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At Cahokia, September 21, 1780.
as has been frequently said .- Kas Rec., Edict of Colonel Wilkins. In this edict Wilkins gave the court of judicature, established by him in 1768, jurisdiction in criminal matters, but he said that the people were not sufficiently familiar with English law to permit trials by jury. The use of trial by jury in the courts of the county of Illinois was due to the influence of the Vir- ginians .- Introduction, p. lxiii.
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[Signed.] Sa Chle + Butau
Sa
Ch
Pierre + Gramon marque
marque sa Bte + Lussier
sa
G. Blin
rap1 + Gagné marque
marque sa
sa
fr + prenouvaux.
B. Saucier
f. + cretien marque
marque 1 'sa Bte + Baron
sa Louis + chatel
marque
marque
21ie. 7bre 1780. La Cour Setant rassemblé pour Examiner L'opinion Des Juré Si Dessu nomé president Chle Ducharme, Jn Bte Lacroix Clement Lenglois, ant. armant, tous quatre present Et ont Condanné et Condanne Le Sr augustin angé aux fraix qui auront Eté fait, &c nayant pas produit Sufisante preuve Contre L'ataque quil a fait a alexis Brisson.
f saucier Greffier.
a une Cour du 15 8bre 1780.
président Chle Ducharme
clement Lenglois
Bte Lacroix
philipe Jervais prest
a La demende de plusieurs personne de ce Village pour avoir Des permis pour aller ou Leurs petite affaires Les appellent, La Cour Sest assemble pour Ce Sujete et a decidé quil Sera donné Des permis a quelque personne d'une reputation et Caractere reconnu et quil Sera Defendu tres Expressement a qui que Se Soit D'importer avec eux aucune Boison anivrente Et Donneront Cotion qui repondera de toute malversation de Leur par.
pierre Gatien ayant preté Serment Sur LeS Evangille de rien faire ni faire auqu'ne Chose Contraire aux Etat Et a Donné La personne de mr fr trotier 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, 8bre.
fr saucier Gref
DuCharme prd.
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[Signed.]
his
his
Charles + Buteau. CH. Pierre + Grandmont. mark mark his
his
Bte. + Lussier.
G. Blin.
Raph. + Gagné. mark
mark his
his
Fr. + Prenouvau.
B. Saucier.
F. + Chretien. mark his
mark his Bte. + Baron.
Louis + Chatel.
mark
mark
September 21, 1780, The Court reassembled to examine the opinion of the jurors above named, President Charles DuCharme, Jean Bte. Lacroix, Clement Langlois, Ant. Harmand all four being present; and has condemned and does condemn M. Augustin Angers to pay the costs of the trial, since he has not proved his accusation against Alexis Brisson.
F. Saucier, Clerk. At a Court, October 15, 1780.
President, Ch. DuCharme. Clement Langlois.
Bte LaCroix Philip Gervais.
Present.
On the petition of several persons of this village for permission to go where their private business calls them, the Court assembled to consider this subject, and decided that permission shall be given to some persons of recognized reputation and character, and that it shall be very expressly forbidden everybody to import with them any intoxicating liquor, and that those to whom permission to go is given shall present bondsmen who will be responsible for all misdemeanors on their part.
Pierre Gatient made oath on the Holy Gospel to do nothing and to cause nothing contrary to the interests of the State and presented the person of M. Fr. Trottier for bondsman. He was granted permission to go on the Mississippi, where his business calls him.
The Court adjourned to Thursday, October 19.
F. Saucier, Clerk.
DuCharme, Pres.
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26 8bre
President Jh Lepage Jn Bte Lacroix
ant. armant
phle Jervais
clemt Langlois
Present
PIERRE DORION Demendeur Chle DUCHARME Deffendeur 1
Le demendeur poursuit Le defendeur pour avoir Cotioné pour Le nomé Joseph Deloge a qui il a Gagné quartre Cent Livre au Jeu de Carte et dit navoir Joué avec Luy que Sur Les assurance de Son argent que que [sic] Le deffendeur Luy donnoit par Son Cotionnement.
