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The defendant answers that the plaintiff had agreed with him to take a bark canoe for the said boat.
The plaintiff answers that it is true that he said to the defendant that he would take a canoe, if he was in need of it before the return of the said boat, and brought forward M. Girardin as witness.
M. Girardin appeared and made oath to tell the truth and said that he was a witness at the time of the arrangement between MM. Gaffé and Harmand, and that he understood that M. Gaffé loaned his boat to the said Harmand on the condition that he would take a canoe, if he found himself in need of going to Michillimackinac, before the latter's return, and that afterwards, if the canoe suited him, he would keep it.
Fr. Saucier made oath to tell the truth in answer to the question put to him, and made exactly the same declaration as M. Ant. Girardin.
J. Bte. Becquet also appeared and made oath to tell the truth and said that he was one day at the house of M. Ant. Harmand, and, having noticed that the canoes were in ruins, asked the named Gassien why he did not put them in a place of safety, to which the latter replied that he was expecting M. Gaffé to choose one in order to safe-guard the other.
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a quoy se dernier luy repondit quil attandoit que ledt Sieur Gaffé En aye Choisi un pour Garantir Lautre.
Ledt armant produit Pierre Gassien Et aprés avoir preté Ser- ment de dire La verite a dit qayant Envoyé Cherché Mr Gaffé, quil luy auroit dit de Choisir un canot sur Les deux appartenant a Mr ant. armant sur quoy Ledt Sieur Gaffé Luy ayant dit Et fait voir Celuy quil prenderoit, quil Luy auroit Dit quil Etoit Sur Ces risque a quoy Ledt Sieur Gaffé na rien repondu.
Mr ant armant produit un Sertificat de fr. duchenau qui declare quil a Connoissance que Mr Gaffé a Eté ches ledt armant avec Dubois un de Ses homme Et quils avoit Choisi un Canot pour la pirogue sans neanmoins L'avoir Deplacé.
Ledt armant Produit Le Nomé Dubois pour témoins Et apres avoir preté Serment de dire La verité a dit. quil Est vray que mon- sieur Gaffé La mené Ches Mr Sanfaçon pour choisir un Canot Et quil Etoit quil avoit choisi celuy qui Croyoit le meilleur Mais que mr Gaffé avoit dit quil le prendroit si il En avoit Besoin, mais quil ne sen Est Point Servi.
La Cour a ordonné que Suivant les accorde de mrs Gaffé Et armant Et que ledt Sr Gaffé ne Setant point Servy du Canot, tel quil Ce paroit que sa voiture luy Soit rendu, En même nature, et ledt harmant a payer Les fraix.
mr LEVY Et CHARTIÉ
a une même Cour Mr Levy poursuit Michel Chartié, pour avoir dix Sept planche que Le nomé Charpentier avoit vendu a Mr Marchessaux, Et que Ce dernier avoit transporter audt Levy, Ledt Chartié ayant revandu ces même planche, sous le pretexe que ledt Charpentier Etoit de Societé Et quil luy devoit. La Cour a ordonné que ledt Chartié soit condanné, Comme Elle le condanne a rendre Les Susditte Planche audt sieur Levy Et a payer tous Les fraix de Justice.
BISSONETTE Et QUENEL
a une même Cour Josh Bissonette poursuit Pierre quenel pour un Cochon quil luy a Eté tué dans Les Grains Et qui avoit passé par La Cloture dudt quenel. Ledt Cochon ayant Eté Estimé par Pierre roy Et fr Courrié a la Somme de Cent Livres, Et ledt Bis-
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The said Harmand brings forward Pierre Gassien, who, after having made oath to tell the truth, said that he had summoned M. Gaffé and told him to choose one of the two canoes belonging to M. Ant. Harmand, upon which M. Gaffé had pointed out the one, which he would take; and that he, the witness, had said to M. Gaffé that it was at his risk, to which M. Gaffé made no answer.
M. Ant. Harmand brings forward a certificate of Fr. Duchenau, in which he declares that he knew that M. Gaffé was at the said Harmand's with Dubois, one of his men, and that they had chosen a canoe for the pirogue without, however, taking it away.
The said Harmand brings forward the named Dubois as a wit- ness; and after having made oath to tell the truth, the latter said that it is true that M. Gaffé took him to M. Sansfaçon's to choose a canoe and that he had chosen the one which he believed the better; but that M. Gaffé had said that he would take it, if he had need of it; but 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 is apparent that M. Gaffé did not use the canoe, his boat should be returned to him in the same condition, and condemned the said Harmand to pay the costs.
