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County of Illinois, history of Act creating, cxviii., see also, 9, n. I ; limits of, lii .; establishment of, ibid.
County courts of Virginia, the model for those of Illinois, xlviii.
County government, relation of Ca- hokia to, cxlvii.
Coureurs de bois, description of, xviii. Courier (Courié, Courrier), Fr., biog. notice, 629, n. 66; justice, 51-93, 147-167, 197-233; church warden, 269; plf. vs. Billet, 241; juror, 195; mentioned, 183, 243, 481, 553, 573, 579.
Court vs. Pepin, 437.
Court of Com. of Cahokia, 2-8; date of establishment of, xlvii.
Court of Cahokia, good administra- tion of, cxlvi .; prevents estab- lishment of independent American court, cxlix .; end of, cl.
Court of inquiry concerning charges against Rocheblave, xxxii., n. 2. Court of judicature under British period, lvii.
Court of Kaskaskia, Clark possibly mistaken about establishment of, xlviii., n. 1; memorial of, to Todd, lxvii .; prohibits exports, lxxvii .; people protest to, lxxx .; letter of, to Montgomery, lxxxi .; opposes Bent- ley, ci .; letter of, to Rogers, ibid; refuses to support Winston, cxiv .; abolished, cxvii .; revival of, cxxxiv .; end of revived, cxl.
Courts, established by Todd, lvii .; discussion of, lxii .; champions of
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French, Ixvi .; established at Belle- fontaine and Grand Ruisseau, 307, cxxii., cl.
Courtois, plf. vs. Renoux, 287; juror, 283.
Courville, 265. Courville, Cocue, 457. Courville, Mde., 31.
Courville, Pierre, biog. notice, 622, n. 30. Coutume de Paris, lxiii.
Cowley (Courley), Abraham, works of, 517.
Creoles, 557.
Cruickshanks, Robert, executor of Kay's will, 523.
Cruzat, Fr., commandant at St. Louis, letter of, to court at Cahokia, 515; arrests British agents, 553, 555, 559, cv .; duplicity of, cv .; seizes deserters on U. S. soil, cxxvi .; mentioned, 279, 305, 375.
Cul de sac, fences of, 159.
Cumberland, 307. Curator, law of, 96, n. I.
Dalton, writes concerning De la Balme, 618.
Dau, (D'au), 25. Deane, Silas, recommends De la Balme, xc.
Dechene, Le Beau, 445.
Decoste, J. Bte., plf. vs. Lussier, 41 ; mentioned, 1; see also Coste.
Defence, order for, 33; preparations for, 61; co-operation with Spanish for, 59.
Dehay, see Deshayes.
Dejean, Judge, released on parole, xcvi .; desires to send to Detroit, 477.
Dempsey, John, biog. notice, 407, n. 3; mentioned, 407.
Denau, def. with Lepage in Lasou- dray vs., 7; mentioned, 457.
Denier, definition of, 192, n. 2. De Peyster (Depoister), Major, 612. Deshayes called St. Cyr (Dehay, Desayes), J. Bte., biog. notice, 624, n. 5; justice, 147-167; mentioned, 225, 481.
Deslongchamps see Hubout.
Desjardins called Gonneville, J. Bte., biog. notice, 627, n. 45; men- tioned, 359.
Desjardins, 359.
Desloges (Deloge), Jos., 75; Poirier.
see
Desloges, Renard, 457. Des Ursins, 593. Detolsey, Mde., S.
D'etre, 457.
Detroit, expedition planned against, xxxiv .; Clark plans to attack, lxxvi .; De la Balme plans to attack, xci., xcii .; intercourse with, 569; mentioned, 509, 612.
Dion, Fr., biog. notice, 626, n. 26. Disease of cattle, 203.
Dishonesty, accusations of, xcvii., xcviii.
Districts, judicial, in Illinois, lvii.
