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Heard the said Sullivan, who acknowledged that he owed the thirty minots of corn; but said that he could not deliver it at present.
All considered the Court decided that the said Sullivan shall pay the said Groot, in the course of October next, the corn at the rate of seven livres ten sols the minot, which is at the present time its value and which amounts to the sum 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 payment of this sum at the said time the effects of the said Sullivan shall be sold; and we condemn the said debtor to pay the costs.
J. B. H. LaCroix, Pres.
The Court adjourned to the first of May, 1786.
J. B. H. LaCroix, Pres.
trader there. From him the village was called the Ville de Maillet. He had relations with the Cahokia traders and the magistrates of that village regarded Peoria as being a dependency of their district and Mailhet as the commandant of the post. See pp. 389, 417. In Reynolds' time the tradition was preserved that he led a successful expedition against St. Joseph in 1778 as a retaliation on the British for their defeat of the Cahokia expedition of the previous year. This attack by the Cahokians occurred in 1780 and was inspired by Colonel de la Balme. If the tradition in regard to Mailhet is correct, he must have accompanied the Spanish and Cahokia expedition against the British post at the beginning of the next year. See Introduc- tion, p. xcii. Mailhet appears to have extended his trading ventures as far as the Rocky Mountains. He was killed in 1801. Reynolds, Pioneer History, 97; Tasse, Les Canadiens de l'ouest, i, 241 et seq .; Amer. State Papers, Public Lands, iii., 478.
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a une Cour tenue extraordinairement Le 15 avril 1786. Mrs jean Bte LaCroix, Presidant francois Courier jean Bte Dubuque Charles ducharme
Entre FRANCOIS CAILHOLE commerceant de la rive espagnole demandeur Contre Mr JEAN DUMOULIN Negte aux Cahos
deffendeur
Le demandeur requiere que le sr dumoulin soit condamné a luy livrer vingt cinq sacs de Mahis.
Ledt dumoulin dit pour deffence quil lui a par compte et Convention promis une genisse quil offroit de luy donner Son mahis En luy Remetant ladite genisse Et quil luy en a deja remis deux minots.
parties ouies en leur demandes reponses, repliques Et Con- tredits La Cour ordonne que Mr demoulin Remetra au sr Cailhole treize minots de Mahis a quoy faire il sera Contraint Sans delais Et condamnons Ledt Sr dumoulin aux depens Et frais.
a la meme cour le Sr dumoulin a produit un compte de la se de Cent livres pr le salaire dun de Ses hommes que le s' Cailhole a Engagé.
ouy le Sr Cailhole qui a repondû que ledt Engagé Navoit tra- vaillé que huit jours quaubout desquels il lavoit quitté a raison de quarante livres par mois quil offroit de luy payer les dits huit jours Sur le pieds des quarante livres sur quoy parties ouyes Condam- nons le sr Cailhole a payer les huit journées sur le pieds Convenû Entreux de quarante livres par mois Et aux frais Et depens.
La Cour est ajournée au pre de may 1786.
J B H LaCroix prs.dt a une Cour du premier May 1786.
Mrs jean Bte LaCroix presidant Philipe angel
antoine girardin
jean Bte dubuque
Charles ducharme francois Courier
entre la veuve GEORGE BLAIN demanderesse contre LOUIS LE- COMPTE defendeur.
La demanderesse dit que le deffendeur luy a Brulé un arpent
1 The reason for the amount is not clear. Was the price of the heifer deducted? Or were twenty-five sacks equal to thirteen minots ? The only reference to the capacity of a sack
makes it contain two minots. See p. 205.
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At a Court in special session, held April 15, 1786. MM. Jean Bte. LaCroix, President. François Courier. Jean Bte. Dubuque. Charles DuCharme.
FRANÇOIS CAILLOT, trader of the Spanish bank, Defendant, vS.M. JEAN DUMOULIN merchant at Cahokia, Defendant.