M. LEVY and CHARTIER
At the same Court M. Levy sues Michel Chartier for having seventeen planks which the named Charpentier had sold to M. Marchessaux and which the latter had transferred to the said Levy; but the said Chartier had resold these same planks on pretext that the said Charpentier was in partnership with him and owed him money. The Court decreed that the said Chartier be condemned, as it does condemn him, to return the planks aforesaid to the said M. Levy, and to pay all the costs of justice.
BISSONNETTE and QUENEL
At the same Court Jos. Bissonnette sues Pierre Quenel for a pig which was killed in the grain and which had passed through the said Quenel's fence; and he says that the said pig was appraised by Pierre Roy and Fr. Courier at the sum of one hundred livres; and
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sonette demandant quil Luy Soit rendu un pareil Cochon que Celuy qui Luy a Eté tué.
La Cour a condanné ledt quenel a rendre un Cochon tel que Celuy de Bissonette qui sera Estimé siuvant La grosseur de l'autre par Les même Estimateur, sauf audt Bissonette avoir le Choix ou Des Cent livres Destimation ou le Cochon Estimé, Et Ledt quenel Condanné a Payer Les fraix.
LOUIS GAUT Et LOUIS LECOMTE
a une même Cour Louis lecomte poursuit Louis Gaut pour Cinquante Livres En argent payable En Daré [sic] pour une Charette quil Luy a vendu Et que luy ayant demendé plusieur fois. Ledt Louis Gaut repond quil auroit offert une tomberé de maïs moyenant quil la luy Paye Cinquante Livres Comme Elle vaut, mais que ledt Lecompte ne voulant Pas La payé plus de quarante livres ledt Louis Gaut luy a offert de Largent, Et offre de luy En donner.
La Cour a condanner Ledt Lecomte a prendre son payement En argent puis quil a refusé de payer La tomberé de maïs Ce prix quelle vaut Et a payer Les fraix.
La Cour Est ajourné au deux du mois Xbre.
fr. saucier Greffier
J B H LaCroix Prest
a une Cour du 22. 9bre 1784. Par Extraordinaire Presidant Mr
Bte Dumay
Jean Bte LaCroix
Joseph Bissonette Prest
Pierre Roy
Demendeur pre PREVOST deffandeur ANTOINE ARMAND
deffendeur [sic]
Le demandeur poursuivant Le deffendeur Conclud par Sa requete de ce jour a ce que ledt sĩ 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 hypotequaire Echue et dont Sentence de condamnation a Eté cy devant Rendue contre ledt sĩ armand.
· ouy aussi le deffendeur en Ses deffences qui a observé a la
1 The petition was always drawn up in formal language, the last paragraph of which was the conclusion, in which the formal demand for justice was made. The conclusion, therefore, contained the exact statement of the demand made in the petition.
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the said Bissonnette demands that there be returned to him a similar pig to the one that was killed.
The Court condemned the said Quenel to return a pig like Bissonnette's and that it shall be appraised according to the weight of the other by the same appraisers, reserving to the said Bissonnette the right to chose either the hundred livres appraised or the pig; and the said Quenel is 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 cart, which he sold the latter, 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 fifty livres, as it was worth; but that, since the said Lecomte was unwilling to pay for it more than forty livres, the said Louis Gaud offered him money and offers to give it to him.
The Court condemned the said Lecomte to take his payment in money, since he refused to pay for the load of corn the price that it was worth and to pay the costs.
The Court adjourned to December 2.
Fr. Saucier, Clerk.
J. B. H. LaCroix, President.
At a Court, November 22, 1784, special session
President,
Bte. Dumay.
Jean Bte. LaCroix.
Joseph Bissonnette.
Pierre Roy. Present.
PIERRE PREVOST, Plaintiff, vs. ANTOINE HARMAND, Defendant.
The plaintiff sues the defendant and concludes1 by his petition of this day that the said M. Harmand should be condemned to pay without delay or to deliver to him one thousand and ninety-five pounds of flour for the balance of his matured notes, and sixteen hundred and forty-six livres in money on his matured mortgage obligation, and for which judgment has been already rendered against the said Harmand.
The defendant was also heard in his defence and brought to the notice of the Court that in so evil times as the present, when the crop has totally failed, he was not in a position to pay without
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Cour que dans un tems si malheureuse comme il se trouve presen- tement la recolte ayant manqué totalement il Etoit hors detat de pouvoir payer sans exposer sa famille dans la derniere neces- sité, que ses Biens Etoient tous existants tels quil les avoit hypo- tequés audt Sr Ceré quil suplioit la Cour de luy accorder un de- lais jusques au mois davril, offrant audt tems de payer ladite somme portée en son obligation ainsi que la farine avec les inter- est suivant lusage.