Dodge, John, biog. notice of, xcv .; historical sources for acts of, cxxviii., n. 4; Indian agent, xcv .; partner- ship with Bentley, xcv., xcvi., 621; land grant to, lxxxv .; actions to be investigated, xcix .; friendly to De la Balme, 620; testifies concerning Bentley, cviii .; leaves Kaskaskia, cii .; returns, cix .; arrests Winston, cxiv .; position of, at Kaskaskia, cxiii., cxxvii .; party of, cxii .; con- nection with De Monbreun, cxxiv .; seizes old fort, cxxviii., see also, ibid, n. 1, 569; petitions Congress, cxxix .; opposes Clark, cxxxiii .; leaves Kaskaskia, cxxxiv .; relation of, to Tardiveau, cxxxvi .; attack of, on Langlois, cxxxviii .; leads Indians into Kaskaskia, cxlii .; mentioned, c., 569.
Dodge, Israel, mentioned, cxiii.
Donation of goods, 80, n. 1, 81, 469, 519.
Dorciere, attorney for Cerré, 515. Dorion, 507.
Dorion, Jean Marie, biog. notice, 626, n. 31; note of Robidou to, 521; mentioned, 225.
Dorion, Pierre, plf. vs. Ducharme, 75; mentioned, 481, 573. Dornon, 457.
Drafts, difficulty concerning, cxix.
Draper Manuscripts, account of, cliii.
Drouart, 457.
Dubé, Jos., def. in Laurins vs., 105; mentioned, 553.
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Dubois (Durbois), 65 et seq., 109.
Dubois (Durbois), J. Bte., plf. vs.
Harmand; def. in Bergeron, vs., 353.
Dubois, Mich., plf. vs. Martin, 57.
Dubois, Pierre, biog. notice, 629, n. 65; def. in Asselin vs., 103, 105; Huberdeau vs., 431; mentioned, 381.
Dubreuil (De Breuil), plf. vs. Trottier, 259; mentioned, 2, 259, 385.
Dubreuil St. Cyr, 483.
Dubuque, 365, 481, 573.
Dubuque, Augustin, biog. notice, 310,
n. I; oath of allegiance, 265; plf. vs. Brady, 275, vs. Martin, 283; def. in Martin vs., 277, Dumoulin vs., 283; appointed attorney, 505; transfers same, 509; petitions for Jautard's claim, 497; mentioned, 379, 505, 625; estate of, note on, 310, n. 1, 378. n. I; property of, 429, 513; trustee of, 313, 393; rights of preferred creditors of, 311 ; of alien creditors, 313; def. in Lafleur and Brady vs., 309, Lonval vs., 315, Lacroix vs., 323, widow vs., 371, Huberdeau vs., 375; in Gamelin vs. Gigon, 378.
Dubuque, J. Bte., biog. notice, 629, n. 67; commandant, 265, 267; justice, 93-129, 133-147, 197-233, 339-441; magistrate for fences, 221; juror, 195; witness, 475; mentioned, 243 339, 401, 405, 579, 593.
Dubuque, Julien, 625, n. 15.
Dubuque, Mde. Archange Pratte, widow of Augustin, rights of, 313; sues for dower, 371; mentioned, 325, 377.
Deschamp, 253.
DuCharme, 109, 115, 327, 367, 593. DuCharme, Charles, biog. notice,
628, n. 56; justice, 51-93, 197-233, 297-447; church warden, 269; plf. vs. Roy; def. in Dolion vs., 75; juror, 195; attorney for Trottier, 259; mentioned, 67, 243, 455, 579. DuCharme, Laurent, 169, 283.
Duchenau, summons served on, 413; def. in Clamorgan vs., 305.
Duchenau, Fr., witness, 417; men- tioned, 183.
Dumay (Dumai), J. Bte., biog. notice, 626, n. 32; justice, 167-195; plf. vs. Mallet, 151, vs. Baron, 285, vS. Michaels, 297; def. in LaCurie vs., 257; witness, 113; juror, 207; contract of marriage, 519; men- tioned, 193, 225, 237, 519, 573.