Le deffendeur declare avoir Servie de Cotion a Joseph Deloge pour Jusqu'a La Somme de quatre Cent Livres, Mais que Le dt Deloge Luy a dit quil ne Les avoit point perdu.
La Cour a renvoyé Le présent proçes pour Etre Decidé a La Cour prochaine Et Estre Ledt Deloge pourcuit par Le Demen- deur avant que d'attaque Le Cotion Deffendeur.
Bte SAUCIER Demendeur Joh ASSELIN Deffendeur
Le demendeur poursuit Le deffendeur, pour nayant pas pu un Jour aller Livrér de la chau d'un fournau quils avoient fait En Commun Sans auqu'un marché ni Convention que Sur Leur parole, que Le Deffendeur Luy fait payé un Compte de travau quil a fait faire au fournau aprés Etre Cui Sans Le prevenir de Louvrage quil alloit y faire faire.
Le Deffendeur declare avoir Eté une fois dire au demendeur d'aller Livrer de La chau ne pouvant pas cy aller Luy même.
Le Demendeur repette quil a dit au deffendeur Cette Journé La que Le fournau periray plutant que de quitter Louvrage quil avoit, Et quil pouvoit prendre un homme Et L'envoyer a Sa place Et Lui Le payeroit.
La Cour a Condanner Le deffendeur a Livrer au Demendeur La moitié 'du fournau Et a payer tous Deux Les fraix qui ont Eté fait pour La Conservation de Leur fournau Et payeront Egalement La fraix De Justice.
La Cour Est adjourné Jeudy 2ie de gbre.
fr saucier Greffier Jh lepage presidan
1 The popular gambling game among the French at this time was Vingt-et-un.
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October 26.
President J. Lepage.
Jean Bte LaCroix.
Ant. Harmand. Phil. Gervais
Clement Langlois.
Present
PIERRE DORION, Plaintiff, vs. CH. DUCHARME, Defendant.
The plaintiff sues the defendant for having given bond for the named Joseph Desloges, from whom the plaintiff won four hundred livres at cards1. He says that he played with Desloges only because of the assurance of his money which the defendant gave by his surety.
The defendant declares that he acted as bondsman to Joseph Desloges up to the sum of four hundred livres, but says that the said Desloges told him that he had not lost that amount.
The Court continued the present suit to be decided at the next Court and ordered that the said Desloges be sued by the plaintiff before suit is brought on the surety of the defendant.
BTE. SAUCIER Plaintiff, vs. Jos, ASSELIN, Defendant.
The plaintiff sues the defendant because he was not able to go one day and draw off the lime from a kiln which they had made together without any contract 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 plaintiff of the work he intended to have done on it.
The defendant declares that he went one time to tell the plaintiff to go and draw off the lime, since he was not able to go himself.
The plaintiff repeats that he told the defendant that day that the kiln might go to ruin before he would leave the work he was doing; and that he could get a man to send in his place and that he 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 the costs of justice.
The Court adjourned to Thursday, November 2.
F. Saucier, Clerk.
Jos. Lepage, President.
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a une Cour du 16 9bre
Président Josh Lepage
ant. armant
Chre Ducharme
fr. Courrié
Jn Bte Lacroix
Present
Demendeur PIERRE MARTIN Defendeur CHre LACROIX
Le Demendeur poursuit Le Deffendeur pour un pourçeau quil a pris Dans La prarie Du pon Et quil a renfermé Ches Luy, Et Demande quil Luy Soit rendu.
Le demendeur dit Encore que Mr pierre roy a dit au deffend- eur Lorsquil a pris et amener Ledt pourçeau Ches Luy quil ne Luy appartenoit pas quil Etoit au demendeur a quoy Ledt def- fendeur a repondu que Celuy quil Le reclameroit Le Viendroit Cherché.
Le Deffendeur Dit quil Croyoit Bien Le dt pourçeau a Luy Lorsquil a pris Et que Si Le Demendeur Donne Des preuve quil Soit a Luy quil Consent a Luy rendre.