Le tout vû et consideré avec les pieces a Nous produites par les parties Et aprés murement examiné la Circonstances du tems. LA COUR a accordé audt Sr armand deffendeur le delais jusques dans le Cour davril de lannée prochaine pour payer la somme portée En Son obligation hypotequaire ainsy que les dix sept cent livres de farine quil livrera audt 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 des- roger a lhypoteque que ledt Sr Ceré a Sur les Biens dudt Sr ar- mand laquelle Nous hotorizons dabondant par ces presentes,. Et En cas que ledt sr prevost faisant pour ledt s' Ceré ne trouve pas les Biens dudt Sr harmand suffisant pour repondre desdites som- mes Et farines permis a luy de demander Caution audt Sr harmand pr sa plus grande sureté, a quoy nous condamnons ledt sr harmand. Et en outre en tous les fraix et depens de Lextraordinaire qui seront avancés sans delais par ledt Sr prevost suivant le Me- moire qui luy En sera fourni par le greffier sauf son recour pour son remboursement Contre ledt Sr armand.
La Cour est ajourné au 2 du mois de decembre prochain.
J B H La Croix.
a une Cour du Sie Jenvier 1785.
Président Bte 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 negre que Celuy du deffendeur
1 The handwriting, language and orthography of the record appear to be those of Joseph Labuxiere, who was appointed clerk the next year, June 20, 1785. Probably Saucier was
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exposing his family to dire need, and that all his present property was already mortgaged to the said M. Cerré; and he begs the Court to grant him a delay till the month of April, at which time he offers to pay the said sum carried in his note and also the flour with interest according to usage.
After considering everything and viewing the documents pro- duced before us by the parties and after carefully examining the circumstances of the time, the Court granted M. Harmand, the defendant, the delay until during the course of April of next year to pay the sum entered in his mortgage obligation and also the seventeen hundred pounds of flour, which he shall deliver at the said time, in default of which he shall pay for it at the rate of seventy livres the hundred in money and besides the interest since the maturity of the notes, the whole without vitiating the mort- gage which the said M. Cerré has on the property of the said M. Harmand, which we sufficiently authorize by these presents; and in case that the said M. Prevost, who is acting for the said M. Cerré, does not find the property of the said M. Harmand suffi- cient to be answerable for the said sums and flour, he is per- mitted to demand surety from the said M. Harmand for his greater security, and we condemn the said M. Harmand to this, and furthermore to pay all costs and expenses of the special session, which shall be advanced without delay by the said M. Prevost according to the memorandum which will be furnished him by the clerk, reserving to him recourse for his reimbursement against the said M. Harmand.
The Court adjourned to the 2nd of the month of December next.1
J. B. H. LaCroix.
At a Court, January 8, 1785.
President, Bte. Saucier.
Joseph Bissonnette.
Louis Chatel.
Pierre Roy.
Louis Pillet. Present
NICOLAS TURGEON, Plaintiff, vs. PHILIPPE GERVAIS, 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 absent and his place was supplied by this trained notary-clerk. For an account of him, see p. 625, note 16.
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auroit ete Ches Luy le Prendre Sous le pretex dit il que le negre dit demendeur luy devoit, Et quayant Eté ches ledt deffendeur pour ravoir ledt Capot quil auroit dt au dt Demendeur quil ne Ce meloit point de Ces affaires La.
Le deffendeur repond que Son negre auroit vendu de La toil au negre du demendeur pour du coton En Echange Et que ne L'ayant pas fait Cest qui a fait que Son negre alé [sic] prendre Le Capot pour Jusqua ce quil Soit Payé.
La Cour a ordonné que le Capot du negre dudt Demendeur Soit rendu par le negre du deffendeur Et que tant aux marché que les deux negre ont fait Ensemble que Les maitre preté La main a ce quil Soit payé. Et aux Deffendeur a payé Les fraix.
a une même Cour Mr ant. Girardin represnte a la Cour quay- ant deja mesuré une Sertaine quantité de terre a la fontaine du pain de Sucre pour y faire une habitation, suivant sa requette, qui até [sic] appointé.
La cour Est ajourné a Jeudy 3ie fevrier.
f. saucier Greffier B Saucier
a une Cour du 3ie fevrier 1785.
Président Bte Saucier Pierre roy
Bte Dumay Josh Bissonette
Louis Pillet Present
ROBERT WATTS Demendeur
une requette Presenté par mr Robert Watts Demandant une Demy lieu 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 3ie mars.