Dumoulin, Jean, biog. notice, 230, n. I; obtains writ, 401; summons served on, 411; plf. vs. Troge, 217, vs. Dubuque, 283, vs. Gervais, 349, vs. Woman Brisson, 359, vs. Brady, 383, vs. LaCoste, 409, vs. Pencrasse, 423; def. in Caillot vs., 233, Lori- mier vs., 299, Germain vs., 361, Harmand vs., 443; arbitrator, 369, 427 ; receives power of attorney, 509 ; mentioned, 231, 351, 355, 421, 423, 457, 524.
Dunmore, Lord, interested in western lands, xxix.
Duplasy, Jos., favorable to Amer. revolutionists, xxxvi .; appointed captain, Ivi .; elected justice, lxi. ; leads De la Balme's party, 620 ; death of, cvii.
Dupuis, 573.
Durand (Durant), def. in Harmand vs., 173; mentioned, 53, 55, 455.
Durand, Marie, plf. vs. Arnoux, 155; note of, 213; mentioned, 53, 55, 455.
Durocher, Laurent, 85, 492, n. I.
Duverger, Fr., Forget, priest and grand vicar, sale of land by, 499, 507.
Eagle River, settlement at, 307; mentioned, 433, 597.
Ecu, definition of, 44, n. 3.
Edgar, John, biog. notice of, cxxxiii., n. 3; pledges support to French court, cxxxv .; estimate to Kaskas- kians, cxl .; attacked by Dodge, cxlii .; threatens to leave Kaskaskia, cxlv.
Edict of 1763, prohibits settlements in Northwest, xxix.
Elections, regularity and irregularity of, lxxxiv .; of justices of Cahokia, Ixi., 51, 93, 131, 147, 167, 197, 241, 297, 339, cxlvi .; of justices of Kas- kaskia, lx., cvii., cx., cl., cxxxiv .; of justices at Prairie du Rocher, lxi., cxvi .; at St. Philippe, lxi.
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Elliot, American spy in west and cor-
respondent of Morgan, xxxiv., n. 2. Ellison, see Allison.
Emigration to Spanish settlements, lxxxiii., cxli., cxlii.
Engel (Angel), Ph., biog. notice, 631,
n. 96; justice, 197-233, 297-327, 339-447; plf. vs. Pentecoste, 255; attorney for St. Pierre, 393; wit- ness, 209; juror, 195; mentioned, 325, 327, 593, cxlviii.
Escalin, definition of, 176, n. I.
Estates of Virginia, 597.
Eté, Etienne, 457.
Etienne, savage sold to Cadien, 459.
Evacuation of Illinois planned, lxxx-
vii., 619; partially carried out, xcv .; final, cix.
Exportations prohibited, lxxvii.
Expositive, definition of, 192, n. I.
Extract from the Registers of the Magistracy of Cahokia, 449-525. Fagot, Jr., 455.
Falls, G. R. Clark at, 559.
Farelle, J., 381.
Faucher, notary of Quebec, 371.
Felix, J. Bte., plf. vs. Lapancé, 317.
Fence, Common, 221; party, 255. Ferrant, late, 51, 53.
Filet, definition of, 418, n. I.
Financial aid, from Virginia, lxvii., li .; from French, xlvi .. li., lxxvi.
Finney, James, def. in Louigaud vs., 49. Florida, 555.
Foreign Missions, Seminary of, 223, 499, 507.
Forgery of paper money, lxxi. Forget, 207.
Ft. Bowman at Cahokia, lxxvi., 3. Ft. Clark at Kaskaskia, lxxvi.
Ft. de Chartres, 495.
Fort de Chartres village, see Nouvelle Chartres.
Ft. Jefferson built, lxxxvi .; condi- tions at, 619; attacked by Indians, xciv .; Piggott at, 190, n. I.
Ft. Patrick Henry at Vincennes, 1xxvi.
Foucher, Ant., notary at Montreal, 507.
Fowler, Alex., gives De la Balme letter of recommendation, xc.
Fox Hill, 177.
