kitd (wo defendants by order of MM. Girardin and Dubuque, magistrates for the fences of the mcado«i-s of this village, since the said defendants had refused to make it in the fixed lime.

Heard the defendants who said that they had no land in the meadow uf ihis villai^e and tha( they had made their fence in the Prairie du Pont and that then: fences in the common 6cld belonged lo some persons of the village who had not made them.

The plaintiff replied that he had made (hem for Ihc defendants by order of MM. Duhuqiie and Girardin and thai the former had promised him 10 make them pay. [Icard M. Dubuque, mag- islrate, who hiu adniilted the fac(. Ati considered we condemn the said Lambert and Vaudry to pay each the sum' of thirty livres to tlie said Jean Bte. Baron and tliai without delay and to pay the costs and charge?, which we fix at the sum of (wcnty-fivc livret, of which ten livres are for the kussier and fifteen livres for the derk,

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Sauf leur reur [sk] sur ceux quils disent navoïr point fait de Commun tant p' les soixante livres que p^ Les frais.

Labuxiere greâer J B H LaCroix pdt

La Cour estajouméeledeuxde Mars mil sept cent quatre vingt Six.

Labuxiere gre&er J B H LaCroix pr sd

a la même Cour du 14 février 1786. La veuve Beaulieu demanderesse contre antoine GiiLUDm

défendeur

La demanderesse a produit une requête Portant ce qui Suit.

a Messieurs les magistrats et president tenant la Cour du dis- trict des Cabos.

Messieurs

Madame veuve Beaulieu a rbonneur de vous exposer que depuis lespace de vingt trois ans ou plus elle est propriétaire d'une Sucrerie a elle conceddée par Messieurs Les missionnaires dont elle En a tous les titres Et depuis quelques mois. Monsieur Girar- din Setant présenté a vôtre cour pour vous la demander de rechef vous luy avez accordé Sur la mauvaise information quil vous a faîte. Et En ayant eu connoissance ainsy que plusieurs Citoyens de ce village En jugeant que Ceci ne pouvoit être que préjudiciable, nous avons représenté au Sieur girardin qu'il ne pouvoit nous oter, un bien qui nous apartenoit si légitimement et qu'il auroit grand tor dy faire travailler vu que cela ne pouvoit luy occasionner que de la perte, il nous a résisté En nous disant que nous étions trop ignorant pour juger de Ceci Et qui! connoissoit mieux Lentendue de la Seigneurie qu'aucun habitant domicilié de ce village.

Le temps Etant venu pour travailler a nos sucrerie Nous nous y Sommes transportés Et avons trouvé le Sieur girardin, qui nous a fait defences dy travailler Et même de nous y presenter Et sil faloit En venir aux extremitez quil se Battroît Et resteroit plustost Sur la place et quil N'avoit aucune reserve a faire contre des coquins.

I Ths Kigoior^ of the mluioa

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bolh for the two orderj> and for the present judgment, for whidi there will be execution the said day and year, reserving to them recourse again.it ihose who, they uy, have not made the fences, both for the ^xty Hvrex and for the costs.

Labuxiere, aerk. J. B. H. LaCroix, Pks.

The Court iwljourned [lo] the second of March, 1786. Labuxiere, Cleric. J. B. H. LaCroix, Pre».

At the some Court, I-'cbniary 14. 17S6. The Widow BEAinjEir, Plaintiff vs. ANTOtNE GtRARMN. Defendant.

The plaintiff jiroduced a petition containing what follow»:

To MM. the Magistrates and President holding the Court of the District of C^hokîa. Gentlemen:

Madame Beaulieu, widow, has the honour to show yo« that for the space of twenty-three years or more she has been pro- prietor of a KUj^r-farrn conceded to her by MM. the Mii^inonaries from whom she has all the title deeds therefor; and that some months ago when M. Girardin preseniwl him).el[ ai ynur Court to demand it from you ancu-, you granted it to him upon the mi.Miiformation which he made to you; and that I and also sevenii cilizeos of this village, having had kimwledge of thb and jtidging that this could be only prejudicial, we h^ve »hown M. Gtrar* din that he could not tiikc away a property which bclonf^cd to us Ml legitimately and that il would be a ^reat wrong to have work done upon it, seeing that it could only occasion him loss. He resi.<ted ui .<taying that we were too ignorant to judge of that and that he knew the extent of the seignior}- ' belter than any inhabitant living in this village.

When the time to work on our sugar-hnn came, we went thither and found M. Girardin, who forbade us to work or even 10 go there, and said that if it was ncceMar>' to come to extremities he would fight and would prefer to be killed on the spot, and that he had no rcsc^^'c to make in de:tling with rascals.

This report having been made lo us we concluded to make our report to you; but M. Girardin, having recognised his fault as

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ce raport Nous ayant Eté fait Nous avons Condud de vous en faire notre Rapport, mais M' girardin ayant connu Sa Faute plus grande que de Contume est venu des le lendamain trouver M' trotter pour Se Blanchir Et y ayant trouvé madame Baulieu ainsy que plusieurs Cytoyens <jui luy exposèrent leurs raisons, disant que Ion N'etoit pas pour se détruire, que nous En passerions par la justice, a quoy il nous a dit quil ne vouloit pas être jugé par aucuns Citoyens de L'Endroit, vu quil vous manquoit deux Choses la Siance et la probité. Et nous ne prétendons pas avoir Ëtably une Cour pour la détruire et pour nous faire juger par aucun Etranger. Tous les habitans demanden qu'il Soit denanty de tout ce qui luy a Eté accordé a ta prairie du pain de Sucre parce quil est dans le Cas de Nuire a tous les hahitans. Nous espérons que vous nous rcndrés la justice que nous atendons de vos Bontez aux Kaos le 7 février 1786.

signé=veuve Baulieu = pierre martin une+ = chatel une+ = p". cabassier une+±ch Lefevre=+Lafleur=L trotier=J B*" millot= + B'" Baron= +Iebrun= +jean marie dorion= +Berge- ron= +lagrave=desayes=h, B, i. biron= +gabriel Bajon=B** Saucier=fr. Lonval=p'« Lafleur= Lonval p' Louis gau=francois Lapensé=+antoine Boyer=+groslé= +marque du compte= +j Lap)ensée=+clement alary=fr. granmont=M. Saucier= + gervais= +Butaud= +Louis pilet= +raphael gagnez= +gabriel telier= +vaudry= +peltier= +Bouvet= +joseph cecire= +8'" Dumay = fr. trotier =+ charie la Croix = alexis + tabaultH- = chatel .

ouy le S' girardin en Ses deffences qui a dit que la cour luy avoit accordé sa Concession sur le refus quavoit fait madame baulieu de représenter Son titre a la Cour, quil avoit Exploite La terre dont est question pendant trois ans sans interuption de qui que ce soit Et y avoit fait des frais et dépenses quil Croyoit que sa Concession devoit être valable. Et a offert de remetre la- dite terre a la dame baulieu Et aux habttans en luy Remboursant les frais que Ion luy a laissé faire suivant un mémoire quil a pro- duit montant a 792"' En argent faute de quoy quil demandoit a Etre maintenu dans Sa concession.

^ A nlFrcoce lo Ihc Unilc^ Suies* court, lor which rhr French were tawiir undi iTvo. Tbï Court makes a limilir rehicna lo the upecicd court below.

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greater than mua], came the next day tci find M. Trottier to dear himself, and haTing found there Madame ilcaulicu as wdl as sev- eral other citizens who set forth lu him their rea>oa« savin}; that it was not a question of destroying oneself, that we would submit to juMioe; upon which he aaid 10 us that he wa.i nol wiHing to be judged by any of the citizen of this place, since you were lacking in two things, knowledge and probity. And we do not pretend to have established a Court to overthrow it and to have oursdves judged by any ouUider.' All the citizens pray tliat he may be deprived of all thai which has been grunted him in Sugar-l.oaf Meadow, because he is in position to injure all ihe inhahi tantôt. We hope you will render to us the justice which wc expect from yoiu- benevolence. At Cahokia, February ;, 1786.

Signed Widow Beaulieu; Pierre Martin a +; Chatcl a +; Pierre Cabataicr a +; Ch Lefevre; + Lafleur; I^ui» Trottier; J.Blc. Milot; + Etc. Baron; + Lebrun; + Jean Marie Dorion; + Bergeron; + Lagruve; Deshayes; h. B. i. Biron; + Gabriel Baron; Btc. Saucier; Fr. Lonval; Pierre l.aâeur; Lonval for Louis Gaud; François Lapancé; + Antoine Bow; + Grodé; + mark of Lecomte; + J. Lapano!; + Clement Abric; Fr. Grandmont; M. Sauder; + Gervais; + Buteau; + Louis Pillel; + Raphael Gagné; + Gabriel Tellicr; + Vaudry; + Pelletier; + Bouvet; + Joseph Cesirre; + Bte. Dumay; Fr. Troltier; + Charles LaCroix; Alexis + Tabcau; + Chatd.

Heard M. Girardin in his defense and he said that the Court had granted him his concession on the refusal of Madame Bc^ulicu to exhibit her title-deed to the Court; that he hud farmed ihc land in dispute during three years without interruption from anyone and had incurred costs and expenses thereon; and ihat he be- licred that his conce»ion should he held valid; and he offered to deliver the said land to Madame Beaulieu and to the inhabi- tants, if they reimbursed him for the expenses, which they permitted him to make, and which amounted 10 793 livra tn money according to a memorandum which he produced; io default of which he demanded that he be maintained in hit cooceseioQ.

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Le tout considéré la. Cour a apointé ladite Requête de la dame Beaulicu ainsy qui! suit.

Veû la requête présentée a la Cour et les raisons aleguées par toutes les parties Ensemble un titre du vicaire ou Curé des Cahos, par lequel il donne au S^ Beaulieu le Canton de Bois que ces prédécesseurs Setoient reservez pour faire du Sucre daté dU 19.9*"' 1763. produit ce jourdhuy par la veuve Bauiieu, Ensem- ble notre concession accordée au S' girardin En datte du premier octobre 1783. La Cour ne pouvant decider Sur la validité de l'un ou de Lautre titre atendû que lorsque nous avons donné la- dite concession au S' girardin, il a lui même le jour précédant averty madame Bauiieu de Nous représenter Ses titres Si Elle En avoit, faute de quoy quil aloit demander Sa concession ce quelle a refusé coustament Et na voulu les produire a la Cour: vu led^ refus Nous avons Crû, devoir accorder ladite Concession aud' S' girardin dautant quil a Exploité ladite terre et fait des travaux pendant trois ans a la Connoissance de tous Les habitans des Cahos et de la dame beaulieu Sans opposition ny deSences des personnes cest en consequance que notre opinion netant pas de Casser aucunne des dites Concessions Nous renvoyons cette decizion au gouvernement que nous atendons qui Fera droit a qui il apartiendra donné aux Cahos la Cour Séante le quatorze février mil sept cent quatre vingt Six Signé Sur la copie de la présente sentence Ecrite au bas de La requête Remise a la dame Beaulieu.

Dubuque=Philipe Engel=duCharme=une-l-pour marque de Courier tous quatres conseillers magistrats Et j B'" LaCroix présidant et moy greâer sousigné.

Labuxiere grefier. J. B H LaCroix pr. Sidant

délivré i copie de la Sentence a la veuve Bauiieu délivre i copie de la requête et Sentence au s^ girardin.

^ Noie ÎQ the mïnEÎD bï Ihc derk.

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AU coDsidcTcd (hc Court rcfermj lhe-»)d petition of MmIdidc Baulieu as follows:

In view of the petition presented to ihcCoun nnd ihc [>Ie:idtngs by all parlies, and alsto of a deed dated November iq, 1763, from the vicar or curt of CaJiolciu, by the terms of which he guve to M. fieaulieu ibc iteviion of woiHJii which h!:t predecessors had reserved for making sugar, and which was exhibited tliis day by the widow Beaulieu; and aXsto of our concieidion made to \t. Girar- din, dated October t, 1783: the Court not bcinR able to decide on the validity of cither deed, because, when we pive the said conces- sion to M. Giraidin, he himself notified Madame Beaulieu on the preceding day t» exhibit to u.i her deeds, if nhchud any, in default of which hc said thai he was Koing to ask for his concession, and she constantly refused and did not wish to pRiduce the d«cd« in Court; considering the said refusal we believed that we ought to grant the said concession to the said M. Girardin, tnasmuch as he bad farmed the said land and had had work done on il for three jeant with the knowledge of nil the inhabilanis of Cahokia and of Madame Beaulieu without opposition or prohibition by anyone; therefore it is our opinion that, since we do not wish to annul either of the said concessions we remit this decision to the gov- ermncnt which wc are expecting, and which will render justice to whomsoever i: bdongs. Given at Cahokia at the session of (he Court, the 14th of February, 1786; and signed on the copy of the prescm judi^mcnt which is written beneath the petition reiuTTved to Madame Beaulieu.

Dubuque; Philippe Engel; DuCharme; a + for the mark of Courier, all four councilor» and magistrates simI J. Ble. Lacrou. Preideat, and t, Oerk signed below.

I-abuxieTC, aerk. J. B. II. LaCroix, President.

Delivered one copy of the Jitdgmejii to the widow Beaulieu. Deltvcfcd one copy of the petition and jud^ent to M. (Jirardio.'

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a une Cour du 2 Mars 1786. M" jean B'" LaCroîx, présidant. Charles ducharme Phtlipe Ëngel Thom Bredy

fr Courier j B** Dubuque

antoîne gîrardÎD accordé quatre concession aux cy après Nommés Savoir, a Jean B^ alary a Charles Wood a Joseph Lambert a Joseph LaCouture dont les originaux sont déposés au Rang des minutes du No- taria.

a la même Cour délivré un ordre a Jacob groot ameriquain pour se faire payer des habïtans du grand Ruisseau. La Cour est ajournée au p^ davril prochain, a la dite Cour Le S' Gîrardin a présente une requête contre la dame baulieu En datte du 38 f" dernier tendant a Ut decîzion de leur contestation p^ la terre du pain de sucre, la Cour assem- blée a Confirmé Sa sentence du 14 f" dernier Et Renvoy lexposan a se pourvoir devant le gouvernement que nous atendons ainsy quil a Eté Cy devant décidé par notre dite Sentence du quatorze février dernier La Cour tenante led' jour deux mars 1786. {Signed\ B Dubq. Brady

Phillipe Engel DuChanne

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J B H LaCroix presdt

a une Cour du trois avril mil sept Cent quatre vingt Six tenue par M" Jean B'* LaCroix presd' Charles ducharme antoine girardin Philipie Engel

Jean B'* dubuque Le S' Jean B*" LaCroix a rendu compte ce dit jour devant la Cour de la sucession de Michel Godiniere En presence de Louis

■ The drduDD wba aot tlfut. On Mardi ^i^ GirardiQ pelilioAcd ihe Court iguii. ud hifl CDOccaioD wms nauiaed- — CU. HiA, Soc Cah. Ree-

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At a Court, March 3, 17S6. MAI. Jean Ble LaCroix, President. Charles DuCharme. Antoine Ciirardin. Thom. Brady,

Fr. Courier. J. Bte Dubuque,

Philippe Ëngel- Granted four concessions to the hereinafter named, to wit: to Jean Bte. Alarie. to Charles Wood to Joseph Lambert, to Joseph Lacouture.

The originals of these are depodted in the files of the minutes of thé notary's office.

At the same Court; delivered an order to Jacob Groot, Ameri- can, to compell payment by some inhabitants of Grand Ruisseau. The Court adjourned to the first of April next. At the said Court M. Girardin presented a petition against Madame Beaulieu, dated the iSth of February last, pleading for the decision of their litigation over the land of the Sugar-Loaf. The Court in assembly confirmed its judgment of the 14th of February last and dismissed the petitioner to sue before the government which we are expecting, as has been herebefore decided by our said judgment of the 14th of February last.' In the session of the Court the said second of March, 1786. [Signed] B. Dubuque Philippe Engel

Brady DuCharme

' Mark of + Fr. Courier J. B. H. Lacroix, Près.

At a Court, April 3, 1786, held by MM. Jean Bte. Lacroix, President. Charles Ducharmc. Antoine Girardin. Philippe Engel.

Jean Bte. Dubuque. M. Jean Bte. Lacroix, this said day, rendered before the Court account of the estate of Michel Godiniere in the presence of Louis Chatel according to the receipt which the

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BUÂû OU quîl ait ï luT parer le [six quil vaat aujocrdlniT'.

'jui ici- wii^'an q<ji a raxocû denxr les trente minot de ntaliê maû ff jO etMt br^r detat de pouvoir 1» lÎTrer qoast a present.

L« tuit crjusidere a décidé que Ledit sctivant pftjcn and* tÇT'j'A dans le Ovur Aixtottn procbam Le mahis a raison de Sept iivr» dix vAs les minot En Egard au temps present de sa vaktir a/.tuelle montant a la sonune de deux cent vingt Cinq livres Et que le payement sera fait soit En argent. Lard, farine ou mahis ou Ued froment au Cour du prix du mois doctobre Et non En riautre rlanrées de laquelle sonune a faute de pavanent dans le<]* temps les effets dud* solivant seront vendus Et coodamnoos led* débiteur aux dépens.

J B H LaCroix pr. Sdt

La Cour est ajourné au premier de May 1786.

J B H LaCroix p. S.

' J*-wj J'uimiuTin *u a lulive of SwiuaLuid. Accordinc u> Rcrpolds iPiêntr* Hùtarj,

t.th'Âi^ ntnj-n Tim IJmf^, AJih'iu^hhit lujnedoa not ippru- aaa irBdfDt ia ibe rauutoC '787. ^rt-patif, f,i4. In iTy.ht wah kpfpumtfd ■ justice ut (ht Court of CcouDon Phns, uid haa Itmi <jrF."di ïff hrl'l many m ix/n^nt lAïKiuaa. Like miny ixbm, hc bpïsow iTAhhT br piir- ih^kirii ff'jf» fiit fr^nrJilSfir tlumt lolmod graDied by Ctnjma Lu v vious uli to the inlulà' r^fji» 'J IlLiiffjiit. Sime The L~nit»J Suiei wu diUuK-y io KtiUng the»e ctaims. tbe jxact trrrj'tfru'-n w^rf 'jrnir^llvf lu piil wiih ibeir n^bEi for x kona. Dumoulm died in 1&08-

> Ji i>, 'lifririjJl l'j uv Aninhina >1hiui this man. ùatr » much that is ïnfTPDSsteDt ud Ube hk* ï<*rii wrJireitr In ihr keevri. hit nuïie ù wiiim Mulhet^ ReyoD^ <^JIb him PauleltV Maillrl: in ^m/r. A*aW i'a^j, PhWk L(iisJj,lii^ name u (ri^-en aa Jem Btc MaillH; aad 'I »\-4, i« iLir^ thnil h» namF wu Jean J^ic. Mallei. Thii la.'fl mua( be «ronf , «nre ColoneJ Sarn'-ni. w^rHaf^.^f (Wvcrmir St, Clairn wriinii J, Bte Mayci. f^Hdently a phooelic sprllinf -Sinith Si. Clair I'a^n if,j. The ïollowia^ it wwibly in>e. About ittS be lettkd wIihiKit auLhcirUmùm <« the nte ul the praem diy of Peoria aod loaa became the prufaibeat

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said Cb&td gav« therefor lo the said M. LsCroix this day aforesaid.

On the same day was granlcd to M. Jeao Dumoulin' a writ of privile);ed .teiaurc of ul) the peltries, other effects and hout^ accruing from the proceeds of the merchandise, which he ad- vanced to ihe deceased Btc. f.cdut. The *ûîd writ of seizure was addressed lo M. Mailhet, commandant on the lUinois river.'

Ai the same Court Jacob Grool, American inhabilani, pre- sented a note again»! John Sullivan by which he claims either thirty minois of corn or that he l>e paid the price that it is worth to-day.

Heard the said Sullivan, who acknowledged that he owed the thirty rninots of com; but said that he could not deliver it «t present.

All considered the Court decided that the said Sullivan shall pay the said Groot, in the courjc of October next, the com at the rate of seven livres ten ids the minûl, which is at the present time its value and which amounts to the iium of two hundred and twenty-five livres, and that the payment shall be made either in money, lard, flour, corn or wheat at the current price of the month of October, and not in other commodities. In default of paii-mciit of this sum at the »aid time the effects of the saiil Sullivan shall be sold; and we condemn the said debtor to pay the cost».

J. B. H. LaCrmx, Près.

The Court adjourned (o the lirM of May, 1786.

J. B. H. LaCroix, Près.

tmJtt ibcR. Fram him ihc villsnt hh oiled ihe VïIIe de MkIIr. He had nrialinu tiHk Ar Cahokia indfn 4ntl thr muiv^ral^ ni thxi villus F nuAnlfd Pnra ai btinf ■ dmvtdtncy lA Otni dmriit uil Milllici u tSc (uomuidui of iht dcm. Snm-iiit^, *ij. In Kcnuitdi' Um On trirflUoa vu in)rriT<l Oiu tiE Ici ■ luco^al npHitfun aplnit Si. J<»rjili ù> iijS u a rrtiTiitr-n on Thr Bndih fnc Bh«r cfcrfral ol tilt Cahulua opcdiuon uf The prc%iaui i«ar. Hib aiiuk hj ihr C-ihnkiAfii <x-rutrrd m i^ito anii wu iMpiml tïf Cnl<mc] dr ix ltàlni«. If ibr tradition In rrgai^l tf Wnûhti L) iKtfnct. he muat h«vt anamphai^l Ihf Siuoith and CtholEd rxiiFtljiitLfl 4[iifai ibp lïrtiLfït iiTAt It ihcbfigÏDiuu tdihe DUl yror. Sec /nfrWw- rn^tj p, irii MAiUirt xptMm ta hn*i eitrml"! hii tiadiiii uratuEva a* f u u the Jtodiy Uouitali» Kr '41 kilM la iHoi —Hrr!>.Mt, ri.vrr Hilary, w. Tuat. Ut ('«aajicai * Ctm». I. >|i M Ht.: •I"" SX"* 1"'^". /Wù idaii. Ui. a}>.

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f 'li:itli' \ iltiiljaniic francois Courier

fiitri' l;r vciivr (J.KkiiK Bi^iN demanderesse contre Louis Le- comny. défendeur. 1^1 fli'rriiiii'lt'nrssu ilîl i|ue lu dcffendeur luy a Brûlé un arpent

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At a Court in special seiision, held April 15, 17S6. MM. Jean lite L.aCrotx. Prcsidcnl. François Courier. Jean Ble. Dubuque. Charles DuCharme.

Fkançoiâ CjULLOT, tr&der of the Spanish bank, Defendant, vs.M. Jkak Diruom.iN merchant at Cahokta, Defendant. The pIdintifF asks that M. Dtunotilin *k condemned to deliver to him Iwenly-five nncki «f corn.

The said Dumoulin savs in defence thai the plaintiff by account and agreement promi.'Wd him a heifer, and ihat he offered to give him his com, if hc delivered (he said heifer, and that he (the (lcfcndanl)ha» nlrc:idy delivered two minoli of it.

Afler the parties were he^rd in their prayers, ansvrers, replies, and rejoinders, the Court decrees thai M. Dumoulin shall deliver to M. Caillol thirteen miiun of corn and he shall be constrained to <la this without delay; and we condemn the ia'td Dumoulin to pay the charses and costs.

At the same Court M. Dumoulin produced an accouni for the sum of one hundred Hvrfi for the wages of one of his men whom M. Caillot engaged.

Heard M. Caillol, who answered that the said cmplo>'é had worked only eight day» at the rate of forty livra a month and that at the end of that lime he had left him; that he offered to pay him on ihc scalcof fori v /it'rej. "Hie partie» heard, we condemn M. Caillot lo pay for the eipht davs" work at the *calc of forty livres a month agreed between ihcm, and lo pay the cosis and expense. The Court adjourned to the fini of May, 1786.

J. B. U. LaCroix, Près.

At a Court, May i, 1786. MXÏ. Jean Btc- LaCroix, President. Philippe Ent;el, Antoine Girardin. Jean Ule. Dubuque-

Charle» DuCharme François Courier.

The widow George Bllv. Plaintiff, vs. Louis Lucomte, Defendant. The plaintiff sa>'s that the defendant burnt an arpeni' of

'ArfiKt. M a Fmch.Cuudiu Uku aiHUK, b nioiukal Id ((0 IM).— Ol^. fMd.

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de Closture En perches, quelle requière quil ait a luy remetre la même quantité de perche.

Le deSendeur dit quil a voulu entrer En arrangement avec la demanderesse et quelle na voulu entendre a aucim accommode- ment. Nous avons condamné Le S' Le comte a livrer la même quantité de perche quil a brûle Recevable Et la demanderesse fera faire sa Closture a Ses frais et condamnons les parties a payer chacun la moitié des frais.

Entre Henby Biron demandeur contre Michel Chastier defiendeur

Le demandeur reclame une sie de long quil dit avoir prêté au Nommé Charpentier Et que ce dernier partant pour la Nouvelle Orleans luy dit quil avoit laissé la sie au S' Chattier quil navoit qu'a la luy demander quil la luy remetroit ou quil la luy payeroit que luy demandeur la demandée aud* Chartier dans le tems et quil luy dit quil ne la perdroit pas et quil lavoït que ces jours passé il a demandé de Nouvau la sie aud' Chartier quil luy a repondu quil setoit mal arangé.

ouy led' Chartier qui a dit quil navoit aucune connoissance que le s^ Bîron luy En ait parlé quil ne sen souvient pas Et quil a payé la sie aud' Charpentier Et quil ne pouvoit pas la payer deux fois.

La Cour leur ayant proposé sil acceptoit le sermant lun de lautre led' chartier a defferé le Sennant au s' Biron. sur quoy luy ayant fait faire serment sur les Saints Evangiles a dit et déclaré quil a averty led' Chartier au depart dud' Charpentier Et quil a promis de luy payer la sie. sur quay Condamnons led' Chartier a la payer a demandeur la somme de quatre vingt livres En argent et aux frais qui seront avancés par le s' Biron Et a luy rembourcés par led' Chartier. ' Et a led' Biron donné un mois de Credy au defiendeur.

J B H LaCroix prstd La Cour est ajournée au premier juin 1786. Labuxiere greâr.

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rail fence and prays that he be compelled to deliver ihe same quantity of riiîl« to her.

The defendant says that he wished to make an arrangement with the plaintiff and that she was unwilling to Ibten to any settlement. We condemned M. Lecomie to deliver the same quantity of acceptable rails that he burnt, and the plaintilT shall have her fence made at her own expense; and we condemn the parties each lo pay half of the costs.

Henry Birqn, PUintiS, vs. Michel Cuaktiek, Defendant.

The plaintiff claims a whii>-saw which he »ays he lent the named Charpentier, and that the latter, when he set out for New Orleans, said to him that he had left the saw at M. Charticr's and that the plaintiff had only to ask the latter for it and be would return it or that he would pay him for it. The plaintiff says that he demanded it of the said Chartier at the time, and that the latter uid to him that he would not lose it, that he had it; that a few day^ ago he asked for the saw again from the »aid Chartier and that the latter answered that he had made no clear bargain.

Heard the said Chartier, who said thai he had no other knowl- edge thati that M. Biron had spoken to him about it and that he did not rememlier about it; and that he paid the «tid Charpen- tier for the saw, and that he could not pay for it a second time.

The Court having asked them if one would accept the other's oath, the said Chartier tendered the oath to M. Biron. There- upon havinn oku^ed the jailer to make oath on the Holy Gospels, he uid and declared thai he notified Ihc said Chartier nn the depart- ure of the said Charpenlier and that the btter promised to pay him for the saw. Whereupon we condemn Ihe said Chartier to pay to the plaintiff the sum of eighty Ihrei in monej-, and lo pay the costs, which shall be advanced by M. Biron and reimbursed lo him by the said Chartier; and we order the said Biron to give a month's credit to the defendant.

J, B. H. LaCroix, Près.

The Court iidjoumed lo the 6rKt of June, 1786.

Labwiiere, Oerk.

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a UDC Cour du premier juin tnîl Sc^t cent qiutre ringt Six. M" Jean B" LaCroîx présidant. Charles ducbanne ant* Girardin. f Courier

Magistrats Le S' IzAAC Lkv-y <I<-miiii<lei)r contre ANTOINE iuruani) dit

SANS FAÇON absent défaillant faute de procureur pour luy.

Le dit S' Levy présente une requête par laquelle il rcdvne la Somme de quaiorizc Cent li\Tcs suivant lobltgation hypotcquaine dud' suns façon Ecliu depuis le mois de Novembre de Lann^ dernière demandant que les Choses hypotcqués soient %-cndues jusqua p<irfa{te liquidation ou qiiil soit fait une Eftlimation des biens hypoicqués p' luy être remis En payement, consistant En Sa maison, trois vAches dont deux avcf leur vaux Et deux c-hevaujt. surquDV vû la Créance Legitimes du S» Le^y Et le retard du s' sans façon I» cour a ordonna c)ue leK Choses hypotequés seront Estimés par arbitres et que le S^ Levy les prendra En payement au prix de Lestîmalion jusqua jiarfaite liquidation interest frais Et dépens a cet Effet avons l^ommf hcnrj' Biron. U" Dumay El philipe Gervais arbitres pour estimer I..e3 effet» hypoiequex, lesquels feront leur Estimation ce lundy Cinq de ce m<ns p* être Exécutée. Et condamnons led' barmand aux dépens qui seront avancez par led* s' Levy Icsd' jour Et an.

J B H LaCroix a la même Cour Le S' IzAAC Levy demandeur contre alexis tbabault deï>

fandeur.

Le demandeur requière que le dcffendeur soit Condamné a luy payer la Somme de quatre Cent vingt une livres En argent par Son Compte Courant Et aux dépens Et frais.

ouy le deffendeur qui a dît qull y avcùt baunnip darticle quit tgnoroit sur quoy La Cour a requis que le S' Le\-j' fcroit scrmant Et atïîrmeroit son compte veritable a Linsiant ayant levé la main droite sur les Saints Evangiles a juré et ahrme que son Compte Rloll sincere El veritable, le tout considère la Cour a omdaniné et condamné Icd^ deffendeur a payer Sans délais a demandeur la Somme de quatre Cent vingt une livres

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At a Court of the firsl of June, 1786. MM. Jean Ble. LaCroix, Preiidenl Chario I>uChanne. AnI. Girardin Fr. Courier.

Magistrale». M. Isaac Lew, Plainiifr, 7's. Axtoine {[akm.vnd called Sah-

FA$OK, abiieni and without an aitoniev to repiesciit him. The said M. Levy presents a petition b^ which he claims the sum of fourteen hundred livres according to the olJigatîoD assured by mortgage of the said Sansfaçon, due since the month of Novem- ber of last year; and demand)^ that the things mortgaged be sold up to the perfect liquidation, or that there be made an appniisc- menl of the mortgaged properly to be delivered to him in pay- mcDL These consist of his house, three cows, two of which have calves, and two hnrM.t. Whereupon in view of the le^limate claim of M. Levy and the delay of M. Sansfaçon, the Couit decreed that the mortgaged property be appraûed by arbitrators, and that M. Levy shall lake them in payment at the price of the appraisement up to full li<]ui()aiion of the debt, interest, costs and charges. For the puipose we have named Henry Biron, Ble. Dumay and PhUippe Oervai<i as arbilnttom to appraî.te ihe mort- gaged eSccts, and these shall mukc their appraisnncnt this Monday, Ihe fifth of this month, in order that Ihere may be execution; and wc condemn the said Ilarmand to pay the costs, which »haJl be advanced by the said M. Levy this said day and year.

J. B. H. LaCrmx. At Ihe same Court. M. Isaac Levy, PlainttS, ut. Alexis Tabkao, Defendaot. The plaintiff begs that the defendant be condemned 10 pay him the sum of four hundred and twenly-onc livres in money according to hb current account, and to pay the costs and diarges.

Heard the defendant, who said that there were many items which he didn't know alwut. Whereupon the Court required that M. Levy should make oath and affirm hb account as true. Now having raised his right hand he swore on the Holy GosimIs

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En argent p^ le montant dud' Compte Courant et aux frais et dépens qui seront avancés par le 5' levy Et a lujr Rembources par le défendeur.

s' al tabault a fait son billet ce dit jour accepté p^ le s"" Levy payable En Novembre prochain.

J B H LaCtoii a la même Cour. Michel Chakley demandeur contre Etienne ASDonuf

deffendeur Le demandeur reclame contre le deSendeur la S« de vingt livres ou un minot de Bled froment prix du Cour pour la be- dauderie.

ouy le deffendeur qui a alegue quil ne payeroit pas par ce quil ny avoit pas un an Et un jour quil avoit une maison sur quoy la Cour a condamné led' ardouin a payer Sans délais aud* Charly la somme de vingt livres Et aux frais Et dépens qui seront a\'ancés par led* Charly, les vingts livres seront payez Sous trois mois De ce jour.

J B H LaCroîx a la même Cour, le S"" JEAS B»« TcssoN" demandeur contre Le S'' Axdre Belle deffendeur et défaillant après avoir Eté assigné.

Le demandeur a produit un Billet a ordre Echu a luy dub Et passé a Son ordre par m"" Clamorgan. de la Somme de onze cent livres En argent payable En pelterie îur lequel il y a deui reçu montant Ensemble a la somme de Cent soi.xante huit lii>Tes En arpent panant reftc sur ]ed= billet r.e:jt cent trente deui liiTes, dub par led' ?* Bayles. concluant le demar.deur a ce que ledit

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and silimied that bis accoimt was Hue and geauine. All con- sidered the Court has condemned and does condemn the »aid defendant to pay without delay to the plaintiff the sum of four hundred and Iwcnly-one liwes in money according I» the amount 0Î the said current account; and to pay the costs and erpenses which shall be advanced by M. Levy and reimburKd to him by the defendant.

J. B. H. LaCroix. M. Al. Tabeau made his note this said day which was ac- cepted by M. I-evy and is payable November nest.' At the same Court. Michel Chari-y, Plaintiff, vs. Etienne Hardocin, Defendant. The plaintiff claims from the defendant the sum of twenty Uvres or a minot of wheat at the current price for the beadlery.' Heard the defendant, who pleitdcd that he should not pay, because he had not had his house a year and a day. Whereupon the Court (undemiied tiic said Hardouin to pay wilhuut ddajr to the said Charly the sum of twenty livres and to pay the costs and charge», which shall be advanced by the said Charly. The twenty thftt shall be paid within three months from this day.

J. B. H. UCroix. At (he same Court. M. Jeam Bte. Tusson, Plaimiff, w. M. Amdbe Bavlis, Defend- ant, and not appearing after being summoned. The plainiifT produced a note to order, due him and matured, and assigned to his order by M. Clamorgan,' for the sum of cle%'en himdrcd tivm in money payable in peltries, on which there art ^ two receipts amounting to the sum of one hundred and u.tty-eight ' livra in cash and leaving a balance on the said note of nine hun- dred and thirty-two livra due by the said M. fiayles; and the plaintiff concludes thai the said M. Bayles should be condemned to pay him without delay the «id sum iif nine hundred and thirly-

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:' H\-flt v.it 't.-inriamne i Luy p&ver sans dekiâ i^àlte somme de Vnii' ■■«nt rrer.Ti; ie'is '.i-Tes ivec Les interest frais et dépens. îur '("ir.y ift ■-i*rîer.rieur n;i-.-int point paru ny procureur pour Iut Rt sç,r^^ •)•:(: iitriire C'-.i^r i ùît apeier par Iliuiasier led' S' Bdlc par tf.iî '">:; '-iifiîr.ir.Lî a U porte de Laudience et quil oa point parûny perif.îir.epo^rl-jy. la Co'iriCiinrtanme Et condamné led' ^" FJftlie 1 payer r:ii' S" tu.«on 'VU au p<irteur du billet la sooime de N'cif '■«r.t twr.te fieu.T liiTes pour restant dîcduy suivant les rfinHitifinî'lu îti^dit billet avec les interest frais et dépens, lesquels fr%i^ ieront avanr.éî par le î- tusàon Et a luy remboursez par le deffffi'tfiiir (.e f^uî sera exécuté lesd' jour Et an.

J B H LaCroix.

Im O.ur ttt ajournée au Six de ce mois p' procéder a une .ViiivHlf V,\ri iir,ii de ma^islratî.

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:i une Cour du Six juin 1786.

l.r S' jc;in IC' IM'.Toix antoine girardîn Louis Chalel, Louis

Ir'plicr, rit;itliirii sjiiirirr jnseph Lapensée, Et Clement alaiy

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I.c ilrnuinilciir rriLiriir Iroîs cent Cinquunle Cinq livres iriiilic le di'lTrriilnir ijuil luy doil ]''' restant du puvement dune ]iiMrr ill' ft'ii'iil i|ui1 luy ;i vcnilfl El quil dcvoit luy payer comptant 1 r ijiiil 11:1 fiiil iii«i|ii;i ic junr loiiclniinl ;i rc quil ait a le paver SiiiK 'Irlii'i i-\ ;iin fr.iis El ilqu'iis.

Il' itrlTi'tuli'Hi ;i n-ioiuul liiililc doblc Et offre de payer.

I,a Cnur :) Coniliiiiiu' Ir ili'lïi-ndeur a payer sous huit jours l-'l iiu\ liiii»: qui MTi'Ui iivann's )>;ir le S' Courier El a luy rem- hoiirivi p;ir le drffondfur,

il 1,1 iiM'iiif jour II" iluiN'is il piTst-nif uiio roijui'io expositive que le »' liannaii'l Uiy doii neuf minois do Hlo,! iVoment p' sa

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two livres with interest, costs aod charges. Whereupon, since neither the <jereni]iint nor an attorney for him appeared and after the said Court caused the said M. Bayles to be called by the hitis- sier by three différent .ihouls at ihe door of the audience <:haia- bcr and he did not appear or anyone for him, the Court has condemned and d(>e$ condemn the said M. Bayles; to pay the said M. Tusson, or bearer of the note, the sum of nine hundred and thirty-two Hvrex for the balance of it accunliI^{ to the con- ditions of the note aforesaid with the interest, costs and expenses; which costs shall be advanced by M. Tus&on and reimbuned to him by the defendant, for which there will be execution this said day and year.

J. B. H. UCroix.

The Court adjourned to the sixth of this month to proceed to a new election of magistrates.

Labuxicre. Clerk. J. B. H. LaCroix.

At a Court, June 6, 1786.

The MM. Jean Ule. Lacroix, Antoine Girardin, Louis Chatcl, Louis Troltier, Matiliieu Sauder, Joiseph f.ji|>anoé and Clement Aluric, having been named by the new election, appeared, and after taking oath of fidelity and aUo that of olTice, took their places as magistrates.

At the same Court, pR. CouRtKR, PlaiiitilT, V). M. Billet caUed BsAtTSOLEiL, De- fendant.

The plaintitf claims three hundred and fifty-five livrei from the defendant, which he owes him for the balance of the payment for a y<Ae of oxen which the plaintiff sold him, and for which the latter ought to pay cash, which he has not done up to the present day; and concludes that the defendant shouM pay him without delay and also the costs and expenses.

The defendant ackixmledgnl ibe sai^l debt and offers to pay.

The Court condemned the defendant to pay within a week and aJxo tlte costs which ^hatl be advanced by M. Courier sitd reimbursed to him by the defendant.

On the $anie day Bie. Duboiii presented an explanatory ped-

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récolte de 1784. ce qui a Eté prouvé par la declaration du S' Courier, la Cour a reçu led' durboîs intervenant dans les ventes d^ fiiens dud' harmand p'' le payement des Neuf minots de bled Evaluez a 30 Ib te mînot la s* de 180"' Et condamnons sans façon aux frais,

La Cour est ajournée au p' juillet 1786. Labuxiere greôer. J B H LaCroiz pr.s.d.

a la même Cour il a Eté décidé que vu la demande des Créanciers du s' antoine harmand absent pour le payement de ce quil leur doit quinvantoire Sera fait devant un magis- trats de tous Les Biens meubles Et immeubles dud' harmand et questimation En sera faite par jean B" dubuc, charle du- charme ^£t francois Courier p' le huit de ce mois a huit heures du matin.

J B H LaCroix

a une Cour assemblée le la juin 1786. M" LaCroix présidant Clement alary

Mathieu saucier Joseph Lapensée

Louis trotier Les créanciers dantoine harmand dit Sans façon présentent une requête demandant quen vertu de linvantoire quils ont fait faire des Biens dud* harmant que la vente des dits Biens £n soit faite le plus promptement que faire se poura p^* en Empêcher le dépérissement Et quil soit donne tenne sufîsant p^" que lesd* effets puissent se vendre avantageusement tant p^ Leurs interest que celuy dud' harmand.

La Cour ordonne que la vente des biens dud^ harmand quant aux meubles Se Fera te lundy dixneuf du Courant et quil Sera donné Credy jusques et compris te mois doctobre prochain sous bonne Et Sure caution qui Seront reçue par les Créanciers Et quand au regard de la maison et ses dépendances elle Sera Criée de mois en mois pendant trois mois Consécutif a la porte de lEglise jour de dimanche Et adjugée a la troisième Criée avec le Crcdy jusques au mois davril de Lannée prochaine 1787 Sous

' Tbe huissier hcLd Ihe Auction each Sunday to Rcnve bids, but only on (he tut Sunday was [be prcpperty loUI.

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tion, ÎQ which be sa)-s that M. Harmand owes him nice minois of wheat from hi» harvest of 1784, which was proved by the affidavit of M. Courier. The Court admitted the said Dubois as a party to the sale of the f;ood$ of the said Hannand for the payment of nine minois of wheat, valued at ao livres ihc minos, amounting to the sum of tSo livres; and we condemn Sansfafon to pay ihe costs. ITic Court adjourned to the first of July, 1786.

Labuxiere, Clerk. J. B. H. LaCroi», Pre*.

At the same Court it was decided that, in view of the demand of the creditors of M. Antoine Hannand, who is absent, for the payment of what he owes them, an inventor)' of all ibc property,

and personal, of M. Hannand shall be made before a magis- trate, and the appraisal thereof shaU be made by Jean Bte. Du- buquc, Charles DuCbarme and Fr&nçois Courier oo the eighth of this month at eight o'clock in the monung.

J. B. H. LaCroU. At a Court assembled June 13, 1786.

MM. LaCroix, President. Clement Alaric.

Matthieu Saucier. Joseph Lapancé.

Louis TrotticT, The cmlitors of Antoine Harmand called Sansfaçon present a petition pra>ing that, in virtue of the inventor)- of the goods of Ihe said Harmand which ihey have had made, the sale of the said goods be held as promptly as possible in order to prevent them perishing; and thai there be given a suflicieat time in order that the s.iid eflccls may be sold to the advantage as well of their interests as of those of the said Harmand.

The Court decreed thai the sale of the personal property shall take place Monday, tlie ninetccoth of the present month; and thnt there shall be given credit with good and safe surety, which will be accepted by the creditors, up to and including the month of next October; and that the «ale of the hmtit and its appurtenances shall be cried month by month during three consec- utive months on Sundays at the door of the church, and adjudged at the third proclamation,' and credit with good and sufficient surety will be given till the month of April of the next year, 1787.

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bonne Et suffisante Caution. laqueOe maison ne Sera vendue toutes fois que au Cas que les meubles ne suffisent pas pour payer Lesdits Créanciers et les affiches posées préalablement aân que personne ne lignore donné par la Cour lesd' jour et an.

Labuxiere J. B. H. LaCroiz.

a une Cour du i^ juillet 1786 M' LaCroix présidant Joseph Lapensée

girardin C ha tel

conseiller magistrats Michel antaya a fait sermant de fidélité Et En même temp sermant dofice En qualité de BaiUy.

a La même Cour jACQtTES Lakdoise demandeur contre Gabriel Bakon deSendeur Le demandeur Reclame deux cent Cinquante livres en argent pour le payement dun Cheval quil a vendu au deSendeur depuis Laulhomne dernière laquelle somme il devoit payer au s' Cadiea Et quil na point [>ayé Et quil a payé luy même a mad' Cadien Et aux dépens.

ouy le deffendeur qui a alegué quil offroit de luy remetre un Cheval et quil n'avoît pas dautre argent pour le present Et quil Navoit acheté le Cheval que quarante piastre ce qui a Eté re- connu par le demandeur.

sur quoy la Cour ayant mûrement délibéré ordonne que le deffendeur Rendra au demandeur le même Cheval aux condi- tions quil ne sera point extropié Et quil naura aucun mal, ou quil le payera Les quarante piastres prix de La vente Convenues En- treux condamnons le deSendeur aux frais que nous avons liquidé a quinze livres, ce qui sera exécuté.

La Cour est ajournée au !"■ juillet 1786. Labuxiere grefier J B H LaCroix pr S.

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"45

But tbe house shall be sold only in case the personal property is not sufficient to pay the said creditors und plunirds have been posted previously so thai no one is i)^orani thereof. Given by the Court this said day and year.

Labuxieiï. J. B. H. LaCroix.

At a Court, July i, 1786. MM. LaCroix, President. Chatd. Girardin. Joseph Lapancj.

Councilors and ntagisUatcs. Michel Antaya made oa|h of fidelity and at tbe same time thai of office as bailiS.

At the siime Court, Jacques LAiux)ffiE, Plaintiff, vs. Gabkiel Babon, Defcndai». The plaintiff d^dcn» two hundred and fifty livres in money for the payment of a horse which he sold the defendant last autumn, which sum he vna [» pay M. Cadien and ha.« not paid; the pluQtiff says that he htmsdf paid Madame Cadien, and he de- mands COslÀ.

Heard the defendant, who pleaded that he offered to deliver a horse In tlie plaintiff and that he had no money at present; that he had bought the horse for only forty piaslns, which was acknowledfced by the plaintiff.

Whereupon the Court after careful deliberation decrees that the defendant shall render to tbe plaintiff the same horse, on condition that it shall not be maimed or sick or that he shall pay for it the forty piastres, the price of the sale a)(Tced upon be- tween them. Wc condemn the defendant to pay the cc»ts, which we have set at hflccn livrts, for which there will be execution. The Court adjourned to July 1, 1786. Labuxicte, Clerk. J. B. H. LaCroix, Prts.

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At a Court silting in special session, July 13, 1786. MM. Jean Btc. LaCroix, Prctideot. Louis Chatel. AnL Girardin. Joseph Lapaocé.

Magistrates.

Louis' Marchand, PtainiiS, vs. Laitrekt Haueun, Defendant. The pkintitr demiincl» of the defendant five hones which the latter is retaining and two hundred and thiity-two livres in pel- tries, according loliiiaccouni, which hcafhrmcd before the Court. The defendant says that he agreed at Peoria lo Rive him forty jugs of tafia for a horse; but thai the said Marchand was unmlling to take them and that he offered him a horse.

The plaintiff rejoins that the defendant refused him the forty jugs of lafia and thai he traded horses with [himj. As to the account produced by the plaintiff, the defendant says ihaC he tiail no knowledge about the contestations. Hereupon the pbintiS brought fom'ard the named Lacouture for a witness, who, after he bad taken the oath before the Court, said that he knew that the forty jugs of lafia had not been delivered by the said Haine- lin to the said Marchand; and that he knew that one pari of the bill produced had been furnished by the said Marchand to the said Hamelin; and that he knew that the latter had received a horse which he had used last winter.

The plaintiff produced Claude Paneton as second witness, who, after be had made oath, said that he knew that the said Mar- chand was pledged to M. Duchenaud to go from the Mauvaise r Terre' to Peoria for 60 livrts, and that the said Hamelin suro- ' iDoned Marchand to go for him, and that the former made tvro joume)-s for the said Hamelin.

WTiereuiKin the Court, having carùfuHv reflected, non-suited the parties, and the costs arc lo be divided, that is to say, eadi one half, for which there will be execution, The said judgment was rendered by agreement between the parties. Laliuxierc, Clerk. J. B. H. LaCroix, Près.

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a une Cour du premier aoust 1786. Siégeant M" Jean B" LaCroix Présidant Louis trotier antoine Girardin Mathieu Saucier

Louis Chatel Con*^ magistrats

Entre Louis pillet demandeur contre Cleuent auwy deffendeur Le demandeur redame un Boeuf a luy apartenant qui a passé par la Closture du deflendeur Et a Eté Sempater Sur les pieux de la Closture du s' LaCroix requérant quil luy soit rendu un Boeuf de la même valeur Et condamner le deffendeur aux dépens.

ouy le deffendeur qui a dit pour deffences que Lon ne devoit pas tuer le Boeuf que Ion devoit atendre son retour de Chasse quil Lauroit Guery, que puisqu'on lavoît tué Et vendu la viande il demandoit a Etre déchargé du Boeuf Et condamner sa partie aux frais.

Vu le marché consenty par led' Clement alary avec les mar- guiliers de la fabrique de cette paroisse par lequel led' Clement alary nest obligé qu'aux reparations du dedans de la maison qui a Eté louée pour servir de presbitaire Et a deSaud par les mar- guîliers de Navoir point fait reparer les Clostures Nous avons décidé que la fabrique rendra un pareil Boeuf au demandeur ou En payera la valeur au prix destimation et les marguiliers se feront rendre compte "de la viande ou produit dicelle pour En Compter au profit de L Eglise ce qui sera execute condanmons la fabrique aux frais.

a la même Cour. JOSEPH VAUDRY demandeiuT contre Gabhiel Baron deSendeur . Le Demandeur a présente une requête par laquelle il reclame sa petite fille quil a mis Entre les mains du deffendeur disant quelle netoit pas traitée Selon les Convention de leiu: marche au Contraire quelle ctoit traitée pis quune esclave requérant que led' Baron soit Condamné a la luy remetre.

ouy le deSendeur qui a dénié tout ce qui est porté En ladite requête demandant que le demandeur soit tenu a luy fournir des preuves, sur quoy la Cour a ordonné que led' vaudry fouoira

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At a «elision of Court. August i, tj86. MM. Jean Ble. LaCroix, Pruidoil. t^uis Trottier. Antoine Girardici. Matthieu Saucier.

Louis Chatd. Councilor» and Miigi -inicc».

LoKis Fillet, PlainlifT, vs. Clkmcvt Aukie. Defendant.

The plaintiff claims an ox belonging to him, which passed through the dcfcnrlitrt's fence and was impaled on the pickets of M. LaCroix's fence, and pra>-s that there be cen<Iercd an ox of the same value and Ihat the defendant be condemned to pay the cnsts.

Hcard the defendant, wh» »aid in defence that they «hotild not have killed the ox; that tbey shoiJd have waited his return from the hunt and that he would have rured it; ihai, liinoeihcy had killed ii and «old the meat, he prayed that he be discharged from payment for the ox and (hat bis opponent be condemned to pay the co»t9.

In view of the bargain made by the said Gement Alarie with (he church -w-ardens of the vesiri-lKMrd of this parish, according to the teims of which the said Clement fVlaric was only bound to repair the iiilcrior of the houv;, which wiis lentcd to serve for a parsonage, and of the fault of the church-wardens in not having hud the fence repaired, we have decided that tbc vcstry-board <hali lotder a simtlar ox to the plalotiS, or shall pay the value iherecd at an appraised price; and that thechurch-wanten^^thall have rcn* dered to them an account of the meal or proceeds therefrom, in order to account for it in the profit* of the church, (or which there will be execution. We condemn the vcstrj-board to pay the costs. At the ?amc Court. JosEi^ Vaodby, Plaintiff, w Gaokiel Baros. Defendant.

The plaintif! presented a petition by whicli h« mlaims hl-« little daughter, whom he placed in the hands of the defendant, saying that Ac wa» aot treated according to the terms of their agreement ; but on the contrary- she was treated woisc than a slave; and be prays that ilir said Baron be condonaed to render her to him.

Heard the defendant, who deiued all that is contained in the said petition, and demands that the plaintiff be held to furnish him proofs. Whereupon the Court ordered that the said Vaudr)- shall

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preuves suffisantes, et a linstant led' vaudiy a fait assigner par ordre de cette Cour, mathieu saucier, Et antoine Lamaiche pour témoins, Et a linstant te S' B*' saucier est comparu lequel aptâ sermant par luy fait a dit seulement quil avoit Entendu juierapns lenfant Et la gronder, mais qui! ne lavoit pas vue batre qui est tout ce quil a dit savoir, led' lamarche Nayant point part par absence avons renvoyé lafaire a plus Emple informa- tion devant un magistra de la Cour qui fera droit a qui il apartiendra.

La Cour est adjoumée au i*' y^* 1786.

Labuxiere grefier J B H X^Croix pr Sd.

a la Cour de ce dit jour 1" aoust 1786.

En continuant la Cause ci dessus est comparu antoine La- marche lequel après sermant par luy fait sur les Saints Evangilles a dit sur les demandes a luy faites par la Cour quil navoit autre connoissancc si non quil avoit vu foueter la petite allé mais quil Croyoit quelle l'avoit mérité et tant qu'aux autres motif de mauv- ais traitements dcfaud dhabillements ou de Nouriture quil nen avoit pas de Connoissance. sur quoy parties ouyes Le tout ex- amine la Cour a ordonné Et décidé que le s' gabriel Baron Ren- dra la petite fille au s' vaudrj- son père avec ses petites bardes a son usage. Sans aucune repetition de la part dud' s' Baron Enver led' s' vaudr>' de penssion ny Entretien Condamnons le s' vaudry aux frais par forme de des domagement Enver le s' macarty ce qui sera exécuté lesd' joui Et an.

J B H LaCroix pr Sidant.

a une Cour du premier Septembre 1786. M" Jean B" LaCrob< présidant Mathieu Saucier antoine Girardin Joseph Lapensée

Entre Loirts Laferche demandeur contre Le S^ Motard def-

fcndeur Le défendeur [sU] expc se quil luy est dub par le s' motar la Somme de trois cent Cinqus nie livres En pelterie pour ses gages

' TheoD]T«T|^iuu(imp(q9iblcfDr(h ■< decï^on ïi tlial Gabriel Bamn iru ogrutd Gahricl McCwir olkd Baron gr *v< txrta, ualm <" usuntc that ihï ckik made • lUp. I know no olber aoibalIT fer tbe (gu^inç of tli^ ta o Dum*.

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, «ufficicnt proofs. And now the saW Vaudry caused to be sununoncd by order oE ihh Court Matthieu Saucier and Antoine Laraarrhe as witnesses. Now appeared M. Btc. Saucier, .who, after making oath, only said that he had heard them swear at the child and scold her, but that he had not accn her beaten; and this is all that he said be knew. The said Lamarchc not harioj; appeared on account of absence, we continued the cause for fuller information before a ma^lrate of the Court, who will lender justice to whom tt shall belong.

The Court adjourned to Septeinl>cr 1. (786-

Labuxiere, Clerk. J. B. H, LaCn^x, Pre».

At the Coun of this said day, August i, 1786.

At the continuance of the above cause there appeared .\ntoine Lainarche, who, after naaking oath on the Holy Gospels, answered to the questions made bim by the Court that he had no other knowledge except that he had seen the little girl whipped, but said he believed that she deserved it; and as to the other counts of bad treatment, lack of clothing and nourishment, he said that he had no knowledge thereof. Whereupon, after the parlies were heard and all examined, the Court decreed and decided thai M. Gabriel Baron shall render the Hltle girl to M. \'audry, her father, with her little clothing for her use, without the ri^t of any action for recovery on the part of the said M. Baron against the said M. Vaudr>- for board and maintenance. We condemn M. Vau- dry to pay the costs by way of damage to M. Macaity,' for which there will be execution this said day and ycur.

J. B. H. LaCtoix, Près. At a Court, September i, 1786. MM. Jean Bte, LaCroix, President- Matthieu Saucier. Antoine Gîrardin. Joïcpti Lapancé.

hom% Lapercqe, PlaintiS, vs. M. Motkrd, Defendant.

The plaintiff sets forth that (here is duc him by M. Motard the sum of three hundred and fifty /twej in peltries for wages for going to the Republic on the service of M. Trudeau according to his pledge made to M. Molard, dated August 3, 1785: and thai he bad not been able to go thither on account of the war of the

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daler a la republique p' le service du s'' tnideaux suivant sod Engagement fait au s' motar En datte du 3. août 1785. Et que comme nayant pas pu fi [sic] Rendre par la guerre de la re- publique avec les Shaus ce qui tes avoit obligé de relâcher nayant point de vivre p^ subsister pendant Ihiver suivant deux Certiffi- cat quîl a produit.

ouy le s' motar En Ses defFences qui a dit que le s' s* jean devoit hyvemer p^ atendre le S' trudeaux ou aler le rejoindre de Bonprintems quil lavoit Engage a Ses Conditions mais quil na- voit pas voulu atendre quoy quil eu des marchandises p' vivres suSsament Mais que de Son Chif il avoit redescendu Et aban- donné les interest du S' tnideau ayant produit un Certifficat a ce sujet du S' Rivet.

Veu lengagement dud* S*- jean les deux Certifficats des Nommés Rivet Et deschamp le tout produit par le demandeur. Et autre Certifficats donné par led' Rivet aud' deffendeur, le tout examiné; la Cour a Condamné Et condamne le s' motard a payer aud* S* jean la moitié de Ses gages montant a cent soixante quinze livres en fwlterie Et aux dépens ce qui sera exécuté lesd' jour Et an.

La Cour est ajournée au i" S*"' 1786.

Labuxiere grefier J B H LaCroix pr Sdt.

a une Cour tenue Extraordinaire ment le douze Septembre mil sept cent quatre vingt Six. M" jean B'* LaCroix présidant Clement alary

antoine girardin Joseph Lapensée

Louis chatel Louis trotier

Mathieu saucier magistrats

Entre M' antoine Reilhe demandeur contre Le S' Sauuel ToDD deffendeur

Le demandeur a présenté une requête expositive que le S' tood la fait venir icy aux cahos pour terminer une affaire quil avoil avec M'*' veuve Caimps par arbitres quen Concequance il a Emmené Ses arbitres comme procureur de ladite dame veuve Camps, que led' S^ tood Etant aussi arrive avec Ses arbitres lors

^ The namt iDokq likr Kans, but ÏT cn^y hp. m given, Sh^^ï. Thf Shawnen wirrc Da the waJpaih during The win1*r i78^-o'*6'

■The full nunc of Uic pluatiff wu Lcniïa Laperrhr uilcd S(. JCAn.

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Rrpublk with the Sliawnecs,' which obliged ihem to give up, since the}' did not have provisions for suhsist;ince through th« winler, according to two certificates which he produced.

Heard M. Mol.ird in'his defence, who Siiid that M. Si. Jean' should have wintered in order to await M. Trudeau or to ^ and join htm in the spring, and ihnt he had engaged bim on these conditions; but that he had not been willing to wait, although he had merchandinc for Miffiiricnt provisions; but that of his own accord he had redescendcd and abandoned the interests of M. Trudeau; and the defendant produced two certiâcaics of M. Rivet on the subject.

Considering the agreement of the *aid St- Jean, the two certifi- ites of the named Rivet and Deschamp, all produced by the pIninlifT, and other cerliricalcs given by the sjiid Rivet to the said defendant, after all were examined, the Court has condcmcnd and doef condemn M. Motard tn pay to the said 5i. Jeitn half of his wage», amounting lo one hundred and seventy-five Ih-rei in peltrieâ and to pay the costs fur which there will be execution the said day and year.

The Court adjourned to October i, 1786. Labuxierc. Clerk. j. B. H. LaCroix, Pns.

At a Court silling in special .tension, September 12, 1786. MM. Jean !)tc. LaCroix, President. Clement Alarie Antoine Oirardîn. Joseph Lapancf

Louis Chatel. Louis Trottier.

Matthieu Saucier. Magistrates.

M. AsioiNF. Reiliie,' Plaintiff, vt. M. Sauctkl Tood,* Defendant. PtaintifT presented an explanatory petition, in which he says that M. Todd made him come here to Cahokia to terminate by arbitntoTi a cause which M. Todd had with .Madame Camp, widow, and that consequently he brought hb arbitrators as attorney for the said Madame Camp, widow; and that the said M. Todd, when he arrived also with his arbitrators and it was

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a question of producing these documents, refused; and he prayed thiLt the said Todd be compelled to produce them or that he be denied all his prayers against the said Madame Camps and be condemned 10 pay the cn:itit and cxpcnset.

Heard M. Tim1<1 who said that he brought action pcrsooally agatnst the said M. Reilhc and produced in Court a note due by M. GuîUon jr. for twelve hundred and five pounds weight of beaver guaranteed by the <Jecea>eil >I. Camp under dale of Sept- ember J3, 17S5, without demanding the payment therefor.

Whereupon the Court asked him if he wished lo have tbc cause decided now on this bank or elsewhere, ^ying (hat he wa» free to have it decided by the four arbitrators, as was agreed with M. Keilhe, or by jurors.

To which the said M. Todd answered that he would abandon it for the prcH'nl and have it decided at another time, that he had only an aSair with M. Rcilhe.

Whcrciipon M, Todd having conformed to the order of Ihe Court written lielow the petition of M, Reilbe, under date of this day and to the pra>-er of M. Reilhe, the Court condemned M. Reiihe lo pay all the costs and charges of the special session. Given at Cahokia at the wssion of the Court the said day, the the iweUlh day of September, 1 786.

Labuxierc, Qcrk. J. B. H. LaCroix. Près.

At a Court, October 1, 1786. MM. Jean Bte. LaCroix, President. Louis Chalet. Antoine Oirardin. Matthieu Saodcr.

Louis Troiticr. Clement Alarie.

Councilors. Pbhippr Kncei, Plaintiff, vs M. Dorsby Pentecoste.' repre- sented by M. Jean Bte. LaCroix, Defendant.

The pUîntiR demand* of the defendant that he 1>e held to build the party fence of pointed stakes between the lands of the said M. Pcntccosic and the jsiid M. Engcl. M. LaCroix answered that he oSered to build the party fence, provided, however, that ihc Court command it, in order that there may be rendered to him account thereof by the said M. Pcnicccete. Whereupon the

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la Cour ordonne au S' LaCroii de faire ladite moyenne En pieux de bout bonne Et recevable dont il se fera Rembourcer par led* S^ pentecoste condamnons le S'' LaCroix aux frais.

at Girardin

La Cour est ajournée au deux de Novembre prochain.

Labuxiere grefier J B H LaCroix pr sdt.

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a une cour du ». 9*"" 1786. M" Jean B'" LaCroix présidant Louis trotier antoine girardin Louis chatel

Mat. saucier Clement alary

Joseph Lapensée Le Sr izaac Levy demandeur contre jean B" Baron

deSendeur Le S' Levy a produit un compte a la Charge du deSendeur de la Somme de trois cent soixante livres en argent p' fourni- tures faites aud' baron Lequel compte le deffendeur na pas voulu aprouver En plusieurs articles et demande quil soit détaillé depuis le commencement jusqua la fin. Sur quoy la Cour a ordonné que le s^ Levy fournira au de&endeur son compte de- taillé art. par art. avec les dattes £t avoir quil aura Reçu p' être dîsente ou aprouvé par le deffendeur Et En Etre ordoné devant un magistrat de la Cour a quil apartiendra dépens réservé jusqua la deffinitîon de leurs comptes.

La Cour est ajournée au i*' décembre 1786.

Labuxiere grefier J B H LaCroix pr Sdt.

a une Cour tenue du 1" décembre 1786. M" jean B'* LaCroix présidant Louis Chatel antoine girardin Joseph Lapensée

Mathieu saucier Mr JOSEPH Labuxiere demasdeiu- contre jean B" duuay

deffendeur Le demandeur a présenté un billet contre led' dumay par lequel il demande p^ restant quarante Cinq livres en argent ou

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Court ordered M. LaCroîx to build the said paxty fence of poinicd slakes, good and acceptable, for wbich be sball cnuse himself to be reimbursed by the said M- Penlccxwlc. We con- demn M. LaCroix to the costs. At. Gimtdin. The Court iidjourncd to the wcond of NovemI>er iie^t. Labuxiefc. Clerk. J. B. H. LaCroix, Près. [A i'tiink fijgt aeraa iekkh U -urriUnt] Pa&scd by error and ÏDadvericnce. At a Court, Novemlicr, 7, 1786. MM, Jean Bte. LaCroix, President. Louis Tiwiier. Antoine Gtrardin. Louis Chalel. Mat. Saucier. Clement Alaiie. Josci^h Lapaiicé. M. Isaac Levy, Plaintiff, vs Jkan Btk. Babon, Defendant. M. Levy produced an aixount due from ibc defendant for the sum of three hundred and sixty livres in money for supplies made to the .vtid Biiron. Several articles of ihû account the defeitdjuit has been unwilling to app^o^'c and demands that it be itcnii»d from liegtnjiin); to end.

Whereupon the Court decreed that M. Levy shall furnish the ifeiidani his accnuni itemized article by article with the dales and lit which he ^faall have received, to be disapprov-ed or approved br the defendant, and a decree for the payment thereof to whoin- soevcr it belongs wrill be made before a magistrale of the Court; (he expense being reserved until i!ie linal decûion in restart! to their accounts.

The Court adjourned to Decemt>er 1, 1786. Labu\icrc, Clerk. J. B. H. LaCroix, Pre*.

At a Court held De<.'eml)er 1, 17S6. MM. Jean Bic. LaCroix, President. Lotus Chatcl. Antoine Girardin. Jowph Lapanc^.

Matthieu Saucier

M. Joseph I^ CcKt£, Plaintiff, tu. Jkan Bte. Ditiiay, Defendant The plaintiff presented a aott against the said Dumay on which be demands as balance forty-fire fit-ret in monc>- or flour, and

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farine Echu. le deSendeur a dit navoir point dargent p' payer qui est tout ce que les parties ont dit.

La Cour a condaimé le deffendeur a payer sans délais £t aux frais. J B H LaCroix

M' de S* pierre curé de cette paroisse a présente Sa requête pour demander linterdiction de la boisson aux sauvages. La Cour a ordonne que les ordonnances rendues a ce sujet cy devant seront publiées dimanche prochain afin que personne ne iignore Et Les contrevenant punis selon lesd' ordonnances, a la même Cour.

M' DUBREUIL marchand de la rive espagnole Contre fk TKOTIER comparant par Charles duCharme son fonde de pouvoir Et chaîné de Ses affaires.

Le S' dubreuil demande le payement dune somme de deux cent Cinq piastres quatre Escalins suivant le Billet dud' s^ trotier Echus depuis le mois doctobre led' Billet a ordre En datte du 13 février de cette présente année.

Le deSendeur a dit navoir point de fond quant a present a- partenant au s' trotier p' payer mais quîl avoit En main des obligations a luy dues, quîl alolt forcer les payments pour Satis- faire aud' Billet.

La Cour a ordonné que vu le manque de fond Entre Les mains du s' ducharme Et labsence du M^ trotier que M"" dubreuil Suspendre les payement jusques au mois doctobre de Tannée prochaine Et luy sera payé par m' trotier Linterest suivant le taux du Commerce condamnons le s' trotier aux frais.

a La même Cour. Le S' Billet demandeur contre Louis Lecohpte défendeur

Le demandeur a produit un Billet contre Le de0endeur de la somme de deux cent livres En argent Echus depuis le mois doc- tobre dernier de la somme de deux cent livres requérant que le défendeur le paye sans, délais et aux frais et dépens.

Le defFendeur a répliqué que SEtoit pour un Boeuf Et quil N'avoit pas pu se Servir du Boeuf quil Ne pouvoit pas le payer Et que le S^ Blay actuellement icy Etoit present quîl sait ce que

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which ha» matured. Tlie defendant said that he had no money to pay, which is all the parties have taîà.

The Court condemned the defendant to pay the note wtUiout delay and the co^ts. J. B. H. LaCroix.

M. de Sl Pierre, Curt of this parish, presented bis petition in order to request the prohibition from giving drink to the savantes. The Court decreed that the ordinances rendered here- bcfore on this subject shiill be published next Sunday in order thai no person be ignorant and that offenders shall be punished according to the said ordinances.'

At the same Coun.

M. DtmaEon^ trader from ilie Spanish bank, vi. Fr. Trottiee, represented by Charles DuChanne, bis private sttome>' and commissioned with hi« affairs.

M. Dubrcuil demands the payment of a sum of two hundred and five piastres four escaliits according to the note to order under date of February- 13 of this present >icar, given by the said M. Trollier and matured since the month of October.

The defendant said that he did not have any funds at present belonging lu M. Trottier with which to pay; but that he had in his bimds obligations due him, of which he was going to force payments to satisfy (he said note.

The Court decreed that, in view of the lack of funds in the bands of M. DuCharme and of the absence of M. Trottier, M. Dubrcuil shall suspend payment until themonth of October of dczI year and there ihall be paid him by >C. Trottier the interest accord- ii^ to the commercial rate. We condemn M. Trottier pay the OMtS. At the same Court. M. Billet, PI;iiniifT, f.t. Louts Lecoute Defendant

The plaintiff produced a note against the defendant for the sum of two hundred livres in money, matured since the month of October last, and require* that the defendant pay him without delay with the costs and charges.

The defendant answered that it was for an ox and that he had not been able to make use of the ox; that he could not pay for it; aad that M. Blay, now here, was present and that he knew

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le défendeur a dit au s^ Beausoleil et leur ConventioDS. sur quoy avons fait paroitre, le S"" Blay lequil après sermant par luy fait sur les S' Evangiles Et înterogé sil sait les conventions des parties a dit quil ne savoit point leurs conditions si non qui) avoit Entendu que Le s' LeCompte avoit acheté du s' Beausoleil, le boeuf p' deux cent livres qui est tout ce quil a dit savoir, le tout examiné la Cour Condamne led' Louis Lecomte a payer au s' Beausoleil la Somme de deux cent livres p' le montant du boeuf Et ce sans délais, si mieux naime led' s' Beausoleil repren- dre le boeuf au Cas quil se retrouve a son Choix condamnons led' Lccomple aux frais qui seront avancés par le s'' BeausoleU Et rembourcés par led' Lecompte.

a la même Cour. Le S' MOTARD demandeur contre Laurant haueun deSendeur

Le S' motard demande au deÉfendeur le payement de Son Billet de la Somme de Cent quatre livres Seize sols En p"" Echus. le defîendeur a dit que la pelterie ne valoit dans ce temps que vingt sols En argent Et quil na jamais Entednû faire un billet que de Cent quatre livres Seize sols En argent quil offroit de payer ladite somme de Cent quatre livres seize sols En argent et non en pelterie.

Led' s' Motard a répliqué quil Etoit vray que la pelterie ne valoit pas plus que largent dans le temps que le billet a Eté Consenty mais que par le retard du payement il demandoit que son payement fut fait suivant te Billet que dailleur SEtoit pour Equipement Et quil avoit Vendu aud' hamelîn ce quil avoit pris En pelterie Et non En argent, le tout considéré La Cour a Condamné led' hamelin a payer son Billet en Entier de la Somme de Cent quatre livTcs Seize sols en pelterie Et ce sans délais Et aux frais qui seront avancés par le s' motard et a luy Rembourcez par led' hamelin.

a la même cour.

Le S' Motard demandeur Contre François turgeon def- fendeur

Le demandeur requière le payement de plusieurs articles de travail quil devoit luyfaire Et quil na point fait le tout verbalement.

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what the dcfcDdant said to M. Beausolcil and ihcîr agreement. W'hrrcujKin uc summoned M. Blay, wli[>, iifler lakinft oath on the Ilùly (iospcls and being a&kcd if hc Icncw ahout the agreement uf the {tiinic^, >aicl that he dtd nut knuw the ccindilion^, except that hc had understood thni M. Lccomie had bought from M. Beau* soleil (he ox for tvro hundred livref, whicli is all he said he knew. After examining all, the Court condemns the said Louis Lecomte to pay lo M. Beausoleil ihc .sum iit two hundred tivrfi for the price of the ox and this withoui delay, unless the said Beausoleil prefer» lo take I»(:k the ox in case it he found to his liking. Wecon- dcmn the said Lecomte to pay the costs, which shall be advanced by M. BeauMileil and reiml)ur?ed to him by the said Lecomte- At the same Couxt.

M. M0TA8D, Plaintiff, vs. Lacbent Hamelix. Defendant.

M. Motatd demands of the defendant the payment of hi« note for the sum of one hundred and four Ihves sixteen ioli \a peltries, which is matured. The defendant said that peltries were worth at the time only twenty so!s in money an<l that he never meant to make u note »cocpt for one hundred and four Ihres sixteen sols in mone>', that he oSered to pay the said sum of one hundred and four livrei sixteen wis In money and not in peltries.

The said M. Motard answered that it was true that peltries were not worth more than money at the time that the note was ac- cepted; but that, on account of the delay in payment, he demanded tbal ihc payment should be made according to the note, and that be- sides it was for equipment; and that be had sold (o the said Hamelin, what he had i^ken, for peltries and not for money. After consid- ering all, the Court condemned the said Hamelin 10 pay his entire note for the sum of one hundred and four Ihres sixteen sob in pel- tries and this without delay , and to pay the costs, which shall be ad- vanced by M. MoUird and reimbursed to him by the said Hamelin. At the same Court.

M. MOTARD, Plaintiff, vs. François TtJKCKON, Defendant.

The plaintiff demands the payment of se\'eral items of work, wliich the <lefendant ought to do for him, and which he has not done, all OR a verbal agreement.

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L^ zucLs :. tantes ^-.c -li ^-t^:-? =:-— jj— *»-' La Cûct p^ ijtzer in ■i:;^=it2:i /^a. le i-.i;; En~.izé eile iïctot les par- zeî 1 r* t'.ur.ir ici^i tes irtitns 'te'.iii q-J ils proônïniat le-iTî .-;i=çte= icçar! Et :a.:;:r^.

£: 1. ïjxri fi :i«c Z: rîT:',t:e jiiii xt En «cdeté U coor x ieciize yx t.'-: k;^ si-iz:fA i Li :=iiâie Et que led* Bled scia BiTi 1 f73_i .' ■"""•" ijes: 1 'Zlz^ Z'i^e '.e î- tnotard l'ounûra un -■■1 — ■» ;; j. N":(:r-ln E: paytra; leri" rjrzeon 5« fournira et se N" -i^r^zi !•: 'i^jî'.: 'i: 5ir^ =an= que Q-il que ce îoEt y pukâe toucher. leii" -ie-; i-::-! '.ar^i i&v.iz un tier p-' turfeon Et les deux lier çr ï" — :îi^. :,>i:e< :;ii U. îemasie* de diit neuf minots pre- I—.ée piiT '.li î" ~-.ari E: t:-^ les frais de ladite récolte, tant des tT'.Li ~.:.i;-.4 :Me le ;" ri-itiri i tait semer que les quatre miDMs 'iif: r;rz-7-:r î :^e=:é serx: payez le tout iur la tnassedu bled La batsrie i-i li îrinj* Sen ne jmni'idée par led' turgeon et le S' rr..',tArd i l'rsii C.Eini;n et par mvltie.

Et p'.'^r Ie~ repantioni de ta mais'.n que le S' motard demande aud' tiirzf.r. E; q-je led- turqcjn na point fait, condamnons led' t;jreer.n i piver Cinquante liiTes au s' motard j;' lesd' repara- tion-,. Rt Ici frjii du prijces compensez chacun par moitié qui seront avanr^i par le S' motard et lautre moitié luy Sera Rem- lir.urfée par led= tureeon.

I-a C'.ur eit ajournée a i" janvier 1787.

lAliuxierc gfier J B H LaCroix pr sdt.

a une lour du deux janvier mil sept cent quatre vingt sept Iftiiic [Kir.

M" jran li" LaCroix clement alary

mil j;iriinlin Louis Chatel

jiisi-pli l,ii|>(;nsée l,v S' huMoiiMN demandeur contre Pierre troge deffendeur I.r dmiiiiMlciir requière que le deSendeur tuy paye le restant de S<iii Itilli't lùliA duquel il y a Eu ci devant condamnation.

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^3

Tbe defendant produced sn accounl of work and of day's labor done st the charge of M. Motard.

Since these accounts could not instruct the Court suificieotly to in«kc il possible to render a jusl judgment and after examining all, (he Court dismissed the parties to plead before arbitrators, before whom tbcy ïhall produce their accounts.

And in regard to the wheal and crops which they have in part- nership, (he Court decided that all shall be accounted for in the mass and that the said wheal shall be thrashed at the common expense, that is to say-, M. Motard Khxll fuxnixh a man with hLs keep and wages and the said Turgeon shall funiish himself with his keep, for the time o( the whole ihnshing. Without anyone whomsoever meddling with it, the grain shall be divided as follows, one third to Turgeon and two thirds to M. Motard. Yet the seed of the nineteen minoli deducted previously by M. Motard, and all tlie expense of the said crop, as well as some three mitwls which M. Motard has had sown, and the four minait which Turgeon sowed, Aa\\ all be paid from the whole quantity uf grain. The threshing-floor of the bam shall be repaired by the ï^id Turgeon and M. Molard at common ex]>ense, equally divided.

And for the repairs of the house, which M. Motard demands of the said Turgeon and which the said Turgeon has not made, wc condemn the iâid Turgeon to pay fifty tivrti to M. Motard for the said repairs. .And each shaU pay half of the coats of the suit, which shall be advanced by M. Motard, and one half s^hall be reimbursed to him by the said Turgeon. The Court adjourned to januar)' 1, 17&7.

Labuxiere, Clerk. ]. B. H. LaCroix, Près.

At a Court of the scctMid of January, 1787, held by

MM. Jean Bie. LaCroix. Oement Alarie.

Antoine Girardin. Louis Chutd.

Joseph Lapancé.

M. I>[nioi;uN, Plaintiff, vt. PiEuie Troce, Défendant. Tbe plaintiff demands that the defendant pay him the balance of his matured note for which judgment has been given bcre- before.

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Le deSendeur a répondu quil le payerait a present sil avoit de quoy, mais quil le payerait le plustost quil pouroit.

Sur quoy la Cour a ordonné au défendeur de payer Ce quil Redoit aud* s'' dumoulin dans le Cour de ce mois, lequel tems passé la présente Sentence Sera mise a Execution condamné le defFendeur aux dépens.

a la requisition de Thom Bredy la Cowc a Saïsy entre les mains du S** Jean fi*' LaCraix la valeur dun Costé de Cuir et dun Eperon qui lui sont dub par le S^ Lorens taneur de la partie espagnole a qui le S' Lacroix a des fonds Entre les mains, la Cour luy de9end de sen dessaisir que led^ lorams n'ait satisfait led* Thorn Bredy ou quil nen soit ordonné et Sera signiffié aud* S' LaCroix.

Sur ta demande du S' fieausoleil

Le S^ Louis Lecomte ayant refusé sur notre Sentence rendue contre luy de payer aud' s' Beausoleil après que commandemant et signiS™ de ladite sentence luy a Eté faite par notre huissier la Cour ordonne que la terre dud' LeCompte dun aipent de large située a la prairie du pont tenant a Sans façon et a Courvitle sera saisie Et vendue judicierement a la porte de lEglise par trois Criées au plus offrant Et dernier Enchérisseur au contant Et jusqua la CoDcurrance de ce quil doit aud* Beausoleil frais et dépens.

La Cour est ajourné au i" février prochain.

aujourdhuy quartorze Janvier mil Sept cent quatre vingt sept est comparu au greffe de la Cour en presence de M^ Jean B*' Du- buque commandant de ce vilage

Le S' augustln dubuque marchand voyageur demeurant pré- sentement en ce susd' village des Cahos. lequel a déclaré quil desiroit de devenir un des sujets des Etats unis de Lamerique et a fait le Sermant de fidélité aux dits Etats ainsy quil suit. Je fait Semiant de renoncer et refuser toute fidélité a george trois Roi de la grande Bretagne Ses hoirs Et Sucesseuis, que je seray fidel Et porteray vray fidélité a la république de la verginîe comme im Etat

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The defendant aaswcrcd that he would pay it dow. if he had me.ins; hut thui lie would pay it a» soon as he could.

Whereupon the Court commanded the defendant to pay what he still iiwed to [h<^ ^id M. Dumoulin in the ('r^ui>« of thi» month; and when that time was past, the present judgment shall be put in execution. C»ndeinned the defendant to pay the expenses.

On the rcqusition of Tom Brady the Court has seized from the fimd» Iwlonging to M. LoreiiA, tanner on the Spanixh iide, now in the possession of M. Jean Ble. LaCroix, the value of a side of leather and a spur, which is <lue him from the iatd M. Lorcns. The Court forbids M. L^Croi\ to dispossess himself thereof until the said Lorens has sati.iSed the said Tom Brady or nn order thereto has been m.idci and notice shall be served on the said LaCroix.

On the prayer of M. BcausolHl.

M. Louis Lecorole having refused, upon our jud^ent ren- dered against him, to pay the slid M. Bcausolcil, after formal demand and notification of the said judgment was made to him by our huissier, the Court dwrets that the land of the -siid Le- comte, of an arpcnt in width, situated in the Prairie du Pont adjacent to the lands of Sanidaçon and Courvillc, *hall be sei«d and sold by judicial sale at the door of the church, after three publicittioniv, to the highest bidder for ca9.h and up to the e<{uiva> tent of what be owes to the said BcausûlcU with costs and ex- pensea.

The Court adjourned to next February i.

To-day tlie fourteenth of January, 1787, there appeared at the record-office of the Court in the presence of M- Jean Bie. Dubuque, Commandant of this village,

M. Augustin Dubuque, Irav-cMng trader, dwelling at pre.<«nt in this village aforesaid of Cahokia, who declared that he desired to become one nf the t^ubjccls of the United States of America and made oath of fidelity to the said Sûtes as follows: 1 make onth to renounce and refuse all fidelity to George III-, Ring of Great Britain, his heirs and successors; and that I will be faith- ful and bear fidelity to the Republic of Virginia aji a tree and in*

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libre et indépendant Et jamab je ne feray ni ne feray faire a.uciiiie Chose qui puisse être préjudiciable ni injurieuse a U liberté Et indépendance dud' Etat comme est déclaré par le congre. Et aussi que je discou^Tiray et feray savoir a qudque juge de paix dud' Etat toutes trahisons ou Conspirations qui Sotmt ii-eoucs ou pourront venir a ma coonoissance formée contre led' Etat ou qud- quautres des Etats unis de Lamenque. duquel Sennant led* augustin dubuque a requis acte En presence de LassemUee tenue cejourdhuy En la maison du M' fr. Saucier, Et Encore dud^ S'' Jean B" dubuque Commandant de M' jcan B** LaCroîx présidant magistrat et dud* S' francois Saucier témoins qui ont avec led* S' augustin dcbuque signé le present lesd' jour et an. [Signed] Aug. Dubuque B Dubuque

marque de DuCharme

+

F. Courier

Labuxiere gfier J. B, H. LaCroin pr sdt.

a une Cour du 19 février 1787. M' saucier présidant a l'absence du M'' LaCroix ant girardin Joseph Lapensée '

Louis Chatel M' sauner

clement alary demandeur M'' f. Saucier contre Joseph Baribaud Le demandeur a dit que te deScndeur luy devoît un milier de Bardaux Et quîl le luy avott paye, le deffcndeur a dénie par des raisons répliques et autres propos que la Cour a bien entendu Et le tout mûrement Examiné, le serment prêté par p"' leperche Com- me témoins. Ladite cour condamne Ledit Baribaud a rendre dans la Cour du S^ saucier un millier de Bardaux bon et recevable sujet a visite le tout aux frais dud' Baribaud et payera au s'' saucier Les frais du procès liguidez [sic] a quinze livres dont le s' saucier fera compte a la justice ce qui sera exécuté le tout sans délais.

A' Girardin

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dependent slate; and I will do nothing nor wQl I cause anything tn be done, which can be prejudicial or injurious to the liberty and indepcndcncr of ihc stud Stale, a« is declared by Congress. And also t >wear that t will disdoae and make known to some justice of the pence of (he said State all tieasons or conspîiacies, which shall have come or may come to my knowled);e, formed against the siiid State or others of the United States of Amenai. Of which oath the »id Au^Htin Dubuque demanded certificate. Given in the presence of the assembly, held to-day in the hou»c of M. Fr. Saucier, and aUo in the presence of M. Jean Btc. Dubuque. Commandant of (this vill;igc| and of M. Jean Bte, LaCrois, Pres- ident and Magistrate, and of the said M. Francois Saucier, witness, who have with the said M. .Augustin Dubuque signed the present the said day and year.

Aug. Dubuque. DuCharme.

J. B. U. LaCroU, Pies.

[Si^iiAf j Aug. Dubuque Majkof + Fr. Courier. I..abuxiGre, Clerk. At a Court. February 19. 1787. M. Saucier, Prciidcnt in the abficnce of M. LaCroix. Ant. Giratdin. Joseph Lapancé-

ho»h Chatel. Mall. Saucier.

GemcDt Alarie.

M. Fr. SAcaE». Plaintiff, vs. Joseph Baubadd. Tbc plaintiff said that the defendant owed him a thousand sbtngle.s and h« had paid him for ihem. The defendant denied by argiuncnls, rejoinders and other talk, which the Court has attentively heard; and having carefully examined all and the oath taken by Pierre Lapcrche as wilnc^ the said Court condemns the said Baribaud to deliver in the yard of M. Saucier a thousand shingles, good and acceptable, and subject to inspection, the whole at the expense of the said Baribaud; and he shall pay to M. Saucier the costs of the suit which are fixed at fifteen livra, for which M. Saucier shall make account to justice, for all of which there will be execution without delay. At- Girardin.

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a la même cour. Louts VADEBONCOEUR demandeur contre Gabsiel Baron qui na voulu paroître après lordre reçu Le demandeur a produit un compte de fourniture montant a vingt cinq li\Tes quil a sermanté devant la Cour.

vu le refus du defTendeur de ne vouloir paroitre la dite cour la condamné a payer sans délais aud' demandeur la somme de vingt Cinq livres Et En quinze livres de frais, qui seront avancés par le demandeur et a luy rcmbourcés par led' gabriel Baron ce qui sera Exécuté.

La Cour est ajournée au i" mars 1787.

f. saucier, a une Coiir du premier mars 1787. M" LaCroix présidant Joseph Lapensée

A' girardin Clement alary

Les députez de la fabrique des Cahos Etant assemblez devant la Cour pour Se laver de Limputation qui leur a Eté faite davoîr recelé des papiers que M^ augustin dubuque leur avoit confié, leqeul dit s^ dubuque après un Certain tems et plusieurs Recher- che a dit Les avoir trouve Entre deux pieux de son terrain M' de S* pierre curé de cette paroisse present a requis le sermant dun chacun des dits députez comme il Navoit aucune part a lEgare- mcnt des papiers. Lesquels devant La Cour Savoir le s'' francois saucier, s^ jean B^ LaCroix, s'' antoine Girardin, Charle du- Charme, francois Courier Joseph Labuxîerc, grefier. Et Mond' S' de S' pierre curé ont fait led* sermant.

sur quoy la Cour les a déclaré absout de tout soupçon a cet Egard, sur la declaration que le s^ dubuque fait. Et de son ser- mant quil a fait quil ignoroit qui les avoît mis a cet Endroit dont il décharge les dits députez Et tous autres.

marque de marque de

+ +

Joseph Lapensée Clement alary

Les S""' Lonval, deslonchamps Et Joseph Lapensée on de- mandé le des domagement des Clotures des terres de lEglise vendue a rente le dimanche 35 de ce mois, la Cour a ren-

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469

At th« some Court.

^^ADEBONCOEtTR, Plainliff, VS. GABWEt BaBOÎJ, who WSS

unwilling lo appear after receiving summons.

The plainlift pruduced an account for supplies amouDling to Iwcniy.five iivres to which he made oath before the Court.

In view of the refusal of the defendant to appear, the âaid

Court condemned him to pay without delay 10 the said plaintiff

the sum of twenty-five livres, and fifteen livres for costs, which

shall be advanced by the plaintiff and reimbursed to him br the

nid Gabriel Baron, for which there will be execution.

The Court adjourned to March i, lySj.

F. SaudcT.

At a Court March, i, 1787. MM. LaCroix, President. Jowph Lspanctf. Ant. Girardin. Clement AUrie.

The deputies of the vestry-board of Cahokis having as.iembled before the court to clear themselves of the charge, whidh has been made a^;!iinât them, of having; concealed some papers which M. Augustin Dubuque hod confided to their care, and which the said M. Dubuque said he had found, after a certain time and eevetsl searches, between two stakes of hh land. M. dc St. PieTK, eitri of this parish who was present, demanded the oath from each of the uiid deputies thni he had no share in the los» of the papco. The following have taken the said oalh before the Court, lo wil: M. François Saucier, M. Jean file. LaCrmx, M. Antoine Girardin, Charles DuCharme, François Courier, Joseph Labuxiere, Clerk, and the said Sicur dc St. Picrrc-

Whercupon the Court declared ihein alxsolved from all suspi- don in this respect on the afBdâvit which M. Dubuque made and his oalh which be made that he did not ktiow who put them in that pla<,'e, with which he diKharges the said dqmties and all others.

Mark + of ]osef>h Lapancé

Mark + of Clement Ala rie

'. - :. r-j;

COURT RECORD. MARCH, 17S7

ajt

MM. Lont'iil, Dcsloocbamps and Joseph Lapanc^ demanded dama;^ for the fence of the cbuicb landi, the ita?^ of which were «old Sunday, the 35th of this month. 'I'hc Court dismissed the case to the nejit Coun for decision, not finding itself complete.'

The Court adjourned to April i, 1787.

J. B. H. LaCroix.

To-day. the first of March, 1787, there appeared at the office of the Court in the presence of the magistraieH, Miirie Loui»c Lcmtre, widow of the deceased Groslé, who was killed by the savaj;es about a week afler their marriage; and .since the ^id Grofilé, before being married to the petitioner and entering into a community of goods with her, had contracted divers debts, and ihrrc is found nothing from which to refund her dower, declared by her contract of marriage, e.ïcepi the sum of two hundred livres, which are in the hands of François Biguicr called Groslé. father of the said deceased, and which she claims for her dues, which are for a greater sum; this is the reason why, after &iamin- iitg the affairs of the said deceased and the obligations which he contracted as well before his marriage as for the expenses of the marriage and after the marriage aforesaid, and seeing from the death of the «aid deceased Gro^lé Biguier, her husband, that the ccHiimuni^ of goods which exbts h more burdensome than profit* able (of her, she declared before the said Court and declares that she renounces, a^ in fact she has renounced, the community nf goods, which existed iKlwccn the said deceased l'rançois Biguicr called Groal^ and herself, on account of the wTong which sbe would iuRcr and is suffering from it; and now she declares that she abandons the said community of goods; and that the said deceased contributed nothing, neither gains nor work, thereto; the said widow declares furthermore that sbe has not entered upon po»»cs.«ion in any way either by paying or receiving any thing wtûch may have belonged to the deceased; and that the said François Groxlé, father r>f the deceased, has taken and withdrawn alt that which could belong 10 his said son, and that she daims only the sum of two hundred Irvrex, which ihe said François Groslj has in bis possession, belonging to the deceased, her husband, and

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which dfftccndtxl from the estate of hi» mother, to replace the dower and jointure, accorded her by her contract of mairia^ with the said Françoiii Biguter called Gmsle. And she \mn asked for a certifi- cate of this declaration and renunciation, which the Court has granted to her upon her raakin)t oath that &he had notbin;;, diawn from the cSccIs beJonging to the »id deceased, her husband, and by which %he acknawled.^<s the truth of all she has declared abo^'c. Whereupon ihc said Court approve» the said renunda- tion and (ictrecs that it shall have its complete and full effect and the ^id Lcmire nhall be truly and validly discharged from all debts of the said community and others which may have been contracted as well before a» after ihc said marriage. And the Coiul allows the said widow the two hundred livres, which are in the hands of the said François Biguîer, father of the said deceased, to replace the dower and jointure, to the pa)-mcni of which the said Françob Siguier shall be constrained.' And we have signed the said day and year, and the said widow made her mark, not knowing how to sign, the said day and year.

Mark of J. B. H. LaCroix.

+ Marie Joseph Lemtre.

At a Court, April a, 17S7.

Jean Ble. LaCroix, President Joseph Lapand!

Antoine Giraidin Matthieu Saucier.

Louis Chatel. M. Joseph Lauuxiere, attorney for ihe property in abeyance of the c»utc of Raphael Gagné, plaintiff, vi. Josepu Povpak, citizen, defendant.

Heard the plaintiff in his cxjjianalory petition which shows that the said Poupar owe^ the said estate a sum of fourteen hundred and nineteen (ivrtî in money or jicltries according to his note whicli

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iiiiy If ili-titiiiiili'tir L-n sa requête expositive que led* pouput doit il hitliic Siiivxsiim iiiur Miimnic de quatorze ce&t dix neuf Hires en lUf'.i-ni XII |ii'II<Tif suivant siin Billet EchA depuis plus de dix huit tiiiiis. i|iif Li Siiirssioii diiii ;k plusieurs particulieis qui reclunent Iciiis (riMiiivs i|iif liincan ayant Eté fait a deux ans de Credy le ili'iiMtKlciir \>':i iiiicun fond pour payer, quil a fait [dusieun iri|iii--iiuiM lui ili'ITcndcurde payer Sans avoir pu obtenir de luyie IMtctiii'iii ;i I nie till (.'i>udu:int a ce quil soit condaniné a payer le i(";l.iiii di' M>ii ttilti'l iiiontanl a ladite somme de quatorze Cent iliiiu-iit livifs, Kl aiiic frais Et dépens et interest.

niiv le iIclTcmlciir qui :i dit quil reconnoit devoir la Somme de i|iiiil>ir/i' < (Tit viii);t ticiil livres mais quil na aucun moyen de payer m tiii'lli'iiii-nl ne m- voy;inl pus Kn sutsiation [sic]. Surquoy la Cour Il Mill it Ir ]i;iycnii'iU jusques uu m»is doctobre prochain en payant l.ititcrivn ;i ('iiii| !>' Ont sur laquelle somme le deffendeur a payé l'i<iii|iir icllr dctniisicnt soixanic dix neuf livres Cinq sols En- d'i'-'i" iir M>ii iiliii|;aii(in tv dit jour donné aux Cahos lead* jour r:t :iii I Mil un im-niiiirt' <]uil a produit, a la même Cour. Mvrniir saiuikh demandeur contre B" La Bécasse deffendeor

1,1' dciMiitidcur a priHluit un Billet contre le deffendeur de la '.iiiniMc i\f Cinq Cent livri-s Kchus depuis un an En demandant le pjvriMi'iil S;iiis ilt'Iais. Il- d(.-lTi.'ndcur a reconnu le billet Et a dit ii;iv<iîi :iui un iniiycn de payi^r a pre.sent quil le payerait quand il :iiiii>il ilr quiiy.

Sur quoy lu Cour u ordonné Et a condamné le deffendeur a jiayiT iiu fti'iuiindi'ur lu niontunt de Son obligation dans le cour ilmioliic |iriHli;tiii :i quoy faire il sera contraint p>ar saisie Et vniir dr .Si-s llicns |irivilcgiercment, donné En Cour lesd* jour Kl an.

a la même cour.

M"^ AimusTiN iii-iiiQCK demandeur contre Thou Bredy deffendeur

I^ demandeur reclame la Somme de douze Cent trois livres onze suis quatre deniers pour marchandises quil luy a fourni pr son Commerce avec linterest frais et dépens.

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'7S

inatuTcd more than eighteen months ago; and that the esUte owe» several perM>R& who are daiming their duea; and that, unce (he auction of the property had given two years credit, the plaintiS haa no other fund ttom which to pay; that he has made several demands upon the defendiini to piiy w iihwii being lUe to obfain the payment from him ; therefore he concludes that the defendant ï,hould be condemned to pay the balnnce of hin note amounting to the said sum of founeen hundred and Dioeicen livrts and the costs, charges and inierct.

Heard the defendant, who said that he acltnowledgcd thai he owed the sum of fnuncen hundred and iweiily-niue [nineteen?] thivs. but that he had no means to pay at present, iiot Ending him- Mif in position ic pay. nii«reu]>(>n the Court ïuspendeil (be pay- ment until the month of October next, and decreed that interest at live per <:eiii Ik paid. On this »um the defendant paid this day »n installment of three hundred and sc\'enty-nine livres five toU, endorsed on his obligation. Given ai Cahokia the said day and year on a mémorandum which he produced.

At the same Court. Matthieu Saucies. Plaintiff, :■:;. Bre. LA»ECA8se, Defendant.

The plainlitT produced a note against the defendant for the sum of five hundred thira, mnturcd a year ago, and dcmuids the payment of it without delay. The defendant acknowledged the note and said that he had no means at present, and (hat he would pay when be had means.

Whereupon the Court decreed and condemned the defendant to pay to the plaintiff the amount of his obligation In the course of October next; to do whidi he shall be constrained by seizure and sale of his property with preference. Given in Court the said day and year.

At the same Court. M. AocPSTra DtmcQPE, Plaintiff vs. Tom Bkadv, Defendant.

I'be plaintiff claims the sum of twelve hundred and three iivret eleven iols four deniers with interest, corts and charges for mexcbandise, which he furnished him for bb trade.

Heard the defendant, who nid that be did not owe this entire

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ouy le défendeur qui a dit quil ne devoit pas cette somme ai Entier et (juil navoit pas de quoy la payer actuellement, qua la permiere demande de M'' dubuque il a voit voulu luy hypotequer des effets p' surete de ce quil pouvoit luy devoir maïs que !ed* s' dubuque Navoit pas voulu les accepter dans le temps, que pour le present son épouse ne le vouloit plus, quelle vouloit Rendre compte a Ses Enfans auparavant, quil ne desavouet pas de devoir au s.' dubuc Mais quit demandoit un délais en faisant son obliga- tion.

Sur quoy la Cour a condamné le deffendeur a payer au demand- eur le montant de ce quil doit aud' s' dubuc Et ce sans délais a quoy faire quil soit contraint par saisie Et vente des meubles et effets qui apartiennent directement aud' Thom Bredy sur lesquels led' S' dubuc aura privilege. Sans derroger au privilege et pre- ferance que les Enfans de laflame on sur ceux dud' deSendeur Lesquels Biens du deffendeur. En cas que preferance Naît lieu p' les mineurs laflame Seront estimez et aura le Cboix led' s' dubuc de les prendre au prix de lestimation ou de accorder un délais. condamnons led' Thom Bredy aux frais Et dépens qui seront avancés par le s^ dubuq.

délivre copie p' signifier a thom Bredy. a la même cour. p" UARTIN demandeur contre le S"" augustdj dubuc deffendeur

Le demandeur reclame contre le deffendeur un mémoire de fournitures p^ Loyer de Cloison fournitures de Madriers planches et Cloux montant a deu.x cent vingt Cinq livres dix sols En argent Lesquels fournitures il luy a fait a Sa demande.

ouy le deffendeur qui declare avoir Emprunté la Cloison Sans luire [ï(V] ni même sans parler de loyer, Et que les Conventions Etoienl de luy remetre la Cloison En même Etat quelle Etoit lors quil la prêtée lauthomne. Et comme il avoit recommandé a M' tabault de faire remetre la Cloison il a dit au deffendeur quil avoit

1 'l'ilf v'iff iif Tlu>nia4 llridv u.m a M.iJame LhQjmiiiF. ^4'h'Mf cliililn-:! by her ûr^r hu9- tiun.l h^d nghra in Ihr i^jtimunkv or ^l'o'is t3UbU>h<^ by hf-r mnrrLiiti< viih Ihrir father and which had ncjl lietn cndpj by a division vi \he jiruijrny. whfn shv inrmcd llir tfcond com- mmiily of tomh wiih braily. Madame Iltady nov de^red to si-iili.' uiih her rhildrm h^orr Iheconununiiyfjf Hoods wilh Brady betimciïBponsibie for ihe dehl^oivinK IJubjguc; but Ihe Cuungavc judem^nt again^ihat pmprrly which had htta bmiight Id ihr cummuniiy by Brady

' Note in margin by the clftk.

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sum, sod ihttt he did not have means to pay at present; that at the time of the first demand of M. Dubuque, he had wished lo give him a mortgage on his effects for surety for that which he might otrc him; but thai the said M. Dubuque had not been willing to accept them %t ihe time, and that now bis (the defend- ant's) wife was no longer willing, and that she wished to render account lo her children 6m; thai he did not disavow his debt to M. Dtibuque, but that he asked for a delay in (ultilling his obli- gation.

Whereupon tlic Court condemned the defendant to pay to the plaintitT the amount of what he owed ihc $aid M. Dubuque and thai without delay; and the Court decreed that be should be con- strained lo do ihi.t by seizure and $ale of the personal pToperty belonging: directly to ihe said Tom Brady, on which the said M. Dubuque shall have preference, without derogating from the privilege and preference, which the children of Laflamme have on the property of ihc s;iid defcnd.-inl.' In tJi*c Ihc minor heir;; of Laflarame have no righi of preference, this property of the defend- ant shall be appraised and the wtid M. Dubuque ïhall have the choice of takini; ÎI ai the appraised value or of granting a delay. We condemn the said Tom Brady to pay the cost» and charges, which «hall be advanced by M. Dubuque.

Delivered a copy for ntiiittcaiîon to Tom Brady.' PiEHRE Mabtlv, Plaintiff, vs. M. Augustin Dt-BiiouK. Defendant.

The plaintiff datmâ payment from the defendant of a bill for supplies, namely for rent of partition, supplies of joists, planlcs and nails amounting to two hundred and twenty-five livres ten jtfb in money, which supplies he furnished the defendant al his request.

Heard the defendant, who declares that he had borrowed the partition vrithout renting or even «peaking of rent; and that the _agieen]eni was thai he return the partition to Ihe plainliff in the ime condition it w-as when the latter lent il in the autumn; and

he had ordered M. Tabcau to have the partition relumed, be told the plaintiff that he had made arrangements with Trogc

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pris des airangement avec troge p' la reraetre telle quelle Etoït Et comme il y avoit quelques planches qui avoient Eté rognés il devoït luy En remetre dautres ou satanger avec martin quil Etoit juste que si la Cloison navoit pas Eté Remise comme m'' martin sen plain il faut quelle soit remise En sa Nature par troge ou par ceux qui ont les fonds de la société.

Le tout examiné par la Cour Elle a Condamné Et condamne le s' dubuque a payer Sans délais aud* pierre martin la Somme de Cent trente Cinq livres dix sots pour le montant de son mémoire a laquelle nous lavons réduit sauf le recour dud* s' dubuque sur la société condamne le s'' dubuque aux frais Et dépens. Michel Charly demandeur contre Francois g&auont deffendeur

Le demandeur Reclame contre le deSendeur dix livres pour la bedauderie qui luy sont dus p' lannée dernière 1786 p' la maison du deffendeur.

Le deSendeur a dit quil avoit vendu sa maison des le 24 7'"" dernier que dailleur il ny demeuroit pas quil demeuroît chés M^ La Croix.

La Cour a condamné le S' gramont a payer au demandeur Sept livres dix sols p' sa part de la bedauderie jusqua la fin de Septem- bre dernier Et condamne M'' Charles cadron a luy payer Cin- quante sols pf les trois derniers mois de 1786. condamne la Suces- sion de deffunt gramont aux dépens liquidez a quinze livres donné En Cour lesd' jour Et an.

a la même Cour. JOSEPH AUELDJ demandant contre henry Kertis dit Bienvenu

Le demandeur a produit un CertiiBcat du Nommé Maillet, Et Chevalier, i-izé par m^ Cruzat commandant a S' Louis par lequel il apert que led* maillet Etoil Chargé dune obligation de Neuf cent Soixante neuf livres En peiterie Et quil a perdu ladite obligation suivant led' Certifficat quil donne p' tenir lîeu dobiigation declar- ant quil na Rien reçu dessus, ladite obligation due par led' Joseph Kertis dit Bienvenu icy present a la Cour Requérant que led' Kertis dit Bienvenu ait a luy En payer le montant Et aux frais Et dcp>ens.

1 Stt eue «Hneif bu limll&T on p. jjV-

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to return it in the same condition it w«s; and since there were Sdme pUnki which had been cut off, he ought 10 return others for them or make arrangements with Martin, lie said that it was juiit, if the |>anilicin had not been returned, as M. Martin makes complaint, that it should be rctumud in good condition by Troge or by those who have the funds of the partnerihjp.

All having been examined by the Court it condemns an<J does condemn >I. Dubuque to pay without delay to the said Pierre Martin the ^um of one hundred and thirty-five livra ten sols (he amount of hh bill, to which sum we have reduced it, reserving to the said M. Dubuque recourse against the partnershi]). Con- demned M. Dubuque to pay the costs and charges, Michel Charly, Plaintiff, vj. Fxancois GRANKMoNr, Defendant.

The plaintiff claims from the defendant ten livres for the bcad- Icry, which are due on the house of the defendant for la.st year, t ;86.

The defendant said that be had aold bis bouse the 34th of last Septemlier, and that be&ides lie did not live there, but at M. La- Croix.'

The Court condemned M. GrsmdmoDl to jjay to the plaintiff •even livres ten sols for his share of the beadlery up to (he end of September last; and condemns M. Charles Cadrcm to juiy him fifty sols for the three last months of 1786; and condemns (he

ate <^ the deceased Grandmoni 10 pay the roxl-^ which are set . fifteen livres. Given in Court the said day and jTar. At the same Court. JoaPB Hauelin. rUintiff, vs. IIe.nky Kërtis called Bienvenu.

The plaintiS produced a certificate of the named Mailhet and Chevalier, signed by M. Cruzat, commandant at St. Louis, accord- ing to which it appears thai the said MaOhel was intrusted with a note for nine hundred and sixty-nine livres in peltries and that he lost the said note, according to the said certihcaie, which be gives to t.ike the place of the note: and be declares that he ha$ re- ceived nothing upon the said obligation owed by the said Joseph Kerlia called Dienvcnu, here present in Court; and he pni)-* that ihe said Kcrtis called Bienvenu be held to pay him the amount with costs and charge».

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ouy le dcffendcur qui a recuse le Certifficat et qui a dit qiiil oe dev'jit qua sun Billet que Iod X'aroit qua le luy presenter quil oiïroit de le payer quil dedaroit ne pou\-oit le payer autrement quit p'juvoit luy être présenté a missilimakînac ou ailleuis Et quil seroii oijligé de le payer, quil avoit donné ordre au s' Louis gaud de retirer de Urgent ou pelterie du s'' maillet mais que maillet avoit répondu qui! avoii a produire des debtes aud' BienrenQ que cest peut Etre led' Billet dont est question, quil ne de^-oit Rien aud* maillet dailleurs.

La Cour a daboutée te demandeur de Ses demandes jusques a ce quil ait produit Le Billet en question la Condamné aux frais Et dépens liquidez a quinze Hitcs donné en Cour lesd* jour Et an.

délivré i copie a hamelin 5'*" M' Myer Michael demandeur contre Piekbe tkogs deffendeur nayant v-oulu paroitre après avoir Eté assigné.

Le demandeur a présenté deux billets a luy dus par le deSen- dcur lun de la somme de deu.x Cent Cinquante deux livres dix sols En argent Et lautrc de Cent Cinquante formant les deux sommes celte de quatre Cent deux livres deduction faite des acompte Reste trois cent Cinquante six livres Sept sols qui le demandeur requière que led' trogc luy paye sans délais avec les frais et dépens.

La Cour atendû que led* troge na voulu paroitre après avoir Eté a[jellé trois fois a la porte de laudience la Condamné a payer au demandeur la dite somme de trois cent Cinquante six livres Sept sols. ■ Et ce sans délais sauf aud* troge de donner des sûreté au demandeur sîl veut obtenir du terme Et la Condamné aux frais liquidez a quinze livres qui seront avancez par le de- mandeur Et a luy rembourcez par le deffendeur donné En Cour.

La Cour est ajournée au premier May prochain ce 2 avril 1787.

J B H LaCroix Pr Sdt.

^ \iiEc ïn rDArgia hj ihr drtk.

COURT RECORD. APRIL. 1787

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Heard the dcfendanl, vrbo took exception to the certificate and who said that he owed only fur hi» note; ihul one had only to pre- sent it to him; that he oScrcd to pay ii; that he declared he could nut pay it otherviHe; that it might t>e pre«eiiied to hini at Micbil- limackinac or elsevrhcrc and that he would be bound to pay it; that he had given art!er> to M. Loui.s Gaud 10 wiih<lraw money OF peltries from M. Mailhct; but that Mailhcl had answered that he had to give particulars of the debts to the said Bienvenu, and that perhaps that is the said note in question; that he owed noth- ing to the said Mailhet otherwise.

The Court denied the prayens of the plaintiff uiilîl he should have exhibited the note in question; and condemned him to pay the costs and charges, which were set at fifteen livres. Giveo in Court the said day and year.

Delivered a copy to Amelin, 5 livres.^ M. Myer MicHAEts, PlaintiS, vs. Piehek Trooe, I>efcndant,

who wa» unwilling to appear after having been summoneil.

The plaintiff presented two notes due him by the defendant, one fur the Mim of two hundreil and lifty-two Hvm ten loh in money and the other for one hundred and fifty, the two amounting to four hundred and two livm. After deduction for Uie install- ments made, there remain three hundred and hfty-six livres seven els, which the plaintiff demands that tlie said Tro^ pay him 'without delay, with costs and charges.

The Court, considering thai the said Troge did not wish to appear after having been summoned three limes at the door «f the audience chamber, condemned him to pay to the plaimiS the said sum of three hundred and fifty-six livms seven sols, and [hat with- out delay, reserving to the said Trogc the right to give surety to (he plaintiff, if he wishes tn obtain terms; and cimdcmned him to pay costs, which were set at fifteen livres, which shall be advanced by the plaintiff and reimbursed (o him by the defendant. Given in Court,

Hie Court adjourned to the first of May next, this second day of April, 1787.

J. B. H. LaCroix, Prcs.

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a une Cour du premier May mil sept cent quatre vingt Sept M" Jean B'* LaCroix Présidant Mathieu Saucier Louis Chalet Joseph Lapensée

magistrats le S' JEAN DUMOULIN demandeur contre augustm dubdq def-

fendeur Le demandeur reclame une Somme de deux Cent dix neuf livres dix sols En argent p^ plusieurs articles portés au compte quïl a Produit devant la Cour concluant a ce que le deffendeur luy paye ladite Somme Et aux frais Et dépens, demandant a Etre déchargé du payement des Clostures que les adjudicataires avoient fait Sur les terres de la mission, dautant que les dites terres ont Eté reprises par la fabrique.

Le deffendeur repond que les Conventions faites a*-ec M^ Dumoulin Etoit de luy donner le dix p' cent sur toutes les sommes quîl recevoit de la vente des Biens a la charge de payer les frais de Criées Et que ce dix p' cent devoit être partagé Entre led' S' dumoulin Et le s' Labuxiere p^ les Ecritures quil feroit maïs que nen ayant point fait le S' Labuxiere ne demandott Rien, Et que Comme la fabrique a repris les Biens de ladite mission le deffend- eur demandoil a Etre décharge du payement quexige M'' du Moulin p' son recononcment [sir].

Sur quoy vu les contestations des parties Et Nayant voulu Sen raporter a un arbitrage La Cour a Nommé les jurés cy après pour décider de leur affaires, savoir M" Myer Michaels Morel

helene hugues huvard

Largeau Jacq LaCroix

Laurant ducharmc Belle

Couriois Kaom

Wouel p" Billet

donné en Cour le i'^ may 1787.

a la même Cour. Le S' AUGUSTIN DUBUQDE demandeur contre pierre uastik

deffendeur Sur le procès entreux devant la cour du deux davril dernier le s' dubuq a dit navoir Rien promis a martin p' loyer de sa Cloison

COURT RECORD, MAY. l^S;

•^ï

Al X Court, M&y i, 17S7. MM. Jean Dtr. LiCroix, Prestdcnl. Matthieu Sauticr Loub CbateL JoMph LaiMncf-

Maipalrata.

M. Jean DrMociiN. Plaintiff, t-r. AccirsriN DfmrQtrr. nufrndanl The plaintiff daims a sum of tWD hundred and nineteen livrti ten lols in nHmc>' fur several items carried mi the acmunt wlilch he exhibited to the Court and he coodudcs thai the dcrendnni ^ould pay him tlic said sum with costs and chari^; and he prajrs that he be released from the pa>7nenl for closing up the accounts, which die purchasers made on the land» n( the mission, bia«mue1i as the said lands have been taken back by the vestry -board.

The defendant answers thai the agreement with M. Dumoulin was to give him ten perccnl nnall lhcftum»wbirh he received tr<»m ■ ihe sale of the property, on condition tliat he pay Ihc cost* of tlie auction: and that this ten percent wait to be divided Itelirrçn Ihe said M. Dumoulin and M. L,ahuiiere for the deeds which the taller should make, but since he lud made ruxic, M. l^lMixiere demanded oothing; and that since the vestry-board had taken ibe pcnpeftr ot the «aid mission, the defen<lani demanded thai he be rdessed from the payment which M. Dumoulin exacts for ht% naonctation.

V^ienapoo, beoase of the contests of the panics and since ': tfacy are onwflll^ (d sibrali to an artntratioa, the Court named ibe (oOownig juron lo decide their caose. to wit; MH. Myer Mkbads, Monl.

Rdcne. Jacquca LaCniiz.

Ben DbChsmc Gabon.

WwmL PteneBiDcC

GAieni in Coon May rst. 1787.

At thmmtamCaon. MJttaatamm l>mn]iDs, PUu9l. n, Pnm yLurvoi. DefcadM.

