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a une même Cour Clement alary demende quil soit hautorizé de faire rendre Compte a piere Chauvin du Bien que peut revenir au mineurs Buat Labecace du Cotte de leur mere.
La Cour a accordé a La demende de Clement alary pourvu que Les tuteur des dits mineurs y Soyent présent.
La Court Est ajourné au 2ie may.
fr saucier, clark.
J BH LaCroix
a une Court du 18 avril 1782 par extraordinaire.
Président George Blin Bte Saucier
raphael Gagné · Piere Granmon
Jn Bte Lacroix Bte Dubuque
Josh Cecire Présent
La Court Etant assemblé au nom des habitants pour repondre a la requette a Eux presente par antoine Girardin Sur La pro- position quil Leur fait pour L'abandon de Son moulin Et aussi pour donner toutte Les Connoissances a Mr Richard Winston Lieutenant Gouverneur Civile pour la Conté Des Illinois, de toutte Les affaires qui Ce Sont passé avec ledt Girardin Et Les habitants affin den venir a une Conclusion.
Veu que La requette présenté audt habitant En General La Cour a renvoyé aux habitant a En faire réponse.
fr saucier. G Blin
a une Cour du 9 may 1782 Extraordinaire.
Président G Blin Josh Cecire
pierre Granmon Bte Saucier
raphael Gagné Jn Bte Dubuque Jn Bte Lacroix présent
monsieur fr trottier ayant fait assemblé La Cour, au nom du public pour Demender a mr T Brady Les pouvoir quil a de faire Des Deffences au public.
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The defendant answers that he took the oxen away because he noticed that they were treated badly.
The plaintiff produces a witness, who says that the plaintiff had given the oxen to the defendant for all the time of sowing.
The Court condemned the defendant to pay the plaintiff twenty francs for the time he fed his oxen and to pay the cost.
At the same Court Clement Alarie prays that he be author- ized to make Pierre Chauvin render account of the goods, which may accrue to the minors Buyat Labecasse from their mother.
The Court granted the prayer of Clement Alarie, provided the guardians of the said minors are there present.
The Court adjourned to May 2.
Fr. Saucier, Clerk.
J. B. H. Lacroix.
At a special session of the Court, April 18, 1782. President, George Blin. Bte. Saucier.
Raphael Gagné
Pierre Grandmont.
Jean Bte. LaCroix.
Bte. Dubuque.
Jos. Cesirre. Present.
The Court assembled in the name of the inhabitants to make response to the petition presented to them by Antoine Girardin, in which he proposes to them to abandon his mill and to give full cognizance of all the causes between himself and the inhabitants to Mr. Richard Winston, lieutenant civil governor of the county of Illinois, that a conclusion may be reached concerning them.
Considering that the petition is presented to the inhabitants in general, the Court referred it to the inhabitants to make response thereto.
Fr. Saucier.
G. Blin.
At a special session of the Court, May 9, 1782. President G. Blin. Jos. Cesirre.
Pierre Grandmont. Bte. Saucier.
Raphael Gagné. Jean Bte. Dubuque. Jean Bte. LaCroix. Present.
M. Fr. Trottier assembled the Court in the name of the public to demand of M. Brady what power he had to publish prohibi- tions to the public.
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Thomas Brady ayant paru a dit qu'en Sa qualité de deputé pour les Sauvages quil fesoit Deffence de la trétte de taffia avec Eux.
La Cour Luy a representé quelle fesoit Elle même Ses deffences, Et que Si il a quelque plainte a faire Contre quelqu'un de Ce village au Sujet des Sauvages de le faire Et non pas de faire aucune deffence a Ce Sujet sans que la Cour en Soit instruit.
f saucier Clark.
G. Blin
a une Cour 20 Juin 1782.
Président Geo. Blin
Josh Cecire
piere Granmon
Bte Saucier
raphle Gagné
Bte Dubuque
Jn Bte Lacroix Présent
La Cour Etant assemblé pour prendre Le Serment des Juges nomé par La novelle Ellection faitte Le 16 du Court par une assem- blé En la maison de m' trottier Savoir Les Sieurs Geo. Blin pierre Granmon Bte Dubuque, Bte alary, Bte 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 celuy 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 clark 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 même Cour a Eté ordonné que niColas Chabot Continu- roit Sa charge de Cherif de la Cour.
nicolas Chabot a pris le Serment de fidélité Et doffice.