Le Demendeur a produit Deux temoins qui ont fait La Visite au dit pourceau pierre roy et Louis Chatelle ont preté Serment Sur Le Saint Evangile de dieu tout puissant de repondre au ques- tion qu on Leur feroit, et ont Dit qu'apres avoir Visité Le pour- çeau quils ont reconue que La marque Etoit Celle du demendeur quoiquil paroit quil aye Eté un peu Deguisé 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 Bte Lacroix Demande a la Cour quil Luy Soit permis de faire vendre quelques Effest appartenant au Sieur Sills, pour une Somme de quatrevingt et quelque Livres quil Luy doit.
La Cour a permis a Monsr Lacroix La vente Des dits Effest dudt Sills dimanche prochain.
La Cour Est ajourné Jeudy 7 xbre
f saucier Greffier Jh lepage pre
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At a Court, November 16.
President, Jos. Lepage.
Ant. Harmand.
Ch. DuCharme. Fr. Courier.
Jean Bte. LaCroix.
Present.
PIERRE MARTIN, Plaintiff, vs. CH. LACROIX, Defendant.
The plaintiff sues the defendant for a pig, which he had taken in the Prairie du Pont and shut up at his house and demands that it be returned to him.
The plaintiff further says that M. Pierre Roy told the defend- ant at the time he captured and carried the pig away to his house that it didn't belong to him but to the plaintiff, to which the defendant answered that he who claimed it might come to fetch it.
The defendant says that he really believed the said pig his, when he took it; but if the plaintiff gives proof that it belongs to him, he would consent to return it.
The plaintiff produced two witnesses, who have inspected the said pig. Pierre Roy and Louis Chatel made oath on the Holy Gospels of Almighty God to answer the question which was put to them; and said that, after examining the pig, they recognized that the brand was that of the plaintiff, although it appeared to have been somewhat disguised either by frost or some branch, but that in spite of that their opinion is that it is the brand of the plaintiff.
The Court unanimously condemned the defendant to return to the plaintiff a pig similar to the one he had taken, subject to inspection by him, who saw the pig when it was taken, and to pay the costs.
Jean Bte. LaCroix prays the Court to be permitted to have sold some goods belonging to M. Sills for a sum of eighty odd livres which the latter owes him.
The Court permitted M. LaCroix to hold the sale of the said goods of the said Sills Sunday next.
The Court adjourned to Thursday, December 7.
F. Saucier, Clerk.
Jos. Lepage, Pres.
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a une Cour du 23 9bre 1780
President Jo Lepage
Clem Langlois
Ch. Ducharme
philipe Jervais
ant armant
Jn Bte Lacroix
prest
un Compte présenté En Cour par Jn Bte Lacroix de Joseph matelot Due a Bte Lamarche Et Demande que Le cheval dudt matelot Soit vendu pour payer une Somme de Cent Vingt Deux Livre que Ledt Lamarche Luy doit Et a renbourser Le Surplus Si il Est Vendu plus.
La Cour a accordé a Jn Bte Lacroix La vente du Cheval pour payer Le Compte de Jn Bte Lamarche et autre Si il Sen trouve aprés toute fois que Jn Bte Lacroix aura tiré Soixante Et dix Livres En pelleterie quil a payé a Pierre St martin pour avoir amené Ledt cheval et quarante Livres au même pour Ledt Lamarche.
un autre Compte présente par Jn Bte Lacroix de Samuel Silles Montant a la Somme de soixante Et dix huit Livres.
Et a produit aussi La vente de Ses Effest montant a la Somme de Cent dix livres dix sols. La Cour a acordé a Jn Bte Lacroix soixante Et dix huit Livres En pelleterie, Et Le [sic] que Le reste Sera Deposé Entre Les main du Cherif pour payer Les fraix et autre Creancier Si il Sen trouve.
La Cour Est ajourné a Jeudy 7 Xbre
a une Cour 19 Xbre 1780.