APltt)tM(l> HetwKii them bcfttn the C^wrt the «eomd of hM ^VïR'!M^WM(}i}e «id that he had pronused Mutm

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et qui'lluy a -e'jleir.eni di: quil U luy feroit RemrireaumeiDeEtit. Martin h dit quil l'jy ;ivoiî pro:nii jr loyer El qui! -«roit Contant rrrii- ijue au lieu de -'jivre ce^ conver^'-iorî il a gaîté Ses planches tl -a Cloi-.on ain-5i que ]jlu-ici:ri Madrier; jj ['-] plancher den bas fjiii rriar.'juent demandunt que le tout luy -oil |>ayé par led' S' dul>uq ?:uivarii le memfjire quil pn^iiit El quil ofrc de produite p' icmuin le H" jwul poupari a linrtani le S' pauJ poupan est "jni[jarû au'juci nou-avon.- fait i:iirc sermant de dire la vente Kt a dit quil N'avoit aucunne cfinnoiisance que le »•' du- buquc luy avilit pri.mi- du loyer quil ne lavoir pa^ Entendu. 1-e S' dubuque a prnduit le S' trfi^e qui après avoir fait fermant a declari: qui! avnit pcy-é par ordre de M' tabaud la Cloison de rnariin mai.-; que en ayant fait une partie il luy a demandé de luy faire une Kquiere, quil la au-^-i faite par iirdredu M'' labault et que led' martin la Cloi'^'jn faite navoit Rien dit après la doison faite.

Sur quoy la Cimr ne j-juvant decider a renvoj-é les panics a Se ]tii\tTvc,ir jjardcvani 'k- iirhitre^.

IJ" iJLUAY demandeur crmire jkas B'~ Baron deffendeur

Le demandeur r'ini.luil a ce que le deffendeur luy payé la somme de (!ent quatre vin^t dix ^ept livrer dix rol,- Sur quoy il a reçu la -■ de Cent livre- re-lu quatre vinKt dix .-epl livres dix sols quil demande que led- Iwron luy p;ne ^an> délais.

Sur (jufiy les jKtrtîe-î Se Sont arranL;ée>. KKANifiis (îfikosiiE demandeur contre juseph BicnKR dit grosle

deffendeur

Le demandeur demande au deffendeur Soixante trois Boulins dune Cubanne que led' deffendeur a Fmprunte de la femme dud* (jerusme quil ail a le> luy remetre de la même grandeur et grosseur ]-;t aux frais Et dejicni.

(A:d' Kri>slé a répondu quil ne devoil pninl de bois aud' gerosme Et quil navoit aucun afaïre avec luy que Setoit >on fils qui avoit emprunté du bois ijuil imuvoit siiranger avec luy a linslant est

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fcir3EiE ai fat paiTirifin: thni hf v^nb «sM rVni bf WviiH hnw ît ifHi.-im^ !;■ faim in fhc Mmf «Mnilffhin STnmn "iiiH t?ini Pu bnqïtf bid prrtmJî»rd hini s wm *n>l ihii hr w-nuM l'r r onimti^.i -. but infuad of fc«^îns <h<i* HRiVi'iiifiH" hp h^rl e)i,iilri1 ln': Ivinnl^ and his ponilùwi as wfll a^ wxvt-nl j.iUi< (ii thr 1"«m rtEi>ii ( :i which are miftJÎnRiiuul hf |irin«ilirti ntl l'c |wiil i" lilm lu M lîii buque accordinn tu thr [Hitiniil nliiili Itc (tmititn-'^: niirl lir i>lîri< to produce Paul l'mipiir n» wiliifoi. A'i'l tmit ntitiMtcr) ^t Paul Poupar, whom wr liiivf itindc liifcf 'iilli (m Ifll lli" (tutlt, -iii'l who said that he nrvrr liiiil miv )iiinwl-iliii- *^^' ^1 thiUiiifitr bjtd promi^ti] rent, that Uf h^i'l rt^vff Ii^-tH "( '' \f hi(l.i(.|i(p produced Mr. Tt'ifit- wh'i. itfl'r hn 'ir<e '^^'•n 'nfh. 'V-'f-ytnl rhaf he had h'' firi\n frf Vf 'fafi"»'! [""r' Vfirrin'-- fjirfiii'ifi fn place; hut thar, havins; mad* ,< p^rf '^ i>, 'h*" h'fr h'"\ .■> V^'f him no make ,i ■viiusfmd*' fcr him. rh'ir tn> h-"1 'l-i^ m-"!-- if S/ 'Udo'iU \(r, T.ihi-au: ^nd -hxf 'h"* --"d \f"-fti hTd ■■•':'l n/.'hini» .iinr "he TartiHnn vim .tindc

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intervenu mîchel pettier lequel après sennant pax luy fait a dît que le fils de grosié luy avoit dît quîl avoit Eu de la veuve giroux du

J B H LaCroix pr std. bois p^ finir Sa maison Et qui! devoit En rendre p' finir la maison de ladite veuve jusques a son quairé sur quoy a deSaud de preuves sufisantes la Cour a renvoyé les parties a Se pourvoir pardevant m^ girardin command' a la prairie du pont Et magistra pour aranger Les parties.

B'' CHAKTKAN demandeur contre pierse tkoge

le demandeur reclame la somme de deux cent Cinquante livres a luy duce par pierre troge s' son Billet Echu et aux frais Et dépens, le deSendeur a dit navoir point de quoy payer quil ofroit de payer et demdoit |i;. ] Credy jusquaprés la récolte Et donneroit Cotiou.

Sur quoy la Cour a accordé aud' troge delab jusqua lundy prochain pour avoir le temps de vendre sa jument p*^ payer faute de quoy ladite jument sera saisie et vendue pour paver le demand- eur et au Cas quelle ne suffise pas Sera Saisy de Ses autres meubles p*^ finir de payer condamnons troge aux frais qui seront avancés et payez par led' Chartran. Le S"" COURTOIS demandeur contre fhaxcois Renousse deflendeur

Le demandeur reclame la somme de Cent vingt li\Tes Suivant Son Billet Echus, a lut due par francois Renousse Et aux frais Et dépens.

Led' francois Renousse a dit navoir point de quoy paya actuellement, la Cour a Condamné Le deSendeur a payer si mieux il naime rengager pour payer au prix du Cour des autres condam- nons led' Courtois aux frais.

La Cour est ajournée au premier juin 17S7.

J B H LaCroix (wsdt.

^ Al à]e b* f( '■rn .^ !hï pige m-i t\idtal.ly f^Tvd by icciJeri- 'Oi'J"' '^- t-trré mtanï ill ïhii fquuT rt*n "^f the houw Sel-™- ïhc p>t/-

COURT RECORD. MAY. 1787

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Now inlcr\'Cncd Michd rdlctier who, afivf taking oath, said that the son of Grosié had said to him that he had obtained from the

J. B. H. LaCroix, Pros.' widow Ciroux some wood lo finish his house; and «hat be wiis to rclurn Home to finijdi the house of ihe said widow up to the roof.' Whereupon the Couit in default of sufBdcnt proofs dismHscd the |i:irtie'< In Mie before M. Glnirdin, comntandanl and mSfUtrate at Prairie du Ponl, who will adjust the difficulty between them. BiE. Charisan, Plaintiff, v:>. Pierbf. Tboge

The plaintiff lays claim 10 the fum of two hundred and fifty Ihres due liim by Pierre Troge accordlnjt to his note, which is due, with costs and charges. The defendant said that he did not have the meiiii.i to pay, ihal he offered (o pay and demanded credit until after hart-cst and would give surely.

Whereupon tlie Court granted the iaid TroRe delay until Monday next to have time lo sell hi» mare in order 10 pay; in default »f which the ^id mare shall be seized and sold lo pay the plaintiff, and in case that is nol iiulScicnl there shall be seixti other fçoMLî to complete the patmenl. We condemn Troge to pay the costs, which shall be advanced and paid by the said Chartran.

M. CooR-rois, Plaintiff, vt. François Renocx, Dcfcnd.ant.

The plaintiff lays claim to the sum of one hundred and twenty livres according to the note, fallen due, which is owed him by Françoiâ Renoux, with coats and cbarj^es.

The »iid François Renoux said thai he did not have means to pay ai present. The Court condemned the defendant lo pay, un- less he prcfcn to bind himself out for the payment at the current wage. We condemn the said Courtois to pay the costs.

The Court adjourned to the first of June, 17S7.

J. B. H. LaCrois, Près.

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a line Cour tenue Extraordinairement le Sept de May mil sept cent quatre vingt sept.

M" Jean B'' LaCroix présidant Louis Chatel ant. girardin Math. Saucier

Joseph Lapensée magistra

Entre Jacob groot demandeur contre Jaques Piquet habitant du grand Ruisseau deffendeur Declaration dud' Jacob groot a dit que lundy dernier trente davril il Etoit dans Son champ avec Sa femme a travailler, que Son fils aine Etoit venu a luy pour luy dire que Lenfant de M^ piquet avoit Eté mordu par un Chien au visage que un instant après il est venu a leur fort avec Sa feimne p' voir lenfant que sa femme luy avoit dit quU feroît Bien de man- ger un morceau Et quaprés il irait voir lenfant. que En entrant dans le fort il a entendu dire par des femmes ou denfans dont il nest pas certain que Setoit Son Chien qui avoit mordu lenfant, que après avoir mangé luy et sa feme ont voulu sortir pour aler voir lenfant que sortant de Sa porte il a vu le S' piquet avec Sa Carabine a la main, que le S' piquet les voyant sest arrêté tout cour avec le feu dans le Visage et Changeant de Couleur deux ou trois fois. Enfin tramblant de Colère il a prononcé que Croyez vous faire avec voire Chien, le S'' groot a répondu quil ne savoit point mais que si Setoit juste que Son Chien Eu mérité la morte quil le ferait tuer, led' piquet luy a répondu si vous le tuez cela mevitera la peine de le tuer Et dans linstant Setant retourne il a aperçu le Chien Et la Blessé avec Sa Carabine dont il est mort quelques jour après, le S' piquet a resté ou il a tiré le Chien Et a rechargé Sa Carabine, la Femme du Déposant vorant cela a Sorti a la porte pour faire Entrer Ses enfans dans Sa maison. Et a dit que le — vous con- fonde pour quoy navez vous pas tués le Chien Roide Et pourquoy cette Garce de femme qui demeure ches vous n'a teUe pas fait rester Ses Bâtard a la maison Et que si Ses Enfans avoïcni Etes

1 la thr x»jon.^f Mirch 7. i7:xr, p- 36J tbr DviKf Piquet uid Pifcgc^t aRuiedio<knc- Eulï ibf samr mdn-

'StïTT.il American (amiîif* li^TvI iti a f>»mnH* bl«k'h'V:sr aï G«?;l 1t;:ïïvAU. Tbe buuiiHof Otf ftwrx\ IxmVJn Torc ^lualrd nithio Ihe socuJv, ud iht wcDnbtn df*cTÏb«f hy ihf Jiffntnl «iinrars shift fmn; imr ol ihc priviif b(>.><« «■ :hi jptu cptn. F« la aïKiMni ol (inod Ruiascau. m Iitretliulit^, pp. c^cii . cilviti.

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At a Court meeting in special session. Mbv 7, 1787. MM. Jean Ble. l^Ctoix, Preridenl. I-oui>s Oiatd. Ant. Giraniin. Matthieu Saucier.

Jos. Lapancé. Magîmntcs.

Jacob Groot, Plaintiff, vs. Jaues Piogott, inhabitant of Grand Ruit»eau, Dcfentbnt.' Declaration of the said Jacob Groot. Said that on Monday last, the thirteenth ol April, while he was in the field with his wile working, his oldest son came to him and «aid that the child of M. Piggult had been bitten in the face by a dog; that a moment after he went to the blockhouse* with his wife to see the child; that hh wife had said to him ttiai it would be better to have something to cat; and after that he might go to see the child. On entering into the blockhouse he bad beard some women or children, he is not certain which, say that it ivoii his dog which had bitten the child; tliat after having eaten, LUid his wife wished to go out and sec the child; that after he Dt out of his door he saw M. Piggolt with his riQe in his hand; , that M. Ptggott upon seeing them stopped short with fire in his Leyes and clianged color two or three time^, and finally trembling [with anger uttered: "What do you intend to do with your dog?" I M. Groot answered that he did not know; but that if it was true that his dog hud merited death, he would have him killed. The said Ptggott answered: "If you kill him thai will .spare me the iroubk of killing him", and at the same moment turning around be saw the dog and woimded it with hi& rifle &o that it died a few days after. M. Piggott stopped where he shot the dog and re- loaded his rifie. The wife oi the deponent, upon seeing that, went out of the door to make her children enter the house, and

she said, "May the confound you! lATiy didn't you kill

the dog ïtone dead, and why didn't that hussy of a woman who lives at your house make her bastards remain in the house? If ha children had Iiecn legitimate, God would not have punished her In this fashion." Giool upon seeing that took his wife by the hand and made her sit on a chair. He dépotes that Piggott answered: "God damn you! You call my children bastards,

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legitimes que dieu ne Lauroit pas punie de cène iaçaa, que groot voyant cela a pris Sa femme par la main et la faîte assoîr Sur une Chai.se. que piquet avoit réponde que dieu vous damoe, vous apelez mes enfants Bâtard jenreroy votre ame En Enfer, il a Entré daa-; la maison avec Sa Carabine a la main En tramblant m' grix>t luy 3 dit de ne pas Entrer avec Sa Carabine dans la maison et de penser a ce quil vouloit faire Et de metre Sa Caïubine En dehor de la porte le priant pour lamour de dieu de ne pas les tuer dan:i Sa maison, piquet a repondit adressant la parole a la fe[mm]e du déposant dieu vous damne jenveroy votre ame a leterniti:. En disant ces propos Piquet a\-oit Sa Carabine la Crosse apuyée sur le costé droit avec une main sur la platine Et lautrc sur le Canon, le Bout tourné Sur le Sain de M'^ Groot, que luy déposant a Entendu les ressort de la Carabine foire du bruit mais quil nest pas sur sil a raté Et dans linstant quil a entendQ Craquer les ressorts de la Carabine piquet Setoit retourné Et a pris Sa Corne et a Ramorcé de frais Sa Carabine, luy déposant luy a dit p^ lamour de dieu de ne pas tuer Sa femme et de prendre garde a ce quil aloit faire Et de Sortir, dieu vous damne Sacré Coquin Bien Souvant vous mavez afronté je vous serviray de même, En disant cela piquet a tourné la teste du costé de la porte et a aperçu un homme qui est le S*" Izaac West assis dans Sa porte qui Etoit vis a vis la porte de luy déposant. Et que avant de tourner lu teste il avoit levé sa Carabine et avoit présenté le Bout a luy deix>sant quaussitol quil a aperçu West il abaissé sa Carabine Et a sorty de la maison El a pris le Chemin de Sa maison. Et luy déposant layant suivy. et luy a dit Croyez vous que cela mérite Satisfaction, si vous le croyez metez votre carabine a part, mais que piquet navoit paii voulu, quil luy avoit repondu que de ce moment jusques au soir je pcoseray a ce que je feray. que voyant quil Eloit En danger de Sa vie luy et sa femme ne pouvant pas sortir de Sa maison Sans En craindre les suites il etoit venu pour en demander justice a la Cour, qui est tout ce quil a a dire que cest la pure vérité. Jacob groot.

avons fait paroitre led' jaques piquet lequel a dit que Son intention Etoit de tuer le Chien Si m^ groot ne prenoit pas sur luy

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I will sdid your «oui (o Hell. " He entered ihc house with his rifle ID bis band, ali in a Uemblc. M. Groot told htm not to enter ihc bouse wtlb his rifle and to tbinlt what he was going to do and to put bis rifle outside ilic door; and be prayed him for the love of God not to kill them in bi» bouse. Piggoll responded in ans- wering the words of the deponent's wife: "God damn you! ni «nd your soul to eternity," While saying these words Pig- gott bad bis rifle with the butt supported on his right side with one hand on the screw-plate and the other on the barrel, and tlie end potntcd toward the breast of Madame Groot; and he, the deponent, heard the spring of the rifle make a noise, but fac is not sure that there was a flash in the pan, and at the montent he heard the spring of the rifle cruck, Piggott had turned and taken bis horn and primed bis rifle anew. He, the deponent, told him for the love of God not to kill his wife and to take care what he was going to do and to go out. " God damn you, you damned nLKal. you have attacked me often enough, I will »erve you the same way. " In saying that Piggott turned bis head toward the door and siiw a man, M. Isaac Wot, seated in his doorway which was opposite the deponent's door; and that before turning hi» bead he bad raised bis rifle and aimed at the dc]>oneiit; that as soon as he perceived West, he lowered his rifle and went out of the hou<.e and started for hi» house; and that he, the dqiuneni, followed bim and said to him: " Do you believe that this deserves 5.<ttisfaction ? If you believe it, put your rifle down." But Pig- M WB3 not willing. That be had answered him: "From now ; evetùng I will think of what I shall do." That he, the depon- ent, seeins; that he and bis wife were in danger of ihcir lives and that they could not go out of their hou.sc without fear of the cxxi- sequencei, he bad come to demand justice of the Court. This is all that he has to sur and it is the «impie truth.

Jacob Groot. We Mimmoned the aid James Piggott, who said that his in- tention was to kill the dog, if M. Groot didn't lake it upon him- self to kill iti that there came a woman of the neighborhood who told bim thit Groot was not two huiMlred piaces from bis house,

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de le tuer, quîl est venu une de ses voisines qui luy a dit que gioot neloil pas a deux cent pas de Cbez luy lorsque le Chien a mordu son Enfans quil a Eté Environ deux heures a venir que le Chien a même emporté un morceau du nez de lenfant. que groot Etant arrivé ches luy il y a Eté pour voir ce quil vouloit faire de Son Chien que groot luy avoit répondu quil etoit juste que Son Chien meure puisquil avoit mordu Son Enfan quil avoit déjà aveity groot que Son Chien avoit mordu deux ou trois personnes avant cdui ci que cette fois netoit pas a disputer, que lors quil a tiré le Chien il la apellé En dehor du fort et quil la Blesse, que y ayant quelques enfans dehors ils ont ouvert la porte du fort le Chien ayant Rentré il a Chargé Sa Carabine pour la chercer de tuer, que Etant a la porte du fort il a rencontré madame groot qui lui a fait Beaucoup de reproches davoir blessé le Chien, que dans le tems il netoit pas Beaucoup en situation de donner Satisfaction a madame groot quil luy a dît achevez le Detuer vous même, que Son intention Etoit toujours de le tuer, quil Croyoit que le Chien etoit entré ches son maitre, quil y Etoit Entré pour le faire sortir et p*" finir de le tuer, que si groot navoit chassé le Chien que son intention Etoit de le tuer luy même dans ia maison, sans faire tor a personne, que madame groot luy ayant dit de mauvais paroles En parlant et luy reprochant Ses Bâtard, il iuy avoit dit que Son caractère Etoit meilleur que le Sien quil avoit dit a madame groot quelle Etoit Une Sacrée Salope et quil enveroit Son Caractère En Enfer, que lors quil avoit dît cela M' groot et sa femme avoit compris la Chose tout autrement Et quil setoient imaginez ï'oyant Sa carabine quil avoit Envie de les tuer quil avoit mal Compris la Chose, quil Croit Sans en Etre Bien sur que' jean solivant Etoit la plus ^'rande partie du tems a la porte, quil na jamais manacé m'' groot ni personne de sa famille de leur faire aucun tor que ce na. jamais Eté Son intention, qui est tout ce quil a a dire.

avons fait venir Izaac West témoins produit par le s' groot lequel après sermant par luy fait de dire la vérité a dh que lors que le Chien a mordu lenfant quil Etoit dans Son champ et quîl a arrivé comme piquet sortoit de La maison de groot p' tirer le Chien quil

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when the dog bit the child; thai he had been about two houra in coming; tb«I the dug hiid bitten off s piece of the child's noAc; that when Groot arrived at his house, he went there to *«; what Groot wa» n-iiling tu do with hi.< dog, and that Groot had answered that it was just that his doR should die, since it had bilicn hb child; that he had already noiilicd Groot that hb doj; had bitten two Of three persons before this one; that this time wa.i luii lo be disputed; that when he shot the dog, he called it outside the blockhouse, and that he wounded it; that there were some chil- dren outside and they had opened the door of the blockhouse, and that when the dog entered, he loaded his rifle tu try lo kill it; that when he was at the door of the l>lu(-khou«e, he met Madame Groot who reproached him se^-erdy for having wounded the dog; that at the time he was not able to give misfactioo to Madame Groot; (hat he had said to her. "Fintab killing it yourself;" that his intention wa» to kill it and that he bcJic^-cd that (be dog hod entered into its roaster's house; that be had entered there to drive it out and Ani^h killing it; that if Groot had not chafed the dog out, that it was hb intention to kill it himself in the house without banning anybody; that Madame Groot had used bad wonb in speaking to him of it and in throwing his bastards in bb teeth. He had said that hb character wax better than hen; and he bad aid lu Madame Groot that she was a damned slut and he would send her character to Hell. He says that when he bad said that, M. Groot and his wife had undetstood the thing qufle <fifleTentIy, and that the former had imagined, because he had bis rifle, that he wanted to kill them; that Groot had badly under- flood die thing; thai be believed, without being rcry ntrc of it, that Juha Suflivan was most of the time at tbe door; thai he new dtftsteojcd to do any harm to M. Groot or any one of ibc UmSj; that il was never his intention; which is all be ha» lo M3r. We lummooed Isaac West as witneeB prodiKxd hj M. Groot. who after taJciog the oath to tell the tnilh. said thai when the dog bit die duld, he wu in hb add, and that he arrived as Kggou ■«agoiagoaiaf Groot'thou3«toslKMtdiedog; that Piggou called die dog out of the door of tbe bUKkhoose, where be shot it; that

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qw VDOB naves iaii dctre TCoA dies nu^ avec ratrc caraîsûie meto b par tore ct aooi «kK aoos damier sattsbctioa. mais que piqaeiaraiiKfasé, que groot aroit dh puisque vous ne voulez pas ft «sis voir oc que je teny dîcy a œ >otr. qui est tout ce qnîl ft dit sanxr. leanre a loj bîtc de Sa declaration a dit Contenir venté j a petsisté ct a Signé.

Isaac West. VeA par la Cour assemblée les dcdarations cy dessus Ensemble la depotilion du témoin Izaac vetst ladite onir a ordonné et or- dooDC que led' jaques piquet donnera Boom et suffisante cauiiou a la iati»Ëaaion et demande duij' Jacob groot qui rcpcoidra par Sa penoone et Ses Biens de tous les tor mal fait celé prejudice El ataniat-1 que led' jaques piquet [>ourojt Exercer tramer ou induire lur In vie dud' Rfool de celle de Sa femme El de Sa famille ainsjr que de tous Ses autres Biens dont ladite Caution Solvable Sera Rertic pardevant M' Kobcn Wacb commandant dud' lieu du IcraTid RulRMau a la satisfaction dud' groot auquel dit M' Wacb iiou> irnjuignons de donner la main a lexecution de notre présente HUtencc El de nous en infonuer condantoons les patties a

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he, ibe deponent, asked Pî^otl why he had ool killed the dog and ihsit Pi^ott answered: "I have sufGciem sutisfxctioo now and 1 did not wUh to kill il;" thai Pi^oit bad reloaded his rifle and was in GrooL's house and that be, the deponent, was seated at hia door opposite Grool's; and that be only saw that Piggott had hi» gun raised m hî& hand» and was making several movements with it and be heard words of violence, but he cou]<l not distinguish what was Miid; and llial he expected to hear the gun fixed at any moment; that he was beside himself on account of the fury of the said Piggott; that he really believed that Piggott was going to kill some one; that after all these move- merl> he wiw Piggott turn, cock the hammer of hi» rific and pour powder into the pan and he reprimed it; and after he had re- primed it, he heard some word» which he could not understand, and that Piggott went out immediately. Ue adds, furthermore, that when Piggott went out, Groot followed him and said to him: "Because of the insult you have done mc in coming to my house with your rifle, put it on the ground and we are going to have satisfaction;" but Piggott had refused; that Groot had said: "Since you arc unwilling, I am goinK i» ^ee what I shall do between now and evening," which is aU that he said he knew. Reading of his deposition was made to him and be said that tt contained the truth and pcrfisted in it, and he has signed.

Isaac West. After consideration of the above affidavits, together with the déposition of the wilne.-is, Isaac West, by the a.i»enibled Court, the said Court decreed und docs decree that the said James Piggott shall and good and sufficient surety to the satisfaction and demand of the s<kid Jacob Groot, and that the bondsouu) shall be answerable in his person and his properly for all wrongs, malefaction, concealed tori,, and criminal attempt», which the said James Piggott may practise, plot or incite against the life of the said Groot, of that of hix wife and of hts family, or against his property, and for this the said solvent bondsman shall \k received before M. Robert Waits, conuumdani of ibc said place of the Grand Ruisseau, to the satisbctioo of the said

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payer Chacun la moitié des frais Suivant le mémoire qui sera produit par le )p¥&er donné en Cour le huit may mil sept Cent quatre vingt sept. [Signeil\ a' Girardin mth Saucier

marque de marque de

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Louis Chatel Joseph lapensée

Labuziere greâer J B H LaCroîx pisdt.

a une Cour du premier juin mil sept Cent quatre vingt Sept.

M" francois Saucier, antoîne girardin, philipe angel, B^ Sau- cier, Charles ducharme, Mathieu saucier Et pierre Laperche ont fait le Sermant doffice En qualité de magistrat p' la Nouvelle Nomination.

a la même Cour

Thom Bredy a fait pareillement sermant doffice pour la Charge dhuissier de la Cour.

a la même Cour JEAN B" DUUAY demandeur contre Le S' myer uichaels def-

fendeur .

Le demandeur reclame vingt pots dhuille quil a dies le s"" myer michaels.

Le deSendeur réplique que led' dumay luy doit une somme dar- gent qui! offre de luy remetre son huile En payant ce quil luy doit par son Billet En argent.

La Cour a ordonné que le s^ maher gardera Ihuille en deduc- tion de ce quil luy est dub par le demandeur a raison de Cinq livres ie pot prix du Cour, sauf aud' dumay den remetre le mon- tant en argent au deffendeur condamne dumay aux frais, a la même Cour.

Sur une demande formée par le S' pierre Laperche p' obtenir ime saisie sur deux Chevaux quil a dit apartenir au Nommé Chate-

' Piggoit oflered on Miy igih [ht penoiu of Thonm Wine ^lod Benjjunin R<«cn h bondjimn. — Chi. Hisl. Soc.. Cah. Rec.

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t and we eDJmn the said M. Waits 10 see to ihe ezecutioD of present sentence and t» inform u» there»!. We condemn the *^^-rties to pay each the half of the costs Bccording to the memoran- ^Vmi which will be furnished by the derk. Given in Court the K-Khl of May, seventeen hundred and eighty seven.'

^^H Ant. Oirardin. Mt. Saucier.

^H Mirk of Mark of

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^^^ Louia Chalet. Jooqih Lapiancé.

E Labuxierc, Clerk. J. U. H. LaCroix, Près,

^^b At a Court, June txt, 17S7.

^^^ MM. François Saucier, Antoine Girardin. Philippe Engel, Ble. Saui-icr, Charlw DiiClwrme, Matthieu Sander and Pierre Lapcrchc have taken the oath of office as magistrates by the new dection.

At the same Court. Thomas Brady has laken a like oath of office aa htaaier of (he Court.

At the same Court. J^AK Btc. Duuay, Plaintiff, vs. M. Mver MlcnAELS, De- fendant. Theplaintiff claim» Iweniyju^ of nil which he has at the house of M. Michaels.

The defendant answers ih*! ihc siiid Dumay owes him a sum of monc)', and that he offers to return his oil if he pays that which is owing to him on his note in money.

The Court decreed thai M. Michaels shall keep the oil which «hall Iw deducted from that which i:^ due him by the plainiill at the rate of five livrrs the JUR, which is the current price, re- serviiifi; the right 10 the »aid Dumay to return the amount in money to the defendant, and condemned Dumay to pay the costs. Al the same Court. On a petition drawn up by M. Pierre Lapercbe to obtain an attachment on two horses which he said belong to the named Chaidrau. st present in possession of M. Mailhct al Cabokia,

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lerau Entre les mains du s^ mailhet aux Cah6s. Et sur le sermant dud' Rkailhet Et du S' Champlin que les chevaux n'apartenoit pas aud' chatelerau Noua avons levé la saisie sauf aud' s' p'^ laperche a Se pourvoir sur les autres Biens dud' Chatelerau. La Cour est ajournée au i" juillet prochain.

f saucier, a une Cour tenue Extraordinairement le treize juillet mil Sept Cent quatre vingt Sept.

M" francois Saucier Présidant Charles ducharme Atoine [sic] Girardin Mathieu Saucier

B" Saucier pierre Laperdie

Fhîlipe angel Entre Le S' Louis Losihiek demandeur contre Le S' jean

DDMOTJLiN deffendcur Veu la requête présentée a la Cour par le s' Louis Lorimier ten- dante a vu des domagement pour les saisies qui ont Eté faites a S** genevieve et aux Cahos par m' hugues yourd et celle faite aux Cahos par m' dumoulin chargé de la procuration dud* S' hyourd. ouy le le S' dumoulin qui a dit que le s' Lorimier Etoït Encore Redevable a la société Et quil Seroît a même de se faire alouer les des domagement, quil conviendroit que pour luy il nctoit point chargé des affaires ny de la saisie qui avoit Eté faite a S** gene- vieve avant sa procuration.

Sur quoy la Cour a renvoyé les parties a Se pourvoir devant des arbitres quil voudront Choisir soit Sur lun ou lautre Rive pour raison des demandes contenues En ladite Requête p' le tout être Ex- aminé par les arbitres decider ce quU avisseront Bon Etre ainsy que p' les frais et dépens de justice délibéré aux Cahos led' jour Et an. [Signed] B Saucier a' Girardin

DuCharme pierre Lapeche

Mt. Saucier f. saucier.

Phillipe Engel Labuxiere greôer,

iLouia Lorimift wu bom in Cmn&dL in 1740, Lived somednur on Ihe MiAmi, Ohio, anA [oundcd the poat it Cape GLniduu, Miaouii, in itm- He wu appoioLni OHninuidaiit of

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and on the oath of the said Mailhcl and M. Champlin that the hon«f> do not belong to llie said Chaidrau, we hav-e raided the attachment, reserving the right to the said M. Pierre Lapcrche to sue on the other )i;oodi of the said Chalelntu. Tîie Court adjourned to the first of July ncn.

At a Court meeting in special session, July 13, 1787. MM. Pre^dent François Saucier Charies DuCharme Antoine Girardin Matthieu Saucier

Bte. Saucier Pierre Laperche

Philippe Engcl M. LopiR L08IMIB8', Plaintiff, w. M. Jeas Dtmotrtm, De- fendant.

In view of the pelilion presented to ihc Court by M. Louts l.orimier, demanding damages for the seizures which have been made at Ste. Genevieve and at Cahokia by M. Hu^.h Heward and for that made at Cabolcia by M. Dumoulin intrusted with the power of atiorticy from the said M. Heward.

Heard M. Dumoulin who said that M- Lorimier was stiU in debt lo the partnership and that the latter should be able to have the ditmages allowed, which he would agree to. As for btmself he was not intrujited with the businest nor with the attachment, which had been made at Sic. Genevieve before his attomcyship- Whereupon the Court di.imis.ied the parties 10 sue before arbitrators, whom they shall choose from cither side of the river, in regard to the prayers contained in the uid petition so that all be examined by the arbitrators that they may deride whit they consider just as well as the costs and charges. Decreed at Cahokia the said day and year. [Signed] B. Saucier. Philippe Engel.

DuCharme. At. Girardin.

Ml. Saucier. Pierre Laperche.

F. Saucier. Labuxicrc. Clerk.

Uie luaf bï iHf SfMnuU (arenltnml- •10 •<■•('

luaT by iFw ïpviuLi (arenltnml- He *w 4 fuf^iTvler. buU EiiiKd «fU loEluaiir di«i lb( tadiioLt. He dihl Jun* it, rfii.—KeaÎB'. £wlr SiOUmnl el UuUi$naiffi Vattry.

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a une Cour du deux juillet rail sept cent quatre vingt sept, M''' fr saucier présidant philipe at^el -

ant girardin p^' Laperche

Charles ducharme

Robert Cahokn demandeur contre fb Grauont defiFendeur

Le demandeur demande contre le deffendeur le payement de son billet Echus montant a la somme de trois cent huit livres en argent payable En pelterie synifiée sur led' billet suivant les prix y poné.

Le deffendeur a dit quil luy devoit quelque Chose Et quil avoit un compte a produire quil navoit pas de quoy payer actuellement quil offroit son Cheval. Et quil repetoit contre le S' cahom neuf piastres pour le loyer dun Cheval et une piastre p' le loyer dune journée de son sauvage le tout formant Cin- quante livres.

sur quoy la Cour a condarané led' gramont a payer son Billet suivant son contenu Et ce sans délais a la deduction des Cinquante livres quil répète a quoy led* Gramont sera Con- traint Et condamné aux frais Et dépens donné En Cour lesd' jour Et an.

a la même Cour.

Le S' Wai,e demandeur contre Philipe gervais deffendeur

le demandeur demande contre le deffendeur le payment de Son billet Echu montant a la somme de Cent quinze livres en aident ou pelterie.

Le deffendeur a dit quil reconnoit led' billet mais quil ne pou voit le payer actuellement Et quil navoit pas de quoy.

La Cour a condamné led' philipe gervais a payer le montant de Son Billet Et aux frais et dépens, donné En Cour lesd' jour Et an.

a la même Cour.

iLe S' Wale demandeur contre Antoine lamarche

défendeur

Le demandeur demande le payement de Son Billet de Soiiiante quatre livres le deffendeur a offert de le payer sous ce mois icy

COURT RECORD. JULY, 1787

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Al a Court. July 3. 1787. MM. Fr. Saucier, t*re^d«Dl. Philippe Enj^cl.

Ant. Girardiii. Rcrrv I^perche.

Charles DuCharme, Robert Cahorn, Plainiîff, w. Fr. Graki>mont, Defendant. The piaimiS bring!> suit ^((ainst the defendani for the pay- ment of his note, which h»s fnllen due, amounting to the sum of three hundred and eight livres in money payable in peltries aï declared na the said note, according to the prices stated thereon.

The defendant said that he owed the pkinEiff soroelhinK and that he had an account to prodaoc; th;>l he didn't have the means to pay at present; that he offered bis horse; and that he claims from M. Cahom nine piastres for the hire of a horse and a piastft for a day's wage of bis savaRC, the whole amounting to fifty livres.

Whereupon the Court condemned the said Grandmonl to pay his note according lo its content, after deducting; the fifty livres which he claims, and this wiihoul delay, lo which the said Grand- mont shall be constrained and condemned (o pay cost and charge». Given in Court the said day and year.

At ihc siimc Conn. M. Wale, Plaintiff, vs. PmupPE Gekvais. Defendant. The plainlifT brings suit against the defendant (or the payment of his note, already matured, amounting to the sum of one hun- dred and lifteen livres in money or (icltries.

The defendant said that he acknowledged the said note, but that he could not pay it now, and that he didn't have the means.

The Court ncindemncd the naid Philipiw Ger\'aû to pay the amount of his note with costs and charges. Given in Court the iaid day and ycat.

At the same Court. M. Wale, Plaintiff, vs. .\ntoink I.auakchk, Defendant. The plaintiff demands the payment of his note for sixty-four Imts. The defendant offered to pay it during this month be-

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dîry a. la Cour prochaîne, la Cour a. aconlf ce délais du Coo- seniement des parties donné le&d' jour et an. La Cour «t adjoum^ au i«aousi 1787.

fr. saucier, près*.

a une Cour du i"' aoust mil sept cent quatre vingt Sq>t. M" fr. Situcier présidant p^ LaperdK

antoine girardin Philipe angct

Chnrle ducharme Nfalbicu Saucier

Entre LAFCUUE Rocu demanderesse contre Loots Laubert

deflendeur La demanderesse reclame Son ûls quelle a mis Chcs le def- fendcur jusqua Isgc de 18 ans nicguand que $on fils Est Extropié dun Coup de hache quil est mal penssé Et nc);ligé Et que les poux et Tcnnine le majige demandAnt que le deÛfendeur luy remette son 61s.

Le dcffcndcur a dcsnic le tout et a dit que led' Enfant Rtoït Bien signe Et quil En avoit tous les Soins possible.

La. Cour rcnvoy l&fFaîrc devant M' gîrardtn p' ex- aminer sur les lieux la Verild des faits Et decider ce que de Raison.

La Cour est ajournée au i*' -j^* 1787.

fr. saucier.

du I*' Septembre mil sept cent quatre vingt

a une Cour Sept.

M" fr saucier ant* girardîn philipe angel

B" Saucier MaII). uudef p" Lapercbe PXANCOis GBROSUF. demandeur Contre JOSEPH BiouiER dit

CBOSLE deffcndcur. Le demandeur rci>ete la Somme de Cent livres qui) dit être dub a sa femme restant de celle de deux Cent livres quil luy de^'oil. Le défendeur a repondu quil avoit payé par un compte quil a produit Excédant ladite somme de Cent livres, doot ledit Crimple examiné de la veu du demandeur il revieu Cinq livres au dcScndcur p' sa femme tous comptes déduit, ta Cour a condamné le demandeur a payer au deffendeur Cinq

COURT ÇKCORD, AUGUST. 17S7 J03

tween now and the next Court. The Coun granted this delay with the f:nn.«eni of the partie». Given the t^id day. The Coun adjourned to August i, 1787.

At a Court, August i, 1787. MM. Fr. Saucier, President. Pierre Laperche. Antoine Otrardin. Philippe Engd.

Charle» DuChiirmc. M;iiihi«u Saurier.

The woman Roch, Plaintiff, vs. Louts Lambert, Defendant. The plaintiff claims her ion, whom she placed in die hou:^ of the defendant until he should be 18 years old. pleading that her son is maincd hy a strolcc of an axe, that he n badly fed and is neglected, and that lice and vennin are eating him; and ahe demandai th.1l ihe defendant should restore her son to her.

The plaintiff denied all and said the said child was well fed and that he had all possible care.

The Court referred the cause to M. Girardin to examine on the .spot the truth of the fact» and to decide what is just. The Court adjourned to Sept. i, 1787.

Fr. Saucier.

At a Court, September i, 1787. MM. Fr Saucier. Bte. Saucier.

Ant. Girardin. Math. Sauder.

Philippe Engcl. Pierre Lapcrche.

François Gesosue, Plaintiff, vs. Joseph Biguier. called

Groslé, Defendant, The plaintiff demands the sum of one hundred Ihres which he says ÎS due hi'^ wife beine; the balance of (wo huridred Ihres which the defendant owed her. The defendant answered that he had paid, according to an account which he cxhihiied, more than the said stun of a hundred livres, by which said accotmt, examined with the acluiowledgement of the plaintiff, there should be fire livras returned to him by the wife of the plaintiff, after all accounts are deducted.

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l)vre>; £t &'jx imh Ei dépens liquidu a viii|:t Ihres sc qui sera exerin^.

[/ 1 oHrt a Biffuier 5 lb

I f>rdre a aniaya 5

[/■ Ihui^sicr fjui a ji'ine Its 2 ordres. . . 10 tf' la ^ntence 5

25 lb a la mrme cour. Le S* Clamoboav demandeur Contre Le Xonune orCHESKAr

défendeur Le demandeur demande au deffendeur le pa^^ement duo Billcl de la Somme de Cent Soixante Cinq li\Tes en pelurie a luy transjxjfié par louis Chateleraud. ledit bitlct Exibé a la ' nur K' hus. ouy le deiïendcur qui a dit quil a\-oit déjà offert de (jaycr mais que Ion navoii paF pu luy produire son bOlcl aie- quanl quil Ktojt [icrdù Et quilavnil déjà donné un acompte au S' l^(>adi<: sur une Copie dud' billet par ordre de M' Crouzat ("ommandant de S' Louis, sur quoy la cour a Condamne le deiïendcur a payer au demandeur le montant de Son Billel sauf Son rcmtniurcemcnl Sur te s' Labadie qui Sera fait au S' Cla- mornan Kn acompte sur led' Billet, donné aux Cahos led* jour 1" 7'"' 17S7.

La Cour est adjouméc au i" &^" 1 787.

fr. saucier Prcsd*.

a une ("our du premier octobre mil Sept cent quatre vingt Sept, M" frnncois Saucier présidant. Philipe angel

anl' girardin Charles Duchamie

B** Saucier p" Laperche

Malh. Siiurier magistrats

Jf.a.s' Htk Morkl demandeur contre Ignace CnATr(;\-\' deffendeur l-e ficmandeur a produit un compte a la tharge du deffendeur montant a la somme de dixhuit Cent Cinijuanle huit livres dix sols En argent.

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Th« Court condemned the plainliS co pay five livres (o the deieodant and costs and charges «bicfa are set at twenty (iwen^- five Ï] tkfres, tor which iherr will be cxeculioa.

CosU.

T(i t order to B^ier § lb

I order to Antaya S

To huùsûr who earned the orders 10

To the judgment 5

>5tb At the same Court. M. Clamohcan. Plaintiff, vi. the named DvcuisNAO, I>e-

fendant The ptainiifi demands of (he defendant pa^incoi of a note for the sum of one humtred and >ixly-liv« Ih-ra in pdlries aligned to him by Louis Chatdrau. The said note, already due, was exhibited to the Court. Heard the defendant who uid that be had already ofirrcd to pay; but thai ihey had not been able to produce hû note, allcf^ng thai it wa» lost; and that he had already paid an installment to M. L^badie on a copy of the said note by order of M. Cruzat, commandant at St- Louiv \\'hrreu]>un the Court condemned the defendant to pay to the plaintiff the amount uf hi» note, «aving his reimbursement by M. Labadie, which shall be paid to M. Clamorgan as an ioslallmctit on the said note. GUta at Cahokia the aid day, September 1, 1787. The Court adjourned to October 1, 1787.

Fr. Saacicr. Pits. At a Coort, October i, 1787. MM. Francois Saudcr, President. Philtpfit F.ngd AoL Girardin Charles DuCharme

Btc. Saucier Pierre Laperche

Matt. Saucier Magistrates

JEAH BrK. MoiRL, Plaimiff, vi. Icmace CnATic.!r\-, Defendant. The plaintiff exhibited an account charged to the defendant amounting to the mm o( eighteen hundnnl and fiftr^eight livra Un toit in moiMy.

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Yj: denendc^r avaci conuât^ plusieuis uiideâ idadf au <.iiTR-:r.>:x'.k rjuilâ ont l'ait a Kumbeiia Et dans leur vorage que la Cour na pa~ Eclaîrier et quelle ne Croit pas pouvinr decider plaine- ment. Elle Kenvoy les deux paities a Se Nommer chacun ua art/itres p'jur decider de leur contestatioas dépens icseim ju-vjues a la sentence arbitrale qui sera hoin<dogué par b

C'jUT.

La Cour est ajounift au 2. ç**» 1787.

fr. sauder Presid'.

a une Cour du a. 9*^ 1787- M" frs Saucier présidant philipe angel

antoine girardîn mathieu Sauder

a la dite cour a Eté homologué Et Ratifier la Nomination Et Election dune Cour a la belle fontaine Et officier de milice com- prenant )e.s habitants recident [?] De la RiWere de Lai^. Kn s.e Conformant a la decizion de la Cour, du 1" octobre dernier.

a la même Cour. Nicolas Schcmitz a fait Sermant dofice de juge a paix p' le ^nind Ruisseau.

a lu même Cour William Blggs a fait Sermant doffice p^ juge ;t |iaix it lit Belle fontaine.

a la même Cour. \.v. S' AkdN'DKL demandeur Contre joseph Vaubry son Engagé 1 ,1- drtiiariileur .1 présente une requête portant que le deffendeur son Knt;anC iheriiiu a le quiter quil requière que led' vaudry liiy [iiiy<; i|u;itre cenl quarante quatre livres quil luy doit Et de hiy fournir un homme capable de le remplacer, ou quil Continue son voyage Srms une Caution sufTisante Sur quoy led' vaudry il n-potidu quil ICtoit trop mécontent de la société mais quil ne se jilai^noii pas <lu y? arondel Et quil ne vouloit plus rester sur quoy la cour a l'oiidamnii led' vaudry a payer la somme id dessus p'

'SiT \*UailKtiim, [I. ïiliji,

* WlllUin Aniiiitrl wnci un Iriith mrn'hknl Frum Canudj, }I« rrxidpd Al Peurii for a tînie. Ihni iiLitvnl 11» l'iihiakijt mill lain Ii» KiakiiikU, when he itiril in iSi& — Reynolds, yiouttr lliilvty, lad.

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J07

Tlic defendant having disputed several artides relative to ihe buaineis which ihey bad made in Cumberland and on their journey, which the Court was not able to clear up and which il believe» iuielC unable to decide com)ilclely, the Court dismissed the two panies to name each an arbitrator in order to decide their disputes, coats lieing reKerved untD the verdict of the arbitTators, which will be confinncd by the Coun.

The Court adjourned to November a, 1787.

Fr. Saucier Près. At a Court, November a, 1787. MM. Fr. Sauder, President Philippe Kiijçe!. Antoine Girardin Matthieu Saucier.

At the said Court was confirmed and ratified the nomination and election of a court at Bcllcfontainc and an officer of militia which includes the inhabitants residing on the Eagle River, in conformity with the decision of the Court of the ist of October last.

At the same court.

Nicolas Smith made oalh of otSce as justice o( peace for the Grand Ruisseau.

At the same Court William Biggs took the oalh of office as ju'Uioc of the peace ui Ueltefoncainc.'

At the same Court.

M. Ardsdel,' Plaintiff, vs. Joseph Vaudrv, his employé.

The plaintiff presented a petition, whicb declares that the <le- fendani. his engage, is seeking to leave him and he prays that the said Vaudry pay him four hundred and forly-four livres which he owes and furnish the plaintiff a man capable of replacing him, or that he continue hb journey under sufficieni bond. Whereupon the said Vaudry answered that he was too discon- tented with the company; but that he did not complain of M. Arundel; and that he did not wish to remain longer. Where- upon the Court condemned Ihe said Vaudry to pay the altove sum for his account and to furnish a man in his place to the said M. AiundeJ, and ordered that he be held in prison until he

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has found sufficient surely therefor'; and we cotukma him to pay th« costs and charges. The Court adjourned to the ist of December next

Fr. Sauder

November la, 1787. At a special season of the Court. MM. Fr. Saucier, President. Btc. Situcier. Ani. Girardin. Matt. Saucier.

Philippe Engci. and Pierre Laperche.

H. Jeak Bik, Lacroix, attorney of Pikrke Laflecr and of Tbouas Brady, Huissier, plaintiff,

vs.

tbc ESTATK of the deceased Aucdstek Dusoqcb.

Heard the said M. Jean Bte. Lacroix, for the said Lafleur, who concludes that the cslAle of the dcccuscd Augu:«(in Dubuijue shouJd pay him for the dama}{es which Dubuque caused by a barrd of powder which blew up his house, for the loss of his personal property, and fur the dressing of the wounds by the suTfjeon not Doiy his own but those of his wife who was dangerously injured, and for the rent of bis bouse and for other damages, from which be suffers. After till w;l-i examined and the Court hwl complete knowledge of tbc house, which was blown up, from the testimony of wilnesscs, the Court decreed and docs decree that the estate of the said M. Dubuque shall pay by préférence its cost price, sixteen hundred livres in mone>'i thai there shall be made a sworn sutement by the said Lafleur of the goods and chattes, which he lost, and an appraisal of those which are bro- ken in his house, which was blown up, by two arbitrators named by the Court, all of which b to be \vxia by the said estate; that there shall be paid the bill of the surgeon as well for bis as for his wife's care until their perfect cure; tliai there shall be allowed hiro for his day's wages, for the loss of his time unce bis house was blown up, the sum of three hundred Uvres, and for all rent of houses and olber daims the sum of cmc hundred and fifty livret, in full satis- faction for all dsmageii up 10 the present time. The said house

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moyen du present des domagement la dite maison sautée avec tous Ses materaux Et terain Et tout ce qui y est ataché a la reserve des Clostures que laâeur En lèvera, Resteront p' le compte de la sucession dud' s' dubuque Et quand au Regard de thom Bredy la Cour luy aloue sur la dite sucession dix livres par jour pendant deux mois a compter du jour que la maison a Sauté Et le paye- ment des hardes quil avoit sur le Corp lors quil a sauté au dire dexpert Et En outre les frais du cbirugien pensement traite- ment Et médicament p' tous des domagements Condamné la Suces- sion En tous les frais de present extraordinaire ce qui sera Exé- cuté Et permis aux dits demandeurs de prendre En acompte ou p^ tout sil le jugent a propos des effets a lencan de la suc- cession lors que la vente sen sera au plus offrant et dernier Enchérisseur donné En Cour led' jour ta.^' i?^?- [Signed] a' Girardin pierre Laperche

Phillipe Engel mth Sauder

B Saucier f. saucier

Labuxiere grefier

a une Cour du i" décembre 1787. M" fs. Saucier présidant ant girardin Math. Sauder

Pbilipe angel p»* Laperche

B*^ sauder M'' ant" Reiihe sest présente a la Cour comme fonde de pro- curation du s' pierre Gametin Créancier de deSunt augustin dubuque Comme dernier Equipeur Suivant les pieces quil a produit a la dite Cour. Et Sa requête du 9.9^" dernier apointée par M' saucier présidant.

La Cour ayant mûrement Examine Elle a reçue te s'' Reilbe en sa dite qualité au Nombre des Créancier de Canada. Et a décidé Et decide que toutes les debtes crées aux cahos Et sur cette partie.

^ The wIlLemcDI o[ Ihc cslarc oT Augustro Dubuque occupicA the allCDlion oE Ihc Court fotmanysEMionï. Stt pp.313,333, sïi, 37!.3îB.303. «aSiSiJ- DubuQue wm i trader Irotn Cimad^i and was probably fiom Ibc ume family an Tulieii Dubuque. tbe fint acltkr in what \i DOW Dubuque» Inwa.^Taué, het Canaàieni dt l'ffuat. i, ajg, Fiom the records ol the ïarioua cuea a^ainsl hia pstale, ÏT apuaia Ehal Aiuiuilin Dubuque died oa Koicmber &, 1787, from Ibcefiecisof an eipUwonof > kec ol ^npowder. His mfe, Archanoe Pntte. wu livinf in CaDoda at the time of tbe icddeul, and m later cainhnriBhts in tbe otalc verT ctitfuUy Hfecuuded by the Court.

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Jll

whidi was blown up with all it« materials and land and all thai whidi is atUthed to it, with the «xception o( the fences which l,aflMir shall clear awa)', shall stand lo the account of the estate of ihe said M. Dubuquv. And as regards Tom Brady ihe Court allows him from the said estate ten Invet a day for two months counting from the day ih^t rhe house wiis blown up and the payment of the clothlnK which he had on his body, when he wa» blown up, on an apprui»al by expert» and furthermore the cost of the surgeon for bandages, treatment and medicine, in f\ill saii.'^faclion. The Court condemned the estate to [xiy all the costs of the present special session, for which there will be execu- tion. And permission is given to the said pInintiEFis to take a* in- stallments or for the whole amount, if they judge it expedient, goods at the auction of the estate, when »le shall be made tliereof to the highest bidder. Given in Court the said day, November ti, 1787.' [5i^M«(] Anl. Girardin. Pierre Lapcrche.

Philippe Engel. Matt. Saucier.

B. Saucier. F. Saucier.

Labuxiere, Clerk.

At a Coun, Dcceiab^ i, 1787.

MM. Ft. Saucier, President.

Ant. Girardin. Matt. Saucier.

Philippe En^l. Pierre I^perclie.

Btc Saucier.

M. Ant. Reilhc presented himself in Court as attorney of M. PieiTc Gamclin, creditor of the deceased Augustin Dubuque and last furnislicr of supplies, according lo documents which be exhibited to the said Court and his petition of the 9lh of November last, referred by M. Sauiier, President.'

TbeCoun.aftcrcarcful examination, received M. Kcilhcln his said tide among the number «f creditors from Canada. And it decided and docs decide that all debts made at Cahokis and on this side, which the Court has ordered to be paid and those which it may order paid in the future, which shall appear legitimate,

. , . (fuplia ir«

GnineUn kba « inrnninpni rlfijrq at Vtndinav 4.th1 (inrnJ * >*f¥ 1

'AmuDc vAtrm tiaJi-^F» iht tut lurniahrT of âuuplia nv a prtfirrvl crvdiMr- Pirn tory al ihii <iiUtat duitnc lUi i«tal. — Dunn, />i<reiw, pant».

Dportvii pAn Id Lhc bit-

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'fit U C'/jr a 'izi'jZTii Est pâ-jées tr. celle qoeUc ordtxme par It '■--il*: 'jij îuy ycr'A\:::L; Itzi-iaes îer:at paj^fes ffforisoinraeai. [/fjvitfrïiiïrt.TJtr.i K: îjjc.LilKscET. a:;: ira^ ïzit que uiît^ de ri;'.'/ M ■T';rr.>:;.'ji nri r.h^rzé cc U.diie ^uccesâîui. Et qoe C"""*** iirri'jir. 'if:-, .tiçu^ïï:^ F>. £f e:i û l&cilte -•■iceââicc 2 £t^ fait ui Hrrr.'n: 'i j .Ti'<i^ 'iavrii 17%^. I'jtï que ieii^ rec<>uvTemeiii aéra ûii )«r^. '><^f.' :>:.-T 'it Car^iCii "isillsiiiinac Et autres b<» de notre 'îj-.tri't S-irTirriii'jrA EriirciT -.ir. iidic ï qui 3 Sera Remis le Vt\i-j\ui r<;:Uirji rit l&àjic îuct::!:-.::. toutes fus les debies "jtitra't^-. Kn riotrt oi^ti^'.t ].i'i;^c.{t^ lesquciî Sairanecrooi Kiiir*;'jz [/j'jr iT'jrs arfiiire: coiicerTsani le Rdiqua de ladite sucet- '.i'-« Kl ')ijîl -.lira 'ir,r.iié avb a la (ianie veuve dubuque par le »' f.iil.if/icr'; '.)jar^^ dt ladite sucessios a la dame \ea^K dubuque 'ir.fiV'.ycr -.<:i 'lr'*ii'. 'jutlle a a pretecdre si toute fois Elle en a j^,iif <-ir'r jiri-.il':(!icrement a Elle -ieli-.Te sur le restasi de ladite ■•>••■,. y. Il -i t'jiiti:^ i'Ai Elle ne les a p^ Reçu En Canada. Ei jij-.'jij'-, ;iij']' tcm-, t'/ult la sucession restera En lEtai quelle est .1 \:i y .ù;i, du S' Labusiert Et qi:: aeira selon qui! luv soa •,i<\',iiuf- y-M la f>jur. r,t fjue Cj-T.me il se présente plusieurs ' ii;)i.' i'i «juj ],ri;t<:rjdcrii avoir tous ciroiti de priiilege. la Cour ti;i |i.r: juj'*; n |ir'-[.'.-. dcii pren'ire Cunsuissance El Sarangeront V.iiiii'ii ;i;)r<^.'jii'Il<:aura Kei.ù de; nouvelles de madame dubuque j,' i',pi l'i'-ii l'.iivirr Kllf 'ju la Sucession dud- dcâaniaïnsy quîl .i . 1/.I l'.j.i J-.1 i,i- M-ra tenu led' S' Labusiere de Linsolvabïlirf 'I' ■. •!' I.jn rj, . I,-, 'U; lirur flqjart Furtiv En faisant par luy ce quïl |.Mii.i |,' lii,i'T< I '!': Juditi; sucession El quant aux Billets invas- ion'/ il r;i')i'ia d'il a-urerle payement par ceux qui les doivent l<' 'II'- ji;ij'-/. au iirrriii: d<: I..eni.an atendu quil ny a pas dargent MK la [,l;i' ': f-.i '(ii<: \.'iu Ht peu recevoir de danrées.

I^iii l'i liiiiitif: Kti (ifur I(k1' j'>ur 1'' décembre mil sept cent HHii\n: vji>;M -.cpt. l.Vi;fH.r'/)

a' ((irardiii mh Saucier

Il Sain \rj pierre Lapeche

fliillipc Kii;;i:l fr saucier

La (.'our «M adjourn^e a 1" janvier 1787 [sU\

fr. saucier.

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shall be paid- provisionally, by prefcrcocc and specially, as ivrli as the cxMis ÏRCurred and the other cost» of tccovery, by the tni^ee of the said tslatc: and that, since the auction of goods and chattels of (he iaid estate ha» hecn set for the term of the month of April, 1789, at which the rccoi'cry shall be made, tbe creditors from Canada and Nfichillimarkinai' and others niit$idc of our district shall name among them a syndic, to whom there shall be remitted the balance which remain» from the «itd estate — bowcx-cr after the debts contracted in our district have been paid — which credil<>rs f-hM make :irntngemcnt> among thcni*«lveN for their bu»ncss concerning the balance of tbe said estate; and that notice shall be pvea Madame Dubu<{uc, widow, by \f. I^-ibuxicre, 8l« of the said estate, to send whatever just claims she has to provided ^he has any to be paid to her by preference from balance of the said estate, and provided she did not receive payment in Canada. And up to the said time all ihc esUtie shall remain in the state it is under the administration of M. I^abuxiere and he sliall act accnrtling ax he »hall be ordered by the Court. And as there have presented themselves several creditors, all of whom pretend to have privileged rights, Ihc Court hits not judged it expedient to take notice of them and they shall make arrange- ments among them.^ves, after the Court shall have rccci\-cd news from Madame Oubuquc, for all recourse against her or the cilale of the de<-ea<#d even ii> they shall determine. Nor shall the said M. Laburictc be held for the insolvency of the debtors nor for their secret departure, while doing what he cm for the interest of the said estate; and as to the inwntoried notes he shall endeavor to assure the payment thereof by thuie who owe them and ihcy arc to be paid at the time of the auction, seeing that there is no money in the market and one cannot receive payment in kind- Made and given in Court the »aid dav, December i, 1787.

Ant- Girardin. Matt. Saucier.

B. Saucier. Fierre I.aperche.

f*hilippc l^ngel. Kr. Saucier.

The Court adjourned to January 1, 17SS.

Fr. Sauder.

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a la même Cour. donne un ordre a la demande de la dame janot lapensée qui ordonne a Joseph Lapensée de veiller a la conservation des Biens de Ses Enfans En qualité de Subrogé tuteur Et ce quil ne soît Rien dissipée a peine dEn repondre En son Nom led' ordre a lay signiSie par ladite dame janot la pensée ce dit jour.

a* Girardin.

a une Cour du deux janvier mil sept cent quatre nngt huit. Les S" antoine girardin présidant Charles ducharme Philipe ange! pierre Laperche

a ladite cour assemblée le S' francois Lapensée a Eté reçu magistra au lieu et place du S' francois Saucier absent et prêté le Seimant dofEce En consequence.

a la même Cour. francois Lonval fils a présente une requête pour de demander des domagements contre la Sucession de deffunt augustin du- buque disant avoir été Blesse lorsque la maison de lafleur a Saute par les poudre dud' dubuque.

La cour la débouté de sa demande comme accident imprévu, La Cour est ajournée au 1"" février.

a' girardin près, a une Cour du premier février mil sept cent quatre vingt huit. M™ antoine girardin présidant Math. Saucier B" Saucier P" LaPerche

Philipe angel fr. Lapensée

Charle ducharme Entre le S' William aromdel marchand voyageur demandeur Contre Lfon Lepage defïendeur. Le demandeur requierre que le defïendeur lui payé Son billet Echu de la somme de deux cent vingt une livres di.t huit sols avec Lînterest et frais.

Le defïendeur a répondu N'avoir de quoy payer pour le present.

Sur qouy la Cour a condamné led' Leon Lepage a payer le demandeur dicy a Son depart ou de luy donner des assurances

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Al the «ame Court. Issued on (he piuycr of Madame Janot Lapanc^ a maxidale which orders Joseph Lapanc^, in hi» office of surrogate ^ardi'an, to look to Ihc prctcrvntion of the property of her children, and to sec to it that there be nothinK wa.iicd on pain of answering for it in his own name. The said mandate was served on him by the said Madame Janot Lapancé this day.

Ant. GirardiD. At a Court, January a, 17S8. MM. Antoine Girardin, President. Charles DuCharmc Philippe Engcl Pierre Laperche

Ai the said Court M. François I.~ipancé has hem received as magistrate in place of M. François Saucier absent, and has tak«D oath of office in con!(et|uence.

At the same Coun. François Lonval jr. presented a pétition, demanding damages from the estate of the late Augustin Dubuque, claiming to have been woun<]ed when the house of I.atleur wax Idown up by M. Dubuque's powder.

The Court denied hi.t prayer since the accident wa» unf»re.<iieen. The Court adjourned to February 1.

Ant. Girardin Pres.

At a Court, February i, 1788- MM. Antoine Girardin, President. Matt. Saucier. Bte. Sauciear. Pierre Laperche.

Philippe Fngcl. Fr. Lapancé.

Charles DuCliarme. Mr. Wiluam Akukdel, traveling trader, Pljiintiff, vs. Leon Lf- PAGE, Defendant. The plaintiS demands that (he defendant pay him his note, which is due, for the sum of two hundred and twenty-one livres eighteen sols with interest and i;nsii<.

The defendant answered that he had not the means of paying at present.

Whereupon the Coun condemned the said Lepage to pay the plaintiff between now and the lime of bts departure or to

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pr>ur recevoir srin pavement aud* terns f&ute de quoy la présente Renlenre icra mise a execution contre le deffendeur.

la Cour la condamné aux dépens.

La Coiu- est ajournée au i" mars 1788.

a* Girardîn.

a une Cour tenue extraordinairement le 31 février 1788.

M" antoine girardin Présidant. B** Saucier.

Philipc angel. p" Laperche.

Mathieu Saucier. charie ducharme.

Entre jeas Bte Felix demandeur Contre fkancois lapensee

deffendeur Le demandeur présente une requête contre Le Nommé René Bouvet cx]iosant quîl a fait Echange de Bien avec le Nomme kcné Hiiuvet party pour le canada pour recevoir Et se metre en posession du bien que ied' philix luy a échangé le quel Bien led* philix a a eux des nouvelles Certaines quil avoit Eté reniis aud' Kcn^ IJouvct par une lettre quil a. reçu de son tuteur qui luy marque dalcr recevoir son Hicn ladite requête jointe cy contre, demandant que francdis lajienséc ay a vuider ses mains entre les siennes des Billets oliligatîons et autres Créances que led' bouvet luy a laisse en depol ]^ luy cire delivTé En Echange du bien que led* felix luy accddé a sorel en Canada jiuisquil est certain que led' Bouvet :i rcfû le Bien Echange.

Vu la Ciinvention faite entre led' Bouvet Et led* felix au bas de limr mntract dechange par lequel led' Bouvet soblige décrire liiuthomne ilc 1787 de missilimakinac a francois lapensée sil a rccfl le Bien ou sil ne la pas reçu ou sil y a aparance de Le rece- voir Ci- i\\ir le<i' Houvct a manqué de faire jusqua present Et a seuleincul Ivrît une lettre a fr. lapensée de luy livrer quelque Itillel.^ Echus a Nocl dernier, la Cour Etant dans lopinion que lc<i' Imiivcl a pris [wisession du Bien Echange par son silence de doiuier avis ami' Ini pensée ce qui fait souffrir im retard et un tor Cl m si dent He aud' felix. le tout considéré Ladite cour a con- damné led' francois l-;ipenséc de \uider Les mains de toutes les C'rcanies dejtosée.* entre ses mains par led' Bouvet entre celles

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give him assurances of receiving his paginent at the said time; in default of which the present judgment >hail lie put in exécu- tion against the defendant.

The Court condemned him to pay the charge:). The Court adjourned to March i, 1788.

Am. Oirardin. At a Court meeting in special session, February 11, 1783. MM. Antoine Gimrdin, President. Ble. Saucier. Phili|ipc Engel. Pierre Lapcrche.

Matthieu Saucier. Charles DuCharme.

Jean Bte Ffxix, Plaintiff, vs. Ftt*sçois Lapakcê, Defendant. The plaintiff presents a petition against the named René Bouvet, in which he shows that he made an exchange of prop- ert>- with the named René Bouvet, who has gone to Canada in order to receive and put himself into possession of the property which the ^taid FcUx exchanged with him; and ifie said Felix has had certain news that it had been delivered to the .said René Bouvet from a letter which he luis received from his guardian, who informs him thai he is to go and receive his property; and he presents the '.aid petition joined here opposite, in which , he demands that François Lapancé should be obli^ to deliver mto bands tlie notes. oMigations and other claims, which the said Bouvct left with him on deposit to be delivered to the plaintiff in excliangc for the property which the said Felix tranafcrred to him at Sorel in Canada, since it is certain that the said Bouret has received the property exchanged.

In view of the agreement made between the said Bouvet and the said Felix at the bottom of their contract of exchange according tn which the «lid Houvct pledged himself to write in the autumn of 17S7 from Michiilimackinac to François Lapanotf, if he re- ceived the property or if he did not receive it or if there was likeli- hood of receiving it, a thing which the said Bouvet has failed 10 do up to the present — htr ha* only written a letter to Fr. LupaïKé asking the latter to deliver him some notes due last Christmas — the Court i> of the opinion that the viid Bouvet has taken posses- sion of the property exchanged, judging from his neglect to give

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notice 10 th« said Lapancé, and thaï this onuses the said Kcliz to suffer a delay and a considerable wtoqr; and after considering the whole case, the said Cwurl condemned the said François Lap3nci5 to deliver all assets deposited in his bands by the said Bouvet into ibe hand-t of the said Felix, of whidi he sbaj] be well and lawfully discharged loward the said Bouvet and all others; and he shall retain in his hands only the amount of the sums which have been attached by order of this Court, due by the said Felix in order to acx\)un[ therefor to the jud;i;inent creditor; and he shall main likewise the costs of seizures, which have been made, and of ihe [Klitions, which are to be [laid with the present decree according to the account, which will be furnished him by the derlc, of which he shall render an account by tubtmcting from that which he oui;ht to remit to the said Felix, for which there will be execution.

Given in Court ihe said day and year, February at, 178S. [Sisneil]

Ch. DuCharme. P. Laperche.

Philippe Engel. Matt. Saucier.

B. Saucier. Ant- Giraidin. Près.

At a Court, March i, 1788-

MM. Ant. Girardin. President, Pierre Laperche.

Philii^pe Kngel. Fr. L&panoé.

Matthieu Saucier. Majp&trates.

M. TouRNtKk, trader from St. Ixni'v,, Plaintiff, i^ François Lapancé, Defendant. The piainliS demands the payment of a sum of two thousiind three hundred and twelve /itT« sixteen sds six deniers for the residue of the merchandise which He furnished the defendant, tl»e total amounting to eleven hundred and ei^biy-titrce piaslra four escaiins and he concludes that the said François Lap«mcé ^hould be condemned to pay it within four days loKctbcr ii'ith the costs and charges, inasmuch as he should hare paid it in the month of Septcmlier last, and for whidi the plaintiff bas waited until today; and he ssys ih^t be is now about to take his departure and h unable to wait longer.

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p' Satisfaire En farine comme il sy Etoit oblige requenmt quil luy soil accorde un plus long délais afin que les meuniers puissent tuy faire sa farine, que ta Surcharge de bled du public dans lesd' moulins est Cause quil na pu faire son payement jusqua ce jour,

La Cour ayant Examine les circonstances ou les mouUos ne peuvent pas fournir au besoin du public elle accorde .quinze jours de délais au deffendeur p' faire son parfait payement, passé Lequel tems la condamné a payer Sans autres delab la condamné aux dépens Et la présente sera Exceuté.

La Cour est adjoumée au i" avril 1788,

A* Giraidin Psd

a une Cour du Cinq avril mil sept Cent quatre vingt huit. M" antoîne girardin Presd' Math, saucier Philipe angcl fr. Lapensée

Chartes du char me

Le S"" Jean H'= LaCroîx sest présenté p' faire Rendre compte au s' aimé comte du bien de Joseph Comte dont il est Curateur suivant la sentence Rendue par la deniere Cour, led' aimé comte ne paroissant jjas ainsi quil luy a Eté Enjoint.

Elle rc<]uicre M' Barbeau lieutenant de comté demeurant a la j)''"" du Rocher dordonner cl faire [Mrtir led' aimé Compte d'icy ;ni vinRt du mois p"" se rendre a cette Cour Et rendre comte des Iticns dud' mineur donné par la Cour led* jour Et an, a la même Cour.

Joseph W'iirley Et james Pifigol ont représenté quils Etoient Caution jioiir james moorc de la belle fontaine p' une somme de l'inq cent piastres p'' deux Esclaves noir que led* more a acheté tics mineurs de iIcITunt jhon Ellison Et quils craignent par le derninKemenl dos affaires dud' more quil ne devienne insoh'abte lopieniiH i>' leur sûreté a Etre decharpe du Cautîonment dautant qxiil y a un des nègres de mort Entre les mains dud' more sur

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^VÊm (icrendiiiit answord that he hud been unable to compd the millers lo grind his wheat so as lo satisfy ibis daim aixj that he bat] u)uu)i;b wbcal to sitli^y it in flour as he had pledged himself to do. He prajs that there be accorded him a longer delay until the miller» run make bis flour and says that the extra amount of wheat belon^ttn^ to the public in the said mills is the tause of hix Iwing unable lo make his payment up to this day.

The Court, having examined the conditions and learning that the mills were not able to supply the need of the public, granted fifteen dap. delay to ihc defendant to make complete pav-ment, after which time he is condemned to pay without other delay. Condemned him to pay costs. For Ibb present there will be exe- cution.

The Court adjourned to April i, 1788.

Ant. Girardin, Pre&

At a Court, April 5. 1788. MM. Antoine Girardin, President. Matt. Sauder. Philippe Ëngcl. l-'r. Lapancé.

Charles Du Charme. M. Jean Btc. I^Croix presented himxlf to compel M. Aimé Comte lo render account of the properly of Joseph Comte, of which he is guardian, according to the sentence passed by the lust Court. The «aid Aimé Comte did not appear although be had been cited.

The Court requires M. Barbau, county lieutenant, dwelling at Prairie du Rocher, to order and compel the said Aimé Comte to leave and come here on the twentieth of the month to ubmii himself to this Court and render account of the property of the aid minor.

Given by the Coun the said day and year.

At the same Court.

Joaqth Worley and James Piggott set forth that they were

bondsuwn for James Moore of Bellefontaine for the sum of five

hundred piaUres for iwo black slaves which Ihc said Moore

bought <À the minors of (he late John Allison, and that tbey

3iea nul'

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/^ • )/-•:•,."■ la' .•-,.^ -s,.- r.i.'.'i -i* Ci.r_j.li Sesi pccscszce par .1 n'j ./ >/ ■;' • I*;', ,r'::. . . i ; .'-" rï.T.l^* ~* — i-.'*-- ■;—"«£: i^rts; ^ie I. .. .< 'I .il J f.:,' ia.f: ''.-.. H'.-.T.-. •:* ~'.-^:f;r- i-b-.;-^^^ Ec liane ill ImiiI ;i',/iH.f.»'- ir.ij '-,•:[.( 'tr.î '.'.iitrt •.ir.z-. sept Et la s^aiesicr • U \. I '.I.I 'In '!''■!//■ !ii,:Kiiii.r': rr.il .St;.: r.er.: q'.:itte ii-injl Sepc I'll. "lui l.f. ".t. ,'')ii'-F.n: (jTij |ijy a|r,-jt S'>n coir.pte et oUizadm "iiiiiiii I'liiiiiM ,;ii'',i . ,:irit rri'ifiUr.t a la Mi^nnic de Ciaq miQe III III' i>"if li/ii". '.ii: ','il'-. \ix 'jcnicn la Cour a onjoane l.t 'imI'.iiii' '|ii' Ii'I' <I<-Hi.inf|i:ijr >i;ra rccu Créanciers pr{\-ilegie »i|ii/ . I' . 'I'l.i"-. iiiiyi*!-, I'.rilrad^ aux ilinoU dedomagements (mil i|i- jic.tm- (I l)M,it. lU: marl^mc rjuhuq prelexez. Et la Tr.itvnyf- jiix)iir". ;i[ir('i Ir n:(iiuvrr;ment donné par la Cour lesd* jnur l-.l Jill.

Knsiiil 111 N"ti' ili-i llilli-l irl i>lilif;alion que led' s' La- Cffiix a |>rr"*iin' nvn nnfri- M-ntenre au bas en original qui luy a Eté n-iiiisr n In ('mir ilii <lou7j- i;'" mil sept cent quatre vingt sept.

iT^n u nu numl iil imli ■ <lriirr niiiK lu 1hi> |ilw.

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3»3

feared on account of (be disorder of the aSairs of the said Moore ]c»s he should become insolvent i and they pray for their safety to be discharged from their surety inasmuch as one of the negroes has died on the hands of the said Moore. Whereupon the Court, after having ddiberaied, dccrws that there tiball I>e seized provisionally the remaining negro and a sufbcicnt amount of the other property of the said Moore to replace the one who is dead, ull jwovisionallyi and that the said Moore shall appear before the Court on the first of May next to Stale his cUims if he has any to plead in order that this affair may be settled by our said Court as may be lilting.

The Court adjourned to May i, 178S.

Ant. Girardin, Près. At a Court, May 7, 1788. M&I. Antoine Girardîn, President- Bte. Saucier. Matth. Sauicer. Françtns Lapanoé.

Philippe £ngel. CouncOont and Magistrates.

M. Isidore LaCroix, trader from Canada, presented himself by his petition of this day, which has been returned to him, in whidi he prays that, in virtue of the seizure, which he has made of the goods of M, Dubuque under date of November S, 17S7, and of the decree of the Cour[ of November 11, seventeen hundred and eighty-seven' rendered in consequence, which allows him the account and note due him as &rst execution creditor and which amounts to (lie sum of live thousand and thirty-nine livres six uih and ùxdeniers, [ciccution be madel- The Court decreed and does decree that the said plaintiff shall be received as preferred creditor, after the payment of the debts contracted in the Illinois, the damages, costs of justice, and ju^t claims of Madame Dubuque bave been deducted; and dianïseed him until after the collection. Given by the Court the said day and year.

There follows the memorandum of notes and obligations wbkb the said M. Lacroix presented, with our decree written at the bottom of the original, which was returned to him at the Court of November is, 1787.

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La Cour aloue.

Doit m' augusiin dubuque a Joseph LaCroix et gigoQ.

par un billet 4046 .7 .6

par un bon 39 .

par un billet par un bon 156 .

ma Commission des alTaires que jar géré p' lui En

canada 175 .3

9 [leUers illegible], J gros tour fleun- 280-16

payé au sei^nt m^ Conet r a .

4699 6-6

Sauf Erreur et obmiâsiun le 14 aoust 17S7 signé Joseph La- Croix p' gigon.

La Cour aloue le present compte Comme premier saisissant Et après tes Créances de des domagemeni payte Et accordées cejourdhuy autant quil y aura des fonda aux Cahos de plus trois Cent quarante livTcs p^ un Compte de fourniture accepte par deSunt dubuque donne aux Cahos le douze Novembre mil sept cent quatre vingt Sept, signé Math. Saucier, pierre Lapat:he, B" Saucier. Phîlipe Engel, antoine girardin. fr Saucier prési- dant a luy remis ladite Sentence signée des dits magistrats cy dessus.

a la même Cour le S- Reîlhe Sest présente avec Lecrit dont copie suit et a luy remis loriginal.

Je prie M' Labutiere de me.tpedier li Sentence de la Cour qui accorde le des doraigeraent aus incendiés.

Secondement la Sentenie qui renioy les Créanciers de mon- treal p' discuter leurs privileges, troisièmement le montant de la vente. 4' le montant du bled, farine, mahis et lard. 5* le mon- tant des billets obligation et comptes a S' Louis le 1" [ ?) a\Til 1 78S. VEU par la Cour assemblée ce jourdhuy elle denend au s' Labux- iere De rendre aucun Compte de Uiiite succession ny de deli^Ter aucunnes pieces qua ceîuy qui sera Nommé sicdic de ladite suces- sion lors que les recouvrement seront fait Et que ton aura reçu des Nouvelles de madame Juhuque. E.^cepte la copte de b sentence qui renvoy les Créanciers de Canada Envers le sindic pour sar-

COURT RECORD. MAY, 1788

The Coun allows: M. Augustin Dubuque owes Joseph LnCroix and Gîgon,

bj- a note 404'^>

hy a. bon «9.

by il noie and bon 156.

my commi^ion for business which I mtooged

for him in Canada 175 .

g [kitcri iUegibU], \ gros tour fUury qSo.

]>aid to M. Conei sergeani t>.

3»5

7- 6.

3 16.

4699. 6. 6.

Saving error and omission, August 14, 1787. Signed Joseph LaCroix for Gigon.

The Court allows the present account as of the first execution creditor and after the claims allowed (o-day for damages aie paid and in so far as there shall be funds at Caholda above three huodrcd and forty livres for an account of supplies accepted by the deceaiicd Uubuque. Given at Caholiia the 13th of November, 1787. Signed: Matt. Saucier, Pierre Laperche, Bie. Saucier, Philippe Engd, Antoine Cîirardin, Vt. Saucier, President Re- turned to him the said decree signed bv the magistrale» afore- said.

.At the same Court M. Reiehe presented hinueU with the writing, a copy of which follows, and the original was returned to him.

I pray M. Labuxicrr to draw up for mc the decree of the Court which allows damages to the aufiterers from the lire.

Secondly the dccrc* which dismisses the creditors from Mon- treal to determine their privileges. Thirdly the amount o( the sale. 4'h. The amount of wheat, flour, com. and laid, sth. The amount of the notes, obligations, and accounts «I St. Louit, the fim of April, 1788. This having been examined this day by the usembled Court, it forbids M. Labuxiere to render any account of the said estate or to deliver any documents except to the one who shall be named syndic of the said estate at the time the col- lectJoiu shall be made and after there has been received news

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anger Entreux Et jusqua ce que la dame dubuque ait Envojé icy sa procuration fait Et délivre En Cour le 7 . may 1 788. La Cour est adjoumée au i" juin 1788.

A' GinirtUD

a une Cour de deux juin mil Sept cent quatre vingt huit.

M" antoine girardin Présidant Math. Saucier

Philipc angel p^ Laperche

Charle ducharme fr. Lapeoséc

B" Saucier Le S' Worlay habitant de la beUe fontaine Sest présente declarant que contre les ordres de cette cour le S' more de la belle fontaine Sest refusé de luy donner caution a Satisfaction p^ surate des sommes quil doit aux mineurs Eilezon dont il est caution, la Cour ordonne que le S' more donnera Bonne Et solvable caution aud' Worlay qui assurera Solidement les sommes quil doit aux dits mineurs Et ce dans tout le Courant de ce pieseot mois. Et a faute dy saitsfaire Nous Enjoignons a notre huissier torn bredy de se transporter le deux ou trois de juillet prochain pour procéder par voy de Saisies et execution sur les Biens dud' s' more et effets a luy apartenants lesquels Effets, nègres. Bestiaux il transférera aux Cahos p' être vendus judicierement a la porte de l'Eglise au plus offrant Et dernier Enchérisseur p' largent En provenant Etre pris Et prélevé la somme que led' more doit aux dits mineurs interest frais de justice Conts [sic] Et mise dexecution ce qui sera Exécuté donné En Cour lesd* jour Et an. Et En Cas de resistance la Cour donnera tout main forte p^ lexecution de ses ordres. [Signed]

pierre Laperche francois Lapancé

B Saucier Mth Saucier

Philltpe Engel DuCharme

A' Girardin pad.

the; ■^ und<

■ totl

COURT RKCORD. JUNE. ij88 ja?

''mtK^xdumc Dubuque, except the copy of the decree which dis- missed the Canadian creditors to a syndic to make arrangements among thcm^clvci, and until Madame Dubuque ha» ^ni iieie her power of attorney. Made and delivered in Court, May 7, 1788.

The Court adjourned to June i, 1768.

Ant. Girardin. At ft Court, June a, 17SS.

MM, Antoine Girardin. President. Matt. Sauder.

Philippe Enfi;el. Pierre Lapcrche.

Charles DuCbarme. Ft. Lapancé.

Bte. Saucier. M. VS'orlcy, inhabitant of BeUcfoot3.iiie, presented himself and declares that, contrary to the ordent o( this Court, M. Moore of Bcllcfonlainc has refused to give him satisfactory bond for surety for the sums which be ovje^ ihe minora .Mlison, for which he is bondsman. The Court decrees that M. Moore shall find for the said Woriey ffloâ and solvent bondsman, who «hull Mi'iMtJiiilly assure the sums, which he owes the said minors, and tlu^ .'. ithio Ihe course of this present month. And in default of giving; ^tis- faction, we command our huissier. Tom Drady, to go thither oo the second or third of next July and proceed to attach and place under execution the goods of the said M. Moore and the effects onging to him; whicli effects, neiiriHi^ and cattle be shall traju-

to Cahokia to be sold by judicial sale at the door of the chuidl to the highest bidder; and &om the money obtained there shall be taken iind deducted the sum which the said Moore owes the said minors with the interest, the costs of justice and expenses of the execution, for which there will be execution. Gi^'m in Court the said day and year. .\nd in case of resistance the Court will give all assistance to the execution of its orders.

Pierre Lapcrche. B. Saucier. Philippe Kngel.

Francois T^panrrf

Matt. Saucier.

DuCharmc.

Ant. Girardin, Prtt.

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6 in 'ru—y- Cy^. Ht;= Mi I*" CmïHOLJt -i*-r:t-iT<— r.-p— T^ T»* V.-V^Tg f^j»»

1.^ -.'■—---.rif;'- tjou^ a rtr;'res«=:£ Jx'fn de Stisc £t mue des Zût:^ zHiT ii Cfur 'jrd'jjuje sur Les Bie:::: da? G&ik. leqnd se :r:':;ve E:: deSs'jd àk^jmphi ie ptriii: p^ygsie::: Ea C«nâequuice Là C'jur '^d'juiiC au s-' Scbemiu jufc a pu a. crzad Ridseui de i:c:^er Sea ordn% p'jur faire pajer sass &3:z=s ôeùis led- Qaik arec I'j-;^ i«s frais El jvaméfe pai Ei dtEssraes dad^ Hugh iïc D' Chish'jm Ei h- ':i.-^ Coatraiadrc par :aatt Ri^rar de jnstke doEDÉ En Cour lesd' jour El an.

La C'JUT eat adj'Aunée au i" juilleî 175s.

-V GinidiD. a une Cour du premier juillet inî3 Sept cent quatre vingt huîi. M" anioine garardin Présidant p" I^perche Mathieu Saucier Cbaile duch&rme

B** Saucier francob bpensëe

Maeistrats piEBKi Bbîssox demandeur Contre Chaju.es Gexhain deffendeur Le demandeur demande au deffendeur la Somme de Strii- anle dix livres pour des madriers quil lui a fait et quil refuse de recevoir.

Le deffendeur a répondu quîl ne les luy a pas fait dans le tenis qui! les lu}' avcii demandé Et quîl ne pouvoit plus les prendre vu les grandes £au.x qui lempechoit de les Charoyer quil nen avoit plus Besoin. Le demandeur a réplique quil iuy avoit dit de \^eDir les recevoir avant les grandes Eauji. ce que le deffendeur a desnie Le demandeur a offert preuve a linstant a fait paroitre michel peltier dit antaya lequel a pris sennant sur les S»' Evangiles de dire la vérité Sur laffaire dont est question a dit quil a connoÈ- sance quil avoit fait marché Ensemble pour Soixante livres et que Brisson luy devoit faire des madriers p' cette somme p' sa Batterie qui est tout ce quil a dit savoir sur cette dedaradon Sur cette declaration Brisson a dît quil a a\'oit [sk] offert a germain de luy livrer Ces madriers led' germain a dit de faire sermant de

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At th« same Court. McD. CmsuOLM, Plaintiff, vi. Fbakcis Clabx, absent, refuMng to appear. The plaintiff sets fonh to us that the goods of the said CUrk, against which the writ for [he scimre and fale of good» vtas decreed by the Court, arc found to be insufficient to make complete pay- ment. Consei|Ucntly ihc Court orders Nf. Smilh, justice of the peace at Grand Ruisseau, to make the said Clark pay without any delay. toi|;cthcr with all the cost and wages for going and com- ing of the said Hugh McD. Chisholm, and to constrain him by all ligor of the law. Given in Court the said day and ytsu. The Coun adjourned to July i, 1788.

Ant. Giriirdin. At a Court, July i, 17SS. MM. Antoine Girardin, President. Pierre Lapciche. Matthieu Saucier. Charies DuChatme.

Bte. Sauder. Francois LaPanotE.

Magistrats Pierre Bkissok, Plaintiff , i'j. CiiARi.es Germain, Defcndani. The plaintiff demands of the defendant the sum of seventy iKifes for joists, which he made for him, and which the defendant pjefuses to accept.

The defendant rt'i^licd that the plaintiff had not miidc them in the time that he had demanded them of him. and that be could no longer get tbem !>«eing that the high water prevenliîd him carting ihcm, and that he no longer had need of them. ITie pt&intiff re- plied that be had [old him lo cumc and get ihcm before tlie Hood, a thing which the defendant denied. The plaintiff offered proof. He now .iummoned Midicl Pelletier called Antaya, who took oath on the Holy Gospels to tell the truth in regard to the business In question, and he aaid he knew that they had made aftreement ktogether for sixty livrts and that Urisson was to make joists for ^Ibe plaintiff's thrashing-floor for that &um, which h all that he sfid be knew. To this declaration Brisson said that he had Loffered Gennain to deliver to him thcw joists. The said Ger- Imain told him lo make oulh on what he put forward, which the

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ce quil avancoit, ce que led' Brisson a offert Et a fait a lîostant son sennaat sur tes s*' Evangiles.

sur quoy la Cour condamné le s' germain a recevoir Et pren- dre les madriers qui seront reçus par arbitres pour être Boas et recevabtes de trois pouces dEpaisseur de neuf pied de long Bois de liards lesquds seront reçus demain deux de ce mois Condam- nons germain au:^ frais et dépens.

a la même cour. Le Sr Clamorgan demandeur Contre Charles Wood amer- iquaîu bab' du grand Ruisseau deSendant

Le demandeur demande que la maison et bled froment En semencez sur la terre de Jacob groot app' aud* Wood et Saisis a la demande dud' s' de Clamorgan par ordre de la Cour soient vendus jusques a la Concurance de ce qui luy est dub interest et frais Et nommément de la somme de quartre cent soixante dix livres dix sols suivant le billet dud' Wood que le demandeur a Exhibé a la Cour.

Le deffendeur a répondu quil ne soposoit pas a la dite vente et quil y Consentoit quil navoit pas dautre moyen pour payer. Sur quoy la Cour ordonne que les Choses saisies seront vendues Sans délais a la demande du Saisissant par Ihuissier credit pour le produit En provenant Etre délivré aud* s^ Clamorgan jusqua la Concurance de tout ce qui peut luy être dub soit par billets ou obligations interest Et frais condamne led* Wood aux frais Et dépens tant de Saisie instence que autres a intervenir [?]qui seront avancés par M^ Clamorgan Et a luy Rem- bourcez sur les Biens dud* Wood ce qui sera exécuté. a la même cour. MARC SCHISOLU demandeur Contre franco^ Clark deffendeur

Led' Clark et led' schisolom on présente une sentence Rendue par le s' Schemitz juge a paix au grand Ruisseau tendante au payement dun alanbic. La Cour assemblé elle a homalogué Et homalogue la dite sentence Rendue par led' s'' Schemitz le i8 dav- ril dernier, ordonne ladite Cour que ladite sentence sortira son plain Et Entier effet seulement p^ la somme principale et pour

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said Brisson offered 10 do. And now he made bis oath on the Holy GoHpel$.

Whereupon ihe Couri condemned M. Germain to receive and take the joist:*, which «hall be accepted by arbitnitor* a» good and acceptable, as of three inches in thickness and nine feet in length, and of poplar; and that they shall be received to-morrow tbc and of this month. We condemn Germain to pay the costs and charses.

At the nunc Court M. C1AUO8CAN, Plaintiff, vs. Cbaiu^s Wood. American inhabi- tant of Grand Rui»«>in, Defendant.

The plaintiff demands that the house and the whest sowed on the land of Jacob Groot, belonging lo the said Wood, and which has been aitaclied on ibe demand of tbc said M. Oamorftan by order of the Court, be sold up to ihe equivalent of what the de- fendant owes him with interest and costs, that is the sum of four hundred and seventy livra ten sols according to the note of the said Wood which the plaintif! exhibited to the Court.

The plaintiff replied that be was not opposing the said sale and that be consented thereto and (hat be did not have other means of [wying. W'bcTcuiwn the Court decrees that Ibc g<xKU, which have been atudied, îhall be sold without delay by the liuissûr on the demand of the execution creditor; and that credit from the .proceeds thereof shall he delivered to the Mid M. Glamorgan up |oa sum equal lo that which may be owing him ciiher by notes or obligations with interest and costs. Condemned the said Wood to [Kiy the coïlK and chargris :u< weJl for the writ of execution as for the other intervening writs, and the costs shall be advanced by M. Glamorgan and reimbuncd to him from the goods of the »id Wood; for which there will be execution. At the siimc Court.

Mark Chishoui, Plaintiff, 1'$ Francis Claxk, Defendant.

The said Clark and Ibc mid Chisholm presented a decree rendered by M. Smith, justice of the peace at Grand Ruisseau in regard lo the payment for a still. The Court, having a.^sctnUed, affinned and does affirm the said decree rendered by the said M. Smith the tSth of April last. The «aid Court decrees that the

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les frais fait [«rdevant led* s' schemitz pour ladite sentence, a. débouté Et déboute led' chishotm du Compte de frais qufl hit monter a Soixante piastres luy enjoint de recevoir son payement des mains dud* Clark ou des dépositaires diceluy Condanmons led* Clark a payer dix livres pour les frais de la présente liomo- logation donné en Cour lesd' jour £t an. Et a déboute led* Chisholm de Son compte de frais pour Etre Exhorbitant Et sans setre mis en règle pour justiffier des dits frais Et payera led' Clark les frais de saisie ce qui sera exécuté. La Cour est ajournée au i" aoust proctiain.

mth Saucier psd.

aune Cour du i'' aoust 1788. Mathieu Saucier présidant Charie ducharme B'" Saucier fr. Lapensée

P" Laperche henry Biron

Magistrats Entre Robert jons demandeur Contre Samuel Mokice deEfcndeur Le demandeur a dit que avant hier il a rencontré ches le Nomme Thom Bredy le Nommé samuel Morice qui luy devoit, auquel il a demandé son payement, que ledit morice Et led* Jones Se Sont disputez Ensemble et dit plusieurs injures et fait des menaces que led* morice avoit un Baton avec lequel il la frapé Et quil Sest revengé ayant pris led* morice par les che- veux, que ledit morice luy a pris le pouce avec les dants dont il se trouve extropié quIl demande contre ledit morice le des dom- ageraent de la perte de Son temp'ne pouvant travailler de Son metier de Chapellier.

Ledit morice a réplique que setoit jones qui avoit commencé la dispute Et quil lui avoit jeté une Roche de la grosseur de quatre a Cinq livres, que sil En avoi t Eté frapé il En auroit Eté tué. la dite roche ayant frapé dans la porte ou potau de la maison ou Elle a Encavé led' poteau led* morice Se Sauvant dans ladite mai- son que sest En sortant de la maison quil se sont pris et que led*

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said decree shall have its full and entire eScd only for the prin- ripal sum and for the costs made before the said NL Smith for the uid decree. The Court denied and doe$ deny the account of the said Chisbolm's expenses, which he has made rua up to sixty pias- tret, and enjoins him from receiving his pay from the hands of the said Clark or from his depositaries. We condemn the said Clark to p.iy ten livres for the costs of the present aHiiroant*. Given in Coun the said day and year. And the Coun denied the account of costs of the said Chi«holm as being exorbitant and as not being put in due form to justify said expens>es; and the said Clark shall pay the costs of the seizure, for which there will he executioD. The Coun adjourned to the ist of August next.

Matt. Saucier, Pre».

At a Coun August i, 1788.

Matthieu Saucier, President.

fite. Saucier. Fr. Lapanoé.

Rcrre Lapcrchc. Henry Biron.

Charles DuCharmc. Magistrates.

Robert Jonrs, Plaintiff, rj Samoel Morris. Defendant. The plaintiff laid that day before yesterday he met at the iiou.M: of the named Thomas Brady the named Samuel Morris, who was owinR him and from whom he demanded his payment; that the said Morris and the said Jones quarreled, used abusive language and made threaU; that the said Morris had a. stick with which he struck the plaintiff and that he revenged himself by seizing the said Morris by the hair; that the said Morrb bit his thumb withhîAtecth, from which he wa.'smaimedi that he demands from the said Morris damages for the loss of his time, since he could not work at hi'' trade of hatter.

The said Morris replied that it was Jones who began the quand and that he had thrown at him a rock weighiitg four or five pounds; that if he had been struck with it, he would have been kilted; that the ^tid rock struck the dour or the post of the house and made a deep dent in it and that the said Morris saved him--«lf by going into the wid house; that it was when he came out of the house that they caught hold of each other and

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ïotMs le lenaoi par les Cheveux et ne VoaUat le lâcher luv Ea tonceani Soa poutre dans la Bouche U douleur Lairoit forcé « le mordre raqoennt trais et depen» contre In)^ joues.

faitio tnîes le tout examiné la Cour a tttnoyé l^c» dites pu- tics hor de cour et de procès p' Udite Aflaire les coodunoe dianiri xux frais Et dépens.

La Cour est ajournée au t* J**" 178S.

Mih. Saucier a une Cour tenue Extraordiitairement le 8 aoust 1788. M'* Matteu Saucier présidant fr. Lapeosée B" Sauder baiT>' Biroa

Ladite cour a fait poroitre devant Elle Le Nommé joui B" Colin demeurant Chfe la dame Brisson soupçonné davoir parti- sîpé a lEniev'emenl des effets du Nommé Brissoo El sa femme, led* Colin detenfi aux fer. lequel Et^nt En la presence de la Cour Et après sermanl ]iar luy fait Sur les Saints EvangOes lo^ avon.i demande sîl a Connoissaoce de LenleveoMnt ou recelé- ment des ElTcti' dud* brisMin et ss femme et sîl ny a pas parti- cipe a répondu ()uil N'en a aucunne Connotssance Et quil na Enlevé ny aidé a Enle^-er aucune Bestiaux ny effets, quil i^iorc ceux qui En ont dctoiuné quil declare Seulement que madame Brisson iuy a fait jiuricr une M'îe de Long dan» le jardin, laquelle scie nous avons demandé ou Elle Etoit le jour de hier a linvan- tairc [icrsonnc iic la rei)rescniaiit N<ju» lavons Envoyée Cher- cher dans le jardin nous Etant apercA quelle y Eioit Cachée liée avec une pcHc a four jiour être Em]>ortéc; lequel nous declare prcsenlement que cest madame firison qui Iuy a fait porter dans le jardin; Et na voulu avouer aunuine autre Chose sur toutes les demandes que nuus Iuy avons faites.

lui avons demandé quelle jour ou Iuy a dit de porter la sic dans le jardin,

a dit que cesl avant hier

Iuy avons demandé sil sait autres Chose.

a dît que Non.

' In iht monilng «I lui; la. iiM. Alfoli DrliKa mdt • hraul (lladi oa Tlwna. Ibe viduw <i J<An HtDun. Itrtmi utda vl Ctlul't*- TtH taiMdMc occaWi of h ■■• kc*

Clp *bDiii HfiBim'i inw. IlrnHn Utktd Uk wiwmd. tiii ba *Ub ■ tftik lad (hca ihtqit 10 itaf ■ood'|iU«. nlHR h* ma pnfuiv lokUl ka. «Wn bi ■» pnnaMd br J-llt.

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that Joncs held him by ihe hair and would not release hiin and sunk his thumb in his mouth and the pain forced him to bite it; and he demands losls and charge from ihe «id Joncs.

Having heard the parties and examined aJl, the Court dismissed the said parties from court and suit in regard to the said aSair; and condemned each to pay the costs and charges.

The Coim adjourned to Sqitcmlx-r i, 1788.

Matt. Saucier.

At Ï Court meeting in special seuion, Auguit S, 1788. MM. Matthieu Saucier, President, l-'r. Lapancé. Btc. Saucier. Henry Biron.

The said Court summoned before it the named Jean Btc. Colin, who dwdlft at the houne ni Madame Bris^oii, and who is suspected of having participated in the remo\-al of the effects of the named Bri.vMHi and hi» wife.' The said Colin vra^ held in ironti. When he was in the presetice of the Court and had made oath on the Holy Go.'<]>eU, we a.sked him if he had knowledge of the removal or con- cealment of the effects of the said Brisson and his wife, and if he had not pari)cipa.ted (herein. He answered that he iiad no knowl- ledge thereof and that he had not removed nor aided in the removal ■i4f any animals or etTectsi that he di<l nut know who had taken tbem away: he declared only that Madame Urisson made him . carry a whip->aw into the garden. Yesterday al the inventory we asked where this saw wa» and when nobody :-howed il to u», wc sent to fieek it in the garden, having noticed that it waa hidden there bound up with a baker's shovel ready to be carried away, f The witness now declared to us that it was Madame Brisson who made him carry il into the garden; and he did not wish to confess anything eUe to all the questions which we put lo him.

Wc asked him what day they bad told him lo carry the saw into the |;arden.

He said it was day before yesterday. We asked if he knew anything else. He said, "No."

{,aCrrét. Madtm* [Icmcci wu firrw^i <urifi£ Lhv imull ^aii Mcgtd her huiband aa. Od nil y. ib« HàUTi kiv>m«fr^ L«ibmkn<t. chugH HUaux «fth M4alOAik<u uni ihv Cmrt lonkmi CuTTiinamUiki Tr^un Lu vmL BrïnBoA. «m! in ive of nditmc* loiUixiiblm— ^M-

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lecture a luy faite de Sa deposition a dit CciQteiiir write y pa- siste et a signé avec nous. Et avant de Signer a déclaré Et af- firmé que francois Canadien avoit Emmené les Chevaux de Bris- son et sa femme depuis la prairie du pont jusques au mîssissipy Les quels Chevaux avoit Eté conduit de la maison de la dame Brissan par ses Enfans jusqua la p''' du pont et remis aud* b. canadien qui les mené au mississipy p' traverser oiardy dernier declare de plus quil a fait une Cache par ordre de la dame Bris- son dans la grange La quelle il offre de montrer dans la terre qui est tout ce quil a dit savoir sous Son Sermant et a Signé Et promis que sil survient quelque Chose a sa Connoissance de la declarer. [Signeiîi

Jan baptis colin marque

francois Lapance hBi

B Saucier d henry Bîron

Labuxiere grefier Mth. Saucier

a une cour du g aoust 1788. tenue par les mêmes magistrats.

avons fait paroitre francois Renoux accusé davoir aidé a Enlever les Chevaux de Brisson Et sa femme lequel après sermant par luy fait de dire vérité luy avons demandé Sil a aidé ou participe a LEnlevement des Chevaux de Brisson Et sa femme.

a dit avoir atrapé deux juments Et trois poulins par ordre de la femme de Brisson et quil les a conduits au mississipy ou la dame Brisson luy avoit dit de les mener et de les atacher avec deux autres chevaux que- les Enfans de ladite femme ont mené avec luy.

interoge sil ne savoit pas que ces chevaux Etoient Sai- sis et ta publication faite a la p>orte de lEglise dimanche dernier.

a répondu quil ne l'avoit pas sue.

interoge sil ne savoit pas que ie Nommé Brisson Etoit fugitif et poursuivis.

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The reading of hia deposition was made to htm and he s^d that it contained the truth and persisted therein and «gned with us. And before signing he declared and aSinned that Francois Cana- dien had driven the horses belonging to Brisson and his wife from Prairie du Pont to the Mississippi, and (hat these horses were led from the house of Mitdamc Brlsson us fur as Prairie du Pont by her children and delivered to the said Ft. Canadien, who led them to the Mississippi in order to cross last Wcdnc«i»y. lie declared further that he made by order of Madame Brissoo a (-ache in the bum, which be oRcrcd to show. This is alt which he said under oath that he knew and he has signed; and he promised, if anything came to his knowledge, to make it known.

Jean Baptbte Colin. Mark, of

François Lupancé. h B i

B. Sauder. Henry Biron

I.abuxiere, Oak.

At a Court, August g, 178S, held by (he same magistrates.

We have summoned François Renoux accused of having aided in the removal of the horses bdonging to Brisson and his wife; and after he had taken oath to tcil the truth, wc asked him if he aided, or participated in, the removal of the horses belonging to Brisson and his wife.

He said that he cau^t two mares and three colts by order of Brisson's wife, and that he took them to the Mississippi, where Madame Brisson had told him to lead them and to tie them with two other horses, which ihe children of (he said woman had lead with him.

A»ked if he did not know that these horses were attached and that publication had been made at the door of the church last Sunday.

Answered that he did not know it.

Asked if he did not know that the niimed Brisson was a fugitive and was pursued.

Answered that he knew that they were pursuing biin; but (hat

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a répondu quil savoit que Ion le pouisuivoit mais qufl tavoit VÛ paroitre Et disparoitre plusieurs fcàs et quil Croymt que Ion ne Le recberchoit plus, quil ne Croyoit pas faire mal en menant les Chevaux quS Lavoît fait sans reflectioa. Et quil sest méfie au mississîpy que setoit p' les traverser sur laudT Rive.

interoge sil 8 quelque Chose a declarer de plus. Et »1 na pas Connoissance de quelques Enlevement fait par quelqu'un des Effets ou bestiaux de Brîsson Et sa femme, a répondu quil n'en a aucunne Connoissance. Lecture a luy faite de Sa declaration a dit quelle coBtiâit vérité quil y persiste sous le Sermant quil a fait Et a dit ne savoir signer Et a fait Sa marque ord" Et avons Signé les dits jours Et an. [Signed] francois Lapancé marque de

B Saucier -f-

B Dubuque fr. Renoux

déposant Labuxiere Mth. Saucier psd.

Du dix huit août mil Sept Cent quatre vingt huit.

Messieurs Jean B'" Dubuque Philipe Engel et Louis Chatel ont fait le serment d'office En qualité de Magistrats pour la nouvelle Nomination En la Place des sieurs Mathieu Saucier B" saucier et fr. la pensée qui se sont demis de leur Charge tes dits Magistrats a>'ant Eté nommés par la n'"' Election. Sont Comparus et après avoir prête serment de fidélité, ainsi que celui d'office ont pris leur Place et leuis qualités de Magis- trats.

Je sousigné Pierre Billet avoit fait serment que Je me Com- porterai Bien Et vraiment dans la Charge de Greffier qui m'a Eté admise Ce Jour, selon ma Connoiss' et Jugement, aux Cahos le 17 août 1788.

P Billet Greffier

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he had seen him a.ppe.ir iind di.iiippear several times ."uid ihai he believed that they were no longer marching for him; that he did not believe that he wa» doinii wTOiifi; in leading itie horses; that he hud done it without reflection ; that he suspected at the Missis»ppi that the purpose wa» to send iheni acrat» to the other bank.

Asked if he had anything else to declare, and if he did not have ■knowledge of the removal of the efferts ur cattle belonging to Bria-

t fend his wile by some one.

Answered that he had no knowledge thereof.

Reading was made of his deposition and he said that it can- lained the truth and be persisted therein under the oath which he made; and he Mid that he did not know how to sign and made bis

E"'°'k, and we have signed the said dav and year. ■ignfd] François Lapanc^. mark of

B Saucier. +

B. Dubuque. Fr. Renoun, deponent.

Labuxterc. Mlh. Saudcr. Pre*.

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Augusi 18, 1788.

MM. Jejin Bte. Dubuque, Philippe Engel and Louis Cbntel have taken the oath of office as magistrates by ihc new election in place of MM. Miillhicu Siiucicr, Btc- Saucier and Fr. I.apiinof who have resigned from ibeir office. The said magistrates, having been named by the new election, appeared and, after having taken oath of tidelily as well as thai of office, have taken their place as magislnUe».

I the undersigned Pierre Billet have taken oath that 1 will con- dticl myself well an<l faiUilully in the uffice of derk, to whichi have been appointed this day, according to my knowledge and judgment. At Cahokia August 17, 1788.

P. BiUel. Oerk.'

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At Uk same Court. President Ant. (ïirardin Ch. DuCharmc.

Louis Chîtld. Henri Birun.

Philippe En^. Bte. Dubuque.

P. Lapcrchc. Magwlratcs

A( the same court we referred a petition in favoiu- of M. Cerri und allowed him ihc scixurc of ihc goods ot M. Jamert Moore, until the Court sJiall give ordcre concerning it. The Courl adjourned to September 1.

Ant. Giiardin, Près.

Al a Court, September i, 1788. MM. Ch, UuChannc, President. Henry Biron. Bte. Dubuque. Pierre Laperche,

Philtpi>c Enge). T^uis Cbaicl.

Magistrates. P. B1LI.ET, Plaintiff, vs. M. Sumi. Defcndant. The pIstnlifF declared that M. Smith owed him a pig of about one hundred pound weight and that when the lime was pasted (or the payment and he had made several demands for it, ihc defendant had always refused with poor excuse. The defendant saj-s that he had offered it several times lo the plaintiff, but that he had re- fused it saying that it was not fat; and he *Ayn that he had a wit' tnessof the agreement between them, whom wc have summoncd.and whosaidthalheowed the pig and ought [«return one like it. The Coun ordered the said Smith to deliver Ihc pig lo the »aid P. Billet within a furinight. And we condemn the^id Smith to pay the costs.

DuCharme, Près. At the same Court. MM. Morel and Sansi^acon, Plaintiffs vs. M. MArreiEo,

Saccicr Defendant. The plaintiffs set forth their complaints by a petition of the 1 7th of Augu»! \ast according to which they had been challei^ed by M. Matthieu Saucier for juiy services and we ordered M. Matthieu Saucier lo appear lodav before u.i to show hi.s reasons for the insults made by him to the said MM. Mord and Sansfaçon. X^fieresit

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Sieurs morel et Sans façon a quoi il a reconnu ses torts, et a dît quit ne l'avoit fait que par megard. et leur en a fait Ses Excuses en presence de nous aux Cahos le i^' 7''" 1788.

P Billet Greffier DuCharme pr

a une même Cour. Le SiEUB William Biggs demandeur contre Sauuel Mobbies deffendeur le demandeur a dit que le Sieur Samuel Monies ayant demandé une Cour de Jurés pour la dcSence de laccusation faite Contre lui des Insultes faite sur la Cour des Jurés et que n'ayant point paru. Sur quoi le demandeur s'est présenté a nous a quoi nous avons renvoyé les Parties, et quils se choiseront deux hommes Chacun a leur Choix pour Juger de Leur affaire devant Mr Smith Juge a paix et Magistrat du Grand ruisseau et Sen tenu a Ce que tes dits Jurés en Jugeront Sans aucun rappel donné aux Cahos la Cour Présente le i" Sept. 1788.

DuCharme psd. a une même Cour. S'est Présenté Le Sieur James Watt demandeur Contre Le SiEUK Jacob Groots deffendeur Le demandeur nous a présenté deux Billets Consenti a sa faveur par ledit groots montant a La somme de trois Cents quatre vingt quatre livres payable en Lard et farine au prix Courant, et nous a dit En avoir fait La demande dont il Eté pressé vu son depart, a quoi nous avons Condamné ledit groots a paier sous trois Semaines et les frais Ci Joint au Cahos le i" 7''" 1788. P Billet greffier DuCharme presd.

La Cour Est ajourné au l'f 8''« 1788.

DuCharme psd. a une Cour du premier octobre 1788. Messieurs Ch. Ducharme President Philîpe Engel. B'« Dubuque Henri Biron

P. La Perche Ma^strats

M. FR. Saucier demandeur contre Michel Chartier Deffendeur Le Sieur saucier présente un compte a lui remis par M' Levi et approuvé par devenant devant [sic] M La Croix dont il lui

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he acknowledged hi» wrong und »aid tbal he did il only through

mistake and be made hb apologies therefor lo them in our presence

Ai Cthokiu, September i, 1 788.

P. Billet, Qerk. DuCbarme, Près.

At the same Court.

M, WnxiAU Biccs, PlaintiÉf, vs. SAUtTEL Morws, Defendant,

The plaintiff said (hat M. Sumiicl Morris had demanded a jury trial tu heur his defence to the accusation against him of having insulted the jury court and had not appeared; wlicreujion the plaintiff presented himself to us. Whereat we dismissed the par- tic» nnd ordered them each to choose a man, lo judge their aff&ir before Mr. Smith, justice of the peace and magistrate of Grand Ruisseau, and they shall be bound to this thai the said jurors sh^l judge the cause without any appeal. Given at Csbokia in the present Court, September i, 1788.

DuCharme, Pres- Ai ihcsame Court. There presented him.telf M. James Waits, Plaintiff, vi.M. Jacob Groot, Defendant. The plaintiff presented to us two notes drawn in bis favour by the said Groots, amounting to the siun of three hundred and eighty-four /cVrfi payable in laxd and dour at the current price; and he told us that he had made demand therefor and that be was in need of it on account of his departure. Whereat we condemn ihc said Orool to pay within three weeks with the costs here joined. At Cahokia, September i, 1788.

P. BiUct, Clerk. DuChaime, Pre».

The Court adjourned lo October 1, 1788.

UuChanne, Près. At a Court, October i, 178S. MM. Ch. DuCharme, President. Philippe Engcl Bie. Dubu(|ue- Henry Biron.

P. Laperche. Magistrates.

M. Fr. Saooek, PlainiilT, vi. Michfj. Cuartirr, Defendant. M. Saucier presents an account, which had been given to him by M. Levy and approved before M. LaCroix, on which there is

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duc him a balance of two hundred and seventy-two livres; and after having made demand therefor, the defendant refused hïm saj-ing that his account b not just and that he owes only scventy-lwrt livrer; and after verifying the account, which we be- lieve to be just and hearing the poor argumrats which M. Saucier told Mfi that the defendant had pleaded to him, we order M. Charticr to pay the plaintiff or to &nd a bondsman who will render himself re»poasible for the said «urn; and «e condemn M. Saucier to pay the costsand to bave himself reimbursed by the said Chartier. DuCharnie, Près.

At the same Court.

Michel I*icnKT, Plaintiff, vs. lx>uis Gathi, Defendant.

The plaintiff said that the named Louis Gaud had taken and engaged the little Lapicire and had promised him a filly or a heifer for waRcs and that he refused to give it to him. The de- fendant said that he had tended him when sick and that his wages were not suSdent to pay for his sickness and the attend- ance which they had had for him. We have dismissed the pinnies to have the case decided by arbitrators,

DuChanne, Près. At the same Court. Hdcq CrasnoLM, Plaintiff, w. Benjamin Byrau, Defendant.

The plaintiff told us that there was due him one hundred mimts of wheat for two milch cows, which he had sold tlie defendant. The defendant said that he had delivered twenty minois of it to him at the house of Thibault at Prairie du Rocher. The plaint- iff said to him that it was spoiled and il was not salable.

We dismissed the parties to have the wheat in.specied; and having confidence in the report, whidi will be made us, signed by M. Barbau, we condemn the said Byram to pay the excess there is above eighty minoti within a week; and we condemn tbe aaid Byram to pay the costs.

DuCharme, Près.

Tbe Court adjourned to November i, 17S8.

P. Billet, Clerk. DuCharroc, Près.

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a une Cour du trois novembre 178S. Messieurs

Antoine girardin President B'* Dubuque Ch Ducharme henri Biron

Philipe Engel Pierre La Perche

Louis Chatel Magistrats

a une même Cour. Ant ARMAND demandeur Pierre Richard deffendeur le demandeur nous représente un Compte Contre le dit Richard de la somme de quatre vingt dix neuf livres £n argent quil dit lui Etre due depuis Cinq ans. le dît Pierre Richard lui a dit quil Croioit l'avoir Paie par Ses travaux a quoi le demandeur na voulu acquiesser disant quil n'avoit Eu que Soixante sept livres et quil lui avoit porté En Compte et après avoir fait faire serment sur les sts Evangiles de la vérité de son Compte nous avons Condamné le dit défendeur aux frais. a une même Cour. le Sieur W" arrundel Demand [su] le S"' J" B" Morel

Deffendeur le Demandeur nous a exposé par une requête que le sieur Morel avoit pris a son jnseu une Voiture quil avoit a la Prairie du Chien et quil l'avoit pris Sans la Connoîssance de Celui qui en Eté le dépositaire en nous en aiant produit des Certificats et demander des dedomagemonts par sa Requête et ceci étant or de notre Connais- sance nous avons renvoies les Parties par arbitres.

a' girardin ajourné la Cour au premier décembre 1788.

a' Girardin p. s, d.

A une Cour du 1" Décembre 1788. Messieurs

Girardin President P. La Perche

Ch Ducharme B" Dubuque

Philipe Engel Louis Chatel

Henri Blron Magistrats

a une même Cour le Sieur Gabriel Cerré nous présenté une requête que nous avons appointé a sa demande.