The plaintiff asks that M. Dumoulin be condemned to deliver to him twenty-five sacks of corn.
The said Dumoulin says in defence that the plaintiff by account and agreement promised him a heifer, and that he offered to give him his corn, if he delivered the said heifer, and that he (the defendant) has already delivered two minots of it.
After the parties were heard in their prayers, answers, replies, and rejoinders, the Court decrees that M. Dumoulin shall deliver to M. Caillot thirteen minots of corn and he shall be constrained to do this without delay; and we condemn the said Dumoulin to pay the charges and costs.1
At the same Court M. Dumoulin produced an account for the sum of one hundred livres for the wages of one of his men whom M. Caillot engaged.
Heard M. Caillot, who answered that the said employé had worked only eight days at the rate of forty livres a month and that at the end of that time he had left him; that he offered to pay him on the scale of forty livres. The parties heard, we condemn M. Caillot to pay for the eight days' work at the scale of forty livres a month agreed between them, and to pay the costs and expense.
The Court adjourned to the first of May, 1786.
J. B. H. LaCroix, Pres.
At a Court, May 1, 1786.
MM. Jean Bte. LaCroix, President. Philippe Engel.
Antoine Girardin. Jean Bte. Dubuque.
Charles DuCharme. François Courier.
The widow GEORGE BLIN, Plaintiff, vs. LOUIS LECOMTE, Defendant.
The plaintiff says that the defendant burnt an arpent2 of
2 Arpent, as a French-Canadian linear measure, is equivalent to 180 feet .- Clapin, Dict. Canadien-Français.
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de Closture En perches. quelle requiere quil ait a luy remetre la meme quantité de perche.
Le deffendeur dit quil a voulû entrer En arrangement avec la demanderesse et quelle na voulû entendre a aucun accommode- ment. Nous avons condamné Le Sr Le comte a livrer la meme quantité de perche quil a brule Recevable Et la demanderesse fera faire sa Closture a Ses frais et condamnons les parties a payer chacun la moitie des frais.
Entre HENRY BIRON demandeur contre MICHEL CHARTIER
deffendeur
Le demandeur reclame une sie de long quil dit avoir preté au Nommé Charpentier Et que ce dernier partant pour la Nouvelle orleans luy dit quil avoit laissé la sie au Sr Chartier 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 lavoit que ces jours passé il a demandé de Nouvau la sie audt Chartier quil luy a repondu quil setoit mal arangé.
ouy ledt Chartier qui a dit quil navoit aucune connoissance que le sĩ Biron luy En ait parlé quil ne sen souvient pas Et quil a payé la sie audt Charpentier Et quil ne pouvoit pas la payer deux fois.
La Cour leur ayant proposé sil acceptoit le sermant lun de lautre ledt chartier a defferé le Sermant au sr Biron. sur quoy luy ayant fait faire serment sur les Saints Evangiles a dit et declaré quil a averty ledt Chartier au depart dudt Charpentier Et quil a promis de luy payer la sie. sur quoy Condamnons ledt Chartier a la payer a demandeur la somme de quatre vingt livres En argent et aux frais qui seront avancés par le sĩ Biron Et a luy rembourcés par ledt Chartier. Et a ledt Biron donné un mois de Credy au deffendeur.
J B H LaCroix prstd
La Cour est ajournée au premier juin 1786.
Labuxiere grefir.
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rail fence and prays that he be compelled to deliver the same quantity of rails to her.
The defendant says that he wished to make an arrangement with the plaintiff and that she was unwilling to listen to any settlement. We condemned M. Lecomte to deliver the same quantity of acceptable rails that he burnt, and the plaintiff shall have her fence made at her own expense; and we condemn the parties each to pay half of the costs.
HENRY BIRON, Plaintiff, vs. MICHEL CHARTIER, Defendant.