France, attachment to, 539, 551, xiv. François, negro sold to Lecompte, 459.
Franklin, Benj., interested in western lands, xxix .; recommends De la Balme, xc.
Franklin, Wm., interested in western lands, xxix.
Franks & Co., trading firm, xxviii.
French settlers, origin of, xvii .; those of Kaskaskia and Cahokia have same origin, xvii., n. 2; the voya- geurs and coureurs de bois, xviii .; the gentry, xix .; discussion of source material for description of, xxi., n. 1; not farmers, xxiii .; de- sire for independence, xxxv., xliv .; love of, for France, xlv., 537; military aid of, to Clark, xlvi., lxxxviii .; furnish supplies, xiv., lxxv., lxxvi., lxxviii., lxxx .; de- ceived concerning value of paper money, xlix., see also ibid, n. 3; fail to receive compensation, cxxi., cxl .; desire civil government, xlix .; delivered by Todd to military, lxxviii. ; hardships of, lxxxi., hostility of, to Virginians, xc., 614; threaten to appeal to Governor, lxxxii .; emi- gration of, lxxxiii., cxxxi., et seq., cli .; aroused by De la Balme, xciii .; expect assistance from France, xcii .; hostility of, to Winston, lxxxvi .; protest against American justices, cxxxv .; contract with Tardiveau, cxxxviii.
French treaty of alliance, importance of, in Illinois, xliv.
French women, poor housekeepers, xxii.
Frincs, Jimmie, 457.
Gaffé, J. Bte., plf. vs. Brady, 159, vs. Harmand, 181, 201; def. in Gagné vs., 153, Morel vs., 197; juror, 195.
Gage, Gen., annuls purchases of land from Indians, xxx.
Gagné, 543, 573.
Gagné, Claude, plf. vs. Gaffé, 153; mentioned, 121, 455.
Gagné, Ralph, justice, 93-129; juror, 73, 207; mentioned, 139; deceased, 273; estate of, vs. Poupar, 253; property of, 361; mentioned, 225.
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Gagnon, Pierre, syndic for affairs of Michel Bellan, 49, 54.
Galvez, Governor, assists American Revolutionists, xxxiii. ; attacks southern British posts, lxxxvii. ; 555, 557.
Gambling, the popular game, vingt- et-un, 74, n. I.
Gamelin, Pierre, intervenes in suit vs. estate of Dubuque, 375; plf. vs. Gigon, 378.
Garretson, Jos .; mentioned, cxxii. Gassien, 355, 381.
Gassien, Pierre, plf. vs. Lacource, 425; mentioned, 183, 423, 632.
Gatient (Gatien), Pierre, witness, 23, 67; mentioned, 73.
Gaud, Louis, biog. notice, 628, n. 57; summons served on, 415; plf. vs. 185, Tabeau, 433; def. in Bouvet vs., 143, Germain vs., 415, Pichet vs., 345; juror, 207; mentioned, 89, 225, 407, 423, 425, 593.
Gaud, Mde. Louis, 143, 429.
Genard, Samuel, 524.
Gentry, description of the, xix.
George, Robert, biog. notice, 478, n. I; letter of, concerning dishonest practices, xcviii .; letter of, to Kas- kaskians, 477; makes drafts, cxix .; mentioned, 457.
George III., 265.
Germain, Ch., biog. notice, 630, n. 83; plf. vs. Dumoulin, vs. Gaud, 415; def. in Brisson vs., 329; mentioned, 419, 457, 573.
Germain, widow, 37, 55-
Gerome (Gerosme), Fr., biog. notice, 632, n. 98; plf. vs. Biguier, 285, 301; def. in LaCroix vs., 165.
Gervais (Jervais), Ph., biog. notice, 625, n. 19; justice, 51-93; def. in Turgeon vs., 187, Dumoulin vs., 349; juror 207; mentioned, 121, 161, 225, 237, 421, 423, 455, 481, 553, 573.