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347

At a Court, November 3, 17S8. MM. Antoine Oirardin, President. Bie. Dubuque. Ch. DtiChannc. Hcnr)' Bîron.

Philippe Engd. Pierre Laperche.

Loub Chatcl. Magistrates.

.At the same Court. Ant. Harhand, Plaintiff, vs. Pierre Richard, Defcndiint. The plaintiff brings to us an account against the said Richard for the sum of nincly-ninc livres in money, which he sij-s was due fiw yean ago. The said Kerre Richard told him that he believed th»t he hud paid it by his labor; In which the pluintiGT J wa» nol willing to agree, i^yinit that he had hat! only «xly-9e%'cn tivKS and thitt he had credited it to his <iccount; and after having made him lake oath on the Holy Gospels of the truth of bis ac- count, we condemned the said defendant 10 pay the costs- At the same Court. M. WiLLiAU ARirifDEt. Plaintiff, vs. Jean Bte. Mosrl,

Defendant. The pluintiHr sct^ forth to us by a petition thai M. Morel Itad Icen without his Icnowled^ a boat, which the plaiiittiT had at fPrairie du Chien,' and that he had taken It without the knowledge of the one who was cuModian of it; and the plaintiff brought to us ccrii&Ciiles thereof and demanded damages by his petition; and .■iint'c thi.i is out of our juri.>w]tcii<>n, we <lismi.'i!ied the parties to plead before arbitrators. Ani. Girardin.

The Court adjourned to December i, 1788.

Ant. Girardin, Pre».

At a Coun. December i, 1788. MM. Girardin, President. P. I.âperdie. Ch. DuCbarme. Bte. Dubuque.

Philippe Rngcl. I>ouis Chatcl.

Hciu>' Biron. Magistrates.

-At the Tame Court M. Oahricl Cerrf presented to u* a. petition, which we have referred at his request.

■ Fnutc ds CUcD. In ihr prntni nue at W HoMHln. ni dm lucludol in Oit dlnrici , al CaboUi M in Ibr (duMt ut lUlaolt.

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\'u par la Cour aiscmblé Ce Jour U Requête d dessus Einsem- We ie tesiament oloCTaphe de teij Gerces Mqcw. ladilte Cour ordonne quil sera fait Bon et ndel Inventaire de tous les Bios Généralement quil: quonques délaisser par ledit deffimt James Mofir Juridiquement et avec les framalites requises a la deligence des -^ieurs Ceiré Bond et thomas Biggs. Exécuteurs testamentaire [/ Ce fait être les dits trois exécuteurs testamentaires mis en Bonne fn.st-ii-îîon des dits Biens de lad'" succssion suivant taditte In\-cn- taire faire les recherches des dits Biens tant meubles qu'immeubles (;n faire rendre Compte a ladilte Veuve et par tous autres qui [jouroient les avoir en leur Possession et généralement faire tout ex qui Est du devoir de leurs Charges pour la Conser^-ations des drfiits el Intérêts des personnes intéressées en la suditte sucession et autres quîl appartiendra afin que la suditte sucession soient mise et rcglé par le tems prescrit par les Lnix donné En Cour le trois novembre Mit Sept Cent quatre vingt huit et Signé a la Copie délivré Ce Jour, anloinc Girardin B" dubuque Ch Duchami'' l'hilijic Engcl. Pierre La Perche H. B. i. hcnri Bîron une + pour Louis Chalcl el Signé.

LiiBuxierc Comis Gre&er.

A une Cour du j' Décembre 1788.

A Girardin President P. La Perche

(.'h. Duchiirme Henri Biron

I'hili[)e Kngel Louis Chatel

iiUR^^ l)ubu<jue Magistrats

l'iir une Requête a nous présenté ledit Jour Par htacinthe Cecîre t't aiiiTil Vu Son Exposé nous avons Permis et Permettons audit hifiiinlhe (Iccirc de faire une assemblé de ses Parents et amis pour delilicrcr sur son Emancipation le dit Jour et an que dessus.

P Billet f.reficr.

a une même Cour.

M. Jf,an DiTMOtiLiN demandeur PniLiPE Gervais Deffendeur

le Demandeur nous a Produit une Compte dont la Balance est

de Soixante (lou/.c livres En argent, intérêt Compris Jusqu'à

i-e jour, le deiTcnd' nous a dit que led' Dumoulin avoit oii un

' A vi-^vjF vl ihin wiH Lfi jirinicd on p^i^ 515 ol ili» %-i^mnr.

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349

Seen by (be assembled Court this day the above pétition u>- gctherwilh the hologrjiphic will of the late James Moore. TlKsatd Coun decrees thai there shall be made good and faithful inven- lorv- of the iirojwrty. all and singular, left by the said dc<xascd James Moore with legal and requisite formalities, at the suit of MM. Cerné, Bond and Thomas Bigiçs, testamentan* executors of the wrill. For this purpose the three said executors are to he put in full po^scs»ton of the »aid property of the said c»t:ilc; and HCCordinR to the said inventory they are to search out the said property, lioih personal and real; and to cause the said widow and all others who may have it in their possession to render ac- count; and generally to do that which U within the duties of iheir office for the preservation of the rights and intercuts of the per- M>ns interested in ihc estate aforesaid and of others whom it will concern: in order that the estate aforesaid may be settled by the lime prestTilwd by law. Given in Coiul the third of November 1788. and siRiied on the copy delivered this day." Antoine Girardin, Bic. Dubuque, Ch. DuChiirnie, Thilippc Engel, Pierre Laperche, H, B. I. Henri Biron. a+for Louis Chatel, and signed Labuxiere, Dqjuty Clerit.

At a Court. December i, 1788.

A. Girardin, President, P. Laperche.

Ch. DuCbarme. Henry Bima.

Pbllip|)e Engcl. Louis Chal«l.

Aui;uste Dubuque. Magistrates.

By a petition presented I" u.t this S.iid day by Hyacinthe Ce> sine; and after seeing; his explanation wc permitted and do permit the said Hyacinthe Ce>irre to hold an a.t.'«mbly of his relatives and friends to deliberate on bis livery. The said day and year as above.

P. Billet, Clerk.

At the same Court.

M. Jkak DimouLiN, I'laintifl, vs. PniLiP Gkrvajs. Defendant.

The plaintitl lirouf;ht to us an account, the balance of which

is (or scvcnty-iwo livres in money including interest up to this

day. The defendant told us that the said DiunoulÎD had bad

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Cochon de lait de lui a quoi il nous a dît qu'il l'avoit paie Comp- tant. Ce que le deffendeur a récusé et après avoir fait faire ser- ment aud' S^ Dumoulin et avons Condamné led' GervEÛs a Paier le demandeur et les frais du Present. P. Billet Greffier

a une même Cour, une Requête a nous présenté par M' Dumoulin par lequel il nous représente que le s' Isadore LaCroix aie a lui remettre lexcedent quil doit doit [sic] payer pour un sauvage app^ a Maîlher quil lui a Eté adjugé a quoi nous avons Condud led' Jour et an que dessus.

P Billet Greffier.

A une Même Cour. Fœrse Billet demandeur Clark deffendeur le demandeur nous a produit un Billet par lequel il nous repré- sente quil lui est du deux Cents douze livres de Lard depuis le mois de Juillet Passé et Vu ses mauvaises Raisons nous l'avons Condamné a Paier sous huit Jours sans autre délais. Ajourné La Cour au 3. Janvier 1789.

A« Girardin P. s. d.

A une Cour du 3 Janv' 1789.

Messieurs

Ant Girardin President Pierre LaPcrche

Ch Ducharme Henri Biron

B" Dubuque Philipe Engel

Louis Chatel Magistrats

a une Cour du 2 Janvier 1788 [sic]. sur la representation de M' de S* Pierre Curé de cette Paroisse Sur ce que quelques habitants domiciliés de ce Village avoient refusés a donner le Pain Béni Croiant que Ce n'etoit pas une obli- gation et nous en aiant fait voir les preuves nous Enjoignons audits habitants a donner le Pain béni Chacun leur tour, et aux Jours d'obligation fautes de quoi il seront Condamné a paier dix livres a lEglise tel quil est present par les loix et Enjoignons aux Marguil- liers de les Emploier a En faire faire un a leur deSaut telle est notre

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« MKkliiiR [H); from bim, for whicb tbc plaintiif (old us Uial be bad paid cash, whkh ihc defendant challenged. And afier caïuii^ ihe &aid Dumoulin In take oath, wc condcraiwd ibc said Gen-ftb ,to pay tbc plikinliiï and ihe aun^ of (be present suit.

['. Billel, Oerk. At the name Court. A pe;itlon presented lo us b>- M, Dumoulin by which he shows us thai M. I&tdoic LaCroix should he bdd lo remit to him the balance whkh tte ouriht tu pay for a savaip; bclongini; to Mailher, which had been ndjudgcd tn him. to which we agree (he lukl day and year an above.

P. filUct. Clerk. At the same Coun. PtCKKS BiLLKT, Plsintïtl. Vf. Clahk. Defendant. The platntifi broUKbl to us a note, by which be shows that theie is owing to him two hundred nnd twdve pound» of lard since the month of last July. And considering his poor pJeas wc condemned the defendant to pay within a week without other delay.

Tbc Court adjourned to January a, 1789.

Ant. Girwdin, Près. At a Court, January 1. 1789. MM. Am. Girardin, President. Pierre I,j[i>erche.

Ch. DuCharme. Henry Biron.

Bte- Dubuque. Philipfw Engel.

Loub Chatd. Magistnites.

.At a Court. January 1, 1789. On the representation of M. de St. Pierre, curé of this parish, that Mvcral inhiiliitnnt-> domiciled in this village have refused to give the blessed bread, believing that it was not an ohliKa- lioni and after he had shown us the evidence ibcrcof. wc com- manded the said inhabitants to give the blessed bread, each in hi» turn and on lheday*of oUigatinmt; in default of which they shall be condemned to pay ten litres to the cJiurth. as is at present the law; nnd nv rommnnd the wardi-n* lo une llie money to have Éone bread made to make up the deficiency. Such is our opinion.

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oppinion donné aux Caho la Cour séante le dit Jour et an que dessus.

ajourné la Cour au prenuCT fe\Tier 1788 [sic] P. Billet Greffier A' Girardîn p. 5. d

A une Cour du 8 fc\-rier 178c. Messieurs

\tnf Girardîn President Pierre LaPercbe

Ch Ducharme Phîlipe Engd

Henri Biron B'* Dubuque

Louis Chatel Magistrats

Le S' Labl-xiere chatte de la succssion de kaphael gagxez ]c demandeur Contre joseph pocpakt deffendeur Le demandeur demande au défendeur une somme de six cent soi Xante di.^ duit livrer dix huit sols Cinq deniers tant en principal quinterest dont il y a dej.i Eu sentence de Condamnation par cette Cour.

Le deÊer.deur j demande délais p" payer dans le Courant de ce n'.oiî-

La Cour accorde aud' demandeur [>i._- le Courant de ce aïois E: I,'. conda:r.-e a p-iye- sans p!'^ \:zç «rme son billet et interest rv.-r;:.',:;; a !.!,:'■ sc—r-f oy dessus e: ai^t :ra:s Et dépens montant .1 't.\i'.: -."..ijtres ce qui sera esecuti;. cnic^cccs ai; s' Lachansse he-:::er du,",' ;is::r.e- .:e rTe-ire ,;es — a:=s i- s' Labuxiere Le bi'.ie: viui' -.•■urarî .; ■-; le ?■ Labuxiere sera Bien décharge, ce qui SîTA e\ec-,;;i

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353

Given al Cahokia at the session of tbc Coun the said day aad year as above.

The Court adjourned to February i, 1789. P. Billet, Oerk. Ant. Girardin, Pre».

At a Court, February S, 1789. MM. Ant. Girardin, President. Pierre Lapcrchc.

Ch. DuChurmc. Philippe Eogcl.

Hcnty BiroQ. Ble. Dubuque.

Louis Chatd. Magistrates.

M. hKBVxiERiL intrusted with the estate of Raphael Gacnb, PlainiilT, vs. JOSEPH PouPAR. Defcndanl. TTie plaintiff demands of the defendant a aura of six hundred and seven I y -eight livrtJ eighteen sols five derniers as well for the principal as interest, for which there has been given judgmetil by this Court.

The defendant asked for dday to pay during ike œurse of this month.

The Court granted to the plaintiff [defendant?] the course of (his month and <'ondemncd him to pay without a longer delay his note and interest, amountint^ to the sum aforesaid with costs and charges which .imount to eight pitres, for which there will be execution. We direct M. Lacbanse, heir of the said Gagnd, to lake from M. I^buxiere the note of the said Poupar, of which M. LabuidcTc shall be fully discharged, for which there will be execution.

Labuxier«. Ant. Girardin, Près,

At the same Court. Louis Behoebon. Plaintiff , i's. Jean Bte. Dubois, De- fendant. The plaintiff demands of the defendant three hundred pounds of âour for having attended and cured the daughter of the named Vaudry.

The defendant replied that the plaintiff had not cured the little girl and that he had been obliged to put her in the hands of Madame Tom,* who had cured her; and ibat it was not the said Bergeron, that on the contrary he bad neglected her.

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thome qui lavoit guérie Et que ce netoit point led' BergeroD quau cuntruire il lavoit negligee.

Le tout considéré la Cour a débouté ledit Bergeron de Sa demande la Condamné aux frais et dépens Et a adjugé les trois Cent livres de farine a la dame thom qui a guery la petite fille ce qui sera exécuté. A' Girardin p. s. d

a la même cour.

donné une Saisie au s' Sans façon contre Wiliam houre p' le payement de vingt huit piastres, la saisie adresser au s' Chemiti juge du grand Ruisseau.

A* Girardin psd. La Cour est ajourné au premier de mars prochain ce a fev 1789.

A* Girardin psd. du [WiiM*] fe\Tier délivré un ordre a la requisition de joeepb La Chanse contre le Nommé gasien p' paroitre a la Cour du 2 man.

du 27. fev un ordre dassignation a M' Wiliam aRundd contn francois Clark de la belle fontaine.

27. février r= un ordre dassignation p' Le S' aRundel Contre iames Henderson du grand Ruisseau.

=un ordre p' Joseph Lâchante Contre pierre martin. =un ordre pour Joseph Lachansse Contre Groslé père et fils. = un ordre p"" Lachansse Contre janot Lapensée. =un ordre p' samuel Morice Contre Joseph Worley. =un ordre p'' M'' Dumoulin Contre la femme Brisson. = un ordre p' XI' De Clamorgan Contre LcfeiTe forgeron. =un ordre p' W De Clamorgan Contre Paul Poupart. = un ordre p' M' De Clamorgan Contre Izaac Chalfont. =:un ordre p' M' De Clamorgan Contre James piquet du grand Ruisseau.

=un ordre y XI' de CUmon^an Contre David Waddd. =un ordre p' XI' de Clamorgan Contre fnncois Clark. =un ordre Contre Bond et Biggs comme Exécuteur teâtamen- taire de mt>ore délivre a M' Xlorgan.

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All considered the Court denied the demands of the said BerK^run, condemned him to pay ilie cosLi and char^ smd adjudged the three hundred [jounds of flour lo Madame Tom who cured the little giH, for which there will be execution.

Ant. Girardin, Près. At the same Court. Gnuited a writ of seizure to M. Sansfaçon against Willium Houre for the payment of Iwenty-einht piaitret, the writ being Mjdresised to M. Smith, ju&tice of Grand Kuis^^cau.

Ant. Girardin, Pres. The Court adjourned to the ist of next March, this and of February, 17^9.

Ant. Girardin, Tre*. On the — fif February a iiummons delivered on the requisition of Joseph Lachansc against the named Uassien that he appear at Uie Court, March a.>

On the J7th of February, a siunmoDs oa complaint of M. William Arundel again»! Franci» Clark of BeUefontaine.

aylh of Fcbniary, a stimmons on compUinI of M. Arundel against James Henderson of Grand Ruisseau.

a summons on complaint of Joseph I^chanse against Pierre Martin.

a summons on complaint of Joseph Lachan» againM GrosJé father and son.

a summons cm complaint of Lachanse against Janot La-

• summons on complaint of Samuel Morris against Josejib Worley.

II summons on complaint oi M. Dumoulin agsiinst the woman Brisson.

a summons on complaint of M. Clamorgiin against t^fevre, blacksmith.

a summons on complaint of M. Clamorgan a^inst Paul Poupar.

a summons on complaint of M. Clamorgan a^inst Isuuc Cbalfoni.

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+ =un ordre p'' denis vemeau Contre la femme Brisson le s' biron a répondu de lo"* a Compte sur les frais.

+ =uii ordre p'' mad' LaCroix contre Louis Groslé. du 3. mars délivré une Saisie a malien saucier contre Joseph Cecire \f saisir te bled Et farine quil a au moulin du S*" LeBrun p"" sûreté de 800' de farine.

a une Cour du deux Mars mil Sept Cent quatre vingt neuf. XI" itnt* girardin Présidant Henry Biron l'hilipc angel B*' Dubuque

Charles ducharmc Pierre Laperche

Cons""" magistrats. Denis \ERON'N'K.*t-.v demandeur Contre La feuue Bhisson

défenderesse Le demanrleur demande le payement de ses gages pendant une iinnéi! tant pour faire marcher le moulin que ce qui en depend Echue au p'" de juillet 1788. Et en outre Le Batage de grange montant p"" lannée a Six Cent Cinquante livres Et que pour Le Batage de Bled M"" Ceré doit luy enlenir compte.

La dame Brisson convient des six cent livres p' lannée elle a. produit un compte a la Charge dud' denis veronneau mon' a la somme du Cinq Cent dix neul li\Tes Cinq sols, aprouvé par led' demandeur, resle la s'^ de Cent trenle li\Tes Cinq sols sur laquelle somme est déduit ^-ingt sept livres p"" perte de bled par la faute dud* verronneau Et Cinquante li\-res p' un vand a vaner quil a laisse périr Reste du par la dame Brisson aud' demandeur Cinquante trois livres cinq sols que la cour condamne la dame Brisson a

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a summoQS on complaint »f M. Oamorgan against James Piggott of Giand Ruisseau.

a Kumtnonit on oompJaînl of M. Oamorgaii agaEnsi David Waddd.

a summoiu on complaint of M. Clamorgan against Fiftods Dark.

a summoas against Bond and Biggs as («lamentary ez- toitors of the wil] of Moore delivered to M. Morgan,

a summons on oomplatnl uf Deois Verooneau against ibe woman Brisson. M. Biron bos made himself responsible for ten livres oa account for the costs.

a summons on complaint of Madame LaCroix against Louis Grosid

On the îd of March, a writ of smure delivered to Matthieu Saucier against Joseph Ccairrt, toattadi the wheat aod flour which he ha» at M. Lebrun's mill for purely for 800 lb», of flour.

Al a Coun, March i, 1789. MM. Anl- Girardin, President. Henry Birun. Philippe EngeJ. Bte. Dubuque.

Charles DuChanne. Pierre Laperche.

Coimcilors and Magistrates. Denis Vekonmeao, Plaintiff, vs. the woman Bxisson, Defendant.

The plaintiJi demands the payment of his wages for a year due the first of Jul}-, 17S8, for ruiuiing the mill and doing what is connected therewith; and furthermore for the barn- thrashing amounting for the year to six hundred and âfty iivr€f and also for the wheat thrashing for which M. Cerré should be account- able to him.

The woman Brision acknowledged the six hundred livra a year. She exhibited an account against the Mtid Denis Vctod- Dcau amounting to the sum of five hundred and nineteen livra live ioh, u'hicJi was a|>[iroved by the slid plaintiff. This leaves the sum of one hundred and thirty litves five ioh, from which sum is deducted twenty-seven livres for (he loM of wheat through the fault of the said Vcrotincau and 6f^ livrts for a winnowing

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payer au demandeur sous huit jcnin Condamne dénis vox frais. ce '{ui sera Exécuté.

a la même Cour. Mad' Lackodc demanderesse Contre Loins Gbosle defiesd-

eur

La demandere:5e a produit un billet Contre led* Grosié de b sTjmmc de Cent Cinquante trois li^TCS douze sols que le deffend- euT a Reconnu et a dit navoir de quoy payer actuellcmeni El quil avoit donné un acompte de sis minot et deny de Ued Et deux poules montant a quarante neuf livTcs que ladite dame s aussi Reconnu partant reste a payer Cent quatre li\-rcs douze sols que la Cour condamne led' groslé a payer sous huit jour a peine de Saisie ce qui Sera exécuté Condamne led* grosle a payer quinze liiTes du frais,

a la même Cour.

M' Dl'moulix demandeur Contre La dame Bkissox deETen- dercsse.

Le demandeur repette par te Billet du s*' firisson Et desjardins solidaires la somme de trois Cent quarante quatre li^Tcs Et vingt litre- douze sois dinterest En argent payable En danrées. et un Compte de Cinquante huit livres dix neuf scds p'' marchandise luutes diminution faites sur led' compte.

la défenderesse a répondu quelle navoit pas connoissance de Lâchât du Cheval mentionné aud' billet Et quelle aprouve led' compte seulement, sur quoy la Cour a decide que M' Dumoulin atendra un moi^ p'' le retour dud' Brisson lequel mois passé sera libre de se pourvoir Sur le^ Biens les plus aparanis dud' brisson quil p'juru découvrir ou sur ceux dud' desjardins comme solidure. Et ((uant au Compte la Cour condamne la dame brisson a le payer au =' dumijulin sans délais condamne M'' dumoulins a payer le; frais, qui luy seront Rembourcé a la dedzion du billel ce qui sera Exécuté

a la même Cour, Charles Germain- demandeur Contre M' DuiiotrLiN

Le demandeur demande la somme de Cent li^Tes pour le payement de la prise et nouriture des Chevaux saisis Et vendus a

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fan, which be allowed to be ruined- There renuiiM due by ihe woman Bn«»oa to Uie said plaintiff fifty-three livret five utls, which the Court condemns the wonuin BrisMn to pay to the [>IuiiililT within a week. Condemned Denis to pay the costs, for which there will be execution.

At the same Court.

Madame LaCroix, PlainiLff, vi. Lovis GROSLt. Defendant.

The plaintiff prcxiuced a note against the said Grotlé for the sum of one hundred and fifty-three Infts twelve sots, which the defendant acknowledged: and he said that be did not have meuu lo pay al present, and thai he had paid an instalment of six minoU and a half of wheat and two fowls amounting to forty- nine Intes, which the said lady also acknowledged; there- fore there remains a balance lo Ix paid of one hundred and four litres twelve sols, which the Court condemns the said Gn»Ié lo pay niibin a week on pain of scixure; for which there will be execution. The satd Groslë b lo pay fifteen livres lorcocts.

At the same Court. M. DtmouuN. Plaintiff, rt. the woman Brisson', Defendant.

The plaintiiT claims on the note of MM. Brtsiou and Deijardinii, jointly and K\-eralty liable, the sum of three hundred and forty- four Ihres and twenty livrts iweh-e sols for interest in money. pa>'ablc in kind, and an account for fifty-eight livr^ nineteen sets (ot merchandise, all reliâtes being made on the laid ac- count.

The defendant aiKwercd that she had no knowledge of the pnrchaâe of the hone mentioned in the said noic, and that she apprond the said account only. Whcreuiion the Court decided that H. Ducnaulln nhall wait a month for the return of the said BriMon, and when the month is passed, he sliaU be free lo sue OQ the mofU tangible goods of the said Brtsson, which he can find, or on tboK of the said Desjardins, who is equally liable. And as to the accouiu the Court condemns the woman Bn'^oon (o fty it ta M. Dumoulin without delay. Coodemoed M. Dumoulin to pof the coats, which shall be reimbursed to him at the time of

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la requisition de M^* dumoulin p^ Créances a luy dues par It Nommé alnn' ameriquain. Le S' dumoulin a dit quil consmtdt a payer suivant quil En sera ordonné par la Cour p' son rerobource- ment Enver led' alary.

sur quoy la Cour condamne led* s' dumoulin a payer les Cent livres aud' Germain dont il luy sera tenu Compte par led' alary uvecs les autres frais de vente et de la présente sentence ce qui sera Exécuté.

a la même Cour. Le S^ CnANSSE demandeur Contre Janot LA PENSÉE

Le demandeur demande que le deffendeur luy paye la somme de Cent dix huit livres En danrées quil doit a lEncan de deffnnt gagnez Echus depuis noel ou a Son delTau que francois lapensée sa caution soit condamné de payer led* janot lapens^ ayant dit quQ ne pouvoit payer et nayant pas de quoy satisfaire la Cour con- damne francois Lapensée a payer sans délais la dite somme Entre les mains dud* laChansse sauf son recour sur son frère Et aux frais et dépens.

a la même Cour. Le S' La Chansse demandeur Contre pierse uartin deffendeur

Le demandeur demande au deffendeur somme de cent Cin- quante huit livres En danrées quil luy doit p' lEncan de deffunt Raphael Gagnez.

Le deffendeur a dit N'avoir Rien p' payer présentement, et quil dcmundoil jusques a la fin de ce mois p' payer ladite somme Etant sur le point de vendre sa maison pour payer,

sur quoy voyant L'im|JOSSÎl>iIité ou le deffendeur se trouve de payer actuellement la cour luy accorde le Credy du cour de ce mois sans plus délais faute de quoy permis la vente de ces Biens. deflend la cour au s"" LaChaussc aucunne poursuite jusques aud' tems Et cependant condamne led' martin aux [frais] de Lordre et assignation de Ihuissier.

a la même cour. Saudel Morice demandeur Contre Joseph Worlëy ameri- quain nayant voulu paroitre après assignation a luy donné p' paroitre a cette Cour.

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the dcdsîoQ in regard to the note, for which there witl be execu- tion.

Al the ame Court.. COAKLES Gbruain, PlaiDtiS. 11. M.DuuoirUK, Defendant.

The plaintiff demand» the sum of one hundred Itvrts as pay- ment for the capture aod keep of the horses seiwd and sold al the requisition of M. Dumoulin for debt» due him \>y the named Alary, an American. M. Dumoulin said that he agreed to pay according as the Court decreed for hi« reimbunemenl by the said Alary.

Whcrcu])on (he Court condemned the «aid Dumoulin to pay the hundred livres to the said Germain, for which, with the costs of the »lc and of the present judgment, the sajd Alary shall be accounuble to him.

At the .same Court.

M. Lachambe, Plaintiff, vs. Janot Lapamcé, Defendant.

The plainliiï demands that the defendant pay him the sum of one hundred and eighteen livres in kind, which he owes for what he bought al the auction of the goodii of tlie deceased Gagné and which has been due since ChrisUnas; or in case of bLs failure ic> pay that Fran^-oÎH T.apancé, his bondsman, be con- demned to paj'. The said Janoi L,apanc«! having said that he could not pay, and ^ince he does not have the means to satisfy the claim, the Court condemns François Lapanc^, reserving to bim recnune again»! his brother, to pay without delay the said sum into the hands of the said Lachansc, and to pay the costs and cbarge-s.

At the same Court. M. Lachakse, Plaintiff, vs. Pierre Martdj. Defendant.

'I^ie plaintiS demands of the defendant ibc »um of one hun- dred and Mty-eight livres iu kind, which he owes him for the auction of the good^ of the deceased Raphael Gagité.

The defendant said that he had nothing with which to pay nt present ; and thai be asked for delay till the end of thi.t month iD order to pay the said sum, as be was on the point of selling bis house in order to pay.

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Le deffendeur Se trouvant redevoir aud* samud Morice \-ingt sept piastres En danrées suivant ses Billets tant pour argest reçu p"" led' Morice quii sest obligé de remetre aud' demandeur.

La cour condamne led' Worley a payer Sans aucuns délais les vingt sept piastres En danrées faute de quoy sera doimé nutiii forte p' saisir Et vendre ses Effets jusques a la Concurance de ce quil doit Et Condamne led' Worley En tous les frais Et dépens ce qui sera exécuté adresse la présente sentence au S' schemitz p^ la faire exécuter sans Retard.

frais 15^^ délivré la copie.

a la même Cour.

M^ de Clabmorcan detnandeur Contre jihes Piggot ameri- quain absent Nayant voulu paroitra après avoir Eté asdgn^ Et apellé a haute voix.

Le demande [su] a produit !e Billet du deffendeur par lequel led' piquet se trouve a devoir Cinquante un minot de Mahis Egrenné ainsy que Cent piastres portée En sa dite obligation faute davoir aComply Ses conventions Enver led' Cl a m organ.

Led' s" <lcmandeur requière que led' piquet soit condamné a luy p;iyer ladite quantité de Mahis avec les Cent piastres vu le refus dud' piquet de paroître.

La Cour la Condamné et condamne a payer sans délais au d' s"" de Clamorgan ladite quantité de Cinquante un minot de Mahis ainsy que les Cent pia.slres de des domagement porté En son obligation a deflaud par luy davoir acomply Sa condition, et le Condamne En outre a livrer le tout a S' Louis Residance de M' Morgan pour Navoir pas fait sa livraison dans le tems quil sy est obligé ou led' s' demandeur pouvoit la faire transporter Sans frais Et le Condamne En outre En tous les frais Et dépens ce qui sera Exécuté.

a la même Cour. A M' nicolas Smith Juge de pai.\ du G"" ruisseau.

11 vous est ordoné De prendre les Depositions De toutes les habitants de Votre district qui ont semé & récolté blés & mahis. De Doner Sur Sermant, aussi Juste quil est possible p' la quantité

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Whereupon the Court, seeing thst the defendant finds it tm- pMsiblc to piLv ai pre«enl, granted him credit during Ihîa month without longer delay; in default of which the sole of his property is |>cnnitted. The Court forhidi M. LachatLte to bring any suit until that time; and moreover condemns the said Martin to pay the casM of the kussUr's order and summons.

At the same Court. Samuel Mobris, Plaintiff, vs. Joseph Worixv, American,

refusing to appear after being summoned to appear at this

Court.

Since the defendant is found to owe (o the said Samuel Morris twenty-seven piastres in kind according to his note as well as for money received for the said Morris, which he pledged himsdf to remit to the said plaintiff, the Court condemn.^ the uid Worley to pay without any delay the twenty-seven piastres, in default of which there .'ihall Xtc. given powex to seize and Hell hi.i cffeds Up to the equivalent of what he owes; and the Cotirt condemns the .sai<l Wurley in all ihe cofXn and rliargc», for which there will be execution. The present judgment U addressed 10 M. Smith in order to have it executed without delay.

At the same Court. M. C1.AMORGAN, PlainliS, I'v. Jauf-s Pigoott, Ameriain, absent

having refused to appear after having been summoned and

called with a loud voice.

TTic plaintiff produced the note of the defendant according to which tile said Piggott is found to owe fifty-one minolt of shelled ooni u well as one hundred pM%lres entered in his said obliga- tion as penally for not having fulfilled hU agreements with ibc l^taid Clamorgan.

The said plaintiff pra)-» that tlie iiaid Piggolt be con- demned to pay htm Ihe said quantity of corn with the hundred ifiottns in consideration of the refusal of the said Piggott to 'tppear.

The Court condemned and doe.<i condemn him to pay without delay to the *aid M. Clamorgan Ihe said quantity of fifty-one minats of com as well as the hundred piastres damages entered in

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quiU aunmt cttâûy pour paj-er la \'ïngl sixicnie partie x qin'coDqnc Sera authorise par notre Cour Pour Recevoir làdittc dùône.

B sen accordé Jusqu'aprfe La recnlte a Ceux qui ne pamom abwlunent pas payer actueUemeni, Bico entendu que cecj n'est, que pour ceujt qui restent en I>cdan De U ligne tîrée par M'] Gitardin no<re arpenteur.

DdÎTré un urdre a miciid oK El a. george Biggs adressé au ?1 Sctiemitz p' faire paroitre Joseph Vftaley p^ répondre a leurs de- mand» Et obtenir k ;>ayement de ce quQ leur doit Et t^n dnxt a qui il appartiendra ltd' jour El an.

Délivré un ordre au S' Chemilz p' faire payer Joseph WorJey vingt livres quil doit au S* Labuxiere.

Délivré un ordre verbal [ar la cour pour obliger le s^ Chcmïu sur sa parole a livrer au s' Labuxiere p' le s^ dubuq trois Cent lïnvs de farine quil est CoovenA devant la Cour tedevoir p' tous Compte.

a la même Cour. M' aRokdcl reprcscDlant Le ? Laforme demandeur Contre FitAKOOis Clark absient après ataignation reçue a Comparoir ce jourdhuy.

Le demandeur reclame im compte de de& domagement a faute par led* Clark de luy avoir payé suivant ton bilkt quarante deux minets ^ de bled, Ecbus depuis décembre dernier, la Cour Eoulc le Compte en des domagenient Et condamne led' Clark a payer sans délais les quarante deux minotî Et demy de Bled faute de quoy permis de Saisir et vendre jusqua parlait payement interesl et fraLs ce qui sera Exécuté, u la même Cour.

M' Glamorgan est intervenu sur la sentence cy dessus lequel a Exibc deux billets dus par le Nommé franco!» Clark Echus dequb lannée dernière montant a la quantili! de onze Cent quarante livres de tabac lequel nnu» a rcquîit Comme plus ancien Créanciers dEtre privilégie sur les Biens dud* Clark p* son paye-

■ Eridrstl)' iD uuRiei In mikr Iht AsiriaD i^t ckunk tiihn. ma'% «umCDt, li » ené'm ilui iJu Anxnaiu wmnjiiai arckiBa le* I! tiiiliiliwt III (buifhiB (hf VHT. iïSt. — Sml.h. SI cl WW rafBt, 17 . }i

■To*bttIlni ibi> nlcn una knnn.

Fnn Cilaacl Hkr- Ic* llM uppsn cl liw

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hisobligation as penalty for noi having fulfilled its condition. And it condemns him furthermore to deliver all at the St. Louis' resi- dence of M. Mgr^an for not having made deliver)' thereof at the time to which he pledged himscif and where the said plaintiS could have had it iran»i>orted without expense; and oondcnuu him furthermore io all the costs and charges, for which there will be execution.

At the same Court.

To M. Nicolasi Smith, Justice of the Peace of Grand Ruisseau.

You are ordered to take the deposition of all the inhabitants of vour district who have sown and hart-ested wheat and com, and they arc to make a slatcmcni on oath as justly as it is possible in regard to the quantity chat they Imve gathered, in order to pay the twenty-sixth part to whomever authority shall be given by our Court 10 receive the said tithe.'

Tliere shall be granted a delay until after harvest to those wbo abiiotutely cannot pay at present, ft being well understood that this applies only to those who are within the line drawn by M. Girardin, our surveyor.'

An order delivered to Michel Olf and George Biggs, addressed to Kf. Smith, to cause Joseph Worley to appear to answer their prayers and to obtain the payment of that which be owes them and to render juMice to whom it shall belong, the said day and year.

An order delivered to M. Smith to compel Joseph Worley to pay twenty /(ifw which he owes to M, t.ahuxicrc.

A verbal order delivered by the Court to compel M. Smith on his word to deliver to M. Labuxiere for M. Dubuque three hun- dred jmundà of flour, which it is agreed before the Court he owes for bis account in full.

At the same Court. M. Ahondel representing M. LAn)KUE, Plaintiff, vs. pRAxas

CijMtK, alisent after summons received to appear to-day.

The plaintiff claims an account, with damages as penalty, from the said Clark for nut having paid according to his note for forty-two and a_half minais ci wheat, due since last Dec'ember.

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menl. si mieiu la Cour Nadjugc Lc marc La livK Entre laP lafonne Et led' s' detnandeur. sur quoy la Cour a suspodt toute ssisk uccord^c aud* »' Lafonnc ordonne que I«d* lafomu ne »ra paye qua marc La livre avec M*^ CUmnr^n ronmic premier CrtaiKier auquel marc la Lx il sc Restraint condatott Clark aux frais et dépens.

La Cour ot adjoumé au premier avril 1789.

A' Girardin p«d.

a la requisition du S' Wiliiim aRundcl commerceani de 'Canada a Eté Enie^^tre la Sentence arbitrale qui suit.

Mous Soussignés arbitres Nommés par onirc de la cour <1d district des cahoa du premier de ce mois pour decider laSaire Entre les S" William aRundcl dcmiindeiir Contre jcan B" Maiû deffeodeur Concernant une pirogue que le ^ arundel dit que le S' roarel luy a Knmcne de I^ prairie du chien Sans >' (trc auioriiê Et quil a Eté obligé de faire Son voyage icy avec Beaucuup de frais DC trouran pa» Sa voiture a la prairie du chien va toute» les pieces produites a la cotir par les deux parties EosemUes les CerlilTK-ai» de» S" hamelin et BloaHeau Non ScrmenKs qui déclarent que le S' morci a pds la voiture Sans leurs ordre* ni permission.

Vu aussi IcB deux ccrtifficats Scrmcntés devant le S' Ducfaarroe un dti ju}(e& de la cour donnez par pierre antaya Et Joseph Lcger dit paKsien qui détruisent par leur Serment les deux précédants ■ certifficats. Nous sommes dopinion que le S* Witîam aRundd^ 'Soit débouté de sa demande Kn\-eT led' m(>rcl tant du payement de la dite pirogue que de tous des domagcments Et quelle restera pour son c<jmj)te Et rîïque» El lependani pour le tcms cl ser- vice que led' morel a Eu de la pirogue nous estimons quil doit payer la moitié des frai^t du procéii Et lautre mujiié par le s' a Kundcl Sauf aud' S' a Rundel son recour contre le S' amdin pour le payement de la pirogue, frais Et tous Et tous [sU] des domagc- ments si] La prêtée au s,' morel de son Chef Sans lordrc dud' & a Rundel aux Cahos le six décembre mil sept cent quatre vingt boit. Signé Saucier, Dumtnilin Et Labuxiere arbitres Nommfe.^ ' >s«Mi». p. it.

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The Courl set a-tidc the account for cUtiugcs and condemns the said Qark to pay without delay the forty-two and a half mintrts of wheat; in default of whidi it is ])erniittcd to seize and sell suili- dent for perfect pâment with interest and costs, for which there will Ik execution.

At the same Court.

M. Glamorgan liecame a party to the above judgment, and he exhibited two notes due by the named l-rancis Clark, matured since last }'ear, and which amount to the quantity of eleven hundred and fony pounds of tobacco; and he prayed us, as older creditor, to I>e given preference on the properly of the said Dark for hU payment; if the Court does not prefer to adjudge the mark in the pound' I>elween the said Laforme and the said plaintiff. Whereupon the Court stayed all seizure granted to the said M. Laforme and decrees that the said Informe ihall be paid only his percentage of the assets with M. Clamorgan as first creditor, to whicJi [lercentage he is re&trlcled. Condemned Clark to pay the costs and charges,

The Court adjourned to the iM of April, 1784.

Ant. Girardin, Près.

At lite requeitt of M. William Arundel, trader from Canada, there has been registered the verdict by arbitration which follows:

We, the undersigned arbitrators, named by order of the Court of the district of Cahokia on the lirsl of this month to decide the cause between MM. William Arundd, ptnintifF, vs. Jean Utc. Iklorel, defendant, concerning a pirogue, which M. Arundd ^Id M. Morel had taken from him at Pntirie du Chien without author- ity Su that he had been obliged to make his journey here at great expense, because he did not find hi» boat at Prairie du Chien: oooudering all the documents exhibited 10 the Court by the two parties, together with the cerli&cates of MM. Hamelîn and Ulon- deau, Qol made under oath, and which afBrro that M. Morel took the boat without their order or permission; conslderii^ also the two certificates, sworn to before M, DuCharme, one of the justices of the Court, given by Pierre Antays and Jo»cpb

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Vu la Sentence arbitrale de lautre part produite a la cour de ce jour, laquelle Sentence la cour a homologué et homologue par ces présentes Et ordonne quelle Sortira Son plain Et Entier Effet tant contre le s' a Rondel que contre le S' bamelin Sur Lequd le S' arondel aura Son recour pour le payement de sa pirogue Et frais ainsi qui! est expliqué En ladite Sentence donné En Cour le deux mars mil sept Cent quatre vingt neuf, signé J. B. Dubuq. heniy Bîron. ducharme. p" Laperche. Philipe Engel. ant. Gîrardin.

A* Girardin

a une Cour du Six avril 178g.

Le S^ Jean B** LaCroix Sest présenté pour faire délibérer sur le prix des danrées p^^ le payement de ceux qui doivent a l'Eglise a Eté délibéré par la cour que la farine sera prise a vingt livres le Cent, Le bled froment Bien net et Bien Epuré a Six livres le minot.

Le mabis vané Et recevable Examt de moisisure et pouriture a quatre livres le minot.

Et le tard salé des hosse [sk] Bien conditioné a vingt sols le tout sur le pied de targent Et la cour condamne Les débiteurs a payer sans délais le montant de leurs dits Billets a quoy faire ils Seront contraint par Saisie Et vente de leurs Biens mandons a Ihuissîer de cette cour de metre la présente sentence a execution nonoisstant toute ©position, arrête lesd jour Et an.

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Léger called Parisien, which certificates destroy by their oath the two preceding certificates', we are of the opinion that Ihc demands of M. William Arundel against the said Morel aa well for payment for the said pirogue as (or damages be denied ftnd that the pirogue remain at bU ri.ik and los^; and yet for the time and service which the said Mord has had of the said pirogue, we estimate tb»l he oi^t to pay half of the costs of the suit and that tbe other half be paid by M. Arundel^ reserving to the siid M. Arundd bis recourse against Nf. Hamelin for the payment of tbe [nroguc with costs and all damages, if he lent it of his own accord without the order of tbe said M. ;\rundel. Al Cahokia December 6, 1789. Signed, Saucier, Dumoulin and Labuxiere, arbimtun named.

Having .teen the verdict by arbitrution on the other side brought into Coun this day, the Court afbrrucd and does affirm this verdict by these presenu, and decrees that it shall have its full and entire effect as well against M. r\rundel as against M. Hamdin againm whom M. Arund«l »hall have hi.-t recourse for the payment of his pirogue and costs, as is set forth in the said vodict. Given in Court March 2, 1789. Signed, J. B. Dut>U(|ue, He:»ry Biron DuChannc, Picnt Lapcrche, Philippe Kngcl, Ant. Girardin,

Ant. Girardin.

At a Court April 6, 1789.

M. Jean Ble. LaCroix pmcntcd himself in order lu have a decision given on the price of commodities paid by those who owe the i^hun-h. The Court determined that dour -ihaU be taken at twenty livres the hundrcdi wheat dcaa and well winnowed al six livra the minot.

Coro winnowed and acceptable, free from mold and brown rust, at four Ih-res the minai.

And bacon omd des ho!se[f] in good condition at twenty sols, aD on tbe basif. of money. And ihc Court condemned the debtors to pay without delay the amount of their said notes, to do which they shall be constrained by seizure and ^eof their properly. We con- demn tbe huissùr of this Court to put the present deaee in cxccu- don,tiotwil]utandingaltoppodition. Dccreedlhesaiddayuidyear.

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a une Cour du Sin avril 1789. M' Jacques De Glamorgan Sest présente p' Et au Nom du s"" Jean B'" Pratte chargé de la procuration de dame archange Frate veuve de deSunt le s*" augustin Dubuque deceddé aux Cahos aux Ilinois le 8 g*"* 1787. led' S' de Glamorgan demandeur En reclamation des douaires Et preciput accordé a ladite dame veuve par son contrat de mariage passé En Entr'Ele [sici Et led* deSunt au moyen de la renonciation quelle a faite a la Communauté dentr- elle Et led' deSunt. Vu par la cour le Susdit contract de mariage En datte du dix sept octobre mil sept cent soixante dix huit passé devant M' fauher N" de La province de quebec par lequel il est Constitué p' douaire a ladite dame veuve La Somme de Cinq mille livres de douaire prefix et 3 ans retour et p' preciput la somme de quinze cent livres formant En total la somme de six mille Cinq cent livres, vu aussi une declaration En forme dînvan- taire Estimatif des meubles Et effets qui se sont trouvez chés la dame dubuque En Canada fait par M'' le Guay Et papineau N'™ lEgalisé par M'' de Renville juge a montreal, montant a la somme de douze Cent quatre vingt deux livres un sol qui sont a déduire sur ladite somme de six mille Cinq cent livres partant Reste p' les reprises de ladite dame veuve la somme de Cinq mille deux Cent dix sept livres dix neuf sols. Vu aussi la procuration de ladite dame adressée aud' s' jean B'= Pratte pour recevoir Ses droits aux Ilinois En datte du Sept juin mi] sept cent quatre vingt huit duement Legalizée En bonne form le tout Considéré et mûrement Examiné La Cour a aloué et aloue a ladite dame veuve dubuque ladite somme de six mille Cinq cent livres p' son douaire Et preciput sur laquelle somme il sera déduit celle de douze cent quatre vingt deux livres un sols quelle a retenu par ses mains Suivant letat Estimatif cy dessus mentionné Et En concequance luv sera payé la s' de Cinq mille deux cent dix sept livres dix neuf sols p'' tous droits quelle a a Espérer sur ladite sucession dud* deffunt son mary aux ilinois que le s'' Labuxiere Chargé du recouvrement luy comptera aussilost quil aura recou\Te des fonds suffisament p^ Remplir ladite ladite [sk] somme Et dont il luy sera

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At a Court April 6, 178g.

M. Jacques Clamorgan presented himself for and in the nunc of M. Jean Ble. Fraite intrusted with tlie power of attorney of Madame Archange Prattc, widow of the deceased M. Augustin Dubuque, who died at Cahokia in the Illinub No\'ember 8, 1787, and brought «uil for dower rights and jointure, which were accorded to Ibe said widow by her contract of marriage, passed between htr and (he said deceased, on the plea of the renunciation wluch she has made of the community of ^oods between her and the laid decciL^cd-'

The Court having seen the contract of marriage aforesaid under date of October 17, 1 778, piisscd Iwfore M. Faucher, notary of the province of Quebec, by which there is settled on the said widow for dower the sum of live thousand livres of fixed dower and three ycaxs reversion and for jointure the sum of fifteion

dred livres: and having seen also an afBdavit in the form of an appraised invenlory of furniture and cSccts, which arc at the house of Madame Dubuque in Canada, made by M. 1^ Guay and Papineâu, notaries, and legalized by M. dc Rouville, justice at Montreal, and amounting to the sum of twelve hundred and eighty-two livres one sel, which arc to be deducted from (he said sum of alx thou-iand five hundred livret; therefore there remains for the recovery by the said widow the sum of five thousand two hundred and Mvenieen Hvret nineteen .toU; having wen also the power of attorney of the said lady, sent to the said M. Jean Ble. Pratle empowering him to receive her just dues in the Illinois, dated June 7. 1788, duly legalized in good form: all having been consi<lered and carefully examined, the Court allowed and does allow the said Madame Dubuque, widow, the said sum of six thou- sand five hundred th-rei for her dower and jointure, from which sum there shall be deducted the sum of twelve hundred and e^ty-two livrei one sol, which she has retained in her bands according to the statement of the appraisement mentioned above; and consequently there shall be paid to her the sura of five thou- Band two hundred and seventeen livres nineteen sols to satisfy all ber juit daims which she has a right to expect from the said

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estate «I the said (Icceaud, h«c husband, at the lUinois, whJdi sum M. Labujcicne, intnislcd with the recovery, will pay to her as soon aa be shall have collected funds sufficient to make up the said sum, and there shall be rendered un aceounlin); tliereof to hîm on the receipt, written on the bottom of the power of attornej atorcsuid, which be will obtuin from ilic SJiid M. Jean Bte. Pratte, for which there will be execution notwithstanding all opposition and by preference to all oilier credilors. Made and given by the Court the said day and year,

[Sigiifd] Pierre Laperdie.

hBi Bte. Dubuque,

Du Charme. His

Philippe En^. Louis + Chatel

mark Labuxiere, Gerk. Ant. Girardio.

At the Kamc Court. M. Rcilhc presented a petition against Isidore LaCroix in- trusted with the aiuM of Gigon against the estate of Dubuque. By the reference of the Court it was decreed that it shall be stayed till the arrival of ihc said M. l.aCroix. The Court adjourned to the first of May nexl.

Ant. Girardio. At a Court, May (, 1789. Fbakçois Chwaukh, Plaintiff, vs. Loins Ciquak and Demis Lavkrtd, Défendante. The plaintiff diiims fifteen livren for the additional rent of a canoe, which he rented the defendant for a month, which rent has been paid; but since the defendant kept the canoe a longer time, the plaintiff claims the said sum of fifteen livres for the rent during a part of the wintcr.

The defendant replied that he believed that he had paid him enough and thai he did not think he was in debt to him.

The plsintiff offers his oath that the fifteen Ihrtj are due him and this was accepted by the defendant.

Whereupon the Court caused Françoû Chcralicr to take oath and condemned the defendant to pay him the said sum of nfteen

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livres Et condamne les défendeur aux frais que nous avons liquides a dix livres qui sont dus au gre&er a deSaud par Ihuiasier davoîr délivré Lordre lesquels frais seront avancés par le s' Chevalier sauf son Rembourcement Enver le deSendeur ce qui sera Exécuté.

Bt« Dubuque

du Six May mit Sept cent quatre vingt neuf a une Cour Ex- traordinaire tenue a la demande de francois huberdeau.

Led^ S^ HUBERDEAU demandeur Contre la sdcession de deffunt AUGUSTIN Dubuque En privilege de Sa Créance sur laquelle Est intervenu M" Reîlhe chargé de la procuration de M' Gamelin Et M^* Izadore LaCroix oposant aud' privilege dautre part, def- fendeur M^ De Rocheblave aussi oposant aud* privilege.

Sur les representation que francois huberdeau a fait a la Cour quil est party de Canada pour venir recevoir Les droits qui luy Rev«ioit dans la sucession de feu jean B*" huberdeau Son frère decedé aux ilinois. Sur lesquels droits deffunt le S' augustin du- buque a reçu de Simon huberdeau Son frère la quantité de deux cent piastres gourdes pour luy faire toucher En Canada suivant lobligatîon dud' deffunt dubuque cautionnée par le s"* Joseph Marie Papin passée devant M' Cruzat commandant de la partie espagnole a S' Louis, sur laquelle somme luy a Eté offerte par madame dubuque En Canada huit cent cinquant deux livres aux Conditions quil donneroit une quittance générale pour tous Ses droits dans la Sucession dud' deffunt jean B" huberdeau son frère ce quil a refusé Et a En concequance pris le party de venir luy même a la poursuite de Ses droits contre son frère simon huberdeau, Et En même tems réclamer sur la sucession de deffunt dubuque les deux cent piastres gourdes quil devoit luy faire toucher En Canada En vertu de Sa Susdite obligation En datte du 33 may 1786 avec les frais et dépens quil est obligé de faire conclud a ce que ladite somme de deux cent piastres luy soit payée par ladite Sucession Et tous Ses frais et dépens, oui M" Reilhe, Izadore laCroix Représentant M" P" Gamelin

■ This is th« son of Philippe de Rodirbl&ve, [be fonner ■crinagovenuir oi Illinois. Dot Ibe xovcmor hmisdf, Ba is proved by hia ugnature» which il ioxaII; di^RDt front tliM of die ridrr Rocbeblive.

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livres and condemns [he defendant to pay the costs, which wc have sei ai ten livres, which are due (o the derk because of the failure of (he kuissicr to deliver the summons, which cmis shaU be advan<i;d by M. Chevaber, reaervinjt hîà reimbursemenl from the defendant, for which there «rill be execution.

Ble. Dubuque.

The 6th of May, 1789, at a special session of the Couit held on the petition of Franïoi» Huberdeau.

The said M. Hpbebdkai', Plaintiff, claiming as prefened creditor, I'.i. the EsrATF. of tlie ijeceased AocuSTlK I>PBC(}tJE in which suit there intervened M. Rcîlhc, intrusted with the power of attorney by M. Gamelin, and M. Isidore I^Croi.x, both opposing the said privilege, and of the other part M. d« Rochcblave,' défendent, alsii op{>o%in); the said privilege.

Francois Huberdeau sets forth to the Court that he left Canada to come to receive the ju^t due.-., which accnied to him from the estate of the late Jean Btc. Huberdeau. his brother. deccaiKd in the Illinois; of which due» the deceased M. Augustin Dubuque received from Simon Huberdeau, his brother, the sum of two hun- dred f>iattr/-< goiinlfi, in order that he ml^ht remît them to him in Canada, according to the obligation of the said deceased Dubutiue which vra.i guaranteeil by Joseph Marie Pepin and drawn before M. Cruzat. commandant of the Spanish side at St. I^uis; of which mm there had t)een (ilTercil him in payment by Madame Dubuque in Canada eight hundred and fifty-two/i:rcj on condition that henhould give a rei-eii>t in full fur aU hi» just duca in the estate of the said Jean Btc. Huberdeau, his brother, which he refused; and conse- quently he resolved 10 come himself to sue for his rights against his brother, Simon Huberdeau. and at the snme time to claim from Uie estate of the deceased Dubuque the two hundred piailres Ceurdei which he [Dubuque] ought to have remitted to him in Canada in virtue of the obligation aforesaid under date of May 33, 1786, together with the costs and charges, which he has been oUlged to make; and he concludes that the same sum cS three hundred pitnlres should be paid him by the said estate with all costs and cfaar^.

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Heard XfM. Reilhe, Isidore LaCroix. repro«ntinf[ MM. Pierre GamclÎD and Oigoo, and M. de Rochcbluvc acting in bis own name. whi> praytsl and xet furth that the «aid Pninçoi:i Huberdeau could not be received as preferred creditor in the Illinois to receive (liere the two hundred pintlrct demanded by him: ar^tly, because he bad refused ibcm in Canada; secondly, because M. Dubuque had become banknipt and that consequently his claim ought not to be regarded as preferred and that be ought to be referred to the syndic who shall be named by the creditors in virtue of the decree of the Court of December i, 1788'; and ihey therefore pray for the dismissal ot the said Huberdeau, and thai the pretended privilege demanded by him be denied.

After the parlies were heard In iheîr prayers, replications, answers, requisitions and conclusions, the Court, after having jjiaturelv examined and deliberated on the .said cause, received KOd docs receive the said François Huberdeau in the number of preferred creditors of the estate of the decea-sed Augustin Dubuque for the two hundred piastres gourdes, which the satd deceased should have sent him in Canada, without any condition or renunciation of bis other rights which hindered him from receiving the said sum in Canada from the hands of Madame Dubuque; und the Court decrees that there shall be named throe merchants to make the evaluation of the piasires in Canada and of the diffctenic in Illinor» in order that Ihe excess be paid to him with the capital of two hundred piasltti in Spanish treasury- note» and peltries, as the trustee of the estate may receive them; aod as to the account of costs and charges which the said François Huberdeau brought Into Court this day, the said Court decrees likewise that it shall be determined by the same arbitrators; il condemiLS (he estate of Dubuque to pay the costs of the present special session according to the account which shall be produced and verified by one of the magistrates of this Court, in order that the said sums joined and evaluated be paid by preference by M. Labuziere, tru.'vtee of the »id estate, before any payment of money to other acditors.

This debt we accord the right of préférence, since it was

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el Gigon Et M*^ de RochebUvc agissant En Son Xom Laqodi ont demandé El représente que led< francots bol pouvoit Etre FKÛ Créancier pri\-i]cgic aux JliooU (>' y deux cent piastre» par luy demanda t* parceqnil Les »ni refusées en Canada a' En ce que 1c S' Dubuque ai-oit (ait une Eailiile Et que En oxicequance sa Créance oc dcioii pios Etre rvganUc Comme priviligîc Et quïl dcvuil être Renvoyé au Sindic qui sera nomm^ par les Créanciers Eo \-ertu de la sentence «k la Cour (lui** décembre 1788. Requérant a ce Effet le Rentxif dud' huberdeau Et quil sdl débouté de Son prétendu pri^îlqge par lux demandé.

Parties ouïes En leurs demandes Répliques, respoo»es Reqiâ- sjtions Et Conclusion», la Cour ajires avoir mûrement eai^ai Et ddibcré Sur ladite affaire, Elle a reçu Et reçoit led» fnncài huberdeau au nombre» de» Cnamcier^ |>rivili-)(ie sur la SuccssJoo de deffuni augustin dubuque pour les deux cent piastres gourdes que letl' deffunt lui <levoit faire iciucJier En Canada Sans aucunae Condition ny renonciation a Ses autres droits ce qui la Empccbé de recevoir la dite .tomme En Canada des mains de mTdfltw dubuque. ordonne ladite Cour quU Sera Nommé trois Ncgociaais pour faire le valuation des piastres En Canada Et de la dît- fcrancc des ilïnois pour le Surplus luy être payé avec le Capital des deux cent paisires En Bon de la Caiue espagnole El pelterie Ici que le Charge de la succssion poura les recevoir Et quand au compte du frais et dépens que led* françois huberdeau a pro- duit u la Cour ce jour, ordonne pareillem* ladite Cour quil sera taxé par les même arbitres, condanune la sucesuon dubuque aux frais de lextraord'* de la présente Cour suivant le Compte qui eo sera produit Et varcté par un des uagistra de cette dite Cour pour les dites sommes j<»nlcs Et évaluées Etre \m.yfe pri- vilcgicTcment par le a' Labuxicrc chargé de ladite sucession avant - toute dclivniison de deniers aux autres Crcancien^

Laquelle Créance nous accordtms privilegîcrcment comme ayant Eté formée aux ilinois Et En con«rf|u.iiice y Etre liquidées, dont led' s' Labuxiere Sera Bien et valablement déchargé En

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Heard MM. Reilhe, Uidore LaCroix, rcprescntini; MM. Piem , Gamclin and Oigon, and M. de KochcbUve acting in his ovrn name, who prayed and ut forth thai the siatd Francois Hubcrdcau could nol be received as prefciTcd credilor in the Illinois to receive ihere the two hundred piastres demanded by him: firilJy, because he had refused them in Canada; secondly, because M. Dubuque had become bankrupt and lliai consequently his claim ought not In be regarded as preferred and that he ought to be referred lo the syndic who shall be named by the creditors in virtue of the decree o( the Court of December 1, 1788'; and they thcrefnre pray for the dismissal of the said Huberdeau, and that the pretended privilege demanded by him be denied.

After the parlies were heard in their prayers, replications, answer*, requisitions and conclusions, the Court, after having maturely examined and deliberated on the said cause, received and docs receive the said I'raocois HuWrdcnu in the number of preferred creditors of the estate of the deceased Augustin Dubuque for the two hundred fuiftres gourda, which the said decea.<ted should have sent him in Canada, without any condition or renunciation of his other right.* which hindered him from receiving the said sum in Canada from the hands of Madame Dubuque; and the Court decrees that there shall be named three merchants to make the evaluation of the piastres in Canada and of ihe dilïcrence in Illinois in order that the excess be paid lo him with the capital of two hundred piastres in Spanish ireasury- notcs and ^wltries. iis thR trustee of the otsite may receive them; and as lo the account of costs and charges which the said François Huberdeau brought into Court this day, the fiaid Court decrees likewise that it shall be determined by the same arbitrators; it condemns the esuite of Duliu<iue to pay the costs of the present special session according to the account which shall be produced and ^-erifiecl by one of the magistrates of this Court, in order that the said sums joined and evaluated be paid by preference by M. Labuxiere, Inutee of the said estate, before any payment of money to other creditors.

Thi» debt we accord the right of préférence, since it was

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RâporUnt lobligatîon dud' £* dubuquc quittance par led* fnincnû huberdcau avec le Compte produit dud* huberdcau et frais dt justice (ait e1 ddibcr^ F.ii Cour par M"* anioinc Girardin Prcsidani, Charles duCharmc, Philipe Engel, benr>' Biron, pierre Lapcrchc, jcan n*' Dubuque, Et L<niU Ch:ilel Magistrats pour Eue ExecnJ NoDobsunt toute opositioD lesd' jour et an. [Signed]

B Dubuquc Phîlipe Eogel

henry hBI Bïron Pierre Laperche

Loub + Chatel Cb DuCbarme

A' Girardin. a la même Cour. M' REII.HF. reprcAcniaiit M' Gauklix Contre Nf Izadose LaCxoix représentant M' Gicon. M' Reîlbe en sa dite qualité a pftiuvé que led* s'' Izadoce UCroix ne pouvoit Etre reçu Créanciers privilégie sur les Biens de deiTunl augustio dubuquc i° En ce f[ue la Saisie provisoire quil a obtenu du vivant du i' dubuque Est ilegale et que led* defFunl dubuque Est mort dans lin&tant de la saisie Vêtant dail- leur que provisoire Et que la Cour na point fait droit sous la huitaine porté par les ord** de La validité de ladite Sai»ie a" que lu sentence que led' S' Iridorc I-iCroii a obtenu de la Cour le 7 may 1788 Est obreplivc Et subrebtivc La Cour Nayant pgu sufRsiiincni Eté informée de la legimiié de» Ctrance* du »' gigoo repre.<ieDlé par le s' isidore LaCroix. Concluant a ce que led' s' LaCrwx soit Renvoyé p' sa prétendue Créance au sindic des autres Créanciers après quil aura Reçu k reliquat de ladite suces- uon le ^' GigoD nelant que commis du ^^ Gamelin Et non Equi- peur dud' dcSunt dubuque comme tuv-ancc le s' LaCroix.

>Tti((iplu>>ilnODtihB>l(rl(niUon mmitotn ArliNiiiccigT IwlunL* CniliatHiÏBd cBNawnlMtt. i;»i. fnun ifaïjuMJauI ilic Ttd > btIi <4 vliun uilax Aifiaiâ tJubuoM; bol iIk Ittat iUrI on the dajr the «rii «■• nrrct, Thb «nt duuld knK b«n cnfAnHif by ihf tan CotfT «Ithin ihir wtM. bui ihit v>* not donr- aliljniaf h «ont kjrul «d « imrtt ^h nodcnd Mownibn ii. ittj. ud ntniM biM. On «oauDi «f tW -V^th et Dnbïiqat. n •w AidiianJ thu kew buLnipi.vidliii cndllanniRintHi ' - x litbit ôl in-

If md cndiion^ btii tht CfHin r*titHtcd 6nc tb* riahli <4 ihû^- '- □ vimailâl mad

■hoat pmmy h*l b*n ilinuitid br itx wKitaino «/(ira(» - n Dubinciru

RlpmdUc.iâd I*» Ihc iWiB rf Iht irldiiw (04 thfocdhnt ..'i!i( m illunit. Jùtmt »tt tb» tad ben («I Ihc cndilon bon Cit»ii inil tbnrtor vnc i» di^idr |iin|iBnl«(i*ii> ikt btliù* li tbt mur. tMan l« Cni. bmrra. upKinl tbii ht wonH bc oonlitnd wmeat Ibc pnltfml indllon broiur of W> miHk •ludUMii. aDl sa M<T ;. ■ jK. he did iiliiiii m mdiiiiHliia □! Ui dulre, "Udl oaw tbe Cran ijla ImitH lu 1 1 gimnsn dialla*«4

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incurred in the Illinois and consequently should be liquidated ihcre; and the said M. Lahuxiere ^hall l>e wdl atxl legally dû- chargcd thereof when he shows the obligation of the said M. Du- buque receipted by the said FrançoU Huberdeau with the account produced by the said Hubcrdcau and the costs of justice. Made and decreed in Court by MM. Anloine Gi/ardin, President, Charles DuCharme, Philippe Engcl, Henry liiran, Hcrre Lapcrche, Jean Bte. Dubuque and Louis Cbalel, magistrates tri lie put in execution notwithstanding all opposition, the said day and year.

B. Dubuque. Phi]ip[)e £ngel.

Pierre Lapcrche. Henry liBi Biron Ch. DuCharme.

Louis + Chatel. Ant. Girardin.

Al the same Coun. M. Reilue representing M. Gaj^iblin, vi. M. Isidore LaCbodc reprcseniinR M. GicoN M. Retlhc in his said capacity proved that the wtid M. Isidore LaCroix could not be received as preferred creditor of the pr<^- erty of ihc dcccnscd Augustin Oubuquc: ist, Iwcause the pro- visional seUure, which he obtained during the life of M. Dubuque ik illegal and bc4:au»c ihe said deceau^ Dubuque died ai the ^moment of the seizure, which was moreover only provisional, and because the Court did not decree within ilie week, ûicd by iu orders, concerning the validity of the said seizure; and, because the decree which the said M. Isidore LaCroix obtained from the Court, May 7, 1788, is obreptiiious and surreptitious, ûnce the Court wa.1 nol sufficiently informed of Ibe legitimacy of the claims of M. Gigon, represented by M. Isidore LaCroix; and he conclude^ thai ihe said M. LaCrobc should be referred for his pretended claims to the s>'ndic of the other creditors after llie latter shall have received the balance of the said estate, the said Gigon being only the dc[»uly of M. Gamclin and not the furnisher of the said deceased Dubuque as M. LaCrotx ad- vances.'

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ouy led' :'' LaCroû qui a posisu dans sod prÏTO^c a lu; accordé par ladite scDience du 7 may 1788 p' toute deffeaces.

La CouT après avoir mûrement délibéré a mis £t met ladite sentence du 7 may 1788 au Xeant comme avant Eté rendue a labsence dud' j' Reilhe obreptivemoit et subrcbtÎTement navant pas Eté suffisament informée Et Renvoy led' s^ îzidorc LaCnù p^ toute S3 Créances avec les autres CreancieTS a Se pouiroir ver le sindic qui sera nommé p' En Etre délibéré aïnsv qui! avi^eron ce qui sera exécuté tesd' jour et an. [SigneJ\

DuCharme Phillipe Engel

B" Dubuque hBi

Pierre Laperche Louis 4- Chatel

Labuxiere A* Girardin.

Du 18 may 1789 a Sept heures du matin.

HelivTé une Saisie a Louis Coste pour saisir Et arrêter une paire de Boeuf que pierre Billet a remis Entre les Mains du Nommé gassien p^ être vendus dimanche prochain a deSaud de pa>'ement ladite saisie sl^é dubuque magistra.

Le même jour a Xeui heures du matin.

delivTé une saisie a francois lapensée pour saisir les mêmes Boeuf avec dcnences aud" gasfîen de Sen Dessaisir a peine dEn repondre que la Cour Xen ay ordonné-

du I g may deii^Té une Saisie provisoire a francois saucier pour saisir entre les mains de pierre durbots deux Banques de tafia apartenant a michel peltier dit anta^'a.

du 20 may 1789 delivTê un ordre dasst^acion a jean farelle pf faire paroitre paul poupart a ia Cour du i'" juin.

du 3 juin délivré un ordre a p-' martin Contre p" Billet p' paroitre a la cour de cejourdhuy.

COURT RECORD, MAY. 1x89

381

Heard the said M. LaCroix who persisted id his privilege «ccordcd him by tlie said decree of Maj: 7, 1788, id spite of alt arKumcDls.

The Court, xftcr having maturely deliberated, annulled and and does annul the said decree of May 7. i;88, as having been rendered in the ub»cncc of ihe said M. Reilhe obreptitiou$ly and Burreplitiously and since the Court was not sufficiently informed, and it dismisses ihe iAtd I.^idore LaCroix to plead with the olher «editors for all his claims before the syndic who shall be named that [here may be dnriiion thereon as they ^aU advise; and there will be execution the said day and year.

[Signed] Philippe Engel.

DuChanne. hBi

Bte. Dubuque.

Rcrre Lapcrche. Liouis + Cbatd.

Labuxiere. Ant. girardin.

May 18. 1789, at 7 A. M.

Issued a writ of seizure to I.ouis Coste to seize iiiid secure a pair of oxen, which Pierre Billet delivered into the hands of the named Gassien, to be sold Sunday next in default of payment.

The said seizure signed Dubuque, Magistrate. The same day at 9 A. M.

Issued a writ of seizure to François Lapanc^ to seize the same oxen with warning t» the said Ga.<»ien not to give them up unt3 the Court has decreed concerning them, on pain of being held respoiuîble therefor.

May, 19, issued a writ of provisional seizure to I-'ran(ois Saucier to seize two ca.<tks of lafia belonging to Michel Pelletier called Antaya. now in the poîiscs^îon of Pierre Dubois.

May 30, 1789, bsued a summons on complaint of jean Farelle to cause Paul Poupar to appear at tbe Court of June e.

June 3, issued a summons on complaint of Pierre Martin against Pierre Billet that he ai>pcar ut tlie Court of to-day.

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■.-.> :. -i- .A-.-:r .:: Et:^:.;: E:in: C:wri=: dai: ks Botsqae :-';■ ' .-.•:-.-^; r.':-, ■..■.'". yi.ri ity^i :e :e=:i .quil :ie peut pas re- ;.'.:.■■.'•: ■:. <.r.-.rd 'ii;-_ir.: •^-•i le i" Thita huiââïa- ne ù pmni

I.'' ''.,t '-.r:-;':':,-^ r.irtiCï rj.;;e*. ii C>'jr 2 decideque si le * :,<:..,{ I- r'-T'.-jvp :,-ir ici rp^herihes quea feri pierre manÎD il -.■;; J'-.-'.-eI ;,;;r l-;y :i jiitrre Billet. Et r^it i;ependant LI demeurera ■If If ri ,'j'i'r-. 'V.i'V- liilkl. laquelle Recherche ~era laite a la dili- !'■ r.' 1- . 'jii'l' ;.i<-rr<: manin. Et (.'■ri'iirnne led- pierre Billet après la f rill .1 il'i'l' f !lii:-..il. ill- livrer -ar^ rlelais la vache et le vau aud' iii.iriiii <l'-[,iri- • •>ni].i:U'fz Entreux qui >eri>nt payé st le compte 'I'll' [.faillir,! Il: ■jn-iwT If: qui -iera execute Et condarnae le <,' Bîl- !■ I ;i |i^iv(T l:i [.ri-.ir 'ill (Ihevai.

■.i ];i memc cour. I.I. ■ ' ii.A.-. iii.Moi.i.iN Cuntrc THOU Bredy '['lintii Uri'iy II ]irii'luil un cumple a la Charge du s' dumoulîn rii<ir>r;iril ■.\ qii.'ilic I'iiii^l ilîx sept livres.

I.I' S' <lui[ii'iill[i :i i]it niLViiir point Eté assigné qui! avoit un Mitiipri' II prmliiirc iiuil' ihum Urciy quil demandoit a Etre ren- viiyi' ;i l;i 1 our proiliaine. le t"ut Examine la Cour a Renvoyé les ilrii.v [iiirlir:. ;i Sr pnurvnir [)ar(Iei-ant trois arbitres quil nommeront liiiili' rti- ijiii)y Ell sera Nommt! par la Cour p' leur raport être ra- |"irir il lailile t mir y Eire homoliifjud dépens reservez jusques aud'

ICIlli.

a la incini' Cnur I^st comparu Purdcvant nous Magistra Sou-

COURT RECORD, JUNE, 17S9

3?3

Al a Court, June 3, 1789. MM. Antoine Girardin, President. Henry Biron. Charles DuCharmc. Pierre Lapcrcïie.

Philippe Enscl. J. Btc. Duiuque.

PiF.RKF, Martin, Plaintid, vs. Pikrrk Billrt, Defendant.

The plaintilT prays thaï the said Pierre Biilel be held to ddiver to him a cow with her calf, which he has owed hirn for a long time; to which the said Billet answered that M. Martin had obtained a sei/.uie on a hone, which was lost.

To which the said Martin replied that the horse had never appeared and thai the hnrse wa.i not alive; thai the huissier had put it under seizure without seeing it or knowing if it was alive, Mnce It was running in the woods; thai the said horse bu not appeared «incc then; that he could not be responsible for the horse in us much a.i M. Tom, kuiitUr, did not seque&ler it.

All considered and after the parties were heard, the Court decided that, if the horse h found through the searches, which Pierre Martin shall make for it, it shall be restored by him to Pierre Billet; that, however, it shall be al the risk of the said Billet; that the search shall be made at the 5UÎt of the said Pierre Martin; and the Court condemns the said Pierre Billet, after the dclircry of the said horse, to deliver without delay the cow and the calf to ihe said Martin; and condemns both to pay the costs, which «hall be paid according to the account, which the derk will produce, for which there will be execution; and con- demns M. Billet to pay for the capture of the hor«e. At the same Court, M. j£A.>i DuuouiJN vs. Tou Bkady

Tom Brady hrou^ht in an account charged to M. Dumoulin, amouniin;; to ninety. se ^-cn thref.

M. Dumoulin said that he had not been notified and that he had an account against the said Tom Bmdy to produce; and he de- manded that the case lie dismissed to the next Court. All examined, theCourt dismissed the two parties to plcid before three a^bitTall.1^^, tvhom they shall name, in default of which some shall be named by the Court, and that their report be returned to tltc

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OXINOIS HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS

Jiffté U' DaDid Md. DoS habitant demeunuit aux

Lequd oous a nquis de recevoir Sa dedaratioa sur an %-t)l anr'

fracture quil luy a Eté bit En Sa itiaiaoD aud> \-illsgc de VfttlfiV^t

Et après que led' Daoid micbd Dofl a En Esii jcmiant dcrut nous Sur les Saints Ewigilles de taire S« declaistioa sinon Et veritable.

a dnjat^ que le douze du nwis de Maj tjcnijer dans la Diût m pouvant dire ru juste Ibeure que a U pointe da jour n Sest apcni que le Conireven dune fenêtre de Sa tnatsau avoît Eté lorcé Et que Icm amt arracha Le jcond d£n bas ce qui avoit Eté fait anc fora dutt la nuh précédente. Et que dans Untsani il Sest apcrcQ que Sa ncpcsse Et Son Enfant manquait arec pitisieurt Kffeu El meuble de Sa tnaéno. que le lendemain il a £t^ iofonné par tics penoa- ncs que la negitsse et Sao enfant eioit Ea la powessioii de Stf de Oamorps Kegodanl de S* Louis Et que lua lavoit rû Sur k fleure avec ladite iKgresse lenfant Et deux aepet quîl at-oil £iit «usir a S** genevie\-e quO tanantott p' Rereoû- a S' Louis qui) y a aparance que le s' Clamorgait a fait de nuit dai* luy lenlevemcnt de ladite negre^v que quelque» jour» aupaninuit le declarant SElani tiDu^^ a S< Loots fut voit W Clanaaf|^ fT le paj«r o« prendre de» aranjement quil lur aroit offert de* esclaves p' Iut en procvreif ?| la vente, que M' CUaofgan Les avtNt proposé a M' dubieuP ci quaprit SAre parlé lui- dedatani cM CooTcnâ arec \l' dobieuil du prix de dû boit Cent piastres p' deux nègres, deux ntfreœ. Et deux EnEans. doDi M' dafaetuO derail remctre neuf ccnl piastre a M' Oamatgan En bon de la Caisse ou pellerie En acm^e de ce qufl hay deroit et qofl Mocfaetuii hii declarant les antresneuf Cou piastRS En tsptaes saonaotcs des maim de M^ dnlacmi ee qai fnt sifpi par un accord Entre M' dubtrail, it^ dtaot^tn, &r eeocsenocpn Et k dedarut. qw tobUgeoit de lixTTT tes dits Esclaves a S** generiei» Ata M^ niée ce quîl a EAcctuéa la resen-c dune adresse qui fMâacDoclMr Et quQ Etait ooBtcnA denwycr après son tctabfisscBeai aftés que lead** negm ont Eté tiavtné» a S**penevieTeJed* If Claiâceipa au Sa de

COURT RECORD. JVNE, ijSç .

38s

Niid Court (o he there airirmed, cmIi being reiterved unlil the said time.

At ihc sami; Cuurl there iipjiesirtHl liefore u5^, the imclcmiftned magisttatcs, M. Daniel Mcl-lIduS, inhabitant of Ka^kaskia, who lias rr<iuestcd us to receive hi» declaration in regard lo a theft and house- breaking, which was made at his house in the said village of KiLskitskia'.

And after the said Daniel McElduff made oath before us on the Holy rios[)el.i lo make his declnmtion .«incere and truthful, he declared thai on the twcith of the month of Ikfay last - he is not able to tell the exact hour hut it vn^ at ihe break of day — he perceived thai the shutter nf a window of his house had been forced and thai Mime one had torn away the hinge from the Iwilom of it, and that it had been done with force in the preceding night, and in a moment he noticed that his n^ress and her child were missing with several effects and pieces of furniture; tliai the next day he wras informerl by some person.N thai l!ie negrc« and her child were in the possession of M, Clamorgan, merchant of St. LouÛL, and that he had been seen on the river with the said Degress and child and two negroes whom he had had seized at Ste. Genevieve, and that he wa* ascending the river to return to St. Louis; and that it would appear that M. Oamorg^aD made the abduction nf the said negre^< at night from his house; that some da>'s before, the deponent, being at St. Louis, went to sec M. Glamorgan in order to pay him or lo make amingcmenls; that he had offered him slaves to make a sale thereof for him; and that N[. Glamorgan h.id offered them lo M. Oubrcuil and that after having spoken to him himself, the deponent ap-ecd with M. Dubreuil, For the price of eighteen hundred />ùislTes, to f*:\l him two negroes, two négresses and two children; of this sum M. Dubreuil wns to remit nine hundred piasiret lo M. Claraorgan in treasury notes or peltries as instalment on that which he, the deponent, owed, and that he would receive the other nine hundred pMslres in hard cash from the hands of M. Dubreuil. This was signed by agreement between M. Dubreuil, M. Glamorgan, M. George Morgan, and the deponent who pledged himself to deliver the

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tcnirsaCoDvcntwoaSurprisuncsaisiedcM'' PcyrA Cominandi» a S' IxiuL\ [r' *cni[iarer <lc« dits Etdavcs. a qui le S^ fnuinit» niée a. Eu ordre de M' pcvrous de les remetrc et le» a traduit a S' Luuit ou D» sont En m pu«»uoD El a remia a U*' dubrcuti la Coarentico quils avoicnt signi! Entfcux. et que quelque ji>ur<. apr& il s( desLvndù avec deux negrct p' Taire la tractioa Ivt leiilet-emcni <fe la négresse qui avoit resté, aînsj quil l« depose En tête de h presenle declaration.

que comme une pareille tromperie ne peut elrc reganbfe que Comme un vol roaoifeiilc Et EnleveuMDl nociume fait a\-ee Enc- lion, et une supcnrheric manifeste te declarant a re<]uisac(e contre led* i' ClumuTi^w p* Le iiounuivre Criminellement ou 0 pouroat être tniuvc rcqucnini a cette fin quil luy soit délivré contre led' de Clamori^aD une priic de Corpa pour être pri» et arrêté sur cette Rive ^l peut y Etre découvert déclarant que sa présente depositioti Est sincere Et Veritable sous le serntant quil a fail. [Signed]

Ducfaanne Daniel McEldufT

pierre laperche B** Oubuque

Phjllîpc Engcl A* Girardb.

El I^lji j»ur En vertu de la dedaration d dessus faite par le S' daoiel micb' Ooff Et de Sa requisition au bas diccUe. il es enjoin et ordonné aux batlly. ou huissier de cette dépendances ou aut quil aparticndra sur cette Rive ameriquainc de Saisir Et arrêter Le Corp et [lersonne du S** de Clamor^^ par luut ou il paura (tre trouvé sur cette terre cl dépendance ameriquaîncpouretrcdetcoâ prisonnier dan» les prbon de cette cour ou autres ou il poura itiv pris jusqucs a son Entière justlfic.ition et quil en soil par justice ordonné donné par la Cour leitd' jour Et an.

A' Girardin.

•At itaccodoltïcioluiM (onulniaii i»w>Blk«tigHollbtOiiriCTakcH»tr,— Crt.ftgJ in Sdhiillc, Eil. Ùm bu bta bousd ihi lallnwiiic \aur uldiaHsd U Abic^ Cinit "Sic Wbrn I •ru lui u Ht LwiU. I Httkd ill faainn In Ullinmn bM*>Mi air éââ '. )u<taCUmor^a, farwtilcii nuuB*jul in uunuun ul ocr S«ikDitin t ha duiûc pnx aiDcd out ol your Court al my Irv^an. nttv- tif ftja 8t ihf Coan fltaulduÏDlt proT") I KOHcd A iKii tio lurU» rra<>*>linci <ni» br mui- ihriTin.

On DIT Rdum Irom St. LouSi lo ihli l*litF l i,\ht4 m Kur Uoov vUi iht taiaiHeo i gtyilun you Ihe HLmr adviue bul u I ft^ uuf t^jr^jtiatr rnuu^h to Sad yw tl Hume t âkt th^^ npportiinirï ininfiimi jvatd it- t «m Sir jnur moM obnlitml at wfthtigtd homhiH mrvDit Han] XtcKLluO. XaduUawb Jnlr iIRd"

COURT RECORD, JUNE, tySç

387

said »Iitvet at Ste. Genevieve at the house of M. VM6; and th>» he had 'lone, wiib the exception ot a nq^cas who was in child bed and whom he had agreed to send after her recoveiy. After the said negroes were sent across to Sle. Genevieve, ihe said M. CIamorg;iii, in»te:td of keeping hî$ agreement, obtained by dcccîl s writ of seizure from M. Peyrer., commandant at St. Louis, to obtain poM^:^^ion of ihe ^iiid slaves and M, Kr. Valltf received an order from M. Peyrez to deliver them to him; and he look ihcm to St. Loui» where they are in his possession; and he delivered to M. Dubreuil the covenant whicli they hiid signed together; and that Rome da)-s after, he came down with two negroes to nuke the house-breaking; and al>duetion of the negress who remained be- hind, even as the deponent has depOM;d in the beginning of the present declaration.

That, since such a deception could only be regarded as a manifest theft and nocturnal abduction with Itouse-breaking and manifest fraud, the deponent prayed for a writ again^^t the said M. Gamorgan to prcsecutc him by criminal action, where he may be found; praying to this end that there be delivered to him a capias for his apprehension and arrest on this bank, if he c;tn be discovered here; and he declares under the oath which he bas made that his present deposition is sincere and true. [Signrii]

DuCharme. Daniel McElduff.

Pierre Lapcrche. Btc. Dubuque.

Ph3ippc Enj^el- Ant. Girardin.

And the same day in virtue of the declaration hereaborc made by M. Daniel McKldufT and of hL-> requi.sition there below, com- mands and orders arc ;?'vcn the bailiS or huissier of this depend- ency, or othen whom ii .tliall concern on this American bank, to apprehend and arrest the body and person of M. Clamorgan where- everhccanW found In ihtK land and American dependency thai he may be detained a prisoner in the prison of this Court, or of others where he may be apprehended, until hi.t entire vindication and a ^decree thereof by justice has been made. Given by the Court the

day and }'e<Lr.' Ant. Girardin.

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Lf-f'-r t-".'".-" t. iri.ii..y: 7iLr£ '=*'' t îl '«-rf- famBine' ^rsnd Hi»*- x^: -."iî tU-.T;: Li~-.ihi it :* isiri— uidnt sRJBtc ponxat !■»■ ot '_ .T", ■-■.■:. "_-^ jt:'* in.o'".':i r^i.r'Ë ti:i;z' ii. snamte dr sx Con tîi^ -_ _: _ r-r: tr. vli-sTTi;: I,: L'^ii :it^'-.;ii it J- ?=" : 7SS & dcffmtl p"* . ji rit ^t/t^ :'x^^ AT.'- .'r±:ï itx:.'rM çr^r^ÎE Prrsidani.

■iv ^' ■"_^. l*tli""Tt u^t ".ird™ d&s^n£33ii a Zsidœ ssior •i". (Ji.cl'ri '.'ji'^rt =:■' it ï" pitTTt -.ZT* ;- pirxne a 1b coarihi l"

'i, rr.vrr.t. ]-;i^ CT^i'.Tt ,;r .rdre i^EslsiaDfiQ a Gabrïd Barm *'.'is.\rr. •^/xnt zniir.':j: p-' pir.n:rt & Is ::^e:n)e cour.

COURT RECORD. JUNE, 1789

3«9

At the same Court.

Issued a wril nt Aeîzure to M. Pierre LaCoste agsin^ Chatele* reau, provisional and privileged, with injunclion to M. Miiilhet lo have it cxeculed for lh« Num of twelve hundred and forty livres four sols in peltries.

The Court adjourned to the first of next July.

Ant. Girardio.

June to[?|, issued a writ of seizure agaiiul Pierre Billet at the requisition of Pierre Laflcur to attach an ox or a yoke of young oxen which he exdiang<;d ivilh Pierre Martin.

June 18, issued a summons to Françob Hamoux to compel the estate of Moore lo pay 13 minoh of wheat for the costs of Uns harvest, addressed to MM. Biggs and Bond, testamentary executor».

June 30' issued a writ of sdeure to Bte. Mercier into the hand.s of Bte. .^larie on Charie» Bccquel to «ire nine piastres which the said Alaric owes Bccquet.

June aj. 1781;, issued a writ of «ixure to David Waddcl to seize by way of preservation and privilege the personal goods and efTeclit belonging to Ftancia Clark in BcUefoniaine, Cininii Kuisteau and other places of this district. The said writ of seizure contains a capias against the «aid Francis Gark for the sum of six hundred and twenij-cighi livres in piastres, due since October i, 1788; given for default of payment by him and the said writ is signed by Antoine Girardin, President.

June 30, issued a :(uniinons on complaint of Isidore Savoy called Cadien against M. de St. Pierre turé that he appear at the Court July 1.

Same day, issued a summon.<i to Gabriel Baron against Pierre Manjn that he appear at the same Court.

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COURT RECORD, JULY, 1789

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At a Court, July 1, 1789. MM. AnI. Gîrardin, President. B(e. Dubuque Philippe ËngeJ. Louis Chatd.

Charles DuChanne. Heitry Binon.

Pierre Lapcrcbe. M. Charles Cadron, PtainiîfT. ii. Mattsin Bouvet, Defendant.

M. Charles CadroD cl&ims a bel] from M. Boutet which he said he had re.<»erved by verbal agreement and included with the other pie«cs of furniture which he had reserved by his contract of sale entered into with the slid M. Bouvet, and he dcdarcd that h« had reserved the bell expressly by verbal at^recroent with the said M . Bouvet.

Heard the °aid M. Bouvet who said that M. Cadron had sold him ihe liell and that it was part of the grounds, as it was nailed and attached to two posts set in the earth and planks were nailed above the posts, and diat it made part of the land as bdog attached to and planted therein '.

The Slid M. St. PiciTC [M. Ciidron ?] ' replied that although the bcU was not expressly reserved in the contract, that he reserved it three times by verbal iigrecmcnl with the ^aid M. Bouvet.

This the said M. Bouvet denied and maintained that the said M. Cadron had sold it to him, which has been equally denied by the said M. Cadron, who maintained that the bcU belonged to him.

In consideration of the prayers, replies and answers of the parlies and after having maturely considered tlvit the bell, since it was attached to posts set in the ground and covered with planlcs. made port of the grounds and is apfmrtcnant to it and consequently could not be talien away without breaking, and that besides there was no specilic agreement in writing which proves that the said M. Cadron reserved it particularly, the said Court adjudges the hell to the grounds as making part thereof and condemns M. Cadron to pay the co^ts of the judgment.

M. St. Pierre, rtir^ of this parish, presented a petition under date of today, in which he claims some joists belonging to the church of Cahokia, which arc in the house bclon^g to Pierre

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Manin, thxt was sold by decree at the door of the chuidi. After bein^ seized by virtue of the ranrtf^ite which (he deceased Du- buque had on the «aid house; concerning which joists the church wardens made their affidavit at tbe second crying of the auction, and the said house was adjudged al the third crying to M. Du- moulin for two hundred and five livres. The said Court assem- bled decrees concerning the said petition that the joists shall be paid for at the rate of three livres the piece by whomsoever it shall concern in accordance with the appraisement which has herebefore been made of thenn; and that, if there should not be found in the house the quantity that Martin borrowed, what is lacking shall be paid for out of the price oi the auction sale of the house.

IstDOHE Savoy called Caden vs. M. St. Piekre, curé.

Tbe plaintiff claims four minoU of peas which M. St. Pierre and which be allowed to rot ia the place where they were seized. The said peas at the rate of 10 tivrts the minot amount to 40 livres and the said seizure was made for 14 livres, which the said Savoy ofFcrs to deduct from the 40 livres. Heard M. St. Pierre, represented by Philippe En^, who said that the said plaintiff had not m<idc nmtngcments before his departure for the Little Bluffs.' Parties heard, the Court condemned U. St. Pierre to pay to the sitid Savoy, the plaintiff, the sum of iwenty- six livres for the excess of the loss of the peas and to pay the costs, set at 15 Ivores. Ant. Girardin.

M. Labuxiere set forth that be had made all diligence possible in the collection of the debts due the estate of the deceased Du- buque and had even made bis protest at the door of the church, of which the Court has knowledge. Con<equenlIy there shaU be allowed him for all bis labor oi collecting the noie^, both for those on which nothing luis been paid and for those which he has collected, ten percent, after he has made a simple summons to pay through the huissi^.

July 5, issued a writ of seizure and arrest to Traa^ois Chevalier against .'\ntoinc Lamarchc to be in force unlil arrangements arc made between them.

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A un« Cour (cnue Extraocdinaircmcnt le 14 juillet 17S9 tenu« p&r

M" xnf girurdin presîdajit Inouïs diAtd

jcan B** dubuque hemy Biron

Charic ducbanne pierre LapenJie

PhiUpeftngel EdItc IztDORE SAVoye et catueune Pchckassb sa fcnuae

pliKsant denumrleun Contres jemi B*' LaBecasse acusé delcDu aux fm au dcSau de prison defTctideur Ladite Catherine pcncraHe accuse ledit joui B'* LaBeossc davoir et£ Ais Elle luy demander à cUe vouloit venir avec femme p^ Ramasser de« murc« Et quelle )uy A\-r>it Repondâ ouy, quil lavoit prise En croup dcricrc luy et quîl avoit passé le pont de la prairie du pont et avoil suivy le vieux Cbeouin de clostures el quêtant dans le Chemain ledit U Bécasse aroit fourché un petit sauliet dans le Bois, quelle luy avoit dil ou me mené tu ce ncst pas la le Chemain quil luy a\-oit dit alors Etant avancé dans le Boia descend, il (aui que je juuii^ de toy. qualors Elle avoit dil que cela ne scroit pas Et quelle ny Con^cnieroît pas. quêtant descendue de Cheval led' I^ Bacasse lavuît prise ci ts- voit jetée par terre malgré les Cris quelle j'eioît Et malgré toute ta resistance et quil en avoil joui Et lavoil violée nayani pas aseï de force p' sopuscr a son Entreprise Et quil luy avoit même œeur-j tri UD Sain ou elle avoit déjà mal quil lui avoil Eib>uite (Icnund si cJIc vouloit quil la ramené uu village, quelle ne sy etoii oposéc parce quelle m trouvoil dans le bois ei qutl lavoil Ramené*^ jusqucs au pont ou elle avoit descendu de derierc luy et quil la- voit quillee a cet Endroit dans un Etat de la pius grande afflk tion,

' (Oui aussi Led^ Labecasse qui est convenfi «voir Eté Chercher ladite Catherine pcncrosse cWselle p^ alcr aux mures cl quîl connentj luy avoir fait la proposition En Chemain mai* quil ne lavoir point i touchée ni forcée Et quil convient avoit tor de luy arair fait cette proposition quîl etoii pri» de Boisson El que ladite peocnsse aacuse pas la venté lors quelle dit quil la forcée, que voyant quelle ne vouloit pas consentir il lavoit Ramené au pont ou D

COURT RFXORD, JVLY. 17S9

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Al a Court mcctîog in speciaJ session, July 14. 1789, held by

MM. Ant. Girardin, President. Louis Chatel.

Jean Btc. Dubuque. Henry Diroo.

Charles DuChanne. Pierre Laperchc.

Philippic Engel. IsitiOBE Savoy and Catherine Pencbassk. on complaint of

his wife. Plaintiffs, vs. Jean Bte. Lahecasse accused

and held In irons for lack of prison, defendant. The said Catherine Pcnoasse accuses the said Jean Blc. Labeca^iM of cominx to her hou.v lo a^k her if .'«he wUhed to come with his wife to gather mulberries and that she had aoswcred, "yes;" and that he had taken her behind him on the cmup and that he had passed the bridge of the Prairie du Pont and had followed the old road of the cnL-lo>ures, and that I>eing in the road the said Labccassc had turned off on a little path in the woodi; and lliat she had said to him: "Where are >'ou taking me.'' This is not the road;" that he had said, after having ad- vanced into the woodt: "Get down! I mu.>4l enjoy you;" thai, when she had said thai this should not be and thai she would not consent thereto, he, having dismounted, had taken her and thrown her on the ground in spite of the cries which she ultered and in spite of all her resistance, and that he had enjoyed her and had violated her, since she did not have enough strength lo oppose bis undertaking; and that he had even bruusud one of her brea.<iis which was already îore; that he had afterwards asked if she wished him lo lake her 10 the villaij>e and ihai she had made no opposition because she was in the woods ; and that he had brought her back to the bridge, where she had dismounted from behind him; and that he had left her in that place in a condition of greatest affliction.

Heard also the said Labccassc who acknowledges that he had sought out the said Catherine Pencra.=>se at her house to go for mulberries; and he acknowledges that he had made the proposal to her on the road, but be says he did not lay his faaiKls on her or force her; and he acknowledges that he vus in the wrong in having made the proposal to her and that he had been drinking;

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l&voit quittée, qui est tout œ qiub ont dit pour leurs demaadee cl dcffenccs.

Le tout ettinintf Et coosideré la Cour ayant En connotsmcc que Uditc calbcrinc pcncrasse «etoit dcja exposée tl y a deux un a Em forcée par ledit Labecaae pu le récit qui en a Eté fait in présidant de La cour Et Sctant de Nouveau exposée volcmtaîre- mcDl aux Entreprises dud* Labeca&se p' avoir accepté la partie de mures quil luy a proposé Et ayant dans te Bois remonté deriere led* lalxcaase p' »en rm-cnir au village après le prétendu viol quelle dit avoir Eté cocnmia En sa personne, ce qui pian>it a la Cour quelle na pas Evité ny Eloigné le danger dont Elle se plaint au Contraire quelle y a donné occasion. La Cour par Delibera- tion a mis ÏCA parties hor de C<>ur Et de proce.t a ce sujet Et leur impose sîlancc pour le prétendu viol, deSend aud' Labeca^x d'atenter a bvenîr sur la Chasteté de ladite pencnuse et le Con- damne a rester deux fois vingt quatre heures au fers a la gaide du bailly de La Cour ou il Sera noury au pain et a leau a commencer de ce jour heure présente Enjoint au bâîUy dy tenir la main Et que la présente punition soit obxert-é Et et a cause de idlcntat que led' Labecassc a formé contre la v«ta de ladite pencrasse. Condamme ladite Cour les parties En Chacun la mcqtié des frais de Lcxtraordinairc ce qui sers Exécuté. ISignedl

DuChaime Philipe Engel

sa B*" Dubuque

Louis + Chalel hBi

marque pierre Lapcrche

Labuxicrc greficr A' Girardin.

Sur les represcotations fùte a la Cour par ht' francois troticr commandant de ce pute dea propos încuncideré tenus puUique- ment par M' francois sauder dans ta tioiss(>n, ou il a manqué a plusieurs personnes En leur offrant les armes avec des tenues impropres et refusant dobcjir a la garde qui avoit ordre de Lar- relcr et avoir Catisé du scandale la Cour ordonne que led* s' saucier tiendra prison vingt quatre heures Et le Condamme en

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397

and he says that the said Pencrasse does not apeak the tnith, whea she «ays that he forced hen that when he saw that she was unwQlin)! to consent, he liad brought her back to the bridge where he had left her. Thî« is uU that they have said in regard to their prayers and defences-

All comined and considered the Court knowing, from a redtal which has I>een made to the president of the Coiirl that the said Catherine Pencrassc hasonce before, two ytBrs ago, exposed herself to being forced bv ihc said Lahetassc and that she again vol- UDtarily exposed herself to the undertaking of the said Labecasse by having accepted the invitation logo bt-rr^'ing, which he proi>oMd to her, and that in the woods she remounted behind the said Labecaxse to return to the village after the pretended violation, which she says had been committed on her person, is of the opin- ion thai ^he hiis not avoided nor kept out of the way of the danger of which she complains, but that on the contrary she gave occasion to it. The Court bv decree non-siiiis the panics and imposes silence in regard to the pretended violation, and forbids the said LatKca^^c lo make an attempt on the chastity of the said Pencrassc in the future and sentences him lo remain two times twenty-four hours in irons in the custody of the baililT of the Court, where he shall be fed on bread and water commendng from ihisday, the prcMnt hour, and command» (he lia 11 itT to »ec toil that the present punishment be obscr\'ed and this because of the attempt which the said labecasse made on the virtue of the »id Pencraue. The said Court condemns each of the parties to pay half of the costs of the q)ccial session for which there will be execution.

DuCbarmc. Bte. IHibuque

Philippe Engel. hBi

His Pierre I.apcrche.

Louis + Chatel Ant. Girardin.

mark I^buxiere, Clerk.

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isix pnuttes duaand« p* L^lise cc qui «oa excoile. le con- damne aux frais lSigw:(f\ DuChannc Picmc Lapcrdie

Philipe Ei^l B" Dubuque

sa hBi

Louï» + Cluitel A* Girardin.

marque I^buxiere N"

a une autre cour extraordinaire du même jour. Entre I-ouiR Coste demandeur Cûoire Irnack CuATiost

deffendeur Le demumleur m [ilaîn rontre led* ignace Cttatïgny de ce quil luy a pris un Boeu/ dans la Commune et quil la donné au i' bauKoleil ]/ le tuer au moyen dun qiumJer (|uil «est rvtervt luj disant quil le lui abandonna comoftc Uyanl gagné au jeu. que luy Coste a dit a Chaligny qui! ne luy dooneroit pa.t de Boeuf mais quil aloit le payer oc que led' Chatigny avi»t accepté, que malgré leur Convention led* îf Cliatif;ny lavoïl fait prendre et flavoit fait tuer aujourdhuy Sans ordre ny Consentement dud* demandeur au prejudice de leur Conventions.

oui led' Chatigny qui reconnu quil Etoit Convcnâ avec ted*

Coste de recevoir le billet dud* Cu^te En payement, mai» qu^y-

ant lardé a luy remctrc le Uillct Et ayant refusé a francois li^MH-

^ aée de livrer le hillei il avoic dit a Bcausoleti de Sen aianger pooivQ

^uil luy en donne un quartier.

Le demandeur a répliqué quîl avoit gagné ce Boeuf aud' Bcausolcil, que led* Beausoleîl le luy avoit livre. Et que le s' Chaltgny ne devoît pas en disposer ny Se payer par Ses main^. aprfe Etre Convenu de Saranger Enireujc El de Recevoir te BQ- lei du demandeur.

led* Chatigny a demandé la deposition de francois lapenséc qui a ltn:^ianl est Conparû apré» sennaai par luy fait de dire la vérité a dit qutant [ttV] prvscni au jeu des porlie». Et quaprcs que led* Coftte a En perdu le Boeuf quil a dit a Chatigny le Boeuf est a vous il TOUS aparlicnt Et que le i? alory sy Etant trouvé luy dit

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publidy by M. François Sauder while under the iafiuence of drink, wherein he in.iulied itevcTal persou by challcm^ng them and uiins improper expressions, and of his refusal 10 obey the guiuxl who hud an order (o ureal him and of havinj; been the QOcasioD of scandal; (he Court decrees that the said M. Saucier •hall be confined in prison for lwent>'-ff>ur hour^t and condemn» him in ax piastres fine to the church for which there will be execution. Condemned him to pay the coiiLs.

[Signe4] DuChannc. Pierre I-aperche.

Philippe En^el. Btc. Dubuque,

His H B i

Louis + Cbatd. Ant. Girardin.

mark LuHiixîere. Notary,

At another Court in spedal session of the same day.

Loins C08TE, Plaintiff, vs. Ionamce Chaticny, Defendant.

The plaintitT brinjïs complaint against the said Ignancc Chaii- gny that he took an ox of hi.'* in the common* and gave it to M. Bcausoleil to slaughter on condition of a quarter being reserved for himself, and he ku<1 to the plaintiff that he had lust it to him, Mncc he (Chatigny) won it at play; that he, Cosie, said to Cbaligny that he would not give htm any ox, but ihal he was going to pay him and this the said Chatigny had accepted; that in .<.pile of their agreement (he !iai<l M. Chatigny had had it taken and slaugbtcrcd to-day without order or consent of the said phiinlilï and contrary [o their agreement.

Heard the said Chatipiy who acknowledged that he had agreed with the said Co»tc to receive the note of the »aid Coste in pay- ment; but, since he had delayed remitting the note and had refatcd to deliver the note to François I.apancé, he had said to Bcausoleil to make his arrangetocnts about it, on condition tliat he gave him a quarter thereof.

The plaintiff replied that he had won this ox from the said Bcausoleil and that the ^id Beau»oleil had delivered it to him; and that M, Chatigny ought not to have disposed of it nor have paid himself by hi» own hands, after having agreed to make

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* "AîA -.] I'r^: ^Jt 7^*z pa^ ?*"■*** "^ »Œir Le U'ier je le Coonais

I>: V fc*-* aUr.- ç;: c.-.c:çttr^ içrfe ïCc=li=i par tir gin de dire U -/^itif. a «iiî "ï uil ivv!: .cerî-isiJCiacIeRwafaChaagavpar- 'f. 'j'jil 1»; C'^..'.oliif>::. Uii- q-^ Coete Xivnct Rùc reptvdft. r]!iil fev'/it >t-J«ntn: ait Noîiî ".-«rxiâ.

[jariifti 'ju:- &v«c les tes: ji::- li Cocr Cccdamce le â** Cbal^itT » t'wAf. '.'i yi-Kt un pare-H Boe-jf ïU'i- Louis Cosce sauf delaê Et KiiFiuIr: V. jeu Kntre^ix ff-rHamir.rs £3 «itTC led- Chadgaj wa (rai-, rif: I.^ztrar.r'l'* ce qui ixn. eiecuté. les quels nais irirmgiif !^ (JRiiz 'ent trente Cinq livres âeroDt panz atid' Coste par led* f^hatiirny Sans •ielab. |.Vi,"«"/]

I'|jili()i: Kn;;el DuCharme

l'inrre I^aperchc hBÏ

fia B^* Dubuque

l^xii'-. 4 Chalel A* Giiaidio-

Fn arque ■it) juillet I<a (!our est ajournée au i" aoust 1789. \uX\sx(: un 'tr'lrc d'assignation a francois hamoux contre jiii'licj jH-liier rlit ;tntaya p' paroitre a la Cour du i" aoust pro- ( liiiiii.

j'j jiiilliU «ielîvrÈ a M' jean dumouUn une saisie provisoire et (^i.tiMTviiloin; ili.-s suLTCs Effets peiteric, Créances et debtes que 11- ■! Jciiii 11'" iliiliiiquc a Entre Ses mains appartenants au S' l.ii(!rr.tr m liii;lli'mi-iii a la riviere des ilinois avec deSences de Sri) ili'.'uii'.ir qtiil iien .soit par la Cour ordonné.

J" Dumoulin. '/ iiiiiil ilHIvrf: un onlrc a M' aRondel Contre Louis Coste.

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401

arrangements with him and to receive the note from the plaJntiS.

The siiid Chiiligny dcmiinded the déposition of François La- pancé, who now appeared and after oath had been made by him to icU (he truth, isiid th.it he w^it present at the Kame betneeo the parties, and that, after the said Coste lost the ox, he «id to Chiiligny, "The ox is yourt, it belong» to vou," and that M. Alarie who was present said to Coste: "H you do not judge it fitting to come to deliver it, I know it and will show it to you."

M. Bte. Alarie appeared and after oath was made by him to icll the truth, said thai he had offered to show the ox to Chatigny, because be knew it; but that Coste had answered nothing, that he had only -aid. "\Vc will *ee,"

After the parties and the witnesses were heard, the Court con- demns M. Chatigny to render, or pay for, a similar ox to the said Louis Coste without delay and annuls the play between them. We condemn furthermore the said Chatigny to pay the costs of the spccioJ session, for which there will be execution. These coats amount to two hundred and thirty âve livres and shall be paid to the said Coste by the said Chatigny without delay.'

[Signed]

Ptûlîppe Bngd. DuChArme.

Pierre Lapercbe. hBi

His Bte. Dubuque.

Louis + Chatd Ant. Gitardin.

mark July «9, the Coun adjourned to August i, 1789. Issued a summon» 10 Franco!» Harnoux against Michel Pelle- tier called Antaya that he appear at the Court of the first of next August.

July 30, issued to M. Jean Dumoulin a provisional and con- ser>-aiive seizure of the sugar, effects, peltries, claims and debts, which M. Jean Bte. Dubuque has in his possession, belonging to M. LaCoste at pre>ent at the Illinois river, with prohibition to divest himself thereof except be be ordered thereto by the Court.

Jn. Dumoulin. August 7- Issued a summons to M. Arundel for Louts Cosle.

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a une Cour du B aonst 17S9.

NT* iminine çrirardir PhDipe angd

K*' duiiuqut Louis cluitd

i.'ii;iric:.'- fiii-hnTTtif heoT^' Biroo

Li ^'' WcLLu: ARrNiiEi demaiideur Contre Locis Cosn

defiendeur Lt :i(MnuiiùeuT demande au deSendeur la limïson de Sii miUit^'r Uf i^rirc quîl luy dnîi par Ses Billets £chus ne pounut ^l(^::rc ;iiur 'i.atf. lerme u csui<e de Son Vo\iige de mi-siUmitinif Li ijuil h.in CLina:i.nine aux îraig,

<.>u! if ûfâfiiâeuT quîl a reronnfi Ses Billets Et devrâr UditE quu.it:iie dr iL.rin(- ei a dii yi- deffences quD oSroît de pars mib (juil ;:\ .lii BiSu'i:: de quelque^ jours de ddais pour pouvoir fût biitrt >:'n lilrd. le faire mi'udre et faire pa>-er ceux qui lui doÏTent, 'juil re^ueriiii un del:ii» -suffisant, qua bout du tenne que le ^ urondd y>->uri.>ii tuy accorder ainsy que la Cour il prometoît de Ijyyer Kn Entier.

Vu piïir h Cour ie^ BiUets dud< Coste Echus. Et les rect^ que lun vient de finir.

Lu Cour du cunseniement dud' s^" arondd a accordé aud* (>i':tc- !<: rt.-;te de ce present mois daoust pour payer les sii iiiillii.-r> de farine aud' ^i" aRundel p' tous délais, faute de quoy lu li.il' icm> p;t^sé le cundamnons a payer Sans délais a quoy f;iiri: il st-ra (Joniraint par saisie Et vente de Ses Biens le Con- <l;i;njirins uu.\ friils t-t dépens.

lAt S' (irui^âiot Ncj^ociant de la Rive espagnole Est intervenu |.iiiir |:i ibmi- vtuvf Groot lequel a demande quil soit sural i'>u[<-< |">ijrsuit(es ny quil soit donné aucunnes Saisies Et RendQ au< iinni-'s ~^ciilni('e.i Contre la Succession dud* defFunt groot son .M;ii'y ijuellc n'iiit pris Connoissances des Créances de ladite suc- rniriii Kl des Iliuns dicelle afin de pouvoir Se metre En Etat de IjjiyiT un Chiicun Si lu Sucess^lon Suffit.

Sur qu-iy lit Cour :i :!iTord.j au s' grassiot p^ ladite veuve dicy ;iu miii^ lii' Novembre pn^haîn p"" tout délais pour prendre les i'i>mii>i>siiiirfs Requists. Se reservant ladite Cour le droit et |irivilc^e ihirreter et Saisir Lesdils Biens qui sont sur Son district

COURT RECORD. AOCUST, 1789

403

At a Coiul, August 8, 17S9. MM. Antinc Girardin. Philippe Engel.

Bte. Dubuque. Louis Cbalel.

Charles Duchanne Henrj' Biron.

M, W1U.LUI jXrcnoel, Plaintiff, vs. Loxns Coste, Defendant.

The plaintifl demanda of the defendant the delivery of sis thousand pounds of flour, which he owes him according to his matured notes, and for which the ptaintifT cunnot watt longer because of bis journey to MichiUimakioac; and prajs that the defendant be condemned to the «sts.

Heard the defendant who said that he acknowledged his notes and that lie owed the said «juantitv of dour, and «aid for defence that he offered lo pay, but that he needed some àatys delay in ■>Tder to have his whuit tlira.«hed and grounc), aod to make those pay who owed him, and that he pra.wd for a sufficient dday; that, at tlie end of the time which M. .\rundel and th« Court could grant him, he promised lo pay in full.

The Court having seen the matured note» of the »iid Coste and the crops, the harvesting of which has just l)eco finished, with the consent of the said M. Arundel, K;ranted the said Cosle the balance of this present month of August to pay the six lhou»nd pounds of flour lo the said M. Arundel and no longer; ia default of which after the said time i» passed, wc condemn him to pay without delay, to do ivbich be shall be constrained by seiauie and sole of goods. W'c condemn him to pay the costs and charges.

M. Gratiot, merchant from the Spanish bank, intervened for Madame Groot, widow, and prayed that there be stayed all «uita and that there should not be given any seizures nor rendered any judgments against the estate of the said deceased Groot, her husband, until she has informed herself of the assets (rf the said estate and of the goods thereof in order lo be in a position lo p«y eacii creditor, if the estate sufficed.

WhereujMin the Court granted M. Gruliol for the said widow from DOW to the month of November next and no longer in order to ohiaîn the retjuisile Icnnwledge; and the said Court reserves to itself the right and privilege to attach and seize the said goods

404

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qui ne pouront Un tnuattm Sur biutTc Rtve suu qua El avant (ouic Cboàcs les Crauiàcn de ix District M scion Enii«rin> jiayu et Sxtisi^ait ifc ce qui pours leur Etre dah. Cl En Cas de tdus de paycmcni Icsd* Bien» être vendus jusqœ i parfaite liquidât!*» Par ddibexatioD.

A* Cinrdîn.

Sur les coRlesUttions Entre Pierre troge El Jacqut» Piijuei pour une petite tUle remue par la dame piquet k la dame troge. Et que liidile femme pitiucl Recl;inie I.it Cour a décidé que U dame Irgge Rendra Icnfant a la femme piquet Sa mtn. Sous la cooditioos i(ue piquet ou sa femme payeront a la ilaine trc^ a penssions Entrcticoâ Soins et peines quelle a prix depuis quelle is et du juur que ladite piquet la luy a remise sur le compte que produira le 5' troge ou sa femme qui sera tax^ par deux aitrin» qui iioranieront un trotMeme En Cas de ConicjtatitHis Erureoi. Et le reliquat de compte payf comptant aud* troge par led* pjqad et sa femme avant d'Enlever L'enfant ordonnons aud* piquet dj satisfaire sans délais.

La Cour est adjoumée au i" de 7^** pnx:faain.

A* Gîratdïn.

7 Août délivre im ordre a francoîs Clark contre david Wadddl [/ paroitie a la cour du i" 7^" avec dcffenoes de metre la saisie quîl a obtenu contre led' Clark a execution, non pluK que de trans- h porter les Billets dud> Claik a peine de nulitc des transports. H

to auwt délivre un ordre a Benjamain B'ayram Contre david Waddel p' paroitrc a la Cour prochain du i" 7*".

15 auu»t Délivra un ordre de Saisie au S' Bouvet Contre le Nommé Buyat p'' saisir Entre Les mains de pîerc troge le bled ou autre EfTebi quil i>eut avoir Entre sea mains app* aud^ Buyat p* sûreté de la somme de Cinquante sept livres quil doit aud' S' Bou- vet, avec deftcnces de Sen dessaisir a peine d£n répondre la dtle saisie donné par jcan B" dubuquc raagistra a bas du compte dud* S' Bouvet.

N Bouvet.

du 5 7'"< deli\Té un oidre a Charles quil [ik] habitant de la prairie du pont Contre Nicolas scbcmitK du grand Rui paroitre a la Cour de mardy prochain 8 de ce mois.

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COURT RECORD. AUGUST. 1789

40s

which are în this dîatricl, which goods ma)' not be transferred to the other bunk until first of all the creditors of this district be paid in full, and satisfaction made for that which ma}* be dtie them; and in case of rcfusaJ of j)<i>inent the s»id goods are to be sold up to perfect liquidation. By resolution.

Ant. Liirardin.

In regard to the dispute between Kene Troge and James Piggolt over A little giri confided by Madame PiggotI to Madame Trogc and whom the said woman PiggotI reclaims, the Court decided th;U Nf;idamc Trogc shall return the child to the woman PiggotI. her mother, under the condition that Piggott or his wife «hnll pay Madame Troge for the boiird, maintenance, care and trouble, which she has given, since she has had her and from the day that the -<aid Piggott oonâdcd her to her care, according to the account, which the said Trogc or his wife shall bring and which «hall be estimated by two arbitrators who shall nameailiiixl in case of disagreement between them; and the balance of the account Mhall be paid in cash to the said Troge by the said Pig- gotI and his wife before takmg the chOd away. We command the .said Piggott to sali.sfy it without delay.

The Coun adjourned to the first of September next.

Ant. Girardin.

.August 7. Issued a summons to Francis Clark against David Waddell ihai he ajipear at the Court of September ist, with prohibition to put into execution the saHzure, wbidi he obtained against Clark, or to a^j-sign the notes of the said Clark on penalty of nuUity of the assignments.

August to. Issued a summons to Benjamin B)Tam agiiimt David Waddell that he appear at the next Court of September 1.

