!'He 2796 Doo. l2~ "arch 10, 1786 J:SOX 45 p. trom 1 to 3 All in Spanish Yroceedings instituted by Don redro oludge, Don ... Biduo Herbert tor the purpose ot I.Ilro ) having several pieces of cotton Court Clerk: P.I cloth measured. Rodriguez 1 Don Pedro Biduo Herbert, a resident of this 0ity, petitioned the l,;ourt, alleging that he bought 66 pieces ot ootton oloth in Cape ~~ance, but that there is an error in the measurement of said cloth. Wherefore, petitioner begs the Court to appoint two merchants of this Uity, accompanied by the l,;ourt ulerk, to examine and check the measure ot said pieces ot cotton cloth, in order to prove the error egainst the petitioner.

un Wlrch 10, 1786, the Court granted .iJon l'edro lJiduo Herbert's petition, and appointed Don Jacobo r.ionsanto and JJon AIlgele Babi~ to elWllline the measure­ ment ot the cotton cloth in question. un the same day, the l,;ourt Clerk, accompanied by Don AIlgelo JJabi~ and .uon olacobo monsant o, in com­ pliance with the preceding decree, went to the store of Don .t'edro Biduo Herbert, and after they measured the 66 pieces ot cotton cloth that were bought in l,;ape !'rance, trom the firm of uhoisel and Mensenon, and that according to the invoice it was suppose to contain 7.719 elle, and atter said cloth waa measured separately they found that there were only 6.842 ells, resulting in a shortege or eight hundred and seventy-seven ells. I

The reoord is incompl ete, and the outeoms 0 t this case is not known.

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Copyist #11 File 2963 I Doo. 1245 Maroh io, 1786 I BOX pp. 1 to 25 I Judges: Governor I Case of Esteban Miro &: I Pedro Voizln Joseph de Orma I vs. Court Clark: FernandoI Carlota - tree negress Rodriguez I Pedro Voizin petitioned the Court of Don Esteban Miro, Colonel, Civil and Military Governor, in order to reoover the sum of 400 pesos, past due, that Cerlota, free negress, owes hiU4 as evidenced by the note secured by mortgage that he introduoes, and begged the Court to issue a writ of execution against all the property of the defendant, particularly the lot of ground specified in said mortgage. On March. 10, 1786, Joseph. de Orme, Senior Justice of the Peaoe, grants the plaintiff's petition, but as the defendant had moved her residence to Pointe coupee, outside the Jurisdiction of the Court, the Chief Constable is unable to serve the decree of execution on her, and effect seizure of her property. The plaintiff again petitione the Court to author­ ize the Commandant of pointe Coupes to follow pro­ ceedings against the defendant, which petition was granted and decree issued by Governor Don Estevan Miro.

On April 20, 1786, ~enon Trudeau, Cammandant of that Post sends the Court Clerk, Renaud, to collect the sum of 400 piastres plus the costs of these pro ­ oeedings trom the defendant, or in default thereof to effect seizure, but as the defendant has no property, she was placed in Jail and then released on petition of her bondsman, ~urgeon Vitrai of Pointe Coupes, so as she may go to New Orleans and sell her lot to settle with Voi zin. On May 11th, 1786, the Court on plaintiff's petition granted a writ of seizure against the Doc. 1245 cont 'd.

property of the defendant, but before execution of said decree, the plaintiff and defendant, having reached an agreement, pet!tioned the Court requesting that oosts of the above pro ceedings be fixed and charged to the defendant. The petition is granted, end oosta amounted to 37 pesos 3 rea.les.

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Copyist fill Doc . 1246 File #2971 . ) Box 45. March 10, 1786 . ) JUdge : Don Estevan Mi r o. J CC: Don Fernando ROdriguez. ) Case Of Pages 1 to 8. I Don Ni colas Weber Soanish and French . I versus Don Bernardo Dubrocar.

The plaintiff petitioned the Court , alleging that as evidenced by the past due promi s sor y note pr esent ed, t he defendant i s indebted to pet i t i oner in the sum of si x hundred pesos, for a cer t a i n loan; and that alth petitioner has on several occasions requested the de­ f endant to pay said debt, the defendant has refused. Wherefore , petitioner begs the Court to order the de­ f endant to declare under oath if tho signature a ffixed t o t he promissory note presented is hi s and if he owes t he sum olaimed.