Gibault, Father Pierre, priest and vicar general, xxv .; character of, ibid; favorable to American revo- lutionists, xxxvi .; feeling at time of occupation of Kaskaskia, xliii. persuades people of·Vincennes, xlv. ; priest at Vincennes, cxxxi .; relation to other priests, 630, n. 78; cession
of land by, 581; under interdict, 585; goes to Spanish side, cxliii .; mentioned, cxxiv., 12I.
Gibkins, B. Dr., gives certificate in case of poisoning, 4, n, 3.
Gibson, George, mentioned, xxxv.
Gigon, def. in Gamelin vs., 378; men- tioned, 325, 373.
Gill, Charles, obtained summons, 407. Girardin, Ant., biog. notice, 632, n.
Io0; one of the gentry, xx .; com- mandant at Cahokia, 573, at Prairie du Pont, 287; justice in Clark's court, 6, 7; justice, 13-51, 197-237, 241-289, 297-447; church warden, 269; magistrate for fences, 221; surveyor, 365; suit referred to, 303; letter of, to Sinclair, 559, cv .; peti- tion of, to inhabitants, 129; plf. for Asselin, 105, for Mde. Mercier, I21; plf. vs. Asselin, 105, vs. Levy, 205, vs. Beaulieu, 229; def. in Beaulieu vs., 223; protest against concessions of land by, 89 ; juror, 195, witness, 419; takes up land at Sugar Loaf, 189; surrogate guardian, 45; petitions in regard to fence, 157; mentioned, 45, 171, 181, 325, 327, 389, 425, 505, 531, 573, 593, 621. Girardin, Auguste, 632.
Girardin, Michel, 199, 632.
Girardot, Pierre, Sieur de, biog. notice of, lvi .; appointed com- mandant at St. Philippe, Ivi .; elected justice, lxi .; fate unknown, cvii.
Girault, Jean, biog. notice, 20, n. 2; official interpreter, lviii .; state's attorney, Ixi .; accuses justices of neglect of duty, lxxxiv .; gives financial aid, li .; appoints Labux- iere state's attorney, 487; men- tioned, 618.
Giroux, Jos., biog. notice, 627, n. 42 ; mentioned, 457.
Giroux, widow, 287.
Godin called Turanjeau, Jean, biog. notice, 631, n. 90.
Godin, Michel, elected justice at Kas- kaskia, cvii.
Godin called Turanjeau, Pierre, biog. notice, 631, n. 90; gives financial aid, li .; justice in Clark's court, 4-8; justice, 13-19; appointed
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captain at Cahokia, Ivi .; mentioned, 489. Godin, widow Pierre, 37.
Godiniere, Michel, estate of, 229.
Golding, widow Henry, plf. vs. Ryan, 433. Gonneville, see Desjardins.
Goodall, Wm., executor of Kay's will, 523.
Goodin, W., Secretary of Todd, 465. Gouchey, 612.
Govard called Baron, 457.
Government from U. S., expected, cxlvi., 225.
Grand Makokite, 461. Grand Marais, 465.
Grandmont (Granmon), surname Houré, def. in Reynal vs., 149, Bec- quet vs., 189; estate of, 279.
Grandmont, Fr., biog. notice, 628, n. 58; def. in Charly vs., 279, Cahorn. VS., 301; mentioned, 301, 573.
Grandmont, Pierre, justice, 93-123, 131-147; def. in Cesirre vs., 165; juror, 73; witness, 133; men- tioned, 167, 169.
Grand Ruisseau, settlement of, cxxii.,
189, n. 2; petition of, to name arbitrators, 217; commandant of, appointed, 219, cxxiii., cxlviii .; attempts to gain independence, 599, cxlviii .; attempt of, prevented, 605; granted right of electing jus- tice, 317, cl .; right to land at, cxxxv- iii .; mentioned, 229, 389. Grant, Jos., at Cahokia, cxlvii.