.Augast 35. Issued a writ of seizure to M. Bouvet against the named Buyat. to attach the wheat or otlier effects, whidi Pierre Troge may have in his poasessioo belonging (o the said Buyat, for surely of the sum of fifty-seven livres, which he owes the said M. Bouvet, with prohibition to Troge (o divest himself thereof on penalty of being held responsible for the said »eùiure of them. Given by Jean Bic. Dubuque, magistrate, below the account of the said M. Bouvet. N. Bouret.

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■iu 7 7^" I ordre a M' aRondel contre ont. harmaiid dit sus faci>n.

dud- jour un ordre a NF aRundel Contre j B'" Labecaâse.

8 7"'* un ordre a frs monplesir Engagé disîdore LaCroîi contre Joseph marie.

a une Cour du 8. j^' 1789. NP' ant^ Girardin Présidant henry Biroa B" DuBuque Philipe aagei

p^' Laperche Charte ducbanne

8 7^'* délivré un ordre a Wiliam aRundel contre Louis Coste. dud' jaur a ta même Cour. M^ Wn.LL\M aRundel demandeur Contre Louis Coste défendeur Sur la requête du y' aRundel demandant aud' Coste la somme de onze Cent soi.xante di.vhuit li^Teâ Six sols, vu les réponse dud' coste la Cour a ordonné que la saisie faite par le s'' aRundel sur Louis Gaud de Cent piastres Sera Bonne et valable a ordoim^ aud' Louis gaud de vuidcr ses mains En celle du s' aRundel, et ordonne p'' les six cent soi.xanie dLxhuit litres restant quîl payera contant ou tiendra prison jusqua ce quil ait donné Caution solva- ble, condamne led' Coste aux Dépens Et frais.

dud' jour: délivré un décret a thora Bredy Bailly pf areter Luui:^ Coste et le tient a sa garde jusqua ce quil ait donné caution au s^ aRundel.

Solivan : Sur Lexposé de jean Solivan quil a prêté Sa jument a. Jean dcmpsey qui a Eté tue par les sauvages, la Cour ordonne que

^ I ikTi'l ihi' n;imr {'hurkt lïiji ^mvEi^ Ihf ndmeâ 'ti AnwntiDA La ILlinoù. ind Bunat il as Ihr n-iinr iji^rn-k-il kvit-

ihU» Ihc l' i-jV. *i<'jr Mil- ri)rh

;r.ti'. ii'if.r- i',iU j Jd ArmàKdf Je Mr dRuiJil

fr t' pre -Tilrr tl wi:l, iw/ Et lopif IJ

fir I fqu/Ur r/N î 7 frrr Ut

/v.ViiJO'' fl 'f"H'-nl svr Ittuii gaud ro

^r [ orilrr il' ii jour pr laire vinîr Cash- 1

t>r t'i \fntfHf,r jifr la regiitrr 5

pf l< ii/i*rlrt "ir/([îitTtmtnl K

pr II MUl i

COURT RECORD, SEPTEMBER, 1789

407

Sqilembcr 5. Issued a summons to Charles GiH [?]' in- babimnt of Prairie du Pont against Nicolas Smith of Grand Ruisseau that he a{>pcar ut the Court of Tuesday next, the 8th of tbh month.

September 7. One summons to M. ArundcJ against Ant. Hannand caUed Sansfaa>n. Same day. A summons to M. Aiundd against J. Die Labccassc.

September 8. A summons to Fr. Monplesir, engagi of Isidore LaCroix, against Joseph Marie.

.'\i a Court, September 8, 1789. MM. Ant. Giiardin, President. Henry Biron. Bte. Dubutiue. Philippe Engel.

Pierre Lapcrchc. Charlc< DuCharme.

September 8. Is»ued a. lummons 10 William Arundel against LouiK Costc

Same day m the Siime Court. M. WiujAU AKONuiiL, Plaintiff, vs. Ijïuis Coste, Defendanl.

At the request of M. .Irundel, who demands of the said Coste the sum of eleven hundred and seventy-eight livret six iols, and in view of the replies of the ^id CoKle, the Court decreed that the seizure made by M. Aiundd on Louis Gaud of one hundred piastns shall be good and valid; and It <:omnianded Louis Gaud to deliver them Into the hands of M. Arundd. And in reKard to the six hundred and seventy-eight livres remaining the Court decreed that he (Costc) shall pay cash or be confined in prison until he has found .solvent bondsmiin therefor. Condemned the said Costc to pay the costs and charges.'

Satne day. I.>i.<iued a decree to Tom Brady to arrest Louis Costc and hold him in custody until he has given surety to M. Arundd.

SuLtiVAN. On thcdei.lanilion of John Sullivan that he loaned to John Dvmpscy his marc, which had been killed by the savages,' the Court decrees that the said Sullivan shall tidcc Dempacy's and that an ap[>raisemcnt shall be made to decide their relative ^-alues, and the différence is to 1m: paid.

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|J.^ •-•!:.;■.: •:; ■.';"^':- r:^^■^=;^:T:;*r■.:r ;.;^.-f: =1= C^aruraii:* de I.i'!,i.: :-,■:,"': î^' ::-^\, h: .: tirÀ'ii y i ie>^-i^ i:; çrtre p^ Kit Mtii'-.,-. ■.>:■. ::.\—.: '",".--:i':'.;'.-r- P>. i Eît dei'j;: pir ce* r-resenies .i|ii'^ .•■.>:i:.'.':.'. !î!'. ■:_ ''--/.Ti;.'."; ;<.'>■: -:i j/ir lec" I-iCoïîeiî somme de •(ii.itM: vi:.;''. ('.]:.:_ ilv,-';- ;/ it a:'^r,v^TA 'i'i'i' coiT.pte. Evajuadon du ( .iii'ii !■.' i.'j:';':' ;;;i: 'lirjiiiX ri.-v;t:rii ^u'i' :' dumc-ulin dix neuf cent viii|.'l .1? U:-{<: 'i-yi-v: -.'A: -ix 'ieiiifjr-, non compris les irais de justice, a lu mcme Cour. [^ ',' |Jh( j,AMOKi;,^S 'Itmiri'ltur Contre Pieskje L-^Coste

'JeiTc-n fleur

1,1' r|i'[ijiiii'|i-iir <ji;tn:in<]c au dcfïcndeur le pavement de deux

Ihili ■". Iiiii >li' 111 viiiimu ije ({uiiizc mille neuf cent quarante Sept

li>ii'H i|ii.[li(r/,r Mils Kn urj^ent s' son obligation En datte du 30

,,'-■ ijH'j \i^i^:tf. ;iii ((rdîc 'le S' Louis par laquelle il apert que led'

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COURT RECORD, SEPTEMBER, 1789

409

I

At the Kaine Court.

M. OuwouuN, Plaintiff, vi. Piebkk Lacoste, Deflmdutt.

M. Dumoulin brought an account due him by Pierre I/sCoste for th« »um of two ibousand and devrn Ihres tirclve soh %\x deniers accordini; 10 his notes and accouiiti; which notes the said LaCostu rccogniju-'d us true, and be brought an account, which he claims from M. Dumoulin. The Coun decree» ih»t the notes and accounts exhibited by M. Dumoulin, In which is included the costs of the eSeas which be seal to seek at the Illinois River, shall be paid by preference, since the said M. Dumoulin is first JMdg- ment creditor.' out of the pelirics, sugar and other efleits liniught down, with the costs of the present >uit and of others which shall be made in the matter; and as to the account exhibited by M, La- Cosie the Coun decrees that the canoe mentioned therein shall be paid (or by M. Dumoulin with the Other articles, all on the report of arbitrator* and appraiser*. The Court decrees, furthermore, that the peltries brought down shall be dclii'ercd to M. Dumoulin on that which is dtie him; and if It Li not sutlicient, the sugar shall be sold to-morrow for cash to the highest bidder up to the eciuivalent of the said sum and cnsis; and if there is a surplus, it shall bcdepositcdat this office to be remitted to his other creditors. And there has been deducted by these presents, after examination was made of the account exhibited by the laid LaCoste. the sum of eighty-five livres, as Ihe amount of the said account and the value of the canoe and medicine; therefore there is due to the said M. Dumoulin nineteen hundred and twent>'-six livres twelve tots sii deniers, which docs not include the costs of justice. At the same Court.

M. Clauorgan. Plaintiff, vs. Pierre LaCoste, Defendant.

The plaintiff demands of the defendant the payment of two notes, one for the sum of fifteen thou.iand nine hundred and forty- seven livres fourteen sois in money according to his obligation under date of Noveml>er 30, 1787, drawn up at the record-office of St. Louis, Crom which it appears that the said LaCoste should pay at Mi chill imukinac for the release from M. Clarmorgan a sum of nine thousand livres in tnoncy; and »ncc he has not satis-

4f. îLUS-'jJS HI?TOR]C.\L COULECUOSS

UC'Mr -:e. -:; -^ycr h. TaiaailinuJdn» s li tteduree du ;■ 0»- m<,T^i.n ur.t ^■.rl=le àe ^cu: silli- trrrs En anrmi a'qaov Sitik l«,irit -.iiiîffci: !& Cur Ci.adÊinnt- \tà- LaCns» a ptrersoi^ (ratioi. e-n Er.!;e: ivt-: ie=. inieresi er =3^^ Candarânc Midk- int-ni Ici- LaCw^it a payer =.:o £u=t Bîûer m.-aaat a la somw lie St-jji rent quatre ^-inei coi? l^-res dli bxih sûb »mn- qnfl « |H.nr ju pii-d d'jn Compic avec iaieresi k frais. Le râni ^ .jur lr.|' L^C'rttc a Reconnu 5e^ d:-' Biljets « Compns. E« ,..ii.r.|ii.iii(c permet au =• Clanj^rjaa de fairr 5,Msir par b aàt Ic^ iiii-i- iiuil i«ura trouver apàne^îr a-jd= C.isie a U «sme .Ir .riu Ji-j;! -wiisy Et Sequestréi ce q-jï sera exécuté. 1-1 t'"iir fNi ajournée au i'" h-~- :7So.

A= Girardin. .Kl ,>' :'■'■ liilivré un ordre p-" fr troiier conne p" lafleur <iii ■«nlrt- 11' fr Saucier contre M' dumoulin iiii ■irilrc p' Ci>ste contre sanïfacon 1111 "[lire j/ idem contre Louval iiii l'filrt- \f il) contre macany lin .-[.Irf II"" ill iuntre martin

iM.lrr p' ill contre janot lapensfc 1-1. lu- p' ill entre Cecire 11. 1 .'iilii- ji' ill i-imtre antaya .1 iiui- Tniir du !"■ B't'- 178g. \l" i:ii.irdiii l'rHilimt p" Laperche

.li.iili- .liiili.iniu' henry Biron

jiMii li'- iltiliiii[iit.' Magistra

i:mn- 11- ■-' !n\^l.>l^ ii;<iiu;k demandeur Contre pierre L*- Ki.MTR deffendeur l.f ili'iii.inili'tii' ri'ilamc contre le deffendeur la somme de quar;inli- m'I'I \\\n-> ijiiinw *<ils par son compte p' fournitures a luy f:iili' 11' ili'iïi'ndfur ;i n-connû son compte et a dit quil luy etoit (lui) M|i| ^;;iriks quil ;ivoil Eté Employé par ordre de M' trotier ii"" hilTairc lii- Iirissim demande que cette somme montante a 35"* luy S(ii( iliihiili' sur son compte.

sur quoy la C'uur conilamnc ic deffendeur a payer son compte a M' trotier sauf son recour p^ ses gardes ainsi quil est decide par la sentence des jurés concernant laffaire de Brisson condamné

lia

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411

fied this, the Coun condemi» the aid LaCoste to pay his obli- f^don in full with intercsl and costs. The Court condemns the said IjiCoste likcwi-« to pay his other note amounting to the sum of seven hundred and eif^ty-threc livrei eighteen sols, as is entered iit ihc foot of un account, with interest and costs; all decreed after the said LaCoste recognized bis said notes and accounts. Consequently the Court permits M. Oamorgan to have seized the effects, which he can find, belonRinjî to the said Cmtc with the reservation of those already seûed and $equc$icred. for which there will be cxecution.

The Court adjourned to October 1, J789.

Ant. Girardin. September 30.

Issued a summons to Fr. Troitkr a^ains.! Pierre Lafleur. A summons li> Fr. Saucier agniiLtt M. Dumoulin. A summons to Cosic against Sansfaçon. A summon» to the fame aitaia^t I.x)nval. A summons to the same against Macarty. A ftummons t» the s^me agattii-l Martin. A summons to the same against Janot Lapanc^. A sumraon:^ to the same against d^iirre. A summons to the same against Antara. At a Court. Ortobcr i, 1789, MM. Gitardin, Pre»dcni. Pierre Laperche. Charles DuCharme. Henry Biron.

Jean Btc. Dubuque. Magistrates

M. Frakçoi.^ TRorrtFJt. Plaintiff, vs. Pierre LAPLEtnt, Defendant. The plaintiff brings a daim against the defendant for the sum of forty-seven thfes fifteen »>/i by his account for supplies aold to him. The defendant recognÎTcd bis account and said that there was due him pay for xven guards and that he bad l^ecn emplo>-cd by order of M. Trotlicr for the affair of Brisson and he demands that this sum amounting to 35 livres be deducted from his account. Whereti|ion the Court condemn^ the defendant to pay hfe account to M. Trotlier saving his recourse for his guards as il 'a deeded by the verdict of the jurors concerning the affa'T of Brisson. Condemned Pierre Lafleur to pay the costs which are

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pierre laâeur aux frais liquidez a trois piastres qui seront avancés par M' trotier et a luy rembouices par la fleur. La Cour est ajourné au i" 9**» 1789.

A* Girardin. LaChanse: du 6 8^^' 1789, délivré au s' LaChansse une saisie p' une Vache Et Son vau sur pierre martin.

antaya : dud' jour délivré une saisie a antoine peltier dit antaya contre le nommé Wilson Entre les mains de Louis Coste p' ao minots de mahis que led* Wilson doit.

du 8 8*"^ délivré une Saisie avec ordre de vendre a deSaud par pierre troge de vuider ses mains Entre celles du s' Bouvet de la farine ou bled quil a apartenant a antoine fiuyat le i*' ordre de Saisie ayant Eté signifGe par thom Bredy le 15 aoust p' la s" de 57. ajouter les frais de ladite saisie Et de present exécutoire fait 97'^ laquelle Exécutoire a Eté délivrée audit S' Bouvet.

N Bouvet. Par Extraordinaire a la demande de Charle Germain, aux témoins I ordre a M'' trotier I ordre a ignace Grondine témoins -{ i ordre a francois Grondine I ordre a duchenau I ordre a louis gaud aux magistrats 1 ordre a M""' girardin I idem a Mr Philipe angel I id. a Mr dubuque I id. a Mr ducharme I a Laperche I a Biron I a Chatel Les ordres ci dessus nous ont Eté délivrés marq de

Brady +

Charles Germain I ordre a Louis p' séquestre le Chelval in [sic]

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set at three piastres, which shall be advanced by M. Trottier and reimbursed to him by Lafleur.

The Court adjourned to November i, 1789.

A. Girardin. Lachanse, Antaya

October 6, 1789. Issued to M. Lachanse a writ of seizure for a, cow and its calf on Pierre Martin.

Same day. Issued a writ of seizure, to Antoine Pelletier called Antaya against the named Wilson, of 20 mtTWls of com in the hands of Louis Coste and which the said Wilson owes.

October 8. Issued a writ of seizure with order of sale because of the failure by Pierre Troge to del iver into the hands of M. Bouvet the flour or wheat, which he has, belonging to ^toine Buyat. The first writ of seizure was served by Tom Brady on August 15 for the sum of 57 livrer; adding the costs of the present seizure and o| the present execution it makes 97 livres, which execution was delivered to the said M, Bouvet. N. Bouvet.

Specially at the prayer of Charles Germain. To the witnesses.

I summons to M. Trottier.

I summons to Ignace Grondine. ; ' ' ' :

I summons to François Grondine. ^

I summons to Duchenau. I summons to Louis Gaud. To the magistrates.

I summons to M. Girardin. I ditto to M. Philippe Engel. I ditto to M. Dubuque. I ditto to M. DuCharme. I to Laperche. I to Biron. I to Chatel. The summons above named have been delivered to us. Brady. Mark of

+ Charles Germain. I order to Lotus to sequester the horse.

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A une cour tenue Extraordinairemoit a la demande £t requisition de Chaiu.es Germaev Contre Louis Gaud.

13 8*»" 1789. M"" antoine girardin Présidant Pierre Laperche chailes ducharme henri Biron

Philipe Engel Louis Chatel

B" Dubuque magîstra

Le S** gennain a dit quil reclamoit contre L.ouis gaud St» cheval que les sauvages lui avoient vole. Et quil avott fait mardié avec led' Louis ^aud que sil luy ramenoit son Cheval quil lui donneroit une vache Et son veau a Choisir sur les siennes, que led* Louis gaud avoit Emmené le Cheval mais quil ne vouloit pas luy rendre a moins dune vache El son veau Et de plus un taureau de dix huit mois, quil offroit de remetre ladite vache Et le vau. mais quil netoit pa^^ obligé suivant Ses coni'entions de donner le taurau:ï de plus, que led' Louis gau Etoit libre de laramener pour le prix convenu ou de le laisser. Et condi^d] aux frais de Lei- traiird" contre led' Louis gaud.

I.ed' Louis gaud a répondu quit netoit point coii\'enû des faits que led' germain Livance quil est \-ray quil est convenu a\-ec led' germain quil fernit son piesible p^ Emmener son Cheval mais que sil luy Couioit plus que la valeur de la i-ache Et le vau quil luy payeroil le; Surplus ce quil a Etc desavoué fwj led' Cn-rmuin qui a soutenu quil netoii Convenu que de la ^-ache et le v^\u "iTntnt de fournir Ses preuves a la Cour par témoins. sur quoy led'- Cermain a fait Comparoitre m"" francois trotier i-ommandant Lequel itprés que l.i cour b En sommé de dire vérité a dît que sFtant trouve chés k .-' Loui- gaud lors que ger- m:iin y Fsi Entré p' rcd.imer son Cheval, quil a dit a Louis g.\u>i mon oncle C\imme voulés vous vous arani;er je viensChercher mon Cheval, vi^tre vaihe Et le vau son dans ma Cour venez les Choisir, que Louis t;aud avoit répondu votre Cheval ma Coûté plus que lela je ne peut pas vous le donner p- le vache Et te v.iu si vous voulez me donner un taurau de dix huit mois de surplus vous Jaurès, .ou jen ay un de pareil age si vous le voulez

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At a Court meeting in special session at the prayer of Cbables Germain, tu. Louis Gaud. October 13, 1789.

MM. Antoine Girardin, Pre&ident. Pierre Laperche.

Charlc-i DuCh.trme. Henry Biron.

Philippe Engel Louis Chatel.

BiK. Dubuque. Miigistmlct.

M. Germain said that he claimed from Louis Gaud his horse which ihc Mivagc^ had ^-tolvn from him; and thai he luuJ made a bargain with the &aid Louis Gaud that if he brought his horse hack ti) him that he would give a cow and her i^nlf to be chosen among his sioclt; that the said I^ouis (>;iud had brought away the horse, hot that he refuwtl to deliver it to him except for a cow and her calf and a bull of eighteen months to boot; that he offered to ghc the said cow and her calf; but thai he was not obliged according to his agreement to give the bull to boot; that the said f^oui» Gaud was free to bring it back for the price agreed upon or to leave it; and he concludes that the costs of the special session should be found n^inst the »aid 1.>oui» Gaud.

The said Louis Gaud replied that there was do agreement in regard to the fact^^ tvhidi the said Germain advances; (tuit it is true that he agreed with the said Germain to do his best to bring ,lus hoKc away; liui that if it co.«t him more than the value of the Dw and calf tliat he should pay him the extra cost, which hax been denied by the said Germain, who miiintained that the agreement was only for the cow and calf and he offers to furnish proofs to the Court by witnesses. Wliereupnn the said Germain sum- moned M. l-'rançoîs Trotticr, commandant, who, after the Court summoned him to tell the truth thereof, said that he was present at Louis Gaud's when Germain entered there to reclaim hL* hone; that he said to Louis Gaud: *"Unde! What arc you going to do about it i* 1 have come to get my hone. Your cow and calf are in my yard. Come and choose them;" that Louis Gaud replied: "Your horse cost mc more than that. I can't give it to you fur the cow and calf. If you wish to give mc a bull of cightocn months to boot, you shall ha^'c it. Or I have one

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,». ..;. ■• :..r.ner^ F.i e -jrien;.- ie Ch«-al a quov G«nnain y,:-- -.:i. -.liil C..n^«:ir.r. ^uil luv avoir répliqué je suis ■-^ -r, ■. , .-. ..;. :« -.u, tr.nner ane vache Et son vau je tous ,.,■■:.- .^ -^ ..::. -.i, ■ .r.'.-^nû .-.e vous d.3imer de surplus ou H ! i\f.:r ..L'-fT '.-,<'.r. C.-.tft..

4 :,/ ,-r...- .■ir..u-.: ■■;r-,ndme leq^iel après sermant par iuy f .,. ■:, ■'..:-. ... -rr,^ I:;.- i.-ons demande sU a Connobsance do rr, iri/ -If- ^..-.^rlfi- .'^rm.tir er Louis nud a dit qui! avoit coo- ,.'.^--.,.r,- r.'.i,-,r .i -« A-.en lerl- L.iu:s çaud comme son Engage l.'l' f^.-., ■.:',•'. A If. -At Kr.woy: i:ec maillet pour aCheter Ie Cheval ',.iJ r>..i( -i.-^rry ..-.w. mriiihet mais quEcant aux qu'étant fjif] irr i .■'^,1.1 .■ f .,(/■-., il Spr. f:toit Revenu que a son retour louîs gaud lur

• ' 'III |.'.iir'j!i'.> r,-.r m revenu tu auroit du y aler m sera Causé

'|ii' .r ]'■ t,.iv |..i^ le Cntr.il je nauray pas une vache et son vwu '|iii rii.i l.ii' j.r'prriisc ].' Ir: f.'hcval qui est tout cequil 3 dit savoir

.iv'.ti. I.iii viTiif f r;i riciii.-, Orondine Lequel après sermant par liiï' I III ilr 'lirt- 1.1 vitrité luy avrma demandé sîl a Connoissance du uni. Ill i.iii l.rirri- ('li;irltr-.(;ermain Et louis gaud, a dît que qud- r|ii. : joui . ,i]ir('. 'im- l'iuis (Jaud Et germain Se Sont En arangé lui ill |H..>ii..i |;i(! irouvcr louis gaud et luy a demandé sil vouloii liH I iiiiiii lui ..I jiiirii'iil inic les situvages avoient vole que louis I- nul liiv -noii <lii iiur-.il VDiiliiii luy lion ner une vache Et son veau ..luiuii I II. ml i',i-iiii.iiii ipiil l;i tuy Kmmencroit sil la trouvoit que lui ill l'n.iui .m 'il Cm-iTily de Kiy dimnerune vache Et son veau i-u .|ii II inii- |iii ;rii- -.il Kninininil sa jument, mais quil ne lavoit [M. I uuiirn.i i|iu i-.i imit ir ijuil ;i dit savoir.

11,'u . I iK M'iiu ii.iu.oiN .luihi-iioau lenuol après sermant par lin I m lIi- iIui' 1.1 Miiii' luv ,ivi>ns ilcmanile sil a Connoissance du mil, :., 1 III 1 1111 1- I mil- !:.iiiil l'i l"li.irU'!i jii'rmain a dit que Etant "I fi 1 I 'i "'I '*i-i ut,iilli-i i|ui .niiit ili'i.i adii'té le Cheval dont 1 -1 i|iii .ii.''i I'' 1 l'iii . 1. 111,1 ;î ,i\i'i[ di'fu.inilc a maillet ce quil avoit ri'iiii> niiH lui 11,'r: ;i-.,'Ti,:i\ :.n ,i,'!inc di'uv t>aril dau de rie a .ii.'i.ii .■,!■ '■m 1 : , !,■■.; \ '.l'.li-s A-M-i ". ,j;k' luy depiifOns luy avoit

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of like age; if you wish it, I will give it to you and I will keep ihe bone; " that Germai» had not wished to agree to this, and that be had answered: "I agreed with you to gi\'e you a cow and her <-alf. I tilTcr it to you. I have not agreed to give you more and (if it cost more] you should have left my hors«."

Have summoned Ignace Grondine whom, after taking oath to tell the truth, we asked if he had knowledge of the bargnin of Charles Germain and Ixiui.i Gaud; and he said that he bad knowledge, since he was in Peoria with the said Louis Gaud as bis tngagi; and tliai the said Louis Gaud bad sent bim with Mailhet to buy the horse and that he had set out with Muilhct; but that having arrived at Ihe Bluffs, be had relumed; that 00 his return Louis Gaud had said to him: "Why have you rome back? You should have gone there. You will be the cause that I do not have the hone and I sh^ll not have the cow and her calf, which have been promised me for the horse. " This ball that he »aid be knew.

Wc have summoned François Grondine, whom, after oath wa» made by him to lell the truth, wc have «skcd if he had knowl- Icdgc of the bargain made between Charles Germain and Louis Gaud and he ^aid that »ome day» after I^oui» Gaud and Germain had made their bargain, be, the deponent, was at Louis Gaud's and hsktui him, if he wished to bring back for him his mare which the savages had stolen, and that Louis Gaud had said to him that if he wa.< willing to give him a cow and her calf as Gennahi was doing, that he would bring it back to him. if he found it; and that he, the deponent, had agreed to give him a cow and her calf or forty piastres, if he brought back his mare; but thai he had not brought it li-irk; which i.t all that lie said he knew.

Wc summoned François Ducbcnau, whom, after he had made oath to tell the truth, we a.tked if lie had knowledge of the bargaiu made between Louis Gaud and Charles Germain, and he said that he was at Peoria and was walking with Mailhet who had already bought the horse io question for Loub Gaud, and he asked MniUiet what it had cost and that he had answered him: "I have givea two barrels of brandy to be cboecD atoong eight and

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;,■:,-■.. . .-.,-ï, -r - : :rr. :rtp'--ir;V,n.-i ^i» teniciiaâ, la. Ciur iasem- ■.^U :, :-■ .■.-. .--r.-.fir.- T-;.i,v.>ié. Elle i Condamné Et oadamne f/.-,. . :'„ .■: . .--..;- .=î O-iivil i Ch^irie- «rmain. Et a recevoir t,i ,.i'r,f '■', ,^ .ï. fj;:; ^t ..onver.j -le luy donner, suivant U ■i';,'...;N'.r. ':(-., ')-.r:.-.i:.: > ■.r.'lo.rr.noni En outre ied= Louis gaud |.i. \'.-i: I' . iVii . F.'. 'Jf:[>;ro '1»; I^itraordinaire qui seront avancû l>.Ji lui' j^irrriiiif, I-,i a Iir. rcmt'i'.urr.ez par led' Louis Gaud sui^-^ni Il ' ',tfj[.ri- ;irft(': j.;;r l.i C-imt montant a ia iunune de quatre Cent '|iiiii' vjti:;i iViK .fj.i Ij. ri:-, 'lix lol.î r.t qui sera exécuté nonobstant i<,<ii( '.|.'...iti'.(i ',ii ;i|.(:|j[ti'jn, aux Cahm led' jour 13 8^* itBq I .'ti.i'ii'lin.iiriTtii'rit, I '.,,».■,/)

!■'■ Iiiiliirijiic Pierre Laperche

h l! I !ia

l'liili|«- l,th|'rl Louis + Chatel

Inil li.irriii- marque

I ril.iiMiii- crrlicr A' (iirardin.

1I11 'Il [ .'I s'"' ilrliviv iinr ,-;iiMf il Charle ncrmaiii Contre charly

■ 'nliiri ;iii 1111 l 'lu-v.il \\\\\n: li's rn:iins du s^ Bergeron, iliiil' |iiiii •li-luit' iiu riii'iDc 111H' siiisiu contre le même p*" le Bled <iii>l 'I I l>i'- li> il-iiiii' :iLirv.

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...^ swigs;' that the cl^»nent had answered, "It is vtiy dear; " that Mailhct had answered: "It b not loo dear, since Louis Gaud has a cow and her calf (or jtcttlnx the horse from Ihe sav- ages"; which is all that he said he knew.

We summoned Antoine Girardin, a boy and resîdenl, whom, after he hud made oath to lell the truth, wc asked if he had knowl- edge of the bar(;ain between Louis (iaud and Citarlei Germain and he said that he was present at Louis Gaud's the day that Germain came there; thatihesaidGerniainsaidloGaud: "Uncle, bring my horse back to mr and 1 n-ii) give you a cow and her calf; that lie, the deponent, was taking a swig and did not give attention to what they may bave said fiirthn*. Reading made to him of his affidavit and he has said thai it contained Ihe iruib and that it is all that he knows.

After the parties were heard and in view of the depositions of the witnesses, the Court in :ij.«mbly after mature rnminatioti, condemned Louis Gaud to deliver the horse to Charles GermaUi, and lo receive the tow and the calf w^hich the latter agreed to give him,accordinRtothe depositions of witnesses, Wc condemn further- more the suid Lnuix G^ud in all cost» and charges of the i^pecial session, which shall be advanced by the said Germain and reim- bursed to him by thi: ^id Louis Gaud, iiccording lo the Account determined by the Court and which amount lo the sum of four hundred and eighty-seven livres ten sots,' for which there will be execution notwithstanding all opposition or appeal. At Cahokia the said day, Octolter 13, 17S9. Held s|)cciaUy. [Signed]

Ble. Dubufjue. Pierre Luperche.

hBi His

Philippe Kngel. ÏMain + Chald.

DuCharmc. mark.

Labuxiere, Clerk. A. Girardin.

October »6 | ?J. Issued to Charles Germain against Chaily Cadicna writ of setzun; of a horse in ihepos:<«s.-tioDof M. Bergeron. Same day. Issued to the same a writ of seizure, a^nst the same, of the wheat whidi he has at Madame Alarie's.

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A une Cour du deux Xo^-embre 1789. M'' antoine girardin Présidant Pierre Lapcrche Jean B" dubuquc Louis Chatel

Charles duchanne henty Biron

Philîpc angel Magistrats

a ladite Cour. M' Laille demandeur Contre Loois Coste deËfendeur Le demandeur répète contre le deffendeur ii6"> 17' En aigaH Et 33'*" 17" En farine que le d e Hen deur Convient devoir sur quof le[îiV]Cour le Condamné a payer sans délais Condamnons le s"" laille aux frais p' Xavoir pas demande son pay-ement laquelle sentence sera cxwulee sous vingt quatre heures, a la même cour. FRANtijis iirsERDEAU demandeur Contre pierse dukbois

deffeadeur I.e demandeur répète contre le deffendeur un billet de Cent Cinquante !ivre:> Echus.

Il' lietTendeur la reconnu veritable.

■;iir qui'v la Cour condamne le deffendeur a payer soa Billet ■sivi'ir la f.irine a jo''-" le Cent Et le mahis a 5'^ le sac marchand. k- iiHil -.lîif .'.clais londan-.ne dubirdeau [■:;] au.\ frais liquidez a 15' ; t.'.r,i ;<■ II'.:!-jitfr K-rdrif au gremer que la presence sentence. .:i-/\rf :;:•. litvre: au prise Je C^>to a ladite Cour a demande lii.' M' .il' i.";a!T',.'r.;a:i Contre t'raaccis Ctark ameriquain. .1 II i::er-.e C 'ur. l.i i' ;;r l's: j.;--.;rr.« au :-' x-"- :-Sg.

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COURT RECORD, NOVEMBER, 1789

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At a Court, November 3, 1789. MM. Antoine Girardin, PresideoL Jeun Btc- Dubuque. Pierre Lapcrche.

Charles DuCharroe. Louis Cbatel.

Philippe Engel. Heniy Bîron.

Magisuaus. At the ioià Court. M. Laillk, Plaintiff, vi. Lodis Coste, DeferuUnt. The |>liiiniilT l^rin^ i'l:iiin agaitijl tht clefcndant for 1 16 livret 17 sots in money and 33 livres 17 sols in flour, which the defendant aclciiowWges that he owe^. Whereupon the Court condemned him to pay without delay. Wc condemn M. Laillc to pay the cost» for not having demanded bis pa)'menl, which judgment shftll be put in c.tecution within twenty-four hours. Ai the same Court Krancois Hubesdeao, Plaintiff, vs. Piekxe DuBOtS, Defendant The plaintiff brings daim against the defendant for a note of one hundred and fifty livres, whidi has ^en due. The defcndiint acknowledges it as genuine. Whereupon the Court condemns the defendant to pay hia note, to wii: the flour at 50 livres the hundred and the com nl 5 liwes the trading sack, and all without delay; and condemns Huberdcau to pay the costs, fixed ui 15 livns us well for the hiiisiier and tbe order to the dcik as for the present judgment. Issued a writ of capias al the «aid Court on ]>rayeT of M. Clamorgan against Krands Clark. American. At the same Coun. The Coun adjourned lo December i, 1789.

Ant. Gtnudin. November 10, 1789. Issued to M. Dumoulin.trusteefor M. I..aba(Ue>awritofcDIlMT' valive seizure against Jean Ble. Lapiene, blacksmith, and bb wife OD the sum of 1 166 /ivr», which Philip Gcrvais, jointly with his wife, owes La pierre under mortgage of their goods ar cording to their obli- gation, dated yesterday, deposited in the oÉBcc of (he notary of the

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du 36 g ^' 1730 délivré une jaisi* a M" in:ûi3e thïbault Contre j«ia B" Lasâat pijur ijiiir Coni*r^^toirenidc Ea^e les nuins de ph£I;pe «reià la somme ^ie lie-js Cent ixlm livras et jo*- jf la saisie ar li îijtmne de Neuf cen: icis^nn E: queïq-je liïnes qce led- çeivù d jic aud^ Lipierre pdr i-:n obîirid ôq i^ Xocirii de ce puste payable îauiaoniiie l'K irec deseooe» ie =en desôdlsir i^Jil -en s-:-!: par Li Co^ir :ri:cé îaiire îoiâie îetivré 1 diom Bredr

P. Tabeu du Jï ;'--' ie-lI-.Tii .;-« ïiiîie privleçee Ei pcoi-àoûe *3 ^ R :b;i :^^b. fur le* B;«:j =«•-:;*?. .i=e n^iaoc E: qturre Cbe- ïi'^t arar:e=i:i: i L'.'.ij çiLi'i ".LJO/ii ce ç-je ù C-Hir £a ij or- ir^ij ;-' j-.:re:i ie la r= ie zj.tj,'-- en peîrerie q:ie led- Laâi ziui i:!: a.i' S.:-:i:-': r" — .'— -1-.- i^= ie :nire.

r~ Roèkfcc :: ;-"'^ iii:--; -i rirî i pier?; Gisiiec p- ^lire c^sproire

i: i-: La C'-ra,; :" ï=^ iz:;i^e li C-rcrce. :; .-~ ;ï_ r^ ,1 ri-ï î M" i:;x^^;nLJz --.c^r; =iri: peacnàse.

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jurisdiction and pHyuUe on AU Saints day, 1790; the said MÛure was made for the sum of a8o Ih-rci in buckskin, payable in May, 1790.

Jn. Dumoulin. November j6, 1789. Issued it writ of Keiisure to Antoine Thibault again»! Jean Bte. LapictTc to seize cxjnservaiively from the hands of Philippe Gcrvais the xum of two hundred and eleven livres, and 20 livres, for the writ of seizure, from the sum of nine hundred and sixty and some livres, which the said Germai* owes the said Lapierre by his obligation at the office of the notar.- of this post papblc in the autumn of 1790, witJi prohibition to divest himself of tirhate^'er there is thereof. Decreed by the Court, the said wril of seizure wax delivered lu Tom Brady, huissier, and was signed by Du- Charme, magistrate. P. Tabcau.

November 38. Issued a wn'l of pririlcgod and provisional seizure to M. Robi'dou on the (.ersonal properly, a house ai>d four horses be- longing to I.ouis Gaud, until the Court ha» decreed thereon, to be held for surety of the sum of 1464 livres in peltries, which the »aid I^iuisGaud owes the «aid Robidou for merchandise of trade.

Jh. Robidou. November 30. Issued a summons (o Pierre Gossien to cause to appear before the Court of December ist Antoine LaCourcc. Nm'ember ,{d. Issued a summons to M. Dumoulin against Mnrin Pcncrassc. November jjo. Gabriel Haron.

November 30- Lapaiiré.

At a Court, December i, 1789. MM. Antoine Girardin, President. Pierre Laperche. Philippe Engcl. Louis Chatd.

Ble. Dubuque. Magistrates.

M. DttuouuN, Plaintiff vs. Maris Pencrasse, The plainiifT brings claim against ihe defcnd»nt for the sum of ninet)'-sc\-cn livres twelve tolt six deniers for 55 lbs. of sugar net

Issued a summons to M. Harmand against Issued a summons to Motard against Fr.

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a 35' 6^ la Lx avec les frais, le deSendeur a reconnu devoir la dite somme mais quil navoit pas de quay pajrer pour le present.

Vu la recomioissance dud* marin Pencrasse qui a recatmû devoir ladite somme la Cour la Condamné a payer Sous quinze jours aux mêmes conditions de L'Encan Bled ou Earin Et aux frais.

a la même cour

Sur la requête expositive des S" Laille Et arundel marchand de ce poste que quelques marchands de 5t Louis faisoient des avances au s' Louis gaud, qui se trouve Extrêmement En debte, les queb Enlèvent le produit des avances qui a Eté faites aud^ Louis gaud par les marchands et autres particuliers de ce poste ce qui fait un tor Et une fraude notable a ceux qui avancé aud* Ix>ui3 gaud sur cette partie tant aux marchands qua dautres particuliers de ce dit poste, La Cour En vertu de la requête du s^ Laille Et du s^ arundel Et autres représentant deSend aud' Louis gaud de faire aucun payement sur lautre Rive ny dy faire traverser aucunnes pelteries ou payement ny même aucunes marchan- dises ESets de quelque nature quils soient declare En outre la saisie faite par le s^ Robidoub de nule valeur Et comme non faite quil nait auparavant Entièrement satisfait toutes les Créances Et debtes qui! doit sur cette Rive a peine de Conâsca- tion des dites pelteries ou payement quil pouroit Envoyer qui seront saisie p' satisfaire aux Créances dicy ce qui sera Execute lesd'jourEtan.

A* Girardin. a la même Cour.

Pierre Gassien demandeur Contre Antoine LaCodrce défaillant Nayant voulu comparoir après assignation a luy donnée le jour de hier.

Vu la demande dud' Gassien contre Led' LaCource mon- tant a la somme de trois cent dix livres, savoir 350'*" p"" une terre Et Ôo"' p' salaire douvrage. condanmons led' antenne LaCource a payer led' Gassien sans délais et aux frais et dépens.

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at 3S ï"'* 6 deniert ihe pound with costs. The defendant ac- knowledged that he owes the said sum, but s&y» that he has do means to pay at present.

In view nf the acknowledgment of the said Marin Pencrass, who has acknowIcdKcd that he owes the satd sum, Ihe Court con- <le[nned him to pay wt[hin V\e fortnight «heat or flour on the same conditions as given at the auction. Condemned him to pay the cfists.

At the same Court.

On the explanatory [>clilion of MM. Laille and Anindd, tradesmen of this post, that some tradesmen of St. Louis were making to M. Loui.s Gaud, who is greatly in debt, advances which arc absorbini; the proceeds of the advances which were made to Iheuid Louis Gau<I by traders und olhent individual» of this {xist, an act which is effecting a wrong a.nd considerable fraud to those on this side, both tradesmen and other individuals of this po«t, who have made advances to the said Louis Gaud ; the Court in virtue of the petition of M. Laille and M. Arundel and other repreisenta- tivcs fortuds the said Loub Gaud to m»kc any payment on the other bank, to send across any peltries or payment or likewise any merchandise, effects of whatsoever nature; and it dedajcs, furthermore, Ihe seizure made by M. Roubidou of no value and as not made, until the said Gaud ha* (ïiM entirely satisfied all (he claims and debts which he owes on this bank, on penalty of coo- fisculion of the said peltries or payment that he may send and these shall be seized lo satisfy the claims of this place, for which there wilt be execution the «aid day and year.

Ant. Girardin. At the ftame CourL PuxRE Gassien plaintiff, vi. Aîitoini: LaCouxcb ab««nt, having refused to appear after summons was served on him yesterday.

In view of the daim of the said Gassien ajcainM LaCource amounting to the ^.uin of three hundred and ten livres, to wit 250 livra for a plantation and 60 Uvrts for wages, we condemn the said LaCource to pay the said Gasmen without delay with costs and charges

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a b, memc Cour. tj: \' MmASD demandc'jr Contre Fr_\xcoi3 Lafensée def-

fendeur iur les r.r>ntesution3 des comptes réciproques que les deui f(3rtii;s ont [trfiHuit lun contre lautrc. La Cour a renvo\-é les detu panLs pardevant M' William aRundel Et Sf jean dumoulin Et Vf' Laillr: \i' Arbitrer led' compte Et Larretcr auquel arrêta de <jiin\iif, le^ jKtrtîcs se soumetront ce qui sera execute. 1^ Cour cftt ajournée au i" janvier 1789.

A^ GirardiD. du 3X^ 1789.

Ivst comjMrû au greffe de cette justice Le S' antoine Thabault Ni;k<>< iiint de (^.ihos lequel a requis lenregistrement de Lordon- ii:iii(r r_v ii\iv{-s.

Nou^ iiniiiinc ^'^rdin Présidant Et magistra de la Cour du di'slri<l lU-T. ("alios. Sur les representations a nous faites par le s' iiiiiiiiric ciliiiiilt Ni'Kinîiini de celte Rive et y ayant sermant de liili'litr I'ii;i1ilis'^niit Son ilomidle Kn la maison de Charles Lefevre ImIiIuiiii de ce [losiv, U\|ud Kn Sa dite qualité de Citoyen de cette (lilr kivi- :iiiri'ii iijiris que les Hicns de Louis gaud traiteur de ce piislr nmiciil Kli^ Suisis par io S'' Robidoub marchand de la Rive f'.l'^ii'.iiiilf Snus pri'li'Xlr duvances fuites aud' Louis gaud laquelle ■hiisic ,1 Kii- |i;ir ivlU' CiHir ImiuuIw le premier de ce mois, aân line li~ ii.iv fiiiiyini lii' iclie Rive, reconnus pour tel ayent le pii\ il>-;'.i' dr.ire p:iytv. Sur le^ Hieus dud' Louis gault pre(erable- \iw\\\ .1 iiMi^ los iiiiiri'-i l'i'inmerceanis Etrangers qui nont ■uniii M'riii.iiii lii' (iili'liiê S'.ir cfKe Rive El iiouvemment ameri-

IN l\*NSl-'Ol'.\Nl'K nmi? ,iv.>i\> Permis Et Permetons aud* S' .iiiii'iiie ili.il'.r.ili Nciîivi.iut dt" ivlte Rive y avini Sermant de luli-tiu- Il 1 .i\.iiu IMi'b ^.'!i il>':r.ivile de Saisir, arrêter Et metre S,'(i- Il i'î.i.r; .ie Li ^,;•.■.■:a• i.v.; le? lï!i:i> ::'.i"jl>les Et immeubles dîi.i- l .•!■.•. i;.i',:',; ,\-tv.:;'.e S.;: .-.cr.^ter K ji:i;.vjr. Saisir, Jirmer Si\!',;i-^;;v; \'\ \ \':.\V\\\ ■^..x-.-.vx". c: v;jr:vL>::.i::v .i toutes les pellcries .;-.t'v>v-> Iv.v'.,-. ,-; .;;:va-^ .•'■,l-:< ,;u;- !iV.- L.-uis iTault ivura faire Et \ • •^^^;•-•^.\ ,.1 vi*- »v> ;:\i;u> :;;,.•;-.-,; ,^.:v q-.:.! Se tr.-ï^irra avoir En

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437

Al Ibe same Court,

M. Motard. Plaintiff, w. Fkançois Lapaxcé. Defendant.

On account of the <IÎ4a|j;reemen! oî ihe recii)rocal accounts which the two panics have brought against each other, the Court dismissed the two partie» to arbitrate anil settle the «aid account before M. William Arundel. M. Jean Dumoulin and M. Laille to which settlement the parties shall submit; for whidi there will be execution.

The Court adjourned to January i, 1789.

Ant. Girardin. December 3, 1789.

There apiJcared at the reoird office of this Court M. AnU Tabcau, merchant of Cahokia, who required the registration of the following decree.

We Antoine Girardin, president and magistrate of the Court of Cahokia, on the representation made to us by hi. Antoine Tabc&u. merchant of this bank, who has made oath of fidelity there- to and established his domicile in the house of Charles Lefcvre, residentof thispoHt.and who.in hisquslityofdtizen of this bank, has learned that the goods of Louis Gaud, trader o( this post, had been seized by M. Robidou. merchant of the Spanish bank, under pretext of advances made to the said Louis Gaud, which «izure was annulled by this Court the first of ihi* mnnlh, in order that the true citizens of this bank, and known as such, should have the privilege of being jiaid from ihe goodii of the sai^l Louis Gaud in preference of all other alien merchants who have taken no oath u( fidelity on thi.< bank an<i to the American government.

IN CONSEQUENCE we have permitted and do permit the said .\ntotne Tal>eau, merchant of Ihts bank who has taken oath of fidelity thereto and established his domicile thereon, to sciice, di&train and place under the hand of juitlice all the goods, personal and real, of the said Louis Gaud, as last furnisher; to seize, dis- train, sequester and establish a guardian therefor and a dqjuMtary for all peltries, tallow, oil and other effects which the said I^uis Gaud may make and bring thereof to this place by his trades, and also tho» which he shall be found to have in his possession in his

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H-UXOIS HISTORICAL COU-ECTIOSS

« poftaaion dans Sa nuiscn, Lesquelles pdtcriec Seruat aea En (kpot ■ U Garde Et dia le ? iûdoRr kÔnxx qui sen ClurgcD jtnqua la Coor produim pour En EtreocdanoCcequedenàa. le toot ponr Suret£ de» Sonuns dEqidpemeot que led* S* TW battit a fail aod' Louis gault En qualité de marchand dtmta àt cette Rive Et comme dernier Eqoipeur Et encore poor xuRté df Cent SoLUnte treize livres En argent mj pelterîc que led* Laeu gaud reste dc^-oir Sur Son oblît^tiao de I.Rt»^-»r| de defliml muï:^ tia dubuquc Echus depuis le qwnae davril dernier suivant Lisai- ventioa du S' I^aboxîcn Chargé de ladite suœssioa Enjoint sa baiUy de cette Cour de procéder a bulite Miakr au&siiast la rcqat» tion dud* S' Ihabault avec les fonnaliié requîtes donnons la pn- sente Saisie Non sur les Chevaux qui ^crriroot mud* Louis gatrfi pour plus grande facilité dans Son Commerce, mais sur tous autre articles Et effets cy devant deUilles condlttondenieni que k »■ a Rundel et laille seront present lots de U lîvrabon des pdletie Et cffcto du s» Louis gauli au dcpositatrt; le s' I^C-roîx Et en feront eux même linvaniaire Et la présente sers Enregîstnc au greffe de ce poste pour y avoir Recour quand Besoin Mn donné aux Cabos le $ X^< 1789. signé Thabault Saistssani Et ant* Girardin Prcsidanl. El a linioant Loriginal du present Enn:gijtreincnt remis ez [>(c] mains dud' s' Thabauli le»d' jour Et an.

Labuncre Krefier.

Je Soussigné a deffaud huissier comme ayant été Kcqub par luy en presence des témoins Si:ius5ÎKnés signifié la présente icn- leoce Et Saisie a ta dame Ixwis gauli En tabsoice de son maiy En parlant a Sa person En son domicile kd^ jour Et an que dessus signé Billet p' Ibom Brady huistier.

En conceijuance avons saisis et Saisisons une maison a i-ide maintenant ladite dame Et sa famille, une armoire a deux Battans, un miroir a cadre dor une paire de Boeuf une vache avec soa veau, deux gcnissc» de trois ans Cinq jxmn-eaux, plusieurs meubles de mcnagM aux Caltoa te 3. X*^ 17&} signé Billet p' tbom Bredy. En tiutre plusieurs marthundiscs tlraU coM\trtei &c. que ladite dame a dedaré avoir Rccù de M' thabault lors que son Epoux a

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439

house; which peltries sha.!! bir deposited in tbc custody and at the houHe of M. Uidore LaCroiJt, who shall be intruited therewith until the next Court, that there may be decreed concerning them, for which ihi.t act is sutBciem. This is done to asNure the suiiw for equipment which the »ud M. Tnbeau has made to the said Louis Gaud, in bis title of citiiien trader of tlii.s bank and U»t furnisher, iiiid also for gurety for one hundred and scventy-tbrce livres In money or peltries which the said Louis Gaud still owes on his note given for the goods bought at the auction of the deceased Augustin Dubuque, matured .-.Ince the fifteenth of April last, according to the intervention of M. LabuideTC who is intrusted with Ihe said estate. And we have enjoined on the baflilT of this Court to proceed to the said seizure as soon as he receives the requisition with the necessary formalities from Ihe said M. Ta- hcau. Wc do not give the present writ of seiaure on the horses, which will serve the said Louis Gaud to conduct his commerce with grciitci fiicility, bul on all other articles and effects hcrc- beforc mentioned in detail, under the condition that MM. Arundel and Laillc shall Ix- present at the time of the dclivciy of the pdtries and cftecls of M. Louis Gaud to the fiu^rdiaD, M, LaCroix, iin<i ihcy shall themselves make an inventory thcrD»!; and the present shall be rcgislercd at the office of this post in order to have recouree thereto, when there shall be need. Given at Cahokia December 3, 1787. Si^tned Talicau, execution creditor, and Ant. Girardin, president- And now the nriginal of the present rcfiistry was delivered into the hands of the said iL Tabcau tbc said day and year.

Labuxkre, Clerk.

I, the undersigned, in default "f the huUtier and as requested by him, in the presence of the undcrsigned witnesses, have served ihe [>rescnt decree and writ »( seizure on Madame Louis Gaud in the ab_icnfc of her husband and I have spoken to her in person at her place of residence, ihc said day and year as above. Signed BUlct for Tom Brady, huhsier.

In con.^equence we liave »eUcd and do «eizc a hou^e vacated now by the said lady and her family, a dœet with n-o folding

its ~1D.".:.S HIHTOaiCAL cotxzcnoNS

ars T.-,r. ~.v--*tti»— :aj<:s !e ;. X=" 17^ Billet p^ cfaom Bnàr T ~-i ■.-■.•tr El jiii'-.rt 'ji.:r-.ix îeni-^iiis

N .'i.-! ^.;'ii.Tir:i« it- ni receçtez Li c-ia-ntirf de Cinq cenr qiar- !.-.:« r-.ii '.JvTfs £: t«rz; ies ziaia ie Chevrruil Iittes par tn^ Lottii I3..L.' 1 M' :iiii -.r; ^i~:Lt. ïur !es .^iieiies il =« trottr* Cinqianie '>:.-t l.vT»i -.-^iié:» E: ize jnaiie parties parmi les B^ioses tnç —■■.KiLié^ L'.i^r -e pAi i.-.iirrer une zraiide diminutioa. de plu= nous iv -.r-i — .rr.pce Sepc d^:ix ioun. q-aacre cnauv^iâc^ paux douâsoos ■izr.e i.zai': ,« L^Croii, iru:iriel. ia,u<:ier.

S'i.' ie= '", Mj'TÇ heurei après midy je me suis cransponé Eo la rr.a!-'.r. .'^ resicc ie ^" LaCroLi et ay ^aisy an Xom de thom Bitd^ r.-i-ier de ■■.e '^iitriot les peiteries mentionii^es c>- dessus Et ay Sîi.-y le tr,iit riAti-. U suidire maison «ms les g:araii[ie5 du S' an- f.f,:.'.': thiWilt led' jViur Et an que dessus En presence du s' isi- 'Jore la C.r'Ax qui a lisn^ la present, signé izidore laCroix. P" Bilht f/ th'.m Brady.

Kl a lin^tant mr,y grcfier soussigné ay Remis loriginal du ;trr:-ent Enregistrement aud' &'' antoine Thabault lesd' jour Kt an.

(' Talicau Labuxiere gre&er

Du 7 X>»' 1789 uric -JiKIc ji' I.e S' I-abuxicrc contre motard

\iiii-. ;iril''irie fciranlin Présidant magistra &c. Nous saisis- i.ijii^ Kl ;irr(:t'in.s Entre les mains de francois Lapensee la somme ij'- Hn"' que led' mntiird duit au s^ Labuxiere st le Comte de frais ;i liiy iluli [liir led' miitard Et par nous arrêté luy faison deffences • \r .m dr.siiisir cuver qui que ce soit que le compte ne soit Entiere- itii'fit [Hiyr )i;ir led' nmliinl aud' s'' Lahuxiere a peine d En repond lui Sun nom El jiis(|ua Ce que la Cour En ay ordonné aux Cahos le 7 X'"" lyKij. Si|;ni'anl" Rirardin Présidant.

Kn (\ l;i |iri'M'nlf siiisic francois Lapancé l>ii .'X. \'""' ili'livrc lin nnire a la veuve henry Golding ameri- itHin'iir iiinlic jnsiah Ryun baliitant ameriquain demeurant a 1^1 Uivinu- Ai- Liifili' p>uir comjwniitre a la tour du 3. janvier i7ih> l'i'iir irpi'iiiln- a la demamle de la dite veuve pour leiili'vrniriit qui' led' Uoldiiit; a fait de Ses effets Et Biens.

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doors, a mirror with gilt frame, a yolce of oxen, a cow with her calf, two three jxar old heifcre, ûvc pigs, several pieces of fumimrc. At Cahokia December 3, i7Sg. Signed, Billet for Tom Rrady. Furthermore some merchiindise, dotb, coverings, etc, which the said lady declared she had received from M. Tabeau at Ihe time ihai her husband tix>k his cquipmenl. Cnhokia, December 3, 1789. Billet for Tom Brady, F. Saucier, and Uidore LaCroix, witnesses.

We. Ihe undersÏKncd, have received the quantity of five hun- dred an<l forly-thrce and ii half pounds of deer-skins, delivered by M. Louis Gaud to M. Isidore LaCroix. amonR which there are found fifiy-iwo pounds spoiled and a large pari of Ihe good, loo moulded not to suffer a great decrease in value. Furthermore, «■e have account of scvefi Iwar-skins, four b*à skins of bear's cubs. Signed, Isidore I-aCroix, Arundel, Saucier.

At four hours after noon I have gone to the house where M. LaCroi.v resides and seiied in the name of Tom Brady, huissier of this di^lricl, the peliries mentioned above and havetdscd all in the house aforesaid under the guaranty of M. Antoine Tabeau, the said day and year as above, in the presence of M. Isidore LaCroix who has signed the present. Signed, Isidore LaCroix, Pierre fliller for Tom Brady.

And now Ï, the undersigned clerk, have returned the ori^al of the |>re.seiil registry to the laid >L Antiiiiie Talxsiu the said day and year.

P. Tabeau. Labuxiere, Oerk.

December 7, 1789.

A writ of ««izure for M. Labiixiere against Motakd.

We, .\ntoinc Girordin, president, magistrate etc. We seize and attach the sum u[ H$ livrts, in the possession of François Lapanc«^, which the said Motard owes M. Labuxiere according to the account of cost» due lo him by (he said Xfotard and by us dosed; and we forbid him to part therewith lo any one whom soever uniil the ai-counl be paid entirdy by the said Motard In the said M. Labuxiere, on pain of being responsible therefor in his name, and until the Court has issued decree thereon.

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433

At Cahokia December 7, 1789. Signed, Ant. Girardin, Président.

Received the {noent irril of setnire, Fnnçoi» Lapnnc^.

December 38. Issued a summons on demand of the widow HenT>''Golding, Americnn, againxt Jijo-iah Ryan, American in- habilanl, dweJlîng at the Eagle River, to appear at ihe Coun of Januiiry 3, 17Q0, t» answer to the prayer of theiuiid widow for the removal of her t;oods and chattels, which the said tiolding has made.

December 30. Issued a summcns on demand of Antoine Harmand called San.tfaçoii against \Villiam Biggs, American, to appear at the Court of January 3, 1790.

January 3, 171)0, at a Court held by MM. Anioinc Giraidin. Philippe Engcl.

Charle» DuOiarme. Ble. Dubuque.

Pierre La perche. The wiilo* Hekry Goldikc. Piaîniiff, :j. Josiab Ryan, Defen- dant. After havioft heard the parties in their prayers and answers the Court dismissed them to the judge ai their district who will talte cognizance thereof.

At the same Coun, Loins Gaud, PlainlilT, vs. M. Tabkac, reprewnied by \L. Pepin.

Defendant.

The plaintiff prays in his petition, presented Ihts day to the Court, that the seizure, made of his petiionaJ property, pcltrie», eSccis and real estate, be raised on account of the wrong, which it docs him in his business and which hindcn him from satisfying his creditors, and also on account of the failure of M. Tabeau to funiish him merchandise in accofxiance with his agrcemenl; and he prays, furthermore, that M. Tabeau be condemned to pay him all damages from the said seizure, namely for wro«ig, dday, costs and charges.

Heard M. Pepin, attorney of the said M. Tabeau, who has required that the decision of the case be left to jurors; in which M. Laille ha» intervened, who was u[^>used. as interested party.

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Louis gauit qui ont requis la decizion de ladite aSaire par la Cour Et que la dite saisie Soit levée. Parties ouyes.

La Cour a levé Et levé toutes saisies faites et obtenues par le s'' thabault sur les bieos meubles Et immeubles pelteries Et autres Effets dud' Louis Gault, la met au Néant Et Remet led* Lotus Gault pocession de tous Ses Biens pelteries marchandises Et effets, a luy Enjoint de payer primitivement privil^ierement Et par preSerance a ceux de la Rive espagnole tous les Créanciers de cette Rive qui seront privilégiez aud' S' tbabault Et Roubidoub qui nauront leur privilege quaprés les dits Créanciers dicy payez, con- damne la dite Cour le le e^ thabault a Suporter toutes pertes dépens domages qui pouroit être survenus aux pelteries saisies mise En depot chés le s' izidore laCroix, le condamne pareillement En tous les frais dépens de ladite saisie et du procès. Et le S^ Robi- doub aux frais de la Saisie par luy obtenue, la Cour ayant Eté informée que le s*" thabault par la voye du S^* papin avoit Enlevé des huilles Et Graisses saisies malgré la defiances a luy faîtes dans les saisies pre[ce]dantes Et au mépris de lautorité de la Cour Les avoir transportée sur la Rive Espagnole ce qui sera execute

a* Girardin

Entre M'' DeClamorcan demandeur Contre Louis Costs et sa femme deSendeur non comparant après assignation a eux donnée

Vu le Billet dud' Coste et sa femme de S15 L de farine Echus la Cour Les condanne a payer Et aux frais Et aux frais [sic] a' girardin

La cour est ajournée au p" février 1790

a' Girardin

A une Cour du i" Février 1790. M''' Antoine girardin Présidant Philipe angel B^° dubuque Charte ducharme

Ne setant présenté aucunne cause nous avons adjoumé la cour au 1"'' de mars prochain

a^ Girardin

COURT RECORD. FEBRUARY, 1790

435

havinj; ihe case decided by juror», as was also the Siaid Louis Gaud, and the>' have required the dcci&ion of die satd case by the Court and prayed that ihe naid seieure be raised. Parties heard.

The Court has raised and docs raise all seizures mode and obtained by M. Tabeau on the personal and reaJ property, pel- tries and other effects of the said Louis Gaud and annuls them; and returns lo the said Louis Gaud the possession of all bb property, peltries, merchandise and effects; and has commanded him to pay first, and by privilege and preference to those of the Spnnish bank, all the CTeditoniof this bank who shall be privileged before the said MM. Tabeau and Robidou, who shall hare their privileges only after the said creditors of this place arc paid; and the said Court condemns M. Tabeau to bear all losses, expenses and damages which may have occurretl to the (wltrics scîwd and deposited at the house of M. Isidore LaCroii ; and condemns him likevi'ise in all cost» and charges of the said seizure and suit, and M. Robidou in the cost of ihe seizure obtained by him, the Court hiiviiig been infiumcil ihal M. Tabeau with the assistance of M. Pepin had carried off and transported to the Spanish bank some oil and grease, which was seized, in spite of the prohibition made lo him in the preceding writ of seizure and in defiance of the authority of the Court ; for which (here will be execution.

Ant- Cirardin. M. CiAuoROAN, PIninlifF, vs. IxtViS Coste and his wife, defen- dant, not appearing after summons was served on them.

In view of ihc note <)f ihc said Coste and his wife for 815 pounds of fiour, wlUch has matured, the Court condemns them to pay it with the costs and charges.

Ant. Girardin.

The Court adjourned to February i, 1790. At a Court February 1, 1790. MM. Antoine Gîrardin, President. Philippe Engel. Bte. Dubuque. Charles DuCbarme.

No cause having been presented, we adjourned the Court to the first of March next.

Ant. Girardin.

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A une Cour Extraordinaire Du deux février 17ÇO W' lutotnc f^rardin Présidant B^ dubuquc PhiJipe aoRcI Charic ducharme

Louis Cfuitel La coub si£GKA!frB Contre le S^ jKA>f mabik Pamn dlom de la Rive ccpa^^nole detenu aux fers prisotinier a lagaide de ikn bredy BaiUy de la cour.

Avons lait comparoître le S* Louis Lebrun babîtaot de cr poste lequel aprfs scnnant par luy fait de dire la vérité Sur le Saints Evanipled^ luy avons demande a (jucl dc^utein le a' Papin aroit Eté cbës luy le dimanche trot» de janvier dernier.

a repondu que le s' Papin a^vit El^ chés luy ledit jour nui la messe luy demander sil vouloit luy prêter sa raaîjon pour faire une assemblée, quil avoit tute requête a piresentcr aux habi- tans, quil vouloit faire cette asMinblée pour avoir une Cour de juré pour a[>eller de la sentence de la cour Et voir Si] pouvoit m relever de son affaire qui est tout ce quil a dît savoir lecture a taj laite de Sa deposition a dit contenir vérité y a persiste a dit ne savtnr signer Et fait sa marque ord".

marque + de a* Girardin

Ltmis Le Brun .Avons fait paroft" le s' Joseph L»peasée habitant de œ riUsge lequel après scnnant i^ar luy faîi sur les Saints Evangiles de dire vérité luy avons demande ce que le ^ Papïn luy a dit Ion quil Eté aujourdhuy ff I-arrctCT

a dit ijuen le conduisant en prison le s» Papïn luy avoit pourquoy ont Us Em[Joy(! le peuple p* roarcter. ils ont raison par ce que si setcnt des magîstra je ne sait po.^ ce quil en oauroit fÀ( qui est tout ce qui! a dit savoir lecture a luy faite de ^a dc-clar- ation a dit contenir vérité y a persisté Et a déclaré ne savoir signer a Eail sa marque oïd^ ■ fl

marque I a* Gîrardin ^

+ de Joseph Lapeosée

■ TW am I* UtHmllac. wbn II k nfBcmlMnd ihu ibr Sf-BSA «ibiccu mi* dgi^ ibrït uinuA toddtt lia tâoAUim ibc AnnWia Smud- Alihouah liattm n» •Ro' tinlj hwd no * cDnmrdil UVdatfh*. Iblt UMiBiil M admiiln tn* p»*(t ol il» Côôi ULij lu iliii III lia Mil" liilii i f'^'nHiJ rtnliBiiiilutTiiliilii Sae tiHnémaimi. d-qM.

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COURT RIXORD. KEBRUARV, 1790

■«37

At a spccia] ficssion of ibc Court, February a, 1790. MM. Anloint GtrardJn, President. Charles DuChanne. Philippe Engd. Louis Chate).

Bie. Dubuque. Tbk Coukt in session v«. M. Jean Marie Pbfin, citizen of ihc

Spani.'^h bank, detained id irons as a prisoner in the custody

of Tom Brady, builifl of the Court.' -

We have summoned M. Louis Lebrun, inhabitant of this post, of whom, after Oiith wils miidc by him un the Holy Gos|)els Ici idl the truth, we demanded for what purpose M. Pepin had been at his house Sunday the third of January last.

He answered that M. Pepin had been at his house tlic said day l>eforc mass to a$k him if he would lend him hU house for the purpose of holding an assembly; that he had a petition to prtaent to the inhabitants and that he wished 10 have tiiis a-ssem- biy in order to have a court of jurors so that he could appeal from ihe sentence of the Court and see if he could not obtain relief in his affair; which is all that he said he knew. Reading was made to him of his depoMtîon and he said thai il contained the truth and persisted therein; and he said that he did not know how to sign and has made his mark. Mark -f- of

Louis I.«brun Anl. Girardin.

Wc have summoned M. Joseph Lapunci^, inhabitant of this villagie, of whom, after oath was made by him on the Holy Gos- pels to lull the truth, ivc demanded what M. Pepin sud to him at the time he wcnl to-day to arrest him.

He said that while conducting him to prisou M. Pepin had said to him: "Why have they employed the people to arrest me? Tliey are right, l>ecaiuc if it had been magistrales, I do not know what would have happened;" which te all that he said that he knew. Reading was made to him of his deposition and he said that it contained the truth and pcTsbted therein; and he said that he did not know how I» sign and has made his mark. .\nt. Giiardin Mark + of

ot Jose^^ Lapanc^.

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Ladite cour a fait comparoitre En la Chambre du greffe led^? Papin, lui a Eté demandé par M' Le présidant gîrardln pour quor il avoit reparu sur cette Rive Et Ed ce \'ïUage le jour de hier lo mépris des defiences au mépris des deffences [lir] qui luy ont £^ cy devant faites sans en demander une permission au i-rwwm»ni<«nt de ce poste ou a un magistra de la cour tel quïl luv Eté Enjfxnl par notre décret du quatre janvier dernier Et pourquoy il amt eni-orc paru et reste deux jours la semaine passée dans ce vâlajt contre led' décret.

a EtL- Longtems Sans répondre Et après I,avoir sommé de repondre a dit quil navoit Rien a dire que ce netoit pas icy ou il repondroit.

Luy a Eté demandé pourquoy il a dit aujourdhuy a ceux qui ont Eté pour Larreter quon se servoit du peuple p' Larreier que ai savoit Eté des magistra il ne se seroit pas laissé prendre si facilement.

a dit quil navoit Rien de repondre.

La Cour ayant mûrement délibéré Entrelle a déclaré led' ff Papin Perturbateur du repos public En ce viiage ateint et convaincu davoir voulu Exitcr une sedition contre la cour Et tenu dans ce dît vitage des discours Contrelle tendant a menaces, mépris et aten- latoiru a son authorité et autres propos injurieux pour reparation de quoy ladite Cour le Condamne a tenir prison aux feis a la garde du Bailly de deux miliciens Et dun officier de milice pen- dant cinq jours au bout du quel tems sera mis dehor de la prison et conduit par la garde au missîsipy Enjoint a luy de traverser sur la partie Espagnole et de ne jamais reparottre En ce village Et dépendances de ce district sans une permis- sion du Commandant de ce poste ou dun magistra a peine de punition Corporelle le condamnons En outre En tous les frais de lextraord^'^ que ta cour a liquidez a la somme de quatre cent quarante livres En argt suivant le compte arrêté quil payera Comptant avant de sortir de prison ce qui sera exécuté par privilege Et nonobstant toute representations, donné Et deli-

> I1iï (ticnc il BU iD thï KaorJ.

COUKT RECORD, FEBRUARY, 1790

439

The said Court summoned lo ibe chamber of ibc clerk the said M. Pepin and askt-d him tbrotigh M. (he Prrsidciil Ginirdin, why he liad reappeared on this bank and in this village yesterday in defiance of the prohibition which had been herebefore made him, wilhouE a?ikîng |>erini^iion therefor from tbe commandant of this post or one of thv mAgistiiitcs of the Courl, a« be wax commanded by our decree of the fourth of January last; uh) why he had again appeared and rrmnmcd the paut week in this villafic contrary to thl» decree,'

tic has been a long time without answering an<l, after having summoned him to answer, he bas said thai he had nothing to siiy, thai it was nut here where he would answer.

It was asked him why be said to-day lo thiMc who have been to arreat him that they made use of the people to arrcsl him, that, if it had been magistrates, lie would not have permitted him- self to be taken *o easily.

He said lh;U he had nothing to answer.

The Court havinji; carefully deliberated declared the said i-l. Pepin a disturber of the public i>eacv in thi» village, caught and convicted of having wished lo excite a sedition against the C<»urt; and he has held in this said vilLige discuurtes against it, leading to menaces, defiance and outrage on its authority, and other injurious talk; for reparation of which ibc .laid Coun condemos him lo be held in prison in irons under the custody of the bailiff, (wo militix-nien and an ullicer of the militia fur live days; at the end of which time he shall be placed outside of the prison and conducted by tlie gwird to the Mississippi, and commanded to cross to tbe Spanish pan and nn-er to reappear m this village and tbe dcjiendcticics of this district, without a permission of the com- mandant of this post or of a magistrate, on pain of corponJ punish- ment. We condemn him furlhermorE in all thecostsof the special session, which tbe Court fixes at the sum of four hundred and forty Ihres in money ac<-i)rding to the account drawn up, which be shall pay before leaving prison, for which there will be execu- tion by privilege and notwithstanding all representations.

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beré par la dite Cour led* jour deux février mil sept Cent quatre vingt dix.

DuCharme Phillpe Engel

Sa B»« Dubuque

Louis + Chatel a' Girardin

marque

a une Cour du 3. mars 1790. M^antoinegirardin Présidant B** dubuque Phiiipe angel P" Lapercbe

Charles ducharme Louis Chatel

Mr aRundel Négociant a fait comparoître michel peltier pour luy payer la somme de quarante quatre livres En argent par son compte après luy avoir demandé.

Led' michel Peltier a répliqué que M' Rondel luy avoit dit quil ne le presseroit pas Et quil ne Croyoit pas quil le forceroît a le payer présentement quil Etoit surpris quil luy envoyott une assignation quil sen Etoit Raporté a sa parole.

a quoy le ë' Rondel a répondu quil avoit Eté chés luy demander son payement Et quil Etoit sur son depart quil avoit Besoin de son argent quil ne se souvenoit aucunement de luy avoir dît quil luy donneroit du tems.

La Cour condamné led' michel Peltier antaya a payer comp- tant et sans délais son Compte de quarante quatre livres. Et condamne le S' arundel aux frais sur ce quil est Convenu de ne pas presser led* antaya Et quil a déclaré ne pas sen souvenir led* antaya ofrani des preuves, a quoy le S'' Rondel sest soumis p' lesd' frais ce qui sera exécuté.

a le Même Cour M^ RoNDEL Contre Joseph Cecire. M' Rondel demande aud* Cecire un Compte de la somme de trente livres par son Compte ce que led* Cecire Est Convenu mais qufl ne pouvoit payer par ce que Ion ne le payoit pas surquoy la Cour Condamne led* Cèdre a payer au s' aRundel sans délais Et aux frais Et dépens.

COURT RECORD. MARCH. 1790

««

Given and d«tainiDed by tbc said Court the said day, Feb- ruary a, 1790.

[Signed\ DuCharme. Philippe Engd.

His Bic. Duliuque.

Louis + Chaiel Ant Cirordin.

mark

At a Court, Murh j, 1790. MM. Antoine Girardin, Prcsideol. Btc. Dubuque. Philippe Engcl. Pierre Lapcrrhe.

Charles DuCharmc. Louis Cbate).

M. Arundel, merchant, summoned Michel Pelletier to pay him the ium of forty-four liifes in money according to his account, after having demanded it of him.

The said Michel Pelletier replied that M. .\rundd had lold him that he nouki ni>l ]irais him and that lie did not believe thai he would compel him to pay now; that he was surprised that he SCDI him a i^ummonx, that he had relied on his word.

To which M. jVrundel answered that he had been to his house to demand of him hi» payment; uixl that he tvas about to lea\-e; that he had need of his money: that he did not remember at all ha\-ing «aid lo him thai he would give Uim time.

The Court condemned the said Michel Pelletier Aniaya lo pay in ca»h and without delay hi.t account of forty-four livra; and con- demns M. Arundel to pay the costs, because he agreed not to press the said Amaya and has declared that he did not recollect it, when the said Antaya offered proofs, whereon M. Arundel has submitted for the payment of the said costs, for which tberr will be execution.

At the Same Court M. AxuNDBL Vf. JosKpa Cesikrk. M. Arundel sues the said Cesirre for an account of the sum of thirty livres according to his accoiint to which ibe said Cesirre agreed; but which he docs not pay, because some one does not pay him. Wheroipon (he Court coademns the siiid Cesirre top»} to M. Arundd without delay aod to pay the costs and charges.

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r.;;,- ',,■.:."■ ,.'..: ii-r'v ':f vix l'raii Et depetif ce -^u; «ri

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f.-.i''-. .1 j(.M".iA-.i< ilit \.-'. FA'.ON •icmandeur Contre M'jeuj 1.1 ■.t'.n.iN Htffcndeur I.' '|iii,>ijf|( iir 'l'TNJijnl': ;ii] (kfîcndeur une paire de Boeuf qiiil \<i, .. vMi'lii ji' I.É 'iriiriicli- î^o'-' r^t une paire de soulier Iuva\-ant ( iiii 1 ni ■ lin liillrl di' [liircilti- -omme pour payer dans le mois de /'■" |ir>i' li.iiii Imi fiirijii- an pri.t du ('our les quels Boeuf led' s'' iliirtimiliii -1- .1 <ilili|;(' vcrliulciiK-nt de luy livrer a sa demande quil i(>|iMHiii III !>■ util, dr M"" dumoulin que la Cour loblîgea luv liitii li'.d' ItiH-iil M' diiiiioiiliii 11 rcpnndû quil offroît de livrer Il >r ll'iiiil i|iiil icniniiiiMiil li".;ivi)il vendu mais que par megarde Il Mlli'l lin .' ■.;iii- liuiin l'iloil dciliir^ qui! luy en avoit représenté Ici IIIII1MIIII -iiiil innii kci'oniu'i i|ml demandoit avant de luy lltii't li'> IIki'IiI i|iiil Inv ilimiia un Caution p' piaycr aud' tems et

COURT RECORD. MARCH, 1790

443

M. Ardndkl, PlaintiCt, îm. Janot LapancÉ, Defetidam. who has

bctrn unwilling to appear, after having been called three tintes

at the tloor of the audience chamber, the summon» h;Lving

been served on him yesterday by the kuissifr of the Court.

The plaintiff demandx of the .laid I.ai>ancé the payment o(

his account for supplies of merchandise amounting to the sum

of one hundred and seventy -one livres, because of hi* departure for

Prairie du Chien, and since he cannot wait longer.

In view of the refusal of the said defendant 10 appear after

summons was given lo him. the said Court condemns him to pay

without delay his said account, amounting to the sum of one

hundred and seventy-one livra and to pay the costs and charges.

Fban(;ois Turoeon, Plaintiff, vs. Lepevke, »miib, who has

not wished to appesr after summons was given him, and he

was called three times at the door of the audience chamber and

M. Chaiel appeared for him.

The plaintiff demands of the defendant the payment of his wa^e» for mowing gras-s which amount to the sum of sixty-one Hvivs. Whereupon M. Chatcl said that M. Lefevre bad told him thai he owed thr pluinliff only forty-nine livret. Whereupon the Court condemned the defendant to pay without delay wliat he owed the said Turgeon, amounting tr) sixty -one Ihres and to pay the costs and charges, for which there will be cTecTiiion, Antoine Hasiiand called Sa-nsfaçon, Plaintiff, m. M. Jban DnMOOUN. Defendant. The plaintiff demands of the defendant .\ pair of oxen which he sold to hiin for the sum of 550 livres and a pair of shoes, having accepted from him his note of like sum payable in the month of September next in Sour at the price current; which oxen the said M. Dumoulin bound himsclfverballytodeliver to him on demand. He prayed, on the refusal of Nf. Dumoulin, that the Court compel the latter to deliver to him the said oxen. NT. Dumoulin an- swered that he offered to deliver the said oxen and that he ac- knowledged that he had sold them, but that by inadverlance tlie notcofM-Sansfaçon was torn; that he had shown the [Hcces of it to him; that flarmand acknowledged thathe, Dumoulin, demanded.

444 ILLINOIS HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS

quil luy Consenty un autre biUet a la place de criuv qui Etoit d^ chiré par inadvenance. vUl aussi la declaration de M" aRundcl El izidore laCroîi: teinoiiis aux coat-entioas des parties. La Coor ordonne aud* aotoine haimand de fournir un Caution au ? dumoulin avant de luy Mvni lesd' Boeuf Et de luy refaire m autre Billet En place de ccluy déchire Et a defaud par led' s* harmand de ce faire souf huit jours le marché sera de nule valeur El En Mtiîl"ai?ant a la présente «nteoce ordonne au s"" dumoiUin de U\Ter lesd' Boeuf condamne led' harmand aux fraîâ. La cour est ajoumée au 1*' aiTÎl prochain.

a* gîrardÎD.

A une Cour du premier a\TiI mil sept Ceni quatre vingi dix.

M" anioine Gtrardin Présidant Charte ducharme Philips iiii;el Louis Chatel

Le S" Layle marchand de Canada demandeur Contre fraxcoe L-XFENSEE défendeur.

Le den-.andeur demar.de au denendeur la quantité de açS'^J de £jr:7.e ou e:i aw7.: cio-- lo* quil lui doit par son Billet Echu Et aux iVa:< f: deper.* oui le S" Lapeasée qui a reconnu devoir lad::e >o:t-,~.i e: >^uii r.a pas :^fu?^ le paument au demandeur. E: ;u:; ofr.'i; Er.:ore de payer, oui auisi Ied= deaandeiu qui a di*. ù-'.'. i- i; de~.'.7.dê r-o^b:^- de fois :5on payement aud= ce~or.diu- E; z~-'- 'a'.\v: :ou;cu:' rer::;? de ;our En jour jusqua dufourdhuy.

La c,-ur p.u^ deî::e-i: ■.■■■" a Co-da=:n< le denendeur a paj-er sir,> dc'.a'i >."r. BI!i: E-. ronr.e ou ar^eu: Con:a:i: E; sans délais -.or.:a-: a :;^'-i de -.ÀT.-i u ::;■- :=* E= arses: et aux frab e: de^e.-.^. ,■; ^j.'. sera exe-~u:ê

i U ~.i~e cour ie \.r— ;■ \V\rïi it~a~i;ur C,r.;re r.ïSîï L.vjLsra denen-

Le i,'~a7.diUT a îxycsê i "i v.":ur -ul a- ::: a^heîê u=e i-^che p^ei-i du >" L^f.eur 7" -u -;i 7.-..=;:? de -ahi> £: Ce::: Iî\Tes ce Lard — .- ier.r_iu: eu jï -er_ -. ur.; 5-:u=; caJie laiiiere Et

COURT RECORD, APRIL, 1790

445

liefore <!divering the oxen to liitn, lh»t he ^ve surety that he would pay at the said tinic and thai he make another note in place of that ivhich wax [<irn by inadvertence. In view also of the affidavits of MM. Anaidcl and Isidore LaCroU, witnesses of the convenlionK of the parties, the Ci>urt decree* that the said Antoine Hannand furnish surely to M. Dumoulin, before the latter delivers to him the said oxen, and make another note in place of the torn one; and in default hy the said M. .\nioine Harmand lo do this vrilhin a week, the hargain shall lie null ; and if he satisfies the present decree, the Court orders M. Dumoulin to deliver the said oxen; and condemns the >aid Hannand to pay the costs. The C'oun adjourned to the first of April next.

Ant- Girardin. At a Court, April i. 1790. MM. Antoine GTrardin, President. Charles DuChanne. Philippe Engel. touis Chalcl.

M. Layle, trader from Canada. PlainlllT, vt. Fkakcois La- PANCi^, Defendant. The plaintiff demands of the defendant the quantity ot sgSi lbs. of Hour or 119 //it» 10 sots in money, which he owes him on his note, and cosu and charges. Heard M. I.Apa»cé who acknowl- edged that he owed the said sum and said that he did not refuse the payment lo the plaintiff and offered alill to pay ti. HeartI aUo the said plaintiff, who siiid thiil he had demanded a number of times his payment of the said defendant and that he bad always put him off from day to day until to-day.

The Court, on deliberation, condemned (he defendant to pay without delay his money in flour or money, amounting to aQSjlbs. of floiu- ot iiQ livres 10 sols in money, and to pay the costs and chaises for which there will be execution. At the same Court. The named Waddeli.. Plaintiff, is. Pikkre Laflsor, Defeod«nt. The plaintiff sets forth to the Coiut that he had bought a cow {ih uilf for fifteen minors of com and a hundred pounds of bacon ith the understanding that it was a good milli cou- and nithout fault; and that he had taken the cow to Grand Ruboeau; but thai.

44« ILLINOIS HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS

sans defifaud Et quil avoit Emmené la vache au grand Ruisseau mais quêtant velée Elle navoit pu nourir son veau Et quil Etoit mort la mere n'ayant pu nourir que de plus il setoït aperçu que ladite vache navoit que deux trions que les deux autres Etoïent Secs, quil avoit fait son payement aud' s' Lafleur. quil Reque- roit que le S' Lafleur luy remete une autre vache prête a vêler Bonne Et sans deflaut. ou luy remetre sou payement et aux frais et dépens que dailleur il ne Croyoit pas que ce fut la même vache que le deffendeur luy avoît proposé.

oui ted* S' Lafleur de£Fendeur qui a dit quQ avoit vendu ladite vache aud' Wadel En presence de M^ schemitz Et de meu- nier qui a Servy dinterprete, quil la averti de la visiter et que si elle ne luy Convenoit pas de la Laisser Et de ne pas tammener quil ne youloit point de reproches, que le S^ schemitz tavoit visitée que vadel Lavoit visitée Et quil sen Etoit trouvé Con- tant Et luy avoit mis une Corde dans les cornes et Lavoit Em- menée.

En concequance avons fait faire sermant sur les Saints Evan- giles au S' schemitz achison qui ont dit être present Et qui ont Expliqué a la Cour Les mêmes dires du demandeur. Vu aussi le CertiSicat du Nommé meunier qui a Servy dinterprete aud' marché et visite de ladite vache cy joint et sermante devant deux magistrats de la Cour, donné a cause de son depart led* certifBcat En faveur de s' Lafleur. Le tout examiné la Cour a renvoyé les parties a la prochaine Cour jusques a larivée du Nommé meunier qui a servi dinterprete Et de témoins, y ayant contrariété de deposition Entre les deux témoins de Wadel et de lafleur.

La Cour est ajournée au i'^ may prochain.

A* Girardin

iTbe Court DFvn m« b^bîd. for on Uif lyth of tbemoDIli Governor Si. Clair nt&Uiibcd tbe couDIy of Si, Claîr- Thua afrer elrvta ycan of ruauncc Ihr Court founded by Joha Todd cupc to an end. — Smith, St. Clair Paperi, ii, lûs-

COURT RECORD. APRIL, 1790

«7

after calving, she could not nourish her catf not bHriK able to suckle it, and it was deocl; Ihat, mcircuver, he noticed ihal the said cow had only two teats, the other two bein;{ dry; that he h»d made hi» |iiiymcn1 to the Miid I.ntieur and llial lie prayed that M. Lafleur give him another cow ready to calve, gttod and without funic, rir return to him hi.i puymcni, and (lay the oxvtA and charges; that besides he did not believe that it was the same row whirh the dcfctidiint had offered.

Heard the said M. LaHcur, defendant, who aaid that be had sold the «aid cow to the «aid Waddell in the presence of M. Smith and of Meunier who acted as interpreter; that he warned him to examine her and if :die did not i-tiil to leave her and not to lake her away, thai be did oot wish reproaches; thai M. Smilh had examined her, that Waddell had examincl her and tluit he wu satishcd with her, had put a rope on her horns and led her awajr.

In conaequence we hav« caused MM. Smith and AlchtMm, to ntakc oath on the Holy Gospels and they hare said thai (hey were present and declared to the Court tlie same aa ihe plafntlfF. In view also of ihc ccrtilkate ci the named Meunier, who acted aa interpréter for ihe said bargain and examinalion of the said cow, herewith jnincfl and sworn to before twr» magtsUales oF the Court and ^ven because of his departure, the said certificaie being in fat-our of M. lafleur. and after aU was eiaminn], ihe Court dia- missed the parties lu the next Court until Ihc arrival iM Ihe named Ihleunief who acted as ioterprcler and witness, sfaice there is a cod- tradiatoa between ibe testimony of ibe two wiinoMi of Waddell and that of Lafleur.

The Coun adjoomcd to the firu of Hay nest.'

Ant- Ginudin.

EXTRAITS DES REGISTRES DE LA JURISDICTION DES CAHOKIAS.

Enprese [Over a third o} the lea] torn o^.]

Et leque aux Sieur

Livre de compte obligation

lesllinoisetce an Consideration

me faira le plaisire de donne soîxa a leglisc

dire Cent une messe et deux Service a demorenfoy

je luy donne le present pour luy Servire aux Besoin sans que ne puis linquitter ne Sachan Signe après lecture faîte je ay fait ma marque a St Louis le aS may 1773.

P Chanarde (signe) marque + de m&roy

témoin Blondeau tem

L'an Mil Sept Cent Soîxant quatorze le vingt deux de No- vember, fut Present le Sieur Charle Marois pardevant nous dit notaire que la Présente donnation qu'il a faite en faveur de Clem- [ent] L'anglois est Sa mesme tenneur en cas de mort, et faire dire; de plus Cinquant maisse Basse pour le Repost des âmes du père et de la mere du dit Marois aux Caokias Les jour et an susdit. pd signe 4- Marque de Charles Marois

Senet No*«

Vu et approuvé le testament en L'autre Part donnons pou- voir au Sieur L'anglois de le mettre en Execution pourvu qu'il acquite toutes les dettes dû Deçedé Donné au Kahôs a 8"* Sep" 1778. Signe G. R Clark

Kahôs this la"* Dec' 1778

True Copy of the oi^inal

Richard McCarty P N

^Cahokia rcrord in Lhr cuurthousc vi Si. Clair Caunty, Kl. It vu orinoâUr bqiind in i flexible paper cos'erH but i^ ne™ bound in nid pardunnil catTn uid ihc WbotF bound ■a^n in siiQ cffvrnr Thf sirr of ihe r^pcr is is by t\ indiHr Thrir ute i^S pogu, four o1 which arc blank, Thrr are numbrrixl t'c-Uo s. etc. KvidcDtIjr one pafc is missng al ibe brginriiag. The writPFA are the sticce^slve □olary-cVrks d ibt Courir «ho Ei^ncrmllf sÏKnH rbenucK-n «• nntAHcA, AUhough most of the eotrin ait such u French Uw nquijed to be TrgiHcnd b^ |bt

448

EXTRACT or THE REGISTERS OF THE MAGIS- TRACY OF CAHOKIA.'

In presence [Over a third of the Ita] tort; o]f\

and bequeath to M

account book, note

tbe Illinois a.iii] this in conitiderjitJOD

will give mc pleasure to Rive aûly [o the cJiurcb. . . .

to say one hundrciliind one masses uid two services Id.. ..of dead. In faith [of which) 1 give him ihc prcàcni lo serve him In case of ncril without ihui cannot disturb him. Not knowing how- to si%n, after leadinjt made, I have made my mark at St. Louis, May 38, 1773- ^gncd, Mark + of Maroj».

P. Cbanarde, Wiincfis. Blondeau, Witness.

The twenty second day of November of the year one thousand seven hundred and seventy-four was present before u!^,sa)d notary, M. Charles Marois, who dctriitred that the present donatio», whiiti he baa made in favor of Clement Lan;j;lois iâ his last wish in case of death; and that he wished to bare said (urlhermorc fifty low ma^i^es for the repose of the souls of the father and mother of the '■aid Maiois. At Cahokia the day and year aforcsJiid. signed

+ Mark of Charles Marois. Senet. Notary.

Seen and approved the testament on the other part and we give power to M, Langlois to put it in execution , provided he pays al! the debts of the deceased. Given at Cahokia, September ^, 1778. Signed, G. R. Clark.

Cahokia this oth of Decembu-, 1778. True copy of the original. Richard McCany, P. N.

. bidi diti.' AfuiultL hftvc l»«n tuM in ilic lualttfliv ul <ueï Tbe boJ^ romfpoddt cq

^ cvntnL oi Lhf Mndfta rrctirrlrr. liiir uiur then 4» cntrn 1/ $/M sblcb vc aot punly kni iiuuumtnii. the nord iwtUUitm hw lircn iniutiird br nu^'^'T Tin tnintiip* labflliccdlMi.

449

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!li '

[Rn-rrsr o] torn Uaj]

on bien da

en Date iBf'

le 22'" de Xovembre

par le Commandant de

jour de September 177

nque Barricque de Taffia a la 1 ,

Douze Cent Cinquant Livre en Peletries j '^°

. . nvîruin quarant Livre de mauvais poudua f

ffu a (guarani Livres en Peletries Ç

Item (rois case de Savon de france a quatrvingt dix I

Livres un Peletries J

lltm Utux Cent qualrevingt Livre de peau de chev- (

reuil J

Ksltmer une Grand et une petit marmitte a vingt Six

Livres en Peletries Item un Cruthe et un méchant prélat a quinze

Livrt' Ilfni deux fuzil fin u Soixant quinze Livre IlL'iii iri'nt nt'uf aun Gros Brin a Irent sols L'aune itL-m cIlux mal> une neuf el l'autre vieux a vingt j

iRiis livre f

litni tTiv.i- mouchoir rouge mais petit a Cinquant t

soi:; ]}' mouchoir f

llcni une Chapeau avec une Loupe et Button dore 1

;i quinze livres f

Item une Ciillolte et une veste de Drouguelte de f

sove a Treiil Livres f

Item une Vielle vest d'Indienne et une jillet de taf- )

aia a tr()is Livre f

Item une vesl et un Cullol de rais de Castore a j

quinze Livres j

Item une Veste de drap Brun a Beuîllain de velour 1

noir a Douze Livres f

40

90 '■

280 "

26 "

'S "

75 " 58..10

33 "

15 " ' 30 ."

15

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CLERK'S RECORD, DECEMBER, 1778 4SI

[Rofcrse of torn leaf] able

weU....

under date of 28, . .

the aand of November

by the commandant of

day of September, 1778.

Peltries

casks of tafia at the ) livres sols de

twelve hundred and fifty /Jvre; in peltries. M'S°

. .about forty pounds of poor gun powder at forty ) „ ,1

livres in peltries. I

Item, three cases of French soap at nine

peltries. Item, two hundred and eighty pounds of deer-skin. 380 Appraised a large and a small saucepan at twenty- | ,

six livres in peltries. [

Item, one pitcher and one tarpaulin at fifteen } livres. (

Item, two good guns at seventy-five livres. 75

Item, thirty-nine ells of coarse hemp [rope?] at ( „

thirty sols the ell. f

Item, two trunks, one new and the other i.Id, at |

twenty-three livres. J

Item, thirteen handkerchiefs, red but small, at fifty )

sols per handkerchief. J

Item, one hat with ornament and gold button at fif- ) ^ , „ „

line livres in ) aa " "

u n

il n

It n

(f u

tl il

Il II

15 teen livres. )

Item, one pair of breeches and one vest with silk 1 drugget at thirty livres. I

Item, one old vest of printed calico and one tafeta ) waistcoat at three livres. i

Item, one vest and one pair of breeches of beaver ) » «

at fifteen livres, i

Item, one vest of brown cloth a BeuiUain[?] of ^^

black velvet at twelve livres.

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..em iin l\iDeaut rfe C;ule Bnin et un Jill^ noir Ills it«deus Vieu a Sept Livre

Transporte a l'autre pa(itl

[LiQ-i]

Suiiie de Lautre part

■I W-i ie Tjifiia \'ert a douze livre cy

I'll .:» i\vM de Ciide jvec de parament de Ve- i

'ur .!L- t.'.-amoiser :i douze LiiTcs f

:i'ii .nc- Jbbit A: une Cuioi de TaffaU de Coleur , 'u I \<:iK ;ûus lea deux vieux j"

■ .'i-iii :l-us i.ju!x>n d'une p" de p" du Rubon et dem

..irf .;c 'Ji'i lie i£pptneitea douze Livres C

il-!" icu-t "■ it iJai de Soyes i demie use a la i -I'mi- -L* iJii'iize Livre ^

'-'i'!" ii".i\ iinutnoir liemie user avec deux drap de

■«■■.Liiii'n .[(,■ luatre aun vieu a dix huit Li\Te )' 'l;.-m :iii- vi;i nimi re une Boude uuSavonette une ! vri '.'I ivei- i'Twmade deux douzaine petit ' ^■■i!':,'ri I iiannmd lT un p" de Boude de jarri- ■ '■■!"■' Tirant .1 <ix Livres j

I'i'-t .>\ iiiPi ie ;).ilonaL-k' rou;^ j, sis LiiTe p' aua I-i-;i ■^):;iir.' Nf de zro^a -.nil ,i Six LiiTe l:i-ni i'v i-"ii.ik .trie PNMle: un ^onin une (joblet j (!•■ f rl-i.il ft env:r.>in nuit Li%Te de Savon tous - .1 '.'in:;r Lii'res I

tu-m dpiix Terreine Jfe ^jn Serotte a Troii Li^Tc ricm nni: Bfifiette une mau.iU^-i une Petit Lit de pltim'- lino viflle C.i^tte une vielle Castete et inif (îrntic a Trente trfiii Livres

PdetiBs

L IQ7J ■• -

13 •■ ■■

13

12

13

iS

36

â 30

ii

Montant en Peletries L 3147 •■ •-

CLERK'S RECORD, DECEMBER, 1778

453

Cticm, one cloak of brown cade[?] and one black waistcoat, both old, at seven Hvres.

Carried forward.

CFoUo 3. CihoUi i};8)>

Li97a

Brought forward One vest of green tafeta at twelve livres Item, one cloak of cai^[?] with trimmings of crim- 1

sc» velvet at twelve livres. i

Item, one coat and one pair of breeches of ash color, )

both old. f

Item, two remnants of [ ?] ribbon and two |

pounds of spinet strings at twelve Hvres. )

Item, two pair of silk stockings, partly worn, at the I

sum of twelve livres. \

Item, two handkerchiefs, half used, with two Beau- j

fort sheets of four ells, old, at eighteen Hvres. ) Item, one little mirror, a buckle, a soap ball, a lit- '

lie jar with pomade, two dozen litde diamond

buttons and one pair of silver garter buckles, at

six Hvres.

Item, six ells of red polonaise at six Hvres an ell Item, four coarse cloth sacks at six Hvres. Item, a scythe, a pistol, a sorHn,[f] a glass goblet )

and about eight pounds of soap, all at twenty >

livres. )

Item, two earthen jugs' and a serottelt] at three I

Hvres. }

Item, one strap bed, one mattress, a litde feather 1

bed, one old casket, one old tomahawk and a >

scraper at thirty-three Hvres. )

Peltries L,972 " 13 "

13

13

13

18

36

6 20

33

Amounting in peltries L 2147 "

* TirrniH il tbe ume (ivm nitboi jugi uicd fot clarilTiiic tbc lircr mla.

454 ILLKOI? mSTORICU. COLLiCTIOXS

Eas dt Biaiecs thie « par qae D»

Iiem pur là ;;;V] Situr Hc-oxt ^ -

?" ;e >' Pu-Tizd N"«- ^ jg

- 15 "

:5=.i3

■ -- 53.1=

. 2îi.:r3

r- i:-^;ii 1^ , ..-.-£:.«

;-i> :=•^ -•:-:> ._- _. -— :t r.^^ttt-

V - ■-•- .V-

CLERK'S RECORD, DECEMBER, 1778 45S

Ststement of notes due and by whom due.

Item, by M. Honoré 60 " "

by M. Durand, merchant 37 10 "

by an order of M. Jos. Alarie ij " "

by Jos. Lambert 150

by Le Beau Dechene 81

by M. VaUé, hunter 103

by Le Petit Baribeau 310

by two notes of M. Michot Placette 339

by M. Lapierre 304

by M. Bte. Alarie 48

by Aimable Lepage 150

by Sansfaçon Sr 343

by Mailhet 197

by Colonial money 55

10
10	u
u	u
II	il
17	6
ti	it
u	S

Carried forward L4131 la

(Fi^4 Cibokifc in8.) Pdtries

Brought forward I-'4i3i 13 6

Statement of debts in livres of account, etc. etc. etc.

Item, M. Pichct 3 10 "

M. Gervais lorn

M. Claude Gagnier torn

M. Chas. DuCharme 8 torn

M. Mercier, Jr S " "

M. Fagot Jr 3a 10 "

M. Pierre Chauvin, 150 lbs. of flour, etc i ro "

M. Louis La Mars called Méchant 19 10 "

M. Milhomme, blacksmith 85 16 "

M. Théophile Lemay 2^ i^ "

M. Milotjr 3 15 "

M. MUotSr 18 IS "

M. Pierre Martin, ensign la 15 "

M. Bte. Saucier 34 " "

M. Joseph Alarie & Company. 15 " "

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M. Drouart 36. iS

M. D'etre 2. 10

M' Thomas Brady 33-^5

M. Germain Voyageur 65

M. Joseph Giroux 47. 10 "

M, Francois Trottier Ecuyer 14 " "

M. Dornon S<ddat 4. lo "

M. Gagnon La Mason ao " "

M. Jimmc hinos la, 35 "

M. Etienne Eté i- 5 "

M"» Laflanme le jeunne 6. 5 "

M" Denau & Hanson 7. 10 "

M. Renard Deioge 6. s "

M. Touranjeau Lieu» 9- ^S "

M. Monette 4. 10 "

M. B" Metot a. 10 "

M. Donneur Laâeur '■ S "

M. Beaulieu S " "

M. Charles Valle Chasseur a, 10 "

M. Mercier perc i. 5 "

M.Chabot ai " "

porte autre part [L 4731 la "]

(Folio I Kidite lîiB.) Pdetries Suittc de l'autre Part L 4731. la "

M' Govard d' Barron p' compte 13. 10 "

M. Louis Pillet 4- S "

M Joseph LaPança a. 15 "

M. Demoulin 7. 10 "

M. Prennovaux 18 " "

M. LaGrave 5 " "

M. Rassctte 6 " "

M. Antoine Boyer a. 10 "

M. Reille 1.17.6

M. Louis Trottier a, lo "

M. Cocue Coorville 3. 15 "

CLERK'S RECORD, DECEMBER, 1778 457

M. George a 10 "

M. Drouart 26 18 "

M. Détre a 10 "

M. Thomas Brady 33 15 "

M. Gennain, travder 65 " "

M. Joseph Giroux 47 10 "

M. François Trottier, Esquire 14 " "

M. Domon, soldier 410 "

M. Jinunie Frincs 12 5 "

M. Etienne Eté 15"

Madame Laflamme Jr 6 5 "

MM. Denau & Henson 7 10 "

M. Renard Desloges 6 s "

M. Touranjeau, Lieut 915 "

M. Monctte 4 10 "

M. Bte. Methot 2 10 "

M. Dormeur Laâeur 1 $ "

M. Beaulieu ...• 5 " "

M. Charles VaUé, hunter 2 10 "

M. Mercier, Sr i 5 "

M. Chabot 21 " "

Carried forward I'473i i3

(Folio j cibokii. .jîS.) Peltries

Brought forward L4731 19

M. Govard called Baron for account 13 10

M. Louis Fillet 4 5

M. Joseph Lapancé a 15

M, Dumoulin 7 10

M. Prenouvau 18 "

M. Lagrave S "

M. Racette 6 "

M. Antoine Boyer 3 10

M. Reilhe i 17

M. Louis Trottier 2 10

M. Cocue Courville 3 15

I '

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It 14

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45» ILLINOIS HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS

Comptes des negress

La négresse a Govard 8i

Le negre a Mon' Trottier Joseph 35- lo "

La mullatresse a M' Saucier So " "

Francois negre a LeCompte 41 " "

Rose négresse a M Buteau S

Sasa negre a Jacquett 16

Rose la negress a IW Saucier ai

Moreaiu le negre au Compte 16. 5

Cabrie Negre a M' Touranjeau 11 "

Negress a Robert 6 "

manuel a Beaulieu 7 "

Thérèse negress a Beaulieu 21

Etienne La sauvage a Taillion 4

Cotton de maillter a Touranjeau 10

Alexis Sauvage a Cadien a6. ro "

Jean Bap' Negre a Beaulieu 35- 10 "

Pompée negre a Sanfaçon 7 " "

montant en Peleteries L 5,224. 19. 6

Erreur dans l'original de 30. 18. 6

montant de l'original L 5,355. 18 " Apres avoir tous Estemer et Examinier n'ayant plus rien Trouver des Biens du Défunt Charls Maroîs nous avons Clos ledit Inventaire en Presence des Messieurs Francois Trottier Capitaine de Milice et pierre Martin Ensigne de milice tous les deux Resident du Village de Caholcias arrette a la somme de Cinq Mille Deux Cent Cinquante Cinq Livre dixhuît sols six deniers en Peletries le jour et L'an cidevant Stipules &ca.

Signe fi*. Trottier marque de Pierre Martin un Croix Jn° B, Mansen Scripsit

Enregistrée a la requisition de Mons^ Clement L'anglois 14 de Dec' 1778

pd 40"' m Richard McCarty C. St N. P.

I Morcftu, 6old lo Lccompit, uid Muuel, uld ta Buulieu, werr (be DCgm exeruMd

CLERK'S RECORD. DECEMBER, 1778 459

Actxiunt OÏ négresses.

The negreas lo Govard 81 " "

The negro (o M. Trotlicr, Joseph 35 "* "

The mulatlo girl to M. Saucier 80 " "

François, negro, to Lccomte. . 41 " "

Rose, Degress, to M. Buleau S " "

Sa*a, negro, to Jacquet 16 " "

Rose, neRxeas, to M. Saucier 31 " "

Moreau, negro, to Lccomte' 16 $ "

Cabric, negro, to M. Turan jeau. 11 " "

Negress (o Robert 6 " "

Manuel lo Beaulîeu 7 " "

Thérèse, a ncgrcss, to Beaulicu , at " "

Etienne, ihe savsRe, 10 Taillon 4 " "

Colion dc M^ilhcr 10 Touranjcau ■ lO " "

Alexis, savage, to Cadien ^ 16 to "

Jean Baptiste, negro, lo Bcaulieu 3S •<> "

Pomp^, negro, to Sansfaçon 7 " "

Amounting in peltries L S.IH- i9- 6

Error in the original of 30. 18. 6

Amount of the original S>>5S- >S- "

Afler having aiipraisei] and examined ever^'thiiig and having fotind no other goods of the deceased Charles Marois wc have dosed the said inventory in the presence of MM. François Trottier, captain nf the militia, and Fienrc Martin, ensign of the militia, both residents of the vj'llatte of Cahokia and agreed on the sum of five thousivnd two hundred and fifty-five livres eighteen sdi six deniers in peltries the day and year here before stated etc.

Signed Fr. Troltier. Mark of Pierre Martin, a cross. John B. Man.nen scripsii.

Registered at the requisition of M. Clement Langlois, the 14th of December 1778.

Pd, 40 Hvres in money [?] Richard McCartj-, N. P.

Inr p-ûaninï M and MoilAinr MnMlr. Cfrnipfr, intd to llmniod oUnlSuiilitiMi, liiht tvKTooVTT «horn ihF UMrr bod w> inaJi rrogblëlb jtcM id Ibt |«>ncnt^ Sc«pp. <^. ijf, T04. n. i-

46o ILLINOIS HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS

Le sous>:ifpié resident Des Kahos Compte Des QltDoîs ami été appelle au Service de sa patrice Et étant a. present audit Sa- vice qui peut lappeller hor de cette CoDte Et Province et pour fm son devoir audit service est obligé d 'abandonné toute Comratm Et nayant D'autre Moyen pour payé ses debts quavec L'argent Courant de ce pays. Cest pourquoy tous Ceux qiu ont qudqu Demande Contre luy sont requis de ce presenter pour en recevoir Le payement diie au dix de juin au quel temp le service de sm patrie Lobligede donner toute son attention, pourquoy il nepour- oit repondre a aucune action intenté Contre luy. quau retour Da dit Service, ainsi Ceux qui doivent audit Suppliant Sont requis de faire payement Sans plus de delay toutes personnes qui ont de Ses Bons ou Billet de Subsistance pour la Conspagnte Sont requis in- cessament de les presenter pour En Etre payé.

Donné au Fort BQwmante4 juin 1779, Signe Richard McCsitr Capitaine du batailon Illinois.

Enregistré a la Requisition du Mocs' richard McCarty, Le 4 juin 1779 fr. saucier N. P.

(Fnlir: 7. Kahfll 17TO.)

Dans Le Cour de Septembre prochain Je payeray a ]ordre de Mons' Dav""' MCrai et Comp'" La Somme de deux Milles quatre- vingt treize Livres Cinq Sols en Castor et Pelleteries Savoir le Cas- tor a cinquante Sols, Les Loutres a Six franc. Et Les autres pelle- teries au prix Courant du poste pour Valeur reçue dudit Sieur Et ne Sachant signé a fait sa marque ordinaire en presence de té- moins cy apris. au Grand MaKokilé Le ag Juillet 1779 une

croix pour Joseph Roy + Lafantaisi témoins.

Dans Le Court de Septembre prochain Je payeray a L'orde de Mons DaV^" MCrai et Compa'"* La Somme de deux Cent quarcntc huit Livres dix Sols pat'able en Castor Et pelleteries Savoir Le Castor a Cinquante sols La livres Les Loutres a Six frans pour Valeur reçue p' Son Compte en Marchandises a Défaut

' Tîâ* mnniAiacemenl «u made La anlicitulïoa ot ihf conLcmpUlcd FX)icditiao Bfiiiw Dclmil in June. 1770. — EngUsb, Conquest ot f^ ^orlkwr^, i. 3Û9-

CLERK'S RKCORD, JUNE, i7jq

4^1

The undersigned, a resident of Ciihokia in the county of the Illinois, having been called to the service of hi» country nnd being at present »n tlic said service, which may call him out of this country and province, and in order to perform his duty in ihe said service, is iibliged to abandon nil commerce; and not having other means to pay his debts except with the current monw at this nountxy, he requires for this reason that all those who have any claim against him present themselves to rcitive the puvtnent due therefor on the tenth of June, at which time the service of his country obli^e^ him to give all his attention;' and also this is the reason why he cannot answer action brought i^unst him until his return from the said service; and also those who owe the said petitioner Arc required to make payment without longer dday; and all persons who have his bons or notes of support for the compiiny iirc required immediately to present them to be paid therefor.'

Given at Fort Bowman, June 4, 1779- Signed Richard Mc- Carty, Captain of the Illinois Battalion.

Registered at the requisition of M. Richard McCarty June 4. 177g. Fr. Saucier. X. P.

(Folk- 1. CihuWu. 1510.)

In the Coun of September next I will pay to the order of M, David McCrae and Company the sum of two thousand and ninety- three Hives five soh in beavers and peltries, to wit: the Ijcavcr at fifty jto/j, the otters at six frann anti the other peltries at the cur- rent price of the post, for value received from the said gentleman; and not knowing how to sign, he has made bitt mark in the presence of witnesses hereafter named. At Grand Makokiie,' the Jptb of July, 1 779 — a crc«5 for Josei>b Roy, + Lafanlaisie, witness.

In the Court of September next I will pay to the order of M. David McCrae and Company the sum of two hundred and forlycight livres ten sols payable in beaver and peltries, to wit: the beaver at tifiy soh the pound, the otters at six francs, for value recei^i»] accordtog to his account in merchandise; in default ot which, if I cannot sell the said merchandise, I promise to return

■Gfuul .\UUiUr b In tb( (nvmex itural lewi.

i-rj ILLINOIS HI5TORIC-\I, COLLECTIONS

!■; v-:; ^'- ;* =e p'^ -^ezàn Les dius MArcbaodisc? de Le*n- —t~-i i~ ~i—i =ir.:re C:n:3< Elle Sont porté sur ma faame E: -■! :^j..:=j.": ;;z^ ;a; ii!- laa CLirque onjînaxic en f^EâcocE c* -e- :i:i^- :: iires. î,; Gnsd aLikokitê Le 79 Jaillet i;;? —

E.--e--L-:re i Li re-r^Liidon da Sieur Charie Grabot Le 1; Di:-iî: :::-,. F. SauderX^P

A ri: C-T.rii -l ippirrwiidra diutani que Ctiaric Gntioi I-îî: Le-.-; . i- Jeari Bipvlite Huben Lacroix sujet de la Republic "ii li V;nrL-:c e: "220:-^=: de la Ville de* Cahoskîas. annc repté- ■kt.'A qii/ir.'. fii: de; depeoîes cooiiderables en chercfaaai a pro- rjrer e: rir-.i-?er ua Caohjie ou une Masse Conv-enable pour le C-:T-.r.c.-:e Siuvjie. Et quîl Sera dans leuis pourvoir de fournir Le- E'j!: er. prorliioriT ou autre Cbaujc nécessaire. Lesquelleî -■-.r.: ï pré^n: d::!:cu!:ueJ5e a avoir En Consequence Xous trou- v'j r.i] neceiSïL-e de le* autoriser a accomplir leur» désirs ajant de- mandé une tra:::e Exclusive pour un Certain tems selon les limites preicritei.

a preàeni il faut iavoir que pour mieux les autoriser a Exécu- ter Leur De:i;in pairioiifjue Jay accordé Et accorde par ses pré- sente aux dit- Charic Graiioi l>aac Le\->' Et Jean Baptiste Hubert Lacroix de ce Jimr JuMjuau premier D'aiTÎl prochain Le seul Kl Fx(lu:iif pouvoir de commerce ei Libre trafic selon Les Limites prcrrrites cy bu^; Ce>t a dire, Commencent a la Ville des Cabos- kia- de la montant Le Mis-îsslpi Jusqu'à lentré de la rivicrre des Illinoi--, et de Chaqu'une> de> pointes ou places des dittes bornes, leurs limites Setendeon.s tiur le Coté de l'Ouest Vingt Lieu Dans les profondeur-;.

Touies fois que ceux qui ont Eté revêtu des permis pour Les dittes (railles, Kl qui ont des Marcbandize destiné pour Le même Commerce, il Leur Sera permis d'en disposer Selon Les bornes prcsirittes, Jusquau premier d'octobre prochain.

Pourvue que Ladiite Societté Sera en tout tems responsable

CLERK'S RECORD. AUGUST, 1779

463

them in the same kind as they are entered io my invoice; and nol knowing how t<> sign, I have miide my mark in the presence of witnesses hereafter named. At Grand Makokile the 39th of July. Mark of Juseph Roy +.

La Fantaisie, witness. F. Saucier, N. P.

Registered at the requisition <>f M. Charles Gratiot, August 17, 1779-

To whomsoever it may concern : Inasmuch asCharies Gratiot, Isaac Le\7 and Jean Bapli.'ite Huliert LaCroix, subjects of the Republic i>f Virginia and inhabitants of the v-ilLag^ of Cahokia, have shown that ihcy have made considemble expense in seeking to procure and collect a capital and a suitable fund for trade with the savages; and inaiunuch a^ il will be in their power to fumi.ih the State» with provisions and other necessary things which arc at present difficult lo obtain: consequently we lind it necessary to authorize them to accomplish their desire*, a? wt forth in ihcir prayer for an exclusive trade for a certain time wjtliin prescribed limits.

(Polio K. CâhoUl. IT»)

Now it must be known that In order to empower them better to carry out their patriotic design, I have granted and iKi grant by these presents lo the ^aid Charles Gratiot, Isaac Levy and Jean Bapli:«te Hubert LaCroix from ih'ts. day until the first of April next the sole and exclusive power of trade and frw traffic within the limiut prescriljcd hcrebelow: that is to say, commencing at the village of Cahokia, from there ascending the Mis»i.^ippi up to ihe mouth of the Illinois river; and from each point and place of the said boundarit* we extend their limits on the side of the west [ea.tt --'] twenty leagues in depth.

Nevertheless it should be known that it is permitted those who hare been given permission for the same trade and who have merchandise destined for the same cummcrre, lo di.spoM thereof within the prcscrilicd limils until the first of October next.

Provided that the said society shall be al all times responsiUe

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pour I.eur bonne Et Ju&te Cooduilte au pouvoir Crrile Canot* devant Et se BOomcttcnHit sux Loîx Requise.