The plaintiff claims a whip-saw which he says 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. Chartier's and that the plaintiff had only to ask the latter for it and he 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 said to him that he would not lose it, that he had it; that a few days ago he asked for the saw again from the said Chartier and that the latter answered that he had made no clear bargain.
Heard the said Chartier, who said that he had no other knowl- edge than that M. Biron had spoken to him about it and that he did not remember about it; and that he paid the said 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 having caused the latter to make oath on the Holy Gospels, he said and declared that he notified the said Chartier on the depart- ure of the said Charpentier and that the latter promised to pay him for the saw. Whereupon we condemn the said Chartier to pay to the plaintiff the sum of eighty livres in money, and to pay the costs, which shall be advanced by M. Biron and reimbursed to him by the said Chartier; and we order the said Biron to give a month's credit to the defendant.
J. B. H. LaCroix, Pres.
The Court adjourned to the first of June, 1786.
Labuxiere, Clerk.
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a une Cour du premier juin mil Sept cent quatre vingt Six. MTs Jean Bte LaCroix presidant. Charles ducharme f Courier
ante Girardin.
Magistrats
Le Sr IZAAC LEVY demandeur contre ANTOINE HARMAND dit SANS FACON absent defaillant faute de procureur pour luy.
Le dit Sr Levy presente une requete par laquelle il reclame la Somme de quatorize Cent livres suivant lobligation hypotequaire dudt sans facon Echu depuis le mois de Novembre de Lannée derniere demandant que les Choses hypotequés soient vendues jusqua parfaite liquidation ou quil soit fait une Estimation des biens hypotequés pr luy etre remis En payement. consistant En Sa maison, trois vaches dont deux avec leur vaux Et deux chevaux. surquoy vû la Creance Legitimes du Sr Levy Et le retard du sĩ sans facon la cour a ordonné que les Choses hypotequés seront Estimés par arbitres et que le Sr Levy les prendra En payement au prix de Lestimation jusqua parfaite liquidation interest frais Et depens a cet Effet avons nommé henry Biron, Bte Dumay Et philipe Gervais arbitres pour estimer Les effets hypotequez, lesquels feront leur Estimation ce lundy Cinq de ce mois pr etre Executée. Et condamnons ledt harmand aux depens qui seront avancez par ledt sr Levy lesdt jour Et an.
J B H LaCroix
a la meme Cour
Le ST IZAAC LEVY demandeur contre ALEXIS THABAULT def- fandeur.
Le demandeur requiere que le deffendeur soit Condamné a luy payer la Somme de quatre Cent vingt une livres En argent par Son Compte Courant Et aux depens Et frais.
ouy le deffendeur qui a dit quil y avoit baucoup darticle quil ignoroit sur quoy La Cour a requis que le Sr Levy feroit sermant Et affirmeroit son compte veritable a Linstant ayant levé la main droite sur les Saints Evangiles a juré et afirmé que son Compte Etoit sincere Et veritable. le tout considere la Cour a condamné et condamné ledt deffendeur a payer Sans delais a demandeur la Somme de quatre Cent vingt une livres
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At a Court of the first of June, 1786.
MM. Jean Bte. LaCroix, President Charles DuCharme. Ant. Girardin Fr. Courier. Magistrates.
M. ISAAC LEVY, Plaintiff, vs. ANTOINE HARMAND called SAN- FAÇON, absent and without an attorney to represent him.
The said M. Levy presents a petition by which he claims the sum of fourteen hundred livres according to the obligation assured by mortgage of the said Sansfaçon, due since the month of Novem- ber of last year; and demands that the things mortgaged be sold up to the perfect liquidation, or that there be made an appraise- ment of the mortgaged property to be delivered to him in pay- ment. These consist of his house, three cows, two of which have calves, and two horses. Whereupon in view of the legitimate claim of M. Levy and the delay of M. Sansfaçon, the Court decreed that the mortgaged property be appraised by arbitrators, and that M. Levy shall take them in payment at the price of the appraisement up to full liquidation of the debt, interest, costs and charges. For the purpose we have named Henry Biron, Bte. Dumay and Philippe Gervais as arbitrators to appraise the mort- gaged effects, and these shall make their appraisement this Monday, the fifth of this month, in order that there may be execution; and we condemn the said Harmand to pay the costs, which shall be advanced by the said M. Levy this said day and year.