LOUIS PILLET Demendeur Jos. ASSELIN Deffendeur
Louis pillet présente un marché passé Entre Luy Et Le def- fendeur pour ouvrage que le deffendeur devoit faire a Sa maison parceque le deffendeur refuse [?] de le Suivre.
Le deffendeur Expose que nayant pas fait L'ouvrage autant dit non pas par sa fautte puisquil na Jamais eté forcé par le demend-
1 Brady was Indian commissioner for the state of Virginia.
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Thomas Brady appeared and said that in his office of deputy for the savages he prohibited trade in tafia with them.1
The Court shows that it published itself such a prohibi- tion; and demands that, if there is any complaint to make against any one of this village on the subject of the savages, he is to make it, and not to publish prohibitions on the subject without inform- ing the Court.
Fr. Saucier, Clerk.
G. Blin.
At a Court, June 20, 1782.
President, Geo. Blin.
Jos. Cesirre.
Pierre Grandmont.
Bte. Saucier.
Raph. Gagné.
Bte. Dubuque.
Jean Bte. LaCroix.
Present.
The Court assembled 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, Bte. Dubuque, Bte. Alarie, Bte. Baron, Gabriel Baron, and Louis Lebrun.
The following judges, namely George Blin, etc., mentioned above, 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 Cahokia, June 20, 1782.
The Court ordered that Fr. Saucier be appointed clerk of this Court.
Fr. Saucier took the oath of fidelity and also that of office, and took his place as clerk.
At the same Court it was ordered that Nicolas Chabot should continue his commision of sheriff of the Court.
Nicolas Chabot took oath of fidelity and of office.
LOUIS PILLET, Plaintiff, vs. Jos. ASSELIN, Defendant,
Louis Pillet presents an agreement entered into by himself and the defendant for work, which the latter was to do on his house, because the defendant refuses to keep it.
The defendant explains that he has not done the work as said, but not through his fault, but because he has never been com-
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eur de Le faire, Et que Comme il y a Cinq ans que Ledt marché Est passé il trouve que le prix Est trop mediocre il demende aug- mentation.
La Cour a Condanné Le demendeur a remboursé a deffendeur, La Somme de Soixante Et dix Livres pour n'avoir pas obligé Le deffendeur a faire Son ouvrage au tems Echus Et a payer Les fraix Entre Eux.
Demendeur G. CONSTANT Deffendeur AT ARMENT
Le domendeur poursuit L deffendeur disant que Sous Le prete ::: » dit il que Son Enffant Luy auroit manqué quil L'auroit at- taqué En Luy disant, va mon fils dire a ton pére 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 mr Granmon quil pensoit que le demendeur auroit pu Le faire.
mr. 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 deffendeur 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 Deffendeur
a une même Cour une requette présenté par Louis Lemé habitant de St philipe pour un soque quil luy a Eté oté de Sa charu par mr Cecire Sous le pretex dit il que ledit lemé Luy devoit quinze franc. Ce qui La mis hor detat de faire Ses Semence Et de les faire faire Dont il Luy En a Couté Suivant Le Sertificat de mr Ch. Cadron Cent franc pour faire Sa Semence.
Joseph Cecire dit quil Est vray quil a pris Le Soque mais que ce n'est que par ce que ledt Lemé Luy devoit quinze franc pour avoir Eté Emprisonné ches Luy Et que Si il Lut paye il ne L'au- roit pas fait.
La Cour a Condanner Le Sieur Secire a rembourser au de- mendeur Ce qui Luy en a Couté pour faire faire Ses Semences Et a
1 There was no prison in Cahokia, and the fort was sometimes used for that purpose, but not always. A prisoner was more often placed in the custody of an officer. Since no case in which Lemay was sentenced to imprisonment occurs in the Record, the imprisonment
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pelled to do it by the plaintiff; and that, as it was five years ago that the bargain was made, he finds that the price is too low and demands an increase.
The Court condemned the plaintiff to reimburse the defend- ant the sum of seventy livres for not having compelled the defend- ant to do his work in the expired time and both to pay the costs.
G. CONSTANT, Plaintiff, vs. ANT. HARMAND, Defendant.
The plaintiff sues the defendant, saying that under the alleged pretext that his child had put a slight upon the defendant, the latter had assaulted him and said: "Go, my son, and tell your father that he ate Grandmont's pig"; and the plaintiff prays that this, of which he is accused, be proved by the opposing party.
The defendant says that he heard M. Grandmont say that he thought that the plaintiff might have done it.
M. Grandmont says that in fact he thought it; but that he did not positively accuse him thereof, because he was not sure.