Gratiot (Graciot), Ch., biog. notice, 4, n. 2; one of the gentry, xx .; gives financial aid, li .; justice in Clark's court, 4-7; justice, 13-51; settles in St. Louis, Ixxiii .; accused of treachery, 559, see also ibid., n. 1; plf. vs. Hautier, 25; def. in Reynal vs., 27, 29, Saucier vs., 61, Angers vs., 109, III; attorney for Mde. Groot, 403; trading permit to, 465 ; letter of, to Clark, 527, 555, cv .; letter to, from Todd, 621; indebted to Kay's estate, 523; mentioned, 31, 51, 53, 67, 463, 524, 531, 533.
Gray, Edward, executor of Kay's will, 523.
Grondine, see Hamelin.
Groot, Jacob, plf. vs. Piggot, 289; deposition of, 289; def. in Watts VS., 343; mentioned, 191, 229.
Groot, Mde., asks time for settlement of husband's estate, 403; mentioned, 289.
Groslé, 225; see Biguier.
Groslé, Louis, def. in LaCroix vs., 359; summons served on, 357. Guards, 411.
Guillon, cxlvii., 255.
Habitants, description of, xvii.
Hait, George, witness, 23, 65.
Haldimand Collection, account of, cliii.
Hallars, see Kellar.
Hamelin called Grondine (Amelin, Amellin), 367.
Hamelin called Grondine, Fr., sum- mons served on, 413; witness, 417. Hamelin called Grondine, Ignace, biog. notice, 630, n. 76; summons served on, 413; witness, 417.
Hamelin called Grondine, J. Bte., biog. notice, 630, n. 76; leader of expedition against St. Joseph, xcii .; estate of, def. in Boismenu vs., 87, in LaCroix vs., 85, in Du- rocher vs., 85; mentioned 89, 121. Hamelin called Grondine, Jos., plf. vs. Kertis, 279.
Hamelin called Grondine, Laurent, def. in Marchand vs., 247, Motard vs., 261.
Hamilton, Gov., captures Vincennes, xlvi .; mitigation of imprisonment of, xcvi .; mentioned, 529.
Hamtramck, Major, commanding at Vincennes, cxli .; petition to, cxliv. Hanson, see Henson.
Hardouin (Ardouin), in Camus vs., IQI.
Hardouin, Etienne, biog. notice, 630, n. 80; def. in Alarie vs., 199, Charly VS., 239.
Hardships of soldiers, lxxv.
Harmand called Sansfaçon (Armant, Sanfaçon), Ant., biog. notice, 269, n. 63; justice, 51-93; obtains summons, 389, 401 ; summons served on, 407, 411 ; application by, 45; plf. vs. Racette, 27, vs. Relle, 69, vs. Cesirre, 101, vs. Buteau, 127, VS. Billet, 173, vs. Becquet,
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173, vs. Richard, 347, vs. Saucier, 341, vs. Dumoulin, 443; def. in Racette vs., 23, Trottier vs. 63, Constant vs., 133, Cerré vs., 135, 137, 195, Beaulieu vs., 141, Beau- soleil vs., 171, Gaffé vs., 181, 201, Prevost vs., 185, Levy vs., 237, Dubois vs., 241; mortgages pro- perty, 85; property attached, 193; inventory of property, 243; order for sale of property, 243; bonds- man, 95; released from bond, 105; mentioned, 87, 265, 355, 423, 432, 481, 555, 573.
Harmand, Fr. 629.
Harmand, J. Bte. 629.
Harmand, Louis, 629.
Harmand called Sansfaçon, Mde., 25. Harmar, Col., visit of, to Illinois, cxxxvi .; opinion of, concerning court, cxxxv., n. 2; mentioned, cxxi.
Hautier called Lacharette, Bte., def. in Gratiot vs., 25, La Croix vs., ibid. Helene, juror, 283.
Henry, Patrick, instructions of, to Todd, liv .; mentioned, 473.
Henson, John, trader in Illinois, xviii .; def. in Ortis vs., 69, accused of bad conduct with Indians, 27; per- mitted to continue business, 29; mentioned, 35, 457.