The Court granted the plaintiff's petit i on, and the defendant appeared before the Court Clerk and de­ olar ed unde r oath that the signature affixed t o the promissory note presented is his and that he owes the suo claimed by the plaintiff.

The plaintiff then petitioned the Court, alleging t hat since t he defendant baa confessed t hat he owes the sum cl aimed, pe titioner begs t he Cour t to i ssue a writ of execu t ion against the properties of t he defendant to sati sf y said sum plus t he cost s of these procoedings.

The r ecor d shows that the obove petition was prov­ i sonal l y denied by the Court on the ground that the ma­ Jority of the creditors of the defendant had granted 1 sai d defendant an extension of time to pay his debts. -I

I Translat or 1122 Copyist tllO Doc. #1247 File #149 ) Box 45 . !!arch 1.3, 1786.) JUdge: Josef Orue . I CC . Perdomo. I Case ot P. 1 to 9. ) Edwardo Jones an~i""s_h.;;,.' I ...Sp... I versus Nihil Castell.

Plaintirt, a resident of this City, petitioned the Court al l egi ng t hat the defendant has pUblicly defamed pe ­ titioner ' s character. Wherefore, petitioner begs the Court to punish t he defendant and in order to prove the above al­ legations to admit parol evidence that petltloner will pre­ senti and if said allegations prove to be of merit to is­ sue a writ of execution against the person, and properties of the defendant.

On March 13th, 1780, the Court ordered as petitioned by the plaintiff.

The record shows that t he plaintiff's witnesses appear .ed betore the Court Clerk and their testimonies substantiat ed the plaintiff's allegations in his pe tition.

~h e Cour t after taking into consideration the informa­ t i on submitted by the plaintiff, ordered t he arrest and imprisonment of the defendant and issued a wri t of execu­ t i on against t he defendant's propert ies for t he sum of 300 pesos.

The record shows that the plaintirt dropped t he case , and t he Court taking this into conaideratlon exonerated the xl defendant of all liability, and ordered his release f ram prison. ,. The record does not show the cost of these proceedings.

translator #25 Copyist 1110 Doc . #1248 Box 45.

File /fO E. ) PRCC EEDlllGS INSTITUTED BY ClffiISTO- March 14, 1786. I V.AL ,A TTO FCIl THE PURPOSE OF JUdge: Estevan Miro . ) PROV lllG TIIAT Ill. S BORN A iREE cc , Rafael Perdomo. I NmRO . PP. 1 to 8 . I Spanish. )

Christoval Franc1sco, a mulatto, pet 1t i oned the Court alleg1ng that he is the son of Christoval Francisco and Margarita, free negroes, residing in New York. eref~ petitioner 1n order to pr ove the above allegations peti­ tioner will pr esent witnesses to substantiate said allega­ tions, and to order the Court Clerk to give petitioner a copy of the test1monies of said w1tnesses.

On March 14 , 178 6 , the Court ordered as pet1tioned.

The reoord shows that the witnesses pr esent ed by the pet1tioner test1fied betore the Court Clerk and that their testimonies substantiated the allegations made by the pe ­ t!t!oner.

On petitioner's request said testimoni es were approv­ ed by the Court.

The Court after closely examining the information submitted by the pet i t i oner declared him a tree mulatto.

The record does not show the cost of these proceed1ng.,I

Translator 1125 Copyist H10 File #125 1 Do=ent #1249 Maroh 14, 1786 1 Box 45 JUdge: Estevan I Miro I Oase of Oourt 01 ark: Rafael I Santiago Meder Perdomo I versus pp. 1 to 12 I Ma t heo Wehet Spanish I

Plaintiff, a resident and m~ohant of this Oity, petitioned the Oourt, alleging that as evidenoed by the obligation duly presented, petitioner sold to the de­ fendant, a resident of the Post of Natohe~, f i ve negro slaves; that the defendant promised to pay for said slaves by delivering to petition~ a oertain quantity of tobaooo, valued at one thousand five hundred fifty pesos, and besides six hundred pesos in cash. That the defendant has fail Ed to oomply with his promise. V~erefore , petitioner begs the Oourt to forward a waxrant to the oommandant of said Post, instructing said oommander to oompel the defendant to satisfY in oash the complete value of the negroes, as at the present time petitioner has no use for said tobacco. The Oourt ordered as petitioned by the plaintiff.