The Court dismissed the plaintiff and the defendant without passing judgment, since the plaintiff is not just in his demands; and for the abusive language they have used, they are both con- demned to pay the costs
LEMAY, Plaintiff, vs. Jos. CESIRRE, defendant.
At the same Court a petition was presented by Louis Lemay, inhabitant of St. Phillippe, for a plowshare, which had been taken from his plough by M. Cesirre under the alleged pretext that the said Lemay owed him fifteen francs. This put him out of condition to do his sowing, and the cost of having it done, ac- cording to the certificate of M. Ch. Cadron, was one hundred francs.
Joseph Cesirre says that it is true that he took the plowshare, but only because the said Lemay owed him fifteen francs for his imprisonment at his house and that, if he had paid him, he would not have done it.1
The Court condemned M. Cesirre to repay to the plaintiff what it had cost him to have his sowing done, after retaining the fifteen may date back to the British period, when Cesirre's father was judge and commandant at Cahokia.
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rendre au demendeur Sa charue garni tel quel Etoit Lorsquil y a touché. Et ce ches Luy a St philipe. Et Le deffendeur a payer Les fraix. apres avoir retenu quinze Livre que le Demendeur Luy Doit pour L'emprisonnement ches luy.
f. saucier Clark
G. Blin
a une Cour tenu Le 8 aoust 1782.
président G. Blin
Louis Lebrun
piere Granmon
Gabriel Baron
Bte Baron
Bte Dubuque
Bte Alary
Présent
Demendeur GABRIEL CERRÉ Deffendeur ANT ARMANT
Le demendeur poursuit le deffendeur pour une Somme de mil Six Cent quarante Six livres tant pour un negre que pour une terre quil Luy a eté adjugé a L'ancan de feu Sieur nicol Suivant Son obligation, Et Expose en outre Ledt sieur demendeur quil auroit deja fait Sinifié audit Deffendeur de payer Son obligation Et L'ayant refusé de faire, il demende L'interest depuis deux ans que La Demende En a Ete faitte.
Le deffendeur repond par Sa requette que Ladite [sic] Negre ayant Eté apres trois mois dachap attin [sic] Et Convincu d'avoir Empoisonné son maitre Et Sa maitresse quil a Eté Contrain par ordre de Livrer Ledt negre a la Justice Et quil ne Devoit pas Le payer.
Le demendeur repond Encore que Lorsque Le negre a Eté vendu quil avoit eté Jusquil a Connu pour un Bon Sujet, et que Si le Deffendeur ne lut point acheté un autre L'auroit fait.
La Cour ayant examiné Les demendes Et Deffence L'obli- gation du Sieur ant armant Elle L'a Condanner a payer au de- mendeur Son obligation ainsi que L'interest dudt obligation depuis Son Echeance et les fraix.
La Cour Est ajourné au Jeudy 5 7bre.
fr saucier Clark G Blin
1 The name of the negro was Pompée, and he was under arrest at the time Manuel and Moreau were convicted for poisoning the Nicolles. See supra, p. 13 et seq. This case occupies the attention of several sessions. See pp. 137, 193, 196, n. I.
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livres which was owed him for imprisonment at his house, and to return to the plaintiff the plow in the same condition it was in when he meddled with it, and this at his house in St. Philippe; and the defendant is to pay the costs.
F. Saucier, Clerk. At a Court held August 8, 1782.
G. Blin.
President, G. Blin.
Louis Lebrun.
Pierre Grandmont.
Gabriel Baron.
Bte. Baron.
Bte. Dubuque.
Bte. Alarie. Present.
GABRIEL CERRÉ, Plaintiff, vs. ANT. HARMAND, Defendant
The plaintiff sues the defendant for a sum of one thousand and forty-six livres, according to his obligation given for a negro and a plantation which were adjudged him at the auction of the late M. Nicolle'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 was made.
The defendant answers by a petition in which he affirms that the said negro, three months after purchase, was arrested and convicted of having poisoned his master and mistress; and that he had been compelled by order to deliver the said negro to justice, and therefore he ought not to pay for him.1
The plaintiff answers that when the negro was sold, he had been. known for a person of good character; and that, if the defendant had not bought him, some one else would have done so.
The Court, after examining the prayers, the defence and the obligation of M. Ant. Harmand, condemned him to pay to the plaintiff his obligation and the interest, since its maturity, and the costs.
The Court adjourned to Thursday, September 5.
Fr. Saucier, Clerk.