Henson, Mde., def. in Traversy for Reynal vs., 151; mentioned, 29. Henderson, James, 355.
Hertel, Rene O., Seigneur de Rou- ville, 507.
Heward, Hugh, appointed attorney for Miami Co., 511; registers power of attorney, 509; juror, 283; mentioned, 283.
Holt, James A., 523.
Honore, 455.
Houré, William, 335 ; see Grandmont. House-breaking and robbery, 385.
Houses, French, description of, xxi., illustration of, 284; of Amer. pioneers, lxv., 389, n. I.
Huberdeau, gives financial support, li.
Huberdeau, Fr. plf. vs. estate of Du- buque, 375, vs. Dubois, 42I.
Huberdeau, J. Bte., estate of, 375. Huberdeau, Simon, 375.
Hubout called Deslongchamps, Louis
biog. notice, 628, n. 55.
Huff, Michel, witness to will, 519. Hughes, Th., elected justice, cxxxiv Huissier, definition of, 177, n. 3;
method of holding auctions by, 242, n. I.
Illinois, relation of, with East, xxv .; application for charter for colony in, xxix .; speculation in land in, xxix .; attack on, expected, xxxv .; cession of, by Virginia, cxix.
Illinois County, act creating, 9, lii .; mentioned, 473.
Illinois Land Company, established and buys land, xxx.
Illinois and Wabash Land companies plan to make settlement, lxx.
Illinois River, 61, 169, 409.
Illinois regiment, disbanded, cx .; mentioned, 471, 529.
Inauguration of courts, Iviii.
Indian commissioner, Thomas Brady, I30, n. 1; Linctot, lxxxix., n. 3; Dodge, xlv., cxiii.
Indians, villages of, xvi .; relations of, with French, ibid., xvii., n. 4; treaty with, planned by Morgan, xxxiv .; hostility of, to Americans, xv .; trade in liquor with, regulated, xxxii., lxviii., Ixix., cxlvii., 73, 125, 215, 259, 575, 607; peace among, 610; attacks by, lxxxviii., cxlii., 607
Instructions of Gov. Henry to Todd, liv.
Inundation, 203, n. I, XV.
Inventory of goods of estate of Chas. Marois, 451.
Imprisonment for debt, 308, n. I.
Iron Mines, Ft. Jefferson built at, Ixxxvii., 539.
Ivont, Fr., 99.
Jacquemain called Lajoye, J. Bte., elected justice of Prairie du Rocher, cxvi .; mentioned, 493.
Jacquet, 15.
Jacquet, Mde. Germain, 533.
Janette, negress of Martin, 15. Janis, Jos., lieut. commissary, 495 ; public notice by, ibid.
Janis, Nicolas, member of the gentry, xx .; favorable to Amer. revolu- tionists, xxxvi .; gives financial aid,
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li .; appointed captain at Kaskas- kia, lvi .; justice, lxi., 489; men- tioned, cvii., 103.
Jautard, Valentine, land claimed by, 497; gives power of attorney, 505. Jean Baptiste, negro sold to Beaulieu, 459.
Jefferson, Gov., letter of, advising cutting down expenses, lxvii.
Jervais, see Gervais.
Jesuits, College of, at Kaskaskia, 495. Johnson, Matt., appointed lieut. gov. of the Illinois, xxviii.
Johnson, Sir Wm., interested in wes- tern lands, xxix .; description of French traders by, xx.
Jones, John Rice, Clark's representa- tive at Kaskaskia, cxxxiii .; men- tioned, cxlii.
Jones, Robert, plf. vs. Morris, 133. Joseph Marie, summons served on, 407.
Journal of McCarty, 617.
Judik, negress of James Moore, 517. Jury, trial by, lxiii., 70, n. 2, 195, 207; panel of, 71, 195, 207, 283; verdict by, 196, n. I, 209.
Justice, costs of, lxiii., 163, 201, 305, 406, n. 2, 418.
Justices, at Kaskaskia, selfishness of, lxxxiv .; excellent administration of, at Cahokia, cxlvi.