Hanné >ott* ma nain El Sesux aux Cabosktas le prcnûen Jcc de Septembre Et U qaatritme AniMîc de notre RepoUk aoai Domini, tîîQ. signtf JohnTodl

Je Srrtîfie La présente pour veritable Copie tiré» de raajdoB aux Cahiukiaa i" Septembre 1 779. Signé W ( ?] Gooding, «et

Eoregisin! a la requisition du Sieur .Charie Gnfiot aux OhoG Le* 10" 7^" 1779.

fr. Sattcter N*«. P

May Le Sousaiftné natif de Coniutucit dnns la oaunfle Eagle- terrc Comté de Hartford ayant «on nom Kt autre pour Lequel }t BuLs Commencer et aist Etabli (dansL'annfedcnotxeaeigDeiiriiiil Sept Cent soixante et quinze) une Certaine quantité de loria su le Uord du Missi&^ipy a L'eslevè a vis le Village deStLoubtk Cok! Des Espagnol sur L'ouxt de la dit riWerre quantité point Connu tennanl du Coté du Sud le long La riviene de M^ LabU Commenccant a une branche entre dans le Miasîssipi du bord <b quel en allant ouest Jusqu'à lac manissioui Entn Dans I.aditK

rivicrrc de mr Labié, Et du Coté du nord Comraaaant a un Ctf- tain Cautonier vis a vis une Certaine Cote de rocher sur le Bord dcspBgnt- du mû&i^py en allant ouest Jusqu'au Ldc dudil %lÂab- aioUi, Etant et joignant du Cat£ D'ouc»i piuxlc%'ant par le misai' sipy par le Sud par la rivierre de m' Labié par L'est par leUc maniasiotiiet uu nord par de terre non concédé Et Comc Le Sous- signé ail fail de Gnnd depcnce pour Etablir des Moulin Sur La dite rivierre de m^ Labbé ou ils sont actudlcmeni il a Fait suivant La Coutume Du paj's prendre Et en a fait Gau et Labourer tax partis D'un CcrUin Terrain de La Largeur de dtx arpant sur le Coté du Sud dudil Rivierre allant de ladite rivierre sud au nord du Grand morrab Joignant du Coté de oueu au terre priM par Les habitanu de» Cabte et a l'est au teriin non Cooscdé Et Comme

"Tu runrli il ihir ff iriiminli tnir -f~1i itIt-— l'j-'-ir' Ilirti ifa iiiiiMii (KM É> Uv mnl. ui unmniÉalitilL McCuiyiFmch !• U IcH «aiitabk Im ib^itfi null anb ihr tthm U) pNoUiditaB. Il hu trtOMà bnpaalliW tn ««nlr tbr mmt»» Bttacbnrot.tvi bUI tiic ■ blantcl «cRlbaW ikrt tbt *b«i« to i conHi inoiafrdBa. Tta

tCOT>. SEPTEMBER, 1779

dKHidriTs-ofM. Labbé; and on Uie tMdfa

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nf Ae MissiMliUMi it nctcoas vTSt to bdag bvdcnd oo the «nt by U» bf AcOTBoOf. L*bbé.an the cul «ad <■ ifae Botb bjr noa-csdeâ Und. bubeeaxi gRSl expense to estsUisli i flti tbe ttU rimer a< IL Labfaé, vbcR tb^ BR at pteteai, he hHCMUtcd il to be ukcn 19 ta aocadaoa «iifa the cvsnm o{ the couBliy and ha» made «ndoBufc tbcnce aad put in cnliivatian a p«l of a cmain fidd of nn ajpczu» is ettem 00 ibc southern nde of the said liva, extendii^ troai the said rivtr xnitfa tu the north of the Gnnd Maiab ■ and ad}oiniDg ao tbc western side the land occupied hy Ùk Johabitaoti of Cahofcit ind 00 the cast the land

ban mdM not rwdûUjr thu slha». • A (Its In C^aUa ^tita.

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quand Le Soussigné a prô Ces dit IcrriRs il n'etoit point de»- miocr dans quel province Elle Sera Le Soussigné n 'araîl pât fail application a aucune pour des titn», hc Commaiidant pou Lors Etant dans oe pays (Cap* Lord) me dûolt que rocs taih liaemtiai Etoit lufliKant pour me pruc-tircr t'cellc quand relia tcnût dcddoist a présent par La faveur de DIEU oousrit-snt ^u^eldu:■ un elal Libre et înd^fidant et nous Jouissons de totn oo» DM conuDC peuple Libre Je madrcme au MajÎMnt dtid' DistiiU quit fasse Enregblret daiu leur Gref ce placar que par la Soîik personne ignore mes prétention en foy de quoy Jay Signé la pré- sente au CahAs le lo jour de Juin 1779.

(Sigirfj Richard M. Carty Enregistré a la requisition de Sieur richard M Carty aux le n octobre 1779

fr sauder Nr P-

Extrait De^ refii^res de la Juridiction Des Cahàx.

aujourdhuy dixirmc Jour du mois de Sepicmbrc mil Sept Cent Soixante Et Dix neuf. Est Comparu au Greffe de Se Siege marie aubucbon poneusc du teMainent de defteunt rené Locai fyssé purdevan Le notaire Soussigné Le vingt quatre Juin oontenaat Ce qui Suit.

Lan mil Sept Cent Soixante El dix neuf le Vingt quatriciae Jour du moia de Juin fut présent Sieur Kcné Locat habitant de- meurant au Village des Cahâs I^uel Etant malade depuis Long- lenw sun^ neanmoîn desprii mémoires Et cntandement ainsi quîl a paru au notaire soussigné, et des témoins Eoâns noméi Cootide- rant qui] n'en rien de plus Ccttins qtic La Mort nt de plus incer- tains que Son heure Crayani D 'en Etre prévenu sjoi avoir dis- poser du peu de Bien quil a plut a dieu Luy donner a fait dicter et nomé audit Notaire et icmoins soussigné Son present testament et ordonnance de dernière Volonté En La manière qui Suit PRE- MIEREMENT Comme Clirélien El Chatholique a rcCommandé

• Tlili cUIm «u illond m UtCint"» Mn bgr ib* G, S. iMd < SMt Â#, Pat. Lamli, a., it».

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467

t omcedeil. And .iint% at ihc lime when llie un<]ersigncil look up these said lands it was not decided in what province this country was to be, the undrntigneil did mil m;ike .i|>|ilicatii>n 10 any one for title-deeds, and the commandant at that time in the couoiry, Ciiplitin l.oni, told inc th.it ray biiildingN were ^tuflicienl to pro- cure for mc ihc same when it should be decided. Since now by the favor «f G(h1 we are living saft^ and in a free and indepcndeiit state and are enjoying all our rights as a free people, I address myself lu ihc ni;i);iitr:ites of the »aid di.'itrict (hat they may cjiuse to be registered in their office this announcement that in the future tM person l>c ignorant of my preteniiun.t. In Tailh of which 1 have signed the present at Cahokia the loth day of June, lyjç.'

[Signed) Richard McCarty.

Registered at the request of M. Richard McCartyon the nth of Oclobcr, 1779.

F. Saucier. N. P-

Extiact of the Regisien of the Magistracy of Cah<Ai3. To-day the tenth day of the month of September. 1779, there appeared at the office of this Court Mxric Aubuchon, bearer of the last will and testament of ilie deceased René Local, made before the undersigned nular}- the a4th of June, which contains what follows:

<l''u]ia 0 Cnbukiii i;;o.)

The year, 1779, the a4th day of the month of June, there was present M. Ren^ Local, inhabitant domiciled in the village of Cahokia, who, having been sick for a long time without loss, how- ever, of intelligence, mcmorj- and un<Jersianding, as ap|>eared lo the undersigned notary and witnesses named below, and considermg that there is nothing more certain than death and more uncerUin than its hour, and fearing to be overtaken thereby without having disposed of the little projwrly which it ha» pleaM»! GihI to give him, has dictated to the said notary and undersigned witnesses his present la»t will and ti^tiimeJU in the munner which follows: In the firat place as Christian and catholic he recommends his soul to God the Creator, Father, Son and Holy Gho*l, «upplicai- ing His divine goodness, by the infinite mercy of our Lord Jesus

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S%-= i:r.e i dieu Le Crea:eur pert £Li Et 5- Esçrzz StzzHai si di- vl-c Bcz:è r,ir Les =erl;e inâ^ie ôe rccne Seic»^ JLSU; CHRIST ;: p^- Li=:er;«si:^ de j, Cccr Càesix Le piaceris - \i.;7.-.i ii< C-ji-^ i\L ztici-Ti i« rieEJesrici VEXTT et eaoad I-<^i:: -.ii-^-.f- --.i Ses iecws 5^7^=: ra-ê eî ùzt par L=t ni: à i-;- ■-= ><; ~:^.ï rsriirîs pi; KC h^rirer C" ipcê t.^ttA, 3 ies^ rr;-.<7^=e-: ^-eS-rcCccrs. . "îctTE:i^réii=5Le5mâff i: :t-.-.i y^i-i.^ i- -.—rrr: is i»ieL- :rï^aMe Er q::i Lirr Sœ; J,-:^t:; ?-l;s.-^ :- fe." -...-ïs ?c(=' le rifç.'s i î,:c i=e peciiin: le - -— -■: - i — ■;■; ï: :;.i^i iJ-i rMirds i± r-c= Les 5 je;:^ rallies jr---:,:t;s :r;-!r;; L:iy-zi î'. J.roriesc i li7izçajraci^iM2e -^:_-: :..- T _->:=: ;^ï iti:: :-:isle * nir-JÎs c-^ïU ioi«^: Sfia ^^-- i-;. ■^-. -^r :. : ..;s iic^n Z: i^i::ci::r:e i ii=e SIitk

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CLERK'S RKCORD. SKPTKMBER, 1779

469

Christ and by the iDtercesuon of the Celestial Court to receive him ill the Kingdom of Heaven amonR Ihc numlier of the blessed. The said testator wishes and requires ihal bis debts be ]iaid and that If any wrong is found to have been committed by him that reparation be made by his heir hercafier named. He lirisircs hn.i that his body be interred in the cemelcr>' of this pariah among the number of the faithful who have departed this life and ihat there be heid fifty masses or services for the repose of his si»u] during the course of the year. .\s regards all his rea] and personal proji- erty, inherited or acquired before or after marriage,' belonging to him of whatever nature and in whatever place it may besituatedi without any reserve he gives and devises it to Marie Aubuchon, his wife, to possess and make use thereof during her natural life and to receive therefrom the usufruct and even to sell and alienate it, if she finds there is need thereof, and to dispose thereof as a thing belonging to her in full right, in case of necessity, during her widowhootl; and this is done to gi\-e recognition to the good services, labor and care which the said Madame Marie Aubuchon, his wife, has had for him and wliich lie hopes ahe will have so long as it shall please God to leave them together; and after the death of [he said Madame Marie Aubuchon, the said testator substitutes for his sole and legitimate heir the person of Gabriel Marlot, his stepson, to whom he givt:» and clevi.ses entirely uid forever in full proprietorship all the real and personal property, inherited or actiuired tjefore or after marriage, which shall re- main of the said estate after the death of the said Madame Marie Aubuchon, his mother and wife of the testator; that is to say that the said Gabriel Marlot shall take the said estate in the slate that be shall And it after the death of his said mother, if he does not prefer to renounce it.

(fiJloii. Caboku. DM) And to each of the other prétendants to the said estate he gives and bequeaths the sum of five soh in full sitisfaction of all claims; and he revokes and annuls all other testaments which he may have made hcrebefore to the prejudice of the preseni one, which alone he determines to be his last will and testament and

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payé révoquant Et annuitant tous autres testaments quil pouiroit avoir fait ci devant awt prejudice des présentes au 'quelles Seul 0 Sarette Comme Etant Sa dernière Volonté quQ Entant toujour Etre valable nonobstant Surrannation ou l 'absence du tems atendu que Sa Maladie le pouroit encore prolonger Longtems ci dont il ne p>eut prévenir La finie. Et pour l'exécution des présentes a nommé pour Son procureur Testamentaire La personne de Mon- sieur Cerré. Marchand résidant aux KasKasKias, pour agir et faire valoir après Son decest le present Testament qui nous a été ainsi dicté et nommé par led' Sieur Testateur en presence des té- moins et nous notaire Soussigné et a luy Lue et relu quil a dit En- tendre et veut quil Soit ainsi Exécuté selon Sa teneur.

Fait en La Maison dndit rené Locat En presences des Sieurs fran- cois trotier Equier, p'' Godin Cap" de Milice Michel Beaulieu J" B** Saucier Et Amable Lepage Tous Cinq habitant residens aux Cahôs a ce requis et appelles pour témoins qui ont avec nous Notaire Signé Le present Testament et led' rené Locat a dit ne le Savoir de ce interpelle a fait une Croix pour marque après Lecture faite aux Cahds Le Vingt quatrième Jour du mois de Juina ^ heure de relevé Mil Sept Cent Soixante £t dix neuf signé a l'original une + pour marque de rené Locat francots trottier p. Godio B'< saucier Et amable lepage Et nous notaire soussigné, se requé- rant Ladt'^' dame marie aubuchon insinuation dud' testament Lecture faite di celuy En notre greffe nous Lavons insinué Et enregistré sur les registres des insinuation de ce Siege suivant L'or- donnance pour servir et valoir Ce que de raison dont acte Le dit Jour Et an. fr saucier N"'* P.

Extrait des registre de La Juridiction Des CaHos.

aujourdhuy Cinquième Jour du mois de Juin Mil sept Cent quatrevint Est Comparu au Greffe de ce Sïege Monsieur Richard McCarty Capitaine au Bataillion des Illinois porteur d'une Com- mission de Capitaine au Contenant ce qui Suit, the COMMON- WEALTH of Virginia to Richard McCarthy Esquire. Know you that from thé Spécial trust and Confidence which is repœed in your patriotism, Fidelity, Courage, and Good Conduct, you are, by these presents. Constituted and appointed Captain of a

CLF.RK'S RKCORD, JUNE, 1780

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which he requires to be held valid notwithstanding the cjcpiratiun or absence of time, becauHc his sickness may still prolong hb stay here, the end of which he can not foresee. And for the exe- cution (if these presents he has named for his testa men tary attorney the person of M. Cem5, trader residing «t R;iskaskia, lo ait and cause lo Ijc maintained after his decease the present tcslanicni, which has been signed in the presence of «iines*e« and uf us, the undersigned notary, and read and reread to hiin; and he has said he required iind wished that it be no put in execution in accordance to its tenor.

Made in the house »( the said René Local in the presence of MM. François Trtitticr Esquire, Pierre Godin, captain of the mili- tia, Michel Ueaulicu, Jean Ute. Saucier and Amjtiilt: I^page, all five inhabitants domidled at Caholiia summoned and called as witnesses, who have with us, the notary, signed the |)rewnl testa- mem, and the said Rcntî Locat has said that hcdid not know how to sign and has made a cross f<ir hii; miirk after reading was made. At Cahokia the 34lh day of month of June at six o'clock in the aflemoon, r77q. Signed in the original a -f for the mark of Ren^ Local, François Trotlicr, P. Godin, Bic. Saucier and Amable Lepage and we the unlle^^ignell notary. The .■>ai<l Madame Marie Aubuchon requiring registration of the said will and testamcDt, after reading wai made uf it in our office, we have inscribed and registered it in the record of registrations of this Court in com- pliance with the ordinance, that it may be used and ba>'e its cScci, ' of which this act will certify, the said day and year.

Fr. Sauder, N. P. Extracts of the Registers of the Magistracy of Cahokia, To-day die fifth day of the month of June. 1 780, there appeared at the office of this Court M. ftichard McCarly, captain in the lllinob battallion, bearer of a commission of captain, containing what follows: The Commonwealth of Virpnîa to Richard Mc- Carly, Esquire. Know you that from the spedal trust and con- tidencc which is reposed in your patriotism, fidelity, courage and good conduct, you are by these presents constituted and appointed captain of a company in the battallion of regular forces raised for

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Comptpiie in ifae B»lnlioaotiggul«r forces raiiedfaribeddcoa UMJ protcctioQ of thb Sute Dlinois Cotmty and for npdiaf every bosiile Intuioa thereof. You mit tber^arc CsurtvSj ami diligently to discbar^ the doty of Captalti by doûig u>d ing all Manncf of thiags thereunto bctooging; and &U and Soldiers under your Commaixl are hereby Snictly and required to be obedient to your orders ata Csptain and < arc to observe and follow Such orders tad direction?, trum time lo time, as you shall receive Ërooi the executiw power of lUi

(F<liai>. CiU* rrSe.)

State, or any your Superior officers, according to the rulei irrt diciplinc of War. in puiSuaoce of (he mist reposed in mo. Witnes palnck Henry Esquire Gouveroour or chief Magtstntt of the Commonnealth aforesaid, tbb first day of March in the third year of the Commonwealth, aimoq dom. 1779.

fr, sauder Grcf Signé) P Hearr

Et au dos Est Ecrit tUÎDois County wit

Ridiard McCarty esq. was duly qualiâed before me to the within Commission the 13''' June 1779-

(Signed) Jn Todd J'. Extrait Des registre de la Juridiction Des Cahokiii.s. ■ujourdhuy Gnquieme Jour du mois d'octobre MU Sept Cent quatrevmgl Est Comparu au Greffe de Se Siège E*t Compara [lie] Ije Sieur Yadnie S' Cirre porteur de Son lestement de der- nière Volonté passé pardo'ani Le notaire soussigné Contenant et qui Suit.

Par devant Le notaire publique aux village des Cahokia cl da témoins Soussigné fut present Sîeur Vacinle Saint Stre demeurant a S' Louis, Dcsîront Sabscntcr pour qurI'|iK tenu de ce piys. Et Considérant quîl ny a rien de plus Certain que La mon ni de plus incenain que Son heure Crayant d 'en être pravenu Sans avoir dis* poser du peu de bien quil a plut a, dieu Luy donner a fait dicter Rud' notiire Va témoin Soussigné Son present testament, et ocdon- nance de dernière volonté de La manière qui Suit Si il plait a dieu de disposer de Luy. premiereinent veut et Entand Le dit testateur

CLERK'S RECORD. OCTOBER. ij8o 473

the defence and protection of this state, Illinois county, and for repelling iM'cry }i(Htile inviision thereof. Vou are ihercforc carefully and diligently to dischai^e the duty of captain by doing and per- forming all manner of things thereunto belonging; and all i^icen and soldiers under your command arc hereby strictly charged and re(|uirecl to he obedient to your orders as captain, and you are to observe and follow such orders and directions, from time to time, as you shall receive from the executive power of thi» «late or

any of your superior othcers, arrording to the ruleii and discipline of wrar, in pursuance of the trust reposed in you.

Witness, Patrick Henry Esquire, Governor or Chief Magistrale of the Commonwealth aforesaid, this first day of March in the third year of the Com m on weal tli, in iheyear of the I-ord, i"79. l-'r. Saucier, Clerk. (Signed) V. Henry.

And on the back ia written Illinoi» County to wit: Richard McCarly Esq. was duly qualified before me to the within commission ihe 13th of June, 1779.

(Signed) John Todd Jr.

Extract of the Registers of the Magistracy of Cahokia.

To-day the fifth day of the month of October 1780, there appeared at llie office of this Court M. Yacinte St. Cyr, bearer of his last will and testament passed before the undersigned notar)', containing what follow.s:

Before the notary public in the village of Cahokia and under- signed wilnesse.<>, there was present M. Vadnte Sainte Cyr, dwelling in St. Louis, who desires to absent himself some time from this country, and considering that there is nothing more certain than death nor more uncertain than its hour xnd fearing to be ovenaken without having disposed of the litilc property that it has pleased God to give htm, he has had dict.iie<l lo the &aid notar)' and undersigned witnesses his present last will and testament in the manner which follows, should it [Jea-^e Gotl to lake him away. In the first place the said tcsutor wishes and

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requires that his dcbis be paid and any wrong cominiited by him, if imy h [nun<!. righted, and as regard» all bis properly, be gives and bcqucatlis two thousand Ihres in money to Yacintp St. Cyr, son <>r rierre Si. Cyr, his godson; and aa to the balance of all that which may belong to him in the country of the Illinois, the »iid testator wishes and requires that half shall be given to the poor and the other half to cause prayer to be made to God for the reprise of hi.< *(ml. And to each of the nther prciendanis to the ^aid estate, if any be found, the ^id testator bequeaths and gives five 10/.1 in full ^aii.tfai i!«ii n{ all claims; and herevokes and annuls by these presents all other testaments which he may hare made m the prejudice of the pre-wni one, which alone he deter- mines to be his last wish and which he requires always to be valid; and for the execution of the presenLt the.said testator haschosen and named for his testamentary executor the person of M. Gabriel Cerré, merchant residing in St, Louis, who is to take action in

consequence of the present testament in regard to al! the property which he has and may have in ihc country of the Illinois and he wishes that it be put In c.tcculion according to its tenor. Made and jixswd in [he office in the year, 1780, and the fifth day i>( ih* month of October in the afternoon, in the presence of MM. Françiii.i Troilier, Bic. T>ubuque, Jean Bte. I^iCroix and Charles Lcfc^Tc, witnesses summoned for this purpose, who have signed with the exneplion of the said M. Yacintc St. Cyr who ha» declared that he did not know how and has made his mark with a cross, after the rea<ling wu» made, in compliance with the ordi- nance, l'hua signed in the original a -f for the mark of Vadnte St. Cyr, Fr. Trottier. Charles Lefevre, J. Ble. I-aCroix and Ble. Dubuque and we the undersigned notary.

Fr. S&urkr.

Exlract of the Registers of the Magistracy of Cahokia.

ToKiay the third day of the month of April. t;Si, there ap. pcared at the office of this Court M. Pierre PrevosI, bearer of a. letter addressed to him and signed Th<ima.H Bejitley, dated the 14th of December, 1780, conuining what follows: Sir: M.

J7^ ILLINOIS HI5TORIC.U, COLX£CnOX5

Cf^'i'ii'. v;!:. Mociieur-LeSieur Dejean propose de ToasŒTOjH % ; d^rroi" y^r-er des Lettres, Comme 3 touô Connoit et q^w Je Loi ai* dit q-ift vrjai Eïiè ior [.■i."J Capable de ûire l» vovage, il roo: dr.r.r.ftridouz*. er.ifrani, cest un B<3n prix Je ■rou* Conseille <k Le ûirft. •.iiu.'. me rendre Service aussi, atieadu que Je veux Eoire f^.-xr de^ marchandises: vous ne risqué rien, qous vous coaceillerom dr: t\r/,n '{ull ne vou- arivera rien: Si vous vous Décidé a y aller vftfif:-. if.i tout de Suitle; vous pouirés engager un Sauvai aui (iah'n jiciur vour guider attendu quil fauc que vouf paisiê par Le mr-nc Chemin que vou.- avé pris avec Le Colonel Labalme: M' \)i:li::in ne veut f>a.~ que vous paâsié p3.r Le poste, attendu que Ce (!hi:min n'c-t f>a.> praiiquable a causes des Eaux, D'ailleur il esc tr'i|( l»nK: Si vous Croyé ne pa^ pouvoir avoir un Sau\'age. tacU il'iivriir un lihinc {K>ur vous guider, Si vous ne voules pas y aller (;iilt(; iiiius n'-jwnrc tous de Suitte Je Suis votre Serviteur.

Signé) T Bentley. ('i\ ri:(jUiT»nt Led' Sicur pierre prevost insinuation de Laditte l-(-tlrc l.tTlurt fiiitlc D'icille en nôtre Greffe nous L'avons insinué Sur l^■^ rcKistrc des insinuations de Se siege Suivant L'ordon- ii;iiiri' jMiiir Servir tl valoir ce que de raison dont acte Ledit Jiiiir II lin, fr saucier N P.

l'Atniit (les ^^■^;i^t^^ de La Juridiction Des Cahôs.

.iiijininrimv troisicmu Jour du moi d'ami Mil sept Cent qua- irrviii|;( im rsl t'nmpiiru ;iu (îrcfle de se Siege Le Sieur pierre l'rcvoM ]«irl(Mir ifuni- Lcdrc adressd a M" Les habitant Des Illiii.ù- Kn Cunlntl H particulièrement a Ceux Dœ Caskaskia ('<<iili'iunl Se qui Suite,

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Mi'h ihiTs iiniis et (."omi ta trio tes.

("est .ivfi- \.c l'iiis profond regret que Jay appris que vous l'stf- vulé el pillie. [Mr leiix que vous appelles nos Gens, soyes liicn .1-- un'-; que Jeu n---iens Beaucoup de peine, et que Jem-

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Dejean propcees to send you to Detroit to carry some klters, since he knowir* you and I have said to him that you arc com- petent to make this joumcy. He will give you twelve hundred jraiui; il is a gaaA \tnvK and I advise you to do it. You will render mc a service also seeing that I wiah to write for some tnercbandise. Yoti risk nothing. Wc will advitc you so that nothing will happen to you. If you decide to go there, come here at once. You i-;tn engage a mvagc at Cahokia m guide you seeing '.hat it is necessary for you to travel by the aaine road which you took with Colonel l^balme. M. Dcjcan docs not wish you to pass by the I'osI, since that road U not practicaWe on account o( water; liesidcA it is loo long. If you think you cannot get a sava;^. tT>' to |{el a white man to ^ide you. If you do not wish to go there, send us an answer at once. I am your scr\-ant.

(Signed) T. Bentley' The xaid M. Pierre Prévost requiring the n^stration of the said letter, after reading was made thereof in our uŒcc, we have in- srribwl it in the record of registrations of this C<»ur< in compliance with the ordinance, that il may be used and have hs effect of which this act will testify, the said day and year.

Fr. Saucier, N. P.

Extract of the Rei^slers of the Magistracy of Cahokia.

To^ay the third day of the month of April, 1781, there ap- peared at the office of tlii& Court M. Pierre Prévost, bearer of a letter addressed to MM. the inhabitants hi the lltinuts in general and particularly to those of Kaskaskia, containing what follows;

Fori Jefierwn, Jan. ti, 1781.

My dear friends and compatriots:

It is with the most profound regret that I have learned that you are robbed and pillaged by those whom you call ourpcople-' Be well assured that I feel great grief about it aiul iluit I fthall employ my efforts to remedy the causes of all your complaints and grie- vances. M. Kennedy Iias alwa}-» been duly authorized to conduct all our public business in your countrj-. He has at jircsent my instructions to make the |>urcha$e of tuppltes for our garrison.

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pî^iray ir,'^- n:es Efforti pour remédier a lounes Vô* plaioee fj'jT v.-i- Grief*: Mor^iem Kened;/ a lourjour éié duementautoB :-vi:r zcrt-r ".oui'.e^ r..'.s affaire; publique d^inâ vôtre pa>s. iiaicci- len-.tri! mc!- inr-trjciiori pour faire L '^ciiap: des \"i»Tes pom nôir Oarr.i-'T.. Je v./ji prie de le Crediier. Car Jiv coutte ma C«- fiance tn Sa B'tr.r^ Conduitte. et Ses abiliié^. particulierenw: parce'ijil a été LonçteTnâ un de v.!.~ Concitoiens; Jaunyîiv jour- K^ard a vV pljinte;, et lani quil Sera a mon pouvoir Jy me. teray nrdre. rr.ai; Comme Le Colonel dark Sera avec nous debsi prinitm-. Je Sui:- ficr^Uddé qui] vous donnera une ample Sati±: lion de iriuite; Lt-i injures que viiu5 a réeUemeni faites, nés toii! d'un .■lIltit.T^et cencrau.t payement pour louteâ ï-es provision; q" M' Ktntdy iiura acheité; chéi vouè el Soy^ apurés de La bîeo- vitllnme du ijouvernnient En\ers vous. Permette moy LThm- ncur di- me -ou>crire mt-s Chers amif et Compatriotes Votre très humfile ti très ot)ci>;ant Serviteur Et Sincere amv.

Sisiné Roben George Cap"* Commandant

Vriiv Copie iraduitle de Langiais par, signé J Gerault.

aux Ka- Le 34 Janvier i;8i

Cf re<iucTanl Led' Sieur pierre Prévost insinuation de la Diltt Li'Uri', Lftture faille d'icclle Kn notre Greffe nous E'a%"ons in- sinué et enrenir^tre f-ur I..es registre, de? insinuation de Se Siege Sui- vant L'ordonnanie fwur Servir et valoir ce que de rai:>on Dont aile, Ledit Jour et an. fr. saucier N P.

K.Mrail de- re^i^lre de La Juridiction des Cahôs.

iiujourd'huy (juatrieme Jour du mois d'aiTil est Comparu au Greffes di; Se Siège Le Sieur pierre prévoit porteur D 'un pouvoir a l.uy I)onn<; ]mr Les habitant des Cahôs pour représenter Leurs

Griefs au (iouvernemeni de Virginie Contenant Se qui Suit. Je moy franrois Inutier Commandant du district des Cahôs a la refiuisLlLon du public, ayant assemblé Les Citoyens dud' district pour mimer une personne pour représenternos Griefs au Gouverne- ment de Virginie El Congrès des Etats unis de L'amerique si

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479

I pray you to trust him, for 1 have all confidcnrc in his good con- dutt and his ability, [larticitlarly beaiusc he has been for a long time une r>[ your fellow citizen». I sh^ niw»ys give attention to your connpUinu and so far as it will be in my power I will sec thereto; but since Colonel Clark will Iw with you in the spring, I am petHuaded that he will give you full satisfaction for all in- juries which hiivT been really made you. Count on entire and L^generous payment for all tlie provisions which M. Kennedy shall bavc bought from you and be assured «f the good-will of the government toward you. Allow me the honor, my dear fiiends and com pa tri «Is, of signing myself your wry humble and very obedient servant and sincere friend. Signed Robert George.'

Captain Commandant.

True copy translated from the Engli^ by (Signed} J. Gerault. At Kaslcaskia Januury 34, 17S1.

The said M. Pierre Prevosl requiring the registration of the said letter, after reading wa» made of it in uur ulTiee, we have inscrilted and registered it in the record of registrations of this Court in tx>mpliance with the ordinance, that it may be used an<l have its eSect. of which this act will testify, the said day and year,

Fr. Saucier. N. P.

Extract of the Register of the Magistracv' of Cahokiji.

To-day the fourth day of the month of April there appeared at the office of this Court M. Pierre P^c^■ost, bearer of .1 warrtnl given to him by the inhabitants of Cahokia to represent their

grievances to the government of Virginia containing what follows: I, François Trottier, Commandant of the district of Cahokia, at the requistition of the public, ha\-c assembled the citizens of the said district in order to name a person to represent our griex-ances to the government of \'irginia. and to the Congress of the United State.s of .\meri(-a if need be. Consequently we have named and do name M- Pierre Prévost to whom wc give power to make for

HUdi the llniiib pmu 11 Ihf MiuiniDI» >i 'T:* '>> hi* nrum hi jinnR) OiA in lllinsli Md jwr^ Ihrvii^h lïK w^i 'I'M* if ITrr wun hlro the g-xal wUJ or Ihf FRDïb. ÈDd it 'A m^ tiocd (snicuUii)' m ihr tnomurit) vni bf Lhe \jcopir of K^ikMhU m thr gayrraot ul \lr- flali. — Maura Ctl- Tari. Pafm. Otntft dird in Itlin. Inri—Eeclinh. Ciff^at al Ht

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Besoin Est; Eq Consequence nous avons unanimement nomnt et nommons Le Sieur pierre prevost auquel nous dounoas ponro de pour nous Et en nôtre nom, Lieu et place, faire nos rcpnsaïa- lion audit Gouvernement de Virginie ou autres eodroitsquilSeï nécessaire Suivant nos Droits ConforTnement au Loix MWidd Coutumes de ce pays; nous Luy recommendon Exprécemait à Simerresser pour nous, pour tout Ce qui regarde nos miira premièrement, de La façon que nous avons reçue, nour>%etLcp Le? troupes de L'état de Virginie Et Comme nous ârons K payé avec de Largent qui ne nous a été d'aucune Valeur, Ce qui nous a ruiné Totallement et nous mis présentement hora d'Eai de faire Subsister nos femmes et nos familles, nous a\-ant été pnjtBB par Les personnes en place que Ses fournitures nous Seraient p»i* En marchandise a Bonne Composition, au Contraire Ces même Marchandises, disoit on destiné pour nous nont Servie qu'a b- tirer La plus grande partie a Ces papiers a vil prix ce qui ne Sei» pas difficile a Luy de prouver; Ce que nous Consentons qufl &« a\ec toute vcriic et equitté possible, Luy Donnant tout pouvoir i cette Effesi, promettant avoir tout ce qui Sira fait par Ledit Sieur prevost pour apréable Et Le ratifier Si BesoinEst; El pour Le recon- noitre des Service quil Veut Bien nous rendre, nous Luy allouons une pinsire Gourde pour Chaqu'ne de Ses journées a Compter

du Jour de Son depart de ce poste, Jusqu 'a son arrivé, Et Ce pay- aliloa Son retour Ce dont nous Sommes Convenue, et avons Si^ aux C;ihôs Le 3. D'avril 1781. signé fr Irotlier, J" B" Lacroii, armant, beaiiMeu, j b mercié, Langlois, Jer\-ais, dubuc, Jn. Lepage L. trogué, B Saucier, Isaac Lew, P. martin, George Blin, une+ pour Mari[vie dr francnis Courié une idem pour S' Lapencé, une iilerii pour ant Boyée une autre idem pour J" poîrié, une idon pour Loui pau, une autre idem pour Clera* Alary, une idem pour Louis pillet, une autre idem pour piere Dorion, une idem pour pierre roy, une idem pour jean Dehay, une idem pour S'' Cecire, une idem pour Ch''^ Butau une autre idem pour Louis Lebrun.

'This leiiiiiin «is i,irri<~i h) l'irrrr IVmsi an:\ Kichud McCnnir, McCiny ni aiuck«l by ihc Indiïn^ and killM, Dnd his l'apri^ werr raptund. 1 do not know v^rhrr the pFtJ{i<m wai scnl IéIfi (n ihe flos-rniDr or not. Set ItUraJuclieti, p. dij-

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us and in our name and stead our representation to Ihe said govemmcnt of Virginia or other places that it shall be necessary accordini; to our rights conformably to Ihe natural law and cus- toms of this counti>'. We recommend him expressly lo inlercsi himself for us and (or all that which concems our interests: firstly by telling how we have rccei»'cd, nourished and lodged the troops of the State of Virginia and how we have been paid with money which has been of no value to us, which has ruined us totally and put us out of condition now to .tuppon our wives and families; and that wc were promised by persons in position that these supplies would be paid for in merchandise at a fair settle- ment, but that this same merchandise, which they said was destin- ed for us, was used only for retiring the greatest part of tliis paper at a low price, a priKcciling which it will not be difficult for him to prove and which we consent that be do with all truth and equity possible, giving him all power to this etlFect. And we prumise to sanction all that shall be done by the said M. Prévost and to ratify it, if need be. Anil to recompense him lor (he services which be agrees to render us, we allow him a piastre geurdt for each

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day counting from the day of his dcpanure from this post unlQ his arrival, and this payable on his return. This we have agreed and have signed at Cahokiu the^d of April, 1781, Signed, Fr. Trottier, J«ui Bte. I.aCroin, Harmand, Heaulieu, J. B. Mercier. Langloifi, Gcrvais, Dubuque, Jean X^pagc, L, Tix^c, B. Saucier, Isaac Levy, P. Martin, George BHd, a + for mark of François Courier, the same for M, Lapanct!, the same for Ant. Boycr, another for Jean Poirier, the same for Louis Gaud, another for Clem. Alarie. the same for Louis Pillet, another for Pierre Dorion. the same for Pierre Roy, the same for Jean Deshayes, the same for M. Cesirre. the same for Ch. Buleau, another for Louis Lebnin.'

The said M. Pierre Prévost requiring the registration of the said conunission, after reading was made of it in our of&cc we have inscribed and registered it in the record of registrations of this Court in compliance with the ordinance, that it may be used

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Ce requérant Led' Sieur pierre Prévost insinuation du dit pou- voir, Lecture faitte de celuy en notre Greffe nous L'avons insinué et enregistré Sur Les registre des insinuations de Se Siege Suivant L 'ordonnance pour servir et valoir ce que de raison dont acte, Le dit Jour Et ans. (r. saucier

Extrait des registres de la Juridiction des Cahôs.

aujourd'huy vingt Cinq du mois de mare mil Sept Cent quatre- vingt deux Est Comparu au Gref de ce Siege Sieur Joseph motard porteur dune procuration passé par devant ]e notaire Soussigné Le vingt trois du présent Contenant Ce qui Suit, pardevant Le notaire Soussigné aux village des Cahokia et En présence des témoins soussigné nomé, fut présent en Sa personne Sieur Joseph motard négocient cy devant résident a S' Louis, Lequel a par ces présentes fait et Constituer son procureur General Et Spétial La personne de Mons' michel Beaullieu habitant Demeurant au Susdit Lieu des Cahokia, auquel il donne pouvoir de pour Luy et En son nom demender Et recevoir, et Se faire rendre Compte par Monsieur DuBreiiil S* Cyr des Sommes dont il aura Eté payé

(Fotio 17, CahOs iiS>.)

suivant Letat qui Luy a Eté remis par mondit Sieur motard El Son reçeu au Bas toutte fois que ce ne Sera que Lorsque Mondit Sieur DuBreuO S* Cyr partira du pays a moin que La paix ne Ce fasse avant Et que Ledit Sieur procureur Constituer trouve occasion de faire parvenir a mondit Sieur motard en europe Les Sommes que mondit Sieur DuBreiiil S' Cyr aura Entre Les main suivant Led' Etat quil En a reçeu, Et au Cas de depart dudil Sieur avant La paix, sera Loisible aud* procureur Constituer de remêtre a tel personne quil Jugera a propos La ditte Somme moye- nant assurance ou de la Garder Luy même Jusqu'à ce quil a puisse faire tenir aud* Sieur motard promettant a^rouver et rati- fier Comme il aprouve Et ratifie tout Ce qui Sera fait au moyens Des présentes Sans quil Soit Besoin d'un pouvoir plus Special fait et passé En etude aux Cahôs L 'an mil Sept Cent quatrevingt deux Le vingt trois du mois de mars après midy en présence de M"

^ Tht poraBflc a veiy otucure uid ihc LruuUdoa hai Ibenfore bmi made ai Lilen] u possible.

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have ils cffecl, of which (bis act «ill leMify, the said day and rear.

Fr. Saucier. Extract u( the R^'slere nf the Magistr-u:)' at Cahokîa. To-day the iwcDty-gfth of the month of March, 17S1. there ^^ appcitrt*] at iIk; otBcc of this Court M. Josei>h Motard, bearer ^P of a po«'er of attorney passed before the undci^iKived Doiaty, the ^ twwity-lhini of the present month, cunt^iining what follows: Before the undersigned notary at ibe viUaj^e of Cahokîa and in the presence of the undersigned and named witnc!<«es, there was present in hU person M. Joseph Motanl, merchant hitherto raiding in St. Ixiui»^, who hiU't by these iiresenla made and consti- tuted his attorney, fierai and special, the person of M. Michel Beaulieu, inhabitant domiciled in the aforesaid place of Cahokîa, to whom he pves power for him and in his name to demand and receive and to cause to be rendered to him an account by M.

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Dubreuil St. Cyr of the sums which he shall have lieen paid accor- ding to ihe statement, which has been delivered to him (Beaulieu) by thcsaid M. Motard, nith hh irceiptbdowipnnided ihis^hall only be ^-alid when the said M. DubreuU St. C)T shall set out from the country, unless the peace is made before, and provided the said constituted attorney find occasion to send to the said M. Motard in Eunjpi' the ^ums which M. Ihjhretiil St. Cyr sli.ill have in hi» hands accordiniï to the said statement which he has received;' and in case uf the departure of the »ai<l gentlemen before the peace, it «ill be pennissible to Ihe said constituted attome}' to confide to such penon whom he judge» fitting the siiid sum, pro- vided he receives security, or to keep it himself until he can put it in the possession of M. Motaid, who prumijieii to approve and ratify, as he approves and ratifies, that which shall be done by means of this present vnlhoul there being iit-ai of a more spe- cial pover. Made and passed in the office at Cahokia in the year, 1783, on the twenty-third of the month of March in the afternoon, in the presence of MM. Matthieu Saucier and Francois Lapancj, vfilncsses summoned (or this, w1m> have signed with us, noiar>', after

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; was made. Signed on the orîgina], J. MoUrd, Mlh. Sau- cier, I^rançois Lapanc^ and Fr. Saucier, notaif . . And below b written: Furttiennore tlie said M. Motard declared that he owed the said M. Bcaulicu the sum of five hundred livres by hb note, which »aid »um he flhall take from that which he iJiall receive from M. Dubrcuil St. Cyr, and he has signed the day and year, and the said sum of live hundred livres he may demand, when he wish. The said M. J. Motard requiring the rcgistialion of r'fiie said [Xiwer of atlomey, after reiidin]^ ilicrcof was made in our office, we have inscribed and registered it in the record of regis- trations of this Coun in compliance with the ordinance, thai il may be used and have its effect , of which this act will testify, the said day and year. Ft. Sauder.

Extract of the Registers of the Magistracy of Cahokia.

To-day the lifth uf the mouth of Se|Jtember, 1783, there appeared at the office of this Coun M. Gabriel Ccro^, bearer of an obligation ot \T. .\ni. Harmand, at the end of which is contained what foIloM-s: Having been condemned by the Court to pay the said obligation,' I bind myself by (he mortgage of all my goods generally to pay to M. Gabriel Cem! the sum of one thousand

six hundred and forty-six livres in money and the interest of the said sum in a year from thi.'t date, without one obligation being deroga- tor}' to the other; and for greater surety 1 have, by these presents, morlgageil more specially my house situaleil in the village of Cahokia, on the one side adjoining Jean Lapancd'sand on the other separated by a street. At Cahokia, the 5th of September, 1783. A. Harmand. And below is written: I, the undersigned, [acknowledge) tliat the interest of tlie above sum has been paid me up to this day. At Cahokia, September 5, 178». Ccrr^. The said M. Ceiré requinng tiie registration of this obligation, after reading was made thereof in our office, we have inscribed and registered it in the recor<t of registrations of tliis Court in 1.-OR1- pliance with the ordinance, that it may be used and have its effect, of which this act will testify, the said day and year.

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Extract of (he Registers of the Magîslncy »f Cahokia. To^iay the 8th day of November, 17S1, ihcrc appeared at Itbft cffice of this Court M. Joseph l.al>uJtierc, slate's a»i>nicy of ' Virginia, bearer of his commission, and in virtue of the decree of ribe magistrates of this Court, yesterday, he htis frquired of us the Ircgistration of his said commission, which contains what foliow's: I, ilie undenijined Jean Girault, attorney for the Stale o( [Virginia in the county of the Illinois.

Since the employment of military ofBcer, to which it has pleued i the State to appoint me, makes it impossible for me to fill any longer ilie place of attumey for the txid State in the county of lh« Illinois, to which office 1 was appointed by a commission dated the fifth of June, 1779; and since it is indispensably neces- [sary to appoint a person capable of repladng me in the said office and I know tlie wi»e conduct, capacity and experience of M. Joseph Labuxierc and his zelc and affection (or the service of the State iind the public welfare, 1 have appointed and do appoint him by these presents state's attorney of Virginia to replace me in the said office throughout tlie whole extent of the county of Illi- nois; and consequently to demand for the said State of Virginia all that whidi belongs to the competence of this office both in matters civil and criminal; and for this purpose to enjoy all the honors rights, privileges, emolument» and dignities attadied thereto; to take cognizance of all c&tstcs in abeyance or others which bllttll be intestate, to make inquiries, suits, proceedings and recov- ' eries therefor, in order to render account thereof to whom by right it shall belong; and in all things to conform himself (o the laws uid statutes established by the State of Virginia in the county of Illinois aforesaid. We pray H. Richard Winston, civil gover- nor in the said county, to approve our appointment in the person of the said M, Joseph Labuxiexe and to cause him to be recog- nised in the said capacity of attorney by aII the colonists and subjects of the said count>- of Illinois and by all others ndiom it shall concern. In faith of wliich we have ^gned the present commiâsioo and placed out seal thereon. Given in the village i.of EràaskÎK in the Illinois, the twenty-ninth of June 1781, S^ed Girault.

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Nous Richart Winston Gouverneur Civil £d la. Comté des ilinois.

Veû la présente commission que nous avons homologué Et homologuons. En consequance avons receû Et recevons led' S' Joseph Labuxiere procureur pour lEtat de Virginie En la aimté des Uinois Et Ses dépendances Sous le Sennant quil a présente- ment prêté de Se conformer aux statuts Et règlements dud' Etat pour ladite comté des ilinois, laquelle reception nous avons faite du Consentement unanime des magistracts Soussignés tenant la cour de justice En cette ville des caskakias En foy de quoy avons signé la présente que nous avons scellé de Notre Cachet ord'= Et délivré au s' Labuxiere pour lui servir ce que de raison, En la ville des caskakias aux ilinois le 29 juin 1781. Signé Richard Winston, Jacques lasource magistrat presid', Godin, janis, Barlteau, Louviere tous magistrat Et loriginal de present Enregistrement délivré aud' S' Laubuxiere Et avons signé led' jour et an.

Labuxiere fr. saucier N. P.

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Extrait des registres de La Juridiction des CahA.

Aujourd'huy huitième jour de novembre mil sept Cent quatre vingt trois. Est Comp>aru aux Greffe de Siege le Sieur Charte Charle- ville demeurant aux caskaskia porteur d'une reconnoîssance du Sieur [blank] pourée, nous a requis Lenregistrement de laditte Reconnoissance portant Ce qui suit.

Jay reçeu de Monsieur Charle Chauvin Charlevîlle un reçeu de Monsieur fagot de lagarsseniere. Consenti a mondit Sieur Charle Chauvin Charleville de la Somme de Vingt Et un Mille neuf Cent Soixante Et dix Livres Et aux Environs de quatre Cent Livres de paux de chevreuU Et un petit paquet de Castor, La reconnoissance de Monsieur bgot Lagarceniere En datte du huit aoust mil Sept Cent soixante Et dix huit, En outre une pro- curation que ledit Charleville ma donné pour pouvoir poursuivre Le Sieur fagot En Son nom. Et faire mon possible pour retirer La ditte somme suivant le receu de monsieur fagot La Guarsinaire, Si Je ne puis rien retirer de M' fagot Je remettre Les pieces reçeu de mons*^ Charleville a luy même Et il me remettra le présent

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We Richard Wiiislon, Civil Gorernor in the County of Illinois. Having seen the present commission, we have confirmed and coiiltrm it and in c(>nscquen<* wc have reccii-cd and lo receive the said M. Joseph Labuxierc as attorney tor the itate ci( Virginia in the county of the Htinois and its dependencies the oath which he has now made to conform to the statutes regulations of the ï.tid State for the county of Illinois, reception wc have made with the unanimous consent of the undersigned nwgiîtrBtes holding the Court of justice in this village of Kaskaskia. In faith of which we hav« Mgned the presnit which wc have scaled with our seal and delivered to M. Labusierc for his use, of which ihisaci «ill Icsiify. In the lillagc of Ka»k.-iskia in the Illinois, June iq, 1781. Signed, Richard Wins- ton, Jacques Lasource, pre^dtng magistrate, Codin, Janis, Barbau, Louviere, all magi.itnites, and the original of ihc present registry was delivered lo the said M. Labuxicre; and wc have signed the said day and year.

Labuxiere Fr. Sauder, N. P.

Extract of the Registers of the Manistracy of Cabokia.

To-day, the eighth of Niivcmlier, 17S3, there apixsired at the ofBce of [this) Court M. Charles Charleville, residing in Kaskaskia, bearer of a receipt from M. [frSank] Pource, and he has recititred of us the registration of the said receipt which contains what follows:

I ha«' received (n>m M. Chitrles Chauvin Charleville a receipt of M, Fagot de Lagarcenieregivcn toihesaidM. Charles Chauvin Charleville for the Mim of iwenty-cme thousand nine hundred and seventy livra and about four hundred pounds of deer-skins and a small package of betver. The receipt of M. Fagot de Lagarcen- iere bears date of the eighth of August, 1778; furthermore a power of attorney which the said Charleville gave me to empower me to sue M. Fagot in his name and lo do my best to obtain the said sum according to the receipt of M. Fagot de Lagarccnîere. If I can do nothing about obtaining tl>e sum from M. Fagot, I shall return the piipers received tnim M. Charleville to him and he will return the present. Made at St. Genevie\-e January i, i;8a.

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„«r ( ? I Pourée. The said M. CharlcTÎHc requiring th« regwtration of the said receipt, after rwuiing was made thereof in our office, wc have tn^ribcd and rej^istcred it in the record of re^s- trations of this Court in compliance with the ordinance, that ii may be used and have its effect, of which thb act will testify, the siàd day and year.

Fr. Saucier, N. P.

Extract of tlie Registers of the Magistracy of Cahokia.

To-day, the tenth of November, 17S3, there appeared M. Joseph I»ibu«icrc, who has required <rf us the repstnition of the commission which follows:

Having seen the jictilion presented to us by M. Joseph Labux- iere under date of December 10, 178a. and knowing that the government has desired nothing more than to give facility to all Its subjects to gain their livelihood honestly and to seek, obtain and possess happiness wherever they can obtain ii, and to assist them with its authority and power in order that each may exercise his talents and be useful to society:

In virtue of the power given to u» by M. John Todd Esquire,

civil governor in the countjr of QUnols and its dcpcDdcades, we have pcrniiilcd and do permit M. Joseph Labuxiere Senior, to establish a notariat in this said county at the place where be shall have his residence and to this end to draw up and receive in his capacity of notary public, throughout the extent of the said county and district, all insirumenl.'t, «-ontracts and inventories, ' settlements, auctions and in general to do all that which belongs to the conipelencc of a notar>-, without any person being per- mitted lo make opposition thereto; for the State vishcs that each pcrsim enjoy full liberty lo plate his confidence in such notary as he shall judge fitting. In consequence wc have this day received the oath of office fri>m the s;iid M. l.abuxiere, who has pnimised and sworn to conform himself to the statutes of government and customary usages; and he shall be free, in case of incompatibility, to substiiuic some one to perform the functions of state's attorney in the affairs which require one, and where he cannot exercise

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de Raison que nous avons signé et Scellé de Notre Cachet oïdinaire aux Caskakia le douze décembre mil sept cent Cent [sic] quatre vingt deux, signé sur la commission Richard Winston Lieutenant de Compte. Laquelle Commission nous avons Enregistrée Et remis loriginal a^ud* s' Labuxicre pour luy servir ce que de raison Et avoir recour a lenregistrement cy dessus En cas de Besoin dont acte lesd' jour et an.

fr. saucier N"*.

Extrait des Registres de la jurisdiction des Cahos.

Du dix avril mil Sept cent quatre vingt Cinq, aujourdhuy est comparu le S^ Joseph Labuxiere tuteur des Enfans mineurs de deffunt Jean B'^ jacquemain dît tajoye de la prairie du Rocher Lequel nous Requis lenregistrement cy après.

Je soussigné tuteur des Enfans mineurs de deSunt jean B'' jacquemain dit lajoye de laprairîe du Rocher averty tous ceux qui ont pris des eScts a lencan dud^ deffunt jacquemain que led' Encan dans le present mois davril et que les adjudicataires ayent a payer eux ou leurs cautions leurs adjudications Entre les mains de M*^ Barbeau capitaine commandant a la prairie du Rocher qui leur donnera quittance En mon absence Faute de quoy il leur est déclaré quit payeront les frais et dépens que Ion fera pour aler chés eux leur demander le recouvrement Et en outre Linterest Suivant la Loix Et coutume Etablie pour les mineurs fait En mon domicile des Cahos le 9 avril 1785. signé Labuxiere Et plus Bas Est Ecrit Envoyé une copie aux Kas a M'' de Monlbnin et a M'' Barbeau pour afficher chacun dans les Lieux de leurs dépendances le lo avril 1785,

signé Labuxiere tuteur fr. saucier N. P.

(Folio 36. 1786.)

aujourdhuy vingt huit décembre mil Sept cent quatre vingt Six est comparu au greffe de ce siege le S' gabriel Baron habitant

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the two duties in the same uSair. In faith of which vt hare delir- ered the present commission and have signed and sealed it with our seal at Koskaskia, the twelfth of December, 17a}. Sij^ed on Uie trommi*siiin, Richard Winston, County Lieutenant; which commission we have registered and returned the original to the said M. Labuxiere that he make use thereof an<i have rccourte to the above rcgistrj' in case of need; of which this act will testify, the »aid day and year.

l-"r. Saucier, Notary.

Extract of the Rep-sters of the Maj^Ktrat y of Cahokia.

On the tenth of April, 1785, lo-day. there appeared M. Joseph Labuxiere, j(uanlian of the minor chlldrcn of the deiTcaised Jean Btc. Jacqucmain called Lajoyc of Prairie du Rocher, who has required of us the regt.itration of «hat follows:

1, the undersigned guardian of the minor children of the de- ceased Jean Bie. Jac<|uemain called Lajoye of Prairie du Rocher, notify all those who have taken goods at the auction of the de- ceased Jacqucmain, the said auction (having been held] in the present month of April, that the purchasers have to pay for them or [give] their surely for their purchaseâ into the hands of M. Barbau, captain commandant at Prairie du Rocher, who will give them receipts in my absence; in default of which, notice is giv«n to them that ihcy shall pay the cost* and charges, which arc made in going to ihcm to demand the recovery, and also the interest according to the law and established custom for minors. Made in my domtdle at Cahokia April q, 1785. Sij^ned, Labuxiere. And below is written: Sent U copy to Kaskaskla to M. ilc M'^nbreun and M. Barbau for each to post in the places of their dependencies, April

10, 1783.

Signed Labuxiere, guardian. Fr. Saucier, N. P.

(FdUo ifi. i;M.) To-day the twenty -eighth of December, 1786, there appeared at the office of this Court M. Gabriel Baron and Marie Louise

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du poste des c^hos et marie Louise Bute&u son Epouse poiteor de leur contract de mariage passé devant Senet Notaire aux Cahos le vingt huit septembre mil Sept cent Soixante Seize Portant la donnation qui suit. Et pour se domier des preuves de Laffection réciproque quils Se portent Lun et lautre ils Se Sont fait et ce font par ces présentes' donnation mutuelle réciproque et a jamais irre- vocable autant que donnation puisse valoir au dernier vivant d'eux de tous et uns Chacuns les Biens meubles et immeubles propres acquets et conquets que le premier mourant aura et laissera au jour et heure de Son deces pour enjouîr par le dernier vivant En plaine propriété et comme de chose luy apartetiante de plain droit, cette présente donnation mutuelle Et réciproque ainsy faite pourvu toutes fois quil ny ait point denfant nez ni a naitre dud* mariage car en Cas denfant ladite donnation Sera nule de plain droit ainsy convenu Et accordé, ce requérant les dits S' et dame Baron in- sinuation de la présente donnation nous lavons insinuée et en- registrée sur le present registre dinsinuation et deniegistrement du greffe de ce Siege pour servir aud* s' dame Baron ce que de raison dont acte lesd* jour et an.

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requisition de M.' Joseph Janez It Commi'" Du iS janvier 1787.

avis au Public

l>e Soussigné Etant chargé de Prendre connoissance des abus de Nature publique qui ont été commis ici a L'entour U est Bien mortiffié de voir que ces abus Sont Enormes et frequants mais comme la Nature de Sa Commission est telle qu'il ne peut pas pour le present les Examiner comme il le voudrait Et que daîlleurs il est plus glorieux de prévenir les Crimes de peur qu'on ne les commete que de les punir après quils Sont commis, il avertit donc le public f>ar ces présentes que toutes personnes ou personnes qui après cette date Commetra ou occasionnera quelque Ravage, ou pillage ou destruction Soit au fort de Chartre ou a lEncien

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Buteau, his wife, bearers of thdr conmd of marmgt pssscd before Senet, notary at Caliokia, the twcnly-tighth of September, '773' containing the donation which follows: And in order to give proofs of the recipriM-al afTcctton which Ihcy have one for aoothcr. ibcy have made and make by these presents mutual, reciproral and irrevocable doiiatinii, in ;^o far asa donation can be valid, to the survivor of them of all and each of ihe goods, persona] and real, inherited or acquired before or after myrisge, which the fint one dying shall have and leave on (he day and hour of hi* or ber decease, to be enjoyed liy the survivor in full proprictor^ip and as a thing belonging to him or her in full right. Tliis present mutual and reciprocal donation is so made, proviiU-d, however, that there should be no child bom nor to be born of the said mar- riage; for In ease of a child the .^aid <lonation shall be null in full right as agreed and granted. The said M. and Madame Baron requiring the registration of the present ilunation, we have in- scribed and registered it in the present record of registrations of the of&ce of (his Court that the said M. and Madame Raron may make use thereof, of which this act will testify, the said day and year. Labuxiere, Nutan- Cleric.

Rciqui.^ition of M. Joscfih Jiuin, Lieut. Commissary, Jan uarj' 18. 1787.

Notice to Ihe Public.

The undersigned being appointed 10 take cognizance of the abuses of a public nature, which lia\-e been <:ominilted licre in the surrounding pUces, he is very mortified to see that such abuses arc great and frequent; but oa the nature of his commission is such thnt he cannot examine them its he would wish to, and since, besides, it is more glorious to prevent crimes which one fears will be commiilcd than to punish them after they arc committed, he warns the public, therefore, by these presents that all persons or person, who «(1er this flute shall commit or cause any depredation, robbery or destruction either at Fort de Chartres or at the former college of the Jesuits at Kaskaskia or at the old fort on the moun-

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in which commands the village or ai any slorehouse or public

Idin);, they may cipcct thai they wiU be punished very scvcidy. therefrum dc|>eii<l:^ itx; welfare of a govemmeni which de- to be }U§t and equitable.

Every person who has in hi.i poskscssion anyihtnfç bdofif(ing tu the public i^ notified to return it us soon as possible.

The undersigned would think himself fonunate, if the penonti «ho arc known to have demolished the old college of the Jesuits would profit by this notice to bring to it the maleriaU which they tiAvc taken therefrom and to rebuild the structures in the condition in which they were hitherto, since it h hoped that in a &horl time there will be sl.ilioned lhpr« in garrison n rorps of troop*, who will have need of lliese buildings; and the Dece&^ary enquiries con- cerning these [Mrsons will be made, if they neglect this warning. Signed at Kaskaskia, January 11. 17S;, Joseph Janez, Lieut Com.

Re-.id, (lublished and |Hisicd on the dimr of the church of Cahokia by me, Joseph Labuxicrc, notary and clerk of the said place January 18, 1787.'

Labuxierc, Clerk.

February 19, 1787.

There appeared M. -Augustin Oubuque. traveling trader, ai present in Cahokia, ai tlie door of llic court tif justice sitting in the office of the clerk: and after having presented to the said Court the fullowing ])elilioi), he ha» re(juire<l the rrgi^tralion there- of in this said office; and I have traosaibcd ii on the record of the registrations word for word according to the original as follows:

To M. Jean Ute. LaCroix and MM. the Judges of the Court of the District of (?ahokia.

Sirs:

AuRUiiin Dubuque, travding trader of Montreal, resident at present in ihi.s post, and acting by power of attorney of M. Valen- tine Jauurd, lawyer in the said city, has the honor to »how you tliai, ill virtue of the decree under date of the sixth of the month of November last, of which it has pleased you to cause him to be informed, he had believed that [he would have received justiccl in accordance with the legality of the claims which the said M.

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qucD venu de la Sentence quU vous a plû luy faire SigniScs date du Sixième du mois de Novembre dernier il auroit Cril qia- prfs la validité des droits que a requis led' s' jautard Sur les Bira Cy devant apparienants aux missions Etrangères Situfe En et \illage paroisse de la S»» famille consistant En une maison 4 pierre et Son terrain ainsy quunc terre Et autres effets td qui est Ennoncé par le contract de vente quen a fait en Son viva! le S' Jean Lagrange au S-" jautard par acte passé pardevant m" Laliuxiere Notaire Royal en datte du quatriesme juin de Lannét mit Sepi lent Soixante Cinq dont led» S' Lagrange avoit acquis le lout de M' francois forget duverger prêtre et missionnaire des miî~ions Etrangères grand vicaire de M' Leveque de quebec faisant el agLisanl alors au Nom de M' Le Supérieur des missions Etrangère de paris, par acte passé devant led' M^ Labuxiere notaire Rwalde^[lllinoiî]leCinquie=medeXovembremUseptcentSoiiaiite iroi> Scu> le gouvernement de M' de Neyon alors gouverneur de ce pa>> au Service de Sa majesté le Roy de France. Le supliam ne peut cacher Sa Surprise connoissant la probité des arbitre Noninivf par la communauté des habiians de ce village pour donner leur> opinions Sur la validité ou lînvalidité des titres cy iicsiU< mentionnés, de voir avec quelle authorité (et Sil m'est pemii* Saiij llc^^iier la modestie des dits arbitres) avec qu^c leperité iU «mt Cas?<! Enaulé et mis au Néant les actes passés il y a viriLit Cinq u \in!,'i jix ans par main de Xotaire Ro\al, tems lai le [Mv? t!ioi! sou> la domination française et jouissoît dune ju-tico KiaWie Et réglée Et ou toutes personnes en place X'auroit Kii la ti-meriti- do passer ou recevoir aucun acte qui ne fut con- forme aux lois Sans EnLOurir les risques de punition.

quil me soit jx-nnis Messieurs de vous observer quel seroit Ce droit des gens Si la Cour daujourdhuy toute respectable quelle est. Va ijucl [louvnir qui luy soit Confié, avoit le droit de Casser

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les actes p.isseJî sous les gouvernements français et anglais Sous Icïquels nous avons Successivement passez dans lespace dEnviron quatorze a quinze ans, quelle seroit la Sûreté publique, y auroît-il

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Jauiarcl lia* made to ihe property heretofore belunging to the fordgn [Dissions situated in this village, parish of the Holy Family, ^and conaÎMiitg »t a »ione house with il.s lot ai n-ell as a plantation ■nd other effects, such as is described by the contract of sale, which M. Jean Lagrange during his life made thereof to M. Jsut»rd by iniçtrumcnt passed before M. Labuxicrc, royal notary, dated June 4, lyOs, all of which the said M. Lagrange had ac- qutred fmm M. François Forget Duit-rgcr, priest and mission- aiy of the foreign mi^om and grand vicar of the bishop of Quebec, acting at that lime in the name of M. the Superior of the foreign missions of Paris, by instrum^t passed before the said M. Labuxiere, royal notary of the fTHinois], on the sth November. 1763, under the government of M. dc Neyon, atthe Irae governor of this country in the service of His Majesty the King of France,' The petitioner cannot conceal his surprise, since he knows the probity of the arbitratun appointed by the community of the inhabitants of this village to give their votes on the validity or ioi'Blidity of the titles hereinabove mentioned, at seeing with what authority (and if it is permitted without wounding the modesty of the said arbitrators) with what levity they havt put aside, aD> nulled and set at naught the instruments [Kissed twenty-five to twenly-six years ago by the hand of a royal noiar)-, at which time the country was umier the French dominion and enjoyed an c»tal>> li.shed and regulated justice and when no person in office would bavchad the temerity to p;iss or receive any instrument, which did DOl conform to the laws, without incurring the risks of punishment. Permit fflc, gentlemen, to inform you what this right of the people would be, if the Court of to-day, wholly honorable as it is, an<l what the power which in confided to you would be, did the light exist of setting aside the instruments piiss«d under the French an<i English governments, under which we have successively passed in the space of about fourteen to fifteen years. What wtyuM be the public surety ? Would there be any individual who could flutter himself with enjoying acquisitions which he has made or will leave to hia descendants, without running the risk of seeing them forfeited ? Would not such a power become absurd which instead

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aucun particulier qui pu se flater de jouir des acquisitions quil a faites ou laissées a leurs descendans Sans courir les risques de S'En voir dechû, un tel pouvoir ne deviendroit-il pas absurde qui au lieu de veiller a la Sûreté publique par le maintien des loîx donneroit atteinte a les Enfreindre, le droit des gens Est un droit que toutes nations Cîviiizées respertent Et Se rendent réciproque- ment les uns aux autres, lorsque le pays fut rendu par le trai^ de paix aux Englais Ion a vu cette nation respecter Et metre En force tout acte de justice passez Sous le gouvernement français, comme maintenant que nous Sommes au pouvoir des Etats unis de Lamerique Ion verra cette puissance maintenir dans toute Sa force toutes loJx et usages existants Sous les deux gouverne- ments antérieurs les puissances Conquérantes ont le droit da jouter au pays qu'ils ont conquis les toix qui leurs Sont propres mab non pas de Casser celles qui regnoient precedament

Le Suplîant vous représente très respectueusement quen vertu de la procuration a lui livrée par le S^ valentin jautrad avocat resident a montreal pour Se nantir des Biens cy devant mentionnez quil avoit légitimement acquis de deffunt S' jean Lagrange Et dont il a joui paisiblement pendant lespace denviron vingt un an Sans interuptions ni apellation de qui que ce soit il a En conce- quance Lanneé dernière fait DéCrétter La dite Mîssbn avec les Dits Biens En presence de témoin, pendant trois Mois de Suitte a la porte de L'église au nom du dit Sieur Valentine Jau- lard Comme à lui appartenant Sans que qui que Ce Soit Se pré- sentât pour y ra'ettre Empechment, et ont été vandù Juridicque- ment Selon les Loix et Coutumes du pais à la porte de L'église, La quel vente Le Suppliant Entend quil est Lieu Sauf au Colége des Mission Etrangères d 'avoir Leurs recours Contre Leurs agent; Le Suppliant a L'honneur de vous observer Messieurs que Lorsque il a donné Sa Signature pour Se Soumettre à la Desition des Arbi- tres il ne Croyoit pas avoir affaire à ses propres parties puisse qu'il ce Disent ou ils sont Connu Etre de la Communauté des habitans Il ne veut pas dire [)ar la qu'il est Crû m'ai Decider mais ilsan- tient deCément que faisant corps Dans le nombre des paroissiens ils aurait Dû Ce Récuser au lieu de prendre Le ton dautorité de

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Ov«r the public surety through the m^ntenance o( the shoiiid Rive a blow to break them. The right of the people right which all dv-ilizcd nations ropect and submit to recip- rocall}-. WheB the coumi}- was surrendered to the Enj^bh bj- the treaty ol peace, that nation was secii to respect and put in force all acta of justice passed under the French govenuneol. Since noir wc sre in [he power of the United Stales, it will be seen that this power maintains in all their force the laws and usages which hsve existed under the two preceding gov«mmcnts. The conquering powers have the right to add to the country, which they have con- quered, the laws which are their own ; but not to annul those which were in force before.

The petitioner sets forth to you very respectfully that, in virtue of ihe power of attorney given him by M. Valentine Jautard, lawyer residing in Montreal, to take possession of the property hereinbefore mentioned, which he had legitimately acquired from the deceased M. Jean Lagrange and which he has enjoyed peace- fully during the space of about twenty-one yeatn without interrup- tion or action from any one,and in consequence thereof, he last year caused to be issued in the presence of witne^iaes and posml, for three mcinihs togetlier at tli« door of the church, a writ against the said mission and iu property in the name of the said M. \'aleniine Jautard a^ belonging to him, without any one presenting himself to make objection thereto; and judicial sale was made according to the laws and inisium.t of the ctiuntry at the dour of the church which sale, the petitioner understands, is allowed, rcscn'ing to the college of the foreign mi.tsions tlie right tu have recourse gainst thdr agent. The petitioner has the honor to remark to you, gen- tlemen, that when he gave his signature to submit himself to the derision of the arbitrators, be did not believe that be had an aSair with the interested parties. Since they say it or are known to be of the cnmmunity of the inhabitants, and hcdocs not wish to say by Ibai it is believed the decision was unjust, but he feds that, since they wore of the number of the parishioners, they ought properly to have challenged ihcm instead of taking the tone at authority to annul and set aside authentic instruments legally passed under a

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Casser et d'anéanler des actes authentiques passer L 'également Sous un Govemement sage ; Le Suppliant ne peut voir quavec Peine que Les susdits arbitres annonCent dans un passage de Leurs Sen- tance que Le dît Suppliant est Nantie De titres authentiques de la part du S' Jautard et dans un autre ils disent quils N'en à pas suSSsamant puisquil En demande d'autres ils osent Encore avan- cer que Le S^ abbé forget s'est Evadé furtivement de pais dans le tems quils scavent Le Contraire, Leurs sentence prouve que L 'abbé forget a Emporter Les fonds de la Mission En france, C 'est donc La Mission même qui a opérer dans Ce fait, puis qu'Qs avoit Mis La Gestion et La Conduite Entre les mains du dit forget et que [>ersonne ne Ce soit opposerala sortie des fondsL'orsqu 'il partie du pais; dans Le Convoy de Monsieur de Neyon alors Gouverneur du pais; Le Suppliant Doit donc Etre Certain que Le dit forget avoit tous pouvoir dans Ladministration de utte Mission et Les habitans n'en ont point Douter puîsquils ont acquis de Lui, et quand m€me U N'auroit pas Été muny d'un pouvoir particulier, il a Été Connu membre de La Mission et Vicaire général et par consequant toutes Les ventes ou transsactions faites par lui sont pour le Compte de la dite mission, il est donc plus que Ridicule aux arbitres de prendre Le haut ton d'autorité de Casser et annul- 1er des actes Sacrés, un tribunal de Justice Légale Les respecte partous, il ny a que Le deffaut de forme qui puisse Les annéantir, mais il est deSendu à des arbitres Den Connoître. Ce Considéré U vous Plaise, Messieurs Declarer Ladite sentence null et Randu par des Personnes incompétentes, dire que Leur pouvoir ne s'etand pas Jusqu'à decider une affaire de Droits qui n'appar- tient qu'au tribunal Competent, de plus le suppliant vous prie, Messieurs, de le recevoir appelant de La susdite sentence et de Lui En Expédier acte afin qu 'il puisse se pourvoir partout ou à qiii le droits appartiendra, et ferez droit. Présenté par moi soussigné à la cour respective des Cahokias le 15 •"" février 1787 au Kaho- kias. signé dubuc Et a linstant ladite requête a Eté Remise aud' s^ dubuque par moy greffier Soussigné après la seance de ia Cour tenue par M** fr. Saucier présidant au lieu et place de s'' jean B^

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-comluck-d govenim«nl. The petitioner can see only wilh

in tbat the arbitriilors aforesaid announce in u pa»»igc of tbeir

rdict that the aiùd petitioner ia provided with authentic titles

M. Jautard and in another tbey say thut be bas not sufficient

theni. since they demand others. They also dare to advance tbat M. AbW Forget left the country »t the time secretly, when tbey know the contrary. Their verdict proves that the \bh( Forget hascnrrifd the funds of the mission to France. It is thtii the mission itself which has acted in this deed, since they have placed the action and conduit in iht- hitiid» "f ihe wiid Forget and since no one has made opposition to the departure of the funds, when he set out (rum the country in the convoy «f M. de Neyon, at that time governor of the country. The petitioner ought then lo be cerluin that the »3id Forget had all power in the administra- tion of this mission; and the inhabitants have had no doubt there- ci, since they have acquired j)roperty of him ; and if even he shoiJd not have been armed with a particular power, he has been known

a member of the mission and vicar- general and conseciucntly

the saJes or transactions made by him are (or the account of the said mission; and it is therefore more than ridiculous for arbitra- tors to lake the high tone of authority of annulling and setting a<ide sacred acts — a tribunal of civil justice would respect them every- where. There is only the defect of form which could annul them, but it is («irbidden arbitrators t" take cognixance thereof. In tun- sideralioD of this, gentlemen, you should decide to declare the «aid verdirt null and rendered by persons incompetent, and to say that their power docs not csicnd to deciding ft questiom of law, which belongs only to a comgielciil tribunal.

Furthermore the petitioner prays you, gentlemen, to receive his appeal from the verdict aforesaid and lo expedite an aci thereof in order that be can plead everywhere in regard to whom ihe rights belong and obtain justice. I^sentcd by me, the under- signed, to the honorable Court of Cahokia, the 15th of February, 1757, alCahokia. Signed, Dubuque. And now the said petition bas be«n returned to the said M. Dubuque by me the undersigned clerk, after the silling of the Court, held by MM. Fr. Saucier, presi-

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, dent in tbcplafc and stead of M. Jean BtcLaCroix, Ant. Girsidin, L^uis Chatd, M. Saucier, Clemeni Alaric, and Joseph Lnpancé, to whom the said petition was presented and by ihcm referred. Bdow i» ulso whiil folloivs: Seen tjy (he iivtemttled C»url the above petition of M. Dubuque, together with the verdict of the deputed arliilrulois aji^Kiinted by the community of the inhabiiaiiU of Cahokia, to whom the said M. Dubuque has promised to leave the decision by his «vriiing dute<) Novcmljcr 7, 1786. The Court has overruled all the prayers and principal observations mentioned in the petition of M. Dubuqiic, and lias conlirmed and does con- firm the verdict of the said deputies, and decrees that it shall have its full and entire e0ect notwilh^tunding all appeal. Given at Cahokia February 19, 178J. Signed below the reference of the ttid petition returned to M. Dubuque, Ant. Girardin, Ml. Saucier, a + for the mark of Joseph Lapancf , a + for the mark of Clement Alary, a + for the mark of l^ui« Chatd, Fr, Sauder, prewdeni, and the undersigned clerk.

Aug. Dubuque. Labuxiere.

To-day, the first of March, 17&7, there appeared at the office of this Court M. Augu:i.tin Dubuque, traveling trader, who bas required the registration of the power of attorney here following:

Before the undersigned notaries of the province of Quebec, residing at Montreal, M. Valentine Jautard, hiwycr living in ihc faubourg St. Joseph near this city of Montreal, has by theae presents made and constituted bis attorney, general and spcrial, the person of M. .Augustin Dubuque, travdtng merchant, ai pres- ent in tbis city, to whom he has given power to sell, alienate, cede and transfer for him and in his name, to whom it shall seem good to him and fur what price and sum which the «aid constituted attorney shall determine, the lands hereafter designated: to wit, a piece of land situated in the village of Cahokia, [writh of the

Ay Family, cnntaining about three bimdred feet biMtage and

out nine hundred feet in depth, upon which is coostnicted a stone house, in whatever condition it is found at present; also a plantation of four arpenLs frontage ailuated in front of Cahokia extending in depth from the trench to the bluSs, adjoining on

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fondeur jusques aux cotes, joignant dun costé au S' Clermont Et de lautre costé au Nommé dorion Suivant les designations Portées aux contracts dacquisitions que led' S' Constituant en s faite de feu S*^ jean lagrange vivant Négociant aux caskakias par contract passé devant M^ Labuxiere Notaire en datte du quatre juin mil Sept cent Soixante Cinq dont led' SMagrange avoit acquis le tout de M''* francois forget duverger prêtre et mîssionaîre des missions Etrangères grand vicaire de M'' Leveque de quebec faisant et agissant alors au Nom de M^ le Supérieur des missions Etrangères de paris par acte passé devant led' M'' Labuxiere des [Illinois] le Cinq Novembre mil Sept cent Soixante trois, dont tous les dits titres y Enoncés ont fité remis aud' S' Constitué pour et en vertu diceux en prendre pocessîon au Nom dud* S'constituant, les vendre comme dît est au meilleur avantage que led' constitué trouvera Enfin plaider apeller, obtenir jugements aux fins de deguerpisse- ments Si personne ou personnes quelconques Sétoient a proprié les dits Biens, En un mot passer tous toutres [sU] de vente revêtir lacquereur ou les acquéreurs de toute propriété au Nom dud* Constituant Et du produit des ventes En recevoir iceux deniers et den donner quittances ou en passer tous actes au profit des acquéreurs, prometant led' S' constituant avoir tout pour agré- able ce que led' S' Constitué fera, donnant pouvoir de constituer un ou plusieurs procureurs Sans Besoin de rattfficalion de la part dud' S' constituant voulant que la présente vaille jusqua revoca- tion expresse tel laps de tems qui puisse Se couler, car ainsi prome- tant &c. obligeant &c voulant &c nonobstant &c. fait et passé a montreal Etude des Soussignéz lan mil Sept cent quatre vingt Cinq le dix neuf May avant midy, ces présentes délivrées En Bre- vet, et a mond' S' constituant Signé ces présentes avec les Notaires Lecture faite Suivant Lordonnance — signé vjau tard — ^Foucher — fr. LeGuay Notaires, et plus bas est Escrit Nous René ovide hertel Ecuyer Seigneur de Rouville L'un des juges de Sa Majesté En Sa Cour des playdoyers Communs, district de Montreal province de quebec &c. &c. CertiÉBons a tous quil appartiendra que M™ fr. LeGuay et antoine foucher qui ont Signé et délivré cts présentes

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one side M. Clermont's and on the other the land of the named Doriun according lu ilie deacriplion contained in the concracls of acquisition, which the said constitutcr made therefor with the late M. Jean Lagran}{e, during bia life merchant at Kaskaskia, by contract parsed before M. Labuxicrc, notary, under date of June 4, 1705, all of which the said M. Laj^nge had acquired from M. l''rançois Forget Duverger, priest and missionar}' of the foreign miasions and grand vicar of the Bishop of Quebec, acting at that time in the name of M. the Superior of the foreign missions of Paris, by act passed before the said M. Labuxicre, royal notary of tbc (Illinois] on Nnv-ember 5, 1763. All the s:ii<I tillcdeeds here mentioned have been delivered lo tùe constituted allomcy that be may by virtue thereof liikc possession in the name of tlie »aid con Stituter, aud sell them, as said, to the best adv'anlage, that the said conslituietl attorney ^l1aU find ; tiiudly tbat he may |>lc^, appeal and obtain judgments for the purpose of ejectments, if any person or frlnteyq^ bp* approprialnl tlic said property, in a word to 6ttl6ftctetf sale >-ind to invest the purchaser or purchascn full properly rights in the name of the said constituter and to receive the money from the product of the sales and to gi« rc<eipts tlierefor or to pass all acts to the profit of the purchasers; the said constituter promises to sanction all which the said constituted atlor- ne>' sbaJI do ; and gives him power to constitute one or more attomeys without the need of ratificnlion im the part of the *aid constituter; and he wishes that the present be valid until «press rc\'ocation without regard to the time which may elapiv; for thus promi»ng etc. binding, etc. willing, cic. notwithstanding etc. Made and passed at Montreal in tlie othce of the undersigned, the year 1785, the nineteenth of May before noon. These prescnlsweredelivered in brevet and the said M. constituter signed these presents with the notaries, after reading was made according to the ordinance Signed, V. Jautard, Foucher, Fr. Le Guay, notaries. And below is written — We, Ren^ Onde Hertel Esquire, Seigneiir de Rouville, one of judges of His Majesty in his Court of Common Pleas, district of Montreid, province of Quebec etc. etc, certify lo all whom it may concern that Nf M. Le Guay and Antoine Foucher,

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Sont notaires En cette province que foy doit être ajoutée aux actes quils passent tant en jugements que hors Certi&ons £n outre que le papier timbré nest point En usage dans cette dite province En foy de quoy nous avons signé ces présentes et a iceUes aposé le seau de nos armes ordinaires donné a Montreal En notre hotel le 19 May 1785 signé hertel de Rouville

Et plus Bas est Ecrit, je Soussigné augustin dubuque je trans- porte la présente procuration a M' jean dumoulin Négociant pour lexercer Et la faire valoir En tous son contenu, de même et ainsy que jaurois pu faire le metant et transmetant En mon lieu Et place aux Cahôs le dix sept Novembre mil sept cent quatre vingt Cinq, signé A. Dubuc.

Et a linstanl ladite procuration a Eté délivrée par moy gref- fier soussigné aud* s' augustin Dubuc lesd' jour Et an.

Aug, Dubuque Labuxîere

aujoiu'dbuy vingt quatre avril mil sept Cent quatre vingt Sept est comparu au greffe de la jurisdiction des Cahos aux iliaois M' huges huvard porteur des pieces Suivantes lequel En a requis Lenregistrement Suivant Et transcrit sur le present r^istres lui même atendu que le greffier nentend pas la langue anglaise ainsy quil Suit

Know all men by these presents that I John Askin of Detroit Merchant have made ordain'd Constituted & appointed & by these presents do make ordain constitute & appoint in my place & stead put & depute M' Hugh Heward of Detroit aforesaid my true & lawful attorney for me & in my Name & for my Use to ask Demand recover & receive of & from any person or persons indebted to me or any of my former Copartnerships. — giving & granting to my said attorney my sole & full power & authority to take pursue & follow such legal Courses for the Recovery receiv- ing & obtaining of the same as I myself might or could do were I personally present & upon receipt of the same Acquittances &

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Other sufficient Discharges for me & in my Name to sign Seal & deliver as also one or more Attorney or Attomies under him M

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who have Mgned and delivered these presents, are notaries in this province And that faith should be giv«n to instruments which they draw up as well in judRmenis as elsewhere. We certify, furthermore, that the stamped paper is not in use in [his province. In failb of which we have signed these presents and have thereon placed the scid of our customary c<at of arms. Given at Montreal in our mansion, May 19, 1785. Signed, Hericl dc RouvHIe,

And below is written: I, the undcreigned .Augustin Dubuque, transfer the present power of attorney to M. Jean Dumoulin, merchant, to carr>' out and put into effect in all its contents even as I could have done, using and transmitting it in my place. At Cabokia November 17, 1785. Signed A. Dubuque.

And now the said power of attorney has been delivered by me, the undersigned not.iry, t« the «aid M. Dubuque the said day and year.

Aug. Dubuque Labuxiere.

To-day, the twenty-fourth of April, 178;. there appeared at the office of the jurisdiction of Cahokia in tlie Illinois M. Hugh Hcward, bearer of ihc following documents and he has required the registr}' thereof and ha.s iraiucrilied ihem in the present register bimself, since the clerk does not understand the English language, a^ follows:

I St piece.

Know all men by these presents thai I, John Askins of Deiroii, merchant, have made, ordained, constituted and appointed and by these presents do make, ordain, constitute and appiiini and in my place and slead put and depute Mr. tlugb Hcward of Detroit aforesaid my true and lawful attorney for me and in my name and for my use to ask, demand, recover and receive of and from any person or persons indebted to me or any of my former co-partners; giving and granting to my said attomc}' my sole and full power and authority to take, pursue and follow such legal courses for the recovery, receiving and obtaining of the «ame a« I myself might or could do, were I personally present ; and upon receipt of the same, a equina» ces and other sufficient discharges (or me and in my name to sign, seal and deliver; as also one or more

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substitute or appoint & again at his pleasure to revoke & furthef to do & perfonn & execute for me & in my Name all singular Thing or Things which shall or may be necessary touching 8c concerning the premises as fully & entirely as I the said John Askin ought or could do in & about the same or as if more especial authority was required than is herein given — ratifying allowing & confirming whatever my said Attorney shall lawfully do ot cause to be done in & about the Premises by virtue of these presents.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my Hand & Seal the fifteenth Day of November in the year One Thousand Seven Hundred & Eighty Six.

(signed) John Askin Signed Sealed & delivered in presence of

John McCaslan Witness £t a linstant Loriginal

William Park Remis a M^ hugues huvard

Hugh Heward Labuxiere

and. Know all men by these presents that we John Askin George Leith & Angus Mackintosh of Detroit & Directors of the Miamis Company for ourselves & in behalf of the said Company have made ordain'd Constituted & appointed & by these Pres- ents do make ordain constitute & appoint & in our place & Stead put & depute M' Hugh Heward of Detroit aforesaid our true & lawful Attorney for us & in behalf of the said Company in our names & for our use to Demand recover or receive of & from any person or persons indebted to the said Company

ua. 1787) Giving & granting to our said Attorney our sole & full power & authority to take pursue & follow such legal Courses for the Recovery receiving & obtaining of the same as we ourselves might or could do were we personally present. And upon the Receipt of the same Acquittances & other sufficient Discharges for us & in our Names to sign Seal & deliver as also one or more Attorney or Attomies under him to substitute or appoint & again at his pleasure to revoke ; & further to do & perform & execute for us

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«tlonkey or attorneys under htm Id sub&lilutc or appoint and ai^in U his pleasure 10 rcvitke; aniJ further to do aitd perform and exe- cute for mc and in my numc all singular thing or things which shall or may be ncccsâar>' touching and coiHcnunc the premises a» fully and vniircly ni I, the said John Askin, ought or could do in and at>out ilic same or as if more spedal authority was rc((uiri;d iJian b herein given ; niifying, allowing and confinning whatever my said attorney shall lawfully do or cause to be done In an<l alxiui (he premises by virtue of theie pments.

In wilncss whereof I have hereunto set my hand and sea), this fifieenlli ilay of Nowmber, in the year one tliuu.iand seven hundred and eighty-six. Signed Jtrfin Askin.

Signed, sealed and delivered in tlic presence of John McCastan, n-iinese William Park.

Aitd now the original was returned to M. Huj[h Heward. Hugh Heward. Labuxiere.

and.

Know all mni by ihcKc present» (hat we, John Askin, George Lcilh and Angus Mackintosh of Dclrnil and direclots of the Miarob Company, for oursd^'cs and in behalf of the snid ci>mpany have made, ordained, constituted and appointed and by tliese present* do make, ordain, constitute and apfxiinl, and in our plaic and slead put and depute Mr. Hugh Heward i>f DelToit, aforvMiid, i^ur Inio and lawful altomry (or xis and in l>eluil( of the said compaay, in our names and for our use, to ask. demand, rwo«-er or receive of an<t (mm any ]>erM>n or |>er*on» litdebled to the said company; giving and granting to our said «Uomcy our imle and full imiwu* and authority to take, pursue and follow such legal courses for the recovery, receiving and obtaining of tlic umc as we ourselves might or tould do, were we personally pmnnl; and ujmmi rMxipl of the same, acquittances and other sufGcJenl discJiarges for tis and in our names lo sign, «eal and deliver; an aluo one or more atlornevx under him to subslilutc or appoint and again at his pleasure to revoke; and further to do and i^rfonn and execute fiv us and in our names all singular thing i>r things whiiJi shall or may be necessary, touching or

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& in our Names all singular Thing or Things which sMukI be necessan- touching or concerning the premise iî tdh ll entirely as we the said Directors ought or could do Id t àesA ihc Biime or as if more especial Authority was required thiif I herein given. Ratifying allowing & confirming whatrro»! said Attorney shall lawfully do or cause to be done in & absai» | premises by Virtue of these Presents.

In Witness whereof we the said Directors in behalf of the at Company have hereunto set Hands Si Seals the Twentieili te of November in the Year One Thousand Seven Huntind \ Eighty Six.

(signed) John Askin Signed Sealed & delivered In presence Angus Mackintosh

of John McCaslan Witness Oeorge Leitb

Mont [illegible] Trimble a Linstant remis a M' hugufc

huvard Hugh Heward. Laburiere.

Monsieur

comme vous Nignorés pas que Je suis Charge par ordre dt notre Cour de la succession de deffunt M*" augustîn dubuquc,

Un. n88) vous avez En main une négresse Et Son Enfant a luy app" je vous suplic delà remelre avec son Enfant a M'aRondel avec qui je me suis arrangé pour la Conduire aux Cahos lieu auqud i;ilc doit Etre vendue pour le compte de la Sucession ce faisant la présente Lettre que je vous Envoy par M'' aRundel vous servira dample décharge par son reçu de ladite negrese Et son Enfant que vous ferés metre au bas de la présente Crainte de tous perils Et E\'cnemenis a votre décharge

jay Ecrit au mois Novembre dernier par le détroit Et Rivicrre des ilinois a mad" votre soeur Et luy marque de vous Envoyer Sa procuration, ou a tout autre quelle voudra Choisir, si contre mon alentc on me refusoit la Négresse Et son Enfant je vous préviens que je la laisse sur les Risques perils Et fortunes de qui

' }i-hn AbLïuji H-.-i^ ji nivffh.xnt nii-l [ur-trAcIrr ni S^nduich lovnihhip, Ontario. Hr waM ïTTviiiK ai cnrikinisury lii Mic^illlmini kinac in 1774. Lalrr hr xn-cd in ibe flriLi«h uinruid WHS rciirel in tbit- Ht named inlo itiie ttf itic old French lamiJiQ of t>«fitqr. Mitk.

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concerning the prcmJacs as fully and entirely as wc, the said directors, iiughl or aiiild <!ci in i;r about the >um<; ur as it more spedol authority was required than is berrin BÏvcn; ratifying, allowing :in<l coulîrmiiig whiiteve.r «ur K3Jd attorney shall lawfully do or cauac to be done in and about the premises by virtue of these present.».

In witness whereof we, the said directors, in behalf of the said company have hereunto set our bands and seal.s the twentieth day of November, in the year one thousand seven hundred and eighty mx.

Signed, scaled and delivered in the presence of John Mc- Caslan, witness. (Signed) John ;\skin.' ■

Mom[ktl€ri iilegUilfl Trimble. Angus Mackintosh.

George Lcith. Now it was returned to M. Hugh Hewsid. Hugh Heward.

I..abuxiere.

Sir:-

As you arc not ignorant that I am intrusted by order of the Court tvilh the estate of the deceased M. Augustin Ihibuque and you have in your ponesHOn a negrew and her child bclon^ng to him, I pray you to deliver her with her child to M. Arundel, mth whom I have made arrangements to conduct h«r to Cahokiu, where &hc is to be sold for the account of the estate. By doing this the ]>re!«eiil letter, which t am sending you, will serve you for a full discharge, through the receipt for the «aid negrcss and her child whi<'h you will cause to be written at the bottom of the pres- ent for fear of all perils and emergencies in regard to your dis- charge.

I have written in the inonlh of Nnvcmljer la*l '.■ui Detroit and the Illinois river to Madame your sister and instructed her to send to you her power of attome}' or to any other whom she wèhes to choose. If, contrary to my exportation», the negTMS and hcT child arc refused me, I warn you that I leave her at

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the lisk, peril nnd fortune of bim whom it shall concern, rescn-- ing to myself, in liiat case, to make my suit for and to the profil of the estate ugainsl whom 1 shall think it to be right. Joined herewith ia the origiaaJ letter written us on the subject by M. Cruxat.

If 1 hav-c deferred havinj; her transferred, ibe bad weather and the ice are the cause» thereof and also because you said that you would send her at the ftnl safe opportunity.

I have the h<jni«-, sir, of being your servant. Signed La- buxicre, March 10, 1788. To M. Frattc, Merchant at Stc. Geneiieve.

Letter of M. Cruzat written to M. Saucier, President of the Court.

In consequence of the letter that you have written me yester- day, I have given 10 M. Praile at Sie. Genevieve order to hold at the disposition of your Court and to deliver on its demand the which li. at hiâ house belun^ng to the estate of the laie Dubuque, since I am persuaded that the creditors of this bank will enjoy the same rights in this estate as the creditors who are on your bank etc' Signed François Cruzat, St. Louis, November 14, 17S7. To François Saucier, ^Cagistrate at Cahokîa. Testament of James Muorc.

To-day the first of September, ij88, there appeared M, Dot- siere, acting for and in the name of M. Gabriel Cerré, absent, bearer of the testament of James Moore, and he has, for and in the name of the said M. Cerr^, rcquiml 1 lie it-.gislry thereof, as follows:

In the name of God, amen, I, James Moore of Belkfontainc of the country of the Illinois, being in perfect health of body, soul and memory, render thanks to God for recalling to memory the mortalil)' of my boily; and knowing that the lot of even' man i» to die once, I make, ordain and constitute this present my last will and testament: that is to say, firstly and the Ursi of all I give and recommend my soul into the hands of Almighty God who gave it and 1 recommend my body to the earth to be interred in Christian burial and the funeral to the direction of my te»ta- mentai}' executors, that at tfak general resurrection I may receive it

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iMgain by the supreme power of God; and as to the temporal goods, which it has f>lca«ed God to give me in this life, 1 give, llc^'>$e unil <lisi)o.<c of the Kiicl goods tn the manner -.lad form folio wiiiR:

Firstly, I give and bequeath to Catherine Moore, my well bdovcd wife, the third of all my property both personal zad real, after my debts shall be all legitimately paid ; it is my intent which I wish to be cxeruldl during her widowhood. As to the negroes Bingo and Judik, it is my intent iliat they return to M. Tobias Darehures, if he is willing to take them back and to hold himself responsible tliercfor to the estate of John Allison; if not, the said

Inegntes shall be siild at autrtion or sold .it private sale, if the testa- mentary executors judge it best, and their price assured to the useof the estate (if ihrlalL- John Allison; as to all the lands, which 1 possess at the present time, it is my intent that they be equally lividcd t)etwet'n my guns except that my son, William, shidl have iparts. I'he cleared lands shall be divided as well as those in and in turm-yurd at the dL-wictiiwi of the executors here- after mcnijoDcd. 1 give equally to my sod, William, the horse called Pa^baianil a book called or enIil]e(]"TTagcdin of Otway'" and the first volume of the ■■Sjitciator"; and to my son, John, "The Companion of the Young Mao" ; and loiny son, James, the works of Abraham Cowley; and to Henoch, the seventh volume of the "Spectator" ; and to Milton, " The Paradise Lost " of Milton and the works of M. Savage entitled "The \'agabond"; and to my daughter Mary, the first volume of the works of Shakespeare ritli iui ei|ual p:in of all my ]>crsona] goods; and all the remaining shall ))c equally divided among all; my son, William, sliall my violin. I ordain and <'»nstitute likewise Gabriel Cemf, Shadrach Bond and Thomas Btgg.<t to be my executors of this |>resent l3,il will and testament, to whom 1 rccocnmcnd that they leave all my property in the hands of my wife during her widowhood until tlie boyi are «f age; and that at that time each of thwn, as they come of age, withdraw his share; but if there appears to the testamentary executors tltat there is the leait appeariLncc <A waste in the propcirty, it is my intent that

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laisser tous les Biens entre les mains de ma femme pendant Son veuvage jusqua ce que les garçons Soient en age et pour lors chacun d'eux a mesure quils viendront En age tireront leur part mais S'il paroit aux Exécuteurs testementaires qu'il y ait la moin- dre aparance de degat dans les Biens, cest mon intention quil le prenne entre leurs mains et le place au plus avantageux pour le Benefice des Enfans Et par le present je desaprouvé, révoque et Ennuie tous les autres testaments antérieurs a celui d ainsi que les E:(ecuteuTS par moi nommés ci devant dans mes pré- cédants legs et intentions, je rattifie Et confirme ce present, et aucun autre pour être mon testament et mes dernières intentions. En concequance de quoy jy ay posé ma Signature Et mon cachet ce trente unième jour de May, Lan de notre Seigneur mi] Sept cent quatre vingt sept signé James Moore JeJ^( signé Cacheté Lu prononcé et déclaré parled' James moore comme Son testament Et Ses dernières intentions en presence de nous qui en sa presence Et en presence de chacun de Nous avons Signé nos Noms ci des- sous Signé Michel HufE — John Slaughter -I- Sa marque — frs. Clark — et plus Bas est Ecrit je certiffie la présente traduction Conforme a la original Signé L Dorsiere

Enregistré conforme a la traduction par moy N" Publique Soussigué.

Labuxiere N" P.

aujourdhuy troisième jour de Septembre mil Sept cent quatre vingt huit est comparu au greffe et Notaria du poste des cahos aux ilinois le S' jean B" Dumay habitant dud* lieu porteur de Son contract de mariage avec félicité Peltier Son Epouze passé devant M'' Labuxiere N^' aud' lîeu des cahos En datte du dix" jour de juin mil Sept cent quatre vingt Six par lequel il apert la donnation que led' Comparant a fait de tous Ses Biens meuUes Et immeubles quil laissera au jour Et heure de Son trépas a ladite felicitt' Peltier, la dite donnation portée Sur Son Contract de mariage contenant ce qui Suit. Et ledit futur Epoux pour donner des preuves dune veritable affection a ladite future Epouse et luy marquer qu'il veut Bien Servir d'un veritable père a Ses Enfans ayant accepté leur tutelle p' veiller a leurs interest et les aider de

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tbey lake it in their hands snd place it to the best advantage for the inlereiit of the children. And by the present I disapprove, revoke and annul all uthcr testaments previous to ihii^ 4S well as the executors named by me berebelore in my previous wills and testaments, 1 ratify and itintjrm ihi* present and no other to be my las[ will and testament ; in consequence of which I have scl thereon my signature aim] my $eal, thin thirty-liritt day of May in the year of our Ixird 1787. Signed James Moore \Sii\ Sipied, sealed, read, pronounced and dcclucd by the said James Moure to be his last will and testament in his presence and in the presence of us, who, in his presence and in th(- presence of each of us, have signed our names hereunder. Signed Michel Huff, John Slaugh- ter + his mark, Francis Clark. And below is written, I certify that the present tranalktion conforms to the original. Signed, L. DorMcrc.

Registered, according to the translation, by me, the undersigned notary public.

Labuxiere, N. P.

To-day, the third day of September, 1788, there appesred aU the office and notariat of the post of Cahokia in the lUinois, M. Jean Btc. Dumay, inhabitant of the said [>lacc, bearer of his contract of marriage with Félicité Pelletier, his wife, passed before M. Labuxierv, notary, in the waid place of Cahokia under date of the tenth day of June, 1786, in which there appears the donation which the said a|>pe.-trer has nia<lc of all his property, personal and real, which he shall leave on the day an<i hour nf his death, to the said Félicité Pelletier. The said donation is contained in his con- tract of marriage and is as follows: And tlie said future husband, in order to give proofs of a veritable aScction to the said future wife and to show her that he wishes to serve as a true father to her children, the guardianship of whom he has accepted, to watch over

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Ses avis Et conseil Et marquer a la future Epouse une veritable amitié, U luy a fait a Elle Seule dotmation pure Sim[de Entre vif £t a jamais irrevocable En la meilleure forme que dotinatton puisse valoir de tous les Biens meuUes et immeubles quil lais- sera au jour et heure de Son trépas En cas quil decedde Sans En- fans avant la dite future épouse Et même de ladite somme de dix mille Sept cent quatre livres portée En Linvantaire dud^ dumay pour en jouir disposer et apartenir a ladite future Epouse Sans retour comme de Chose a Elle apartenante de plain luy en don- nant toute propriété Sans que personne y puisse prétendre au- cunne Chose, comme un bien quil a acquis et gagné par ces pén- ibles travaux dont ladite future Epouse Sera libre de disposer a sa mort En faveur de qui Bon lui semblera Sans que les Enfans dud' picart Son premier maxy Et dEIle puisse pretendre aucunne chose que ce quelle voudra Bien leur donner cette présente don- nation ainsi faite toutes fois au Cas quil ny ait aucunes enfans vivants nez ni a naître dud' futur mariage dud' dumay et de la- dite future Epouse car au cas dEnfant ladite donnation Sera nule de plain droit et Sans difficulté &c. Ce requérant led' jean B'« dumay insinuation de la dite donnation, Nous lavons insinué et enregistré Sur les registres de cette jurisdiction après en avoir fait lecture, pour servir Et valoir ce que de raison a la dite felictié peltier. et a ledit dumay fait sa marque ord" ne sachant signer lesd' jour et an

marque + de Labuxiere

Jean B'^ dumay

aujourdhuy vingt quatre mars mil sept Cent quatre vingt neuf est comparu jean marie dorion tuteur de la mineure lamarche demeurant aux Cahos lequel nous a requis 1 enregistrement du billet cy après.

Je Joseph Robidoub Soussigné declare devoir Et promet payer dans le courant du mois doctobre de lannée mil sept cent quatre vingt dix a lordre de M^ jean marie dorion la Somme de sept Cent piastres En Bon courant ou la valeur en pdterie de

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their întcreKis and to aid them with hU counsel, and to show the future wife a true aScction, has made to her atone a true and simple donation inler vivos and irrevocable, in the best form that donation can be made valid, of all the personal and real property which hciihall leave on the day and hour of his death, in case that he dies without children before the said future wfe, and aUo of the ftaiii liura of ten thousand seven hundred IHira contained in the inventory of the said Dumay, to enjoy, dispose of and to belong to the s^d future wife without retinital as a thing belong- ing to her. and he gives it to her in full proprietorship so that no person can make any pretense thereto, as it is property which he has acquired by his labor, of which the said future wife shall be free to dispose at her death iu favour of whom it .seems best to her, and so that the children of the said Pican, her first husband, and of herself can make claim to nothinfi; except what she «hall be willing to give them. This present donation is so made, however, in case only that therearenoHving children bom or to be horn of (he said future marriage of the said Dumay and the said future wife. In case of a child the said donation shall be null in full right and without difficulty etc. The said Jean Btu, Dumay requiring the registration of the said donation, we have inscribed and registered it on ihe records of this magistracy, after having made a reading thereof, thai it may be of use and validity to the *aid Félicité Pelletier, of which this act will testif>-. Ami the said Dumay has tnadehismark.notlcnowinghow to sign, the said day and year.

Mark 4- of Labuxiere.

Jean Ble. Dumay.

To-day, the twenty-fourth of March, 1789. there appeared Jean Marie Dorion, guardian of the minors Lamarche, dwelling at Cahokia, who has required of us the registration of Ihe follow- ing note:

I, the undersigned Joseph Kobidou, declare that I owe and piTomiKe to pay in Ihe course of the month of October of the year, 1790. to the order of M. Jean Marie Dorion the sum of seven hun- dred pitufres in current bom, or Ihe value in peltries of receipt at

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Cs». 178*) Recette au prix Courant de Lecheance pour un N^;re qui! ma vendue Nommé Minan âgé dEnviron trente Cinq ans provenant de la SucessioQ de feu Buet Et pour plus grande Sûreté du S' dorion. je Soussigné auguste Chouteaud me rend garant Et caution de la Susdite Somme de Sept cent piastres Et m'oblige la payer comme En faisant ma propre affaire Et debte comme principal débiteur a S' Louis le vingt Mais mil Sept cent quatre vingt neuf, signé J H Roubidoub. p''. caution aug^ Chouteau. 700 Piastres.

Et a linstant remis led* Billet En original aud' S^ Jean marie dorion qui a déclaré ne savoir signer et a fait sa marque ord^".

marque de + Jean Marie dorion Labuxiere greffier

W Arundel témoin

Know All Men by these presents that we Edward William Gray Esquire William Goodall, John Lilly, Peter Bouthiellier, and Robert Cruickshanks merchants executers of the last will and Testiment of William Kay late of Montreal in the district of Montreal, in the Province of Quebec merchant deceas'd Have made Ordained, authorized, constituted and appointed and by these presents DO make Ordain, authorize, constitute and appoint Josiah Bleakley late of michelimakinac, but now of Montreal aforesaid merchant. Our true and Lawful attorney, for us, and in our name or (otherwise) and to and for our use as Executors as aforesaid, to ask demand sue for recover and receive of and from all and every person or persons whatsoever whom it doth, shall or may concern, and particularly of and from David McCrai, David McCrai and Co, Pieire antoine Tabeau, Jean Baptiste morelle, James Aaron Holt, and Charles Gratiot at michel- makinac or elsewhere in the upper Country, all such sum and Sums of money Debts Dues and Demands whatsoever, as are due, owing payable or belonging to the said William Kay at the time of his Decease, and now are or hereafter may become due, owing, payable or belonging to as the Executors of his said last WÎU and Testament, for or by reason of any cause, matter or thing what- soever and to compound and agree to take less than the whole for

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the current price &t maturity, for « acgco, which he has sold me, named Minan. a^cd about thîny-five yean, coaiin); from ihecAtaieiifthcliLic lîuyat; and for greater scauity of >L Dorion, I, the undersigned Auguste Chouteau, hold myself as gvaruQlor tnd surely <>f the aforesaid »um »f seven hundred piastres and pledge myself to pay it as if it was my owd business and debt as piindpa] debtor. At St. Louis, the twentieth nf March, 1789. Signed, J. H. Robidou. For surety, Auguste Chouteau, 700 piastres.

And now the said note in original was returned to the said M. Jean Marie Dorion, who has de<:lared thai he did not know how to sign and has made his mark.

Mark of + Jean Marie Dorion. I.ahunicre, Clerk.

W. Arundel, witness.

Know all men by these presents that we, Edward William Gray Enquire. William Goodall, John IJUy, Peter Bouthiellicr aad Robert Crui<'ksh»iik>, merchanLt, executors of the last will and testament of William Kay, late of Montreal in ihc district of Montreal in the province of Quebec, merchant deceased, have made, ordained, authorized, constituted and appointed and by these presents do make, ordain, authorize, consliluie tuid appoint Jostah Bleakley, late of Michillimakinac but now of Montreal aforesaid, merchant, our true and lawful attome>', for us and in our name or (otherwise) and to and for our use, as executors as aforesaid, to ask. demand, sue for. recover and receive of and from all and every person of person» whatsoever whom it doth, shall or , may concern, and particularly of and from David McCrac, David McCrae an<l Co, Pierre Antoine Tabcau, Jean llajitislc MorcUe; James Aaron Holt and Charles Gratiot at Michillimakioac or ci.scwhere in the ujiper country, all such sum and sums of money, debts, dues and demands whatsoever, as are due, owing, payable or belongin^i to the .laid William Kay ai the time of his decease, and now are or herafter may become due, owing, payable or belonging to a% the executors of his »id la^t will and testament, for or by reason of any cause, maltcr or thing whatsoever and to compound and agree to take less tliaii the whole for all or any of

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all or any of the debts or Demands aforesaid, where the whole in all appearance cannot be got, And upon paymrait, recovery or receipt thereof or of any part or parts thereof. Acquittances, or other Good and sufficient discharges in the Law for the same, for us and in our names as Executors as aforesaid accordingly to make. Seal and deliver, and Generally to do, transact, manage and perform all other matters and things any wise relating to the ' premises in such manner as to our said attorney shall appear most advisable and Expedient as fully amply and effectually in all respects as if the most special powers were to our Said Attorney for the purposes aforesaid by us given, or as we ourselves might or could do personally, AND an Attorney or Attomies under him for the purposes aforesaid, with the like or more limited powers, to make and at his pleasure to revoke.

HEREBY allowing ratifying and confirming all and what- soever our said Attorney or his Substitute or Substitutes shall Lawfully do or cause to be done in or about the Premises by Virtue of these Presents IN WITNESS whereof we have hereunto sett our hands & Seals the twenty fifth day of April in the Year of Our Lord One thousand Seven Hundred & Eighty Eight. Signed Seal'd and Edw^ Wm Gray [ls]

deliver'd in the presence of W Goodall . [ls]

J" Bouthiilier John Lilly [ls]

Sam' Genard P Bouthiilier [ls]

R Cniickshank [ls]

Lequel Enregistrement a Eté fait a ta requisition du M' Charles Grassiot conforme a loriginal Et transcrit par me jean dumoulin Neg' au deffaud par moy N" d'Entendre la langue Englaise aux Cahos le 38 S*"* 1788

Ch Gratiot Jn Dumoulin Josiah Bleakley

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the (lebu or demand» aforesaid, where the whole in all appearance cannot he got; and upon payment, recovery or receipt thereof or of any part or parts ibereot, acquittances or other good and »uf ■ Scient discharges in the law (or the same, for us and in our names as executon as aforesaid, accordingly to make, seal and deliver and generally to do, transact, manage and perform all other matten and things anywise relating to the premises in such manner as to our said allume}' shall appear most advisiible and expedient as fully, amply and effectually in all respects as if the most special powers were t» inir said attorney for the purpoiKs aforeaid by us given, or as we ourselves might or could do personally: and an attorney or attorneys underhim for the purposes aforesaid, with Uic like or more limited powers, to make and at bis pleasure to re- voke.

Hereby allowing, ratif)iog and confirming all and whatsoever our «aid attorney, or his substitute or »ul>siilutcs shall lawfully do or cause to be done in or about the premises by virtue of these presenu. In vritne» whereof we have hereunto set our hands aD<l seals the Iwcnly-fiflh day of April in the year of the Lord, one thousand seven hundred and eiglily-eif^lit.

Signed, sailed und Edw. \Vm. Gray [LS]

delivered in the presence of Wm. Goodell [LS]

Jn. Bouthictlier Jonnc Lilly [LS]

Samuel (îcnard. P. BouthicUier [LS]

R. Cruickshank (LSJ

This registry was made on the requisition of M. Charies Gra- tiot and conforms to the originid and was transcribed by me, Jean Dumoulin, merchant, in default of a knowledge of the En^islt language by me, notary, at Cabokia, October aS, 178S.

Ch. Gratioi. Jean Dumoulin. Josiabt BIcaklcy.

CAHOKIA DOCUMENTS. French Gratiot to G. R. Clark, February 3, 1779. Monsieur

Je suis au désespoir que mes affaires icy soyent dans le cas de me priver de me joindre avec nos jeunes gens, pour vous prouver le désir que j'aurois en toute occasion de vous témoigner mon attacbem^ et mon Zélé en tout ce qui vous regarde, et vous as- surer en même tems de l'affection que vous vous ete sy dignement acquise de tous les citoyens de ce Village, dont je me flatte que dans toute les occasions vous les verres Zélé et dévoué entière- ment a tout ce qui consente les Interest de la Cause dont vous êtes le de&enseur dans ce pays. Pour ce qui me regarde, comme je suis dans la triste Nécessité de rester, cy je puis vous être icy de quelques utilité, j'espère que vous n'epai^erés pas dans auqu'une occasion celui qui est pour la vie

Votre très humble & Dévoué

Serviteur Ch Gratiot NB: Mes respect s'il vous plait le Cap" Bowman

et tous vos officers vous obligere infiniment C G'.

Aux Cahos le 3^ Février 1779 [On tite reverse] Jesfwre qu'au Retour de votre Campagne nous aurons le plaisir de vous voir en notre Village, et que vous viendras avec vos Messieurs nous aider a boire Notre Vin, dont je crains bien que cy vous tardis longtems il ne Surisse de telle manière quil n'y ast plus moyen den boire.

1 The follDWiiiK documeiita coiDe from scvtrtl irdûva. TKia cuURtiDii does ivt am- luD ail Ihc stray papers from CâholiLa of The pcrriod, but it docs ci^ntaiD all the impotipt knovD dcM:nmpDi\ hjEhcrtc unprimed. Scvrral doctitncntB from tht i>.US5-»prepubliihfd by F. J. Turner in Amer. Hin. Rev-, Tiii., 4gi et irq. Otbrr ^p«« bavr bren printed by M. 1 '. Griffin in Amer. Calh Hill Rrtevchfs, Neu Seriii. li.. a- The disàBotioci into t'rend] and Ebgliïb documents wu necnatulH by th* tornposiiafi of [be boot.

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FRKNCn.

GsATioT TO C R. Clakk, Febkuabv 3, 1779.' Sir;

I am in depair because my afTairs here are in such condition that ihcy prevent mc from joining with our joung men, in order to prove to you the desire which I hai-c of testifying to you on every occiision my attachment and xcal in all that concerns you, :ind to assure you at the same time of the affection, which you have so wortliily earned from all the citizens of this village, whom, I (Ut- ter myself, you will sec on all occasions zealous for and entirely dwotcd to everything which concerns the interest of tlie cause, i>f which you arc the defender in this country. As far as I am con- cerner], since I am under the sad necessity of remaining behind, if I can be of any use here, I hope that you will not spare, on any occasion, him who i.i for life

your very bumble and devoted servant,

Charles Gratiot.

N, B. My respects, please, to Captain Bowman and all your officer» and you will oblige tnfmitely

C. Gratiot. At Cahokis, February 3, 17Î9.

[On the reverie] I hope thai on the return from your campaign we shall hav-e the pleasure of seeing you in our village and that you will come with your gcnilemeD to aid us in drinking our wine, but I faar that if you delay a long lime, it will come about that there will be no longer means of drinking any.

'Dr- MIS: t*h- orlgiDii nunuwjtrj rtf Inirr WW «riilra (oCUrk *■ iht ànt far ira> prr^flfig lo vl oui lut Vjfli.FDDr> . ui Luuiar Plii^lia Rrikcf UnOr oiUKnl tfatf prsfot ofiUttiadoninwBikftaisthc Drtftr USS.. ptiaiDlio thàniliUM. irilk aie cncïiuta.

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McCakty to his Wnx, Apkil 28, 1779. Ma chcre femme Voila la dernière foy que je vous eoit es anné un des postes de St. Martin et celuy par votre fimr liid fa. depuis quelque tems je necesse de rêver de vous et ma diere &I)e jf voudcrette a dieu que vous pouvroient être ici, je craigne te [HiurcuT et vous tacher ma chère femme de venir avw qudquini me rejoindre ici avec eux est il possible ma chère que \-ons de IHiuvroii point trouver quelqu'un Voila Mad. la Captitaine Me- Pur.ild souhait que vous estoît ici pour me voire en ma iaià d'urdonniinco Je suis Capitaine dans la Bataillon des Islnob a aide de Camp du Commandant en chef du department outst Voila Mius nie dira bien de ax-ancement subite mais il est tut; je ihiTihe diins cei temps de trouble de af&cer im Bien être poa nos l'.nfaii(* et je ne peut le faire pour nous, mais cy vous estoil ne \ou* >oray bien en cas de ma mort. Votre pention est assoit en s'-uin-svint a l'Etat ou RepuUîque de Virginie. Mon Moulin on mon ab^-nie j>ar la grand Abbat de pluie est encore partes mai- iv.on t-ioneral m'ait promis de faire camper un Begemeni d,in* 11- Ivau tcnip* au moulin pour la remettre tacher donc ma >hirx- tenime de venir me joindre je ne doute point que tous en- !c:„iiTo:c:ii ('arler de nioy car j'ai eu Bon f>art dans la prise de V iv-.-.MTî'.ciir H.imiUon et je me flatte que je lui ait rendu seniœ .'..'■■.: Il .1 eu bo^ioin j\ir sa meurteure qu'il faisoit commettre ■.•;;:v..\!:v." •^-.-.r W tVmmes i-i les Enfants de mes Compatriotes et 'i- ^To^ >',;u- i\ '.f Traitteur ds Mississippi me rend justice je suis i.'".i-\- ,1 (-.îx jvir le si'in que je en ai prise vis a vis les sauvages &c. .•; .;•,:,• -e vre-.,'. io:i-:.im:'!r.et. Chère femme tacher de me rejob- .•.:\- f. \o;re î.iv-il'.e, vous ivusine espère cela au moins cv voua :\w '::.v.^^--: :vi:-.; -e s.iis e:) espérant de \ous y x-oire avec estime e: TV';X\-: ,ï i:r,i;-.d ;r.ere. r.-.ania oncle Baby i Tant & les fiançais sov.r "OS .i.i'.es,

\'otTe affection^ marie Richard M. Carty Capne IslÎQois Bataillon

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McCastv to His Wire, Avtu. 38, 1779.' My dear wife:— This is the last time that I shall write you this year, one by the posta of Si. Martin and that liy your brother etc.* For SMtnc time past I have had to dream of you and my dear daughter. I vyiah to God that you might be here, since I have great fear for them and you. Tiy. my dear wife, to come with some one to join me here with them. Is il possible, my dear, [hat you cannot ftnd any one ? There is Madame Captam McDurald who wishes that you were here to see me in my uniform of orderly. I am captain in the Illinois battalion and aid-dc-camp of the com- mander in chief of the western department. There you are, you will tell me, very suddenly advanced; but it is true 1 am seeking in thb time of trouble to establish a fortune for oui children and I ■not do it for ourselves; but if ihai be nothing to you [ ?I, you be well fixed in case of my death. Your pension la a.isured by sending to the State or Rqiublic of Virginia, My mill in ray absence has been carried away by the Rieat downpour of rain; but my general hasi promised me that he will have n regiment en- camp in the spring at the mill in order to set it up again. Try then, my dear wife, to come and juin me. No doubt you have heard people speak of me, for I was prominent in the capture of Governor Hamilton, and I flatter myself thai I rendered him service, of which he has had need on account of the murders, which he has caused to be committwl daily on the wives and children of my compatriots; and I believe ibai, if the traders of the Mis.'iis.iippi render me ju^iice, I am dear to ihem on account of the care which I have taken against the savages etc and which I am taking constantly. Dear wife, try to join me and your family; your cousin hopes it, if you do not hate me. I am living m hope of seeing you here. With esteem and respect to grandmother, mamma, uncle, baby and aunt; and the French are our allies.