G. Blin.
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a une Cour du 9 7bre 1782.
Président Geo. Blin
Louis Lebrun
Pierre Granmon
Gabriel Baron
Bte Baron
Jean Bte Dubuque
Bte alary
Present
Demendeur GABRIEL CERRÉ Deffendeur ANT ARMANT
Le demendeur represente a la Cour qu'en vertu de La San- tance qui a Eté rendu Contre Le Deffendeur La Cour derniere, il auroit fait Sinifier La ditte Sentance audt Deffendeur mais quayant reffusé 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 negre il en veut rapeller a La virginie et demende quil Luy Soit permis de la faire.
Le deffendeur ayant Eté Condanné a la cour derniere de payer Son obligation 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'a La Somme de son obligation ainsi que Linterest Et Les fraix. Sauf au deffendeur apres a en rapeller ou Bon Luy Semblera.
La Cour Est ajourné a Jeudy 3e. 8bre.
f. saucier Clark G Blin
Président G. Blin
Louis lebrun
pierre Granmon
Gabriel Baron
Bte Baron Bte Dubuque
Bte alary Present
Joseph travercy ayant paru a pris Le Serment de fidelité ainsi que celuy de cherif de la cour.
Joseph Lepage présente une requette 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
1 No date given.
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At a Court, September 9, 1782.
President Geo. Blin.
Louis Lebrun.
Pierre Grandmont.
Gabriel Baron.
Bte. Baron.
Jean Bte. Dubuque.
Bte. Alarie.
Present.
GABRIEL CERRÉ, Plaintiff, vs. ANT. HARMAND, Defendant.
The plaintiff shows the Court that in virtue of the decree which was rendered against the defendant at the last Court, he had served notice of the said decree on the said defendant; but since he refused to pay his obligation, he prays for a writ of seizure on all the goods of the defendant and an execution in order to obtain full payment.
The defendant answers that as to the item of a plantation which was adjudged him, he was ready to pay for that; but that he wishes to appeal to Virginia in regard to the negro, and prays that he be permitted to do so.
Since the defendant was condemned at the last Court to pay his obligation, as was 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 that they be sold up to the sum of the obligation, interest and costs, saving to the defendant the right to appeal wherever it shall seem best to him.
The Court adjourned to Thursday, October 8.
F. Saucier, Clerk.
G. Blin.
President G. Blin.
Louis Lebrun.
Pierre Grandmont.
Gabriel Baron.
Bte. Baron. Bte. Dubuque.
Bte. Alarie. Present.1
Joseph Travercy appeared and took oath of fidelity and also that of sheriff of the Court.
Joseph Lepage presents a petition, in which he 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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a une Cour du zie gbre 1782.
Président G. Blin
Bte Dubuque
P. Granmon
Gabriel baron
L lebrun
Present
une requette présenté par Mr fr. trottier qui demende La vente de la maison de veuve lapierre, Suivant L'opignon des parrens et amy.
La Cour a accordé audt Sieur trottier Suivant Sa demende.
a une même Cour une Comission de procureur des Etat présenté par Mr Labuxierre demendant Lenregistrement de la ditte Comis- sion dans Les registre de ce Siege, Et a preté Serment de Son office.
La Cour a accordé audt Sieur Labuxiere Suivant Sa demende.
a une même Cour Joseph Belcour Demende par une requette Son Ementipation dage pour Jouir de Ses Biens Et Se faire rendre Compte.
La Cour a accordé audt Belcour suivant Sa demende.
Demendeur LOUIS TROTTIER Deffendeur J. Bte LACROIX
le demendeur poursuit Le deffendeur pour un Cochon quil Luy a Eté tué dans Prairie comme ayant Passé par sa Cloture.
Le deffendeur repond que le même Jour que les Cochon ont passé par les Cloture quil y avoir deux autre Breche aux autre autre [sic] cloture une a celle de L. trottier Et a celle de cadien une autre Et quil pouroit Ce faire que Les Cochons auroit par d'autre Breche que par celle de sa Cloture, Le demendeur fait Serment quil na rien passé par La Breche de Sa Cloture mr Gagné fesant La visite Ce Jour La ayant paru a fait Serment quil ne Se point aperçu quil auroit passé de Cochon par dautre Cloture que Celle de Jn Bte Lacroix.