President Joseph Lapage ant armant
Jn Bte Lacroix philipe Jervais prest
Demendeur FR. TROTIER Defendeur PIERRE MARTIN
Le Demendeur poursuit Le Deffendeur pour un Cheval quil Luy a Changé pour un Boeuf Et que Le Deffendeur refuse de Luy donner.
Le deffendeur repond que Le demendeur Luy avoit promis de Luy donner un bon Boeuf tel quil Luy avoit demender pour apareillié un Des Sien.
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At a Court November 23, 1780.
President Jos. Lepage.
Clem. Langlois.
Ch. DuCharme.
Philippe Gervais.
Ant. Harmand.
Jean Bte. LaCroix.
Present.
Jean Bte. Lacroix presents in Court an account of Joseph Matelot due to Bte. Lamarche and demands that Matelot's horse be sold to pay a sum of one hundred and twenty-two livres, which the said Lamarche owes him and that the surplus, if it sells for more, be returned.
The Court granted 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 livres in peltries, which he paid to Pierre St. Martin for having brought the said horse, and forty livres to the same for the said Lamarche.1
Jean Bte. LaCroix presented another account of Samuel Sills amounting to the sum of seventy-eight livres and presented also the statement of the sale of his goods amounting to the sum of one hundred and ten livres ten sols.
The Court granted to Jean Bte. LaCroix seventy-eight livres in peltries, and ordered that the balance be deposited in the hands of the sheriff for the payment of expenses and other creditors, if there are any.
The Court adjourned to Thursday, December 7.
At a Court December 19, 1780.
Presidents Joseph Lepage. Ant. Harmand.
Jean Bte. LaCroix. Philippe Gervais.
Present.
FR. TROTTIER, Plaintiff, vs. PIERRE MARTIN Defendant
The plaintiff sues the defendant for a horse, which he ex- changed with him for an ox and which the defendant refuses to give him.
The defendant answers that the plaintiff promised to give him a good ox, such as he had demanded, to match one of his own.
1 Thus sparing Matelot these expenses.
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Vue Les Difficulté des partis La Cour a demendé Des preuve par temoin de Leur Echangé.
pierre roy ayant preté Serment a dit que martin a dit a Mr trotier que Son Boeuf navoit jamais tiré Et que Mr trotier Luy a dit quil gageroit Le Boeuf quil av[oit] tirré.
appres avoir Entendu Les parties reciproquement La Cour, a Condanné Le deffendeur a tenir Lechange avec Le demendeur. Et quand a Leur gajur Elle a Eté renvoyé Sans auq'une Condan- nation, Et quand au fraix de Justice il Sont Condanné a En payer Chaqu'n La moitié.
La Cour Est ajourné Jeudy 21 xbre.
fr saucier Greffier Jh lepage presidan.
a une Cour du Igie Jenvier 1781.
président Jh Lepage Jn Bte Lacroix
ant armant Chle Ducharme
présent
Demendeur Bte BARGEON Deffendeur ALEXIS TABAUT
Le demendeur poursuit Le Deffendeur 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 Ladtte Donnation Et quau Contraire quil est Sorti de Ches Luy Sans Seulement L'en avertir ni San Savoir pourquoy Et demande que Le Deffendeur Luy paye un Dedomagement, ou que La Dona- tion aye tourjour Lieu.
Le Deffendeur repond par requette quil Est Sorti de La maison du Demendeur pour Eviter a lavenir accident facheux Vue que Ledt 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 Livre de Sortir de la maison dudt Demendeur avec Ses effest Et Le Condanner a payer Sa pention et Blanchichage . depuis quil Est a Ses sarge
La Cour a accordé au Sieur tabau suivant sa demande La Cassation de Ladtte Donnation Et a ordonné au Sr Bergeron de
1 This kind of donation was very common. The donor conveyed by deed of gift all his property to the donee in return for board, lodging, etc., for life. Ferriere, Coutume de Paris,
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In view of the difficulty between the parties the Court demanded proofs by witnesses of their exchange.
