Cahokia records, 1778-1790, Part 68

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Ryan, Josiah, def. in Golding, vs., 433.


Rumsey, Jas. trader, xxix .; leaves Illinois, xxxi., n. I.


St. Clair, Gov., arrival in Illinois, cl .; mentioned, cxxxi.


St. Cyr, see Deshayes and Dubreuil. St. Cyr, Yacinte, registers his will, 473.


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St. Cyr, Yacinte, named heir of Ya- cinte St. Cyr, 475.


St. Cyr, Pierre, 475.


Ste. Genevieve, xvii., 299, 489, 515, 619.


St. Jean, see Laperche.


St. Joseph, post at, xvi .; attacked by De la Balme, xcii .; attacked by Cahokians and Spaniards, xciii., see also ibid., n. 2; mentioned, 2, 87.


St. Joseph, faubourg of, 505.


St. Louis description of, xvi .; assis- tance from, to Americans, xxxiii .; emigration to, lxxxiii., cxxxiii., c.x.x.xV .; De la Balme in, 619; Bri- tish agents in, cv., 92, n. 2, 553, 555, 559; mentioned, cxxvi., 319, 325, 385, 409, 465, 523, 553, 561, 612. St. Martin, Pierre, 79. St. Michel, 87.


St. Philippe, population of, xv .; election of justice at, lvii., lxi., see also lvii., n. 4; mentioned, 103, 133; see also Little Village.


St. Pierre, Father Paul de, biog. notice, 630, n. 7S. c.xxxi .; sum- mons served on, 389; def. in Savoy v'S., 393; goes to Spanish bank, cxliii .; mentioned, 259, 269, 351, 391.


Sanguinette, Ch., merchant of St. Louis, 53, 55, 61, 179.


Sarpy, plf. vs. LaCroix, 179; men- tioned, 619.


Saucier, alias of Belcour, 4.


Saucier, arbitrator, 369.


Saucier, Fr., biog. notice, 627, n. 44; justice, 297-315; president in place of LaCroix, 505; clerk, Ixii., 15-197; takes oath as, 51, 95, 131, 147; notary, 461-493; obtains writ, 381, 411; accuses Chatigny, 65; petitions court, 123; complaint against, for disorderly conduct, 397; plf. vs. Gratiot, 61, vs. Baribaud, 267, vs. Chartier, 343; witness, 67, III, ISI, 431; ap- pointed administrator, 59; men- tioned, 69, 113, 163, 167, 199, 267, 532, 553, 593.


Saucier, J. Bte., biog. notice, 626, n. 35; justice, Ixii., 19-51, 93-129, 167-195, 297-335; plf. vs. Asselin,


75; def. in LaCroix vs., 37, Pillet vs., 47, Trottier vs., 139; witness, 251, 471; executor, 145; men- tioned, 17, 73, 225, 325, 327, 337, 339, 455, 4SI, 531, 553, 593.


Saucier, Matt., biog., notice, 627, n. 38; justice, 241-289, 297-335; plf. vs. Labecasse, 275; def. in Morel and Sansfaçon vs., 341 ; witness, 483; juror, 207; mentioned, 225, 251, 325, 327, 339, 357, 505, 573, 593- Sauciers, members of the gentry, xx. Savoy called Cadien, Isidore, biog. notice, 631, n. 95; obtains sum- mons, 389; plf. vs. St. Pierre, 393, plf. with his wife vs. Labecasse, 395; see Cadien.


Schemitz, see Smith.


Seigniory of the Foreign Missions, 22 3. Senet, notary at Cahokia, 449, 495.


Sentence against Piggot and Rogers, 605.


Settlements, north of Ohio River, prohibited, lxix .; of Americans, İxxii., Ixxxiv.


Shakespeare, Ist. vol., book belonging to James Moore, 517.


Shannon, Capt. Wm., denunciation of Todd by, Ixxii .; Bowman wait- ing for, 614; mentioned, 610, 611, 613.


Shawnees, Clark attacks, lxxxix .; mentioned, 253.


Shelby, Capt., in command at Vin- cennes, lxxvi.


Sicard (Sicart), Pierre, biog. notice, 626, n. 33.