Justice of the week, appointment of, 201; defined, 200. n. I.
Kaire, J. Bte., 629.
Kaorn, see Cahorn.
Kaskaskia (Cascakia, Kas), popula- tion of, xvi., cxliii., occupation of, xliii., 477; court at, established by Clark, xlvii .; inauguration of court at, Ivii .; irregularity of elections at, lxxxiv .; records of court of, lxiii .; troops recalled to, 547; De la Balme at, xc .; inhabitants of, send agent to Virginia, cii .; incapac- ity of inhabitants of, 587; old fort at, seized by Dodge, cxxviii., ibid., n. 1, 569; revival of court at, cxxxiv .; conditions at, 589, cxlv .; petition of people of, to De la Balme, xciv., n. 2, to governor, civ., to Congress, cxxix., cxxx., to Hamtramck, cxliv .; mentioned, 63, 471, 487, 493, 537, 555.
Kaskaskia Records, account of, cli. Kellar (Hallars), sickness of, men- tioned, 619; tyranny of, 542.
Kennedy, Patrick, forms partnership with Winston, xxviii., lxxxvi .;
talks independence, xxxvi .; em- powered to purchase supplies, 477; placed in charge of sick, 619.
Kentuckians refuse to recognize Illi- nois courts. cxli.
Kertis called Bienvenu, Henry, def. in Hamelin vs., 279.
Kertis called Bienvenu, Joseph, 279. Kickapoos, on warpath, cxlii.
King, George, def. in Mercier vs., 47. Labadie (Labbadic, Labaddie) 191, 305, 421. Labai, 612.
La Balme, Augustin Mottin de, ex- pedition of, lxxxix., see also ibid., n. 3, 616, 620, 627, n. 40; address of, to French xci .; petition to, 535; account of, by McCarty, 618, 620; death of, xcii .; mentioned, civ., 477.
Labbe, Late, 37. See Noiset.
Labecasse, J. Bte., biog. notice, 631, n. 93; summons served on, 407; def. in Saucier vs., 275, Savoy vs., 395.
Labuxiere, Ant., appointment notary, cvi.
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Labuxiere, Jos., biog. notice, 625, n. 16; state's attorney, cvi., 139, 589, 623; commission as notary, 491 ; examines witnesses of Winston's acts, cxiv .; deputy clerk, 186, n. I; oath as clerk, 197; clerk of vestry-board, 269; obtains writ, 431; plf. vs. Poupar, 273; arbitra- tor, 369; juror, 195; trustee of estate of Dubuque, 313, 373, 377, 429; report as trustee, 393; letter to Pratte, 513, to Congress, cxlvi., 589; mentioned, 149, 171, 283, 325, 365, 487, 499.
Lachance, see Caillot.
Lachance, Nicolas, member of Brit- ish party, xxxvi .; absent at time of occupation of Kaskaskia, xli .; elected justice, lxi., cxxxv .; ad- herent of Dodge, cxxviii., cxxx .; mentioned, c., cvii.
Lachances, members of the gentry, X
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ILLINOIS HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS
Lacoste, Pierre, writ served on, 401 ;
obtains writ, 389; def. in Clamor- gan vs., 409; Dumoulin vs., 409. Lacouture, see Chatigny.
Lacouture, witness, 247; mentioned, 423.
Lacource, Ant., biog. notice, 629, n. 64; def. in Gassien vs., 425; see Chatigny.
LaCroix, plf. vs. Comte, 321; men- tioned, 6, 151, 217, 249, 343, 613. LaCroix, Ch., def. in Martin vs., 77; mentioned, 225.
LaCroix, Haugon, 5.
LaCroix, Isidore, petitions, 323; inter- venes in suit vs. estate of Dubuque, 375; attorney for Gamelin vS. Gigon, 379; affidavit by, 445; witness, 431; property deposited with, 429, 435 ; mentioned, 351, 407. LaCroix, Jacques, juror, 283; men- tioned, 325.
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