Your aSectionatc husband

Richard McCarty. Captain Illinois Battalion.

'TlK But loitsuii like Mhm in the Mitr, ii diltinUI lo iuajwn.

r^ :::=:_l'rs *: as"-.zi

i^Z'. 'J=: -iill>à£:i^- i: rr^>^TTr ;'

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Cahokin April 38. 1779. Addressed, To Madame McCarty, at her moiher's, Montreal. Endorsed: letter fnim one Ricburd McC.irty nt Cabokiu to bb wife at Montreal, dated tbe iSth of April, 1779. Rccdred the 34th ol July.

LvHABtTANTS OP C!aHOKU IO G. R. ClARK, ApItU. II, I780.'

To the Hunorablc Geoi^ Rogers Cliixk, Ewjuire, Colmiel aitd Commander in Chief of the troops of the Stale of VirgÎDÏa in the County u( the Illinoiis and iti Dependendcs etc. Sir:

In the deplorable «iiuaiion in which wc find oirwlves at present wc arc deputing 10 >'ou the person of M. Charges Uratiot, one of our dlixcns, to sel before you our distress and the miitenr to which the savage nation; from aU sides ore rcdudng us. We arc on ihe eve of being attacked in our vDlage by cou<iiderable parties ' of saviges and will not be able to vrorlc al the cultivation of our Add», if we do not hai-e prompt succor.' Thai is why we take the liberty of addressing ourselves to you on account of the onâ- dence and hope which we have in your benevolence and affection, whkh you have always shown us; but what ;if&jcts us the most iâ Oui, tlul in ca^ you send us many men, we ^ould not have the provisions which would be necessary for tbem. M. Gartiot can easily inform you of the capacity of our \-illagc and we hare charged him tn confer with you for this purpone; far we have placed all our conhdcDce therein and thai you will only work hand and han<l with u:t to procure us pea4;e and repai.e and we will not cease making prayers to Heaven for your preservation and pfospcrily.

We liave the honor of being, «ir, your very humble and devoied servants. In the name of the dtizens of Cahokia, the eleventh of April, 1780. [SisftfJ] Antoine Girardîn. F. Trotticr.

Mark + of Beaulieu.

PicTTC Martin J. B. Saucier.

J. B. U. LaCroiz.

■ C:abBUaMdSl.LMU«M«>ea. Tbe BrilMi tod opKtad

•ThrulKkvaB

•a mrfif itt InUUuao (4 *i na «tB^M Tlâ ibsin ibc An am ■ ■lack tefeic Ike muk. Ttc um lamiuu iaaemaai thtat lb» thiao «f it* uaA ban bm putfchM ■• Ok UâMUt Hi«. Sac. dOmltmt, &.N<>-t,rP-«i«*if- Scctl» . P- »»■

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Petition of Cadien Lacsage, July 6, 1780. A L'Honorable Cour du District des Cabosltias Messieurs r

Cadien Lausage a l'honneur de vous représenter très respec- tueusement qu'ayant laissé en depot l'autonne dem^' une Cam- bine chez Veuve Germain Jaquet pour trois Cent livres de farrine que le Suppliant devoit a la dîtte Dame étant sur son depart pour les Pays d'enhaut ou ses affaires l'appeloit, qu'en outres qu'il avoit laissé la ditte Carabine sur les pretentions qu'en avoït formé le S' Ch* Gratiot disant quelle avoît été prise a un sauva^ l'autonne dern" et quO avoit ordre de la retirer.

Mais quelle a été sa surprise lorsqu'à son retour en se villa^ il a voulu aller payer la ditte Dame Jaquet et restirer la ditte Carabine; elle lui a dit quelle avoit été saisie par l'ordre privée de Mons^ France Trotié alors Juge de Police en faveur de Jos'* Alary pour une somme quil lui devoit le Suppliant payable a printems, et que les dits Sieurs Trotié et Jos'" Alarry l'avoit forcée a livrer la ditte Carabine; comme le Serti&cat de la ditte Dame ainsi que celui de son frère le Prouve.

Le Suppliant a l'honneur de vous représenter a cela, dezsa- miner attentivement cy le Sr. Fr. Trotié était en droit en sa qual- ité de Juge de Police de délivrer une saisie de son autorité privée et sans celle de la cour, pour une somme pareille a celle ta, puis- que un Juge de Paix ne peut Juger au qu'une affaire en son par- ticulier passé la somme de vingt cinq sheling de la Province de la Virginie, qu'en outre la Suppliant s'ettant arrengé avec le Def- fendeur pour payer sur le Mississipy la somme quil lui devoit, que le deffendeur devoit chargé deffun Pajet de ses Billets qui devoit en recevoir le payement lequel etoit tout fort a lui livrer, mais que le deffun Pajet n'ayant pas été jus qu'a lui le Suppliant c'est vu dans la nécessité de garder le dit payement et de l'apporter avec lui lequel il est prêt a faire au Deffendeur.

' Chi-Hiit-SDc.iCdA. Arf.f DriglnAlraAiiuuiipi. TFansaipcko by the edîlor,

^TroItiFT was a member of rhr Coun at thr dmr. I do Dot know whclhrr the title of juallte cf the police waa gi^-en ta the jualice holding the Court during the u«k oi- to eadi JuKin ol the peace. Later, one member of the Ctrail wu delegalfd to hear ciuaei betvRD the MS&oïiB Mod «u called presideal of the Court and juati« ol the week- S«e sitpn^ p, 5;.

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Petition op Cadien Lausace, July 6, 1780.' To the Honorable CouH of (he DLurict of Cshokiau [Sirs:

Cadien Lausagc has the honor of showing you very repcct- fully that he left on depoeii last autumn a, rific at the house of Madame Gcrmuin Jaquet, widow, as pledge fur lluce hundred pouml-4 of tlour, which the petitioner owed the said lady, ûqcc he about to dqiurl for the upper country, wrherr his buxine»

led him; that, furthermore, he had left the aaid rifle because of the claims which M. Charles Gratiot had made to it, affirming that it bad licen taken from a savage last autumn and that be had an order to laltc jMwsesaion of it.

But what was bis surprise, when, on his return to thb viUa^, he wished to go ^ind pay the said Madame Jaquei and repossess himself of the said riâe, she told him that it bad been srised on the private order of M. Fninpois Trotlier, at that time judge of police,' in (avor of Joseph Alaric for a sum which he. the petitioner, owed him, payable in the spring; and that the >aid MM. TruUier and Joseph Alarie bad compelled her to deliver up the said rifle, as the certificate of the said lady and thai of her brotlier pro^'e.

The petitioner has the honor to request this of you. to examine ly, if M. Fr. Trotticr was within his rigltts in issuing, in hb o^dty as judge of the police, on his privaie authority and with- out that of the Court, a writ of «eizure fur a ium like that, Mnce a justice of the peace of the promcc of Virginia by himself cannot pass judgment in a »uit for ntore than twenty-five shillings; and to notice, also, that the petitioner had arranged with the dcfcnd- ani tojuiy the sum, which he owe» him, on the Mbsis&ippi; that the defendant was to have intrusted the deceased Pajet with his notes, who was to receive the payment for them and which was all ready for deli\'ery 'o ''J™> l"Jt that, the deceased Pajel not having come, the [«etiliuner saw liimself un<leT tlie neceiuity of keeping the said p3>Tnent and of carrjing ii with him, and this he is ready to make to the defendant.

In consideration of this, sirs, that, since MM. Joseph Alarie and Fr. Trottier have by their prirale authority, and not by that of

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Ce Considéré Messieurs quit vous plane onlonner qoe poiifB les S" Jos'* AUn- et F" Troli^ se sont cy injustcnieu «■ fr leur» autorité privée et sans celle de la Justice rt que le ? }»' Alary s'en soit ten-j- comme il a fait, de vouloir ks coarfamgr a payer la dîlte Carabine Cent PListrr^ i^Hirdci qui ciikps quelle a coulé et les condamner a tous fraix depend, Doeoote Sic: tant de la procedure que daiUcur et fcncfi DroiL aux Cabos le 6 Juillet 1780 Fr. Cadien Lausa^ Cb Cnnu

iKBABtTAKTS OF CaUOKJA TO De I^ BaUCE, SETT. It, 17^

DcduutioD au nom des Habitants du Village de Okkas aux Islinoîs addrcâ^^ au Mons. Moti'n de la Balmc pemioawfe du Roi de francc et Colonel françois &ca &c &ce Monsiciu

K(MLi soussignés Habitants de« Cafaokia» tru persuadé et l'elcvatton de vos sentiments pour nous joint a cela le Haut ni( que vous tenet dan» le monde dont nous oc pouvons ploà dods, et plus eocor les lustre nom de fninçois que \-ous porté ei du vous vous ïniieH honnetir âeul nom pour lequel nous ne ccsmk de soupirer de peur qu'il ne s'etaiftne cbez nous et pour leqod même nous avons toujours été et sommes encore prêts a staibs non pas nos biens seuls qui ne «oni iguc par trop roediocrei, maii nos propres view

Ces RiotiKcs de Consolation et d'autrvs non moins It^itnie nous commande Impérieusement d'avoire en vôtre pcr^uine um si grande Confiance que nous vous prions unaainaemenl de ran- loir bien Ecouter d'une oreille fa^Miable la declaraton que nous osons vous presenter touchant tous les mauvais traitements que nous avons souQert patiemmement depub que les troupe de VirRinte sont malheureusement arrii-é chez nott» jusqu'à pcescoL

Non que nous veuillons entreprendre de »ouâ ennuyer de pla- intes innutiles qui ne scr>-iToient a rien pour nous delirrcT d'une insuporiabtc tirannie, n'y même a nous avancer un bonheur plus duniblc a la Venire, et que nous espérons bientôt. C'est pourquoy nous ne voulons que tapporter de la manière la pttts

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justice, seized the rifle so unjustly and since M. Joseph Abrie has made the use thereof that he has, it please you to condcnm them to pay ftir the said rifle one hundred piaUns gourdes, which ia the price thai it has cost, and to condemn them to pay all costs, charges, dnm.tge» etc a^t well for the procedure as, otherwise and you will render justice.

.\t Cahokta July 6, 1780. ForCadieo Lau.sage

Charles Gmtiot.

IKRABTTANTS OF CaHOKIA TO DK I.A BaLUC, SePTEUSKR 31,

1780.'

Dcclaraiion in the name of the inhabilani.>i of the viUa^ of Cahokia in the Illinois, sent to M. .Mottin dc la Balmc, pensioner uf the King of France and French Colonel etc. Sir.-—

We, the undersigned inhabitants of Cabokia, are well per- suaded of the loftiness of your sentiments for us and of the high rank which you hold in the world, concerning which we can no longer doubt, and still more of the illustrious name of Frenchman whidi you bear and honor, the only name for which we do not oease to sigh for fciir thiil it l>c extinguished among us and for which we have always been and are still ready to sacrifice not only our property, which is only too «mail, but our own lives.'

These causes for consolation and for others not less legiti- mate commaiiil us imjwriously t" have so great confidence in your person that we unanimously pray you to consent to listen with (avorabk car to the det-Uratiuti, which we dare to present to you, concerning all the bad treatment which we have patiently suffered, since (h« troops of Virginia unfortunately arrived in our midst until the present moment.

We do nut desire to attempt wearying you with useless com- plaints, which would scA'e in no way to free us from an insupport- able tyranny nor further for ud a happiness more iluralile in the futiuv and which we hope for soon. 'l'haï is why we wish only to relate in the most simple and faithful manner the tas»% true things, which they (the Virginians) themselves arc incapable oC calling in question.

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:etbpl» idelle le* daoscs les pis ' is soM nn mcBcs iac^able de coatEstrr.

On la tnnpa Vfa^niaaiMB etaiu umët y * tkax an* pûaét axanaiidés par le Coland ? I Kkffc, ib le MM ottt de U persoone de ibiadiev^l «w que Ice habinart da dit viUaipe ae de leur bite »"TTf resiitaaoe, vn qu^ ncfleintnt iiimIwiib de U liberie pour laqutSe le ae omM de w banre d cnon pioft coBsiemineu 6(Ûcs«8»dc)aFnaB leur pi» gnode protcctncc H ne Icon fut doac pia | dc faire le moindre ùgne de rlaOence au setd om ^» i uo (ois proooDcé derant eux.

Ces Habitaos enfin pea aitcntife a leur propre booibat « n'ajaat point eux tnboes assez d'cqiericiioe pour ifcenen» l« fourberie cach^ Sous de husse apparence HTwnfW» giw s> point prévenir les fadieosca sutitcs qui les menacofanc a^^ qet nous et qui Dont pas manquer de s'effectuer en effet se net rendues avec la plus grande a<dulîté sans même tJàfer de loôr aucuns Titres qui puéseni nuilemeoi les cdaircire nv leur {vocm par qudle autoril€ le Col. Clark sVmparoit de leur rUàff s'aveuglanl eux mêmes du doux espoir de se rerotr en bieo pea de temps les très humble et fidcUs sujets de leur ancien et Dét puissant monarque le mx de France.

Nous a^-oas lieu de croire que les Virginiens voyant la trop grande Crédulité des Habitants des t^^^ltag^^ir et trouram en oa mot combien il leur etoit Veille de faire le conquAe d'an pan habité par des gens si creduUe et si ais^ a gourerner am sa» doutte crus à propos de dépêcher prompiemcot le Capitaine }oi^ Bowman pour venir s'emparer de notre \1Uagc, n'ajnia uniquement que trente boniines avec eux et sani cstre soutenu d'aucuns titres reconnus ny des Etats unis ny même de I '£tat de Virginie, ou s'il en avoit s'est épargné la pêne de nous les fain voii, ou aaîgnant quelques fâcheuses suittcs les voyant dm voiMii» cl même maiCres des RasVaskias avons proférer de nous rendre plutôt que des nous exposer à de plu» grandes risques joint à Cela les promesses récidivées qu'ils nous bisoïenl incessamment

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When ihe Virginia triwps arrived in Raskaskia two years Ago, commanded by Colonel George Ri^rs Clark, ihej cagitured the person of M. de Rocfaeblave without the inhabitants of said inltage altcmpiinf; the duty of making any reiiistance to ihem; because ihey explicitly dcdared themselves lovers of liberty for which they fouRht ioccs^ntly, and still more conalandy aa faithful allies of [he French, (heir greatest protector. It was not, then, possible for ihc Kaskasktans to make the least si|^ of violence to the name of Frenchmen once pronounced before them.

These inhabitants, finally, litde attentive to their own hap- pinoA and not sufficiently experienced to discover the con- cealed knavery of the Vit^îiiiîans under the false appearance of honest people or to anticipate the grievous consequences which menaced them as well as us, and which have not failed to take efieci, have Miirendered themselves «nth the greatest credulity, without even cxaclinK a sight of any credentials which ntighi enlighten them in any way or prove to them by whnt authority Colonel Clark took possession of their «dlla^, for they blinded ibemsclvcs with the sweet hope of seeing themselves again in a short time the wry humble and faithful subjects of their former iind vejy powerful monarch, the king of Frsmce.

Wc have reason to believe that the Virginians, after seeing the vcrj- greol credulity of the inhabilanl» of Kaskaskia ami findinft, in short, how easily it was for them to make the conquest of a country inhabited by people so credulous and so easy to govern, have undoubtedly believed it expedient to despatch immcdiatdy Captain Joseph Bowman to come and take possession of our vil- lage. He had only thirty men with him and was unsupported by any recognised credentials either from the United States or even from the State of Virginia or, if he had them, he saved himself the trouble of jJiowing them to us. And we, fearing some grievous (ices in seeing them our neighbors .aiid even masters of Itia, have preferred to surrender rather than expose our- selves to greater risks. There should be added to this the repeated promises, which they coolinuaUy made us. of enjoying the sweets of liberty and its advantages and ibe dedaration to us, under oath

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de JDuire de douceurs de la I ibert^ et de ses inofcigML « affinncnl par jcrmcnt mcme que ta guerre entre I'mnaiqtt • I la gnmae Bretagne ne pou%-oit pas durer plus qnVtocirafr' que U VOÙ seppui»oicni to us les jours el ne t^oit : gcnerallcinent que a peut être d'ailleurs, enfin les reilcrà delrc toujoun sincere et ailtM fidelle (C ptns i l'eiperance de nous voire un pour a»sujet>e au joogkgs&l Fnmce- Nota oni contraint h les recevoir cbcz no» cosmcm cro>-ant bien qu'ils etoient authorise du Congié Ment et mi fu qu'ils formoient un F-tal particulier entre eux.

Nous voyant alors épuisa et réduits a souffrir les fliatndW guère conue les sujets de la grande Bretagne dont h ame t principal point ne nous vcnoit que par apart auï Vtf;inît™y notw avoit conquis. Nous avons cru* nécessaire d'en ^xmâk Colonel Oark qui ctablissoil pour lors la minne de laneouaawa ammcné qiinntiid de famille et Beaucoup de Trouppe-

Mais ce dernier il faut croire se voj-ani à char^ tant de mmh uns vivres, nai point beaucoup bcsit^ de nous envoyer près de dm cent hommes, aux quels il s'est joint affectant sous les appanat» d'un feau ide le plaisir qu'il avoit de nous esire de quelqu'otlUif

Quelques jours apn» son »iri\<e ic>- l'armec de nos enaoB compa<>é d'un assez nocnbreuse quantité de Sauvages cr devant nos (idcllcK ami», et fort peu d'englois étant deban)u^ p&rtie snr notre rive et le reste sur les lene cspagnoUes s'est rdirfs s'etui borné a quelque» tix-tis a leur lâche manière de faire la guère "«* labc un grand Carnage dans notre partie. *

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atrni ferU luUi ihnwi. Thcitln», i5ic unuivt aa » uaBilt u mtt chiTBcÀâtîaL ^^

Il n lupt--^ ihu ihr miim «n don «ib tri*nm u I) nmn 1 1 Oini mriuli _■ djf&iuliln uiw . 'l'hr innililciii lotliii puMci .itooalmn, OntMae ç.. tLt Jii^rjiTr Hon Cnpcuii UcCiiiy «ni *ld. ~ul whum n lu« tpckcB brtm» '"iHtSiS^ir irîte An liDC kii nuw *f l*on. Ob pue u», nri' lhi> mi) al Ibr ■nDoriat, IhrHiAc» ■■— t^^jTI. Hiry will mw iibts» ■ dfUlM •fc-iud< <iI tlH Inacant iWy baw Tetrtnabm^Z Virainiw». aad l«ln wlih aunbn i ^ I,ur tljni .Iriùln! uimiK but ^cqitr Ucn n«

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even, that the war between Amoica and Great Britain could not lost longer ihan a year, seeing thai [>iiblic opinion wm being wcAried every day and that no condu^on was generally drawn tlut it would be tJiherwisc;' and finally the reiterated protesta- tions that tbey were always sincere and allied friends; and further- IDDTC Ihe hi)|)e of iteciiij^ ourtdve.^ again subjected to the light yoke of France. Therefore we were constrained to receive them among uf a» frien<l.i, )idie%'ing indeed thai they were authorised by Congress itself and not that they represented a particular state.'

Seeing ourselves exhausted and reduced to suffer the scouige of a war against the subjecU of Great Britain, ilie iiu&e and prtiJ* dpal point of which reached us only from the side of the Virgin- ians who had conquered us, we have believed it necessary to in- form Colonel Claik (hereof, who was establishing at that time Ihe Iron Banks where be had brought numerous families and many troops.'

But this latter, it must be believed, seeing himself in charge of so great a number without »ui>plie«, has not hesitated long to send us almost two hundred men, to whom he joined himself, afteciing under the a]>pearan('e of a fiJ.te zeal, the pleasure which he had in being of some utility to us.

Some days after his arrival here, the army of our enemy, com- posed of a sufficiently large number of savages, hcrebcforc our faithful friends, aod of vuy few English, having tlisembarked,

I tmve HT^TuialiJ Ibc ctini Tli«i Lliiii il IruK m'4y he c-uily jarcit^ b|- lruuinani( this at, iaui](hiifl the |ufa^aph« Ihriniah tbs mir brpnmnH with "I.Xi Ibf rttjm ffum :bl«

I aS\ ilirljctiJUra '-if ïhr<'n'Lln«y nui mtciiitttniifat d\^*pi0^-

Qdi iTirmotLif» v4 th^v^ «1 »hl*-h I haw f»n fv^TTolt tttt wTtttfn «i loUo» pltcnl luHlur. bin uoKWHi. Hud E'^lilnl uDfr in OlIscue iTien fnuilhzic («ii four tDtî<ii.. tnuiH, ivRm luUIcU. ÛRTre» !"<:*■ TTïe UmI^ht p^a** yiirrt mciomii ofjrt wbun «uttift.hiii Wiin Ibc cwnkifvpl» which «.tiiM IaII net ihr X'tt*^ \ aiu) b tho àithmiilm ligln; lAro that fu4' km four paur* nt natr,vi,\t mrhoiji kui:-tD«i>ErncSn^ uni on wfaiLl noitld Ite pig^ea it 4ad ri IwfthpF "liniaildrt «luf TVïc poKïï 'A lilt (TUMuuH^I, Ï- c i.f>. u.^iuf i >, ixif Hitiint on Iht unit (cJiD. Vi'hvr hu 1-,.i['^Tiicti 11 E^jiJ.: L»nf lé w fine rvidrn. tA fbr Bumoriij hd Inliïtd ilw liAii hnikwiM^ v. (lixt p^'\ 11 *aà if rrplocM ptt^ * tnii n Thi* *«■ not notlciHl bf tht ïi-ipylM. tr<jLif« dit intgn oE the m«n^fi«l •ntr nui niinibnrcl 4Eid btïxujr rvll iherT bffllmTb Uhl «uLDf will] i liarvn"!'^-

Wilh ihi> ihingr, Iht rwiWBph umVr toiniplcfilloo It twIlT "pUJirJ 'I'*' """ nirn in ihr <iT'<1r«] jtiuik hf tht B^iub ifxl ImJLiat iii i}Eo: thr "mimr At tun" ihiiuki mil «iix J» |w. whlih nicu» ilic liun B,iiiLi iinith U Ihe muulh nt ihe Ohin. «hr» Clink *u bitiUlinii Ytirt JeBunaa- Ser [nur fndn Ihff C^hràûiD Ui CliUlt, a^bg lor his UHttinir, p ui

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Oh! le Col. Clark affectant toujours de vouloir notre bien pub- lique sous prêt ex de nous Vanger forma aussitôt avec nous et conjointement aux Espagnoles un partis de plus trois cents hommes pour aller ravager dans leur propre village les Sauvages qui etoient venus nous harceller chez nous ayant substitué en Sa place Col. Montgommery pour nous commander et aussitost il nous a laissé.

Il est donc bon Monsieur de vous exposer que les Virginiens n'ayant jamais eu aucunne prmcipe d'économie ont été cause par leur peu d'arrangement et mauvaise conduitte na point réussi et que notre glorieux projets se sons trouvés pat leur faute evannouié, les Sauvages ayant abandonné leun Villages les plus proches ou nous avons été nous nous sommes vus forcé a relâcher et ne pas pousser routte plus loin n'ayant plus presque de vivres n)' de poudre ny balle ce qu'ils s'etoient chargé de nous fournir eux mêmes, l'un des plus grand sujet pour lequel se plaignent tous les jeunes gens qui ne veulent plus entendre parler de les suivres en quelques lieux que se puisse être.

Au retour de cette dernière Cacade le Colonel Montgommery nous a proposé de garder les troupes que nous souhaitterons pour la sûreté de notre Village, deignez aussi rappeller que nous ne croyons point qu'il nous faisoit cette offre par un Veritable effet de son zélé qu'il nous vouloit montrer mais parcequ'il s'en voyoit luy même embarassé. nous avons cru nécessaire de garder avec nous cent hommes que nous nous sommes obligé de nourir chez nous et conime nous même lesquels sont encore chez nous les uns malades et les autres en sautées qui ne nous sont qu'a charge et qui dans un tems aussi critique que celuy ou nous sommes a present ne daigne point seulement faire la moindre guarde puisqu'ils man- quent donc totallement leurs engagements nous ne nous croyons plus obligé au soutiens d'un Trouppe qui nous infecte et nous ruine en ne nous payant point ce que nous leurs avons jusqu'à ce jour avancé qu'avec un monnoye dont nous ne pouvons rien

' EipcdilÏDD to the Rock Rim undrr The comiiuDd of MontgoiDrTT. while Clark hunried unitb to jntercFpi Brjnthtr amy of the «aemy on its vrajr to KcDludty^— Va, Stait Fmprrs, m, 441. Captud RMera alio My* tbu the Spuiiinli joucd MfffitgoiDery foi the EipeditiiiD is the Rock rim— Dr. itSS.. 9SJ3.

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pan on our banic and the remainder on SpanUb land, wiibdrcir, baring limited themselves tn some "tis-lit" in their slack man- ner of making war without causing a great carnage in our country.

Ob! Colonel Clark, affecting always to desire our public wel- fare and under pretext of avenging us, soon formed with us and conjointly with the Spaniards a party of roore than three hundred moi to go and uttitck in their own tillage the savages who had come to our homes to harass us, and after substituting Colonel Montgomery to command us in hb place, he soon left us.

It is, then, well to explain to you, sir, that the Virginians, who never employed any principle of economy, have been the cause, by their lack of management and bad conduct, of the non-success of the ex[>cdition and that our glorious projects have failed through their fault; for the savages abandoned their nearest vil- lages, where we have been, and we were forced to stop and not push on further, since we had almost no more provisions, powder and balls, which the Virginians had undertaken to furnish us.' This is one of the greatest subjects about which all the young men complain and they no longer wish to hear talk of following the Virginians to any place whatsoever.

On the return from this last ill success. Colonel Montgomery p«t)poscd that we keep the troops which we wished for the safety of our village. l?cign also to recall that we do not believe that he made this oiïer from a true effect of his zeal, which he wished to show us; but because be saw himself embarassed. \Vc be- lieved it necessary to keep with us a hundred men, whom we are obliged to support at our homes, and like ourselves ihcy arc stiU mth us, some sick and others well; and they arc only a charge to us and at a time so critical as this present, they do not deign to do the least guard duly. Since, therefore, they fan totally in their engagements, we do not believe ourselves bound to the sup- l>ort of a body of troops, that infect and ruin us by not paying for what we have up to this day advanced to them except with a money with which we can buy nothing; for property infinitely more conMderable than ours would be lA'cakcncd very quickly and

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ftvoirc d«s tûcns intintement plus coosidcnUc que ie sut s'alLerroient bien vitre d s'eppuiseroienl en&n si caamwKth , s'avancerotcnl toujaun et ne reccvotcnt rien- Joint à cebt cDCor nous avons l 'bonneur de TOits ofaccna ^ est arriré ki dcmicremeni que le Capitaine Hal]ï»tof>lildnïe villa^, ï'csl adonner a entrer dans la. maiion d'un Babitudéta Village, ou etoil lo^ un Soldai de sa compagnie lequd s'ei ^isi delà mauvaise ttourrtlurr bien qu'il Tut h la lable de «o ba homine (.hiirg^ d'une nombreuse famille, d qui n*a q<^ bien trts mcdioae enfin le Capitaine prenant un too Bn[aieo dit 'lu'il prelen<loit que les soldaln ftis^cnt bien tnini et "Ji^ lui ordonnoit de tuer ses poulie* jusqu'à lu dernière, « qu'ip^ tt le forcheroient d'acheter ailleurs a prix d'argent o'anat pw lui même a<.«"Jt de ration ou n'en vouloit point avoirc nr «rtâi qu'il ne [endi>ient tous qu'A la mine et ittsuporiable captiv^^t tous les Ilabitanls-

F.n outre le major Riclt^ Me Carty dont nous avons i mécontent di»)it il du mauvais procédé des Habitants i «garda; auroit souhaitter Commander en cbef ce village aia dt faire prendre une partie des principaux Habitanu dicy pour le mettre au fers e( les envoyer ain»y gainer dan» la Vnxînle n'etam pas cncor rapiiï^ de la «ine el trop grande cndulilé avec laquelle il nous ont jusqu'icy aburf.

U nous plaira ausay croire que dernièrement ^fajor William ayant envov'é chez Mon^^eur gagné habitant de ce lieux un nldii avec un ordre jMur y loger. Cet homme qui depuis un assee leog espace de temps avoit c" l'importunité jusqu 'au nombre de quatre a la foi» et qui en avoit cncor un dans le même moment ne se croy- an) point obligé de prendre ce dernier par plusieur% foê ré- cidivez le renvoyé parrer son ordre refusant constemn>ent de le rcccvoirr Le Major William même s'cmportant en une furictuw Coller »'e.st munis de deux bon pistolets avec resolution de le lu Eaire revoire son <oldat par la force, en ay^ni rencontnf en cl ledit ptgné il luy a appliqua! un de ses ijistolets sous la gorge menasant bien fori <te luy flumber le telle s'il ne vouloit ii lineot obéir a son ordre et loger son soldat-

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finally exhuu.ilcd, if like us, the ownen n-ere always making ad- vances and receiving nothing in return.

Joined lo tliis also, wc have Ihe honor lo inform you of ".hal happened here recently. Captain Ilallars [KcUnr?] happened lo enter into Ihe house of an inhabitant of tbia villa^ where was lodged a soldier of his company, who complained of the bad food, a]tboup;b he was at the table of a host intrusted with a numerous family who has only a wry small pnipcrty. ['iiuilJy the cai>t.iin, assuming an împeriouB lone, said thai he meant that the soldiers should Iw wcU treated and he ordered the man to kill his fowls up to the last one, and afterwards compelled him to buy elsewhere at the mone>' price, lierausC he did not have or did not wish to have sufficient reason for believing that they were reducing to niin and insup})nrtahle captivity all the inhahi- lanls.

Furthermore, Major RichanI McCarly, of whom w have already spoken, discontented, he said, with the bad behavior of Ihe inhabiiants towards Uiero, had wished to be chief com- mander of this village in order to have arrested a part of Ihe principal inhabitant thereof so that he miphl put them in irons and send them, thus caught, to Virginia, since he is not satiated with the vain and too great credulity by means of which they have until now (Iccejved us.

It will please you also to consider that lately Major William S«nt to the house of M. Gagné, an inlmbitant of this place, a soldier with an order to lodge there 'ITiis man, who for a suffi- ciently long time had had the vexation of as rruiny as four at a time and who had one of them still at the very time, did not believe himself obUged to take this last, and sct-eral limes sent him back to get rid of his order, and refused constantly to rcceiw him. Major William himself, flying fnio a furious passion, armed himself with two good pistols in the determination to force him to receive his soldier; and bavinjj; met on the way the said Ga^^, he placed one of his pistols at his neck and tlireatcned fiercely f his head, if he did not agree immediately to obey bb lodge his soldier.

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Dcrnicrcment lussi le mctnc Major WÎQam tjui ewi] avez un nomine lefebre for;geron pour cmpruoter quelques les de uiiia Ce dernier luy a r»it rrpondre que n'eOnt p«i puisqu'il le debiloit pour un auirr qui le («.j'oîi pour «s il ne luy eioil point possible de prendre sur lay et qu'il étoi! a luy en céder cent pots s'il le souh«ittoit mo^-eonuit qu'a dnr roit de l'argent oompuni aussitôt et dans attendis d^naa|tli Major envoya un officier ou sergent accompagné par à stlto arec ordre de saisir tous les taffias que le dit lefcvre pouiwii tmei et ce sans douiie au profit des Etais de Virginie, mai* ce derae leur ayant monlré le lieux ou «es Brtssons eloieat nkim t n'ont point osé (aire fraction et eo a éi<5 aquîité an nu^ i'm cruche qu'il a (té oblige de Ictirs donner.

?aat mieux vous faire Connoitre le peu d'Endulgeoce qui avoient pour nous le peu de soins qu'ils prennoîent de s'anipftp" coeurs et même da\-antagc leur impitov-abic içefite de pmram un peuple sur lequel ils voyoieol avoire pris tiwp d'avantage, * sont exigé de expressément et nous ont forcrf de leur fourair cse quantité considerable de farinne pour mettre en Magasin et pas les Besoins de l'Etat, Voulant cliK»cni ÎI5 faire une expédition po«r notre Kulut gencralle »ns nous dire formellement ny ou ils foutoMai aller ny ce qu'ils TOuIoieni faire.

oh ! comme nous n'av'ons pus tout a fait paru disposé a con<<nl trop aveu^emeot à leur requisition ils ont des ce moment opprimer la force par la force, et San» plus tarder au enroya leurs officiers un sct^^t suii-ié de quelque» soldats pour faire b vi&iie dans tous les moulins de ce villa^ afin de combiner par eu tDones-seloo les farcnnes qu'ils y trouveroient Et qu'ils en pour- roicnt prendre pour eux cette guardc conduiite p:ir leurs mauvais princippcs ont osé forcer les portes qui se »ont trouvé fermé menacent mfmc de donner de leun Carabines ceux qui seroienl assc£ hardis de s'opposer a leur infâme violence osair de plus Imprimer Sur les porte* de chaque moulin l'ctampc de l'Etat de Vii^ginie comme luy appartenant. Entre ceux qui ont de* moulins

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'ibo, the Same Mxjor William,' having sent tu the house of a man named Lcfcvrc, bbcksmjth, lo borrow some bottles of ta6a, iliis latter iin.iwered ihat he nas not the owner, siiuc he sold them at retail for another who paid him for his trouble, and thut it wits not poKsilile to .usuine the rex|i(>nsihilily and ihiit he was ready to give him a hundred jugs thereof, if he wished to pay Qàsh. Immediately and without waiting longer, the major sent an officer or sergent accompanied by six soldiers with an order 10 seize all the tafia which the ^id Lefevre mif^hl have; and this without doubt to the profit of the estates of Virginia; but after this last had shown the place where his liquor was locked up, they did not dare to break in and he has been freed from them by paying a ju^full which he was obliged lo give them.

In order that you may better understand the little indulgence which they have for us and the little care ibey take to win our uRections and even more their pitiless manner of governing a people, over whom they see they have taken such an advantage, we tell you that they exacted expressly, and have compelled tis to furnish, a considerable quantity of flour to put in their store- house for the needs of the state, since they wished, they said, to make an expedition for our general welfare, without telling us explicitly where they intended to go or what they wished to do.

Oh I As we bare not appeared wholly disposed lo consent too blindly to their requisition, they have from that moment deter- mined to put down force by force; and without further delay ibey sent one of their officers, a sergent followed by some soldiers, to search all the mills of this village in order to make collections on thrar own account, according to the amount of the flour which they foun<I Ihere and which they could take for themselves. This guard, governed by their evil principles, dared to break the doors, which were locked, and they threatened with their riilcs those mho were bold enough to make opposition to their infamous violence; and they dared further to mark on lite doors of each mill the stamp of the State of Virginia, as a sign that it belonged thereto. Among those who had mills, there was only M. Beaulieu, one of the cap-

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il ne s'est trouvé que M. Beaulieu l'un des Capitaines de milice d'icy qui s'y est exposé furieusement et contre lequel ils n'ont point osé exercer leur cruelle tiranie. Il nous reste encore k savoir si la crainte ou la honte les a Retenus.

Nous voyant donc ainsy Molesté par nos fidelles alliés au moins qui osoient se servir de ce titre prétendu nous avons sdlicité afin que les soldats fussent dispensé dans chaqu'une de nos maisons espérant par la estre moins Captivé et pouvoir mieux conserver nos Bestiaux préférant à notre malheureux sort, la jaine d'avoire chez soye une troupe de Brigans qui loin de nous estre de quelqu' utUité nous sont insuportables et pour les pensions desquels nous sommes forcés à tenir des billets de logement en payement sans nul espoir d'en estre jamais paye- Nous ne vous dirons point par quel heureux destin nous nous en ' ommes trouvés debarassé. Nous scavons seulement que par un bonheur imprévu ils ont été rapellé aux Kaskaskias pour passer leur quartier d'Hyver, Ce qui nous a procuré une grande tran- uilitté jusqu'à ce printems dernier ou ayant été menacé d'une armée considerable qui se formoît de la part des royalistes pour venir nous combattre et tacher moyen d'achever notre ruinne très per- suadé qu'elle etoît avancée a im grand point.

Nous crûmes donc après n'avoire rien à craindre en commerçant avec eux nos Marchandises denrées même nos animaux de toute espèce pour leur argent qu'ils nous en asseuré bonnes et qui n'at aucuns cours en ce pays pas même entre eux ils nous ont aussy cJiargé d'un nombre immense de lettres de change sur le tresorié de Virginie dont nous ne pouvons rien faire et dont nous sommes infectes jusqu'à present et ce après nous avoir fidellement promis que ces papiers nous seroient payé en or ou bonnes marchandises à grand prix que nous pouvons commercer et gagner considéra- blement.

Non contents encor de nous avoire épuisé et miné en nous prenant generallement tout nos denrées et animaux sans nous les payer ne voulant pas même nous permettre d'en transporter sur une autre rive pour en tirer de quoy nous retiré ils menacent

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laiiM of militia uf this plau, who exiHMtcd him««lf to their violence with fun,' ;knd against whom they h^ve not daird to rxcrcUc their cnid lyrunii}'. We are itiîl] doultlful wlietlier fear ur ithanie restrained them.

Seeing uursclves thu» trouhled by our faitJiful allie», al least by those who dared to mabe use of this pretended title, wc have peiiliuned that the soldien should be Inlleie^l in each of our houses, since we hoi>cd thereby to be less held captiiT and to be belter able to |ireÂer\-e our aniiuaU, preferring in our unhappy lot the inconvenience of hAving at our house» a troop of brig- ands, who, far friirn beinx of any tise to us, are insupportable and for whose board we arr obliged to take in payment notes for lodgment without any hope of beinj; ever paid.

Wc shuH nul tell you by what lucky fate wc were freol from them. We know only that by an unforeseen good fortune they were ntcaUcd to Kaskaskiii to pass their winter quartent,' which, procured for us a great peace until last spring, when wc were menaced by a considcnible army which wii.v funned by the roy- alists to come to attack us and attempt means of achieving our niin, l(cing persuaded that it hiid reached il.t height.

Wc believed, also, thai there was nothing to fear in trading merchandise, commodities and even our animab of all kinds Virginians for their money, which they assured us was ^ftnd which had no currency in ihtN country even among themâefves. They have also loaded us with an immense number of letters of excliange on the treasury of Vir^nia, with which we could do nothing and with which wc arc infected up to the present; and thi» after having faithfully (>romt:>ed us thai these would be paid tn gold or good merchandise at a good price, with which we could trade and make a con.-iiderable ^in.

Not content, however, with having exhausted and mind va by taking from u» generally all our conunudilics and animals without paying for them and not wishing to permit us to ex]jcin any to the oilier bank, that wc misht obtain therefrom wherewith to recover from our difficulties [?], the}- ihrealencd with cruel (ninishmenUt ihode «ho should do so without their consent, if

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de cmellM punitions ceux qui le pouroient £ÛKaaslariAn tkm, s'a y ctoil surpris et Muvani se senUnt fnt, fch isit arec UqodJe iU nous ont toujours gouvcniéjuKtti'a pua fri foot plu» qu'à mcMcer parccqu'Us en rienoem s (fehffi.

Col a ce moment Mons: que nou5 entrvprtavit ik • t*ife le plus btictcmcni que nous pouvons le deuiOe de o^ i ojtablo maniow d'apre des Trou|^»es de \^iipnie a oxn Epd. i nous qu'a» ne la *oil de traiter d'ami» ci allife fideilesîboatetj en quelque sorte parcequ'iJs oe trouveroient point lilksi si bocB oy it doux pour eux.

1. Nous a»noKn$oiiâ donc par vous rapporter icTqtMk( laine Rkh* McCarty ayant été rcn^ox-^ icj- l'année de«i« f l'ejpeditkm marquée du Detroit) pour y («sider en qialîK : Commandani est airix"* avec une petite garntMo de Hommes au plus qui se sont logé dans une maisoB dâ m a \Tllage aa«a propre d spacieuse pour y loger canuDodesol a certiin nombre de soldats (oous vorant dans l'iinpMBitMlitf * faire autRincnt)iiousiK>us sommes mcint^ohli]^ tous umakoe^ de leur prooirer une quantité suffisante du farînrtf MajnH Vww»*^ pour leurs substance qu'ils n'ont pas sans douiie tnmrf snffitattt puisque tes soldats ne ie gennoient point pour tuer (même dewm Dout) nos pourceaux et autre* animaux sans que Icur Cip- taines ou officiers s'enapresassent à y mettre ordre qudqoa representations qu'on leurs Ssm;.

Probableroent un Boeuf de Charuc qu'ils ont tué sur ta piace devant le fort appartenant a un homme pierre Roux que le Cappc- tainc du deiacbctiicnt a payé mais le tort n'a pas été nioinâ mad pour un pauvre Homme a qu'il n'etoil pas possible d'en raroire un autre pareille.

Une lor d'environ deux ans qu'Us ont tué a Mtœsieur Trader qu'il luy ont pa>'é avec un bon encore a cstre payé.

Enfin plusieurs motïffs aussy sencible qu'ils seroit înnutile i décrire dans cette narration cro)-ant ce que nous avotu laf suffisant pour faire voire la justice de ce que nous avons Ituûioetir de vou« observer Monsieur et qui vouï font assî voire que les Mr- ginniens n'ont jamais eu d'autre butte que oeluy de nous opprisxt

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they should be caught; and often feding thnmdves strong on account of the ease with which they huvc always goirenied us up to the present, they arc doing more Uun tbrestening, because they come to deeds.

It is now, sir, thai we undert^e to make for you as briefly as possible the detailed account of the insupportable manner the troops of Virginia have acted towards us, us whom they were to treat a$ (rien<Lt and faithful allies; and they are ri^hl in a way use they would not and elsewhere friends so good and so

tie to them.

r. We begin then by reporting to you here that Captain Richard McCarty, having been sent here last year (after the failure of the Detroit expedition) to take up his residence as commandant, arrived with a little garrison of forty men or more, who have been lodged in a house situated in this village sufficiently proper and spadoos to lodge there easily a certain number of soldiers. Since we saw the impus-sibility of doing otherwise, we unanimously bound ourselves to procure for them a sufficient quuniiiy of flour, com and meat for their subsUt- ence, which they have not found sufficient undoubtedly, since the soldiei^ made no ceremonies altuui kiUing, before our eyes erven, our pigs and other animals, without their captains and officers Itcstirring themselves to provide therefor, when repre- sentations were made to them.

Tliere was a plougb-ox belonging to a mad named Pierre R0U.1, which they killed on the square Ijcfore the fort fur wbîch the captain of the detachment paid; but the wrong wras not less great to a pour man since it was impouihJe 10 get another like it.

A heifer, about two years old, tfdoiiging to M. Troitîer, which they killed, and for which they settled with a btm still to be paid.

Finally several counts as obvious as they would be useless to describe in this narrative, for we believe that what we have reported sufSdent to make you see the justice of what wc have the honor to call to your attention, sir, and which cause us, also, to see that the Virginians hav« never had other end than that of

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ChaDgeant eux mêmes en U plus insuporUhle Captivité l'espoir dont il nouK >voit Aalté en cntrans sur nos terres de jouir cmnmc eiuc mêmes des douceurs de la plus paiuUe possession de nos bien et d'une entière lilxrt^ et qu'il» veulent a present nous favir.

C'est ce que nous sommes louâ Capable de soutenir par tes «enncnt* le» plus inviolable et pourquoy nous avons en (aire signcpour donner force aux présentes.

Mais nous ne devonit nullement doutter que le ^-oix de franoe le plus grand de tous les polentas S'ignore trts certainement U triste et deplorable cituation ou sont a. present réduits «es très fidèles et bien aimés sujets Canadiens et Creole, par la trop grande Crédulité que nou* avons eu en la fourberie des Trouppes Virginiennes et que nous avons crus ses fidcllcs alliés crédulité si lunette i»our nou» cl dont nous ne sommes dei abuse cjue depub que vous nous avez fait l'boimeur de nous aider de vos sages cl très pui.^dant Conseil».

Pouvons nous croire que DOttc généreux et 1res bon pert le roix de frunce noua abandonnoit au»»)- a notre malbeureiix Soit s'il pouvoit une fois cotmoitre les fonds de nos coeurs, que nous somme» preti a luy sacrifier now. nous devons croire qu'il penserait plus avantageusement de nous et ne trouveroit de vray bonheur pour luy qu'en nous procurant a l'avenir un bonheur infinie en nous reprenant »ous sa protection cl nous declarant ses bien aimés sujets Espérons chères compatrioltes qu'une fois persiLadé et certain de notre fidcllil£s de coeur que non seulement 3 nous reconnoitra pour ses fidelles enfants et nous fournira tous les moyen» et sccour nécessaire» avec lesqueh n<w» ixruvtins secouer le fardeau pesant qui nous écrasscnl et soutenu par un tel mon- arque quelle puissance a Ta^vnir otera entreprendre de nous subjuguer.

C'est donc Monsieur avec toutte l'affection et nele que runis \-ous promettons que s~ou£ voudrez bic:n vous intéresser & nos malctuv et parler en notre faveur fa>â« le ciel ()Uc par votre inier- ception nous puisions parvenir un jouracequcnousas^nronsqui n'est autre chose que le bonheur ri nous re^'oîr tous francois. Nous n'avons autre chose a vous oSrir en oUgc que la plus grande

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cppressiDf; us by chaoKiof; into tbe most iosupportablc cap- tivity the hope, with n-hich ihey hud flattered us on enlering on our lands, of cnjoyinf;, like ihemsclves. the sweetness of the TOOSt peiiceuble jionsesiton of our gourl* and of a comi>lcle lilwrty, of which they wish now to rob us.

Tlii^ i* whut we are all capable of affirming by ihe most inviwiabic oaihs and why we have caused this to be signed in order to Fiive strength to ihe»e présents.

Uul wc ought in no way tn doubt ibat the public opinion of France, the fondest of all power», h very certainly unacquainted with the iad and deplorable situation to which her most faithful and well-loved *ubjecis, Canadians and Creoles, are at present reduced by the loo great credulity, which »x have had, in the knavery of the Virginian troops and whom we have beIîe\Td her faithful ailiw; a credulity so fatal for us and of whidi we have been disabused since you have made us the honor of aiding us with your wise and very powerful counsels.

Can we believe that our generous and very good father, the King of France, would abandon u» so to our unhappy lot, if be could once know that in the depths of our hearts wc are ready to sacrifice ourselves; ne must believe thai he would think more highly of us ,ind would find true happiness for himself only in procuring (ur us in the future an infinite happiness by retaking us under his protection and declaring us his wcll-lovcd subjects. Wc hope, dear compatriots, that once persuaded and certain of our fidelity of hpiirt. that not only he will nxognîic us as his faidifid children and will furnish us all the necessary means and succoï with which wc can «hake oR ihc heavy burden, which h crushing us. And supponcd by such a monarch, what power in the future will dare lo underLikc to itubjugute u»I

It is then, sir, with all the affection and zeal, which wc prom- ise you, tliat we ask you to be willing 10 interest yuurself in our grievances and speak in our favour. May the Ueavens bring it about that by your intervention we may be able lo attain that to which wv aspire, which is nothing else than the happiness of eing ourselves again all French. We have nothing to oSer you

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fidellité de'*coeur avec laquelle nous ne cesserons d'estre éter- nellement avec un très profond perspect.

Monsieur Votre Humbles et obicssants serV Aux Cahos ai Sept. 1780

Signé F. Trottier — Philipe Gervay — A. Hannand — Le- page — B. Saucier — F. Saucier — Langlois — Chabot — J B Dubé — DuCharme — Gabriel Constant — Fr. Courier — J G Mercier les Personnes qui ont signé cy dessus l'ont fait au nom de tous les Habitants.

Endorsed: Declaration des Habitants du Cahokias à Mons: le Colonel Balme du Cahos îi Sept. 1780.

reçu le 4°" Dec' 1780. LmcTOT TO G. R. Clark, Jdly 31, 1781, Monsieur

Toujours retenu aux Illinois par Maladie, J'attend avec im- patience le moment ou ma Santé pourra me permettre d'aller vous rejoindre et rendre un Compte exacte de ma mission et de mon Séjour en ces endroits.

Un nommé Clairmon député avec Six autres particuliers par le Commandant de Michilimakinac est arrivé a S'. Louis chargé d'une Lettre adressée au habitans des Cahos pour les exciter a les recevoir et a se tenir sur la deffen cive contre les Espagnols; Monsieur Don François Cruzat Lieutenant Colonel et Leiutenant Gouverneur a S' Louis, après des recherches exactes au Sujet de Ces envoyés quil a fait arrêter en arrivant et S'etant informé de la Lettre mentionné cy dessus S'en est emparé, et s'est ensuitte comporté dans cette affaire comme un hommeentiërement voué au Service des Puissances Unies; Ne reconnoissant point de Maîtres absolus aux Cahos que les Ameriquains Vainqueurs de cette partie, il n 'a pas cni devoir rendre compte a d'autres qu'au Major Williams Ameriquain et employé pour les Etats dautant que cette affaire lui a paru purement Militaire, en consequence après lui

^ Dr MSS.^ 5> J75. original moniiscripE.

" Spc pp fl5. Sis. 5sg. As ia pcHnlnl om in Iht InJreduclion, ]j. cv, Ihcrt Î8 rcosoD to ticLiïTï thaï Ibe iipwuBh commindul did not ici In u good (lilh u this Iciler ud tbc (oIlowiDi

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in hostage except the greatest fidelity of heart whkh wc shall Dever cease havinjj;. With a ver>' profound respect

Sir your humble aod obcdJeoi servants At Cahokta September 31, 1780. Sifnicd :

F. Trottier, Philippe Gervais, A. Hannand, Lepage, B. Saucier, !■". Saucier, Lanjjiois, Chabot, J. B. Dub^, DuCharmc, Gabrid Constant, Ff. Courier, J. O. Merrier. The person» who ha^'e signed hcrcabovc have done so in the name of all the totiabitants.

En<3()[^(l: Derhiraiion nf the Inhabitants of Cahokia to M. Colonel Ualme. Cahokia September 31, 1780. Rec.-eived December 4, 1 780.

LiNCTOT TO G. R. Clabx, July 31, 1781,' Sir:

Still detained in the Illinois by sickness, I am waiting with impatience the moment when my health will jiermil me to rejoin you and render a detailed account of my mission and of my so- journ in the.se parts.

A man named Clairmont, deputed with six other individuals by the command.ini of Michillimackinac, has arrived at St. Loub, intrusted with s. letter addressed to the inhabitants of Cahokia in order to more ihem lu receive the rae>sengcrs and to liold Ihem- Eclvcs on the defensive against the Spaniards.* Don François Cnizat, lieutenant colonel and lieutenant governor at Si. Louis, alter a minute examination in regaH to these envoys, whom he caused to be arrested upon their arrival, and after bein;; informed of the letter mentioned abotx-, has taken posseSHon thereof, tuid has, thereafter, acted in this aSair as a man entirely devoted to the service of the united power*. Since he recognized as al>solute masters at Cabokia only the Americans, cooquerois of this region, lie did not believe that it was hi.* duty to render account to any one except Major Williams, an American and in the employ of the states, in att much as thi.t affair appeared to him purely military.

«V «mid iniktÉi êfmHt ti tNiiuarncsi incttdiblr thai bnth LJninM uirl Omini ihixild bf iiiianiiu ihai. >t ibe litnt thcr «cic vilUnc. m/ «I ibc Urillah M«ti ■«» in C*b<>U> bj

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avoir fait part de toutes Ses découvertes il lui a envoyé copie exacte de la Susditte Lettre; cette conduitte prudente de la part de Monsieur De Cruzat na pas laissé d'occasionner des rumeurs, des propos indiscrets et dexciter une jalousie outrée dans plusieurs particuliers tant aux Cahos qu'au Kaskaskias qui tous en parti- culier prétendent être absolus et les Seuls a qui Ion doive rendre compte. Comme ceci pourroit occasionner de la mésintelligence et querelle entre les deux parties, il seroit bon d'établir en Ces endroits un Maitre et Savoir a qui se communiquer en affair d' Importance Sans être obligé de Se commuiquer a une pppulace ignorante, emportée, indiscrette, et Souvent partagée dans ses opignons.

Par un exprés nous venons d'apprendre que le Florida a ete prise par les Espanols. Monsieur De Galvés, Gouvemem' de la Nouvelle Orlean et qui Mérite tous les éloges possibles par l'activité, intelligence et intrépidité quil a fait paroitre, S'est emparé de Pinsacola après lo jours de tranchée ouverte, Je vous envoyé le detail de cette prise tel qu'on la envoyé a M' De Cruzat Commandant en ce Poste Les Natchez après avoir été pris par le Même Monsieur De Galvez en Son absence Se Sont révolté et pris les Armes contre les Espagnols quils en ont chassé ou fait prisonnier. Monsieur De Miro occupant la second rang a la Nouvelle Orlean les à reconquis de nouveaux. On ne Sait ce qui arrivera a M"" Bleomar auleur de cette Révolte et D'autres.

En attendant le plaisir de vous voir permettes moi de souhait a vos Armes tout le Succès possible et de me dire avec Respect Monsieur Votre très humble & très

Obéissant Serviteur, S* Louis 31 Juillet 1781 Godefroy Linctot

Pour Le Service Public

Gratiot to G. R. Clark, August i, 1781. Monsieur

Je profite de l'occasion que me procure M*". Linctot qui est icy malade, pour vous faire part des bonnes nouvelles que nous ai'Ons avons [sic] reçue par la prise de Pançacole que Monsieur De

I fir. itSS; sij?;. oHaLdaJ loaDusCEipr.

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Coa>ei)uently, arier having informed him nf all hi» cli»c<>verie», he sent an exact copy of the aforesaid letter. This prudent conduct on the jiart of M. Cn1z.1t has n»! failed to occa.tiiiii murmun and indiscreet talk and to excise unreasonable jealousy in se^'cral individual» hoih at Cahokia anil Ka»kaskta, all of whom privately claim to be absolute and the only ones to whom account should be rendered. Since lhi& can cause misunderstanding and »lrife between the two parties, it would be well to appoint in these parts »ome line with power and knowledge to whom Communications could be made in affairs of importance, so that it would not be neces.'iary to make communications to a populace, ignorant, hot- headed, indiscreet, and often divided in its opinion.

By an express we have ju3t learned that Florida has been captured by the Spaniards. M. do Galvcj:, governor of New Orleans, who de.'«rves all possible praise on account of the activity intelligence and intrepidity, which he has shown, has possessed himself of Penaacola after ten days of open trenching. I am send- ing you the detail of this capture as it is reported 10 M. Cruzat, commandant of this post. The people of Natchez, after having been taken by the snmc M. dc Galvez, haw revolted in his ahjcnce and taken arms against the Spaniards, whom they have driven out or made pnsonrrs. M. Miro, who has the second rank at New Orleans, has reconquered them. It is net known what will be done to M. Ftlcomar, author of thi.-' revolt and nf others.

Wiiile awaiting the pleasure of seeing you, permit me to wish your arms all possible success and lo CJilI myself with respect. Sir, your very humble and very obedient servant.

Gudelroy Linctol. St. Louis, July 31, 1781. for the public service.

Gratiot to Clark, Acoust i, 1781.' Sir:

I profit by the opportunity which M. Unctot, who is sick, pro- cure» me to inf<jrm you of the good new», which we have received, of the capture of Fensacola, which M. de Galvez has subjected to the dominion ot His Catholic Maje:ity. From tlie account which

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Galvez Gouverneur de la Nouvelle OrleanaSoumiseal'obeîssance de Sa Majesté Catholique, l'on peut dire parla Relation que nous avons Reçue icy que ce n'est qu'avec bien des difficultés et par une grande intrépidité de la part de ce General, S'il a conquis cette Ville et cette Province, ou il a eu le Malheur d'ette blessé en enfaisant le Siège mais par bonheur fort légèrement; nous navons eu dans l'armeé de M'. De Galvez que trois cent hommes tué et blessé, mais dans celle des Anglois cinq cent ont resté mort sur le Champt de Bataille et treize cent fait prisonniers tous de troupes réglée; Jespere qu'après une prise aussi glorieuse pour les armes d'Espagne, et le desaventage des Anglois dans toute leurs eicpeditions, que bientôt nous aurons une paix heureuse qui nous procurera l'abondance dont depuis longtems nous sommes privés.

Je ne sais cy vous aurés été informé quil y a quelques tems, un Nommé Clainnon envoyé avec Six hommes par le Command- ant de Michilimakinac avec une Lettre adressée aux habitans des Cahos et des Kaskaskias, par laquelle il les engagoient de lever des Compagnies de Milice qui Seroient payée par le Roy D'Angleterre afin de Supposer a leurs Ennemis, Ses hommes étant heureusement arrêté a S* Louis Monsieur Don Francois Cruzat Lieutenant Colonel et Lieutenant Gouverneur en ce Village les a arrêté, et a envoyé copie de la ditte Lettre au Major Williams; Sans cette prudence de fa part de notre Commandant je ne Sais Comment les Habitans de votre rive en auroient agi, vous Saves ce qu'est un peuple sans chef et ou tout particuliers ce croit en droit d'agir en toute liberté et Selon Sa volonté. Je Sais Seulement qu'il y en à plusieurs qui ont témoigné du mécontentement de ce que M^ Cruzat ne leur remettoit pas une Lettre qui leurs avoient été adressée, mais toute personnes qui pencerons tm peu juste ne pourrons que l'en louer d'en avoir agi de la Sorte.

Depuis votre départ des Cahos l'année demieré il m'est arrivé bien des évenemens, vous saurés qu'a present ja Suis resident a S'. Louis n'ayant pu resté plus longtems dans un village ou il reg- noit cy peu d'union par la liberté efrenee qui y regnoit alors, je me reserve a la première entrevue a vous conter tous les desagremens que jy ai essuie, de plus depuis quelques tems jai été taxcé par trois

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■e have rr<-«ivcd here, it can be said it h only wi(h much difficulty and by grcal bravery on the part of ihis general that he has con- quereil this lnwn and this provinte, where he ha» had ibc mis- fortune to be wounded, while conducttnR the seigc, but fortunately very lightly. We had in the army of M. <lc Galvcz only three hundred men wounded, but in that o( ihc English five hundred remained desid on the battle field and thîrtwii hundred were made prisoners, all regular troops. I hope thai after a capture so glori- ous for the arms of Spain and the disadvantage of the English in all their expeditions, that soon we shall have a favorable peace, which will procure for us the abundance of which we have need for so long-

I do not know if you have lieen informed that, some time ago, a man, named Clairmont was sent with six men by the commandant of Michillimackinac with a letter addresscii to the inhabitants oï Cahokia and Kaskaskia, by which be invited them to raise cooi- paniet <>f militia, to be paid by the king of England, in order to make «^position to their enemies. Fortunately tlicsc nwn stopped at St. Louis and Don Fnuiçots Cruxat, lieutenant colonel and lieutenant governor in this village, arrested them and sent copies of the sard letter to Major William». Without this prudence on the part of our commandant, I do not know how the inhabitants of your bank would have aited. V()u know vvhat people are without a head and where every individual believes himself Mithin hit rights in acting with full liberty and according to his caprice. I know only that there arc sclera! who have shown discontent, lieeau.se M. Cniiat did not send to them a letter which was ad- dressed to them; but all persons who think a little justly can only praise him for having acted in such a manner.

Since your dqiarturc from Cahokia last ynr, many events have occurred. Vou know (hat si present I am residing at St. Louis, since I could not remain n longer time in a village nhere so little unity ruled on account of the unbridled liberty which reigned there. I am waiting for the opportunity of the first interview to recount to you all the annoyances which I have experienced; the more so because, some lime «{{O, I was accused by three men of

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hommes de traîson, d'avoir eDvo>'é Ma Berge au Secoiir de Nos ennemis, je ^'ous prie Mom', de vouloir bien écrire at rendre témoignage de ma conduitie a cette Occasion, jespere que Votre certificat pourra rétablir mon honneur attaquée et donner du pois a ma justification. [Ms. illegible.] le retablissement de M''Linc- tol pour avoir le plaisir de vous voir et aller faire un tour du Côte de la Virginie.

Permettes moi de vous féliciter Sur \-otre avencement au Service des Etats Unis, j'espère que l'occasion de vous Signaler ne vous Manquerons pas, je Souhaitte que vos annes so>-ent vic- torieuse contre tous vos ennemis, et que -Ion vous voye par tout avec ce courage, cette prudence et Sagesse qui ne vous a jamais abandonee ce Sont les désirs de celui qui est avec respect Votre très humble Serviteur Ch Gratîot

S» Louis le i« Aoust 1381 [Addressedl A Monsieur

Monsieur George Rogers Clark Ecuer BrigatUé Genera! des Armée des Etats Unis et Commandant en Chef du Département de West A la Chûle

GiKARDiN 10 Sinclair, Novehbes 3, 1781. Monsieur,

Vous serez puttetre surpris du motiffe qui me fait prendre la liberté de vous écrire cette present Lettre puisque Je n'ai dautre vue que de vous prévenir de ce qui se passe icy et des intentions de la plus grande partie des Habitans de cette Rives que vous pensé véritablement ou bons ameriquaîns ou bons Espagnolles bien qu'enterieurement ils ne soient, suivant ce que je puis voir ni tun ni lautre.

Vous en auriez été déjà persuadé il i a même longtemps si les personnes que vous aviez député pour négocier avec vous un Traitté de Commerce dans le Mississipy ou dependences des

' ]ti March, wî+o. Gralint and Pppin> prolected by Trading Hrnuls from Ihe Spuiùfa (:ûmma[id:i1il anH Colonel Monleomcry, starlrd vith a buïlload ol E"d& ^of Prairk du Chien, al ihai lime in pcwï^iim uf the Brilish, They were auodated in the enleiniise wilb Mr. K.iiy. mI MicnillJmackinae. A few leaRueB a^>ove Cnhokia Ihey handed Ihe bcnl nv«r li> ?k m:in njimrd Cardinal, who conducted it to its destination where be and the erew were put in prison and the boal cnnliacaled. On escapiciB, three of Ihe crew lued Gratïol for wajr:.'^. and made Ihe atxrtsT Bcoisatiun againsl htm. This was later «ilhdrawti. Tlx Htatemrnl by Cnrdinal is in Can. Aichiv«&. 8.. 07, Toi- "., p. SJft- See Biso Dillon, ^mull <^ Si. Louis, 1., ao$.

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treason and of having scat my barge to the succor of our enemies. I pray you, sir, to conicnt In wrilt and liear witness of my conduct on that occasion. I hope that your certificate will be able to re-dtablish my lionor, which Uas been aii.ickcd and give weight to my justification.' \MS. UUgible] the recover)' of M. Linctot to lia%-e the [>leasure of seeing yuu and going t<> make a lour of the Virginia coast.

Permit mt" to conj^fittulaie you on your promotion to the service of the United States. I hope that the opponunity to signalize yourself will not fail you ; I hojK tital your xrmK will be victorious against all your enemies and that you may be seen everywhere witli that courage, that ])rudcnce and wisdom, which ha» never failed you, These are the desires of oik who is with respect your very humble servant, Charles Gratiot.

St. Louis, August t, 1781.

Ad<]rct»ed To M. George Roger* Clark, Esquire

Brigadier General of the army of the United Stales' and Coinm^tnder in Chief of llie Depart- ment of the West. At the Falls.

GlRAftDTN TO SlNCLAIE, NOVEUBER 3, 1781.' Sir:

Vou will be perhaps surprised at the motive which makes me take the liberty of writing to you this present letter, since I have no other than to inform you of what is taking place here and of the sentiment of ihe majority of ihe inhabitants of this bank, whom you think indeed arc either good Americans or good Spaniards, although they are nol all either one or the other, as 1 can see. Vou would have been long ago persuaded thereof, if the persons whom you sent to negriijale with us a treaty concerning trade on the Mississippi or in the dependencies of the Illinob [hud exercised ju<!gmenl].' The treaty wmdd certainly have been accepted, seeing that it would procure for us the advantage of obtaining our necef&ilies in merchandise all and singular, for which we would have given in payment either our peltries or commodities. But

*A miakt, Cluk h'll ihu nrOi in ihr *riD7 el VUbidu. ■ Can. Aichiv». B_ «8, [i. Sj, Inim ■ oip).

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islenois qui certainement auroit été accepté vue qu'il nous procur- oit l'avantage de tirer nos besoins en Marchandise generallement quelconque pour laquelle nous avions donné en payement soit nos Pelleries ou Denrées. Mais souffrez que je vous dise que vos députés si sont trop malprise pour esper la réussite de leurs voya- ges. Vue qu'ils ont arrêté a St. Louis ou ils ne dévoient pas, par les Espagnolles qui n'ont que de l'avarice mais très peu de con- noissance et naturellement ambitieux jaloux et méfiant quand il ne le faut pas, les ont arrêté sans raisons, et nous n'avons pu les Ravoir qu'au Moyenne de bon Caution Domiciliés de ce lieu qui ont engagé la meilleure partie de leur bien leurs Corps même pour les retirer, bien entendus qu'ils seraient garder a vue chez nous sans en pouvoir sortir sous quelque prétexte qui se peutetre sans le plein consentement des Commandants de l'une et l'autre partie. Ils auroient bien pu s'epagner cette Epocque qui nous fait un tort considerable a tous sïls si etoient pris comme ils 1'- auroient pus faire, mais ayant vue moi même que c'a n'etoit qu'un etouderie que celte faut ne dependoît que du peut de Connoissance qu'ils ont pour des affaires d'un telle consequence, Je me suis chargé du soin de Monsieur Langlois qui s'est trouve icy sans nule resource auquel j'ai Procure au temps [aiiianl?] qu'il a été en mon pouvoir le moyen de se retirer d'icy et c'est par lui- même que j'ai l'honeur de vous adresser cette Lettre, qui vous informe de la bonne intentions des Habitans de ces Lieux. Je les crois disposés pour [?] mes persuader qu'ils ne seroient pas fâché de se revoir dependant et sujet a la Domination Angloise. Les Besoins les y forcé absolument, ils ne peuvent plus tenir î s ont tous un Besoin urgent des marchandises et je pense qu'un pavillon angloise seroit bien reçue chez nous si le parti n'etoit compris que de Blancs, sans qu'il y eut un seul sauvage avec eux, mais s'il y en avoit je douteroîs fort de l'enterpirse car tout le monde de tous les villages de ce continent sont déterminé suivant les apparences a bien rendre leur vie plutôt que de ce rendre a des barbares.

Les Commerçants même ne demanderont peut être pas mieut qu'a tenter l'entreprise, le grand Pro&t qu'il pouroit faire dans la

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suffer me to tdl you thiit your deputies have murJe too nuiny mis- takes to expect success from their journey ; for tbey stopped at Sl Loui», which they .«houM not have done, and the Sjt^iaixl.^, who -have only avarice but very little knowledge and arc naturally ambitious jeitloLts and detianl, wlien there i.t no neeil, have arrett- ed them without cause; and we have been able to get them back only hy means uf offering Itondsraen domidleii in this \Ainx, who have engaged the better part of their prof>erty and even their bodies to release them; and it was indeed agreed that they should I>e kept in aghl among us and that they could not leave here under any pretext whatsoever without the full consent of the command- ants of both places. They might have been able lo be spared this ]>erii>d which caused a considerate wn>ng lu us all, if iliey had gone st it in the way tbey might have done; but ^ncc 1 myself lutw (hat it wa-s only a. heedless acticui and that this fault was the result of the little knowledge which tbey have for affairs of »uch r»nse({iiciii'c, I have taken on m^-^elf ihe care o( M. Langlois who is here without any resources 1 have procured for him, inasmuch as he hai lioen in my care, the means of withdraiving from here; and il is by him that I have the honor of sending you ihû letter, which will inform you of the goml senlimenu of the inhabitants of these regions. I believe them so disposed that I aro per>uadei| that they would not lie offended ai seeing them- selves again dependent and subject to the i^glish Government. Necessities have a^olutely forced ihem to It; they am no lonj^ hold «ml; Ihcy ;U1 have an urgent need of merchandise and I think that an English Hag would be well received among us, if the party was composed only of whites without a «ingle savage being with it; but if there was, I would be very doubtful of the success of the enterprise; (or everybody in all the villages of this continent is determined, according lo appearances, to give up his life rather than to surrender to the I)art):irians.

The merchants indeed will demand, perfiaps, nothing better than to attempt the enterpiisc. The great profit which can he made in trade could compensate them doubly for the expense. A» for myself, if you decide to make the expedition, I offer my

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commerce les pouvoit de dommager doublement de leurs frails pour moi si vous trouvez juste d'en faire l'eicpedïtion Je m'offre en tout ce que je pourrais faire pour vue que je sois avertis par quelques personnes éclaire, quelque jour avant l'arrivée des parties ici, et j'ose me tenir fort de disposer tous les habitans a vous recevoir librement pour vue toutte fois qu'il n'y aye point de Sauvages mêle dans votre Détachement, Je ne doutte pas qu'on ne nous accuse de Rebelles pour avoir sans resistance souf- fert l'entre des Ameriquains être nous mais que peut faire un peuple abandonné que l'on avei^le par mille beaux discours dont nous sommes encore a voir les effets joignant a cela crainte de ne pouvoir trop vitte abuser de notre Crédulité tes menaces de nous nuire, si de bon Coeur nous ne consentions a leur faire un serment inviolable il nous a don fallut pour nous ménager la propriété de nos biens consentir a tout ce qu'ils ont voulus. Nous ne nous croirions de ne pas engager a rien, si nous nous relevions nous jnemes d'un serment que nous avons été obligé de faire.

Il est bon de vous observer Monsieur qu'il î aura quelques ob- stacles pour passer aux portes que les Espagnolles occupe maïs j'ai lieu de croire qu'une fois entre che vous vous i trouverez tous les besoins de bouches qui vous seront nécessaire pour en faire l'- expédition. Je ne doute pas non plus qu'il ni en aye beaucoup de nous qui ne se joignant a vous même de ceux qui dependent des Espagnolles qui comme nous réduit au plus pressant besoins de tous voudront rester neutre ou peutetre se mettre avant.

J'espère monsieur qu'en cas que mes s[>eculations n'ayent aucuns Lieux et que vous ne veuillez tenter l'enterprise que ma Lettre ne sera point communiqué a personne aûn de m 'épargner ainsi qua celui qui écrit cette Lettre les poursuittes que pour- roit faire les ammériquains et les Espagnolles aux quelles pour- suittes il ne vous serait pas peutetre aisé de nous sous traire.

Je suis Monsieur en espérant votre protection Votre très humble et obéissant Serviteur aux Chakokias 3 g'"* 1781 (signé) Antoine Girardin

Monsieur Sinclair, Gouverneur.

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services in everything thnl 1 can do, pnn-t<l«l ihai I am informed by some in^iruclcd (tersons « (cw d»ys before ihe arrival of the panin lier«; atul I dure t» hold myndf ready to prepare all ihe inliahttanU to rctrive you frwcly, provided there should be no Mtvaitcn mingled in yriur deiachmenl. I do »>M d<Kili( that we an: accused wilh liein^ rrl>cl5 for having suffered without reustance the eiilrunLX of iJtc Americans among us; hut what could a deserted p<!ople do, who were blinded by n thousand licauliful d^pcerhe», of which we are Mill to see ibe results, and (here was joined therewith, for tear of the impossibility of so quickly delud- ing our credulity, threats of deslnictton, if we should not conscnl cheerfully to nuke to them an inviolable oath. It was for usa necessar)' gift, to consent to all they haiv desired, in order to pro- cure lor ourselves the security of <)«r property. We would Dol believe ourselves in any way bound, if wc should free uursdvea uf an ottth which wc have been fnrce<l to make.

It \i well to call your attention, sir, iWm there will Ite some obstacles (o pass at the posU which the Spaniards occupy, but I am right in belieWng thai once entered into our vilUg«, you will find there all the ncoes&ary provisions which you »'ill ncvd in order to innke Ihe ex|>editlon. I no longer doubt but that tttere would be many of us who would join themselves In you, even of tboM* who are :>u)ijein to the S|)aniunln, who, like tmrseU-i^, are reduced ui the nmsi pressing needs and will wish to remain neutral or (lerhuj» to take an active part.

I hope, «ir, that, in ia^e my s|MHnlali<iiiit should have no results and you ^nuld be unwillinK Ui uticmpi the enlerprise, my letter will not be cotnmunicated to any one, in order to tipare mc as well 01 him who writes this letter the prosecutlotu which the Ameritrans and ihc Spaniards might moke, ln>m whiih pnisecu- Huns It would not tw easy for you lu screen u&.

I oxn. lir, in the Itope of your protection your very humhtc and obedient servant

At Cahokia N'ovemlx^r 3, 1781. (Signed) Antoine Girarxlin. [AiUmied] M. Sinclair,

Coreraor.

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Oktinaxce of thi Cor»T or Cahou*. Jrsr ii. itSj.

Lan Mil Scf» CcEi qosur vin^ nob le """"••**• jcnr àa mob Ac mi2 Ei: \-iK^a ik U Cour :eaoe criourd'fauv ui aoca da pofalic, [«SIT DdibeiK' Sur Li qsinnie de :eTT<e qp nfie & pitpd:» Dins Lk Pnine du pood- proKv poor le Culture, a Eté deddé par Uditt Cixir quD Soi; t^it inx recapitcUàcic de U qouusé de

13 5M* sKstxoê de ïx qiusciê de lere q^iil pes: _v iiïkt x pccsdie Sasf fùv itv Ai: Ufris •qcH ixa-naa de rctema' peer ]x Cocimoiie El £= Stihte q'.x lizs: l'en pis^c l.uiine donrr Cocmcse par dcsTVfv le ze^^ qui ^pfunxzi s i»ff^ Me^ccii&e. £i de U Jocadre Ii C<«ùé dcï lûr le loicç de Lôqœîle pi^âsx T j^fâw CVcïuie. la^u U poi^:e ^ baau £i de U £a eaemai La [vc:» de K-À^ d= Gnsd Ccc<ii es Cxs quii 5« irtcnr Aîsé D«fa*- aa: poo- prradï* deî Terre juîqne ïx,Ex xCt àrSxm L* a<«aR ijTKZtsx X IX ûz de? deinieie lerre Bcroé El prèe pu le dis hibia^:. E; Sec: C^setm'^ Er; Xitre qxx Ctxr.rx I-c-dJig œnes diai JKeod= ç-jcjCï ce: rse Sc^n: pi? s:;sk ivxriTMease l*s nne Ci-c^rae Le? iumcf.. ç"-il îS"J: I>e? BHiei: ;;'j: Serscî àré ui Son. E; c^ie — t--v- ç— rjnera Suie BllJe^ Se=ï îie-ië de ixjrr Sx Ct>-c:re S.;:viL: >cc -u^aer: Cf^ t chr iteudrjc: jesdhre? Ci."ir:ire? i'^ 'ïfc-ci de Ceîle df? bii'iii^i? ;':i ce: dei* y\ 'libciarrî I>i::^ '.£ C-.L de Ssc de li dine priine d:; p-cad. CcciûCraeEae^: a ii--,^ ---t-~v de :enTe, E: zjt ;:c;e~ îe? suine? q-zz Ties» Se-;iat :i::;' tu s:r: :fILe ;'^ i Ert i"; de^^ir: EirCiTJêc E; qae a^: i;:;ia Tits:* if li rcilrit Sur ii iTj.iTre de ii drr.e CxÙe de? làr La d:n( kT:,:! i- 3,c ds= hit-hir; :é.i. S:c: rei«rtï p:cr îe p*î- JJS d; 'i..r.zr> tlr^i^.:! 1-i Rcirue de àfcç^ie ajre; Crcrrtr.: Da — i;..-!--.--; ' i.~ C:"-t- c: q^e 5: pir U S-ine i: Se ?:«;«:;*.:■;: qad :-ii;'.rï ^': :ii^: ;.:: v.-.ul-^i^^: iv^ir de :errf5 E: p:c:?;:îï7^ îL"iï j.ij^f., I Ser:c; .-rriipf de S:;hTe Li Licrte I>iw~^ de la C:."'r.i:~f :j: ïcir: r-Jï it C>"ir:f de Is dine Crciie des litr deaen- 7i :;'-i;<_r T>:iur C.'f— uae iui ijr.^^-.j £: rstpnfe losnes Ctccare dt :(^rf ;:^:e? Ciîlt ;.:: Tcsiercc: Serz ptr^é E3 Co3;3e s diÈ^jf ":^":i;:iu; z-^. i:n-,c: rc^ des airt dta? îadine prairie

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ORDINANCE, JUNE, 1783

S6S

Orpwance or thk Coort op Cahoioa. Jirsr. u, 1783.' Thcycur, 17S3, the eleventh day uf the munih o( June, In virtue o[ tlM! Court, held this (ky in the name of the public tu determine the umuunt o( land which rrnutinA to be taken up in the Pntirie du Poni, appropriate fur culdvalion,' it has been deci<Icd by th« »id Couil that (here be ma<le n ccn.su'» et tlie citÎMfu, giving ihcm (lie preference o\-eT all others, and thai, thereafter, there be fid a&ide the amount of land, whkh ran be taken u|) without encroarhing on the ground which it tiaa b«cn agrccf' ^*> nstrvQ for the commons; and thereafter tliat the «aid common fence sliall be made to pa&s behind the k'^*''''*' belonging tu Josq>h MabonvtUe and to join there thv gully »l limatonc nloni; whit h ili« uid fence ^all run ufi to Butau'â point and from then; running to the point of wood» of the Big Hill, in caiic there an found sufTicicni Inhabi- tants i<i ukeup the land as far as thai; and if not, the fence shall Btup ul the end of llie laat land Hurvuynl and taken u|i by the «aid bthabilants. And U has been furthermore agreed that, since some of the uld lands are not an iIr:>iniMe in Tmpcct to area a» oliwrs, there 9>bould be titlcet» whi<li iJiall be drawn by lot, and that each who shall draw his ticket idiatl be compelled to make his fence in the order of hif< number; ihui is to say ihey.ih^ilt t>egin tlie said fences al thr end »l that bclonginit lo the inhabitants who have already cullivalcrl land in the (ul de tat of the salt) Prairie du PonI and build them uecoiding to the amount of their land; and thai the other tickets which remain shall be drann by lot in ihe manner it haji been hcrelicfonr explained. And in regard to the nsi of the pralrleoniherighiof the said lim«filoneKulty, the luUd Court in the name «I the inhal>itunts has rcMTvcd that for the p«sturaf^ of their animals, the limit of eadi land extending from the Mî»i»slppt to the blulTi, an<t, if herv-afler there should prtsent ihemâdvcs other tnhabltanU who wish to have laudN and i<> ^o on fanlwr, they shall be fliflfgcd to ((3JI0W the direct line of the fence, on condition that the side of the said llmesiMie gtdlv shall remain always a commons for (lie animaUj and It has been decided that after all endosures of binil liat-e been made, that which remolni shall be divided

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du pond Car ainsi a Eté Convenu Et accordé fait Et passé aux Cabos lan Et Jour que dessu Etant Signé sa sa

Antoine + Lamarche L + Lebrun

marque marque

sa sa

Jos'" + Bellefeuil fr + Courié

marque marque

pierre quenel

F Saucier Greffier

Inhabitants of Cahokia to Congkess, November io, 1784. Etrait du Regis du Greffe des Illinois En la Ville des Kaskaskias

A L'HONORABLE CONGRES.

MESStEtms — Cest avec un Vray plaisir que nous habitant des Cahokias et des Villages d'alentoure, nous avons apris que par un acte de L'assemblée de la Virginie du 20 Janvier 1781. nous somes tombé Entierrement sous la Juridictions de Votre honorable Corps, dans L'espérance que nous somÊs que vous nous donneré les secours dont nous avons Besoin, et accorderez la Jouissance de nos Enciennes Lois, privilege et Coutume, et que comme sujet ameriquain nous jouirons des mêmes avantage que tous les autres habitant Jouissent; nous Etant la moyenne partie de nous autres porté Volontairement dans toutes les Entreprise qui se sont forme contre Lennemis Comuns; et même fort souvent Exposé nos familles a la bnitalitée des Sauvages En nous Eloignant deUe et nous Etant aussy privée du nécessaire pour Contribuer a lEntretien des troupes qui on été Envoyé parmis nous, et ces dans des tems que nos récolte ont tout a fait manqué, tant par les dé- bordement du Mississipi que par les incurtion que faisoient les Sauvages sur nos terres, nous avons Enân dans toutes les occas- sions montrée un vray Zelle pour la deffence de la liberlée; cest pour quoi nous Espérons, Recevior Les Benefices de nos peines et que Vous aurez Egards aux demandes que nous faisont, et qui ne sont que trop Justes pour nous En faire douter la réussites.

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nmong ill the inhabitants who shall have t&ktn tip land in the said Prairie du Ponl; for so it has 1>een agr««l and granted. Made and pK«scd at Cahokia the year and day as aboi-e, there having signed,

his his his

Anioine + Lamarche L. + l^brun Joseph + Bellefeull

mark mark mark

Pierre Quend. F. Saucier, Clerk.

Inuabitants of Caboku to Congress, November 10, t7&4.' Extract of the Registers of the RecordOfGcc of the Illinois in theTon'D of Kaskaskia.' To the HonoraMe Congres». Sirs:—

It is with a true pleasure that we, the inhabitants of Cuhtdua and of the surrounding villages, have learned that by an act of the assembly of Virginia of the aoth of January, 1781. «t have fallen entirely under the jurisdiction of vour honorable body; for we hope thai you will give u» the assistance which we need, and grant us ihe enjoyment of our former laws, pri\iicges and customs, and thai as American subjecis wc shall enjoy ihc wime advantages as the other inhabitants enjoy; for wc have borne voluntarily our proportional nhare in all the enter] irises, which have been formed against the common enemy, and even very often exposed our fami- lies to the brutality of .«lava^e» by going far from them, and wc have often been deprived of the necessities in order to contribute to the support of the troops who have beai sent among \u\ and this at a

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Prehieseuent que Vous nous accordie le droit de Clioisir parmie nous les personnes les plus Eclairés pour Magistrat qui jouront de leurs places quautant quil metriteront la Confiance du peuple, et que En Cas de mal Versation nous ayont aussy le même droit de les déplacer pour En nomer dautres, et que tous les habi- tants qui Viendront setablire pannîs nous soient obliger de ce Conformé aus Loix qui sont déjà Etablie et sous les quelles nous avons et Espérons Vivre En Paix.

2«ne — £( qyg jj^jjg toutes les causses de consequent» ou le bien être de quelque particulier se trouveray tout a fait Engagé, nous ayons outre notre Judicature un Endroit ou nous puissions faire appelle des Sentence que un de ces particulier ne Croiroît pas avoir été Entendue suivant toute la Justice quil avoit lieu dattendre, mais que le nombre de ces Causses soient réduite a ceUe que vous croire absolument nécessaire pour le bien aître de Lendroit et que les places des forts ne soient aliéner à aucun particulier, com- me actuellement Ledit sieur John Dodge posede une place dun fort et que les terraces sont toutes faites depuis le tems que le Roy de france posedoit la CoUonie des Illinois qui est la deffence du Vilage de la Ville des Kaskasktas.

3'°" — Dans lEsperence que nous sommes quune fois le Bon ordre Etablie parmis nous, devoir Venir tous les habitant qui Ennuyer de ce Voir Exposé a toute Sortes de danger se sont Retiré sur la partie Espagnolle outre cela les avantage qu'offre la fertilité de nos terres a ceux qui y Viendront cy Etablir nous SoiCeriont que vous Voulusies bien Enpecher Labus qui ce fait généralement dans tous les nouveaux pays ou il se trouve toujour quelque particulier qui font des achats de quantité de terrin sur les quelles ils nont aucun intantion de setablir que celle de les Garder quelque année pour Ensuite les revendre a des prix Exhorbitant.

4""' — Ayant lieu dattendre que Vous nous Enverrez des troupes dont nous avons besoins pour la surté et la police de lendroit nous Espèrent que Vous Voudré bien pourvoire a ce que nous ne soiont plus Exposé au même desordre et irrégularité que nous avons

' Aa ■Jdilian Lo Ihe originil pcliiion made b|> the Kklkukiini.

MEMORIAL. NOVEMBER, ij**

S«»

I

liiDe that oar crops lu\'e cuinpleidy faHed both on account ul the oversow of tbe Mbeissippt and the iocuisivra» which the savages nude on our luids. Fioally we have shown on all ocrasioat ft true zeal in the defence of liberty-. Thfe b why we hope to tt- cci^x ihc adTïnlagcs of uur tabor» and that you «ill give bced to the petition» which we mske and which arc only toi> junl ti> cause ws d<nib< oi their succès».

Firstly, we pray thai you grant us the right (>f chiMÛnK from among our^dr» the mo»t enlightened penco:! for magistrales, who shall hold their places as long as thn* mcril the confidence oi the people, and that in caae uf raalversitiun ne have abo the same right of displacing them in order to ulrm oihere: and that ail the person» who shall come to setde among us be obliged to confocm tbemsd^'es to the law^ whkfa are already rstnhtished and under wtùch we have and ho{)e to live in peace.

Secondly, we pray that, for all the important suits in n hkh the weU-beiiig of >om« indivi<lual ^lull be nitirely at iiake, we have, besides our judicature, a place to which we can nuke apjieal from the judgments when one of thc«e indi>iduah> believe» that be has not been heard according to the full justice, which he had the ri>!)it to expect; that Ihe number of these suit» be red wed t» that which you shall believe absolutely necessary for the well-being of the place; and that the sile:> of tite foru be not alienated to any indi- vidual, xi now the uid M. John l>odgc jmmscsk* a »i(e iif » fori, Ihc earth-works of which haw bee« «II built since the time when the king of France possessed the colony of the Illinois and which are the defence of the village of the tow» of Kaikailua.'

Thirdly, on account of the hope, which we have, that once good order is established among us, there are bound to come bad all (he inhabitants who, wearied with »eeing tlwmselvc» expo»cd (o all kind» of danger, have withdrawn to the Spani«b [urts, and furthermore on ai-count of the advantages which the fertility of uur lands ofler» to those who shall come here lo »«(ile, we desire thai yen win hinder the abuse which ^encnlty occur* in all new coun- tries, where there are always sotnc individuals who make purcluus of large tncu of land on which they have no intention of «ellUng,

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déjà Essuiez d'elle, quil ne soiet plus aux pouvoir du Comandant de cette troupe de prendre par force chez labitant ce quil croira avoir besoin que cette eSet vous Voulissiez bien autorisé un quelquun pour régler les Endens Compte de ce que les habitant ont déjà fournie, et que cette même personne ou un autre soient aussy a même de satisfaire soit En argent ou billet de Credit les habitant quil lui fourniront des provisionts pour la troupe et quen cas quil Vienent a manquer de quelque nécessaire que Lofficier comandant soient obliger davoir recour aux Magistrat de L'en- droit qui se serviront des moyens les plus prond et les plus satis- tesant aux particuliers pour leiu^ [procurer] ce quils auroient besoint.

s"" — Comme ayant parmis nous différentes personnes qui par les Correspondances qu'il Entretiennes avec les sujets du Roy d'anglettere dans [t3ntf\ du Cotte de Michilimakina et du détroit et autre places aux prejudice de notre comerce ainsy qu'une Bende de mauvais sujet qui sasemble et tienne des discours avec les sujet du Roy d'anglettere contre les Etats unies et qui insinue dans les Esprits foible que le Roy d'anglettere prendra possetion de cette Colonie c'est ce qui met le trouble parmie les nations Sauvages et nous Expose Journellement dans le periUe et Lorsque Voyant une Justice Etablie EnpecheroJt tous les cabales de sa troupie nous Evileroit tous dangers.

6""' — Pour dernier demande que nous regardent comme Grace special, nous Esperont que le Congre aura Egards que depuis plusieurs années consequitîve nous avons Etée Exposé a manquer de tous nécessaire tant par le débordement que le Mîsissîpy a fait sur les terres que nous avions conjointement ehoîsy et que par l'inquiétude que nous a toujours causse les nations Sauvages qui nous ont obliger a abandoner les Etablissement que nous avions déjà faite ce que nous oblige de vivre très retirées nous Esperont que vous voudre Bien nous accorder quel qu'année frenche de taxe fKiur nous remettre dans un Etat a pouvoir vivre et soutenir notre famelle, et que lors que nous seront obliger dans payer Vous nous accordier le droit Entre nous des personnes qui prennent

^ The nKuitDg ia dcm dcu. ainrc thi pan^rïpb wu not £aùbed.

MEMORIAL. NOVEMBER, 1784

STi

but that of boldinK them some years in order to .setl ihem after- wan Js at an exorbitant price.

Fourthly, since we have reason to cjipect that you wDI send Utmps, of whom we have need for the safety and the police of the place, we hope that you «rill provide for this, that we are no longer expoaed to tlie sainc disorder and irregularity that we have already suffered from them; that it be no longer in the power of the com- mander of these troop:^ to take by force (n>m the houses of the ID- habitants what he shall believe he has need of; that for this pur- pose you will aulhurize some one to settle the <iM iircounts for the supplies which the inhabitants have already furnished, and that this same person or another be also authorized to satisfy either in gqld or credit-notes the inhabitants who shall furnish him proviMon» for the troops; and that in case he happens to lack any necessity, the officer in command be obUged to have recouise to the ma)i;isirates of the place, who shall use the most prompt means and tlie most satisfactory to the individuals to obtain for him what be needs.

f'ifthly, since we have among us several persons who through the correspondence which they ke«p ap with the aubjecu of the king of England both from Mîchillimackinac and Detroit and other places to the prejudice of our commerce; and also a band of worthless fellows who iissemhle with the subjects of the king of Enf^land and make speeches against the United States and who arc instilling into the minds of the feeble spirits the belief that tlie king of England will take possesion of ttiis colony, that is what makes the trouble among the savage tribes and cximses us daily to peril ; and when a justice is seen to be established, it would pre- vent all the intrigues an<i by its troops spare us all danger.'

Sixthly, for a last petition, which wc regard as a special grace, wc ho])e that Congress will consider that for several consecutive years we have suffered from a lack of all necessities both on ac- count of the inundation of the Missii^ippi on the lands which we have conjointly chosen and because of the disturbance which has been cause<l by the savage tribes, who Have obliged us to abandon the settlements which we have already made,a fact which compete

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connoissance de ce qu'un chaqu'im possède pouront avec {dus dequitter juger de ce que chaque particulier Doit payer nous avoot espérer que nos demande Vous pareteront Juste pour doutta d'un seule moment que Vous ne nous les acordier pas.

M' Le Major Le Bnin de Belle Court, porteure de la présente cera a même de vous donner un Etat sirconstencier de notre Situa- tion actuelle et nous nous reposont Entienement que Vous Voudré bien Ecouter nos demandes et nous somes très Respectueusements

MESSIEURS

Vos très humilies et aux Cakokias aux Illinois très obéissants les

ce 109

bre

-1784

Calarie A: Pelletier

A: armant dupuis

J. Cecire chenier

JB^ Dumay

Charle Cadron

P: Chevallier

A. Jerardin

R. Wauslli'<itfï?]

aimé Compte

La Bruyer

J. Marois

Germain

gagner

N. Canada

Supliants soussignés Signé sur la minutte Jean B'*. LaCroix: Dubuque

P Courrier: P. Martin: C. Lefevre; J Bissonette f. Gramont: P; Daurion:

E. Bouvet: J, Roussard M: Saussier: S: ChateUe. A, Boyer.

S. LeCompte: Bray

J. Jervais: P. roy

S. PiUet: S.lebrun

pl; Poupart

Bt« Baron

B'» alarie. A: Beron

A. Lamarche. B*« Saussier f : Saussier Bt» Mener J. BelleCourt

thimoté de Montbnm Comandant

Ordinasce OF THE Magistrates OF Cahoku, Augdst 28, 1785. Nous Antoine Gîrardîn Commandant au poste des Cahos Et Jean Bte LaCroîx president el magistrat au district dud' poste. Etant nécessaire de remédier au Brigendage Et vol qui se Com-

^ Chl. HÎBl- Scjc.t Cak. Rec-, onginki miDuscripL TnnKripdon by lbc_cditor.

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us to live very secludcdly; and therefore wc hope that you will grtint ti» frccdtun (icim Uixalion (nr some years so that we may put ourselves in a condition to be able to live and .support our fainiiies; and thai when we are obliged to pay tiixes, you will grant us the right [of choosin;;! from amonf; ourseUc» person» who know what «ith [iri>.>esses ;ind can with more equity judge what each individual ought to pay. We hope that our petitioai will appear lo you so just (hat there will be no douht for a single moment of your granting them to us.

Major Lelirun «le Belcour, hearer of the present, will lie aUe to give you a circumstantial statement of our present condition; anti we fully Iru^t thai you will listen to our pétitions and we are very respectfully.

Sirs, Vour vwy humble and obedient petitioners, undersigned.

At Cabokia in the IllinoiN, thi» loth of Xovember, 1784.

Signed on the record

Jean Ble. LaCKdx. thjbuijue. C. Alarie. A. Pelletier. Fr. Couriw. L. Lccomtc. Brady. [?[ A. Harmaad. Dujiui». P. ^ta^l^n. J. Gerrais. P. Roj-. J. Cesirrc. Chcnicx. C. Lcfcvrc. L. PUlct. L. Lebrun.

J. Bte. Dumay. Charles Cadron. P. Chevalier. .\. Girardin. R. Watts t?] Aimé Compte. Labruyer. J. MarvJs. Germain. Gagn^.

J. Bissoneite. P. Poupar.

F. Grandmont. Bte. Baron. P. Dorion. Bte. .<\larie. A. Baron.

E. Bouvct. A. Lanuirche.

J. Rousiard. Bte. Saucier.

M. Saucier. F. Saucier.

L. Chatel. Bte. Mercier.

A. Boyer. J. Belcour. N. Canada. Thimothcdc \fonbreun, Commandani.

OSDINANCE OF THE MaCIRTH ATE.S OF CAHOKtA, .\l!CtJST î8, I jSj.'

We, Antoine Girardin, Commandant at the post of Cahokia, and jean Bte. LaCroix, President and Magistrate in the district of the said post:

Since it i& nece^iary to remedy the brigandage and theft, which

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metent tant de Nuit que de jour dans les champs Ensemancés et cultives en Bled froment, Mahis, Poids, fèves, citrouilles melons et autres legumes, ainsi que dans les verger ou jardins, ou ces mêmes voleurs désolent et Ruinent entièrement le travail et Labeurs des Bons Citoyens qui Se donnent toutes les peines pour avoir leurs subsistances et jouir du fruit de leurs travaux, Etant indispensable d'arrêter le cour dun desordre aussi pernicieux au bien public il est très expressément deffendû a toutes personnes de telle qualité que ce puisse être Soit habitant leurs femmes ou enfant et esclaves Aux voluntaires, gabans, gens sans aveu ou autres, dentrer dans Les champs Ensemances de grains ou legumes, qui ne leur apartîeu- dron pas ainsi que dans les vergers ou jardins et dy voler ny prendre aucune chose que ce puisse être a peine de Cent livres demande aplicable moitié au bien public de lautre moitié au dénonciateur; d'etre mis huit jours aux fers et promené dans le viUage des Cahos avec Les marques de leur vol pendu au Col pour la premiere fois; Et de plus grands Châtiments En cas de residive. il est aussi très expressément deffendû de passer a traver les terres Ensemancées Siot a chaval ou en charete, ordonnons de suivre les chemins de ligne a peine de cinquante livres damande contre ceux qui con- treviendront a la présente ordonnance Et de payer le domage. Ce qui Sera Exécuté Sans moderation Et la présente sera lue et affichée a la porte de cetle Eglise Et Enregistré au greSe pour y avoir recour, aux cahos le ï8 aoust 1785.

J. B H LaCroix présidant

At Girardin Labuxîere grefier

Petition of La Croix in regard to Trade, October 29, 1785. A Messieurs Les Magistrats Et respectable Cour du district des

Cahos Messieurs

Jean B** LaCroix a Ihonneur de vous exposer que pour le Bien public la Cour luy a accordé le 8. de Mars 1782 la permission de la traite avec les sauvages dans ce village aux conditions Ex- pliquées dans la Sentence de ladite Cour rendue cedit jour 8, mars

1 Possible "gabans" if a comipdoaof vag^fwnds-

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are commitied a» well by nigbl &s by day in the adds, sown and cul- tivated in whciit, com, peas, beans, pumpkins, melons and other vcf^tableâ and also In the orchards or Kardcn^, where these aanie thieves spoil and ruin utterly ilie work nnd labor of the good dti- Mos who jpve all their toil to have their subsistence and to enjoy (be fniit of their hibor; since it is indispensable to stay the course of a disorder so pernicious to the public welfare, il is very expressif forbidden all jicrjons »f what quality soever whether inhabitants, ihcir wives or wayward children and slaves, vagabonds,' vagrants or othent, to enter the fields, sown with gmins or vegetables, whicli do not belong to them, and also the orchards and gardens and to steal or lake anything whatsoever there, on pain of one hundred Ihres fine, payable half to the public treasury and the other half to the informer, and of being [lut in irons for eight days and led about in the village of Cahokia with the marks of their theft hung around their neck, for the first olTence, and of greater punûhment in case of repetition. It is also vciy expressly forbidden to pass across the sown fields eitlier on horseback or in a wagon. We command that tlic line of the roads be followed on pain of fifty livres fine against those who shall violate the present ordinance and of paying for the damage, f<ir which ihcie wCI I>e execution tvithoul mitigation. .\nd the present shall be read and posted on ■ hodiHtr of this church and rcgiiicred in the record-office in «fder that there may be recourse thereto. At Cahokia, August 38, 1785.

J. B. H. UCroii, President. Ant, Girardin. Labuiicre. Clerk.

pFiTrroN OF I^ Croix ik Recak» to Trade, Octobeb ag, 1785.' To MM. the Ma^trates and the honorable Court of'ibe District of Cahokia. Kis:—

Jestn Bit- I-aCroix has the honor to set forth to you that, for the public guod. the Court granted him on the 8lh of March, '-jSa, permission to trade with the savages in this village under the condi- tions declared in the decree «f the said Court, rendered the said

'ClI. Hit S«, C** to ■ urifttml mgiwrlpi. «MwhM Ummi >■? UMItt». Ttm-

>m(icJon hv iht rdiur-

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'■^ d»y, March S. 1 782.' Tt» said M. LaCrwx has not Iwcn m>\iM<Hl

^ iqi to the present in his trading; hut now he is in a j^v^ition \Tn-

^ prejudicial to the public and 10 the petitioner ami whi^h tends

EX to cause the citizen? to perish iron) hunger. es{>eiially al a time

: of such great calaniilv as we find ourselws in ai prcsom.'

■ The alien menhants of MichiUimackina^-. gentlemen, arc

£ here and, far from contenting ihenisclves with the nsyhini »hich

^ we give them to sell their nieixhandiso to the I'rcnch. they nrv

. tnding with the ^^vages, nho come to this village, for all (ho

_ goods which the said savages linng and iin< taking from ll^ in (his

J way the means of making a living, situe thci- overiliarge us for

' these same commodities of irade at exorhilani priie»; and |o the

detriment of the peojile they are makintf IioiiIn of (he «oimK in

order to transport them out of the phuv or to -ell iliein at pricen

most burdensome to the public. Sina- thr-ie ineiihiini'j liiue uo

right of trade in this villag*.' and situe. i( "o have vwwr pi.iodi lo

trade with the Indians, [this) advanliige Hhonld l>i'li'ii|i (>> ii» and

not to strangers; and since we sutler Iheni lirio loi > Mii\i'iiieiiM',

after having been sent away from the Spiini'.li Imiil., i( r- »■'! Init

in us to permit these traders to carrv olT Ih'Ihii' hiii f\\"\ »liiit

Providence offers us through the Mavngn lliil ilii'n- (niilin

are trading before our eyes aiul u|> to our \ri\ ilomi in-i onh <ii

merchandise but also in what is more peinii Imri, 1I1I11I., mid niv

favoring the savages at a time when one U1111111I lie looi iiirhil In

order to avoid the evils which may le'iiilt llii'iiliniii. I pim,

gentlemen, that you have the goiulnes^ |o lonilmii' loi' In mt

trading right and that all alien merihant-i loi ilir luliiii' l>e loi

bidden to participate therein in this village or (<< Inidi' In iiinllihi|i.

with the savages who come here, on piiin of 11 line, 'au 1i h" Il •Imll

please you to fix, and of confiscalion of thai (m wliii h ihrv ilnill

have traded; and in return the )ietilioTi<-r olTrr» lo innlnim |o

the conditions of the decree of the Ctuirt of ihr wiiil Hili nl Mmih.

178a, so that this branch of commerce lie pri'servrd for ii« In uni

village [and not pass] to aliens; and this is my mn" liii-loii, Al

Cahokia October 39, 1785. J, |l. It. l.nCmiv

In view of the decree rendered by the Courl rif ihr dislriil March 8, 178a, by which the said Court granted the right of trade

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1782. ledt S'LaCroix aa point Eté troublé jusqua present dans Sa traite mais presenlement il se trouve [en] Cas au prejudice Notable du public Et de Lexposant qui tend a faire périr Les Citoyens de faim sur tout dans d'aussi grandes Calamité conime nousnous trouve us présentement.

Les commerceans Etranger de missilimakina Sont icy Messieurs qui Bien loin de Se Contanter de Lazile que nous leur donnons pour vendre leurs marchandises aux français traitent des Sauvages qui viennent a ce vilage toutes les douceurs que lesd* sauvages aportent Et nous otent par ce moyens les faculté de pouvoir vî\Te En nous survandant ces mêmes danrées de traite a des prix Exhorbitant Et En En faisant des amas au detriment du peuple p' le transporter hor de Lendroit ou Le vendre a des prix plus honereux au public comme ces commerceants nont aucun droit de traite dans ce village El que si nous avons quelque douceur a traiter des sauvages . .[MS. ta)-ii]. . Benefice Nous apartient de droit Et nonades Etranger que nous soufr[ons]icv par Bienséance ayant Eté renvoyez de la rive Espagnole il nest pas juste de Nous laisser Enlever par ces mêmes marchand a nos yeux ce que la providence nous ofîre par les sauvages; ce qui ces marchands traitent non Seulement des marchandises a Nos yeux jusques sur nos foyer mais Encore ce qui est plus pernici[eux] de la boisson Et soûlent les sauvages dans un lemp ou on ne sauroit Etre trop Circonspect; pour Eviter [les] malheurs qui En peuvent résulter je requière Messieurs que vous ayez la bonté de me Continuer dans ma traite Et quil soit fait defiance a tous Commerceants Etranger de Sy immisser a lavenir dans ce village ni dy traiter aucunne Chose avec les sauvages qui y viennent a peine dune amende telle quil vous plaira fixer El de Confiscation de ce qulls auront traiter sous loSre que fait lexposant de Se Conformer aux Con- ditions de la Sentence de la Cour dud' jour 8. mars 1782. Et que cette Branche de Commerce nous Soit Conservée dans notre village - . [-V/-V torn] . . aux Etrangers cesl a quoy je Condud aux Cahosle 29, 8^" 1785.

J. B. H. LaCroix.

I SteiBpfo pp. I3S- "ij- ' The grul flood ol 178;.

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day, March 8, 1789.' The said M.LaCrobt has not been troubled up to ihe preseni in hi» trading; but now he is in a pof>ition vciy prejudicial to ihc public and to the jietiiioncr and whitb tends to cause the <'itii:en.'t 10 ptrish Ironi hunger, especially ut a time of such great calamity as we find ourselves in at present.'

The alien menhani:' of Mich 111 i mark inac, gcndemcn. are here and. tar from contenting ihcnisclvcs with the asylum «bîch we give them to sell their merchandise to the French, they are trading with the savages, who come to this village, for all the goods which the staid sa\-a){es brinj; and are taking from ui in this way the means of making a living, since they overcharge us for these same commodiiie* of trade at exorbitant [)ri«es; and to the detrimcnl of the people they arc making hords of the goods in order to transport them out of the place or to sell them at prices most burdensome to the public. Since these merchants have no rishi of trade in this village and since, if we have some goods to Inulc with the Indians, [this] advantage should belong to us and not to strangers; and since we suffer them here for convenience, after having Iwen sent away from the Spanish bank, it is not ju&l in us to permit these traders to curry of! before our eyes what Providence offers us thrtiugh the savages. But these traders are trading before our eyes and up lo our ver>' doors not only in merchandise but also in what i» morr iiernirious, drink, and are favoring the savages at a time when one cannot be too careful. In nrder to avoid Ihe evils whicli may result therefrom, I pray, gentlemen, that you have the goodness to continue me in my trading right and lh.1i all alien mercliant.s for the future be for- bidden to participate therein in this village or to trade in anything with the ^.avageK who come here, on jiain of a line, such aj$ it ^hall please you to fix, and of confiscation of that for which ihey shall have traded; and in return the petitioner offers to conform to theconditionsof the decree of the Court ol the said 8th of March, 1782, so that this branch of commerce be preserved for u.t in our village [and not pass] to aliens; and this is my concluNon. At Cahokia October ig, 1785. J. B. H. LaCroix.

In view of the dcrrec renilered W tlic Court of ihc district March 8, 1781, by which the said Coun granted the right of trade

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Veu la Sentence Rendue par la Cour du district le 8. mars 1782 par laquelle ladite Cour a accordé la traite des sauvages aud* S' Jean B'* LaCroix lequel a toujours Exerce ladite traite Sans aucun Reproche ni plainte de personne cest pourquoy la Cour assemblée a décidé Et decide par la présente sentence que led' S' LaCroix Sera continué dans ladite traite Exclusivement a tous autres pour le Bien public de ce poste Et Sera libre de traiter Laudevîe aux sauvages a ta reserve neantmoins Et Cas très expressément réservé quil ne poura délivrer laudevie aux sauvages que lors quil partiront de ce de ce [sic] village de façon qui! ne Boivent point and' village Et quil nen resuite aucun domage Et Sera donné une personne de Confiance par la Cour pour veiller a ce que led* S' LaCroïx ne leur donne point a boire Et jusques a ce que les sauvages soit Conduit avec leurs Boisson a une lieues hors de ce village. Et led* S'' LaCroix se Conformera a toutes les Conditions expliquées En la Sentence de permission du 8. mars 1782 Envers le public def- fandons très expressément a tous commerceants anglais Etrangers Résidants depuis peu En ce poste qui Dont point de Sermant de fidélité aux Etals la traite de Lau dévie sous tel prétexte que ce soit a peine de Cent livres demande Et de plus grande peine En Cas de residive nenten . .[.l/i". lorn]. . Neantmoins desroger au Com- merce libre des marchands Etranger pour la traite Et de . .[.1/5. lorii]. . des marchandises . .[.1/5. torn]. . et la Cour se reserve En cas de prejudice au public de reformer la présente permission accordée aud* S' LaCroix dont elle prendra Con- noissance En tems et lieux si les Cas La requière Et le Con- tinuons dans son privilege jusqua Revocation expresse de Notre part deffendons a qui que ce soit de Le troubler, ni inquiéter El la Présente Sera lu publicé et affiché demain dimanche a la porte de celte Eglise a lissue de la messe dimanche donné par nous La Cour séant par M™ j B*' du Buque Charle ducharme (r. Courier. Et thom Bredy ce dernier na voulu signer Et les autres ont signé Et aprouvé par m' trotier com- mandant Le 29 è''" 1785. [Signed] Ch DuCharme B Dubuque marque de fr courie

J B H LaCroix magistrat +

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witi) ibe »avag« to the »id Jcad Bie. I^Crmx, «ho has always cscrcised the said right of trade vritbout any repmaih or complaint from any one, for whkh reason ihe Court in iL«»cmbly luu drcidcd and do« d«idc by the present dccnc» that ttw said M. LaCrois shall be continued in the said trailing privilege, cxdiujvc of all others, for tbc public good of this post; and be shall be free to trade in liquor with tbc savage» with this rewn-ation and condi- tio», nevertheless, expressly reserved, namely that he can only deliver liquor to (he savages when they ihull >et nut from thin village and so that ihc)' du not drink in the said village and (here results no damage (bcrefrom; and there iball ix ap|KiInled by the Court a tnistwtirthy person to sec to it that the said M. l^Croix does not give them anything to drink and that the uvage* with their drink zit conducted to the limits outside of tbc village. And the said LaCroix shall conform to all the conditions declared in Ihe dnree of permission March &, 1781. In regard to Ihc public, we forbid very expressly all En^bh merchanU, who are all«n residents for a short time in this post and bare nol taken Ihe oath of fidelity to ihe slates, the trade in liquor under any pretext wbaisocvcT on pain of one hundred livres fine and of greater punishment in case of repetition, no4 [intending), however, to detract from tbc free commerce of the alien traders for tbc trade and [Mis. torn] of mercbandise [Km. torn]. And tbe Courl reserves to itself, in case of prejudice to tbe public, to change tbe present pennbtion granted tu the said M. l^Croix, of which il win lake cognizance in time and place, if the case requires H; and we continue him in his privilq^ until express rerocalion on ow part We forbid any one wbomsoevcr to trouUe or disturb him. And tbe present shall be read, published and posted !«>■ morrow, Sunday, on ibe door of this church at the close of mass. Given by us, tbe court in lession, J. Bie. fhibuque, Charles DuCbanne, Fr. Courier andTotn Brady; the last has not wished to sign and the utbent bare signed; and Jt was approved by M. Trottier October 39, 1785. [Signti] Cb. DuCbarrae. B. Dubuque

J. B. H. LaCroii. Mark of Fr. Couiier

Maglnraie.

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Veu e( apFourée par moi major commandant

fr. trottier a que Cette Condissionte Labuxiere greSSer

Le present Prii-Uege Ennullé par la Sentence de ce jour sur les registres des audiences aux cahos le la g^' 1788

Labuxiere gre&er . JIkh.xbit.4Nts of C.\hokia to Congzess, Jdly 15, 1786.

Messieurs des Etats unis de L'amerique tenant Le Congre. Messieurs:

C'est avec la plus sensible peine que les habitants des cabos aux Ilînois se trouvent réduit a vous porter les justes {Maintes et vous demander vûtre protection contre entreprises que M'. Dor- se>- pentacoste veui former sur terres aux cahos et les desposseder d'un Bien qui leu[r] apartient légitimement et dont Qs sont en pocession eu[x] et leurs pères depuis prés dun Ciecle.

La prairie du pont a apartenu de tous tems aux habitants, tant pour la cultiver sil en avoit Besoin q[ue] pour servir de Com- muns a leurs Bestiaux sans laquelle il leur seroit impossible d'En Elever d'aucune espèce.

Le S'. Gibault curé desservant la cure des Caskakias a ao lieues de notre village s'est arrogé le pouvoir secret d'ozer disposer de cette prairie En la Concédant a M' Le Colond Clark qui a revendu cetie même concession a M' Pentecoste qui aujourdhuv veut s'en emparer et en déposséder les habi- tants

il n'a jamais été au pouvoir d'aucun Eclesistique des itinois de disposer du Bien des Sujets, les loix ni leur Etat ne leur ont jamais donné un pouvoir si arbitraire, Bien loin d'y avoir eu aucunme authorité ni droit, leur devoir a Eté restraint a dire la messe et a. recevoir la retribution qui leur revenoit pour v célé- brer le ienice divin Et jamais les prêtres de ces Endroits N'ont eu la pennission ni le privilege de donner des concessions, ce pri\ilege n'a anciennement apartenu qu'aux Commandants Et

' /*d'V - ; l'ri OtJ W'if i"ii, livui.. J7 Ox'iïiiuJ nu-i(iscrip{.