B Saucier
BEQUET et GRANMON.
a une même Cour Bte 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
1 I have found very little about Robert Watts outside of what is contained in this volume, for which see Index. He came to Illinois in the year 1782, and was the principal settler at Grand Ruisseau. He was appointed commandant of that post by the magistrates of Cahokia. See pp. 295, 597; Papers of Old Cong., xlviii., 177.
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house and taken it, under pretext, he said, that the negro [of the] said plaintiff owed it to him, and that when he went to the defend- ant's house to get the said coat that the defendant had told the said plaintiff that he never mixed himself up in these affaires.
The defendant answers that his negro had sold some cloth to the plaintiff's negro in exchange for some cotton; and that since the latter did not keep his agreement, his negro went and took the coat to hold until he should be paid.
The Court decreed that the coat of the plaintiff's negro be re- turned by the defendant's negro, and that the masters 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 that he has already measured a certain piece of land at the Sugar Loaf Spring for the purpose of making a dwelling there according to his petition, which was granted.
The Court adjourned to Thursday, February 3.
At a Court, February 3, 1785.
President, Bte. Saucier.
Pierre Roy.
Bte. Dumay.
Jos. Bissonnette.
Louis Pillet. Present.
ROBERT WATTS,1 Applicant.
A petition presented by M. Robert Watts, in which he asks for a half league square of land, of which he will lay out the limits himself at the first creek crossing the road which goes up the hill to the swamp of the bluffs; [?] and it was granted according to his petition.2
The Court adjourned to March 3.
B. Saucier.
BECQUET and GRANDMONT.
At the same Court Bte. Becquet brought complaint against Pierre Grandmont for a sum of one hundred and twenty-five livres for having treated him during his sickness. Grandmont was sum-
2 The grant was at Grand Ruisseau. It was recommended for confirmation by the U. S. land commissioners .- Amer. State Pap., Public Lands, ii., 219. For Grand Ruisseau, see map; Introduction, pp. cxxii., cxlviii., and post pp. 217, 219, 307.
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paroitre, ledt Bequet ayant Declaré quil Etoit Due audt Gran- mon par Mr Labbadie, La Cour Est Dopignon quil sera saisy Entre Les main dudt Sr Labaddie La Somme de Cent Cinquante livres tant Pour La Somme reclamé par Bte Bequet que Pour les fraix.
fr. saucier Greff
B Saucier.
a une Cour du 24 Mars 1785.
Presidant Bte Saucier
Pierre Roy
Bte Du May Louis Pillet
Louis Chatel Prese
une requette presenté par jacob groot demandant que pour lever les contestations qui sont Entre luy et gemes pigoust pour les terres quils ont prises au grand Ruisseau La Cour leur permete de Nommer des arbitres pour tirer la ligne Entreux.
La Cour a ordonné que les parties Nommeront des arbitres quils Choisiront eux memes pour tirer la ligne Entre leur terre qui font leur Contestation ce qui sera Executé.
Labuxiere gref.
B Saucier.
a la meme cour une requete En reparation dhoneur pre- sentée par francois Camus Contre le Nommé hardouin aprés que les deux parties ont produit de part Et dautres Les Certificats des temoins qui se sont trouvez contradictoire. ouy les deux parties En leur demandes Et déffences le tout murement consideré Et Examiné Et aprés que ledt hardouin a declaré En presence de la Cour quil reconnoissoit ledt francois Camus pour honneste homme que dans les propos quil avoit tenû il Navoit pas Entendu dire que le Sr camus luy avoit volé une taure mais quil Croyoit que cele quil avoit vû dans sa Cour Etoit la sienne. Nous avons debouté Le s" Camus de toute Ses demandes Envers ledt har-
1 It is said that James Piggott was born in Connecticut and was engaged in the privateer- ing service during the American Revolution .- Reynolds, My Own Times, 64. He was commis- sioned captain of the military associates of Westmoreland Co., Pa. on April 6, 1776, and in October of the same year, captain of the 8th Pennsylvania regiment, and served under General Arthur St. Clair until October 22, 1777. His commissions are in Dr. MSS., IZ36-72. Why, and when he came to Illinois rests on traditions handed down in his family, and may be found both in Reynolds and the Dr. MSS. According to these sources, he joined Clark's expedition to Illinois as an independent volunteer and served through the Kaskaskia campaign. He then became a colonist at Fort Jefferson, where he was in command during the siege by the Chickasaws in 1781 (sic). He then moved to Kaskaskia and in 1783 built Piggott's fort at Grand Ruisseau. Unfortunately for this story of his prowess, his name does not appear in any list of Clark's soldiers. - English, Conquest of the Northwest, ii., 1057. His command at Fort Jefferson is not mentioned in any of the letters of his contemporaries, nor is he mentioned
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moned and refused to appear. The said Becquet declared that money was owing the said Grandmont by M. Labadie. The Court is of the opinion that seizure shall be made of the sum of one hundred and fifty livres in the hands of M. Labadie for the sum claimed by Bte. Becquet and for the costs.