Pierre Roy took oath and said that Martin told M. Trottier that his ox had never drawn and that M. Trottier answered that he would warrant the ox that it had drawn.
After having heard both parties, the Court condemned the defendant to hold to the exchange with the plaintiff and as to 'their pledge [?] it has been dismissed without any condemna- tion, and as to the costs of justice they are each condemned to pay half.
The Court adjourned to Thursday, December 21.
F. Saucier, Clerk. Jos. Lepage, President.
At a Court, January 18, 1781.
President, Jos. Lepage.
Jean Bte. LaCroix.
Ant. Harmand. Ch. DuCharme. 1
BTE. BERGERON, Plaintiff, vs. ALEXIS TABEAU, Defendant.
The plaintiff sues the defendant in regard to an act of donation of all his goods made on condition that the defendant should fail in nothing, to which he was bound by the said donation.1 Con- trary to the agreement the defendant has left the plaintiff's house without giving notice and without the plaintiff's 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 house to avoid any future disagreeable accidents, 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 he be free to go forth from the plaintiff's house with his property and that the plaintiff be condemned to pay his board, lodging and washing, since he is bound to support him.
The Court granted M. Tabeau, in accordance with his prayer, the annulment of the said donation and ordered M. Bergeron to return to the said Tabeau whatever he might have belonging to iii., 1017 et seq .; Alvord, Illinois in the Eighteenth Century, Bulletin of Ill. State Hist. Lib. vol. i., No I
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remettre audt tabau ce qui peut avoir a luy appartenant Ches Luy et a payer trois mois de pention audt tabau et Blanchissage a raison de trente Cinq Livres par mois et a payer Les fraix de Justice Le tout Contant.
Bte BARGEON Demendeur MICHEL CHARTIER 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 aprés Le demend- eur a pris un homme chés Luy et que Son Cheval Luy a fait un tor Considerable Et que L'ayand [sic] dt au demendeur il Luy auroit repondu qu'un cheval ne mange pas de tabac Le deffend- eur dit que le demandeur ne devoit pas permettre a qui que se soit De mettre aucun animal dans un terrin des quil Le Loue.
Le demendeur repond qu'il a permis de mettre Le cheval de l'homme quil avoit chés Luy dans Le terrin Mais quil Luy avoit Deffendu de Le Lesser Livre.
La Cour a Condanner Le demendeur a payer Les fraix de Justice et a perdre Les quinze livres de tabac que le deffendeur Devoit Lui Livrer.
La Cour Est ajourné a Jeudy rie fevrier
Jh lepage presidan
a une Cour du I fevrier 1781
Président Joseph Lapage
ant. armant
Ch Ducharme
philipe Jervais
Jn Bte Lacroix
fr. Courrié
present
Jn Bte 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 Ches Luy un peu de maïs a luy appartenant.
Joseph Bissonette ayant parru a prété serment et a dit quil Etoit témoins Lorsque mr Lefevre a promis de payer a mr Lacroix
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the latter at his house and to pay three months' board, lodging and washing for the said Tabeau at the rate of thirty-five livres a month, and to pay the costs of justice, all in money.
BTE. BERGERON, Plaintiff, vs. MICHEL CHARTIER, Defendant. The plaintiff sues the defendant for the rent for land, which he occupied for the cultivation of tobacco. The rent, which the defendant was to pay the plaintiff, was fifteen pounds of tobacco, which he refuses to pay to-day.
The defendant answers that some time after he had rented the land of the plaintiff and had set out his tobacco, the plaintiff brought into his own house a man, whose horse had done the plants considerable damage; and when he told the plaintiff about it, the latter had answered that a horse did not eat tobacco. The defend- ant says that the plaintiff ought not to permit 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 his horse in the field; but that he had forbidden him to let it loose.
The Court condemned the plaintiff to pay the costs of justice and to lose the fifteen pounds of tobacco, which the defendant was to pay.
The Court adjourned to Thursday, February I.
Jos. Lepage, President.
At a Court, February 1, 1781.
President, Joseph Lepage.
Ant. Harmand.