' Tot ^LJ]I<l-^^<□ WAA [TLiitf by r^iihcr Gib^-jli u Suphen Tri^. car of CUft'ft alficcrs. □D .\prit îi, Ï77Û. i»l Iranslerrcl bv lue loncr to Clirt ou MiT û of Ibe UJTK Tcw- Bo<h dndi vere legUlei^l ac KiâLuki j iiulead of at CahaltLx.—'Kat. Rec^ CffMri Rtcmr^. Tfae

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Seen and approved bjr me. Major ComnixndiLnt,

Fr. Ttottier "3 que ftUe CondKiienle {7\ Lctbuxkre, Clerk.

Th« preseni privilege annulled by the decree of this day CDlered on the registers of the audiences at Cahokjit, November 13, 1788. Laburiere, Clerk.

ISHABITANTS OP CaHOKIA TO CONCRCSS, JULV I5, I786.'

Gaitlemen (>f the Uniled Stale» of America holding Congress. Sirs. —

It is with the deepest pain thai the inhabitants of Cahokia &nd thcmaclws compelled to bring their just complaints to you and to ilanuti<] your protection .igain»! projet is which M. Dor%yFeniccoste is deviling with respect lo lands aiCahokiu and by tvhich he would diiipo^esii them of properly which belongs to them legally and of which they have been in possession, them- selves and their fathers, since almost a century.

The Prairie du Poni has belonged from all time to the inhabi- tants, both for the purpose of cultivating it, if there was need (hereof, or to serve for commons (or their animals, wilhoul which commons it would have been impossible to raise any kind of animals.

M. Gibault, turf, ser\'ing the puish of Kaakaskia 30 leagues from our village, has dared to arrogate sccredy ihe power of disposing of tbl^ prairie by conceding it to Colonel Clark, who has resold this same concession to M. Pentpcustc, who to-day wishes to take possession and dispossess the inhabitants ihcxeof.'

It has never been in iht power of any ecclesiastic of the Illinois to dispose of the property of the subjects. Neither the laws nor their state have ever givra them a power so arbitrar)-. So far from having had therein any authority or right, their duty has been limited to saying the miisi and to receiving the remuner» ation which accrues to them for celebrating diWne service; and never have ihc priests had the i>crmission or the privilege of giving concessions. This privilege has formerly bdonged to the com-

Uod oemmiiiloBen of liw V. S. dtullmml PriiruMt^ dalm. !«ciw Fithri Cibmli bid OD autfaqnlr Oï «ISfaatv the Isodt nf Ihv churdt «nd «Bciarrtidr orvEubiLKl tntaiâtvi lo. —Amf.SUuPaf.l'iaiUnij.li.. ijo

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commisuire âeï lieui loi^ qull& j cicneni amfaflriiés par le Sonr- caiu El juiuiû aucim prêtre ne s est immisfy nj n'a ozé pnsadie vat pareille auiborïtif.

Le S-' Glt^uit sadiant quil naroh uiam droit m pooniir de oonœddcf , mab pour se faire un mérite Ex OKxaper la boone toy de M' Clark luy a fait cène coosesûon fraudulense El contre la bonne toy puMique. atiâsi en a-t-il gardé le âlenoe Et bies [nen /] n'est venu a la Connoissance des habitans josqua ce joar, dans la Crainte qui] avoU sans doute quîls ne lur fa&seat la honte Et la confusion d'avoir trompé Mr. Claik Et En même tonps roulû s'il avoit été En son pouvoir déposséder le dits habitants de leurs Biens par une conce^bn aussi vaine que tendireuse qu'il a donné secrètement au Mr, Clark En voulant le persuader de son faux pouvoir.

que deviendroient les citoyens de cette partie â des trcMnpe- ries aussi manifestes et atisst scandaleuses avoient lieu ou seroit la sûreté publique des Biens de chaque famille, il ny en auroit plus aucunne et le propriétaire ne pouroît pas sassurer d'etre tranquille sur son propre îoyer, cette Liberté si chère Ven seroit que lomljre.

c'est pour prévenir de si mauvab dessein El arrêter le Cour des Entreprises que le S' pentecoste veut former sur nos Biens fondé sur ce vain titre ou dautres quil auroit pu surprendre et obtenir de \os Siegneurs du Congre a nous honereuses et pré- judiciables que nous prenons la Liberté de Nous adresser Nos seigneurs Et Souverains a votre tribunal, pour vous suplier de regarder la Concession donnée par led' S' gibault comme une tromfterie manifeste donnée par un homme non titré a ce sujet Et qui na jamais eu aucun pouvoir sur nos Biens la declarer nule El abuzivc, Renvoyer M' pentecoste a se pom^oir contre M^ Le Colunc-l Clark El ce dernier contre Gibault qui sera tenu de nous Exiber ses f>ouvoirs En vertu des quels il veut nous despoceder de nos Biens Et terres Et des quels nous sommes En pocession depuis 1 établissement des cahos qui passe plus de 80, ans: pocessîons que ces prédécesseurs et même les anciens commandant ont toujours respectées.

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mandants nnd the commissuics of the places, when (hey were ftuthorized thereto by the sovereign; and never has any priest interfered or dared t» assume sudi un Authority.

M. Gibault, knowing that be had no right nor authority to make the concession, but in order 10 make a merit and to deceive the Kood faith of M. Clark, has made this conccs^on fraudulently and against the public good faitli. Also he lias kept silent about it (and it didn't come to the knowledge of the inhabitants until this day) on account of the fear, which he un<Iuubl(;(U>' hud, that they would disgrace and confuse him with having d«cci\-cd il. Clark; and, at the itame time, be mshed, if it had been in his power, to dispossess the said inhabitants of th«ir property by a concession as vain as underhanded, uhicli he had giv-en Mx:redy to M. Clark, because he wished to pursuade him of his false power,

\Vhat would become of the citizen» of this pan, if trickeries, so manifest and so scandalous, were allowed; and where would be the public surety of property? There would no longer be any: and no proprietor could be assured of bdng undisturbed in his own home. Thî& liberty, so dear, would be only its shadow.

It is lo anticipate so evi\ a purpose and to stop the course of the attempts which M. Pentecoste wishes to make on our property, which alleinpts rest on such a vain title, or lo stop other conces- sions, burdensome and prejudicial to us, which be may imderiake to obtain from our lords of Congress, that we take the libcrtj', our Lords and Sovereigns, of addressing your tribunal, in order to pRiy you to regard the concnsion, made by the said M. Gibault, as a manifest fraud and as given by a man not empowered in this matter ati<l who has never had i>ower over our property; and to declare it null and improper and to dismiss M. Pcntccoste to plead against Colonel Clark and this latter against Gibault, who shall be held to show us his powers, by virtue of w^hich he wishes to dispoAsess us of our property an<l lantU, which we ha>-e possessed since the establishment of Cahokia, which is more than eighty years; possessions which his predecesson and even the former commandants have alwaj's rc$]>cc1cd.

We dare to hope, sirs, that you will set aside and annul all

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Noub yw»ns espérer Me^ieurs que vous voodiés Bien casser et Knnuler toute» autres cunces^ons au permissions que le S^ I>enteMjsLe ;iuriji( pu ubten ir de vous tendentes anous desposseder de no» |xx«ssions et qui! ne pouroit obtenir plus grande quantité de tenta que celles que la Cour de ce district luy accordera aux Endroit qui ne seront pas EtaUîs Et qui jusqua present nont pas Eté pris par personne, cette quantité ne pouvant exc^dder dix arpents de Lu-rc sur la Superficie de quatre C«il quarante arpents, laquelle quantité de terre lui sera donnée aux Endroits qui ne seront prejudicia[ble] a personne.

ci inclus NoH Seigneurs vous trouvères la Copie de la procura- tion que le chapitre de Canada a Envové au S' gibault dont l'ori{{inal est déposé au greffe du district des cahos, par laqudle procuration vous verés que le S' Gibault n'a pu ny du le démem- brer ny Concéder aucunne partie ni portion des terres et Bien de la mission des Cahos sans lexprés cotisentement des habitants dud^ lieu a qui tous ces Biens sont transmis pour lEntretiea de Ladite missioti ou prestre que lesdits habitants voudront y Etab- lir. K( iiuc par concequant le S^* gibault n'ayant jamais des- wrvy celte cure ny a Eu aucun droit ny pouvoir. daiUeur on ne ('mill |iiis de L'uviincer dans le temps quil a donnée cette pre- Iriuluc C!onressioti sccrelte et hor de la Connoissance des habi- tiuiis il doit interdit i>ar ordre de Leveque de Canada de la \\w]\c inirrdioiion on ignore s'il est Encore relevé, or toute tnter- (lii'iiiin {''.iiiuile tous actes Et contracts qu'il auroit pu faire pen- (liiiil qurih- Il duré et pur concequant tous ses pouvoirs se trou- Viiiriil tiiu'aiily.

Nl^u^ VOUS rciicrons Nos Siegneurs avec tout le respect et la sollnli^^iol1 que nous devons a nos Souverains Et avec toute la liili-liii' quf nous vous avons jurée, de nous accorder la justice i|Uf iiiuis vous dcmiindons, contre toutes les Entreprises du S'' |t«'iili'iinlr Mir mis biens terres et communes, que vous ne pouvez ainnuiin- pitr vnus nu-nie u moins qu'une personne Eclairée Et siiHs {tjirtiulilt' no vous en face un fidel raporl. c'est En conce- ijtiiini't' que iiiiiis iivons chargô M"", Gabriel Ceré Négociant des ilinots jHirteur de L-es présentes de vous donner tous les Eclair-

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other concessions or perniUsioas, wbidi M. PenieccMe may obtain from you, which tend lo dispossess us of nur possessions, and consent that he cannot obtain a larger amount of land than that which ihc Court of this district will grant him in places which shall not be settled and up to the present liave not been taken up by anyone, such concession not to exceed ten arpents in width and four hundred and forty arpctilt in area; which amount of land shall be given to him, where it will not be pre- judicial to anyone.

Enclosed herewith, our Lords, you will find the copy of the pcmer of ailomey which the chapter of Canada sent lo M. CHbault, the original of which is depi>sited at the office of the district of Cahokia, from which power of attorney you will see that M, Gibault neither could nor should dismember or concede any part or portion of the lands and property of the mission of Cahokia without the express consent of the inhabitants of the said place, to whom all this property is conveyed for the main- tenance of the s.-iid mission or priest, that the said inhabitants shall wish to establish here; and that consequently M. Uibault, since he has never administered lhi< cure, has had no right nor power. Besides we do not fear to advance that, at the time when he gave this pretended coiiceitsiim secretly and without the knowl- edge of the inhabitants, he was interdicted by order of the bishop of Canada, and we do nut know if that interdiction is yet remu^'edi but all interdictions annul all acts and contracts, which the ooc^ so interdicted, may have made while it Ia:>.ted; and consequently all his powers arc annulled.

We ask again of you, our Lords, with all the respect and sub- mission that we owe to our sovereigns and with all the fidelity which we have iwom to you, that you grant us the justice, for which we pray, against all the aitactcs of M. Pentecoste uponr our property, lands and commons, about which you cannot your- selves know, unless a person, informed and without partiality, makes lo you a faithful report thereof. Therefore we have intrusted M. Gabriel Ccrré, merchant of the Illinois, and iKarer of these presents, to give you all the necessary infomution so

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ci55emeDts nécessaires afin de nous rendre la justice que de Bons Et &dels sujets doivent alendre de leurs souverains pour la Con- servation de nos Biens qui sont a la veille d'Etre en prove a la voracité du S' pentecoste, avide de nous dépouiller de notre patrimoine Et nous obliger nous et nos familles a faire un deguer- pissement de tiranie pour nous obliger a Chercher un azile chez letranger après avoir Epuisé notre sang a metre nos terres Eu valeur pour sa rapacité. Nous vous supJions de nous pardonner si nous nous servons de ces Expressions La lettre quil Ecrit icy nmis prouve assez ses intentions de la quelle nous envoyons copie cy jointe.

Nous vous demandons Nos seigneurs d'Etre mainteaua dans toutes nos pocessions, uss^es, coutumes Et loîx anciennes sans quaucunne authorité y puisse donner at«inte Et que nous na>-ant pas le desplaisir d'Etre soumis a aucunne autre justice des ilinois connoissant L'incapacité, haine. Et partialité des sujets qui pouroient lexercer, mais de Nous donner la permission de nous gouverner nous mêmes comme nous avons toujours fait.

La COUT de ce district des cahos à pris sur Elle de Concéder a chaque particulier ameriquain ou autres Nouvellement arri^'ez En ce pays Et qui veulent sy Etablir dix arpents de terre de large, sur la superficie de quatre cent quarante arpents, dans notre district, Nous Nexedons pas cette quantité afin de ménager le ter- rain pour que Chacun puisse En avoir et nous fortifier par le Nombre d'habitans Et nous metre a labrydes incurssions des sau- vages Nous espérons que vous nous otorlzerez a Continuer dans noire district

Le S"" pentecoste a Envoyé icy un procureur arpenteur avec d'Emple pouvoir povi mesurer Et Borner sa concession qui con- siste a douze mille arpents de terre ou sont comprises toutes les notre il doit se metre En devoir de le faire sous peu de jour, cest a quoy nous formerons notre opositions jusqua ce que nous avons reçu vos ordres que nous espérons authoriser nos opositions Et nous Confirme dans nos pocessions.

Nous vous suplions Nos Seigneurs de nous Envoyer vos de-

'PriDtpd in ihia ^-olumc, p. 63t

' Probïbly ■ rtifcrencc lo tht Kukukionfl.

MEMORIAL, JULY, i;M

S»?

ihal ynu may render us the justice, which gnod and faithful sub- jects should expect from their sovereigns, for the preservation of OUI- properly which is on the verg« of being a prey to the voracity of M. Pcniccosic, who b eager to dispoil us of our patrimony and to compel us to make of ourselves and our families a sacrifice to tyranny by obliging us to seek an asylum among straogen after having spent our life-blood in making our laniU valuable for his rap&dty. We beseech you to pardon us if wc make use of these exprea^on»; but the lelter which he ha» written here proi-es »uffi> ciently his intentions, a copy of which wc send joined herewith.'

We pray you, our Lords, thai we be maintained in all our possessions, usages, former customs and law« so that no authority can do violence iherelo an<l iltat we may not have tlie dislres& of being submitted to any other court of the 0inois, since wc know the incapacity, 5j>ile and partiality of the subjects who might exercise it ;' but wc pray you to grant us the permission to goii-crn ourselves jis we have always done.

The court of this district of Cahokia has taken on itself to concede t» each single American or other, who has newly arrived in this coimtry and wished to settle here, land in our district of the width of ten aT])enis and with an area of four hundred and forty arpents. Wc do not exceed this quantity in order to man- age the land mi that eiich can have some and we may be strength- ened by the number of inhabitanu and so sheltered from the attacks of the savages. We hope that you will authorise us to continue to do so in our district.

M. Penteco;>e has sent here a sturveyor aa representative with full power to measure and lay out the boundaries of his con- ceM>ion which consists of twelve thousand arpent» of land in which are mcluded all ours. He b bound to be^ to do it within a few days. Thai is why we shall i^^uc our inj-.indion until we have received your commands, which wc hope will authorize our injunction and confirm us in our pp««»ions.

Wc beseech you, our Lords, to send us your decision on all tlie articles of these representations by M. Cerr6, our attorney, so that we may know to what we arc bound.

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LABUXIERE TO CONGRESS, JULY, 1786 589

This is the fourth representation whirh nc hsivt; hxd the honor of sending you without having received any aoswer. We think that if you have had the goodne»» to answer us, all letters have been inlercepted :il the village of Kaska&kia.

We expect everything from yourgoodiies», equity and integrity. Permit us, our Lords, to call ourselves always your bumble, very obedient, very !iul>niii(»ive and faithful subjects, the Mag- istrates of the District of Cahokia in the fllinoia, acting for all the community of the inbal>iiunL\ of the »aid place. At Cahokia the tsth of July, 1786.

Trottier. J.B. U. LacroU.

Mtb. .Saucier. A. Oirardin.

of

Mark + Joseph B. Dubuque, Commandant. Lajianoe. of

of Mark -f Louis Mark + C. Alarîc. Chatel.

Labit-xxekki; to Congress, julv 17, 1786.' To the Cenileroen of Congreta, Sins;— Since I had tlie hiuiiir of Iieing nuined staie'5i attorney at the Illinois five year^ ago in the place and ^icad of M. Girault who held this oHice,' I h.ive taken the liberty of writing to j-ou four times and of rendering account to you of what there was of most interest in the Illinois. Either my leuer> hare not reacheid you or your answers have not been delivered to me, and I bare not been able to know whether I ought to continue to [icrform my functions in this office. The misunderstanding of the mag- istrates of Kaskaskia and the extreme disoriJer of the business of the individuals, occasioned by some persons greedy for money, have compelled me to withdraw with ray family to Caholcia, where I have found inhabitants filled with unity of peace and fidelity to the states, and a court of justice which ibey are careful Set hi» 4ppelaifnat. mfn p. 4R1; «1» t"> P- *>$. »■< "^

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si vous jugez Convenable Messieurs que je continue a exercer cette charge je vous âuplie de meavover \'Otre commission avec les instruction que je doit sui\Te a&n de m'y Conformer Et de mériter laplaudissement Et protection de mes souverain, pour lesquels je mouray avec Ëdelite jay Ibonneur detre avec profond respect Messieurs

Votre très humble liés obéissant Et &dd sujet

Labuxiere aux cahos des ilinois le 17. juillet 1786 Public Notice, Febrc.uiy ï6, 1786. Le Public est averty que ceux qui voudront prendre des terres audela de Lequiere des terres de la prairie du pont ait a Se pre- senter dicy a jeudy prochain deux de Mars, et Se presenteron a M' Girardin pour les metre En liste Et Borner tes dites terres pour en faire les Clostures, passé Le tems de jeudy, elles seront Conceddées a des personnes qui Se Sont déjà présentée donné aux Cahos le 26. femer 1786 J B H LaCroix

preside Lu publié et affiché a la porte de l'église des Cahos le dimanche 36 fer. et lundy 37 fer par moy huissier soussigné

Pier troge Agreeue>-t between Inh-XBItants of Cahokia and Tabdi- vEAr, August 27, 1787.

Cotlc L Invcn" soiiantc Neuvième.

Sachent tous par ces présentes que les habitants français du ïillage des Cahokias et Ses dépendances a>'ant apointé Barthélémy Tardiveau ecuyer leur agent auprès du Congrès a l'effet de de- mander et obtenir pour eux la con&nnatîon de leurs anciens droits, et en outre d'autres concessions de terres dans ce paj-s des caho- kias et Ses dépendances prometons et nous obligeons, jointement et Séparément, tant pour nous que pour nos enfans maies, ou autres personnes que noxis représentons, de céder, quitter, et abandonner en toute propriété aud' S'' Barthélémy Tardiveau, ses

' CLi. Hisi. ^v„ L^jri. Ri,- - nri^ml mumKri^tf Trjiucnpci<ra bf ihe ciiLV . = Fcr k'flÎHT rf If rniirs m PrairW Jj Pont, sw p;i. tsj, 15*. 565 ' Uft:ji',i Ct^- TarJizrjM P-tf'^-'- cnfiru] nuDizscript- TimHripdia bf ihe Hliior ■ XDurr^& indu Dumber.

PUBUC NOTICE. FEBRUARY. tjBÔ

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to adcninistcr with equity to those who ask its help. If tou judge it Sltii^, sin, tfaal I continue to excrdM thLt duty, I he^ fon lo send nic yoor commisston with the instructions which 1 should foUow, 90 tfasi I may confonn thereto and merit the appliiusc and protection of mr so^-cirijnis. (or n-hom I will die with hdelity. I have the honor of being with profound respecl.

Sirs Your vesy humble and At Cahokia of the Hlinoîs faithful uibject

the i7tb of July, \jS6 L.abuxieK.

PCBUC NOTICE, TESHUAKV 36, I78&'

The public is notiâcd that those who wish to take up land beyond the section of the lands »f the Pratrie du Pont must present themselves between now and Thunday, the second of March, an<l they shall present ihemsdves to \t. Ginrdin lo be put on (he list and to bave tbc said lands sur^-eyed for makinf; the fences thereof. After Thursday, the lands will be conceded In the persons who have already presented tbcnisd^'cs. Given at Cahokia February 16, 1786.' J. B. H. Lacroix, President.

Read, published and posted on Ibc door of the church of Cahokia, Sund.iy, February- 36, and Mcoiday, PcbnuTj' a-j, by me. the undersigned huhtkr. Pierre Troge.

Ar.REEUENT BETWEEN TOE IkBABFTAKTS OF CABOKIA AND

Tardivzao, AI7CGST a;, 1787.' Page L. inventory nxiy-aioe.*

Know all men by these presents that [wcj, the French tn- halrilants of the village of Cnhukia and its dependencies, having appointed Banhéluni Tardi^-cau Esquire, our agent at Congress for the purpose of petitioning and obtaining for us the confirma- tion of our ancient ri|{hu and furthcnnorc of other concessions of Undf in the country* of Cahokia and xtA dependencies, promise and bind ounclras jointly and serenity as well in our own name* as bi behalf of our male children or of other persons whom wc rtpresent, to cede, quit and abandon in full owner- ship to llie «aid M. Barthélerai Tardiveau, his heirs orass^ns the tenth iiart of all the grounds and lands, which he shall cause to be conceded in our favor, otluv than those which are ours

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héritiers ou ayans causes, la dixième partie de tous les terreins et terres quil fera concéder en notre faveur, autre que ceux qui nous Sont acquise et dont nous Sommes En pocession par les quatre lieues en quarré et sur chaque face qui ont été anciennement con- ceddé a la mission et paroisse des Cahokia par M" de Boîsbriant et des hursins gouverneur et Commissaire députez par le Roy de france En ce pays Suivant la concession que nous en avons en datte du vingt deux juin mil sept cent vingt deux Lequel dixième Sera pour lui tenir lieu de payment de ses peines et Soins, frais de voyage ou autres; quti fera pour obtenir les dites nouvelles Concisions; a la condition que. S'il n'obtient Rien, il N'aura Rien a repeter enver nous pour Ses dites peines, frais, et Soins, il est Entendu que led' s'' Barthélémy Tardiveau ne poura pas prendre le dixième des terres qui lui est accordé pour son paye- ment dans l'Etendue des quatre lieues en quarré d dessus men- tionnés Et qui a5>artiennent de plain droit a la mission des cahos et aux partidiers. ce qui est Stipulé par dause express mais que le dit dixième lui Sera donne pour les nouvelles concessions quil obtiendra pour Les habitants, dans un ou deux emplacements faisant partie de la concession générale quil pourra obtenir; pourvu neantmoins que ledit ou les dits emplacements Soient a peu prés égaux en qualité de terroir et Situation au reste des terres ainsi obtenues. En foi de quoi Nous les magistrats Et principaux habitants du village des Cahokias et Ses dépendances avons Signé le present concorda Et a îcelui apposé le Seau de Notre Cour, fait unanimement aux Cahokias le vingt septiesme jour d'Aoust L'an mil Sept cent quatre vingt Sept. [Signed]

t. saucier.

Mth Saucier.

Du Charme,

P. Poupar.

B. Saucier.

At. Girardîn, Louis Gaud. C Lefevre. B. Dubuque. T Brady. Phillipe Engel. Pierre Billet. Pierre La fleure. Pierre Laperche.

J B H LaCroix. Bap' Baron. fr trottier. J B* aLarie. Joseph Lambert. Aug Dubuque, Henry Byron, jh BelCour.

CONTRACT WITH TARDIVEAU. AUGUST, 1787 593

and of which «-c arc in possession, in cxlcni four kagucs square, which were formerly granted to the oaiiuJon and parish of Caho kia by MM. dc Boisbrianl and des Ursins, go^'ccnor and coro- missai^' ii^poinlixl by the king uf France in this counliy, according 10 ihe land-grant, which we hare, dated June 3a, 1733. This tenth piirt ^hall be understood Id take the place of payment to him for his labor and pains, costs of travel and other expenses, which he shall incur in order to obtain the said new concessions; on condition that, if he obtains nothing, there shall be no cause (or action againitt u» for his said lallu^^, cosU and [)ains. It is understood that the said M. Banhâemi Tardiveau cannot take the tenth of ilie lands, which is accorded him for hts pay- tncnl, in the extent of the four leagues square mentioned above which belongs in full right to the mission of Cahokia and 10 individuals, and this is stipulated by express clause; but that the aaid tenth shall be given as payment for the new concessions which he shall obtain for the inhabitant», in one or two pieces of ground making part of the general concession which he shall obtain; provided, nevertheless, that the said piece or pieces be nearly equal in quality of âoil and situation lo the reM of the lands thus obtained. In faith of which we, the magistrates and principal inhabitants of the village of Cahokia and its depead- encies have «igned and thereto set the seal of our Court. Done by unanimous consent at Cahokia the twen^-seventh day of August, 1787.' ISigJted.]

Ant. Girardin.

Louis Gaud.

C. Ufevre.

B. Dubuque.

T. Brady.

Philippe Kngel.

Pierre Billet.

Pierre Laflcur.

Keire Laperche.

F. Sauder. Mth. Saucier. DuCharme. P. Poupar. B. Saucier.

[Seal, Ihrtf fleur- de-lis Vfitk crown ahovt\

J. fi. H. LaCrolx. Bte. Baron. Fr. Troltier. J. Bte. Alarie. Joseph Lambert. Aug. Dubuque. Henry Biron. JoKph BelCour.

■ lo <bU niu cnllMili», dK Ti4i*n¥ Pttti, Ann tn tfmOu wrkboiU mult «llh Ibc bihtbituuof SlmaDB ud »— t--t-- ud viih its flimlnn moBt.

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IXH.\B1TA>TS or CaHOKLI IO TiRDtVÏAC, S^TEMBEX I, 1787.

MoDfirar

Nbos AToos tccû le» pwccf qoe vi:4£ nocE a.vez adresaées. Nous NenicndoDs £c ne ^omme? CocTcnoà avec vr^as que de TOOf donna' le diusoe sur lef cktcî <^ zaos î^root aoaveSem' CoDceddéci par le cco^i^ four orcâ et. ■=£!& Fnffir; mal^ mû non pas â^as les tems docî soas iocnes ija. En pocEâsûo qui Sont EncUTçs dans autre S^sz^cri cei Caàœ. dont dcke aTnos un Qtrt Sumsaat de U dite Sem«:r-jî i ;=i^re liesses en qmné Et de loq'JeUe nous ik Crcivccs :^l5 i.-ci: Besoû djunrc Conâr* matioD. cesi pcmquov sjcs Exjerc?Cï je ■— uti-^-j- jut l^ qnanc tieues de Ladite •^yriwirV q-^ =t:c: irtird^ par le cce qoe nous Es avtxts et qax aoa^ '^irvocî =iiTi:C' pis Be^cc: decc oonônné, tant q'j'anx accrcûes d^ct-'esÂrcî h>:r àf :»:crr Sëeaearïe qne vous Toudner Bie£ noes cctecr- aces stc^eks rcc^ocr d'acronl Et Convecoc:: die tuo: ec ^csx^ jf ~t^'-'~i- ■^«'^ =3 Eodruil ou deux Eccr Ti i^cie f:è; r-:e jà 5cÉ 3:cs à; rtcre ^eseacorie par ccriTie^Docà eipreâse ^cï leLstEnàrcj ;ai pij^ '-^ mt- droits rennes rwievai^xs ri irLTC'Cf p^ ;«= arrs: rx ~.g; lires ^bôeaires

Xjci —(iï pc5;c£ ôeicsçer îi::^ io. rrxT^T^rve Jss pourvoir q-je i-lCt i-:c= Jccrê 1 M' Ci!:r; : j; 3:cs ^MSîriaâics poœi Er~-.:lf; f, ;^ re coccaraec; zpi ^ rc-.çr-ea 3: ^-ctï >ei^^ae;;rie e; .•■-•'r:.~--tf 7-' ::cs i.:::::!^ TKiiDc;^ Tctr--:^ ôjciae; pir zt^os. DCt^ ',» i»t-:'j:cs ~j:ir—i: ^i.zx Z: i~i:iz. • a iiinr^ts bcr de t>jcr? .■v-raji^i.i^ce- S:cs te ~:<~':cs rae --; ~'t^'-~"*°— »-it a

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LETTER TO TARDIVEAU, SEPTEMBER, 17S7 595

Inhabitants of Cauokuto Takdiveab, SKPTEyBK» 1, 1787.'

Sir:

Pa|tP L. invrntory «evcnly-loiw.*

We have received [he documeais which you have sent us. We intend and have agreed with you to give you only the leotb of ihc laniLi which shall be newly conceded by Congress to us snd our male children, but not of the lands, ol which vre arc in pos- session already and which are included in our seigniofj- of Caho- kia, for which we have the sufficient tiltc of ihc said seignior)- for four leagues square and for which wc do not believe that we have need of other confirmation. This is the reiLson ihai wc except this tenth from the four leagues square of the said seigniofj-, which belongs to us by titledeecU which we have and which we believe have no need of being confirmed. In regard to the new concessions outside of our seigniory, which you wish to obtain for us, we arc always in agreement and do agree lo give you (he tenth in one or two pieces, provided, nevertheless, that it b outside of our seigniory. By express convention wc do not un- dertake to |Kiy any duties, rents, dues or imjjotl» for tlie lands which you obtain for us from Congress. That would become too onerous in the end.

We beg you to except in (he power of attorney the powc» which we have given to M. Cerré, which we do not intend to annul and which concerns only the ownership of our scigiUory and commons.* As for alt other power», claimed to l>e given by us, wc disavow ihcm as false and as having bc<'n fabricated without our luiowledge.' We find only this change to make in the agreement and in the particular power given (o M. Cerrf.

We have the honor of being respectfully and with attach- ment.

Sir

your reiy humble and very

obedient servants.

• A Rl*nnn 10 lb* icnt of ibt Fmib pwiT ci KubiAl*. Puko. irku hmS bnn ctrni * (Vpy d ■ lunrxf iicllikiu ti the «toplt «f CiboLu oilhml wawMm tin See IMimlmtiiK,

5.)iî nxixors historicu. collectionh

[Si:iiie^ aux caiios le 7 7''™ [787.

f. Mucier. DuChanne,

A' Girardin. Phillipe En^.

Mth Saucio-. B Sauder.

fr trotrier. Xous ne vous prioQâ de bire En sorte dobtuiir les rprnrs prenant depuis la rivierre de Laùde En mminnuit ie mi^iâ^ppv du C'Wlé du Xord-Eat.

nous 3iV-<^nâ refait la procoranoD ainsi que le mnmrrfa ,jae nous espérons que vous agréerez.

Xùus vous prions de nous Elnvov^ au reçu de la pnicnnuioiL et du iioncorda. a moins que vos occupannns ne vous p^meimr de nous En Elnvoyer un double. ÏAd-iresieif A Monsieur

Monsieur Tardiveau

Commissaire pour le Coccrc du presear lux Caskaskia.

Adres.ie Faire i Li Côut des Caao^ Seanï :aaitnr par S^be^r Wirr ''■•■'--'■':•'■•<■'"• -otM pa.- ;«ile 1- Lieu iDeié ie linnd r-iis- :>ea^ ia-'j; ^a de::e=iia=v;e Jï Disrric^ \[<-àLeur-:

Ce -'as: P:c.z =a friçci Catiie r^i =e ^^i^iic i:L" "ièkîs ie socTt lUiT^s^i ai~erz-'jee . . C'isCéle ie "':c^ i-untË

~:crt -;ç«::i. ; ie; J.::j:..ie i '-e=. =ie;iT £:ii:;:rï C^Ue ie -':c:^; St;;rï!=e iu,;.Lr.j: ;-i; rei^i ;e ie^TTLT i-::îîr^ z" ^'T'-"- A ; sjE Çjçenii^" : il±fiie',::ri Cec^j: ie îts:r~i -eni: •— t-h -m--

■■*■"' ;- :L-iir i:i:s 5.:^ _i. ^.:z*fJ z'-zliv^it i ~ii7' ie tïîiiis te j^ ài::zii:r:Zit:- ie Te-rri ^-^iz^iw f'^ai:i::az.-r :— r.:(=^«:se t zzma

If jitr.i '--Lc: ±^ -^mil r.-'ji-ea.— _"i ^e iti^s- Ta= ~:i;i .iu^*E

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WATTS ADDRESS, SEPTEMBER. 1787

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I

At Cahokia, Septonber 7, 17&;.

F. Sauder. DuCharme,

Am. Giranlin. Philippe Engel.

Mail. Saucier. B. Sauder.

Fr. Trot tier. Wc do not pray you to act so as to obtain the lands which extend from the K^gel River up ihc Mi»Âi.vti[>|)i un the north-ea-tt side.

We have remade the power a( allorney and al&o the agreement, which we hope that you will accept.

We pray you t» send u^ notice un rctcipl "i Uie jxmer of attor- ney and agreement, provided your work docs not permit you to send a duplicate ihereol.' [Addresse4\ To Monsieur Tardiveau CommLssioner to Congresst

at present at Kaskaskia.

Address by Robert Watts, Sefteubkx 14, 1787.' Address made to the Court of Cahokia in ses^on by Robert Watl&, Commandant, named by the Court, at the place called Grand Ruisseau, in its dependency and district. Sirs:—

It is not my cause which calls me into the presence of your

aujfusl assembly ' It i» that of your «.ecurity, your

peace, your justice and far better still that of your supreme authority, which nolhinj); should alter or diiilurb; and yet, gentle- men, it is Uiat which disorder is about to bring forth to-day.

If you have commissioned me to sustain your Justice in watch- ing for you over Ihc public security and over the tranquility and activities of this handful of inhabitant who compo&e and form the little viUage of Grand Ruisseau, I ought not to allow you to remain ignorant a longer lime, gentlemen, that there is among us one whose would-be pretentions arc directed towards weaken- ing and diminishing your authority, that authority which

has always maintained peace and harmony, that which the eststcs of Virginia even hara deigned to respect En giving it their

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ignorer plus longlems Messieurs qu'il en est parmi nous dont les préteniions Soit disant, se portent a affoîblir et l^infT^"1T toctc

autorité, , elle qui a lourjour Maintenue Li poix et

L'harmonie, elle que les états de Virginie même ont rfaigru-r respecter en l'aprouvan déslors, elle que ce? mêmeâ états recooot- trotit toujour Pour Coopérer a la gloire des états mus.

Ue quel oeil après des droits aussi bien Cimenter « «-""iw^ Pourés vous voir Messieurs l'atentat et l'infractioD que L'on Cocneï aujounlhuy sur vos pouvoirs.

un Sieur piquet. Come chef de parti dans la Cabale du Gnjid ruiï^eau, vient de me dévéslir des titre; & qualités Ouot J'ecoê hoDuré par votre respectable Cour, & sur l'enquette que je me sue- halé de faire des Causes d'un procédé Pareil, un CCTtain maer borne sans nom & sans honeur auroit vilainement abusé tout Ce qui ■.■inaae de votre autorité au moment ou mon devoir m'ofalie- coit de prendre la déffence de votre auguste Cour dbuu la Con- servation de ses droits & de ses priiiléges.

Piisseriés vous sous silence Messieurs, des Iciiquités qui vont

jusqu'à blesser L'autorilé la plus respectable: Ce n'est

plus la votre dont II est question en ce moment, c'est Celle iles- sieurs des états de Virginie que vous devés deËendre, C'est .«r.» ([ui l'st oSencé dans le Corp respectable qui vous as=emijie ici. Car vous n'Oies a Cet égard que L'image de Leur Justice Cotnii Je ne suis au votre que l'électricité de vos Volontés.

Si tant d'Insubordination devenoit In punissable que Dv^.ea~ droit [>ar la suilie votre Sûreté, vos droits inaltérables vos Familles & vos biens ; ne vous rendriés \ ous Comptable Envers 'iieii envers les homes, vous en qui chaque Cvloyen doit placer ia Comiaiics par la sûreté quils établissent dans les droits qui vous i::ar:iiKient & que loin de laisser oisifs, devea au Contraire dans jes '^lesuuis aussi pressants faire éclater d'une Manière pnicre i itcuifer dans sa naissance le danger évident de voir chaque Cp:;v-ea ^r vous même Messieurs, devenir le jouet d'une ^nr iisaate Ooar Ctéei Innové sans autorité S: sans pouvoir dians le lieu iela'stsliî

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approval thenccEortti, that which these same «states recogniie always as co-operating lo (he ^tory of the United States.

With what eye, after rights so wcU sinmgihcncd and emanated, can you see, geotlemen, the outrage and infraction, which b being committed to-day on your powers?

A certain M. Piggott, as parly chief in the cabal of (îrand Ruisseau, hux jusl divcMed me of the titles and qualities with which I «-as honored by your honorable Court; and at the enquiry, which I hastened to make in regard to the c^iusvs of such a pro- ceeding, a certain Rogers, a man without name and without honor, has villainoa«ly ainised all ihat proceeds from your authority at the moment when my duty obliged me lo take up the defence of your august Court in tlie preservation of its right» and its |)rivileges.'

Would you pass in silence, gentlemen, iniquities which go as far aN to wound the most honorable authority ? . . . . It is no longer your^ which is in qui^stion at this moment; il is, gentlemen, that of the estates of Virginia which you ought to defend. It is that which is offended in the honorable body which assembles you here; for in this respect you are only the image of their jus- tice, just as I am for yours the electricity of your nills.

If such insubordlnaiion were to be unpunishable, what would in consequence become of your security, your unalterable right», your families and your property? Would you not render your- selves accountable to God and to men, you in whom c4ich citben should place his confidence ihruugh the security, which they establish, in the rights which belong to you, and which far from permitting case, you ought on the contrary in needs so pressing to make IJiize out in a manner calculated to destroy in Its birth the danger, obvious to every citizen and to you also, gcnUemen, of becoming thesporlofa would-be court, (.Tcated and innovated vrith- out authority and without power in the locality of Bellefontalne, wliere the a.\ieniblies must be convoked in order to judge definitely on all that shall be carried before their would-be tribunal.'

Is there not therein a formal defiance made to the mo»t »acrod authority ? Is that not a violation of the submission which b du« to

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footaine & oa les ^satwHfs Doôe:: Se Cccwji denninTeiiieni âur torn Ce qai Sen. pone j >5r

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the most sacred sanctuary ? Is thai not an open abuse of the funda- menial constitution of ilie Unileil Staie.s? Where is the right of the people? Where is the public surely? Where is tbe love of country and where finally is that absolute auChiirity which belongs to our metropolis? Ought you not to stay its courte?.. I demand il of youl Do you fear this tempest which rum- bles already over our heads; do you fear the danficrous fire, the sparks from which you ought to dread; do you fear I »ay, gen- lemcn, this outrage on the laws and the estates; and we shall see you soon answering to each individual for the justice which you owe him, at a moment especially when each faithful citizen is raising his voice in api>eal to you to attract your benevolence to Ihc evils which arc always fomenting disorder and insubordination!

Ves, Gentlemen, I catch a glimpse of your looks favorable to the events which aScct us all and severally, and the results of which could be only fatal; I <iee you stay the danger of a conduct so irregular in a handful of erring beings, who have not disdci'gncd to ask of you an asylum and retreat , when their own country was deaf to their needs; I see you, say I, break the silence and repress the sinful, bold crime of hiph treason. Let your justice be made manifest and let it blaze forth and there will be for you an increase in the glory which you owe the states and a monument to yout benCTolcnce; but if this same benevolence should pass in Micnce such outrages, you would soon see your rights and your justice trampled under foot.

That is the reason, gentlemen, why, after having placed before your eyes the fatal position of a dangcrou.i event, I have every reason to hope, not as a particular member of the representa- tion which I am setting forth t» your Court, but a» intrusted by all those who respect your rights and immunities, that you will determine to cause M. Piggott, inhabitant in your district of Grand Ruisseau, to be transported in order to restrain his activities, and to forbid him to exercise the duties of an<l set him.'telf up as a would-be magistrate and justice of the peace in the whole depart - iDcnt and dependency of your Court, on pain of being treated as an insurgent and rebel to the United States and of being from aoK

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Juge de paût Dans tout le ressort & depends peine d'êire traité comme Infractaire & r D'être même dés a present regardé comme b & Constitutions, moriginer & molester en ta Nome benjamin roger habitant au même lin pour avoir méprisé & mal parlé de la Cour î sequence 1* faire transporter par devan vo L'en faire rétracter & lui en faire Demand Excuses Suivant L'exigence du Cas ou telles que Jugefés convenables pour la Satisfact apartien a votre Cour, après quoi Messieurs ordoner reparation Envers Moi de la Grîe* dans les moments Surtout ou Mon devoir m'< le droit l'honeur & l'interest de votre auguste et pour qui les choses ayent tout L'effet qu a lieu d'aiendre de vos bontés, prendre Conoîs motifs qui ont done lieu aux habitants de la nover une Cour indépendante de la votre, effet, sans droits sans soumission sans reservt (irisle présage Messieurs lorsque le Germe < d'une loy plus pressante & plus proche que l:

eclore), ou bien Me

prendre chacun Son éssort ou bien encore est votre Justice & vos droits, ou plustot Messieuj Centre de votre autorité gravitante, est ce p< & mépriser les bontés que vous avés en tou chaque Individu; voila les effets de la reco offrent ceux que la nature avare a transplan puissiés vous Messieurs en developan vos torité, faire Germer, dans touts les Coeurs, terables qu'inspirent le respect & l'attache votre auguste Cour; C'est bein Celui Mes! De vous dire Combien Je ne Cesserai Jam; Celui qui vous apartien

Messieurs Le plus humble et le plus affectî Aux Cahokia le 14 de 7*^= 1787.

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regarded as a traitor to your wUl and cooslitmion ; and to repri- mand tind jmnish, in k» Tat ax then: i> need, ihe named Benjamin Rogers, inhabiiani of the same place of Grand Ruisseau, for having defied antl badly t>p»ken o( Uie Court here present, and consequently to have him brought before your said Court in order ti) mnke him retract and to make demand of him therefor and to cause him to make his apology according lo the exigences of the caAe, or to do such other ai U of surnbi)i.''i(in a.» you .«b»!! judge suitable to satisfy the respect which belongs to your Court; after which, gentlemen, that it picaïtf you to order him to make repara- tion to mc for the heinousness of his insults made at the moment specially when my duty obliged me to ^U!ilain the right, himor and interest of your august Court.

And in order that the utTuîr may have all the effeci which the public has the right to e.tpcct from your benevolence. I hope that you will take cognixancre, genllemeii, of the motive» which have caused the inhabitants of Bellefontainc to inaugurate a court indq>endent of your own, nilhoul authority to do so, wiihmii rights, without reserve and without pleas, (sad omen, gentlemen, when the germ of honor has need of a law more urgent and nearer than yours to make it develop] . . or indeed, gentlemen, it remains for each lo make his own dighl, or indeed, again, lo violate your Justice and your rights, or rather, gentlemen, drawing away from the center of your weighty authority, lo shake off the yoke and defy the benevolence which ynu have at all times diffused for all pers- ons; such are Ihe consequences of the gratitude, which those whom miserly nature has transplanted into your climate, arc offering you.

May you be able, Oenllemcn, by dcvdoping your right* and your authority, make germinate in all he^irls the unalterable senti- ments, vhich inspire the respect and atlachmenl which are due your augii!^t Court! It is indeed that, gentlemen, which obliges me to tell to you how I shall never c«ase lo be in all that which apperlains to you,

Gentlemen, the most humble and affectionate of your citizens.

At Cahokia September 14, 1787. Robt. Waiu.

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SeSTEXCX ACADiFT PlOCOTT AXD ROGIX5. SeTTTMBEX I7. IjS;.

La cour du difirict des Cobos a-^^rr.Mff Sur Ijts r^vesenia- dotts a die foiie par le S-' Robert W ath (xa;iraixlast EiaUv jbt ladite Cour, au grand Ruisseau en dane du quaicoze de ce moë par laquelle 3 douj dedarc et nous prriTeni de L'attoitai et insulwrdiualkiD qui lend a une Ccmjuraiion poptdaiic de la put des habitants amcricains du grand Ruisseau ei de la baiHefoniaine tendante a Se Soustraire a la justice de cette Cour et L'uiéuitïr par la suite. En Sarogeani Sur nK lerreâ un droit d'îndepmd- ancc Et En\-ahir notre auihoriié et prii-ile^ £i Somantsit le nommée Jacques piquet habitant du grand Ruisseau £a Ix de- peiHlance de ce disoia acus* de S'être immissé Eji nmgistra el juge de paix en celle prétendue Soit disante jurisdiction an mépris de itotre cour, Et le nomme Benjamain Roger aussi habitant dud' lieu du grand Ruisseau pour avoir mefMÏse par termes des- fdacés la personne du S* Waih que son devoir obligeait de Soaie- nir nos interest et les droits de notre Cour, et avoir Totilfi arillir nos ordres. Le tout examiné Et considéré la Cour deârad tics expressément aud' piquet de Sassembler doresnai'ant a la beOe- fonlaine pour y tenir aucunne Seance ny former aucunne justice ny milice indépendante de la Cour des Cahos a peine d'Etre Chas^ de ce district et Se^ Biens Con&squés a qui il apanîendia. Et pour a\'otT accepté dans ladite assemblée tenue entretix Sans permission ny autborité ta place de magistra Et juge de paix, la cour la condamné a Etre mis aux fers En ce village peisdant lespace de vingt quatre heures Et condamne a pareille peine led* Benjamain Roger pour son manque de respect tant Enver notre Cour, que enver led' S'' \\'ath Lesquels Seront a la ganle de notre huissier a leurs frais Et fera led^ Benjamain Roger excuses Convenables la Cour présente aud' S"" Wath ce qui sera exécuté donne En Cour le dix sept Septembre mil sept Cent quatre t-ingi Sept. Signé - pierre Laperche - B'' Saucier - Philipe Engel - ducharme - fs Saucier présidant.

Labuxiere gre6er. La présente Sentence a Eté Exécuté le même jour

Cotte L Im-fe soiianle quinzième ■ UtHord CW, Tvéivau Paptri» ofigiiul nuoUKript. Truumptioo bj the edimr.

THK COURTS JUDGMENT, SEPTEMBER. 1787 605

The Skhtkncb agaikst Piggott and Rogers, Sept. 17, 1787.' The Court of the Uistrici of Cabokiu .-uscmbkd, on Uie fourteenth of thus month, to bear the representations made to it bj^ M. Robert Watts, commandant established by the »>(1 Court aX Gmnd Ruis^rau, in which he makes accusation in informing us of the outrage and insubordinnlion, which tend t» « jiupuJ^kr cun- spiran,' on the purt of the inhabitants of Grand Ruisseau and Bellcfonlaine, in order to escape from the jurisdiction of this Court iuid ii) annihilate it finaUy, by arrogating to themselves a tight of independence on our lands and by encroaching on our ftuthority .-ind |irivileges; and he bas accused especially the named James Piggott inhabitant of Grand Ruisseau, in the dependency of thÎK district, of having thrust himself into the office of magis- trate and justice of the peace in this pretended and would-be jurisdiction lo tlie defiance of our Court ; and tJie named Benjamin Rogers, also inhabitant of Grand Ruisseau, of having scorned by offensive terms the person of M. Watts, whom his duty compelled to support our interests and the rights o>f our Court, and of having wished lû dishonor our orders: after all was examined and coa> sidcrcd, the Court forbids vcrj' expressively the said Plggott to call assemMies henceforth at Bellefontaîne for Ibe purpose of holding any session there or of dex'ising any justice or imtitia independent of the Court of Caholila. on pain of being driven from this district and of ilie confiscation of his property, (or whom it »hall concern; and for having accepted (he position of magistrate and justice of tlic peace in the said assembly, held by the people without permission or authority, the Court has condemned him to be placed in irons in this viUage for the space of twenty-four hoursj and it condemns to a like punishment the said Benjamin Rogers for his luck of respect both towards our Court and towards ihe^aid M. Watts; and they shall be in the custody of our /tumûr at their own expense; and the said Benjamin Rogers shall make in the presence of the Court suitable apologies to the said it. Watts; for which there will be execution. Given in Court the seventeenth of September, 1787. Signed, Pierre Lapcrche, Bte, Saucier, Philippe EngeJ, DuCharmc, Fr. Saucier, president. Laburierc, Clerk. The present fcnience has been executed the same day. Page L, invriiiucy «evmty-liw.

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Okdinakck of the Coijbt of Cadoku, Jdly s, 1789. Dc la part de la Cour du district des Cahos.

La Cour aj^nl cxiifniné que les cirronstanccs nu »c trouve ce villsf^e par les mauvaises inteotions ou Sont les Sauv-ages contre nouï (jui Se miinifc^lcnt depuis longtcms, tant [wu- ) '»ssassm dc plusieurs personnes aux Environs de ce village <jue par 1 'Enleve- ment continuel de nos cbe\'uu:( cl autres innulie» commises pur ces Barbares aux quelles il nous est [««sque impossible de nous opCMcr pur le manque de force; nous imuranl tuiitinucment e:^ posés a ta fureur des partb qui viennent journellemeot Stir nos tcrrcH cl Sur 1rs chctnains, i>our y tuer cl enlever les chevaux ce qui expose les babilans a Cire massacrez en faisant leun travaux Et nous met hors d'etat de pouvoir Sortir Sans courir les Risques dc la vie,

CcnI [Hiur ]ir<;venir les dangen ou nous tommes exposez par les sauvages qui viennent en ce village Sous le voile de L'union et de L'amitié cl qui eu S'en rcloumuni, tuent, pillent, et En- lèvent les chevaux que la cour cherche les moyens de Remédier aux malheurs qui nous Environnent.

a celte fin par deliberation dc laditte cour elle fait expresse- ment defïences a taules jiersonnai dc tdlcs qual)ti5 et cotHli- tions et profession quelles soient et Sous lei prétexte que n puisse 6lrc Sans pouvoir alegucr aucunes rations; de vendre traiter ni débiter aucunes Boissons Enivrantes aux Sau^i'age^ qui viendront au i>osIg des Cahos Soit laJîa ou autres liqueurs que ce puisse être, faisons aussi deffences de leur traitter de la iioudrc. Balles, munitions et armes non pas même en pre<cDl a peine de cent piastres demande payable contant Sans moderation, de confiscation des Boissons, poudre, munitions et armes qui Se trouveront cbes eux pour vendre El d'etre chauezde ce district i ]>er|iciuilc Sant> espérance de pouvoir y revenir Enjoint ladite Cour a tous ceux qui auront cunnoissance de» contrevenante de nous en a\-erlir «u de les declarer au greffe a peine de se rendre complice Et ceux qui réserveront des Sauvages ches eux seront Xenusden avertir le commandant a peine de prison aussi tosl leur arr'ypf St qui sera execute et la présente sera lue publiée Et

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607

Ordinancb of the Coijht of Cahokia, July 5, 1789.' On the part of the Court of the District of Cahokia.

The Court hiiviiig consiideretl ihai the circumitances in which this village finds itself on account of (he evil purposes which the savage» have aRainAl us,' which are sliown, since a long time, both by the assassination of several persons in the neighborhood of this village and by the continual stealing of our horses and by other insults committed by these barbarians, to whom it is almost impossible to make opposition on account of (he lack of military force; and finding ourselves continually exposed to the fury o[ the parties, which come daily on our lands and roads for the purjHJse "f killing pcrvms there and of steiding the horees, which exposes the inhabiunts to being massacred while at woric and make-'' it impossible for us to go out without rii^king our lives:

It is to prevent the dangers to which we are exposed from the s;i\-;iges who come to this vtllage under ihe rcfl of union and friendship and who, on returning, kill, pillage and steal Ihc horses, lliAl tlie Court :tecks means to remedy tbe evils which surroimd u».

To this end. by resolution of ihc said Court, it is expressly forbidden all imtsoiim of wh»t ijuiUity. l'unditîon and girofrvtion soever and under any pretext whatsoever, without the possibility of excuse, to »cll, trade or sell at ret:iil to the Mivagc» any intoidcat* ing liquors of any sort; wc forbid also trading with them in pow- der, bullets, ammunition aiid arms or giving ihcm even as jwe»- cnts, on pain of one hundred piastres line payable in cash with- out mitigation and of confiscation of the litiuort, powder, ammuni- tion and arms, which shall be found at their houses for sale, and of being driven from this district forever without hope of being able to return. The said Court enjoins all those who shall have knowledge of offenders to inform us thereof or to denounce them at the office, on pain of rendering themselves accomplices; and those who receive savages at thdr house shall be held to notify the commandant thereof as soon a» Ihcy arrive, on pain of prison, for which there will be execution; and the present shall

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sffichée demain dimanche a la porte de leglîsc aux Cahos le 5 juillet, 1789.

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Louis + Chatel Philipe Engel At Girardîn.

marque Pierre Lapercbe

DuCharme

ORDINANCE, JULY, 1789 609

be read, published and posted to-morrow, Sunday, on the door of the cfauicb of Cahokia, July 5, 1789.

his Louis + Chatel hBi F.Trottier.

mark Philippe Engel. Ant. Girardin.

DuCharme. Pierre Laperche.

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llgiv-cs mc Ptewure l« Infofin youuf tltel>raveryoflhe Volcn- teers at this Place ihal utter nplication was made to them for their Afsi^xnnce, In lesi. ihiin iw-ent)' four Hount turnd oui A Company lugger (lun Ihc other who h«th Cho^n M' Langto fof (heir Ca|il" lh«y witit a few uthen thai iiri; In^ag^ for Buliuck DriveinK &c [)iin|:« lo forty odd men notwithSlandini; twenty odd of the Laiit

ànmpanvy of Voleiiteer^ are Away, thai had riot ilmt Iwen the case I wiiod have asure'' Vou (10 men al 1.cbs). ft wus with ^ul diftculty I l!iiii]d Rotniin miincy of lite old Married pc(>i>le from turning uiit With us as I New Ihc Circumsiatux- of their (ninilie« wtiuld Not Permitt (hem to be atiscni, 1 think you ma)' depriid on fifty itt ancy Kate; At ftret I was afraid Cap"* I^n^locs A[>tx)i»l- ment w^mld Imcrfair with hi.s (Xhur huisne». (nil — A» Im; scBtns

ciircoits (li take his Rout by way of (he Isliitois River and In meet 'us at Duiawii on the wabaxh in order In Recruit more men I think It wood answr Every purpoic we could Requlr, which Roul I hu[H: ytiul ^mi him unlcvt ymi sJmuld think it Quite In«)n^iâtat)l. He farder purposes to piircUnce about forty Hurscs on his way for the Mate which will be wanting in cum; the waterj> Should l>e low, the Horse;^ mou^hl be purchased lo a — Con§idL-ralilL- Advantage. U}obeKillRc((uire Mune goods Aitd TalTce ftir liiA\'uvage: he has (umish'' us with some pelteries which b Appl)"' for (be uwof pur- lociitg provintom Stc. he will wail U|ion you to Rt-ivlve Your

>rdcrs. In order lo Direct himself Accordinsiy he broii}^! down five or Sit Hurwe^ wtrb be ha» Delivered (o Cap*" Shannon but None that would answer you so well us your Own, As to a «tatc of Ptuviwon» &ci you' \x inform'' by Cap'" Shannon; If nothini; Particular should Call for me I shall wall your farder orders, ai m)' I'rewiue herr will \m- much re<iuire'' «vrih ReKaurd to forwanl- Ing livery ihinR from (hia Place — If oneything L^lsc should l»e Require you' be Plea»»^ to Acquaint me, the meanire I am ObJii^ lo, At Pnrscnt docs not altogether agree with my Cuni)tltu>

X>> M.V^. iv}*^< ■■■«><<*] aiiMMns^ Onnit

rmiii m ■! Main

^:«m:A^i» mrt Fi--tvj la»^ Ai'LWi-iul'iMnl

6iï ILLLSOIS HISTORIC-\L COLLECTIOXS

tion for you nuiy depend upon it that I hare Xot been Idle, I hare Induii^ you a Coppy ol the Inventor)- of Everj' article that I have taken out of the Contine tic [.\fS. imperieri\ Store at S* Louis which I drew from my Rec ts [J/5, impcrjct/] & aAerwards Presenting of It to M' Bosalee he Refused to take it, for what Reason 1 know not.

My Comt^iiiients to Col' Mongomeiy and the Gentlemen (JfUceri Likewise to the Volenteo? and am In hopes to &nd them all in Readiness for a march.

I am D' S' your most Obd^ âiend & Humb> Sf

Jo* Bowman [A'liiressed] C6d" G. R. Qark Esqr.

Commander in Cheif of the western Department

Kaskaskias Received 51st of May 1779 How'MAN TO G. R. Clakk '

Kabous June 3'*. 1779 Dear Sir

' By ihe bearer M' I have Just received the toUow-

ing InteligencG from Micba' M'anoy' who Informs me that he left that the 8** of April Last with permition to go as far as Labai with orders to Longloid & Goucbey from Maj' Dcpoister forbiding them from Raising ancy more Indians against the americans that Maj'' Depoister has but forty men and 100 at Detroit by Report, ihe Indians Informes them of our armey beeing near Detroit that in two days they Can fetch in a scalp from our People, he on his wuy lierc Receiv'^ the kindest treatment from the Indians who seam [ritirt-ly dispos'' In our favor he has brought with him a large (,)uiiniily of goods that was Conceald to him by M' Bentley who wus lo .slart in ten days after him in case he could obtain A pennitt iitlnTWiiys he wood make his Escape the best way he could

1 lu'gin to be Impatiant to start and am In hopes by Next mon- liiiv lo make a move with Everything from here with hoops of

1 f V \t\S-, 4vj44X uriitiiuL Dianuschpl. 'Mi>lilllliiu<li<l>iic.

BOWMAN'S I^TTERS

«13

ânding you nil in Readiness (or x atari which I make not the leotl doubt of; if in case your purchaccrs has been as buis [MS. lorn] Imploy'' a» we where. I expect Mr Shaniton back Every hour. The weather begins to grow warm & the waters Low so that no time Ought to lie tost with regaurd to preparing Every Necessary required for our Expedition, pray make Every officer Exert himself as I have tieen oliliged to do, aa much depends on Indunlry, their is mancy Thanks to be paid to the Inhabitants here, as tfacy hare Spaird their Cattle & Horees past Expectation they have (urnûh^ Every fifth head of Catltc in^^lcad of the tenth, which amounts to So odd 40 odd Horses & 150000 "* of Flower with [M.S. frv»] ing to press one thing.

The reason of not getting more Flower from this Place in owing to the scarccily. as their has been sold out of this town since your Departure from here between twenty and thirty Thousand weight I am afraid that Unless you send up a boat for the Sower I shall be disappointed 1 have had the otier of sever 1 Bark boats but none of ihcm in order, or strong Enough to trust A Load in,

My respects to the Gentlemen officers whilst I remain !>• S* your most OW friend & Hum'* Se»

Jo' Bowman

N B in my letter instead of orders forbiding the Indians to be rais"" against the Americans they arc cauld for to Micha' M'aooy to a counsel.

[Addrcssedl Col" George Rogers Clark

Command' in cheif of wes*" Depr' pr M' pravoc Kaskasias

Received s'"" June 79

BOWUAN TO G. R. CtARK.1

Kahous June 6'' 1779 Dear Sir

I Eipcctcd to Blarl from here tomorrow but finding that the man who v^as ap[x>intcd by Mr. Lacroix to Brand all (be Cattle as they were Purchased had done it in such a manner that out of Eighty head their docs not ap[Kar the Briindf of ubo\'e twenty so

.» ■ Dr. liSS,, mit'. («i<>ii>l nunuKiipI.

fe4 nzzA-Cî sffT^x-iïi r:r.~..TrTn~'î3

tbW V* '^■i' r Ir.W ia^^iï: 3Br~ E -rnir-r i hmiim ~iJj»-my if '

^K vœ ^ t vjtc tr 3nKs :n -uxasoKtz lae Jtrver îim

-viu^ âi:^ vyi Sanmit ii sur h jkc Z sar ic tôïe v niEE= ^^^^7

-iune Imyi i^ôirs isod it môc n âgtfe icf -—"■"■» A: C^t-

Jt" ?TfT-lif II I I ■ I < ii Tringaff jj Tlf 11 S ■IJI ^ IK. ■^» Ei-

peâcnn '.^isgrrn^ -fas. x '-xâsB A Crcçie A: ±e £nmiyM^g ie Ji 3n<v n tu» 3ce -\£^ri inn. «ufitrJwc L^s«*7nMÂ. m — ■■"■"'■ i£ iis r^içir.n^ irx îafi^àiir MeciKirmae j-ii]î7i "eir jx- ^aâê ^ n i£irî aim 'usofr yaiga.

âe îoùi ggaiiir i. -'.pastrj U Lôacn fc: jr^ioeg T^as wmàè

M7r.iiyjkao'»:»M^g7^jg»iIIGtaah=::iiaiIVjLJtJji3racc. I ■sa.Tt rinisix*- '±xs. vr^ ooe of the îu:^ Htzse nôrk 701 «S

ilu^oifi diink pr^-çer. I c^tc alio cent jp-jj^wt^ sas Tt^r-^g V«- Bociat AZcev vïiidi ^ ro bc DdÊrercd lo the PadiKzsaafi^.

I isi !>■ Ï-" TWir mosi Obd= Erieod & Hcmtr Se^.

Jc^ Bovmaa McCaitt to Todd, Seftevbek i3, 1779.- Sir

I am under die Nece^ity of inf<»iniDg you of what Pmy of the Inhabit^AU of tbiâ \'illage hath been GuQty of in Destroying St Fait of my Stock the Quantity I cannot Ascertain; ha\-mg bees caller! out on the Service of my Country in January last and always Since ^)een OUii*ed to attend the Service, to the prejudice of my own; I could not lay in a Sufficiency of Provisions &c for the Suliftistence thereof unless let run in the woods about my Settle-

> Itr. IfSS, wJT9, nrlfliul muuKripl.

MCCARTY'S LETTERS

6iS

:

mcDt Six Milles Distant from thb town, the People of thb Village have Sowen Grain out in (he open riel<l»& meadowi' without Aiiy fcDcc or indosure to prcscne it as I am at Such a Distance from lliis Village it cannot Iw Supposed that I have any Connections with them in the Town Laws Concerning their Commons, as 1 am Quite on the other Side of them It would be very Rediculous to SuppoM; thiit If any Person Should take it in their heads to Son Grain in any Part of the l.ands between this and Post Vincent without any inclosure and have a Right to Shoot any mans Cattle bogs &c. should they find out such a add and Enter it.

I dont see yet thniugh the Désigne of a few Dispicablc Inhabit- knts who say they are autliorized by you, to parade theniseli-es in the fields Destroying My property when there i» Number» o( other hogs in the Same place that are as fauctious as Mine Whither it is 1>ecausc I command a party of of (he Slate Troops hear or not, perhaps they want ua away. Indeed unless there Is Soon a Change made for the Better me nor my Soldier» will have DO Uuissiness hear, Neither can we Stay half Naked, what we are paid with Call'd down by the Civil power; with what can we get our Noccessarici of Life; as long as 1 had any thing In my hands I furnished it for the Service, but at thi« rsitc It will noi l>e lung in my power to Subsist, when my Stock is Shot down in the Open fields and no redre» to Ik had tn thi.% Country; Neither do I kno' the Laws you have Established. I am Sir with Respect Your most obed* & very Hum** Serv»

Cahos i8 7!^ 1779 Richard M'Carty

To

Col". Todd

McCartv to AToMTttoireRV, Sept. iq, 1779.' Sir

Since you left us my men Deien dayty. they are Conitnualiy with mc to Cloath them or give them Uicrc Discharge, that they may Ooaib themselves I have troulJe enough with them and have thought could we Contrive a Method by the intermission of M' Bourgard 10 Satisfie them for the present for if Somcthtog

■ Dr. USS, wl;i. urijtbuU muiuKiiiit.

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it not done, they wiU all lea%'« me Except ray English who are the least Cbmounnis, yet the}- Comptaine, and Colo. To Reatdence here nill Spoil the people intirdy for the Inlubi-I lints no mocc Rcgunl ut (hen & Parcel of Slaves- Ncitbcf do I cfaur« to do aoy thins >'^ Soldiers & people Dluitisfied,] ymi miiy think what a poor life your humble Scrv' hath. My i Scfaetn is to purchase a$ much Strouds as wilt make a shon jacket, and a jEiir nf long Tmw.irrs In each man, lltr jacket to have a red CulT turned up by which they will be uniform it will take 3\ Ells 10 each man and there is do Hats we can make them caps, for Shoes we must Shift with Mogasins. M' Ceres has linoeQ two Suppoii we furnish each man with one Shin tutill Bdtcr turns out — M' Ceres asks is"" in Pdetrics pw Ells, 15*'' d" P" Shirt &c It will be A Terrible Price to the State but yet it will be pcrhap!^ belter to pay thai then have in a few dap no Soldiers which I think will Shortly be the Case If Some Such Method is not taken.

M* Perault will tell you our Situation and what the Result would be in case of an atLick.

I think it would be a happy tbio); could we get Colo* Todd out of the Country for he will pouitivcly Sdt the Inhabitants and us by the Ears. I have wrote him a pretty Sharp Letter on hii< Signing a Death Warrant against My poor bogs for Runing in the Oppcn fields. I hear inclose a Copy of it — on Some Com- [faints by the Inhabitants the (ilher day he wuihed that there was not a Soldier in the Country I wi^ so two provided we were any where else to do Something for we are but poor fellow's iww. If you approve of this I beg you will give me an Answer as Soon possible for perhaps If two days Retarding may even put it out of our power to even procure this I have never Seen the people of this place So Mutinous as they are by the Encouragement of Colo". Todd, for ihey even begin to threaten to turn my men out of Doors and god knows what 1 shall do If they do for we are not Above 30 Strong and them Sick that I could depend on So they may Starve us if they like I am Sir with Compliments to the Gent' Your Most Obed* and verj- Hum Serv^

Richard Mc. Ca [US. tcm]

TODD TO GRATIOT, DECEMBER, 1779

6.7

Ca ig"" Sep'. 1779

[MS. lûrn.\ My People just arc romc in and give me un acco' of fourteen Ho^ killed & wounded, four of which they have brought to town and Sold .amongst them there arc Scvcnil Soww Just ready to Pift- at least my loas b Estimated at 1400'^ in Pdetries. [Aitdressed] on the Senicc

To

Colo' Jn". Monlgiomcry Command. g the Illinois &c &c &c at By favour of Fort Clark

U Perault

Todd to Gratiot.'

Falls of Ohio, Deer 19th, 17J9. Sir:

I am safely arrived here without Occurrence of moment. Wishing you Hc;illh & .\[}|H-tite for your Girl & Glas:* I pro- ceed to explain the Business of this Letter,

I cx[)ecl tu return again to the i>o»i in Feb. or March & perhaps to Cohos Si request you to purchase upon the best terms you can any Quantity of T^-id not exceeding 5000 lb & »end it to Capt. Winston to be lodged with him one half) & the other sent to me at the commanding officer at the Falls by the firal Oppy. I wiU SAtisfy you for your Trouble & repay you — pray do not be scru- pulous concerning the payment of debts contracted in behalf of the State. Rest assured that rewards are in store for the spirited pa- triot who will act nobly in her cause — I hope your future conduct will tally with your past & you need not the Favor of Government. I oncerely wish you Happiness & am your Mo. Obedt Servt Compliments 10 the officers, Jno. Todd Jr.

miliiarj- & CiWI, & all friends, J.T.

[Addressed] Charles Gratiot, Esq., of Kohokia.

lis prAïAiùCTa of Mm- Aniuad Peucnct ai Si- LouU, Mo., idoKcodoDI of Chute* galM. OriRiul nuiiiiRipI. TrwuinpUna bjp Mb* Harr LoiiIm 0*[lai of Mo, HJU.

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McCarty to Claxk.'

Cascakia 14"' Octo' 1780 Sir

I have so many things to Inform you of I dont kno' Rigbtly where to begin; being an Intire Stranger to the Intentions and désignes of Government, for this Country; however as I imagine, what has and is goeing on hear Regards you in Part I think it my Duty to Inform you thereof as far as comes to my knowledge; and this by way of Journal —

Extract from M'Carty's Journal. Cascakia.

" The 27»'' July M'. Bentley arrived from Au Post,' and Say's there is a french Officer arrived there call'd Colo" Delà fialme • and that he Said the french intends fighting Both the English & Big knife, he Said to the Inhabitants why dont you drive these Vagabonds away, Speaking of our Troops; that the Best way to get Quit of 'em was not to furnish them any Provisions &c. in a a Council with the Indians had told them be Re- commended there Sending immedeat advice to the Shawnese that Colo' Clark was going against them, and that If he was a Little Bird, we would Ûye and teU them; Colo* Montgomery being at CahAs and only Capt. Rogers and myself hear, we waited on Mr. Bentley and beged of him a Circumstantial acco* of this man in writing that Colo' Montgomery might be assured of what was goeing on, which M'' Bentley said he could not give having it only from hearseay But that Mr Dalton had wrote to Colo' Mont- gomery an acco' thereof.

Cap" Roger's & Self went up to Caho's arrived the 39*'' and Informed Colo' of it & Delivered Daltons Letter; The Inhabi- tants presented a petition to Colo. Montgomery to be eased of a part of the Troops, and to have them equally devided in the Other Village, Colo' M. Refused to dévide the Troops and will Evacuate the Country intirely I with Several Other Officers de- sire a Council thereon before done but were Not barkened to.

■ Dr. USS, soJM, origiiui] miuiuictipt.

' VioceDiiM.

' For u Account of De k BaIzdc. b luirsdKttvnr pp. '*^^» d $rq.

McCARTVS JOURNAL

6 19

Colo' went ofi to Ca»calcia 30**' Gave orders to march in 8 day's Our men arc ver)- near ^1 Sick, Some dies &c.

Sunday a"" Lt. Girault arrived Crom Cascakia with News that Camp Jefferson was bcsiged and with Orders for All the Troops to March for to give it Succour, we have only oDc Boat of the State bear and that im[xissiUe, for it to Swim up Unices Mended, no Pitch nor Oak'um, Major Williams gave orders Munday the 4"' for me to go with all the Men alile, to its Succour. I ^i Boat mended with old rags as well as could be, but was obliged to have it Sunk totryloroalceil tight, (he 5th had the Boat loaded but was oblijjced to unload her, it Sinking and was obliged To Press all the Little Boats to the N" of five to Cairy Men & Provisions and Sett of tbout 3 O'Gock camped at \Tarramack lo wait for the rear; all came up at Sundown No Ma [?.iS. U>ni.\ Night boats Small & Mississippi low. the ô'"" pa.vtcd Mi*serc' M' Valley gave my people 3J loaves of Bread, obliged to Leave Seven Sick Men Dot being able to help tlicmselvcs, and Sent word to Kennedy at Csscakia to have ihcm taken care of, the State having a Store there; 23 Indians from Missere followed me without being asked, & we were 33 men & ofl5ccrs Cap" Keller vcrj- Sick the S* met Mf Sarpys Boat at the Ohio, all well-Indians Gone S:". Got into the Mouth of Chanel of fort Jefferson at 3 O'Clock afternoon M' Dalton arrived about 1 hours after me from aupusic having Evacuated it. The whole people here arc Sick a General Mur- mur Children Dieing fast, Numbers of the Inhabitant, goeing oS, the Enemy having Distroycd their Com pumkins. Cattle horses &c. Colo" Montgomery and Sundry of the Officers de- sired mc to draw up a writing Setting fonh the Situation of the place &c.

the 11''' held a Council where it was Generally desided to Change the Situation of the place or to cxpon all State Stores &c. up to the TUenois Untill things Should be Better prepared for the Establishing Said Place

The 13^''; Sett of to Return to Islenois, and I civdcavoured to Bring up What Boats I could of those pressed at Cahos but waa

'Sit.CoKiirM.

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hinderd, we hav-e nothing to eat but Corn without Grèce or Salt Much Murmuring Amongit the Troops, arri^'cd st Cascakia ibe lo*'' M>-sdf ven- Sick, Coio" Mcœt* & Dod^e &c arrived a day before by Land Goto' I>ela BaJme \» Arrived hear from aupoetc with an Kscone of 30 men frendi aod Indians and is now at Cahos & S' Louis he arrived from Cahos did not wait on Ctrfo". Monlgomery nor Colo" Monigomery on him the People in Gen- eral Seem to be Clianged lowarda us and Many thing» Said Uif fitting. M' Dodge hath discovierd that he has dioed (he says) with ihb Colo< at Philadelphia at the french Ambasââdor) and in Con.scquciKc from having him put in Iroiu, [uy's Great Coun to him, the two Colo" has not at Yet Met, My Men have bees tliree dat-s without Provii^os, and can not procure Any for them the>' have killed hogs in the Commons this Croats Bad Blood &c. and Some of My Men as well as Cap° KcUars have dcsencd I am informed, the 17"' in the Eveiting bad a dispute with G* Dodge on acoo* of his not getting Provi- ^ons &c. tho' he has orders therefor from Colo' Montgomery to purchase; and that Some erf our poor Soldiers Died purdy for want of Subsistance. Kcxt day he complained 10 Cols' Moni- ^mery who arrested me, tfaos Jarret WQliams wborswfaiped Dodge & Complained yet Colo' Montgomery Never arrested Williams.

got a Pcrmision in writing from Col" Montgomery to go to Cahos Bt St Louis on my Private Buissioess the 30'^ Sett off for Cahos arrived Sunday i** Octo' j** went to St LouU to See My Uncle came back the 4"*: when I found Colo' dcla Balmc Raising a Party for Detroit of Votuntier» with thor« from Ca«cakia Captn. Plu$sy at their Head, Our Litdc Doctor Ray with them the 5*^ Sell of. My Serj^ ViUiers is fEoeing with them 8l Many Otben of my Men but I only Saw bim, I informed Serj* Mcrj-wcathers of the Li^ht horse that he was a Soldier of My C" and had State arm» and that he was a Deserter, mî-self being under an Arrest had no orders to give, Serj' merwether look Said ViUiers & Con- fined him, Ctpt Plussy Gave orders and ihe Little Doctor at the Head of a Rabble went and Rescued him from the Guard and

PENTECOSTK'S CLAIM

6at

have lakcn him along with them, they Amount to About 40 men, with ihcir arma &c each man foumishes even* Necessary — 40 ^days Provisions two pounds powder & l^d. I Suppose tbcy ire 50 horaesi or near thai n' with them they arc to be joined at Ouiae by the poste People, I nm also informed by one o£ the In- habiunts of Cahos that the people, {thai is a Sett of them) of Aupostc, Ca-saikiii & Cahoft have Sent by ihli Colo' delà Balme 10 Congress or the french Envoy, a Ciroimstantial ace' of all their Supposed Grievance^ and Enormilties Coinmitted in thli Country by our 'i'roops much Ejiaginitcd; but I must Confess Many things lias been done which Should not; a Sort of Com- bined Trade Between Dodge & Bentley for the purchasing the Certilicatea from the people have raised their hatred of us to Such a Pitch that they wtl) not suffer no Troop* hear, and Desire we all March of Either by fair means or otherwise &c this Colo" delà Balme the Morning he left Caho» told the Indians by Tom Brady wife Interpreter that they should be & Remain Quiet for in the Spring they would See french Troup» hear. — the Span- ish Commander hath given him no Coimicnance whatever and is Surpri^d be is SuSered on our Side he being Authorized by no Stdte or Power in Amcrioi (o do what be docs in Short as things are now the people in Genetol arc allinated and Changed from ^xa there must lie a Reason for ÎI, had Colo' Clark been hear or I officer to Second him this would not have been. M'Carty

Cojjy of Colo' Montgomerys Answer 10 My Letter viz Sir

you are Permitted to Go and do Vour Bisniss& be a Shured I was Much a Gan»l the Arest But liis Compbinl Conijieled roe to it and I am Sir as Before your Humble Scrv'

(Signed) Jn" Montgomery

To Magor M' Cartey . (Draper MSS. 50 J 68.)

Pkntecoste to Lacroix, No^'euber 16, 1785.'

On my return Home from yourpart of the Country I Pur- chased from Generall Clark the Grant nude to sir Stephen Trigg adjoining the lands 1 bought of Mr Gerardine, and by Sir Stephen

■ fepiri c! Old Ctitna, ilnii., ti, frntanipr- Thli capt tm mduti io tlu amoaritl

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CoQveyed to the Said Geul. dark Induâlng the Caskaid and the feilds [sic] Adjoining between the Abbee Springs and Caskaid and the Mills, this grant is ten Arpents extending out from the line of Common. Easterly one half Arpent North of the Caskaid and tbence down the Missisipi with the said Line of Common at Eupents in Depth and as those Expressions in the Original Lan- guage means Different from yours of the E!anadian Customs I am appprehensive some of the peo^Je will be dissatisfied, but it cannot be helped, for for [sic] it includes upwards of Twelve Thousand Acres our measure, which will Extend down the River Near Four Miles, therefore it is not my Intent to disturb any person either setled within the bounds or that tend feilds [sk], Captn, Peterson will give them Leases for ten years without rent subject to the tak- ing Care not to make waste and to keep up the fences, and aay person that may have built in the bounds shall have their buildings and a Suitable piece of Land adjoining thereto without paying mc any thing for which this shall Serve as an Obligation, and I Expect you will Assist Captn Peterson in Negodateing this business. 1 enquired at Congress Relating to grants of your Country made by your Preists [sic] or Vicar Generals under his Lordship the Bishop of Quebeck, and the United States Agree they are Valid and Can- not be Controverted, which is one of the Titles I hold by, and it may be pleaseing to your Setlers to know their property is secure to them — the Post Vintsent People seems to be on a Diferent footing, but it seems the Kaskaskias and your people have a Quite different authority to grant Lands.' I saw the Generall Clark in Philla- detphia Last sumer who told me as soon as the Late Indian Treaty was Completed that he would Come down to your town and Lay out my lands agreeable to Pattent but if he should not be down this summer please to assist Captn Peterson in doing it as he has a Coppy of the deed with him with the Engles and Calculations agreeable to which it must be done, the Original deed is recorded in the Office for Recording Deeds in the Village of Kaskaskias in book or Folio No 172 Pages 122: 123 and 124 to which reSerence may be had.'

^ With iew ucfptionv. the courts of K^ikaskû uid CLhokU ooDâned tbctr cnnta ot Und within vhu Ibef dumfd ms Ihàt comman). Tbl» TDlumc II in Chalir. HI,

PENTECOSTE'S CLAIM ôaj

Coppy of Part of A Leter Wrote by Collonetl Penticost to John Baetiest [sic] Lacroix Dated Washington County November i6th 1785 No. I.

July 18th. 17S6 Done by me Nathl Wells

je Souissigne procureur des Etats unis de iamerique aux ilinois résidant aux Cahos Certiffie a tous quil apartiendra que leztrait cy dessus a Eteé tiré de la veritable lettre du S' pentecoste que foy doit y être ajoutée comme a loriginal qui a resté en mains du S' La Croix Magistra du d' district en foy de quoy j'ay signé le present et a îceluy aposé mon Cachet ord'* aux Cahos le dix huit juillet mil sept cent quatre vingt six.

Labuxiere pt des Etat

[Translation of the certificaU]. I, the undersigned state's attorney at Cabokia of the Illinois of the United States of America, certify to all whom it may concern that the above extract has been copied from the very letter of M. Pentecoste and that faith should be given thereto as to the original which remains in the hands of M. LaCroix, magistrate of the said district. In faith of which I have signed the present and set thereon my seal, at Cahokia the eighteenth of July, 1786.

Labuxiere, State Attorney.

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Cbksus op Caooeu, Accusr 37, 1787.' 17&7, aoust 37. Recensement des habitaou et de leurs enftns

males de la paroisse des Cahokios aux Ilinois. Sui\-oir

[Translalùm: 1787, August 17, census oE the inhabitants and

tbcir mille children of the piauish of Ciihokta tn the Illinois, To wit:]

Mr. EranfoisTrotticrpen:* " seaenfaiu

fiancois Trotticr

Clement

Joseph.

tugufite.

Cbarie Lcfcvre pere •

Charle Lefevre

auguste.

Louis

alexia

Etienne mcole *. 1

Deshaye' t

Lagnve. i

Philtpe Le Boetif * <.. t

JoKph Lachaoac' x

Gabriel Lao^oJs* z

Raphael Langlois i

Aleris BrissoD*

Alexis son fils

Charles Cadroo pere"

Charte I,

Etienne.... f'

;Gls..

' F»tm if Iki OU Cmtna, Imu. lib anaiul n

TUic

nii»»i1i iliii II mil III ml III! III! r bTUvîEMtad Todhno in W* phIdÂbi u Cea^aa

oI&AniRSanicUicn. ThcbMtfralliidUcalllicudnlaltMfcte]- ...

Furih* bilkinnc BotB I — i-r«llr)rWnr''~"' "ttj"-'- *-'*"^""*~- ' .

«ho hu nod lor mt Ibt ludlU» Inn FfvMx U CuihU. aad, «hia psiribk, fna Cuvte lollUuii. TliritiiiHt.nmH<iliB[unB»ltgalL»tb««nT»nmw. 0'tefimi«(wCii»l«r»«. } tid», Ui.SuIir'iDwiinii». n«e» at Bob. Wilier B.DcuJImoI Si- Loiii. lb. ibrdMU- nmt» prinind in Ihu mlumn aad t ^tâfàfm of minin oaotnicti ^'*'n^'t lo tbt C«*. Km. la Mlcrllb. lU. tdcaiiiaaiian 1* Dud« nrr dUBnh by ibt naunoB am» «bum A* Fnach ol tire b*«m*. I)w muIu «umm toi • ««Dad bibu d^a fat «■re pcodlBiBT «I duncttf ÎDAB u»inri:tf ukcB fna dIau ol oriiia or luliiuiùn- Is Bbe lioauttcna of the Hbm #bK. 0* Ixah. fl/ Ihr luaiea I* lurd

* llM hnily wu a CkimuU u tvlr u Mit. m» masiban st «Idcb Bond to tMnk it ■JO cuIt due. In ijjS rnBCota Tnxttv niàiticd U CalnUa LaAa I.«n>chr- RffooMi (/Viwr Uiiury. jj} Mfi Dut ihcn itu it Jgacph Tnmict la C4baUa In inf. «bn eVtM •in in niERUMi: ciinunirce nrlth New Octuu. I bin fonfiil ual; «at MfctoKa (okia .— ^ifM p 45Q 1^ njicru "u VTfrr^TifiiInfftr BfTTTthf Titmini frf TliT^i TTw laifrftffr^intiBtriini H itw ^Ili(e inil »u (iNird juMia boih ol Clut'i ctmK ud In iim nl (bit << Ihc iliicrin of

' I^Alivir DE LilcTn mneil Courkr. Tlw IwdiIt ■■ ■ lufc one la Caowli. bul ■ b4i* nci1btn*bleiofaUowlbl*p«tkuUrbraacbiollllnm>- ThanwuaLcfdincKiiMUjadtr in ihc lUituda uodcT iht FmicbU iTtl. Itb poalbte ilul CKirln n dautodnl tram bno. OuitonuRiedPnofsCwKiaiOcS^iténbR tv.i;«i' Il Ii MobiUt thai tbi (ahcr COHieB o[ ih* iMonli w*» nln Iisbom.

• Carnet •ptdbw Nkollr. PnbiiMrmarilicEdeancNIoDUcwhasispoiMOtdkrlbC ivgiOM. So Mfra, p. ij 'i if

■DedwwalMSLCTr- ThtfaoJIir wtMneBThm Rinn. Cuuls. in ta;i.

■Tbn* ImiiIUm «< lUg lumr «olad t«ilv la Lamr Cuudn.

TCriHMOiUBiUaanM. Pwtwblr llu «wi ol McnUt Ladanwof Knkaifcii. wbohiJ ■ An ol ildt nninc

■LnaflabliaaMWBOBitncadiumf Lo Cuada. ind It loood beib in CahcJiU «ad Kan- laiUa iw3 u a «namc. ACIemcol Ldaclon «H a juilifs la iite. bill*bi< UatilailM D> thcM rtm mi t do (Kii kno*.

*llom H Sl.Pl«m-lt*-IIiKi]<irDn«rThnxRivEn, Caanda. Maidiâ, ■;<& ht Bkinicd ■1 CahuUa ]uUcniif Loci, widow ot Plena Kit. onSfpombB Ji. ijSi. At die frccafiai fta ibow. he wu o( a lairtai diancw and (an Ac unbohll» ■«& inMfctn.

■> FraD Lam Canada.

CEN'SUS. AUGUST, 1787 6as

Joseph Beilecour " i Joseph Labuxiere pcre " ..')

Joseph Cccire pere" Joseph son ûls

Louis.

Antoine }■ ses fils

fnacots

Joseph Lapcnsée"

jean Lapcns^" 1

jean Bie. Lalande. t

ffancois Lipcnsée " S

anlnineLcpugc., Joseph Lepage" siinon l.epage... Louis Lepugc...

sntoinc Bover 1

andré Becquet .. Churle Becquet,. PhiJipc Gcn-ais" Louis Philipc Ignace

SCS fils

augustin dubuquc'

I Pierre La jeunesse *• t

^' Hû «ifiuiuns fï4ilt Btlcfjur- Thu w«« * v*rT nmoKHi vcnnil n^mir iniODa the Ttwaàt, I b4i« oomlll u^lvm uqodc the C^hc^uu io«S*ud«r bad thrlic^ti'

" Ctarr In Ctnadi lunl C*jSm auxiejiajt to tbt liitiuiurc ol ha raihci. Tbr Inaùij *■• tl I^chluc. CahwIa. in if>70, Antins^ the uibn of Ihii Jniritti, wa« in Cthokiji ih r^rty w S<|i(rRilwr, i;jj. 11 Hhiih limr IwnuiM, Uniru thi' ti'hi ini[j-nuni oilwn ol Câlûkia lb 117M' H*du«din ip9. Ilia KO. Joaeph. KUfrSedoa FrbruAft v. 'tJ7- Mafic Aiurir. He

UIcbdHooet.

UTbBBuiwuii'mDhiniirHpiDtwMirilwranwitprlliiic. bui iloa ihl> menilwt ol Uu l>ai]r<ratth*oiJf (i»wbi>iouldinlMU»llKjHcfci<«diDW<iL(heiuiw Lapwuf. t hue loUswtd thu wUluF ihRniibuuT ifac vnluiK. The aant <■•* ilw •Kood oanc af Ok Rnf bmily. jMoRoy. hblsUicr. emifnKd IrwnLuhhu Çuuda, to CAhnkU brfAn i;ti. lar In «u Buiwl itinc in thu inr lo Mirw Phuxim*. SvmA tun nUcd Lap4arf '» Mt- dfDtlruilEiipenuiililiui, liner luiruiiiricr riKUd utile <nln M luiUo. in iiSi luul itM. Bt nurM CD FebnuT a. >t3:. Cutu-rlur Coim. dauctilei ut Aaininc Cuiric.

■■TliE Lnicaol Caboltu piii1»b]<i mnc fmn CiumiiU. «Inn: ■cvrnl (■milia of Ibat luiM aMibd betwfCB i6ni a») ■•». A Jurpb I^iu^ n> rlrrtril louln io iiRe, but vhfthn be w«« Ihk ooe or the lather ol Ihûe Jmr I do not know,

■• Tbc Uubgquei ouiu InMD St. Plem-la-Brcqumln the ilMiict ol ThiTc Ri vcFi. Caiu- di- Tbcmniliniintiatcpf iheEvziily w^i JulWDubufJue, jji» whom Dubuque, lows, *s» nuoedr I r hu be'niiahl thai hp im4 ;l1 CihnkU 1 or ■ limp, hull hjiwft>vfidpiiv<i(lfiire ol bli prcien» Iberr.^Tui'. £4* Canattttnt dt C/mrit. tjv «r itg, Wlul is kiiDvn aliiMil Auguilla Outmqu? «U1 be loimd ia (hi* tc4unie- Sf« /«oIm.

'*No< lAbuvinv or l^buackre, ustr ii k^nedm» «iiileji, Bllliia, AimcU ^ Si- Lmiii, VT. un h« «me fAMn Cwulih buT nn itBtv lJ hjm luA bmn iitimtl ib«t«- He Iteevav nciiary. dJerk Cn the lIUiuiIalD iJtT ûd lerved the Vveacb farmmtai till it^j, «hen hi veni loSt. LouU. «hen be niand ibe Am Kinni mI Inud ia cbe ww iiiileDieui Here he ooailDUtd to tBardae hit fDAEiiivii uodrf the ao-^nnmcnl n( lb* ÎDCenrcnuin- Mlei the S(nnûhrd> took pt—mlop he ten*d u uoun till about tha jm dSi, «hen hi viiii ta KukaibU and «•■ kppdDied iliN*! attome; and DOIUT. Stt lu/H ^ I0J. Qa uisunl of tb« dlmiltn a< Ilw nllutt. he numd tnCahokiii. «id. M Ilw pimdlat mjk* Acct. caw the cmuDunllT «ble «e- vier- RedJpJ AprlJ tv. tj^tr" Uimuri Kt^mti.ty, jAi-

I'Ser lufra^ nrttc li- Thh u pmbably J^ firm- Rnjrc^llH Iaîoiicà- H4 'rueirelid x iutiiixin i?&i- ia i^SibcuarritdMarsueTlte Lelebvre, dtughteKd 1. Uirle Letebvre and wldixr of J. B. Liluide.

I* Frutait XlTtir Ror tnIM Lcptncf nunied TlniT«e. iaoffiwt el Picm Ocdio, Jaovtzy li. 1)16.

** The Inniilir w*i Irun» Cajnilfl.

^ Thii vmod camE hckubgi to a^ diflcmU lamiliaa ia Caaadi.

6>6

lUJSOIS mSTORÏCAL COLLECTIONS

nkolas lurgeon *' i

Blc. Mercier" i

)uli«n Mercier i

nubcn Mercier i

pierre troge" i

Loiiis pilei ** t

Cb&rlc ptiet I

noichel pilet t

Michci Charly» I ,

Michel son tiù \

jean Bic. charlcv ausù son fils 1

fr»ncoisDion** i

martd i

jean Bie, Cadien " t

Joseph Buteau" i

amoine Lamarchc"

nnioinc son ûls

pierre counriUe" i

jean dorion •' i

jean Bte duraay" i

pierre skort " ........... i

chaile Buiard. i

Pierre Lecomple'* t

Ble. Saucier perc" I

jcon Bic M>n fils >3

mathieu sod Bin I

^ Tlw iuhSlj mii|Rlipd to '^■"*^* ia 164% ad liA fpnad to ill rrtjim

■ Tha Undlr CÉOw to Mouml 1b tti*.

a Tliii u h te «ittiia !■ DSI ■ 'V— "" MOM. boi il mta b* Tredw oAed t^Acnr, > fiin»tDUDdiiiUoatndfat»<|S. TlcaumclUleiicanaiauHnlaCtlMkta.ultCutwU. riftTT hmA tmrwtA ■ob— Ifaj ri<w 10 Sl Chjuto by if^t^— -Cpm^j ^ Si- t.vmt in Mo. Hïi,5qc- k[t>iuy ol Si. Loub,

■■FuoIlT •■ BoKbinint. Cuudk. In let». Some oJ Ibr runUf nn nilr ■MAm !■ E>iuiJl.«iJilhprnbtbl»lhat ihn» PUfcU cuk tnxt (bcR. Louit PUkt «m ■ jiaâa in •l«4.

oduutrttlMSi.Angr. Paiiill|>(nm Moaiml, «bandMfimClurirlaihkcBiiatt*

ti IVrntonvd trecn Qajoa- From CanvU,

> hrtiap* Cadlcu. «* il b «liiMn in CiBvla. hui th* Çihçkia (Ink ipiA* ll ncTCvrfoDr CMko. laAmir.S'fréfm.FMicla^i.ii.n^.CifUBth^HiimtmMàmmtm Pin» Ri», Il it pMAIc ilût ocie bnoch d [ht Ko* Iwallr m* aocd Lipaorf «ad Mntttf

«FnmCMtda.

>■ SKnid MiM «1 BinMioi Imllk* lo Cwud* De vu Ibc Hnof AaMlat LwMRbe of Iha U«imi dlitha. ud nunied AnKltr.iiai. MafilckiM Buial. Bc «aajHdB b ■)«). Oa Ooobo 19. rr«(. hf nunitd Uuli, d>u«hnr c< J. H. Beoqiicl.

■* t hod itilf u ■ iHunJ nunc al tbt Ckdiai twali)>. Inn M* n#*« dm* tr- Ht *■ bgn ■boni trOf ,

■■ F4111IIX in Lover Cuutda >iiit> itX». J. Marie DorfoD waa aot cf J. Uttie Dcaka s( QiKtM. ud manlMl Mi/W M*e4.ltiM Siama, «Un* «< Alnii BlMtit <J CtJxikiA, Noivn- Ixt 10. mt-

' M» Diuaal. DumcU. Dunuii. Duidr*. Fwnilr IB CaïuiU u (adT M it«>. I. Btr, Dumkyi tftlbn. Jiuïiij'* DumiLy. wu klDcd br ut Indiia at DfCrnll îa i?&a. Aa yaar tba •00 aubmi.

' Bcnrr SltkpL FoinUy îtwit CanadL

*■ Smaid n^niF lirldi^ibf ta> tmay litmitîa-

"S«iivârr in Fruacv- Th* ianûly iadcacand*d froci a lin at mtrdaaaaifto Utad il OriHiw, l'raDK. J Ifu "11 1 Tii ihiid iintf r 1 fltii lltii'ilrin''! t r rinii ■ Millninatlniiii uidm>mi»ihcI)UD<iii. Bm bt plafistd Fait d( Chuirca la iMi. WtcaOceoMtïT ni lurmidrRd ts Iha BriDih hg [enml M CalioU*. Sarda. CoMoa /*■■ BrtÊÙêt JdHn^ TV «mr d iha U<k* d hit «M ]. n». Fnacnli, aiwl KwlhlM, (• (aaail Id t^cac ftt^'Dls. 71ht "w Impanvu mea In die canm^ir «ai *m Inqucfti^ ekcwd to

ollut- Fnspû wu ihs fint dak of Uie dun e( the Diaricl ol Calif*i« aol Ba

cxH of iba ln«i fndgn. Ukr nuir iKhfr Pnadmrn, fraicigit and Miiilâia «kbiiav IB Iba

SpaofahbanbaaacMouoIilielnmlinclaAdf Uk Amnlriaa- Tb* tamtf «w ^^oloM

CENSUS, AUGUST, 1787 6»?

pierre martin '* 1 Paul Poupar (

pierre martin V 3 Paul son fils f

hyacbthe )

Joseph Bissonet*' i

francois Noizé" i Joseph Giroux*' i

Mathieu Saucier" mathieu son fils... .

1

Louts Lebnin •• Louis ( -, Batiste r'*''^^-

Louis Roy |

francois Roy f

jean Bte. melot" i

3 francois saucier f>ere" .... I Charte son fils (

Thomas Bredy

1 nomas Breoy- , j. Ble. Gonneville" i

Baptiste son fils f jeanchauvin" i

jean Beaulieu" i

Louis X.amarche i Michel Beaulieu i

Bt ml PorUdc dnSieiu ud Wat ti»nl A Imfge LnQ at Un-i by the SpiflUh butctti- ni0it in iTM- Hit brabcr. Muthku. recdwl i ^ruii the ocit rear. — 34 Co^i-. ijf Stjt^ H </ Xit^ Doc. J9, pp. 75 ind 181. Fnncab wu liTiof in i8it and wu abaul dthlj jait cdd.

'*OUI And lu|t CuudUn fAmilr. Pisn ni4 juKia in 1770-

' Naba caUol LabW. Hii fitber wu Micdi^ who muriei] U CaboUi JuuuT t6, ■ TtS, Marie Si. Yns. The rinr LibM. b CibakU. su ciidentlr Bamed alls Ifac UailT. lÂîoi b*d a null ott the majB.

"Sec j«/rfl, note 35.

* Fifleea faaiiHefl at thk Daidc la CMiada. ffifl falher't nanw wai Jcaeph l^hnm. He himadf mamrd Marie Loniie, *<«tif^«*f of Pnnçoii Troctier. Febnurr i), 1776. He vu a iosficF ta 17SÏ-17S4.

* Ficen hi* mamase contrmct vhh Marie l^^herttiue. widow of Cbaries Le Boeuf CBlied Lafanune. of luir R, 1779. it it kvDcil W wu a " udTT ol New Enclanl of the tille o( Mvt- tud." whidi JneiD't ifne with KrraatiW tMUaailPittar Hiiltry. 6S) thtihe wuioalitc of PBaurf 'ama. He «uioniilierof tlieDeUBiliiieeipeditiiiiia(aiiiiiSi. Jniepli,iuidwu cucond. He aJtcrwudi escaped aad ntnmed to the ILb»o4>- S«c liairtimtii^n, p. idi. aad iùtau, Clufltlt frrm lOimaU Hilary, iSj, Hit csoBRtKn with thii npeiUlinB pnn> tbu t» ioUftfti were with the Freadi p«fi7 io the llUaeat rather titan with the Amcricu. He waa lor • time livliu acm at CaboUa.— Cak. Ac. In 17*1 be wuoat of tJK toKka and lor leivraJ jKin afted aa UmUiitr.

" He wa> Ibe wa '/ Jan Dlinnene, a natin ol Canada, and manfid the widow of Mktd Cinrdta. June 11, 1774. la 17(4 be «M one al Ihc Joâliea.

* Fran a tarse aal flU Caavlian iaoUf. «IViiaUrHilnt. Aladf fm HoBUnl. ••Seeing*. BtM If,

■ Semnd niBc'itbe tit^ardiia. Tbm wu aOurie* Dei^aidiai at Dctrnil b i;6i.

■ Tbe Il&ariii C^BUdai wen viriiMf miBigtn 'i » It^rU'M familT rà thai oaine. Tbere vu an mirnait branrJi '4 tin faaillT u '•^-^'- I haie loukd notUnc of tUi Jean CbaoTtB.

* TIm («tl Aan ta raluin calM BeawBiw. Tie lather <4 thiK. Mkhri Beaofiea. wu OB* '!< Ibe >«•>«• <4 Ctut'a v,wt a^ wu aiHMil Ivdcc 'if tk Oain of the Diaila ia 1 7 T«,

6s8

ILUXOB HISTORIC4I, COLLECTHMS

Bazile Beuilkii. i

Loob BcanUen i

Qandc Cbrgricr pgg '

Nicolas BoaDenft** i

henry BiroD' CIttilcaooQs.

LoDB iksIooclBunp ** (

Loots sm Ss,

PioTC Chrestkn ■* i

I^errt LaperdK " i

LooéRde" >

aancu Rat. t '

(TMTU-fl-ll »■■■—"

aognste Icconipte. i

fraooMS tbeophOe i

joatph Poopar peie ■ j

Louis pod*'

Loois

jœeph Vâcsfis

jean Ble

fraocois gruBont ** i

Joseph.. Paal

sesfiU

pierre LaSeor pexc " •

{MOTcson 61s. \

■< a» Cham» tMaT.Wr'»a»pbi»«fA«fciiBafcig «I St- rWyn S^ IM

QaibK nd w» -Dimu Gconl ■ Bml nd ^sfical ^no^ id rihi*M

' BUtrj. iM Sk Bird H a «Jiial ^ ud did b da6.

5eis;

* Tïni n dv wnad mine ta oubt *---"*Tf ia C^vada- &ÀDcfla o< UKicml He ntuTiai Ujrfxni pAfankr cxftad BrmfirB

* The faigalj «1 tnan rtimit Bcvrr Bnn w» oac (J dv

■ Two '>■"■'- * B l^TMET ClOwia d [!■ BUK-

t' l-tp*TTtif olkd Si- J««a- TW (adalT «u in Baadwrrilk» Caaadft, lacadr artu. He wu 1ÏK tra of Piorr Liparhc. aod sankd Tboae Cbnti^ FcbrasT tS* lï^- ™ «■1 QBE cJ tV y^âca in 17^, uid vml til] rTgo-

*^ A^ Rcik, Ral, tad RkL T^ amih h adil foad ia ifae pnmaa ^ QviteC-

'i TkE fuDâT » in BoachmiOt Caaad^ in i6Ad-

H Aiv> CUnxr TW fauâr ■» m Qvi>« in i6«>^

■I Dtiioocdïuip». the Kcood BUK <)tf the Habcm fumlT.vUck lEttkd u aity B 1645-

"ThefuiDCiifoaikdiaMocHreAlat BJiculTdAlr. ThefiBh'bAsbaBEiBasiB BL^Lm taaai^ ibrooch the d«h o< Dcnàzrâc. Jvnb, Laant uct Pa^- C^tffas Ita C^na s a Isthmo a^ncTva Emibtf of the Uulr. Hr ma oaa of the booI pn^ncM alafaiaBb irf iba vflbcc lod «rrvrd twifr « jvtfiot-

■'Tbi* Duw Ï9 ^datittj noc CanvKv*- Be Bxrried Cbarlotle I^avkl Scfj^nlKr 4.

1775-

" GnodmoDl H ihe ivofiFf «»IEiic. SRmd aune cl Ifaa Hosré^ ab K^ri acar Thnc

dmctntr of Jcatp4i Cknnoii. Fttjnair ift' iT^-

■ If ttw i^iàùcMlàaii m. octt aj above « csrnct, tbe aaiBe in Trocfec olkd LaAcv^ TW name I^llmr, bownrr. «» and it ai connwgp m Canada ai Siailb viA ^ Pbfn «aa n 4^ Paol LaArvr, «Ad mamol Uane AmaUe, ''*"g*"— of Fr. Ltaval, Fdvaarr A^ 17^

CENSUS, AUGUST, 1787

639

Bte. Baron ■ 1

I-Oui.i Clemonl " I

pierre Clemont i

jean Blc dubuquc " i

hyacinthe Cecire i

picTTc Buuu 1

alrxb Ubeau •* 1

jcsn Bte Kaire i

Louis compte " i

Loui» . . 1

jean Bte > ses fils ....:.,.i.^

Bazile.. (

Louis hamiaDd ■ .. , franoois harmand. . . ^ jean Bte. harmand. .

(rere

Louis Leboeuf BazUe Leboeuf

:.:;:(

trer cs 3

antoinc Lacource*' aoioineson £iU ....

Louis trotier pere " , Joseph i"^^^'

Pierre durbois '* t

(rancois courier " . . ( /___, D&csal courier C '

sndré inerleau '' fniQCois mcrleau.

jean Btcmericau. fraucoU merieau . .

francois Lonval "1

francob | „ >

francob I ,,

paul f *» ^*-

>[3l

george Blaio " . . Gabriel merleau.

Bei

o Dnanain whclher (mm Canada or not. Hi* nih ml DomltlMc Rulcl- ciO» luuimto i;S). lif dM txnt litot brim iifa.

"CoiKi iprlllsg. Clinnint Vhr Dim* Il ceamuo bolli « niniaiM tai mtaai Mme in Cuuili Uni» su kiUnl un Ihe CimbrTlanJ Rii«I in !;«).

"fvaWt (lorn Luddnc. Caiuda. Alaixlinl bdott itAa,

Hful! aune Hmuul allnl Stailicnn. The fuulr û ftmi Caftub. Tbac M< IdtMblT 0^ onna of A DMIM. irho pUji wch an laponaai pul io (he ouit ncociL

** SkowI duh t>I thnc Canidian lunlUa

" I'u [iKili. or Llubuii. 'IIlt lin^y iilniB Cauda. He was ibt ko U }. Bu-Doi- btit. ami iiurrinl CiiVrinc. liiuahtn o[ fr. LilibTR oUcid CourwI.

Tcubablr Uidivrt caJlnl Councr, Sac a>^, uMe j. but then wm mi (ainllias of Coutwn in CaDada liaia (tc md al Ihr iTIh minuT- Frufiiia ma nrin flecud JuHl<i^ la itKo and lïïj... .' ^ .,

«Sac fiiffa,iu)K ■<> Jno Bla. ou ibe iuduI Andic Dubov^i* naiivt d MueuvaL aad oariM Siuaoiir, oaujhErr al Antùnr Tnim- Hia faiâmnct in *^**'^"* waa «mal mihat flf FnacEib Treidacorof Anirptif <^lfiniin Ha «MaluMlcainiHrÉacala En ifSf and In I rH. ai^tn Iw itm] <lll iiv? Hi! «u xnlnt as (ommanitanl In tii-j.

"^fv ntpra, nolle ^ N~.»Uvv of Tenr Q-L^noc uf lîu luoilncr at MoDIRaL Be tDarfltd Marie Lamarchc. wtdmr uf JiAcjih [^la^iSnc ]iataiy >;. (t;î-

'Thmwmhne familicacf thia tamt mnU6 itt Ixi*rc Canada btfw wo iM^ aad t7i9- "> S(* iH^g. nine a. Pcilutil^ a Ofphr» o( miiiii) <rf I'nnciM Trodler- *> CaJM h«h Fnii and Laramie. The famlJT tame fiotn Lachlneh and ma In CahctJ* aa«arty aa I70r.

XAlBllltn. l'Foapa(tih(ifSl.Pkent'^-Mt>o|.<le-Sl.MidieLN<inoaii>l]'. Be uaokd Snaannt Akrit «Mow ul Louii Biuoaartin. Oicdin 1). i}}]- Hii lubo oai a imtfa to itSi and died ^mni iita.

630 ILLINOIS HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS

franoMs oubremaii i igoace graDdine " . 1

fnmcms grondïne •■■f frères

Jean Bte mQot " I Joseph grondùie. . . . )

Jacques son fils I

Charles la Cnùx i

Joseph LapUnte " i

Joseph Poiria '• i

Louis diatel pue " (

Louis son fils ) ' Paul de St. pûerre" i

hamcRU de la prairie du pont paroisse des caJios.

[TniMslatwM: Hamlet of Prairie du Pont, Parish of Pahnfci»

Lauiant amdin père *■ 1 gabrid tdier ** I

Louis I >i amanttdier f

. >¥es fils l )*»ept> _l J Joseph Lamben" i

francois hamdiQ i Charles germain ■ )^

Etienoc anlouin ** i Qiaiies son fils ^

3 Ht m iHn u Psàac Own, BW MiMnL *^ BHàd FnacaiK POcihSl Ladh

Ji»iiin >s- 1*1-

"Tiiiii nTiil ri*^ii Tte baBr ^dcd M LKlne. Caadk ia 17:9. »TViw^0dedHw(MKBrt«B^~dhui[nKliaaS<lD[lii^ i^t^ aSmmt. IjM> OuiKi «M aa ïiAmaÊM an â âc cook^hT' ud va a jBAz m nftt

" TW w-r .J * âcf bnj lÉta bebB TWs Kns. Cb>1(. TW ] 1 • ' • ' " ''■■"•■■• . ■ ■■) 'i' I

tadiW *"-*~-— X :te Dr 1> Bûar ixiz intH 'ïi JiihlJi il i IT i ahii tevskilal.

'Skcbî Stac ^ fsms ifciiM iiHSiiii ''— ~*-

*Fi;às I^a: le 5t PMm vis i aMm^Gnanir bt HinTwit BibcoacaCv ■tiW. imvi as icinc Ê F^iki. kkI ci^ e> Aibùx m rhiiiinii ia KaitaaibEBE') aim. Hi wk loi bT Pmiv-:-A;KS:^ CKr:£ h HSKaai' o tW Vac la Fdnn, i-4j, W vB B U-^K^lL lôsn^i. >;sâ :ïa «is u fUk^ii. vten ^ nsdal ■■ pacA sricH ât i<4«. Bt *xs "VTT ;vfQur vi± âc pccfdb lai ?ïf*b«k fx Urn a a^ -'-■■*■'' a» diKC u: t arv diicA. Tir igr s cil cmm^m Si nsuEBi «ÏA FaAs GAok. «^ «19 tn=9C ■: \xuTBA9 lîl :-Sï vi£T vw ^Bbiaac tic tte Trnmtrïra' p^u ^ Aa □Bbâ tu 3a:ig»gii br ^k ij^»i-«tit ^ Feïic ic ii Viliîi b ai nta; Bomal at Ar ^rrÉKï-^^iit.^ùj T^ iiafi iB&je ikKïj' -**:"^'*^ ■fûiK Fikâer ^ Sl nsc bs àc 2».-^ --< ..'kii/ôi i^^cii As: ;™c_ L&r âc .-âic ;r^s> :^ :te Ittaj». Faites de 5^ rje.,v w mibû-i ^1^^ >7iuBBr-3 T; ^^is ^ Tï^e, ^b^ ^ wïj ptc ia c^cfE 4^ à» paàA a $ar •.'Vnrivit. Tlmb: .-Asu-i -M x-tr- V>n lir ■« Ikei I <« wi bsv. hal fnn ïictft ^ bB jnrt .^ -Vï.-«ie : ;. : ^0^.. ^ *ms rB^aft ïoaE t£ PaooE Caeét «^bse W «aa n|K;M » ~ -«t .1 :lii a.->c Tcmiru^c ;cieEi âE rvr a' aitiMmi St- GiùÔÊft ctan^' — Aé<^ IXv ami Tw. 'I- .f^anjferf J^.a— ^ iad^ aàï " ■ ■ '■ p- «TjOï J^^. C^-

■ Vk- l^aFOR- TV iuù? *=U â raaili ibiK s^?. ns* b^ b^A^ rf * fît iaitim ■'t âo nui a ùi^^ n âc :-3 jiigiri H: « ■■ d CtesB Ha-

CENSUS, AUGUST, 1787

631

pierre cabassîer" Joseph cabassier Baptiste cabassier Xavier cabassier Charles cabassier antoine cabassier

frères 6

jean Godin" . francois Godin . pierre Godin . .

frere

Joseph Lacouture '

francois Bracanda"

andre Bracanda

Joseph vaudry" ... I Bte vaudry

amable Chartran "

Baptiste chartren Toussaint chartren Thomas chartran Michel chartran

I Baptiste la Bécasse" "J

Baptiste son fils [3

alexis labecasse J

Joseph desloges" Joseph son fils . . .

Joseph Biguier" Louis SOD fils. ...

Izidore Savoy'

Michel Rocq . Michel gau.

Louis gau " I

PhUipeEngei" ^

antoine angel M

michel angel )

francois alexandre. " i

Baptiste alary pere " Joseph )

LouU perian — Baptiste perian .

H xbe fuoilT wu in f-^^-Wn* Cuuda, iboul 1668, Then wu m ttmHf of ibk ruœ ia Delrnâl b X75»-

■B JcAFj^ CluliflDjr filled LacDUtun. The fuoDj u from CuiuIl

" Funilr in Montiu] befoR 166&.

" BLfluier ollïd Groal^. He cune lo Cihoku from Pnirie du Rocher. The funllT ctiM to Cuaàt in 1755-

■* Gaud. See ntpn, note 57.

" AUo AUhe, which a ihe way ihe memberfl nt the lUinoU farnûr wrote il. The fuoilr *» Id Canada io i6j5. He wu the »a of BWr AUhe. and mairied Catherioe LaTiolette, widow of Pierre Gcdin, April t6. i7Sr. He waa ■ jud^ in ijSs,

^ Godia cailfd Tùranteau; alto spelled GaudLa. The fajnil^r wai [a Canada id luji . The lather of thoe three, Piem Godio. wu ooe of rhe pruminent iahabitaott of Cahokia îa 177A- He aerred u justice in Clarke court, bat he dieti shcrtlT aflex beaag elected aa oae d the JuBices of ibe Court of tbt Diilrict of Cahokia in 1770.

*■ PoflBiblT Spaafab KtUcn.

«The family wai atThia Rivera. Canada, ia lûsS.

**LabccaiBt Pooiibly aot Cran Caaada,

**Scefiii^, note 74.

" Alio SaToy aad Savw. Many fanûLies of this name settled in C«nid& between i747 and 177g. In 1791 Isidore SaToy wai in Spanûh SL. Cbaifes. — Ceiuut pj 1701. La Miaaouii Hin. Soc. Library of St. Loub.

" Native of the Durhy of Oarroïtadt. Gennaay- He majried Marie Joiephte Rochelol DO August 13, 11&3- He waa elected & fustitx in 1735, 1787, aAd 17SS, when he aerved till 1790.

' This may be either a suniame or a aecond name, both of which an found in Canada

633 ILLINOIS HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS

francois gerome" i jean Bte. La Croix père "" 1

Louis giroux i . Baptiste la Croii 1 1

pierre Gassïen i francois la Croix > ses fils |

Louis La Croix ] J

Michel Peltier" i

antoine girardin '" I Gabriel Baron '"

Louis girardin f Michel Clermont

Michel girardin j pierre Clermont

antoine girardin fils { auguste Oermont

auguste girardin i Francois Renoux '■>■

je soussigné commandant aux cahokias aux ninois Certifie le present rescensement viritaUe montans a deux trente neuf per- sonnes maies résidant Et habitants dans les deux villages tous français tant hommes que enfant maies aux Cahos le neuf sëp- tempre 1787.

[Translatûtn: I, the undersigned Commandant at Cahokia in the Illinois, certify the present census to be correct, amounting to two hundred and thirty-nine [40 ?] male persons residents and inhabitants in the two villages, all French, both men and male children. At Cahokia the ninth of September, 1787.]