Vue Des demendes et deffance le Sertificat de louis trottier La . declaration de raphael Gagé Son Serment La Cour a Condanné Le deffendeur a rendre un Cochon pareil au deffendeur ou a luy payer.
démendeur L. TROTTIER Deffendeur Bte SAUCIER
a une même Cour le demendeur poursuit le deffendeur pour un Cochon qui a passé par la Bariere Comme Son negre en est le gardien. .
1 The commission is printed on p. 487.
2 The gate was situated near the village close to the Jarrot house, which at the present time is used as a convent school, and gave entrance to the common field.
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At a Court, November 7, 1782.
President G. Blin.
Bte. Dubuque.
P. Grandmont.
Gabriel Baron.
L. Lebrun.
Present.
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 this to M. Trottier according to his prayer.
At the same Court a commission of state's attorney was pre- sented by M. Labuxiere, who prays for the registry of the said com- mission in the records of this Court; and he took oath of office.1
The Court granted this to M. Labuxiere according to his prayer.
At the same Court Joseph Belcour prays by petition for his writ of livery to enjoy his property and to have account rendered.
The Court granted this to the said Belcour according to his prayer.
LOUIS TROTTIER, Plaintiff, vs. JEAN BTE. LACROIX, Defendant.
The plaintiff 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 there were two other breaks in other fences, one in L. Trottier's and another in Cadien's and points out that it might have happened that the pigs passed through another gap than through that in his fence. The plaintiff made oath that nothing passed through the gap in his fence. M. Gagné, who made the inspection that day, appeared and made oath that he had not seen the pigs pass through other fences than that of Jean Bte. LaCroix.
In view of the prayers, the defence, the certificate of Louis Trottier and the declaration under oath of Raphael Gagné, the Court condemned the defendant to deliver a similar pig to the plaintiff or to pay him
L. TROTTIER, Plaintiff, vs. BTE. SAUCIER, Defendant.
At the same Court the plaintiff sues the defendant for a pig, which passed the gate,2 of which the defendant's negro is the guardian.
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Le deffendeur repond que ledt Cochon a profité du moment que legre [sic] ouvroit la Bariere au charette qui vont Et viene Et neanmoins il auroit fait Son possible ainsi que le fis de Joh mesonville a empecher de passer ledt Cochon a quoy il n'ont pas reussir.
Le deffendeur produit un Sertificat de mde laflame qui declare que le negre a fait tout Son possible pour ramener Ledt Cochon ainsi que les Enfans dudt demendeur Et quelle auroit entendu dire par Mde trottier revené La truye reviendra Sessoir.
Veu Les demendes Et deffence Le Sertificat La Cour a Con- danné le demendeur a perdre Son Cochon vue que Cest une chose que l'on a pas pu prevoir Et en outre que Sa femme ne devoit pas les rapeller, Et faire que peut Etre il auroit ramener Ledt Cochon.
· La Cour Est ajourné a jeudy 7, Dexenber 1782.
fr. saucier clark.
G Blin
a une Cour du 27 9bre Extraordinaire.
Président Geo. Blin
Louis lebrun
pierre Granmon
Gabriel Baron
Bte Baron Bte Dubuque
Present
Demendeur Mde 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 Suffiroit 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 mr trottier a qui qui Le demendeur Doit pour La ditte Somme et est par ce moyen liquider avec le demendeur.
f., saucier. clark G, Blin
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The defendant answers that the said pig profited by the mo- ment that the negro opened the gate for a cart which goes and comes, and yet the negro had done his best, as had also the son of Jos. Maisonville, to hinder the said pig from passing, in which they had not succeeded.
The defendant produces a certificate by Madame Laflamme, in which she declares that the negro and also the children of the said plaintiff did their very best to drive the pig back; and that she had heard Madame Trottier say: "Come back, the sow will return this evening".
Considering the demands, the defence and the certificate, the Court condemned the plaintiff to lose his pig, seeing that what had happened could not be foreseen, and furthermore that his wife ought not to have recalled the children, and ought to have acted so that they might, perhaps, have brought the said pig back.
The Court adjourned to Thursday, December 7, 1782.
Fr. Saucier, Clerk.
G. Blin.
At a special session of the Court, November 27. President Geo. Blin. Louis Lebrun.
Pierre Grandmont.
Gabriel Baron.
Bte. Baron.
Bte. Dubuque.
Present.
MADAME BEAULIEU, Plaintiff, vs. ANT. HARMAND, Defendant.
The plaintiff sues the defendant for the sum of fourteen hun- dred livres in peltries, which are due her and since some time fallen due.
The defendant answers that it is impossible to make up this sum because of the impossibility of finding peltries and that 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.
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