Fr. Saucier, Clerk.
B. Saucier.
At a Court, March 24, 1785.
President, Bte. Saucier.
Pierre Rov.
Bte. Dumav.
Louis Pillet.
Louis Chatel. Present.
A petition presented by Jacob Groot, in which he prays that, in order to end the disputes between himself and James Piggott1 over the land they have taken up at Grand Ruisseau the Court permit them to name arbitrators to draw the line between them.
The Court decreed that the parties shall name arbitrators, whom they shall choose themselves, to draw between their lands the line which is in dispute, for which there will be execution.
Labuxiere, Clerk.
B. Saucier.
At the same Court a petition in satisfaction of honour was pre- sented by François Camus against the named Hardouin. After the parties on both sides produced the certificates of witnesses, which are 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 Hardouin declared 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, he had not intended to say that Fr. Camus had stolen 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
as officer or soldier by any one. This is not absolute proof, for the name of the commanding officer of Fort Jefferson during the siege is not given anywhere, as far as I can find. Captain George was in command in October, 1780 .- Va.State Pap. i., 382. It is to be noticed that both the quoted authorities in favor of Piggott name 1781 instead of the correct year, 1780, as the date of the siege. This is interesting, since in 1787 Piggott declared that he took up his residence in Illinois in the year 1780. Pap. of Old Cong. xlvii ., 177. As later pages of this volume will show, he was not the principal resident at Grand Ruisseau, See post pp. 289, 599, 605. When Piggott's old commander came to Illinois as Governor St. Clair, Piggott became the prominent man, he had longed to be during the rule of the French court, and was appointed to the position of justice of the court of St. Clair County. - Smith, St. Clair Papers, ii., 165. In 1797 he established a ferry from Cahokia to St. Louis. His daughter described him as a little short of six feet with black hair, blue eyes and fair complexion.
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douin a deffaud par luy de Setre mis En regle dans les formes pour Ses certifficats de temoin Et condamnons Le Nommé har- douin En Cent Cinq livres du frais occasionné par ledt hardouin pr les requetes ordres Et autres frais de justice Raport a quelques propos inconsiderés Et sans malice quil peut avoir tenu; La dit jour vingt quatre mars 1785.
La Cour ajournée au Sept davril prochain davril [sic].
Labuxiere greffier
B. Saucier.
a une Cour du Six juin 1785.
President Bte Saucier
Louis Pillet
Louis Chatel
Joseph Bissonet
Pierre Roy
une requette presentee par le Sr gabriel Ceré En datte du 4. de ce mois demandant Et expositive quil a fait saisir Les Biens du St antoine harmand Armand [sic] Sans facon En vertu dune sen- tence de la Cour du 22 9bre dernier Rendue contre ledt Sr har- . mand Et Encore En vertu de Son obligation cautionée par Jean Bte duMay passé a la Suite de la dite sentence pour le payement de deux mil six cent vingt Six livres six sols huit deniers En argent que ledt sans facon ou ledt dumay devoit payer au terme du mois davril dernier que faute de payement ledt sr Cerré a fait Saisir les Biens dudt sans facon pour etre vendus judiciairement au plus ofrant Et dernier Encherisseur sous la huitaine quil suplioit la Cour daccorder ladite vente. vu aussi la Saisie faite des Biens dudt sans facon par lhuissier de cette justice le 31. may dernier. Ensemble la requete presentée ce dit jour par le st antoine har- mand Expositive quil reclame lautorité de la Cour contre lin- justice qui luy a Eté faite pour un negre quil a acquis de Lencan des mineurs nicole que ledt negre Etoit Empoisoneur avant quil En acquis de cette sucession ayant Eté convaincu davoir Em- poisonné son maitre Et sa maitresse Et quil sest Evadé des mains de la justice, que ledt harmand a Été condamné injustement a le payer et que cest pour cette somme quil se trouve aujourdhuy
1 Expositive, not a term of French law, but it is used in both English and Spanish law. Its use in the record from now on is probably due to the presence in Cahokia of Joseph La- buxiere, who had served as notary under the Spanish in St. Louis for several years.
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