Ch. DuCharme. Philippe Gervais.
Jean Bte. LaCroix. Fr. Courier
Present.
JEAN BTE. LACROIX, Plaintiff, vs. LEFEVRE, Defendant.
The plaintiff sues the defendant for a sum of thirty-three livres 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 corn belonging to the said Trottier.
Joseph Bissonette appeared and made oath. He said that he was a witness, when M. Lefevre promised to pay M. LaCroix
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trente trois Livres en pelleterie que Jn marie trotier Luy devoit Ce a quoi Mr Lefevre a consenti, moyenant que Le maïs quil avoit ches Luy audt trotier Luy resteroit.
La Cour a Condanné Le Sieur. Lefevre a payer au Sieur Lacroix trente trois Livres en pelleterie Comme il paroit quil a repondu de Le faire par Le témonis qui a preté Serment et a gar- der Le maïs qui peut Luy rester apartenant audt feu trotier et a payer Les fraix.
La Cour Est ajourné au 8 du Court
f. saucier gr
Jh Lepage P
A une Cour du 8 mars 1781.
Président. Ch. Ducharme Clement Langlois
Jh Lepage
Present
Demendeur Jn Bte LACROIX
Le Demendeur présente En cour un Billet de feu Jean Bte amellin de La somme de Cinq Cent une Livre qui Lui est Due, Et Demende quil Soit fait une vante Des Effest Dudt feu amellin pour Satisfaire a Se quil Luy Est Du.
La Cour a accordé quil Soit fait une vente par Encan public des Effest dudt feu amellin pour Satisfaire a Ses Déptes, aux illinois Et par privilége a Ce qui peut Etre Due au Demandeur pour pension et fourniture quil Luy a fait Et que Ladtte Vente Soit faitte Dimanche 1I Du présent, Et ont a Cette Effest Ellu La personne de Mr Jn Bte Lacroix pour Gerer et regler Les Compte Dudt feu amelin, Et Lobligeon de De [sic] rendre Compte de Ladte Succesion Lorsquil En Sera requis.
fr. saucier DuCharme présd.
a une Cour du 29 mars 1781.
President, Josh Lepage ant Armant
Charle Ducharme Jn Bte Lacroix
Pres
M Laurant Duroché presente a la Cour un Billet de huit Cent Soixante Et Douze Livres en pellterie a L'ordre de Mr
1 Hamelin was undoubtedly the J. Bte. Hamelin who led the expedition against St. Joseph in the fall of 1780 .- Introduction, p. xcii.
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thirty-three livres in peltries which Jean Marie Trottier owed the latter, provided the corn at his house, belonging to the said Trottier, remained his.
The Court condemned M. Lefevre to pay M. LaCroix thirty- three livres in peltries, which he had become responsible for doing, as appears from the testimony of the witness, who has made oath; and to keep the corn, belonging 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. DuCharme. Clement Langlois. Jos. Lepage.
Present.
JEAN BTE. LACROIX, Plaintiff.
The plaintiff presents in Court a note of the late Jean Bte, Hamelin for the sum of five hundred and one livres, which is due him; and prays that there be made a sale of the goods of the said late Hamelin to satisfy what is due him.1
The Court granted that there be held a sale by public auction of the goods of the late Hamelin to satisfy his debts in Illinois, and by preference what may be due the plaintiff for board and lodging, and supplies which he has furnished him, and decreed that the said sale be made Sunday, the IIth of the present month. For this purpose they have elected M. Jean Bte. Lacroix to carry out the sale and to settle the accounts of the said late Hamelin; and we bind him to render account of the said estate, when it shall be required.
Fr. Saucier. Ducharme, President.
At a Court, March 29, 1781.
President, Jos. Lepage. Ant. Harmand.
Charles Ducharme Jean Bte. LaCroix. Present.
M. Laurent Durocher2 presents in Court a note for eight hundred and seventy-two livres in peltries drawn to the order of M. Cerré and owed by the late Jean Bte. Hamelin, and 2 Laurent du Rocher was a merchant in St. Louis.
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