J. B. H. LaCroix.
At the same Court.
M. ISAAC LEVY, Plaintiff, vs. ALEXIS TABEAU, Defendant.
The plaintiff begs that the defendant be condemned to pay him the sum of four hundred and twenty-one livres in money according to his current account, and to pay the costs and charges.
Heard the defendant, who said that there. were many items which he didn't know about. Whereupon the Court required that M. Levy should make oath and affirm his account as true. Now having raised his right hand he swore on the Holy Gospels
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En argent pr le montant dudt Compte Courant et aux frais et depens qui seront avancés par le sr levy Et a luy Rembourcez par le defendeur.
sr al tabault a fait son billet ce dit jour accepté pr le sr Levy payable En Novembre prochain.
J B H LaCroix a la meme Cour.
MICHEL CHARLEY demandeur contre ETIENNE ARDOUIN deffendeur
Le demandeur reclame contre le deffendeur la Se 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 ledt ardouin a payer Sans delais audt Charly la somme de vingt livres Et aux frais Et depens qui seront avancés par ledt Charly, les vingts livres seront payez Sous trois mois De ce jour.
J B H LaCroix
a la meme Cour.
le ST JEAN Bte TusSON demandeur contre Le Sr ANDRE BELLE deffendeur et defaillant aprés avoir Été assigné.
Le demandeur a produit un Billet a ordre Echu a luy dub Et passé a Son ordre par mr Clamorgan, de la Somme de onze cent livres En argent payable En pelterie sur lequel il y a deux recû montant Ensemble a la somme de Cent soixante huit livres En argent partant reste sur ledt billet neuf cent trente deux livres, dub par ledt sr Bayles. concluant le demandeur a ce que ledit
1 Note in margin by the clerk.
2 The beadle was a subordinate church official and was paid, judging from this case and a similar one on page 279, by fees levied on each inhabited house.
3 Jacques Clamorgan was a resident of St. Louis and was, as long as he lived, conspic- uous for his enterprise, if not always praised for his methods. In 1788 he appears to have fallen into financial difficulties, at least, his creditors claimed that he left the country for Louisville without paying his debts ;- Dr. Col., 2M43 and IN68. According to the same witnesses, he showed a dislike to the Americans. His name is particularly connected with the fur trade, in which his boldness and enterprise made him the leader of his time. His was the leading spirit in the first Missouri Fur Company, which was organized May 12, 1794. One of the objects of this company was to explore the upper Missouri. To assist in carrying out this purpose the king promised a subsidy of $10,000 and a reward of $3,000 to the first person to reach the Pacific Ocean. Although the royal promise was not
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and affirmed that his account was true and genuine. All con- sidered the Court has condemned and does condemn the said defendant to pay without delay to the plaintiff the sum of four hundred and twenty-one livres in money according to the amount of the said current account; and to pay the costs and expenses which shall be advanced by M. Levy and reimbursed to him by the defendant.
J. B. H. LaCroix.
M. Al. Tabeau made his note this said day which was ac- cepted by M. Levy and is payable November next.1
At the same Court.
MICHEL CHARLY, Plaintiff, vs. ETIENNE HARDOUIN, Defendant.
The plaintiff claims from the defendant the sum of twenty livres or a minot of wheat at the current price for the beadlery.2
Heard the defendant, who pleaded that he should not pay, because he had not had his house a year and a day. Whereupon the Court condemned the said Hardouin to pay without delay to the said Charly the sum of twenty livres and to pay the costs and charges, which shall be advanced by the said Charly. The twenty livres shall be paid within three months from this day.