** Alio Gnosnt, Prob^lr a Kcocid name. He was the aoa of Jean Gensne, 4Bd raamed Marte Louùc Lcmirc, widow ol Louis Giroiu aod aUo of Fraôcoia Bviùer called GnaU.

" Pellrticr called Aauira' The ftndlr wal anooj the earir airinli is Canada About i6âj DDt of the famjlv married an Indian woman, from whom came the name Antaya. The famUy wafl ÏT1 Cahokia aa early u 1751-

100 A family of thia name fettled near Quebec aa earLr aa 1664, but Ibia CahoUa tamilj maï have come diiTclLy from France- Antouic was one of the most prominerit dtificru of the community. He bouRht ia 1764 the plantation and mill belonnng to the miaaidn of Sl. Sulpice at Prairie du Pool, — Bcynolda, Pionear Biilory, 54. He was justice in Clart' 8 court, and wu elected a Juatia of the Ccpurtf^tfae District df Cahokia la ij^o. '7^5' and 17S71 aerviog till nt^- During the last yearïhe was presideat of tbe Court. He was comnuitdant of the village at Pnine du Pont. After the eatabli^uneat of the UMnly of St. Clair he v»a appcênted jud^e of the Court of t^ommon Pleas as well as of Quarter Senooa, andbehdd ctter important positioas- He died about iSoa- — Smith, St- Clair Papers, ii. 165.

'"^ The name is a moet conmioa tme in Canada- Hia full name was J. Bte. Hubert T^Cnni. He wu sou of PiefiT Hubert LaCnax of Quebec and married CalhoiDe Au- buchon. widowof JoaephClerroont. He ia [mbahly the LaCnù referred to in Clark's letter to Mason.— Eniliih. Csufuil tf Ikt Nartkmil, I, 443. He was one ol tbt Jiatlca In 1780, 1784, 178s. and i;g6.

■>■> See ifpra, n«e 60. He was a son of J. Bte. Baron, and was bm at Cahokia DetEmbet 17, i;si. He married, ant, Marie Louise Buteau. and, on June i;. nbg Marie H.mi.tal, widow of Alexia Tabeau. lie was a justice in 1771.

J" From an old ^rTW^Ji* fsnulr.

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INDEX

Abbott, Go*., mentiaoed, cxnv. Act cKkttng County of IlUnofx, 9;

ttetltoiH-t, a. t. AdminiKration of justice by Court of

C^okin, Ixiii. Affenl* 10 Ci)n|[n«a, denial of, 595; Prevosi, 47a, t«bnin, S73> Cent 587. S95. T»rdiTic«u, mi. ■Ap^emcni. bciwci^n C»ho1if«ns and I TardireaM, joi ; that ixiurt remsln ' French, cxxxv. Alonr, ta Aiaericna. jfii. AUtIc fAUaiy, allarcy. Alaiy), dé- nient justice, Ï41-J69. soj; plf- in behalf of minoni, 1 19. vi. CesirTc, 155, Ï-I. HHnlouin, 144; dci. in P'illel vs., 149; mentioned, a»5. 573-

ilane, J. Btc-, Mog. notice, 6ji, n-

S(t; juuicc, 131-147; witnes, 19,

401; land lo, ttg; ncntional. iSq,

573. 593. 'Si4-

Alane, Jos., dcf. la Maitin vt-, $!'<

mentioned, 45 S- 533- Alarie. Mdc., 410.

Alexandre. Fr., otog. notice, 631, d, 971 (çiiaidian, 47; witneea, 41;. loç. , savage. lold. 459, (EUiion), John, heir» of, 311,

BBeBSn, see Hamelin-

limerica(w. ax trader* and «eltlert ta lUinol», xxvU., na-, (;xxu,: anUt eastern revolulioDiits, xxxii.; re- «poiuiblc for anarchy, cxn. . ([ivcn franchUe, cccxiv. ; contmi'l with Tardivrau, cixxriii,; in Cahokia, czlviii.; attein|>t to set up indcpcn- detil court cilviil. ; mentioned. 553.

American Hollom, dewriplion erf, xiii., urifiin of name, KM., n. t ; un- hcolihinciii of. xiv.; population of, n.-. intip ul, (nee end of voI.)t *»-i o. 1.

An^en (Ataf), Aug., bondsman, $0:

gi. vs. Graiiot, log, in; def. to rl*aan ft., 65, 71, 73, ia Motard

vt., 115: witPMt. 113: meadocicd,

i*S-

Auiaya, tte Pelletier.

Appeal to Virginia bjr Fïcnch. Ixxxiii.; by Bentky, cti.

Arbitration, trial b^, 160, n. i; luit referred to, 161, isj, 199, 307, 347. 387; -rerrfict by. 167. 367, 43J.

ArdoiiEn. iia- H.itdotiin.

Armant, see Hanrmnd.

Amoui, Fr., dcf. in Durand t'l-, 155.

Arpenl, definition of , I7ri, n. t, a^j, a. 3.

Arraignment of negro poisooos by slate's atlomey, 19.

Arundel, Wm., bkig. notice, jofi^ a. »; affidarit by, 445; petitions, 41 1; obtains niDunons. 401, 407; pu. M. Vaudiy, 307, vs. I^pa^c, s'Si VÊ. Moieli 347, tti. Coste, 403, 407» vt. Pdlcticr, 441, VI. Cctim, 441, VI. Lapanc^, 4431 rcpTtMnt* La- forme VI. Clatfc, 365; «fUMo», saj; arbitrator, 417; regbters voinct^ 367, raentionod. 355, 419, cdvil, cilvitl.

Askina, Jcdin, biog. nptke, Siii n. i ; memMT of Hinni Co.. 511 1 bvm pomrot attorney, S09, 511; (etm to, from McCaity, tax*.; mtm- tioned, cxlrii-

AawJin, To*., ptf. vs. Duboi*, tot, 105: def. In Saucier vi., 75, b PiilelP»,. 131.

Assembly of inbahàtanti. fuoctions of, xxiii.; «here held. nHi.-, tcjubEc* trade, xxzii-; meolioned, 61, 119, 479-

AsMaament ol. KartttMa for «up- pUea, Lnvil.; of CaboUa, bEsdU.

Aubucbon. idaiie, widow ol Locat, t»l*ier« wOl of hutband, 467.

Backwoodsneo. dMcrlpiton of. Ixiv.

Bacon> Rlcl»nL mcfitwned, sxviil,

Bailey, CapL, write* ooncenûng lack of auppirc*, c.

Balloting Ix., 93, a. t

639

640

ILLINOIS raSTORICAL COLLECTIONS

Barbau, J. B-, biog. nodcr, Ivi., n. z, cxixii. ; one of the geati^r, xii. ; favorable to colonists, ixivi. ; gives financial aid, li.; commandant ol Prairie du Rocher, Ivi., 493; justice, bd-, 48g: appointed d^u^ county lieutenaat, cxiiii.; mentioned, 345.

Baribaud, Jos., def. in Saucier vt., 167.

Baribeau, Le Petit, 455.

Baron, A-, 573.

Baron, Ble.. biog. notice, 618, n 6a; justice, 131-147; pif. VI. Lambert, 3n ; def. in Levy vs., 957, Dumay vs., 385; juror, 73; witness, i6g; mentioned, 315, S73i 593-

Baron, Gabriel, bi(^. notice, Û31, n. loi ; justice, 131-147 ; oblains summons, 389, def. in Lardoise VI., 345, Vaudiy VI., 14g, Vade- boncocur vs., 369; witness, 13; contract of mairi^e, 519; men- tioned, J47, 151, 9JS, 4*3. 493-

Barsttlous, minors, 1Û3.

Barshares. Tobias, 517.

Bastien, Btc, negro, 4.

Bauvais family, members of the rcU' tiy. TO.; favorable to American revolutiomsts, ixivi.; gives finan- cial aid, li.

Bauvais, Ant., elected justice, cvii.; cxxTV.; president of court, cviii.; emigrated, ciliv.

Bauvajs, J. B.. elected justice, cxvi., cxjurv.; emigrated, ciliv.

Bauvais, Vitale, elected justice, cviii., CTvi., cixxv.; près, of court, cxvii.; cmigraled, cxiiv.

Bayles, Andre, def. in Tusson vs.,

239- Baynton, ^Vhartoit, and Morgan, una

trading in III,, zxviii. Beadleiy, tax for, 339. 179. Beaulieu, Michel, biog. notice, 637,

n. 47; justice, 7-51; appointed

captain, H.; summoned, 5; plf.

vs. Lccomte, 5; witness, 4J1;

death, 145, n. i ; mentioned, 6, 457,

S3'. 545-

Beaulieu, Michel, jr., witness, 133; mentioned, 481, 483, 617.

Beaulieu, Mde., biog. notice, 617, n. 43; plf. Ti. Harmand, 141, vi. Gir- ard; n.133; def.inGirardici'i., 339.

Beauregard, (Bourgard), 615; sells peltry to Todd. Izzzviii.

B^usoleil. see Billet.

Beausoleil, Mde. Pourrt, plf. vt. Haimand, 171; mentioned, 175.

Beautbeau, witness, 7.

Becquet, (Bequet), J. Bte., plf. vl. Grandmont, 1S9; def. in Hsitnand VI., 173; witness, 181.

Becquet, Ch., writ against, 389.

Belcour, (BelCour, BeQecour), Jos., bit^. notice, 635, n. 1 1 ; def. in Levy VJ.. 177; mentioned, 139, 573, 593.

Bell, juror, 3 S3.

Bellan, Michel, estate of, 49, men- tioned, 53, 69.

BeUefeuil, Jos., justice, 147-167; signs ordinance, 567.

Belief ontaine, settlement of, cxiii.; justice appointed at, cxxii. ; ceases to belong to ga«Va«Ha district, cxxxv.; joins Cahokia district, cl.; court and militia captain of, 307; sets up independent court, 519, cxiviii.; rights to land in, ciEivui.; mentioned, 337, 3S9, 515.

Bentley, Th., character of, xcvi.; trading company of, xxviii.; ac- cused by RocheÛave,iiziî.; makes counter charges, ihid, n. 3; arrest of, luv., see also ibid, n. 3; sends supplies, 613; letter of, 475; arrived in Kaskaskia, 618; partner- ship with Dodge, 631, xcvi.; report on De la Balme, 6t8; brings suit against McCarty and Perrault, d.; refuses to take oath of allegiance. ibid; appeals to Virginia, cii.; failure of, to realize on drafts, cviii.; death of. cviii.

Bergeron, (Bargcon), J, Bte., im- prisoned. 95; plf. VI. Tabeau. 81, I'l. Chartier, 83; juror, 195, 207; mentioned, 135. 419

Bergeron. Louis, plf. vs. Dubois, 333.

Bienvenus, favorable to Amer, revo- lutionise xxxvi.

Biggs, George, 365.

Biggs, Th., executor of Moore's will

349. 357. 389. S'7' . Biggs, William, justice at Beltefon-

taine, 307; plf. VI. Morris, 343;

mentioned, 43. Big Hill, 565.

INDEX

6^1

I

•

BiguÏFt called Omtlé, Pr.^cr^iii, j^j. nitpiicr called Gcosif, FV-, jr., it-

CCHSCCI, 271. Jj;.

Siguier callcid Groilj. Jiw., biog. notkr. 6jT. n. S7; del. tn Gcfosmc 11». »8s, 3>>,(.

Bilcllc, ptf tij. Nevfux, 01.

Billel called BeauxilHl, Pierre, oath Kk clcrli. ,tj9; writ «Kaliut. ]8q; pU. IIS. Lccumte, i$i), vi, Smilîi, 341, w. Clark, tji ; def. in Courier w-, 341. Martin. vJ., ^Sy. juror, iS.';: (Icgmty huittiir, 4igi men* lioned, 165. iBi. 39g. S93,

Billel called Grolet. Jos., ptf. t'l. I-ffcvrc, tftj; drt. In Harmand vi.,

'Î3-

Bingo, Moorc'ï negro. 517.

Boon. Henry, biog. notice. 6iS. n. 41); juslite. 3Jj-44j; plf> l^- Chanirr. ij;; juror. 1(15; men- lioned. :si, 115. 137, 357. 59^.

Bishop of QucMT, 6»3; sp^iotnt* Fiiuirr Gilùull, zxv., cxxxL: with- (tntwi juriidictioa ftom niiaoii, cmiv., n. S'

BiMiineltc fRIsKinrt). Jus., bloK- noiice, 617. n. 41; juslioe. 167-105: pu. -.'I Quencl, isj; witncu^ 6j; Dlentinncd, lOi, J7].

Bl»y, ïji).

Bleaktey, Joaiah, appiûnted sllomey,

533.

Bleomnr. 55 j.

Blin (Blain), George; biog. notice. 6)9, n. 7»; pre», of court, 93-119, 131-145; juror, 73; rïrnitor, n$: mentioned, 111,481', deceuwd, 1&3.

Biin, widow Gmrge, plf. vs. LMomte, 133; mentioned^ loj.

BlociEhQUK Ht Urfind Ru!«*eaii, >tit).

Blondeau, 367, 441}'

BloUin, Daniel, ucat for Illinois, xxxv.

Blue Licks, Intlle of. ex.

Boiibriaoi, 5uv

Boiimenu, Nicotu. biog. notice, 63S. n- 4S; plf. i-i. lUmella's mtatr. 87.

Bond, Shadraeh, executor ol Moore's will. 3«. 3Î7' 38g, 317; men- tioned, cxiii.

Boat, note on, ttH. n. i.

Boweron. si'm financial support, li.

SMrfwi, definition of. 3S4, n. 1.

Bourne*. wttncM. 6. Boiithiellier, Jn., witnew. 514. Boulhiellier, Peter. eJKCutor uf Kay's

will. 513.

BouiTt. obuined vrit, 40J, 413;

mentioned. Iij. Bouvci. E.. 57^. Bouvei. Maiurm, dcf in Codron m.,

3Qi; ap|ioint«(l judge •! Kaskaskia,

cxnii. Bouvct. Keai. plf. t>i. Gaud, 143;

cichanp of property with Pelîx 1

.11 ;- Bownian. Jot. bios, notice, t, a. 4;

occupies Cahokia. xlv. : arouaea

the French lu enthutiaam. luuiij.;

leltera from, 610-613; jusliec. j-8;

mentioned, 517. Boycr, .\nt.. jumr, 195, 307; men-

Iii>n<-i1, ifi3, us. 457. *8i, 573. Biuciindu. Fr., 6,|t, Brndj- (Biedj-), TTi.. biog. notice, (iaj,

n. 40; liader, ixix.; ju«llcr, 197-

333; kuiiiirr, 19;, _3»J' 3*3' *^>

4*3; Indian commissioner, 130. n. 1;

Î\i. VI. Lorens. 365, :'i. ralatc of lubuQiie, 309; def. in Gsflé p»., 154, Dubuque vs., 175. Dumoulin vs.. 383; wiincM, 49; with Ixrf obtnina trading privilette. 115; land grdnl to. IÇ7; mentioned. 130. 159. 413. 457- 573. 579. 593.

cslviii.

Bnidy, Mdf., btog. notice, 376, a. 1,

3!;'> n. >: mentioned, 610. Bntiou, not rettppointed captain, M.;

elected jusilce.mvl.; cncxv.; nwit-

tioned, c. Briibois, te 3. Briuon, .AleiiF, biog. notice, an, n.

9; plf. M. ^ngen, (^5 : trid 01,71;

sHautt by, 334, o I ; depositiMU

in prosecution of, 33Î-339; wimrat,

SI): mrntionnd. 411, 737- Bristou. Woman, def. in V'eioneau

VI; 357. in Dumoulin vt., 359:

mentioned, 335. 355. BrisKin, Pierre, plf. t'l. Germain, 339. British, the, altsck of, on Iliinois, 531,

ts. I, Ixxxvii.; expected attack from,

58. n. I, 61 ; agent» of, in Illinois,

9». n- 1,^33.55*. 559. cif-: »pwof.

«^xxin,; uitngua of, iriût Dodge,

t4»

ILLINOIS HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS

Britiih goTcnwieBi d aw IBiwM,

xxT. i nlnnr offidtl». xxrfi. BrtlUh mcrdUal» *l Csbokii, rilvU. British ocoipititM of the lUiiwù, ixr. Buiard. Ch.. 696. Buirau, (Butau). 151, 115. Buleau, Cb., juror, 7j; moMlOMd,

48t. BulcMi, Tos^ Mog. notioe, 616, n.

*8i dcf. in HaiTDMid f*-, i>7. Butau. Uuic Loinw, regitten ma-

inci oJ nuunoge, 493; ncniiooed,

Bitlcaa, Mklipl, drf. in Lerfrr., 113,

tig. Buwao'* Point. 565- BuyBt, Am,, «rit wmd on, «Oj;

nwDlioonl, ttûfL BuyBE Labeciuue. tig. Huyat, Mile., i.v B jram, Benjunio, Kununcnu to. «05 i

dcf. in Cfaûboka «■>.. 40;. CafaualcT, Picm. biof:- notlcr, 6ji, n.

84; meatioDed, 11;. Ckbne, negro «old to Totuijeaii. 459. Cadien. ^7. 139. 145; aeeSârar. CadicD, Charrjr, 419. Cidien, J. Bu.. hiog. notice, 6)4, n.

Cadrai,

Cb-, Inog. nolic*, tat, ■>• ■o; nU. »v. Bouvti, 391; in«o> liaiwd, 113, JW,i73.

C4boUa (CiJ>â«. Cthoui, CafaoU»*, KaIiAs, Kaholùa), popubtioa. <■( iiv„ cxlvL, 614: dCK^piion of land at, «05. taken by Bowman, itv ; cnUiuiiBBm of p^oplp cA, 610-613: levie* in. btixiii. : Court ol ConunitiM ol, iMi., aS; (naaguratiooof couitof.lii.; cbaitnr of omin of, Lriii.. Iniiv.; gocMl ocdct at, t;Sg, cxItî-; people of, «and to Clark. Inxvlil., jji; boa- tilH}' of people of. UxIt. ; De la Balmctn. 690: iahabâtantaaf.ioDe la Balmc. siS- pMpk ol, tend tvpnaeotatire to Vir^nla. ciii-, 479; Britiih agents at, cv.. 91, n. ». SS> SÎ5. SS9; [«titJwi of people of, to Congnaa, 567, 381 i ibbd- tioned, H3. »y. »99, SSS. SS7-

CahoUai», readiMcsu in taiitag nip-

rlie*. 613; caftr-meaa to volnntoer, It; opposition to the militarjr, 614,

6t6: prolal «gainai daim* of IVa- tecoiRe, 5S1; BfTeefncBt of, bU TatdlvMU, 59t ; letur of, to Tar- dinsu,5<)S.

Cahokia Documenti, Fjgli«*i, lito; French. 3*6.

CahoUa Kecoida, acooaai id. dn.

Cahocn (Caoni). pU. vil Gnn^iaai. 301 : juror, 193.

Caillot called Lachance, Tos.. faiog. noli», 614, a. 7; PI. Tiogie, 199, vs. Dumaaltii. 133. vs. I^p*"^, 361, vt. Maxtfn, 361; tninuwtt

*t7.3S3. 3SS. <«3- Campw deceased, 155. Camp (Calfnm), widow, a$^ CaiBpIwIl. John, appofouil

agent Ixx- Camua, Pr., pU. vs. Hkrdoula. iqi- Canada, iniaafe attUrra (roaa, xAj tndc ioteicourae with. TnL, «go., dv., cxMi.; fkimlie* 6*4 rt »f.; mcnilontd, 313. j}t^

Ca^KMo, Francot», 337.

Caatine^ a creek near Cahokia, ag.

Carbosataui. Fr, elcctid deA of cwBtt of Kaakaikia, In-: oppoata ■MMÎBtinent of another natary, cvi; mecabtr of WinMoa'a patt^. Ixaxn., c^l; repreaentatrve to Vttpnia. cvriu.; make* depoaiiM» cancantu coodlttana, cxs.; «nl- pxtioci of, cxKr.

Camll. John. Pief ccl Aponolk, t

CaacakU ace Kaikaakta.

Cattle oi French, ahol by Vlrginiaas, Ixvii, cvi.

Ccnaux ct Cabokin. 614.

Cerré (Cere*), Gabriel, b^. aMke, zx., n. 7; leader ot British party, sxivti.^ absent at occupation of KaiLukia, lli.; vonover by Clark, xlir.; tf^a AJoaacial aid, IL, a. 3: ekoed justices U.: vttlea in St. LtHda, IMMJH.; ajonucil hf Btatloy, C-; pif. vt. Uaimand. ijt, ■37* *9S'- attache» Hanaaiwa properly, 193: dtarges for auppiicA bi6; eiecuiae of LiKat'l wfU, 47>< of J«à. Moore*» wfll. 347. S'7; ognt 10 CoogieM, $85. $93; nwn- Uooed. tctv.. cvU.. 55, 59. S5, i67,j'' '8?. 341, 337. ♦*!■

; «BU-

I^DEX

6«3

Cctim, Hnclnthe, 349-

Ceuire (Cedie, CtcLrre), Jo»., 37$; tHog. notice. 6]!;. n. ti; juHke, Qj-139; xummoiui sclved on. 411; plf. vt, OnùdcnoM, tdt,; Aft. in Alaric v>., iss, AtuniJcl vi„ 441, Ilannitnd I'f., loi, Lomorche vs., 17s. I<ma)r vi., ijj; clrnth o(, tvLi mcntioiied, xixrij 145, 169, «7.481.573.

Chibol. Nicolu. oitth b« tMlllff. 51; O&th u sheriff. 95, 131 ; incnlionnJ,

457. SS3- ChnlfonI, 355. Cliam(ilin. iK). Chanaide, P., 440. CtuilpviUc. Cborlca. elected jiutjcc.

1x1.; inr-ntloncd. 489, tiio. CKwIi-vilte ismSy, mtiinbcni of \he

gentry, lix ; fanwable to the Amer.

revolutioaisu. xxxvi.; gj^-c âniui-

datftld. li.; emiitnttcil. i-xtiv. Chiulevittc, Ft., v\êcled justice, cxvi. Charlevillc, }. B„ clccleiJ jualice,

cvli. Chvl/ (Charle) caUi-d St Ange

Michel, biog. notice, 6j6, n- 3$:

pu. VI. Grandmoni, 179, i>i. Har-

ilciuin, Î39: (Iff. in Lsbuxim vt-,

7, Lacruix VI., 8. Charpentier (Chnrpanlicr), Pierre

witluMi. T69Ï mcntlnnerl. it.), t^t,. Chartiirr, Michel, rlcf. in Beiguron vi.,

83, Biron vs., jj;. Levy vt., 183,

Saucier t'j„ (43. Chnrlnui. Amdhlc, blog, ooliw, 631,

a.i,ti. Chartran. Bie., plf. w. Troge. lij. Chatd, I.0UÛ. biiw. notice. 630, q.

75; justice, iftr-iOS- ï4i-i«9i

,13'J-SOS: witneis, 77; aa ntlomey,

73; mentioned, jit, 119, 573 Cbatelcreiu, writ ajjitlast, 389 i aon-

tfoocd, 197- Chatieny, Ignncr, ncciued and placed

under bond. 59: Imprboncd, <i$;

drt- in Morel vt., 30$, Cgsle vj.,

Cbatigny r^lcd Lacouturc. Jon., biriK. noiicc, 631, n. 85; land grant I'), 111)-, ifv LÂcDUture.

Cbaurin, Jcah, bxog. notice. 617, n. 46.

Clwuvia, FieiTv, 119, 455.

Cheoicr (Chc«nier), J7J.

Chenior, Claude, bbg. notiM, 698^ n.

54- ChcvBlicr, 179. Chevalier, Ft-, obtained writ. 393;

pif. vs. Oiiuu and Lavcrtu, 373. Chcvnlicr, Ptemc, 573. Chief Flee, ji. Chief Wolf, 31, Chiahalni. Hugh McD., plf. «1.

Clark. 319, 331, M. Byiam, 345. Cbouieau, Auguste, surrly fur note

of Rdbidou, 513: mentioned, cxliL Chicticn. Fr., juror. 73. Chretien (Chrcslifn. Crctien), Pierrç,

bios, nolicr, friS, d. so. Church. Catholic, of tf. S-. extended

to Iltinoii. aaai. Chiirilies, dacriptlon of the, mdv. Church wardenii, »40. t6o, xnr. Ciqlior, Louit, def. in Chevalier vt^

CUirmont, Ke Clcrmant'

CUmorgan, Jacques, liiog. notice, 138, n. 3; occuMxl of robWy, 383; pu. vt. Ducbesnau, 305, I'l, Wood. 331, t'l, PiggDt, 363, vs. LaCosle. 409, vt. Cotte, 435, InitTvrning In L«(ormew, ClHrk, 367; mentioned, î.W. 3S5. 4»"-

Clark, FrancU, nril ogaitwt and airekt oi. 389; obtains summons, 40]; dff. in Chiiholm ri,, 319, 331, Billet vs., 3;i, Lafarme vt., 305; witiKM. jig: mentioned, 355. 357, 4>'.î«'-

Clark, Graige Ro^rs. «cod» jpiea to Kosknikio, xixix; ignorant of Amer. p.Lr(y in lUinuls, xixlv^ (lii.; his plan to make attack, xxiix.; the occupation of IUinoii,xUi.i win* support of Ccrri, xllv.; criticaJ situation of, ilri.; atU as jud^, xlvi, ; establisbn cc>urt>, :dvu. ; speech fay, nt Jnauguritioa of court, Mii.i tellers lov from Gratiot, 3*7, S^$, from Cobokians, ;3i, frvoi Linctol, 353. fmm Bowman, 6to, 611, 611, 613, from MrCarty, 617; repels attack on Cahokia. txixviii. ; makes cxpeditwQ agaiiui Shawnees^ Iporis.; appcon« of hnmigmiion, Ixx.; Isad granted to^ jSi, 6tt-, letter frDn. conccmicig diiAooest

M

ILLINOIS HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS

practices of officeiB, tax.; letter from, to court of KwltadtU, cix.; attacks Miajnis, ex. ; approves of Bentley, cviii,; advises trench to revive former magistracy, cxxii. ; unauthorized attack on Indiaos, cxniii.; never received recompense, Ixvii.; mentioned, dv , i, 449, 479,

537. 539' Cli^ MSS-, account of, cliii. Clermont (Claiimonl, Clemont), 507,

■SS3- Clermont, Louis, biog. notice, 638, n.

61; petitions, 101. Clennont, Joseph, 93. Code of Laws and Bill of Rights,

bdL, cDtv. Colin, Jean Bte., 3J5. Collins, Thomas, trader, xâx. Commissioners from Vir^nia, ciii.,

cxx. Commons, description of, ndi.; law

of, 8q, n. I, 615. Common field, description of. xxii., see

also, 46. n. 3; gale of, 138, n. 2. Commodities paid for tithes, price of,

369- Community of goods, note on, 371, n.

1, 376, n. 1; renunciation of, 171,

37'-

"Companion of Young Men," men- tioned in will of Moore, s'7-

Compte, Aim*, elected justice, cxvi. ; reappearance of, as judge, cxivi. ; def. in LaCroix2>i., 311 ; mentianed,

573'

Compte, Louis, biog. notice, ôag, n. 68.

Comte, Jos., 321.

Concessions of land, Inciv.; to French by U. S., cxii.

Conclusion of petition, 184, n. i.

Cooet, M-, sergeant, 315.

Congress, memorial to, 567. 581 ; letter to, 589; agent 10, 479, 573, 5^7) 595' action of, on pedtions, cxix. ; reply of, reaches Kaskaskia, cxxxiii.-; memorials of Tordivcau to, cxxxix.

Conn, John, estate of, 59; mentioned,

55- Connecticut, 465. Constant, Gabriel, pit. vs. Lapancé

45, vs. Hannand, 133 ; witness, 35 ;

mentioned, 3, 553.

Continentals, passed at par, xdx ; called in, lixi.

Contracts of marriage, 493, 519.

Comffallis, surrender of, Ci.

Conespondence with Congress, diffi- culties of, 589, cxrix.

Corset, Fr., elected justice, cxri., CEonr.; emigrated, cxiiv.

Coste, Louis, order to arrest, 407; obtains writ, 381, 411; writ served on, 401, 407; pif. vs. Chatigny, 399; det. in Anindel vs., 403, 407, Laitle vs., 42r, Clamoigan vi., 435 ; mentioned, 413.

Cotton de MaiUier, negro sold to Turanjeaui 459.

County of Illinois, history of Act creating, cxviii., see also, 9, n. i ; limits of, lii.; estaUisbmcQt of, ibid.

County courts of Virginia, the model for those of Illinois, zlviii.

County govemtnent, relation of Ca- holua tO| cxlvii.

Coureurs de bois, description of, xviii.

Courier (Couri*, Coumerl, Fr., biog. notice, 629, d. 66; justice, 51-93, 147-167, 197-333; churchwarden, i6g; pIf. vs. Billet, 241; juror, 195; mentioned, 1S3, 343, 481,

5S3. 573. 579-

Court vs. Pepin, 437.

Court of Com. of Cahokia, 3-8; date of establishment of, ilvii.

Court of Cahokia, good administra- tion of, cxlvi.; prevents estab- lishment of independent American court, cxlix. ; end of, cl.

Court of inquiry coQcemiog charges against Rocheblave, xxxii., n. 3.

Court of judicature under British period, Ivii.

Court of Kaskaskia, Clark possibly misl&keti about establishment of, xlviii., n. i; memorial of, to Todd, Ixvii.; pn^bits exports, Ixzvii. ; people protest to, \xzx. ; letter of, to Montgomery, Ixxxi.; opposes Bent- ley, cl.; lettei of, to Rogers, ibid; refuses to support Winston, cxiv.; abolished, cxvii. ; revival of, cxxxiv. ; end of revived, cil.

Courts, esUblished by Todd, Ivii.; discussion of, Ldi.; champions of

IXDEX

«45

French, licvL ; Mtablshcd at Bel!^

foRUine and Grand Ruûsctu, jfij,

cxzii., d- CouttoU. pu. M. Kenaui, Ï87; juroi,

ÏS3. CouTvillr, ï/'!- Coui%'illc, Cocuc, 457. Courvillc. Mdc, 31. CiMirTillc, Pierre, biûg. notice; 6a a,

n. 30. Cfiulume it Pofii, Ixiii- Cowley (Courlcy), Ahiahsim, work»

"'. SI?. Creole». 557. Cniicluhunks, Robert, executor of

Kay'« will, s»3- Cnuat. Fr., commanilant at St.

Louiî, letter of, lo court nt Cnhokia,

515; umts Itfitlih HKcnlx, 55 j.

SSS' SSO- '■'"■'i (luplitity of, Lv. ;

swips dcsericr» on IT. S. wU, cuvi. ;

mentioned. 179. 305, 375. Cul dt Mc, fences of, 159. Cumberland. ,107- CuraiOT, law of. 96, n. t. Dalton. wrfles concTrnlnu !>«■ U

Balrnc, 618. Dnu, (D'au), 3%. Dcnnc, Sllax. ircommendi De la

Balme, xc. Decljene, t* Beau, 445. Dccn»Ie. |. Bic., pit. tif. LuMier, 41;

mentioned, 1 ; aee alto Co«te. Defence, order for, ^3; prrfjarations

for, 6t; co-operation witb Spanith

for. SQ. Debay, aee Deabayea. De jean, Jud», tcloued on parole,

ten.; deurcs to «end lo Detroit,

477- Dempie/, John, biog. notice, 407, n.

y, mentioned. 407. Denaii, del. «illi l-cpace In Laaou-

dray f],, 7; mentioned, 457- Denier, definition of. iij», n. i. De PcystiT (Depoiiitct). Mnjor. 611. Desliayts called 51. Cyr {Debay,

Desaye*), J. Bie., biog. ootice, 614,

n. s; jURiice, 147-1671 meniioned,

î»5, 48t. DealonKchampt >ee Hubout. Deijardini called GonneviUe, J.

Bif-, bloR. notice, 617, a. 45; niea-

tioncd, 359,

Deejardins. 3So.

Dcsloge» (Déloge), Jo».. 75; aee Poirier.

DealoRrï, Renard, 457.

Des Urnni, «95.

Deiolscy, Mde,. 8.

DVire, 457-

Detroit, expedition planned against. xxDV.; Clark plans to altaclc. Uni. : De la Balm« plans 10 attack, xcL, zcii.i intercounc mtb, 569; mentioned, 509, 61 >.

nlon, Pr,. biog. nali<,e, bt(i, o. >6.

DIscaae of caltli-, loj,.

Oiihones^, accuMtioni of, xcvB., xcvlii.

Districts, judicial, in Illinuia, Ivii.

Dodge. John, biog. notice oJ, tier.; hiitoriral tourœa for ads û(, cnntil., n. 4Ï Indian ajEeiit, xcv. ; partner- ship with Benl&y, xcv., xcvi, 6»i ; land grant to. Uixv. ; action» 10 be invesliKati'd. xtix.; IHendly lo De la Baline, 6io; tfntifies conceming Bentley, cvïij.; leave* Koxkajikia, f.ii.; return», Hx.; arrr»t* Winston, CDV.; posiliun of. at K:t»Vqrti*, diit., cixvii.; party o(, ciiL ; eon- ncrtion irilh lie Monbreuii, cxidT.; Mines old fori, cxwiii., see abo, ibid, n. I, 569; petitioni CongiMt, cxiii.1 oppoMa Clark, cinili. ; leaves I^nsKaskSa, czxxiv. ; reblioo of, to Taidti-eau, ckxxvL; attack of, on Lnngloia. cixxvilL; Ie«da Indians Into Kukaakia, ciUl.i mentiODed, c., $6^.

Dodge, Ixraet. menuoned, cnii.

Donsiion i>f jconda, 80, n. i, 3i, 469,

DoTciere, attorney for C«it& 51$.

Dorion, (07.

Dorion, lean Marie, bii^. notice, 616.

n. if. note of Robidou to, %ti;

mentioned. 115. Dorkin. Pierre, pU. vs. Duchartne,

-y, niealioned, 4S1, 573. Donon, 4j^.

Dralu, dlinculiy concerning^ cits. Dra|ier Manuscripts, account of,

cUii. Drounrl. 457. Dubj, Jos., iM in LauriM v$., 105;

mentioned, 553-

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ILLINOIS HISTORICAL COLI

Dubc^ (Durboia), 65 et seq., 109. Duboû (Durbois), J. Bte., pif. vs. Haimuii]; def. ia Bergeron, vi,,

Dub(^ Mich-, pif. vt. Martia, 57. Dubmi, PicTTC, bkw. notice, (ai), n.

65; def. in AsadiD vj-, 103, 105;

HuberdMU vs., 4311 mcDdbned,

Dubreuil (De Breuil), pif. vs. Trottier, aS9; meodoned, a, aS9> 385.

Dubreuil St. Cyr, 483.

Dubuque, 36;, 461, <^3.

Dubuque, Augustin, btog. nodce, 310, a. I ; oath of allegiance, 165 ; pif. vs. Brady, 175, vs. Maitin, my, def. in Mutin vi., 377, DumouUn vs., 1S3; appointed atttnney, 505; ttaWcra same, 509; petitions for Jautaid's claim, 497; mentioned, 379, 505, 695; estate of, note on, 310, a. I, 378. n. i; property of, 439, s'3: trustee of, 313, 393; lishts of preferred creditoisof, 311 ; of «lien creditor», 313; def. in LaâeuT and Brady vs., 309, Lonval III., 315, Lacroix vs., 333, widow vs., 311, Huberde»u vs., 375; in Gamelin vs. Gigon, 378.

Dubuque, J. Bte., biog. notice, 639, n. 67; commandant, 165, 367; justice, 93-119, 133-147. 197-333. 339-441 ; magistrate for fences, i3i; juror, 195; witness, 475; mentioned, 343 339. 4oi, 405. 579.

„5?3-

Dubuque, JuUeu, 635, n. 15.

Dubuque, Mde. Archange Pratte,

widow of Augustin, rights of, 313;

sues for dower, 371; mentioned,

3»5. 377-

Deschamp, 353.

DuCharmc, 109, 115, 337, 367. 593.

DuChanne, Charles, biog. notice, 638, n. 56; justice, si-93, 197^33. 397-447; church warden, 369; plf. VI. Roy; det. in Dolion vs., 75; juror, 195; attorney for Trottier, 359; mentioned, 67, 343, 455. 579.

DuCbaime, Laurent, i6g, 3S3.

Duchenau, summons served on, 413; def. in Glamorgan vs., 305.

Duchenau, Fr-, witness, 417; men- tioned, 183.

Dunuij'(Di 636, n. ; VI. UmOu

w-, 357; ointrAct tioned, i< Dumoulin, i; obtxi served 01 vj. Dubu VI. Worn; 383. W.L 483! de' mier vs., HamuuK 437;rece mentione

457. 5a4;

Dunmore, 1 lands, xz

Duplasy, j levolutioi captain, leads Dc death of,

Dupuis, 57;

Durand (D vs.. 173;

Durand, M note of,

4SS. Durocher, ] Duïerger,

gnnd vii

507- Eagle Ril

mentione Ecu, defioil Edgar, Job

n. 3i pl court, cz kians, c: cilii.; th cilv. Edict of I in North- Elections, : of, Ixxiii In., SÏ. ! ■•«J?. 339.

of justio Ixi., czvi.

INDEX

«47

EUioi. Amcskaa mj in iccst and cor- n-ï^Kindent Of Mar){ui. xxxjv., □. l.

Ellison. IFF AUivjn,

Enûgmiian lo Spanùh «ettlemenlik Ixxxlii.. (lU., Kxiil.

Engel {Ançcl}. Pb.. bEug. notkr, A31, R. 96; jiuticc, i97-»33. '9T-}»7' S-n-^T. p!' w- PenieotMte. a$y, MUarovy for St. PinrR, jgj; wlt- noo, ïog; juror, 105; mendoned,

3ï(- 3J7- Î9Î- =»l™'- EkiiIio, ilaûnlliua ot, [76, n. 1. Eiuici o! VùgioU, SQ7. Eté, Etienne, 457.

EticiMC, Mvan »<àd tn Cullrn. «jg. Evacuation en Illinais planned. lûx-

rli. Û19; partially carried auu

xcv.; flnsl, cîk. Expoiiationi prottibitvd, IxzHi. ExpQsilive. dcânilinn of, 191. n. t. EziTSCt from Ihe RcK^xim of the

Magistracy of dhokJa, 44q-j]j. FoBot, Jr.. 455. F»lU, G. R. CUrlt at, 559. Fan-He, J., 381.

Faucher, nomiy oE Qucb«c, 371. Felli. J. Bie.. pll. tu. I^poncé. 317. Fcncr, Cuinmuii. 111; parly, ijj. Frmini, ialp, 51. ^3. T^'i^f. definiilon of. 418, n. i. FinJincial aiil, frum \lrRiDi», Uvti..

li-i from French, xlvi.. ti., Uxvi. Fitiney, Jama, dcf. in Louigaud vi.,

49. Floridu. ^5;. Foreign Miaions, Scaunoty of. laj,

499, îoj. Forgery uf paper monoy, IxxL Forget. J07.

Fl. BoHtnon al Cahokia. Ixxvt., j. Ft. Clxrk at Kaskoskis, luvi. Ft de Chaitres, 49^. Fott de Chartres village, «ce Nouvelle

Cbartrt*. Ft, Jefferwin built, buxri.; condi-

tioiu at, tiig; attacked by Indians.

xdv-l Plg^lt at, 19a. n. I. Fl. Patrick Henry ai Viacenats,

tarn. Foudier, Am., notarv ai Montreal.

Ï owler, Alei., gives De la Balnie letter

of recommcndaiion, tc. FoaHItl. 177.

Franre, attodtmenl to, 539, 55t. xfv. Fmn(o(R. negro told to I^ecompte,

4.W-

Franklin. Bcnj^ interested in writem land*, **i' ; reennunends De la Bobnc, se.

Franklin, Wm., interested in western land*, xxii.

Fr»aka ft Co.. Indiog firm, xxviii.

French aetilei». origin of, xvil: those at Koakoikla and Cahokk have uune origin, *vii., n. i; the irnya- gmrs and eonnun df bois, iviii. ; die gentry, tix.; diicuMioa of «ourtje itifturitl for dcKripttoD of. xxi.. n. li not farmers, zxiii.; de- sire far independence, xxxt., xSm. ; teve lA. for Prance. »1t., 537; mililuv aid d, to Clark, idri., InLsviii.: furoiiii supotics. nv., Ixxv., Ixxvj.. Ixxriil., Ian.: de- ccived concerning value u( papdr money, xlix-, se« obo iMd, a. i: fail 10 receive compcniatïon, cxxL, i:xLi deiirc civil guvcnuueni, *1Ll; delivered bv Todd to nOituy, Izxviil. ; hanUhipiof, Iaxxi.,hoalilUf at, to Viigbttaos, xc 614: ihr«atea to appeal to Governor, bôaài. 1 emi- gntion of, Ixxiiit., unxi., tt mc., cli.; aruuwd by De Is Balmc, xdii.; expect owirionce from Fnncvi xcti. : honllfty of, to Winuoo, luiiH.; proieKI against American justices, cxxzT. : contract with Tardii-eau, cntxviii.

French treaty of alliance, importance of. in Illjn<ns. xliv.

French womea poor liou9ekMi>erx xxil.

Frincs, Jimmio, 45;.

Gafft f. Bte., pit. vr. Brady, 150, SI. Hoitnand, tSi, lot; def. in Gapié M., isj. Morel vi., 197; juror, ig;.

Oage, Gen-, annubi purchases of land {roiD ladians, txx.

Gagn*. 343, 373.

Oagnf. ClBude, plf. vr. Gnfl& 153; iBontioiHd, 171, 455.

Gagn& Ralph, justice, Q3-t3o: juror, 73, 107; mentioaed, ti9;<wc«aaed, J 73; niau of, VI. Pi>i)p*r, 153; property of, jfit; mcatioaod, >*].

M

ILLINOIS mSTORICAL COLLECTIONS

Gagnon, Pierre, sjndic for affaira of Hicbêl BclloD, 49, 54-

Galvez, Governor, assists American Revolutionists, zxiiii. ; attacks BOUthem Briti^ posts, Ixxxvîi. ;

5SS. 557-

Gambling, the popular game, vingt-

I et-uti, 74, n, 1.

Gamelin, Pierre, intervene» in suit vt. estate of Dubuque, 375; plf. vi. Gigon, 378.

Garretson, Jos, ; mentioned, cmdi.

Gasaien, 355, 381.

Gaisien, Pierre, pU. vt. Lacource, 435; mentioned, 183, 413, 639.

Gadent (Gatien), Pierre, witness, 13, 67; mentioned, 73.

Gaud, Louis, biog. notice, 6*8, a. 57; summons served on, 415; plf. vi. 1S5, Tabeau, 433; det. in Bouvet vs., 143, Germain vs., 415, Pichet '"'■< 34S> juror. 107; mentioned, 89, 135, 407, 433. 4»S. 593-

Gaud, Mde. Louis, 143, 499.

Genard, Samuel, 514.

Gentry, description of the, m.

George, Robert, biog. notice, 478, n. t ; letter of, concerning di^onest practices, xcviii.; letter of, to Eas- kaskians, 477; makes drafts, cdz.; mentioned, 457.

George Œ., 365.

Germain, Ch., biog, notice, 630, n. 83 ;

S If. VI. DumouËa, vt. Gaud, 415; ei. in Brisson vs., 329; mentioned,

419. 457. 573-

Germain, widow, 37, 55.

Gerome (Gerosme), Fr., biog. notice, 631, n. 98; plf. vs. Biguier, 385,

'■■ 301 ; def. in LaCroii vs., 165.

Gervais (Jervais), Ph., biog. notice, 625, n. 19; justice, 51--93; def. in Turgeon vs., 187, DumouUn vs., 349; juror 107; mentioned, I3i, 161, 13$, 337, 411, 433, 4SS' 481, S53. 573-

Gibautt, Father Pierre, pnest and vicar general, xm. ; character of, ibid; favorable to American revo- lutionists, xxxvi. ; feeling at time of occupation of Kaskaskia, xliii. persuades people of Vincennes, xlv. ; priest at Vmcennes, cioad. ; relation to other priests, 630, n. 78; cession

of land by, 581; under interdict, 58s; goes to Spanish side, cxliii.; mentioned, cziiv., 121. GittkiDs, B, Dr., give» certificate in

case of poisoning, 4, a, 3. Gibson, George, mentioned, xxxv. Gi^n, def. in Gamelin VI., 378; men- tioned, 315, 373. Gill, Charles, obtained summons, 407. Girardin, Ant-, biog. notice, 632, n. 100; one of the gentry, xx.; com- mandant at Cahokia, S73, at Praiiie du Pont, 2S7; justice in Clark's court, 6, 7; justice, r3-si, 197-337, 241-289, 2^7-447; chuixJi warden, 369; magistrate for fences, 321; stitveyor, 365 ; suit referred to, 303 ; letter of, to Sinclair, 5S9, cv. ; peti- tioa of, to inhaUtants, s 39 ; pu. fbr Asselio, 105, for Mde. Mercier, 131 ; plf. vs. Assclin, 105. vt. Lev^, 305, vs. Beaulieu, 239; def. m Beaulieu vs., 133; protest against concessions of land by, 89; juror. 195, vitness,4i9; takes up land at Sugar Loaf, 189; surrogate guardian, 4S; petiticnia in regard to fence, 157; mentioned, 4;, 171, iSl, 325, 327, 389, 42s. 505, S3I, S73. S93. 621.

Girardin, Auguste, 632.

Girardin, Michel, iw, 632.

Girardot, Pierre, Sieur de, bïog, notice of, Ivi. ; appointed com- mandant at St. Philippe, Ivi.; elected justice, bn.; fate uoknoira, cvii.

Girault, Jean, bi<^. notice, ïo, n. 3 ; official interpreter, Iviii. ; state's attorney, Ixi.; accuses justices of neglect of duty, Ixxxiv.; gives 6pancial aid, U.; appoints Labui- iere state's altorat^, 487; men- tioned, 618.

Girom, Jos., biog. notice, 627, a. 43; mentioned, 457.

Giroux, widow, 387.

Godin called Turanjeau, Jean, biog. notice, 631, n. 90.

Godin, Michel, elecud justice at Kas- kaskia, cvii.

Godin called Turanjeau, Pierre, biog. notice, 631, n. 90; gives financial aid, li. ; justice in Clark's court. 4-8; justice, 13-19; appointed

INDEX

649

uptaînatCahokiii.lvi,; mcotioned.

Geofl. widow Pimr, 37. Gocfiniere, Michel, ciute of, 119. Golding. widn» Hcmy. pK. w. Kytn,

4Î3-

GonDeville, sn Dc^jardiiu.

Goodnll, Wm.. execuior of Kay't will,

GooJId, W-, St>creUry of TodiL 46$.

Goachey, 611.

GoTkrd cnllnl Baron, 457.

OovvTiiineDt froiu (J. S>, cxpoctol, cdvL, 91 s-

Gruid Mokokitc 41^1 ■

Grinil Muriit. .165.

Grandmunl (Gmunon), •iiiniBnie flouré. dc(. in Rcynol f i^ 149, Bec- qucl vs.. iHt); r-iintr at. 179.

Gmndraoati Ft., biug. aulicr. 618, o, 58; dcf-inChiwIy tw.. JTç.Caborn- VI.. joi ; mentioned, joi, 573.

Gnndniunl, Piem, Justice, 93-113, 131-147: dcf. in Cenm vs., 1651 jtiror, 73: «iiacai, lUi ■■'^' lloncil. 16}, iCq.

Grand Ruinfsu, srttlnnmt of. cxxii., iSg. n. i; petilinn of, lo name nrbltrnli}». 117; cvimmanduil of. spliointo], iiQ, cxTiii., cilviti.; attcmjns la sitn iadepcndcncc. jqq.

Cxlviii. ; Allempt nf. prerenud. 6oi; canted riehl of dcclini; jus- lice, 31 7, d. : ri^t lo Uad at, cxxxv- iii.; mentioned^ 13ÇI, 3S9.

Grant, Jo»., *l Csliokm. f xlv!i.

Gratiot (Graciot), Cb., biog. notice, 4, n. i: one of the gentry, xi.i KJvcf linnnctnl «Id, 11.; )iMtlce in Clark's court. 4-7; justice. ij>$i : aettle» in Sl Lcniis, Itriii.; accused ol trcMhcry, ^$9. nee alaa ibid., a. i; pll. VI. Haulier, >;; dcf. in lieyna] vi,, 17. 79, Saucier t»., 61, Anaen vt.. 109. ttt; atiomcy for Mdé. GriMi, 40J; irtdinic permil bi,46ji letterof, toClark. ^17,555, cv.: iett« to. fram Todd, 6»i; indebted to Cay'» cstittc, 513; ■aaattoned, .;i, su {3. 67, 443,

S>4t SJ>i SJJ- Grajr. Etlirant. executar of ELaf '* «riU,

S'i- Groodine, see Hararlia.

Gtoot, Jacob, plf- VJ. Pigçot, 189: depocnion of, jS^-. def. in Wmu t^-t 343; tnentiuncd, 191, »4.

Groat, Mde.. axki time for «ettlemeol of hunbnnd'xciiate, 4031 mentioned, *89.

Gtml*. »is; see Bipiier,

Gto«IJ, Louii, dcf. in LaCroix w., 359: Rummona icrved on. 35}.

Guard*. 411.

Goillon. cxivii., »5s.

Hiibii/inii. description of. x«dL

Hiul, GcuTKC wItnMS, tj, 6j.

Ualdinund Collectiooj account of, cliii.

Hullan, «CO Kellat-

Hamclio called Grondine (Amelin, AmcIIin). 36T.

H-omdin calitio Grondlnc, Fr., mini» mans lenrvd on, 413; witOfM. 417.

HamelJit c^led Groodine, Ipiace, Ung. notice. 630. n. 76; tnunsiont served on, 413; «linen, 417.

fiamdin called Groadioe, j- Bte., bioK- notice. 630, n. 7^; leader ol «zprdition «Rainxt St. JO*e(ib, xdi, 1 estate of. def . in Boumenu vt., 87, in LaCniii vi-, S^, in Du- rochcT vs-, 85: mentioned S9, lit.

Hamehn catlod Grondine, Jm., plf. VI. Kertix, J79.

HameUn rallied Grondine, Laurent, dcf, ill MHichtind vi-, «47, Mntaid VI., î6i.

Runilton. Gov., captures Vincenncs, xlvi.; milljtHtlon of impri*aameal of, xcvi. ; mentioned, it<).

namttamck. Major, commuuliac >I VlnccnncA. cuM.; pelition to, cxitv.

Hbdsoii, ice HenMn.

tiardouin (Ardouin), in Camus m-, 191.

Harduuio, Ëtknne, blog. notice, 630, n. 80: lief, in Alario vi.. (99, Charly vt.. *J9.

Hanltblpt of «oldien, Ixxv.

Harmnnd called Saasfsçon (Armant, Sanfitrfon), Ani-, biog. notice, i^, a. 63: Jiutlcc, ii-^y, obtain* snsunuai, 389, 401 : lummoat Krred on, 407, 41 ■ ; applicaiioo bf, 45; plf. M. RacetlE. 17, VI. Relié, 69, vt. Cesirrc, 101, 91. Buteas, tt7, r>. EKIkt, 173. VI. Bacquet,

650

ILUNOIS HISTORICAL OOLLECTï-^NS

173, VI. Richard, 347, vi. Saudet, 141, vs. Dumoulin, 443; det. in Racette vs., 13, Trottkr vi. 63, Constant vs., 133, Cerrf vs,, 135, 137, 195, Beaubeu vl-, 141, Beau- aokil vs., 171, Gaffé vs., 181, 101, Prévost vi; 185, Levy vs,, 237, Dubois w., 34t; mortgages pn>- ptrty. 85; property att^dwd, 193; inventory of propeity, 143 : Older for sale of property, 143: boods- man, 55 ; released from bond, 105 ; mentioned, 87, 165, 355, 433, 432,

481,55s. Î73- Haimand, Fr. 619. Harmand, J. Bte. 629. Barmand, Louis, fag. Haimand called Sanîfajon, Mde., 25. Harmar, Col., visit <A, to lUioois,

cxzivi.; opinion of, concerning

court, cxxxv., n. z; mentiooed.

cud. Hautiei called Lacharette. Bte., def.

in Gratiot i'i.,i5. La Crai vr., ibU. Heleoe, juror, 183. Hcaty, Patrick, instmctioai of, to

Todd, liv.- mentioned. 473. Henson. Jotin, trader in Illinois, xviti. ;

def. in Ortis I'l.. 69. accused of bad

conduct Kith Indians, 17^ per-

Dtinrd to continue business, 19:

meniioiied. 3;. 4=7. Henion. Mde.. def. in Traversy for

Rei-nal is.. i;i; mentioned. 19, Hendetsoc Jamei, 355. HerteL Reoe O.. Seigneur de Rou-

viik. 537, Hew^iM. Hu^, appointed atlm rn r

for Mia=i Co.. 511; regtsteis

p^.'^"tfi" of actcrtie^. =09: juriîc, iSj:

H^-iv Tj:r.es A.. ];::;.

Bi.Ti-"Tr. 4:;-

Houn;. U lIu.— . ;;:. i«e GrandmoDt.

Hoi:3e-brïiiL-i2 i^t mbfaerr. 385.

Hciises. rrrc.ja, ;,rscriptiDn of. nL,

iU-iSn::i.T: .;. JS4'; of .Arnc.

^icceer^ jr." . ;>:. -, r. H-jrvr-ifi.:. t'-T* i-_i;:cia; rapport.

li. H-j">rt-iej;. Fr -.'d : i. -sio^e of Du-

H .i i«s- je J .L, ' 3r; . Tscia: .-f. 37;.

crîffim cf. bv

ïlKffW*C ^û

iry^^T r mf^ » ^ ^ nhmAs La^ Oj

HKbus aâd Vabam Liac ,

IDmiiës River. 6c- r^o. r^ minois

uwuriijoeA .tT^^ ^iStt- Inaogmxaoe jf cunr^ lodim comnriwà.w r. TlKnnai Bodv.

ijol b. •: LÔE^ic — "■-* X. ;:

Dodge. iIt. --«t- Indians. tSbps '^ xvL . ■—»■-— ■•*

with FreiK^ *ét^ nâ_ 2. 4;

tieaiT »iti.

IT. : tnde_âi Srn- «i:^ 3e$a£aaed. nsiL. Liiui- T-rx L_ir«iL- 71, ::;.

215. riQ, *7^ 6c~: ^i^uz ^/>*.M^

6t3; jtTTfc-f» b*. " ^ T T ■ '11, ■ --^^

607. InstnKtioos ci C>i«. Hienrr n Todd.

liv- Imindaciiaa. icj^ 2. :. kt. Iuiniuji< ^ Kxca :i =acUE of f'^'

Manjts. 451'. Imprisonmeot for âeèc jq£. 3. ;. Iron Uïnes. F:. Jefcâco boïlE ai.

LcQvn„ C39. IvooL Fr~ tJ9- Jac^izmaia called Lj/ovc J. BtC-

electcd .mstice of Praâ:K du Bacfaei.

cni. menomeiL «i> Jaf-rjuet. 1=.

Jacqoet. SIdt Germaitt. 5:5. Janrac negm» a ^*»'-ffn. i;. janis. Jj^— IV ul^ coaun^^vr*. a9^ .

pnillk: autKc b<r. lAÉf. Jama, Nkoisa. -nenibn- ^if tâe yntri.

m nvorùie n .\zief. rrnjlû^

fl^S^S 3DBDQai ^^

INDEX

65'

ï\.; appointed cnpUin at Kukas-

Lia, Ivi.; jiMiice, lit., 4S9: men-

donm). crii-, 10^. Jnutord. Vnlcntlnt. laod cbinied by,

4<>7i R>v^ power ol ■tUmejr, 50;, J«an Eii>tiit«. nc(;m «old lo Beaulim,

4Î9-

Jtaenan. Gov., letter of, adviùng GuttiKK tlown rxnmici, Ixvîi.

Tcrrui. sec Grrvau.

JewitR, Collcfp: ot, at KmIwAï». 4Q5-

joluuon. Mnit., ■ppoinied &ut. gov. of the lUiiitiûi, ziviH.

Johiucn. Sir Wm.. intcrtaled in «ca- tern Innilt. xxix.; dncriplion of French Iradrn by, xz.

Janu, John Rice. Clark'» ivjircsrnu- live ai Kaikukio. cnau.; men- tioned, cxlii-

Tone*. Robert, pit- vi. MorHs, itj.

Jonepb Marie, lummaiu «rrol on, 407.

Joutonl of McCsrly. 61 j.

Judik, ncnrci» of Jame» Moore, 517.

Jury, trial by. Inii-, 70, il », ios> JO?; panel o(, 71. ti)î, »o7, 183; verdict by. to6> n. i, 109,

Juatice, ctat» of, Uiii., i6j, loi, joj, 406, n. I, 41A.

Juitkd. BE Kiukaakia, «elfiabncM of, Ixxziv.; excellent adininiatcation of, at Cabokla. cilvi.

Justice ot tfafl vnxk, appointmenl of, loi; defioed, *oo. 0. i.

Kalre, J. Bie.. ûag,

Eaorn. aee Cahom.

g..fc.A;. (Caicalda, Kaa), (Kipula- tioti of. xvi.. cxUii., occupaiioD of. xliii-, 477; court at, «nlabliihed by Clark, xlvii,; inauguration ot court al, Iril.; irregularity of elections at, IxxxIt. ; rcrordi of court of. Ixiii.: troopa lectilled 10, 547; De la Bahne at, k,; inhatntani» of, BcnitatEcntioVirit>uia,di.: incapac- ity of inbabitanU of, 5S}: old fort at, aeiced by Dodp, cxaviii., ibid., a. I, 560: reviTBl of court at. ciniv.; i-ondillona at, 589, ciIt.; petitioD of people of. to De la Salme. xclv., n. 1, to gmrernor, cIt., to Congre», cxdx.. rarxx., 10 Hamtramek, czlir.; mentioaed, 6j,

471. 4*7.493- 537. S5S-

Kaikaskia Reccnb, account of, cU. Kellar (Qallan), lickncu oi, in«a-

tloned, 619; lyranriT of, ;;4i. Kennvdy. Patrick, forms paiincnh^

with Winston, ixviii., Ixxxvl.;

[alk> inde^niJirncc, mxri.^ rcn<

puwered lo purchase lupplka. 477;

placed in charge of itdi. bii). Kentuckiuia refuK K> racafisiEe Uli-

not* court» cxK. Kertis called Bientenu, Henry. dc(.

in [lamefin t'f.. jjq, Rcrtia rallnf Bieavriiu, Juseph, 179. Kidupucs, on warpath, cillt. King, GoorBe, def. ui Mercier vt., 47. Labadie (Lahbidle. Ubaddic) 19;,

*SS. 4»i- I.aMÎ, 611. La Balmc Auguatin Mollin de, ea-

pcdliion of. Izndx.. see alto AU., o.

3, 616. 6}o, 63J, a. 40: addiTMof,

to French xd.; pedilon to, 5};;

•ocmiol of. by McCaiiy. 61S &>o;

death of. icii.; mentioned, civ.,

477-

I.abbc. Laie^ ^j. See Noiset.

LabeuaMT, J. Ble-, Inog. notice, bit, n. Qi ; nunmoni «erved on, 407 ; del. in Saucier e».. >7J, Sarpy w^ 395-

l^buxlere. Ant-, appouttment a> notary, evi.

Labtmerc. Jo»., Wog. nollce. Aiî, a. 16; siaie't attorney, cvi., iji^ J89. 613; coBunLsion as notary, 491; «Duninea wiincMct of WiMUn'a a<t*, calv.: deputy clerk, tsé, a. 1; oath as derk, 197: dak of vMliy-board. 169: oblalna writ, 43) ; pif. VI. Poupar, ii\; arbitta- lof, 369; juror, 1951 tnutee of esuue of Dubuque. 313. 373, 377, 4*9; report as Inulee, ji9,j; letter 10 Pratt«i ^13, tu Congre», cxivL, 589: mentioned. 149. 'T- 1S3, 315, 36s, 487- 499-

Lachance, k« Caillol.

Lachancc, Nicolas, manber of Brit- ish par^, nam.; abacnt at time of orrupatioa of Rashaskia, di.i elected jiiitice, IxL, exnrt. ; ad- herent of Dodge, cnviii., c^.; mcndoned. c., rvU.

LachaDciM, nembsi ot the gentry, xt-

6sa

ILLINOIS fflSTORICAL COLLECTIONS

Lacoste, Pierre, writ served on, 401 ; obtains writ, 389 ; def. in Clamor- gan vs., 409; Dumoulin vi., 409.

L^outuie, see Cliatigny.

Lacouture, witness, 147; mentioned,

4"3-

Lacource, Ant-, iMOf;. notice, 619, d. 64; def. in Gassiea vs., 415; sec Chatigay.

LaCroiz, plf ■ VI. Comte, 32 1 ; men- tioned, 6, 151, 317, 149, 343. fii3-

LaCroix, Ch-, def. in Maitin vs., 77; mentioned, 235.

LaCioix, Haugon, 5.

LsCroii, Isidore, petitions, 323 ; inter- venes in suit Tj. estate of Dubuque, 37S; attorney for Gamelin vi. Gigon, 379 ; affidavit by, 445 ; witness, 431; property deposited with, 4^9. 435 i mentioned, 35r, 407.

LaCroix, Jacques, juror, 2S3; meO' lioned, 315.

LaCroix, J. Bte. Hubert, biog. notice, 6^2, a. loi ; one of the gentry, ix.; gives financial aid, li.; commis- sioned sheriff, bdi-, ;i; justice,

Si-93. 93-ï'9. 'S6-167. i67-'95. r97-939, 241-296; justice of the Week, aoi; church warden, 369; acts for church, 369; pétitions court, 77, 85; plf. VI. Charly, 7, vs. Haulier, 25, vs. Saucier, 37, vs. Levy, 39, vs. Lefevre, 83, 109, vs. Levy, 99, vs. Martin, 111, vs., rôj; ■M.Gerosme,S., 165; def . in Trottier, vs., 123, 139, Sarpy vs., 179, Levy vs., 219; attorney for Lafleur and Brady vs. estate of Dubuque, 309; witness, 475; executor, 121, 145, representing Pentecoste, 255 ; peti- tion for trading license, 125; for protection against British mer- chants, 5751 resigns trading license, 313; tetter to, from Pentecoste, 631; mentioned, 41, 79, S7, 161, 163, 313, 339, 265, 267,403. 481, 497,

531. SU' 579- S?> LaCroix, Mde., pit. vs. GrosU, 339;

mentioned, 357. LaCroix, Paul H-, t95, LaCurie, Jos., plf. vs. Dumay, 357. Lafantasie, 46 t. Lafayette, Marquis de, plans to arouse

the Canadians, Ixxzix.

Laflamme, heirs of, 277.

I^fiamme, Ch., r47.

Laflamme, Side., 697, o. 40; men- tioned, 141, 457; see Mde. Brvlj.

Laflamme, Phil., petitions court, 147.

Lafleur, 215. See Troge.

Lafleur, Dormeur, 457.

Lafleur, Pierre, bi<^. notice, 638, a. 591 obtained writ, 389; wiitserved on,4Ti; plf. VI. estate of Dubuque. 309 ; def. in Prévost vs., 1 67, Trot- tier VI., 411, Waddell vs., 445; house of, blown up, 309; men- tioned, 131, 335, 593.

Lafont, favorable to Amer, revolu- tionists, xxxvi. ; emigrated, cxliv.

Laforce, 155, 157.

Laforme, represented by Arundel, plf., vs. Clark, 365.

Lagarceniere, Fagot, 48g.

L^auterie, Pierre, 167.

Lagrange, Jean, purchase of land by, 507 ; sale of land by, 499.

Lagrave, 225, 4S7-

LaiUe, petiKons, 425; plf. vs. Coste, 421; arbitrator, 437; mentioned,

439, 433-

Lajeuness, Pierre, biog. notice, 635, n. 30.

Lake Manissiouri, 465.

Lamarche, 93.

Lamarche, Ant., biog. notice, 616, n. 15 ; justice, 14 7-1 67 ; writ of seizure and captas wainst, 393; plf. vs. CeMrre, 173; oef. in Wale vs., 301; witness, 117, 35r; men- tioned, 567, 573.

Lamarche, Bouvet, def. in Motard, vs., 203; mentioned, 79, 167.

Lamarche, Louis, 627.

La Mars called Méchant, Louis, 455.

Lambert, Tos., biog. notice, 6^ n. 8a; landgrant to, 239; mentioned,

S93. 455-

Lambert, Louis, del. m Baron vs., 311, Roch VI., 303.

Land tenure among Freildl, ziii., n. 3; ancient rights of, 593, 595.

Land, speculation in, xix.; ptuchases of, by land compaiues, xxx,; claimed by Jautard, 497, 499, by Pentecoste, 5B1 ; ri^t of priests to concede, denied, 581 ; ri^t of Cahokians to concede, 623; coa-

INDEX

65i

m&de by coiut. ^xxxr..

ccm., 587, 59:, in Prairie du

Pont. A a. I. 153, 1S9, 565.591;

Todd's jinihiltilion M ukinK up

ûnd, 1m.; prcwmption of, 465:

concRuioa of. to Curk. 5S1. 6t\ ;

Ûicgitlitjr o! codcbhIoiu of, lix..

cxxxviil: coDoesioiu of, by U. S-,

cmii. Laiid rompuny totratd, xxx., alto

tbtJ., n. I, Londnr, miiwt. 37. I>angU)lH, Brilàh agent, 95; )iHdc«

in Clark's court. 4, 5; menliuncd,

I»!. 481. SS3, 6ii, Langtnis. Cicm., 51-Q): mentîaned,

g. 44'j. 45q. Longluls, Uabricl, Uog. nutko, 614, o.

S. LanKl'ii». J'w-. ijg.

Lungliiia fïrnïly, ineinbcra ot WIO'

iiton'ï pany. liuvi. I^AntcblN. Pierre, elected justice, cviit. ;

oillK-rciil uf Winiton, cxii.i ap-

pointed notaiy-cJerk, crrîii,; op-

pt»iiton 10 Tnrdiveau, cxxxriu;

emipsltii. cxLiv.; mcnlEoficd. txii. [.•ngloiii, Raphael, 614. Language at French inhabîtiitiU, dr. LapâocC, 615, a. te; niinnioa*

»nrcdon,4ii> MC aLui Koy. LapaDctf (Lapensée), Fr., jtutice.

«5-3»; obtain» writ, 381; dc(.

mTclix VI., jij, Mourd vi,, 4*7;

Layte vs., 445 ; witne». 401 ;

mentioned, ïij. 337. 339, 361,

399. *>i< 43'. 4*'. 483- Lapaiic^, Kr. Xarier, 97. Lapancc. Janot. del. in Constant vs.,

45, Lacnancc ft., j6i. Arundel vt.,

uy. mtntionod. jjj- Lapanc^, Mde. Janoi, mandate given

10, 315; mentioned, 15. Lapanci. /cin. biag- rtoitc*. 615, a.

17; pU. VI. Prlletier, 91. Lapanc^. Joi.. biog notice. 6a;, n.

13; juDticc, 147-167, 34i'i89i

surT«|tatc KUattlian, J15; men- tioned, 53, 111. îïj, 4S7' S»S- Lapagc- See Lepage. Laperrhe lallpd bt- Jean, [.oiils, pU.

V). fklutafi, 150. Laperthe called Si. Jean, Pierre, biog.

notice, 6î8. n. ji ; juntlcc, 197^47;

juror. 107; witiMMi »67; nro- tioTied. 115, 3»7, 34S. 45S' SOi-

Laplerre. Late. 17, III. I^apierrr, Jcui Bit.. 411, 413. Lapirrre. Madame. 139. Laploate, Jos., biog. notice, 630, n.

77- Laiainw, iqq. Lvch& Mine Joaepli. widow of

Lsdaaime. 147- Lardoise, Jai;(|utt, pIT, vi. Baron.

Ï4S- LargeBU. juror. 3S3. Liuoudray, L. pu. vt. Denoau &

Lepa^, 7. Uucnuxe, Jacqiien, elected juujcc,

Ixi-; emigralrd, cxiiv. ; mentioned,

cvLi.< 4S9, Lost fumiiher of tuppliei, right* ot,

311. n. 3. L*urant, Marie, 5. 17. I^auriiu, Jean Bie., pU. vt. Dubd,

105. Lausage, Cailirn. petition of, 5331

plf. VI, AUrie, ;;; sec Fr., Uuda. La Valiniere. Pierre Kuet de, Tinr

gennral ol Itlinuls, cxxxi.; hit

L-hanidcT, ciJuuL ; oppoMtion la

Dodge, Md, *ce also cxrii., n. a;

«ppiMition to Tardlveau, cxxxrlL;

MCI alto 6jo, n. 78, Lavnttt, Denit, def. in Cbevalio' m.,

Law, MtablUbed in IlUnob, bdi.;

mentioned, tji. Layle, from Canada, plf. ft. Lapone^.

L(«d, puicbase of, ordered, 617. Leboeuf, Louis, biog- notice, IM9, n.

dg. L«botuf, Ph^ biog. ootire.. 614, n. 6. Lebrun. i>^ 1571 m« Bekour. Lebrun called Bclcour, Ktart» Batt

wilb pctfiion. cixU.; It Lillod.

Lebrun, Lauit, biog. iiotïi:x, ttj. n.

39i juaiice. I3i-I47> '47-«67;

meniionid, 437, 481, 567, S73- Lecomte, 13. 115. Lecomte. Louii. def. in Bcaidleu vs.,

<, Gaud %•!., 185, Billet vt., 1391

band>inan.95iiiientkined. 165. 173. Locomte (Lccoropte) Pierre, biog.

noltec, 6^6, n. 34.

>s«

?aiCAI. COLLECTIONS

I^aOaiBÏ. Jli -1^ ;;;^; _>- j^".

î!l. 01-

Lcttw. L.XI». :13a. Lmu». Tbraptnie, «55.

dK SB &0V 71.. cot.

[■■■iiiiif.i •x fiaaa, 17: Inap Laj^. LepBage... ;î^ Ic^iofir. ■\Ti«')ie. ntsea, i-- . s„«-

lUMci «55. inp. -te.. Jet. witli Demsu in

14; jusà.t. !".~;^ nuniiuDni, i^

100. IJ-. Lepafie. Lkc icf n .t-unlw ïî..

315: mniKoni :7A :'n. Lejiafff, Mdr., :^J ;■>.-. Levou. 00-

Leva-isfur, pli. n. T^raiaLvux^i. -r Lfvasscur. Sunk-ks. ^btbu. usaLi.

ex.; emigrated, ^sbi. hevy, Isaac, plf. r'J Binrsv ;;s ■■^''

ij. Belcour, 177, ft CSikths 3*^

;'S. LaCroix. no. is. Hvmutnc.

2,17. ■''!■ Tflhe«u, 257. IS. lians..

1 1; 7 ; def . in LaOnix is. w

liiranlin ri-. 105: tradn in htnur

ill<t!;i]|y. 157; ncehn tOièiif

t>rivilcKc. 215; mentioned, csHiii^

^ = . ii.t. 463^ 48t. Ij'xy. I'ionr. del. in LiCrai S's_ j|0 '.'■villi, l-Vm.indo de, lieut ijtit. at

■'I I ..mil. 4. n. 3. i

i.irLj|i.||;iri, V, c'ountv, comma&tA oi. j

n» Ue Monhreun, cm-., to hK^mt.

Lmj. Joha, eiccutor of Kay'» tOL

J^^^^^- de. deceased, S.

'^y- bwg. nonce, loj, n. i; dun capcmi, 611; joins De U Bunt =■. ptf. w MiisonviUe. ici. m a^ route by Illinois RiTrr-'oi-:

'-^^^^ »^°' « spy to K««t~^, ""x^^^I. purchase» supplies a

;-=3e Prainc, iq;,

;^«t- René, win of, '467.'

"■^^,,^'°™«« served on. 4"; ^"^^^5- ■°«»tio«ed.67.»;.

"-^,^*^*Pt: British commandua of

H!!rL.*î ^ Brady Î.,. J&:.

"T^- 3^^ *^- -'««ci. jgfi. ». , • ?^ .1. Dumoulin, 300.

~-^^ '^^f)- i^Z p]f. r.. --*==T. 40; def. in Lui«iè"w

""■^tZ^r"^ t^'- Duchaufbnr de. .^.-^ »; Prairie du Rocher, Iri!

"■■^ "i^hj}^- ^-^ Lo"ig«ud. 41; -Juattr 3».. juror. 7,. ^^ -

-.4iK=tw. French mimster. pUns to

».-yn« ;!«. Canadiuis. licdi. M».^ct«|sh. .\ngus. director of Miwm

>l*dunr C^tainr, S.

Mi^snirs daring French regime.

Miôlhn J B., biog. noti« of, n. ,; «»Wîs»«s post at Peoria, xri.: aroaiMed commandant. M, j,,- «dered to evcute a writ. ,80- "MhcT ol ejq«dition «gainst S»,'

INDEX

6SS

Jostfih, XL-iii,, II. I : moDiIoDtd, 141, 375. »07. 351. <l"7. 455'

Malwin l'Hic. }o%., aef. in de LJnctot t'»-. roj, Uuitiay t'i., IS'! rocn- tioncd, 141, ^6^,

Mallet ( Mdcl), I^jcrrc, dcf . in Dumay t/J^ iSQ-

Hanuel. negro sold tu Bnulicu, 451 ; protccutcd for poisooiag, ty, war- rant (or RXenitlon, i>. n. 1, 10, n- 1.

Manscn, Jolui S-, «jy.

M»p ai Country of lUinau, «nd vol.. sec also xv, n. t.

Mart la th-rt, drAititioa ot, Ji, a. 1.

Mardiand, Gupanl, takJr* o«tb u huittUr, t».

MfuirhHnd. Loiila, pif. ni. HaneUn,

'47-

Marth«»nui. iKj, cxlvii.

Mnrlot. Gabriel, sutnUlulc h«ir of Locat. 46g.

MoTois, Chov. will of, 4491 invenUiy of Koodu of, 451.

Mwoia, J.. 573-

Mununock. 61 g.

Murthiui. pif. VI. WiEU. 6.

Mutin, summiinii KTved on, 411; mcDdonnl, 11.

Mantn, Fr., plf. t-i. Alaric, 5;: def. in Duboi» ui., «.

Merlin, Pii-rrr, biog. aallc«, baj, a. 36; jiutice, 19-51; writ lerred on. 389. 413; pH. f». LuCkAx. jj. m. [)ubufiue, Ï77. vi. BUIou 3S3; det- inTroItiervi., 79, LkCroixvf.^ iii, Dubuaue vi.. 383, Lacbftncc tv., 3A1; Jurnr, 1071 inntl gnnt to, 197; mentiooed, »»s. 355. 3*'. 389.

. 4SS. 459. 48t. S3I, 573.

MalcloL JOMph, 79.

Mnuraitr Tcrr«, 747.

McCurty. airnimciiii MTvrd on. 411; mentiotifd. »ii.

M(Cmiv, KidmnJ. bioK- notice, i. n. 3; trader in Illinois, ndx.; exp«cu on attack on Itlincd», xxxv.; ^iT« AnanrUI aid, li. ; In command «t Cahokia. Ixxvi,; ta trnnniciJ, Ixxiiv.: Ï4J. ^49; conplajn* of Todd. Ixxfv.; Todd'i opinion of. ixxv. ; tr^ixten a notjcc, 467 : letter to hi» wife, 5)9; to Todd, 614, xcvi).. to MaRIgamei7. 615, to CUtk (Jouroal), Sii; chAnfM

panlo. icviil.; MMd by Bentlcr,

ci.; appointed lepreientativc to

Vir^oia. cit.; mentioned. 1. S, 4(ti ;

dcAlli of. clll. McCatlan, John, 511. McCrac. David, 46t. 5*3, McDutnld. Madame, 519. McKlduH. Daniel, declaration of,

aninit Ckmorpui, 385; letter tn

Ginudin, ^, a. i. McËlduff. Jolin, elected juMice,

cjEKxir. Mecbanic, Btiiiib Agent, çj. Meloi. J. Ble., bio^. notice. 677, a.

MemoHaK of court to Todd, liviL; of people concerninK miliury tj- raanji Iksx. ; to govemor. dv. ; of Cahokiana to Deut Balmc^ J35: of Koskaikiana to Dc la Bafano, wiv,, n. 1: ol KAikukiaui lo com- miisionen, cxi.; note on, to Coa- greu, cxvii. n. 1 ; of Dodip tn Coo^, cxxix.; of Kaikukiaaa to Cong., cxxix., cxzi.; of Cabokiuia tn ConS-> S<^' 5^>> of Tordivotu 10 Com., czzzix.: of Latisloii, iM.; of Kaakaakiani to MamtnoKlc. cxiiv.

Menard Cidlcrtlon, Tardivcau Pa- pen, dii-, t>. 3, 4; dii.

Meirier, 4S5- 4S7-

Kfcrder, I. Btc biog. aoilcr. tnà. n. ai: oDtalnt wiii, 389; plf. n. King, 47: mentioned. 481, 553, S73-

Mercier, Madame, m.

Mcricsu, Aodie, biug. notice, £i9, a. 71

Ucnrweatber», Scroeoal. 6zo.

Hcam, m Ste. Genevieve.

Mtrlbon (Method), Ble., 8, 4^7.

MelhM, Jacques, plf. vj. Local, 8.

Methoil. Jo*,. eilBteof. 113, lii, lit.

^tclll>>t. Mdc. def. in Methot w., ft.

Meunier, 4.17,

Meyers, at Cnhokia, ctlvii.

Miami, kftticmenl *l. xvi.

Miami Indians, on wiipsth, cxlii; attack on. by Claric at.

Micharli. Stjrr. pW. :-j. Tnge. ï8i;

del. i'l Diiniay I'j., 187; Juror. 1S3.

- MichiUimockinjc ( MichiUnMiiiiina

Michal Mcinoy). intercounc with,

569; mc[\hauia tium, 577; men-

H

. ;.--.'. -;ST- an-.u-

— i.\.i

«(, .. — ....,

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iC- .^

v^

■til-' -^ t' '"

1. ....>..._'

Mn ..w > » M...,. .,^,. . ,

Mitui- 1..;»..:,, .. fl

_- ^

' \t r* -V ''•'*)', 'yf'*'-' :*■ kv^ ■

le"*/. !•»•■■ .-jiyjHH»- .-j-Tî

ht <l' , ■ • ■^■- ;,^*^<- ^H** ^/l.-, -;.

I Pr .|.|>.',.,#^ -ri-i »..?•■

■ 'f *'< f^fpfrf'fH* '^ 'ff-'i vrt^.t

Mittiir-lff'f irff ^ "^'fffi^^ ,^-,

•' t

*t... H. ,,»

;>l .. (. .„-|."l>.'l l„ »■..-,- (

I ■■! '"I , t'i'H ■ '^jr;

iiihin \^*\ , flhfrrt'fji*^/*, -^

I "1 . l'.l.l. >.) >l>.|,«>J.lv^. ./

itl'i<i|<>< .i> I 1 i.IiIhIiimI •it'n'Wfr.i, I '

\l"'i>u ■■" ■ . 1 •.! |.il«<, lu iiitiiirjaMl .il itliii.t . IxlI ii>lli-a I mil l'rriliijf I.,. h .1 -..i,,|,lii.... I.,,|| , „|, ^ -tiijfitt * ' |il»*ii l'I -i-imw-iiiiiiiil, l«arl , U ill I >>' II. un Ml I .iiir fil- , Lii.iuiii ■<!. Ui\ l^mll , ili-iMitriiU .,„,.|.l|. . II. .111 I nliiiliU, Itatll , ,, t.i>i.| iii.i-ii l.i. I^^4t , kiiIi'IihI

Ul I I I' Il ill llllll.il., Itttvil , Hii

,l'.l-i l'i ii|'illi<i|t l<iliiili m l'itliulilM, Imiili m» 'III "I II" •""li'lwii r, ltiil\ iHiiiiili "'■ <i> l*!' Ui lUlillP,

^, I .lll'.l'l" '•!"" l'Il'M'tfc «V,

j^il".!-. i»t» »'**■ *'» itBhl iJ, (il

IJonn*- RO. iR ;

le^wK nicjî. in t ÎC.1IT. '""i.inr, 'v: c

fî^îe: ; s - nuûnian. - . Jam. .lurK^;. JLte„ u. i. ',i£é.

.-- • laiiasr -:, tic Hir- laïui ; -"-— - x^ . -js. Ji -.rraniK :. 17 tt: 'inir. :!,•,

s^r.rjr- I 13. iiTTTton. A'har- iT.A < Ji:.r3ii. -in:". . vntijina

nwn^ti .î. mii.. ea-rra Hlinoia.

r.*:». 'i-^'-tr -.1 uj|nn.- II

'■_ ^fT_ , L ■ [-- -lllWTTn^ "T"1-

VJIt CIL lllicciia. L- . ipiOTUlE

■J Uar:' . iiacs. :=ix.. i.-Ua 'if ■;■■ ifrti iflJI nnc-Sïinns ^ Hli-

"/;;. Tuacr.nBTl. t-;- t^:. Vf.'."..'.. .'-1.--, -aïTMft ,UMâï. -rTU..

'ri, *:r.-.((n.-iîr:. -.niv. H'ir:.i. '■■».-r.rj:i, pif. vi. Wirer. jri]:

'W ir. /--ne» -.t.. : ;.j, 3i^p ri..

(4(, mM-jîifttiiîii jîî. M'.taH, [j|r l't. Vaadiy, 177. vi.

MutiirJîn, ifit. VI. TjT^eon, )6i,vi.

l,B[>«n'/. 417; ikf. ia Laperche,

K'., i^i; mentioned. 11;. 103, 413,

-111 MulHnl, Jim., pif. vi. Angers. 115;

inrniiiiricil, ^ftj. MiiTrnv, [>nliicl, trader, xdx.; signa

N|frmiiriit rcigwcting trade, mii.j

Inlki lnilr|<rnilcnce, xxxvi, ; par'

lliiiUrly Uwlcw, xxzvii.; in»y bav^

INDEX

«$7

aaiilcd Clark to Ukr Eukwkiâ,

ilii.; gïvot timuiciiU aid, xxn., IL; «uspt^U Wlrwlon, Inxvi,

M uiniy I Wm . , rppreae n lAlivi of Fnnk* & Co., xxviu. ; l«Bv«s UUdou, zzzL, n. I : iiutrucu hU bralher la aid Amer, troop), xxxv; pttMnt» menwrU] to Virginiii Ataembly for IllInoiD >nd Wnbiuh L*nd Co., Ixx.

Naichcx, «S-

Ncgto, ordered whipped, 4^.

Ncftroci. trial û(. (or poMOiùng, 4, 13-ïi; uleof, 459-

New Madrid, Morgan'i seltleinent kt, eilL

Nlcùlle, ig, IJ5, I4î-

Niculte (Nicol, Nicole), EtieoDO, biog. notice, 6*4.

Nloollct, poiaoniaBof, xlvïiL. 15.

Noiiet caJied L«bbé, Fraaçoia, biog. notioe, 617, n. 37.

Notice to public, m regtrd to denruc' tloa of public nrapetty, 495; b; McCarty. 461; oy court, 565, S91j 607.

NouïtHc CliMtrpj, population of, «t.

NeveviT, def. in Bitlele vl., y.

Ne™ England. 463.

New Oilcans. oMiiIonoe from, to Americaiu, iix;iiii.; Miitilitoinrry goesto, xcv.: letter of Moobreun co governor of, cxxri.; mcadoned, xuv., xliv., loj, los, 10Ï, *3S, SJS.

NnoD. M. de. 49g.

Omceti of counnr ol nUnoii, Hi.

OFIaniKHn. DoininiquK, 1.

Olf, Michel. 36.1;,

Ordinance of Magislratcs, concemiog property of debtors, 103; coR- cemiog uking up land at Pralrto du PoDt, 565; concerning liquor trade, ''5- 577: coneeminf! brigandage. .<t7i; concerning Indian*, 607.

Ordinance of 1787, effect of, cidi.

Orti*. pif. vs. HauoQ, 69.

Otway, TrupJiet o(, 511.

Oureman, Fr., djo.

Ouiatanon. mentioned, xvi.

PajM. cjj.

Palmirr, ste BL-uulieu.

Panelon, Claude, wiuies, 147.

Papcn of Old Cnngrcia, account of, div.

P«pine«u, notiuy in Canada, 371,

Pappaa, 610.

"nradiK Lost." book belonging to Jamca Moore. ;i;.

Park William, wiinc^t. 511.

Pailcer, Jos., carries petition lo Can> are», ex»., «c alio 595, n. 4; brinjçB lenly from Congrcst, onxli.

Party, in Illinois favorable to Ame. RévaluliomsCi,ixxv.. proof of, AM-, n. i; Mrrngth of BniiiJi. xxrvlt.; Amer, parly not la coniiDunication wiûi Clark, lâ.; party strife at tune ci occupation of Rajtkoalùa, xliv.; harmony of, a( Gisl riectlon, Ix,; military, altitude of, towud Todd, lixiii.: pardd in Katko^ia. cxii.; French. ho*tlllty of. to Winston, cvii,; Winilon'Si ttrength of, cxvii; Dodge's, strength of. cuix.; French. ariM« power, cziiii.; French, re- vives court, cxxxiv.i Frcnth, pro- tents a^inil Araer. jusiicea, cxxiy.; French, faction of. r.xxxrtL

Payua, 153, sec ibo Hid, a, i.

Pelletier tailed Antaga (Peltier), suin- maiw MTvcd on. 411: mentioned,

Pelletier, Ani,, oblaini writ, 413; mentioned. ;7t.

Pellelier, Felic^rf, jig.

Pelletier called Antaga (Peltier), Michel, biog. notice, 631, n. 99; take* oaih as bailiff, 145 ; svni- roons served oa, 401 ; del. io Arun- del VI., 441 ; «itness, 3tç; niea. linnod, 187. j8i. 441.

Pelletier i-allcif Anl8lp^ Pierre, det. in Ljpancé vj,, 91, Lcmber vi., 171; mcotioncd. 367.

Pdtriea, worth m, i4>, d. t; >Ai.

Pencnuoe, Catherine, «rife of Indore Savoy, vs. Labecouc, 395.

PtncraMc, Marin, del. In Dumoulin vs., 413.

P«n*aeola, capture of, (5;. s;;.

Penlccoitc. Donley, def. In Kngel v>., JSi; land claimed by, 581: letter to I^Croix, iSit.

Peoria (Pe), •citlerocnt at, xvl.; mca- doned, 61, «47, 4'7-

Peorian Indian (Pe), depodtioa of, 31 1 nentiooed, 19.

Pci^n, Joa. Mario, reprtaenting Ta- Dmu in Gaud vs. Tabevu, 433;

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aiTcsted and tried for conspincy,

43T, mentioned, 375. Penan, Louis, 63 t. Perrault (Parault, Perault), justice

in CUrk's court, 6-7; is a cripple

and wishes to be sutler, 614; men-

tioQcd, 616. Perrault, J. B., trader, at Cahokia,

cilvii. Perrault, Michel, seal I7 Beatlef,

d.; testifies concerning Winston,

ciiv, Petersen, Cftpt., sent by Pentecoste to

survey land, 613. Petition, to Clark, i ; of LaCroix for

trading license, 5751 of CvUen

Lausage, 533 i see also memorials. Petition to court, form of, 1S4, a. i. Peyiez, commandant at St Lovd^

387-

Piankeshaws attack villages, cdij.

Piastre, definition of, 54, n. a.

Picard, Pierre, elected justice, cviii.

Pichet (Pichetle), »7, 4SS-

Picket, Michel, pit. vi. Gaud, 345.

Piggott (Pichet), Tas., biog. notice, 190, * a. x; identity of names Pichet and Piggott, 163; def. in Groot vi., iSg, Clamorgan vi., 363 ; dispute with Troge, 405 ; deposi- tion of, ïpi ; leader of movement for independent court at Grand Ruisseau, cxlix., 599; sentence against, 605 ; bondaman, 311 ; mentioned, 191, 357.

Piggott, woman, 405.

Pillel, (Pitet) Louis, biog. notice, 636, n. 34; justice, 167-195; plf. VI, Saucier, 47, vi. Asselin, 131, vs. Atarie, 149 ; juror, 307 ; men- tioned, 3ÏS, 4S7. S73-

Pillet, Paschal, 161.

Placetle. Michel, 455-

Plante, Jos., plf. vs. Vaudry, 107.

Plasy, see Duplasy.

Poirier, Jean, 481.

Poirier called Dcsloges, Jos-, biog. notice, 630, n. 74: see Dcsloges.

Pollock, Oliver, American agent at New Orleans, jotriii.; dr^ts on, xlix., Ixxv.

Pompée, negro sold to Sansfaçon, 459 ; verdict of jury concerning sale of, 196, n. I.

Population, of Kaakfcakia, xvi., czlL of Cahokia, xv., cxivi. ; of Praïi du Rocher, xv.

Pottawattomies, on wmrpath, j-HH

Pourec, I.egcr ( ?), 489.

Poupar. 3SS-

Poupar, Joo., biog. notice, 638, 1 53; drf. in E^buxierc vs., 37, eatate of Gagné vs., 353.

Poupar, Paul, juror, 307 ; mentionei 165, 38s, 381. 573. 593. 637-

Power of attorney, by Cahokianj I Prévost, 479 ; by Motord to Beat lieu, 4S3; by Charleville to Pourei 489; by Jautatd to Dubuque, 50J by Askins to Heward, 509; b Miami Co. to Reward, 511; b executors of Kay's will to Bkaksl] SÏ3-

Prairie du Chien, 347, 367, 443.

Prairie du Pont, note on, 48, n. i, SE n. I ; taking up land in, bôxr., 153 'S9'S^S>S9'i rights of inhabitant in,5Si; fences in, 157; meotioiied 49, 77. 17'. "77. 365, 377, 395, 407

Prairie du Rocher, population of, iv, election of juices at, bri., cxri. mentioaed, xii., cxxxii., 493.

Pratte, merchant at Ste. C^nevieve 515; attorney for Mde. Dubuque plf. VI. estate of Dubuque, 371.

Prenouvau, witness, 57; mentioned 165, 169, 4S7.

Prenouvau, Fr-, juror, 73.

President of court of Kas^akia, quea tion of, cviii.

Prévost, Pierre, plf. vs. Lafieur, 167; vs. Harmand, 185; registers letto from Bentley, 475, from George 477, his appointment aa agent U Virginia, cii., 479; mentioned, 97

Price of commodities, increase in, 1

Priests, see Gibault, La Valiniere Le Dru, St. Pierre; rights of, t( moke land grants, 619.

Prison, military, use of, granted tt court, Inacv. ; at Cahokia, 133, n. 1

Prohibition of eipoctatioa, Ixrrii.

Promissory note, given by Durajtd K LaCroix, 313; by Roy to McCr» and Co., 461 ; by Robidou to Dta ion.

Proof by oath, 64, n. r, 161, 335, 969 373-

INDEX

6»

note on. 468. □. i,

Proi»! of iriAgUlnlcs to ïlontgoni' try, txixi.

QucoM. Province «(, 505, 5*31 mon' lionoJ, J7t.

Qtwbac Act. cfTccI ot. xxv.; uniKs niim^ with Caiuula, nu.

QuencU def. in Biuonactte vs., iS)i nicntliwcd. 15. Del. Pierre, juslke, 147-157. orum, 8, 17t. *w. 457.

[Ui,'«ttp (RaceO, Aug., pU. vi. Har- mand. it, vs., Vawby, 99; Ad. in Harmana vl,. 17.

Rantte called Parisien, J^ s. 19.

R*»tte. Mdc, 13.

Ray. Doctrx. join» Dc la Babite, 6ï0.

Kocmd-biMk of Kaakaakia, 611.

Record of the Court of the Conuniltce orCahokia. 3-S.

Remrtl ol (he Court o( the Dbtrict ot Cahokia, 13-447.

Reeve. John, 167.

Rcilhe. .\ni.. plf. ci. Todd, aj}; potitkiD uf, agaimt nUie of Du- buque, 3tt:iuuiiut LaCroixincaie of citatc of Dubuque, Ky, aiior- n*f for Uiirneliii and LaCixiiz, plfs, w. «state ot Dtibuoue. 375; attor- ney for Comclin, pif. vi. LaCroU. siKimcy [orGigon,378; mentioned,

^5> 457- Religion, free eserd»e of, acxnrded.

Religious lite of ilie Frmtli. xdv. Relie, loi., def. in Kansand vt., £9. Relic, (Real. Ricl) Louta, blug. notice,

6*11, a. $1. Renoua, Ft., def. in Courtoi* vt.;

mentioned, (ijt. JtdraA Lignûfer, 148, n. i, 151. Xcynal. pU. vi, Gratiot. 17, 99: vs.

Gnndmonl:,.14g; vs. Hnuon, 151. SIchsid, Pirrre, def- in Harmand vs.,

347- River of M. LabM, 465. Rivet, »S3- Roberl, J. RoUdou, John. obUina «rrit of «einire,

jii; «me declared void, 41J, 4*7;

mentioned, 435. Rocb, Ude-, pU. vs. Lambert, 303.

Rocq. Michel 6j.

Rorhflilav-c, ClMTsUcT de, (Phdlppe dc Roslrl) a|>poinlnI Britiili agent. xKvi. : life and chancier of, Aid. ; his limited authority, nrij-, ixjei.; tain meamra to reçiLalie IntUaa trade, xnii ; acniMiiont aoaûut, ixll., n. >: expwu att*dc bj Americans, xxiviii.; learn* of Ckrk'* expedition. xL; prwf of knowledge of, xll.. n. 1; plant roJMaatie, xli.; surprised at time ot attack, xltil, 537: plan of. In retake lUlnoia. ex.; aecuted bf Bentley, c: mcntiuncd, xix.

Rochcblavc. jr., Vh. dc. intervenes in mil VI. otate of Dahuiquc. 375.

Rock River, expedition to, tuivnL) Ï40. see obo Aii., n. t.

Rogcrt. Benja/nin. member of p*rty wckiag independence for Grand Ruiianti. $99; sentence against, 605 ; bondanan loe Plgfoll. tn6, ■. I.

Roger», Capt., in comiuand at Eat- ka«kiB, xcv.; tyranny ot. icrilL; thrtaiens to abolUi court, ci.; teave* K«<kMkia. di.; letter of, juMifying \imiM, Md., a- a i aocond iSfjl 10 Kaakaaktt, d*.; mentioned, c. 617.

Rose, negreu, lold to Bnmu, 459-

RousMtil. J-, 57J.

Rouville, Seigneur de, see Hertel.

Roux, Pierre, ox of, killed by Mi- dler». S49-

Roy, Joseph, 461.

Roy called Lapuicf, Fr. Xavier, Uog. notice. 615. n. 18.

Roy, J. Pierre, biog. notice, 695, n. 17: justice, i67-t95; lyndic, 145; ia behalf of mlnoe* Melhoi, i>i; pit. VI, Lember, 163: det. in Du< Chaniie t'l., 39; «itacas. 77. 8t; meniioned. ji, 183, 481, 573; ae« abo La;anc^.

Ryan, Joaiob, def. in Golding, w.,

43J- Runuejr, Jaa- trader, znx.; leans

Illinoi)^ xnd.. n. i. St. Oalr. Cov^ arrival In nitncb,

cl.) meniîoaed, czui. St Cjrr, see Dediaje* and DnbmiiL St. Cyr, Vadnte, MglMeTS bto «111, 473-

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ILLINOIS HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS

St. Cjrr, Yadnte, named hdr of Ya- cinte St. Cyr, 475.

St. Cyr, Pierre, 475.

Ste. Genevieve, iviL, 399, 489, 515, 6ig.

St JeaD, see Laperche,

St. JoMph, poK at, xvi, ; attacked by De la Balme, idi.; attacked l^ Cahokiani and Spaolftrdt, sdiL, lee also ibid-, n. a; mentioned, 1,

87-

St Joseph, fauboiu^ of, 505.

St Louu ducriptioD of, zri.; atds- tvice from, to Americana, zziiii. ; emigration to, Ixxxiij., cxxziiL, cxxxv.; De la Balme in, 6ig; Bri- tiihagent3in,cv,9a, n.a, 553,555, 559; mentioacd, cxxvi., $19, 315, 38s, 409, 465, 5J3. SS3. S6i. 6«»-

St. Martin, Pierre, 79.

St. Michel, 87.

St. Philippe, population of, xr.; election of justice at, Ivii., lii., see alsolvii., n, 4; mentioned, 103, 133; see also Little Village.

St. Pierre, Father Paul de, biog. notice, 630, n, 78. cxxxi.; sum- mons served on, 3891 def. in Savoy *'*'■ 39i\ S^>'^ ^ Spanish Ixuik, cxiiii.; mentioned, 359, 169, 351,

39'- Sanguinctle, Ch., merchant of St.

Louis, 53t 55. 61, IJ9-

Saipy, iilf. vs. LaCroii, 179; men- tioned, 619.

Saucier, alias of Belcour, 4.

Saucier, arbitrator, 369.

Saucier, Fr.. biog. notice, 617, n. 44; justice, 297-315; president in

[ilace of LaCroii, 505 ; clerk, xii., 15-197; takes oath as, 51, 95, 13'. '47; notary, 46i-493i obtains writ, 381, 411; accuses Chatigny, 65; petitions court, 113; complaint againai, for disorderly conduct, 397; plE. vs. Gratiot, 61, vs. Baribaud, Î67, vt. Chartier, 343; witness, 67, III, i8i, 431; ap- pointed administrator, 59; men- tioned, 6g, 113, 163, 167. 199,

'67, S3=. 553. 593- Saucier, J, Bte., biog. notice, 616, n. 35; justice, liii-, iÇ-S". 93-119, 167-195,197-335; plf. fi. Aaselin,

75; def. in LsCrotz vi., 37, PïDet VI., 47, Trouier vi^ 139; witoess, 351, 471 ; execuuv, 145 ; men- tioned, 17, 73, 335, 325, 327. 337.

339. 455- 481. S3t. SS3. 593- Sauder, Matt., biog.. notice, 637, n- 38; justice, 341-389, 397-335: pH. VI. Tjhff we, 375; dcf. in MoeeI andSaiufa{onri.,34i ; intncsi,483; jnnir, 307; mentioned. 115, 351,

3»?. 3»7. 339. 3S7. S05. 573. 593-

Saociera, members of the Rcnti7, IX.

Savoy called Cadien, Isidore, biog. ncrtice, 631, o- 95; obtains sum- mons, 389; pif. VI. St Pierre 393, plf, with his wife vs. L«becÛM, 395 ; see Cadien.

Scbemiti, see Smitb.

Seignioiy of the Foieign Kfissioaa, 333.

Senet, notary at Cahokda, 449, 495.

Sentence a^inst Piggot and Ro^rs, 605.

Settlements, north of Ohio Rivo^, prohibited, Iri». ; of Americaas^ Inii., Ixxiiv.

Shakespeare, ist vol., book belooging to James Moore, 517.

Shanioon, Capt Wm., denunciation of Todd I7, IzziL ; Boirmaa wait- ing for, 614; mentioned, 610, 611, 613-

Sbawnees, Clark attacks, bczux.; mentioned, 153.

Shelby, Capt, in command at Via- cennes, liivi.

Sicard (Sicart), Pierre, biog. ootice, 636, n. 33.

Signatures, of justices, 4T1, 319, 367, »97. Ï99. 3'3. 3'9. 373. 378. 381, 387. 397. 399, 401, 419, 44'. 608; of petitioners, 573, 593; of jury, 73.

Sills, Samuel, 41, 77, 79.

Sinclair, Patrick, letter from Girardin concerning conditions at minois, 559. cv.

Slaughter, Major (Colonel) John, letter, concerning lack of supplies, xix. ; concerning dishonest prac- tices, ibid.; witness, 519.

Slavery, affected by ordinance of 1787, cili.

Slaves, Clark's order concerning, xlviii. ; memorial concerning trade with, Isviii.; sale of. 459.

INDEX

66i

Smith, Henry, cIccUd [lutlcOi aasfr.j teiti&ci cnocerning winstm'S acii^ cxv. : mentioned, CXmU.

Scnilh (Scbnnttz), Nicolas, oleclnl juilicc at Bcllcfantntiic. cxqL; talus oath &f juMJcc nf Grand RdsMsu. j<>7; justice, jicj, 331. 343. ^SS'- onler to, î6y, suntmoas icrvcâ on. 4^7: del. (n BlUci vi., ut-, mcniiunfil, .16]. 447.

Sol. dvËnilion of. j. o. i.

Soldiers, lUfTcring >if. idx.. tiao; number ■>(. it Kukaskù, Luuii., civ.; withdrawn from Cahokin. Ixxnii.. ;4;; ahool caltle In oom- moni, Ixvii.; drtcrtlag, 61$, 610; imifonna for, 616; violence M, 537-

* SSt-

Sorel, Canada. 317.

Spuiiaitls, tctllempnts of, xvi.; iule of, congenial to Frcadi, zvli.; lUiUtatice of, [o Americana, zxdii, ; rcpol Briliih from St. Louia, Ixn- viii.i aam'at Virgintana on Rork River cxpcdiiion, Ixirrriii.; attack of, un !>t. Juwrpb. xi*ii,, niii., a. 3; letations ta .\taer. lUInoI», cxxvi.; policy of. In ihcWett,cilii.; intijcuM of, in Cahokii, alvtîL; in MiaVniltia. olL

Spwdth cndllon, prottKlioa a^ioat.

Speculator* ruib to lUinoIa to tak« sdvanlAgc of money valuta, I.

Specttwr. jtb vol., book bckingiag to Jaaet Moore, 517.

Stamped paper, mcnliontd. 509.

Stunt, diarjuc of city-state. cxL

Stnr leaves of ooiin at Cataokia.9.

Sullivan, Capt. John, icli., aji,

„ «93. 40;.

Suininona lu maginrata, 41J.

Supcriatendenta of Indian aS&Ita appointed by cotoniot, xix. ^^ Simiilea, amount of, raiaed by Ka*-

^^L ualùaiM. Ixxvii; fumlahed by

^^ CohcJclana. Aio, 6131 lack of, xdx.

■n, SI. jqp. ', datu

dadea of, axlil.; of com- roiinily, 111, n. », 14$; for alien creditora of estate tA Dubaqoc,

^:

beau. dcf. in Gaud v$~, 433; meo- doocd, 177, ïSï, cxlvii.

TabMu. Alexia, Uc^ doiIc«, 649, a. fri; def, in Beimel uu vt., 81, Levy vt., 137: mentioned. 115.

Tabeau. Pierre Ant-, lakea oath of allegiance. 117: debtor to Kay. 513; racntionei], 413, 417.

TaGa. dennWon of. 13, n. ».

Tardivrau. Barth^lecni, I^og. notice, auxvi,, n. 3; interpreter for Col- onrl Harmai, cixxW.; appointed agent of Americaoa and Freach. cxxxvîiL: contract of Cobokiaitu witit, 5g I ; letter from Cahoklana 10, (95; petitions to Cdnxreas, csixu; interprets alavctr cbuae^ all.

Tellitr, Annant. twora a« ■ritoess, 109.

TelUer. Gabriel, biog. notice, 630, n, 81; mentioned. 115.

Tenure of oITice. period of, Iviii.

Tefteint, deSnilion of, 4;3, n. 1.

Thibault. Antoine, houae of. al Prairie du Rocher, 3411; mentioned, 4»3-

Thu^^dea. account o( djatasc of cliy-«tAie«> aà.

Tlthea, collected bam the Americans, 16^, 169.

Todd, John, biott- notice ol, ÛM.; in Dunmore'i war, liv. ; appointed county licutenani, lilt.; surveyor, Ldx-i organists mlUtla, Iv.; qwedi by, at inaugatstiaa of «wt, lu.; finanda] policy, bud.; diflU culdeaof hlapoaHion, lisiU.; atil- lude of militsty port^ toward*, InS., 61^; bu]^ pcliraea, UxvuL; lasuea mdina porrnHs, Uvtil., 461, 473. 491: utiure of pcdicy cii Invtii.; leavcat niinoàt, Icrix.; letter of, 10 Gr»llol, 617; Imprt*- ■iona of, of IlUoois. Ixxii, ; return of. toi».; mentioned, civ., ouniv.. cxxxvli. ; death oJ. rx.

Todd, Samuel, def. in Reilbe cf., 153.

Toumicr, pif. vt. Lapaoc^ 310.

Trade. prindpAl iQvKa of. zîvU; th« Ohio route, iihW. ; compdilSoo for, Md. ; comporÏMit of trade rotitea, iKviii>, n. I ; Ohio toute of, fanired by government, xkïi,; prrinils for, IxviiL., tlj. »13, 1IÎ. 463. ;js; trade In liquor with Indlani. Iiviil., Ui», cslrii.. 73. is;. 11$, ïjg, 637.

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ILLINOIS HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS

Tndcn, American, arrive in the lUInoU, xxviii.i depart from, xjoà.; prevent realilance la CUrk, iJi,; Canadian, compete, xxxi., czxiii., cxlvii.

Trantcripts rnim Cabokia Record, 13.

Tranacripti of Kaska*l(ia Records pre- pared for aendinf; to Virginia, ciii., ■ee alao ibid, a. j.

Travcrt^, lakes oath, as sheriff, 137, u bailiff, 147; plf. for Reynai vs. Grandmunt, I49i vs. Heiuon, 151.

Treasury- notes, Spanish, 377.

Treaty of Paris, xzv.

Treaty of peace, provisional, betireen EnRiand and U. S.. ex.

Trial of Americans for shooting cattle, cvi.

Trial of neiiroes for poisoning, 4, 13.

Trigg, Stephen, land grant made to, ^80, n. 1., 611.

Trimble, signs as witness, J13.

Troge. 177, 385.

Trogc, L., 48' ■

Troge, Mde,, 401;.

Troge, ricrrr, Wog. notice, 61S, n. 13; hutJiier, iqj, 591; def. In didllot I'l., 19Q, liumoulin vs., 317, 163, Michaels vt.. 181, Chtutran lu., 187 ; dispute with Pijsot, 405 ; menljnnrd, 41,1; see Lancur,

Tiotticr, Kr,, iâofi- notice, 614, n. a ; one of the gcnip'. xx.; ([i\-es finan- cial aid, li. : commandant of dis- trict of Cahokia, Ivi,, cilvi,, 47, j'. 93, J15, 471); resigns office tem- porarily, 14;;; enforces pruhibition of liquor trade, (:î7; in charge of jail, gs, 105 ; takes rnrasum

Xinst British agents. Q5; com- int, against Bcrneron. gi;, against Saucier, jqj ; assemble» court to protect its privileges, no; justice in Clark's court, 5-8; justice 13-51; judge III ixilice, 533; ob- tains summons. 411: summons served on, 41.1: l>etitions, iti, 139, 1451 plf. vs. Martin, 70, vs. I,arteur, 411; def. in I-aCixii» and Le>7 VI., 39, Dubreuii :■,'.. 150: «-ilness, 415, 471. 47!^; Kmilsman, 73: 01' of, killed by soldiers, ^40: men- tioned, iw>-i-, t>3- **■ ' 79. i07. i'5- ,179, 4S7. «9. 481- >,*■■ S.'î.l- Sl,V

Trottier, Jeaji Marie, 85, 99.

Trottier, Joseph, 459.

Trottier, Louis, inog. notice, 619. a. 70; justice, 341—356; pU. a. Harmand, 63, vi. LaCrrni, 133, 13g, VI. Saucier, 139; metidcMied,

335, *$?■

Trudeau, 35 '■

Turanjeau, Lieut, 457-

Turanjeau. See Godin.

Turgcon, iji.

Tui^eon, Fraoçois, plf. vi. Lefrne, 443; def. in Motard vs., 161.

Turgeon, Nicolas, biog. notice, 616, n. 11; plf. vt. Gervais, 187.

Tusaon, J. Bte., plf. vs. Bayles, 339.

TitieUe dative, note on, 36, a. i.

Ulim, Marie Louise, widow of J. Bte. Desgagni, pctïtïaiis, 37.

United States, govenuncDt from, ex- pected, 334, n. I., 337, tag; men- tioned, 537.

Vacation, definition of, soi. ,

Vadeboncoeur, settlement of estate of late, 45-

Vadeboncoeur, Louis, plf. vs. Ban»,

Vagabonds, The, by Savage, book belonging to James Moore, 517.

Vallé, hunter, 455.

ValW. Chas.. 457.

Vallé. Fr., 387."

Vosseur. Jacques, 87.

Vaudry, 335, 353.

Vaudiy, Jos,, biog. notice, 63r, n. 93; def. in Racctte vi,, 99, Plante t'l., 107, Motard vs., tjj. Baron vl., 331, 34Q, Arundel vs., 307.

Verronneau, Denis, plf, vs. Brisson, 3.<;7-

\'eslry-board, oath by members of, 169; mentioned, xziv., 349.

Vigo, gives ânancial support, li.

Villages, French, description of, xn.

Villiers. Sargcnl, 630. Vincennes, descriplion of, ivi.; mili- tia from, sent to assist Rocheblave, j\\. ; people of, persuaded to join .\met. cause, ilv. ; court estab- lished by Clark at. ilvii. ; court esubiislied by Todd at, bdi. ; irreg- ularities of court of, Inii.. Izxziv. ; court record of. destroyed, Ixiii.; evacuated, Ixixiii. ; Oe U Balme

^^B U, BC ; occupied by Clark , cixxUL ;

^^ mrnlfoncil. xvi., 103, 477. 611.

I Virçinin, righl of, to Notlhvcst, In.;

^^_ ticosury of, xtû., Ixiv., Ixzviii..

^^b 54}; Appcftis 10, ixnciti. (-ii,, cui.

^F civil., cxix,; mcuengcr 10, 151.

479: mcationcd. é6$, 471, 481, 487, 53Î- Virgi li» Suite lAbniy. CaUteàoa of,

account of, cljv. VlHal fnmily, member* o( the gentry,

XX.

Vtviat, 1,01m, independent Tetigioua opinion of, xxiv.; tcpretcnts Wa- Mjh L4nd Co., ux.; member of British party, xxxtii.; death of, xll

Voyagturi, deêcripUon of, xviiL

Voilurt. definition of, 168, n- i.

Wabaih Indians, on wurfittli, cxla.

Wabaili I,*nd Co., established and buys land, xxi.

Wabiuh River, villaeci on, 1*1.; trade route by the, ibid,

Wadiletl, David, summoni served 00,405: obtains writ. j8g; pif. f(. Laflcur. 445^ mrnlluDcd, 357.

Wale, plf. vs. Gcrvai», 301, vt. Lk- marcne, 301.

Warrant for hanginn of M&nuel, 10,

D. I.

Wadiingtoa, George, iaierexted in wenetn lands, xxix, ; plans to Alousc the Canadians, Ixxxii.

Wilts, Junes, plf. VI. Grool, 34J. ^—^ Walts, Rob., biog. nollor of, [8X, n. ^^h t; commundunl at Grand Ruii-

^^M M&u, ciiiii,, >95, ;g7 ; opposes

^^H effort for independence, rxlLx.;

^^P ftddrcss by, 5g;; rectrivcs land

^^^ grant, iSijj mentioned, cxiii.. 573.

1 Wells (Wilis), det. in Marthan vl.. 0-

I West, luuk-, deixisliion of, 393;

I mentioned, 181,

Whaiton, SamucL interested ïa wcs'

INDEX

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(rm land», udit-; mcnbtr of tnd- ins Sim, xxvlii.

Wilhnmi. Col., mentioned, djti.

Willlsnts, M*jor John, tiloK- nnilre, 6>, n, I : intonunand at KaskaskitL, Ixxvi.; to give mililnrv ostisiancc, 63; tMtll'ie» ninccrnlnft Winston, cxv.; mcnliuned, cr., 543, 5J3, 5j7. 618.

Williams, Thomas Jarret, hone- whipped Dodice, ClO-

Wîlling, expedition of, xl.

Wills, registry of, Iw^cat's, 467; St. Cyr't,47^; Moore's, jij.

Wiliua, wnl n^inst, 413.

Wine, Thomas, bondsman for Piggot, }!}&, n. I.

Winston, Mn., appeals to court, cxiv.

Winston, Richard, *ke(ch of, Ixziv.; in iiartnership With Kenneth-, zHil.; talks indencndcncc, exxvi.; col- lect* supplie* for Clark, xliii.; ^vcs Itnancial ûd, Ii.; appointed eoouDandanl M KukaskLi, Ivf.; Appointed sheriff, Ixi., 10, n. i; appointed deputy county lieutenant, lixii. ; hostility ol French lo, Ixixvi,, cvii.; relation 10 the mili- tary, Ixxxvii.; party od, cxii-, cxvu,; aupporti FVench. ciU.; accuses Virginia oSceiii KvfIL, oiil.: ar- rested by Dodge, cxiv.; proint ol, cxv.; dispute referred to. 119: authoriSES conunlMloni, 489, 491; policy of. defeated at election, cviii., cxvi.; abollshea court ol Kaakaa- kia, cxvii.; appotslcd rtprcamta tive to Virginia, czvIL; deuti a(|

CXI.

Wood, Ch., def. In Clammgaa vt.,

331 1 Uod grant to, 119. Worlnj-, Joseph, def. in Moni* vi.,

jC>3; bundtman, jii; mentioned

3)7. 1^5- Wouel, juror, tSj.