Signatures, of justices, 212, 229, 267, 297, 299, 313, 319, 373, 378, 381, 387, 397, 399, 401, 419, 441, 608; of petitioners, 573, 593; of jury, 72. Sills, Samuel, 41, 77, 79.


Sinclair, Patrick, letter from Girardin concerning conditions at Illinois, 559, CV.


Slaughter, Major (Colonel) John, letter, concerning lack of supplies, xix .; concerning dishonest prac- tices, ibid .; witness, 519.


Slavery, affected by ordinance of 1787, cxli.


Slaves, Clark's order concerning, xlviii .; memorial concerning trade with, Ixviii .; sale of. 459.


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Smith, Henry, elected justice, cxxxiv .; testifies concerning Winston's acts, cxv .; mentioned, cxxii.


Smith (Schemitz), Nicolas, elected justice at Bellefontaine, cxxii .; takes oath as justice of Grand Ruisseau, 307; justice, 329, 331, 343, 355; order to, 365; summons served on, 407; def. in Billet vs., 341 ; mentioned, 363, 447. Sol, definition of, 3, n. I.


Soldiers, suffering of, xcix., 620; number of, at Kaskaskia, lxxxii., civ .; withdrawn from Cahokia, lxxxiii., 547; shoot cattle in com- mons, lxvii .; deserting, 615, 620; uniforms for, 616; violence of, 537- 551.


Sorel, Canada, 317.


Spaniards, settlements of, xvi .; rule of, congenial to French, xvii .; assistance of, to Americans, xxxiii .; repel British from St. Louis, lxxx- viii .; assist Virginians on Rock River expedition, lxxxviii .; attack of, on St. Joseph, xcii., xciii., n. 2; relations to Amer. Illinois, cxxvi .; policy of, in the West, cxlii .; intrigues of, in Cahokia, cxlviii .; in Kaskaskia, cxli.


Spanish creditors, protection against, 403.


Speculators rush to Illinois to take advantage of money values, 1.


Spectator, 7th vol., book belonging to James Moore, 517.


Stamped paper, mentioned, 509.


Stasis, disease of city-state, cxi.


Stray leaves of court at Cahokia, 2.


Sullivan, Capt. John, xcix., 231, 293, 407.


Summons to magistrates, 413.


Superintendents of Indian affairs appointed by colonies, xix.


Supplies, amount of, raised by Kas- kaskians, lxxvii .; furnished by Cahokians, 610, 613; lack of, xcix. Surgeon, 31, 309.


Syndic, duties of, xxiii .; of com- munity, 122, n. 2, 145; for alien creditors of estate of Dubuque, 313.


Tabeau, def. in Gaud vs., 433; men- tioned, 277, 285, cxlvii.


Tabeau, Alexis, biog. notice, 629, n. 62; def. in Bergeron vs., 81, Levy vs., 237; mentioned, 225.


Tabeau, Pierre Ant., takes oath of allegiance, 217; debtor to Kay, 523; mentioned, 423, 427.


Tafia, definition of, 13, n. 2.


Tardiveau, Barthélemi, biog. notice, cxxxvi., n. 2; interpreter for Col- onel Harmar, cxxxvi .; appointed agent of Americans and French, c.xxxviii .; contract of Cahokians with, 591; letter from Cahokians to, 595; petitions to Congress, cxxxix; interprets slavery clause, cxli.


Tellier, Armant, sworn as witness, 209. Tellier, Gabriel, biog. notice, 630, n. 81; mentioned, 225.


Tenure of office, period of, lviii.


Terreine, definition of, 453, n. I.


Thibault, Antoine, house of, at Prairie du Rocher, 345 ; mentioned, 423.


Thucydides, account of disease of city-states, cxi.


Tithes, collected from the Americans, 265, 269.


Todd, John, biog. notice of, liii .; in Dunmore's war, liv .; appointed county lieutenant, liii .; surveyor, lxix .; organizes militia, lv .; speech by, at inauguration of court, lix .; financial policy, lxxi .; diffi- culties of his position, lxxiii .; atti- tude of military party towards, lxxiii., 615; buys peltries, lxxviii .; issues trading permits, lxviii., 463, 473, 491; failure of policy of, 1xxviii .; leaves Illinois, lxxix .; letter of, to Gratiot, 617; impres- sions of, of Illinois, Ixxix .; return of, lxxix .; mentioned, civ., cxxxiv., c.xxxvii .; death of, cx.