J. B. H. LaCroix.
At the same Court.
M. JEAN BTE. TUSSON, Plaintiff, vs. M. ANDRE BAYLES, Defend- ant, and not appearing after being summoned.
The plaintiff produced a note to order, due him and matured, and assigned to his order by M. Clamorgan,3 for the sum of eleven hundred livres in money payable in peltries, on which there are two receipts amounting to the sum of one hundred and sixty-eight livres in cash and leaving a balance on the said note of nine hun- dred and thirty-two livres due by the said M. Bayles; and the plaintiff concludes that the said M. Bayles should be condemned to pay him without delay the said sum of nine hundred and thirty-
performed, Clamorgan, with his associates, entered upon the enterprise. Later Clamorgan petitioned for and obtained a large grant of land as a compensation for his losses .- Amer. State Papers, Pub. Lands, iii., 303 et seq .; Houck, Boundaries of the Louisiana Purchase, 59 et seq. He was living when Louisiana was transferred to the United States and was one of the first judges of the new Court of Quarter Sessions, Dillon, Annals of St. Louis, ii., 9.
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s' Bayle soit condamné a luy payer sans delais ladite somme de Neuf cent trente deux livres avec Les interest frais et depens. sur quoy le deffendeur nayant point parû ny procureur pour luy Et aprés que ladite Cour a fait apeler par lhuissier ledt Sr Belle par trois Cris differants a la porte de Laudience et quil na point parû ny personne pour luy. la Cour a Condamné Et condamné ledt s' Belle a payer audt Sr tusson ou au porteur du billet la somme de Neuf cent trente deux livres pour restant diceluy suivant les conditions du susdit billet avec les interest frais et depens. lesquels frais seront avancés par le sĩ tusson Et a luy remboursez par le deffendeur ce qui sera executé lesdt jour Et an.
J B H LaCroix.
La Cour est ajournée au Six de ce mois pr proceder a une Nouvelle Election de magistrats.
Labuxiere greff
J B H LaCroix
a une Cour du Six juin 1786.
Le St jean Bte LaCroix antoine girardin Louis Chatel, Louis trotier, mathieu saucier joseph Lapensée, Et Clement alary ayant Eté Nommé par la Nouvelle Election sont Comparuse Et aprés avoir prêté sermant de fidelité ainsy que celui doffice ont pris leurs place En leurs qualitéz du Magistrats.
a la meme Cour
FT COURIER demandeur contre LE ST BILLET DIT BAUSOLEIL deffendeur
Le demandeur reclame trois cent Cinquante Cinq livres contre le deffendeur quil luy doit pr restant du payement dune paire de Boeuf quil luy a vendû Et quil devoit luy payer comptant ce quil na fait jusqua ce jour concluant a ce quil ait a le payer sans delais et aux frais Et depens.
le deffendeur a reconnû ladite debte Et offre de payer.
La Cour a Condanné le deffendeur a payer sous huit jours Et aux frais qui seront avancés par le Sr Courier Et a luy rem- bourcer par le deffendeur.
a la meme jour Bte durbois a presente une requete expositive que le sĩ harmand luy doit neuf minots de Bled froment pr sa
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two livres with interest, costs and charges. Whereupon, since neither the defendant nor an attorney for him appeared and after the said Court caused the said M. Bayles to be called by the huis- sier by three different shouts at the door of the audience cham- ber and he did not appear or anyone for him, the Court has condemned and does condemn the said M. Bayles to pay the said M. Tusson, or bearer of the note, the sum of nine hundred and thirty-two livres for the balance of it according to the con- ditions of the note aforesaid with the interest, costs and expenses; which costs shall be advanced by M. Tusson and reimbursed to him by the defendant, for which there will be execution this said day and year.
J. B. H. LaCroix.
The Court adjourned to the sixth of this month to proceed to a new election of magistrates.
Labuxiere, Clerk.