Todd, Samuel, def. in Reilhe vs., 253. Tournier, plf. vs. Lapancé, 319.


Trade, principal routes of, xxvii; the Ohio route, ibid .; competition for, ibid .; comparison of trade routes, xxviii., n. 1; Ohio route of, favored by government, xxix .; permits for, lxviii., 125, 213, 215, 463, 575; trade in liquor with Indians, lxviii., lxix., cxlvii., 73, 157, 215, 259, 607.


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Traders, American, arrive in the |. Trottier, Jean Marie, 85, 99.


Illinois, xxviii .; depart from, xxxi .; prevent resistance to Clark, xli .; Canadian, compete, xxxi., cxxiii., cxlvii.


Transcripts from Cahokia Record, 13. Transcripts of Kaskaskia Records pre- pared for sending to Virginia, ciii., see also ibid, n. 3.


Travercy, takes oath, as sheriff, 137, as bailiff, 147; plf. for Reynal vs. Grandmont, 149, vs. Henson, 151. Treasury-notes, Spanish, 377.


Treaty of Paris, xxv.


Treaty of peace, provisional, between England and U. S., cx.


Trial of Americans for shooting cattle, cvi.


Trial of negroes for poisoning, 4, 13.


Trigg, Stephen, land grant made to, 580, n. 2., 621.


Trimble, signs as witness, 513.


Troge, 277, 285.


Troge, L., 481.


Troge, Mde., 405.


Troge, Pierre, biog. notice, 626, n. 23; huissier, 197, 591; def. in Caillot vs., 199, Dumoulin vs., 217, 263, Michaels vs., 28I, Chartran vs., 287; dispute with Piggot, 405; mentioned, 413; see Lafleur.


Trottier, Fr., biog. notice, 624, n. 2; one of the gentry, xx .; gives finan- cial aid, li .; commandant of dis- trict of Cahokia, Ivi., cxlvi., 47, 51, 93, 215, 479; resigns office tem- porarily, 145; enforces prohibition of liquor trade, 157; in charge of jail, 95, 105; takes measures against British agents, 95; com- plaint, against Bergeron, 95, against Saucier, 397; assembles court to protect its privileges, 129; justice in Clark's court, 5-8; justice 13-51; judge of police, 533; ob-


tains summons, 411 ; summons served on, 413; petitions, III, 139, 145; plf. vs. Martin, 79, vs. Lafleur, 411; def. in LaCroix and Levy vs., 39, Dubreuil vs., 259; witness. 415, 471, 475; bondsman, 73; ox of, killed by soldiers, 549; men- tioned, xxxvi., 63, 99, 179, 207, 225, 379, 457, 459, 481, 531, 553, 593.


Trottier, Joseph, 459.


Trottier, Louis, biog. notice, 629, n. 70; justice, 241-256; plf. vs. Harmand, 63, vs. · LaCroix, 123, 139, vs. Saucier, 139; mentioned, 225, 457.


Trudeau, 251.


Turanjeau, Lieut, 457.


Turanjeau. See Godin.


Turgeon, 151.


Turgeon, François, plf. vs. Lefevre, 443; def. in Motard vs., 261.


Turgeon, Nicolas, biog. notice, 626, n. 21; plf. vs. Gervais, 187.


Tusson, J. Bte., plf. vs. Bayles, 239. Tutelle dative, note on, 26, n. I.


Ulim, Marie Louise, widow of J. Bte. Desgagné, petitions, 27.


United States, government from, ex- pected, 224, n. I., 227, 229; men- tioned, 537.


Vacation, definition of, 201.


Vadeboncoeur, settlement of estate of late, 45.


Vadeboncoeur, Louis, plf. vs. Baron, 269.


Vagabonds, The, by Savage, book belonging to James Moore, 517.


Vallé, hunter, 455.


Vallé, Chas., 457.


Vallé, Fr., 387.


Vasseur, Jacques, 87.


Vaudry, 225, 353.