J. B. H. LaCroix. At a Court, June 6, 1786.
The MM. Jean Bte. Lacroix, Antoine Girardin, Louis Chatel, Louis Trottier, Matthieu Saucier, Joseph Lapancé and Clement Alarie, having been named by the new election, appeared, and after taking oath of fidelity and also that of office, took their places as magistrates.
At the same Court.
FR. COURIER, Plaintiff, vs. M. BILLET called BEAUSOLEIL, De- fendant.
The plaintiff claims three hundred and fifty-five livres from the defendant, which he owes him for the balance of the payment for a yoke 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 should pay him without delay and also the costs and expenses.
The defendant acknowledged the said debt and offers to pay.
The Court condemned the defendant to pay within a week and also the costs which shall be advanced by M. Courier and reimbursed to him by the defendant.
On the same day Bte. Dubois presented an explanatory peti-
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recolte de 1784. ce qui a Été prouvé par la declaration du Sr Courier, la Cour a recû ledt durbois intervenant dans les ventes des Biens dudt harmand pr le payement des Neuf minots de bled Evaluez a 20 lb le minot la se de 1801b Et condamnons sans facon aux frais.
La Cour est ajournée au pr juillet 1786.
Labuxiere grefier.
J B H LaCroix pr. s. d.
a la meme Cour il a Eté decidé que vû la demande des Creanciers du st 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 dudt harmand et questimation En sera faite par jean Bte dubuc, charle du- charme Et francois Courier pr le huit de ce mois a huit heures du matin.
J B H La Croix
a une Cour assemblée le 12 juin 1786.
Mrs LaCroix presidant
Clement alary
Mathieu saucier
joseph Lapensée
Louis trotier
Les creanciers dantoine harmand dit Sans facon presentent une requete demandant quen vertu de linvantoire quils ont fait faire des Biens dudt harmant que la vente des dits Biens En soit faite le plus promptement que faire se poura pr en Empecher le deperissement Et quil soit donne terme sufisant pr que lesdt effets puissent se vendre avantageusement tant pr Leurs interest que celuy dudt harmand.
La Cour ordonne que la vente des biens dudt harmand quant aux meubles Se Fera le lundy dixneuf du Courant et quil Sera donné Credy jusques et compris le mois doctobre prochain sous bonne Et Sure caution qui Seront recue par les Creanciers Et quand au regard de la maison et ses dependances elle Sera Criee de mois en mois pendant trois mois Consecutif a la porte de lEglise jour de dimanche Et adjugée a la troisieme Criée avec le Credy jusques au mois davril de Lannée prochaine 1787 Sous
1 The huissier held the auction each Sunday to receive bids, but only on the last Sunday was the property sold.
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tion, in which he says that M. Harmand owes him nine minots of wheat from his 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 goods of the said Harmand for the payment of nine minots of wheat, valued at 20 livres the minot, amounting to the sum of 180 livres; and we condemn Sansfaçon to pay the costs.
The Court adjourned to the first of July, 1786.
Labuxiere, Clerk.
J. B. H. LaCroix, Pres.
At the same Court it was decided that, in view of the demand of the creditors of M. Antoine Harmand, who is absent, for the payment of what he owes them, an inventory of all the property, real and personal, of M. Harmand shall be made before a magis- trate, and the appraisal thereof shall be made by Jean Bte. Du- buque, Charles DuCharme and François Courier on the eighth of this month at eight o'clock in the morning.
J. B. H. LaCroix.
At a Court assembled June 12, 1786.
MM. LaCroix, President.
Clement Alarie.
Matthieu Saucier.
Joseph Lapancé.
Louis Trottier.
The creditors of Antoine Harmand called Sansfaçon present a petition praying that, in virtue of the inventory of the goods of the said Harmand which they have had made, the sale of the said goods be held as promptly as possible in order to prevent them perishing; and that there be given a sufficient time in order that the said effects may be sold to the advantage as well of their interests as of those of the said Harmand.
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