Vaudry, Jos., biog. notice, 631, n. 92; def. in Racette vs., 99, Plante vs., 107, Motard vs., 177, Baron vs., 221, 249, Arundel vs., 307.


Verronneau, Denis, plf. vs. Brisson, 357.


Vestry-board, oath by members of, 269; mentioned, xxiv., 249.


Vigo, gives financial support, li. Villages, French, description of, xxi. Villiers, Sargent, 620.


Vincennes, description of, xvi .; mili- tia from, sent to assist Rocheblave, xli .; people of, persuaded to join Amer. cause, xlv .; court estab- lished by Clark at, xlvii .; court established by Todd at, lxii .; irreg- ularities of court of, lxiii., lxxxiv .; court record of, destroyed, lxiii .; evacuated, lxxxvii .; De la Balme


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at, xc .; occupied by Clark , cxxxiii. ; mentioned, xvi., 103, 477, 622.


Virginia, right of, to Northwest, lii .; treasury of, xlix., lxxv., lxxviii., 547; appeals to, lxxxiii. cii., ciii. cxvii., cxix .; messenger to, 251, 479; mentioned, 265, 471, 481, 487, 533.


Virginia State Library, Collection of, account of, cliv.


Viviat family, members of the gentry, xx.


Viviat, Louis, independent religious opinion of, xxiv .; represents Wa- bash Land Co., xxx .; member of British party, xxxvii .; death of, xli.


Voyageurs, description of, xviii.


Voiture, definition of, 168, n. I.


Wabash Indians, on warpath, cxlii.


Wabash Land Co., established and buys land, xxx.


Wabash River, villages on, xvi .; trade route by the, ibid.


Waddell, David, summons served on, 405; obtains writ, 389; plf. vs. Lafleur, 445; mentioned, 357.


Wale, plf. vs. Gervais, 301, vs. La- marche, 301.


Warrant for hanging of Manuel, 20, n. r.


Washington, George, interested in western lands, xxix .; plans to arouse the Canadians, lxxxix.


Watts, James, plf. vs. Groot, 343.


Watts, Rob., biog. notice of, 188, n. I; commandant at Grand Ruis- seau, cxxiii., 295, 597; opposes effort for independence, cxlix .; address by, 597; receives land grant, 189; mentioned, cxxii., 573. Wells (Wills), def. in Marthan vs., 6. West, Isaac, deposition of, 293; mentioned, 281.


Wharton, Samuel, interested in wes-


tern lands, xxix .; member of trad- ing firm, xxviii.


Williams, Col., mentioned, cliii.


Williams, Major John, biog. notice, 62, n. r; in command at Kaskaskia, lxxvi .; to give military assistance, 63; testifies concerning Winston, cxv .; mentioned, cv., 543, 553, 557, 618.


Williams, Thomas Jarret, horse- whipped Dodge, 619.


Willing, expedition of, xl.


Wills, registry of, Locat's, 467; St. Cyr's, 473; Moore's, 515.


Wilson, writ against, 413.


Wine, Thomas, bondsman for Piggot, 296, n. I.


Winston, Mrs., appeals to court, cxiv. Winston, Richard, sketch of, lxxxv .; in partnership with Kennedy, xviii .; talks independence, xxxvi .; col- lects supplies for Clark, xliii .; gives financial aid, li .; appointed commandant at Kaskaskia, lvi .; appointed sheriff, lxi., 20, n. 1; appointed deputy county lieutenant, lxxix .; hostility of French to, lxxxvi., cvii .; relation to the mili- tary, lxxxvii .; party of, cxii., cxvii .; supports French, ciii .; accuses Virginia officers, xcviii., cxii .; ar- rested by Dodge, cxiv .; protest of, cxv .; dispute referred to, 129; authorizes commissions, 489, 491 ; policy of, defeated at election, cviii., cxvi .; abolishes court of Kaskas- kia, cxvii .; appointed representa- tive to Virginia, cxvii .; death of, Cxx.


Wood, Ch., def. in Clamorgan vs., 331; land grant to, 229.


Worley, Joseph, def. in Morris vs., 363; bondsman, 321; mentioned 327, 365.


Wouel, juror, 283.


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