The record is incompl ete and the outcome of this case is not know.

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Oopyist fill Doe. ",1250 · BoX 45.

Do~a Maria Genoveva, wite ot Don ancisco Berre, petitioned the Court, alleging that her husband has lett New Orleans tor Islas Negras with the purpose ot estab­ lishing his residence in said townj that as evidenced by the letter presented, the petitioner has been instructed by her husband to sell all her properties in this city, so that she may join her said husband; that among her properties, the petitioner owns a certein slave named Margarita wham petitioner desires to sell; where tore , petitioner begs the Court to grant her the necessary ju­ dicial authorization to pertorm said sale. The record shows that the Court granted the author­ ization solicited and ordered the Court Clerk to return to the petitioner the letter she presented.

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l'11e 11179 Do o..unent U125l Maroh 17, 1786 Box 45 Judge: Josef de urue Court Cl8l'k: Rafael Perdomo ~uooession of Gabriel Parrero pp. 1 to 44 Spanish

In the City of New Orleans, on Maroh 17, 1786, the Court was informed that Gabriel Parraro had died, leaving properties and legit1:lll.te absent heirs. In order to proteot the properties left by said deoeased the Court ordered the Court Clerk to testify to his death, and to obtain the key"s of .he deoeased's residenoe, and to plaoe them at the disposal of the Court to promote whatever IlI!l.7 be oonvenient. The Court ordered the Court Clerk to add to the reoord of these prooeedings a oopy of the deoeased's last will and testament. Don Antonio Mendez was appointed by the Court , Attorney to represent the absent heirs of said deoeased. On Don Antonio Mendez's petition an inventory and appraisal was made of the properties left by said de­ oeased, said inventory and appraisal was approved by" the Court. The reoord shows that the properties left by" said deoeased were sold at publio auction, and the prooeeds of said sale were placed in the hands of Franoisoo GOnsalelS, Testamentary J>xeoutor of the SUooession of said deoeased. ~aid Franoisoo vonsales on ~on Antonio Mendez ' s petition prelSented an aooount of the funds he has in his possession belonging to said ~ucoession, at the same time presenting vouchers that substantiate all the erogations that he has made for aocount of the ~coession. The reoords of these proceedings amounted to 67 pesos and 6 reales. i ranslator 1124 Copyist 1Jl! File #152 Dooument 1252 Marcil 20, 1786 Box 45 Judge: Josef Vioente Orue y Garvea Proceedings 1n8tituted by Court Clerk: Rafael Bernardo Dubrooa for tile plr­ Perdomo pose of obtain1Dg an extension pp. 1 to 156 of time from several of Ilis Spanisll Ii: Frene!l oreditors to pay Ilis debts. Hernardo »ubrooa, a resident and merohant of tllis City, petitioned tile Court, alleging tllst petitioner Ilas euffered oonsiderable losseS in Ilis oueiness trans­ aotions, and tllerefore !las been unable to satisfy Ilis debts; tllat tile majority of petitioner's oreditors Ilave IJIl.de an agreement merein tlley granted petitioner an extension of one year to satisfy Ilis debts, witll tile exoeption of few of said oreditors wIlo Ilave refused; merefore, petitioner begs tile Court to oompel said oreditors to pertioipate in said agreement, and to otrioially approve said agreement, as tllis is of justioe.

un Marcil 20, 1786, tile Court ordered as petitioned by tile plaintiff. Tile record shows that the petitioner after one year's time, failed to comply with his p~ents as speoified in said agreement, aDd tile Court on tile ored­ itor8 petition issued a writ of execution against all of tile petitioner's properties in order to satisfy tlleir claime. Later, on tile oreditors' petition tile properties of Don Bernardo Dubroca were sold at publio auotion and tile prooeeds of said sale were divided among tile oreditors, to satisfy part of tlleir olaims. B

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Copyist Ull File 11 2819 1 Do c. ' 1253 Mar ch 21, 1786 1 Box 45 p. from 1 to 4 1 All in Spani sh 1 Case of Judge: Don Jose de 1 Pedro Blduo Drue 1 vs . Court Clerk : Il. 1 Don Alejandro Dupon Rodriguez 1 The plaintiff, a resident of t his City, petitioned t he Court , alleging that as evidenced by the t wo prom­ issory notes duly presented, the defendant owes peti­ tioner t he sum of 550 pesos and 5-1/2 reales ; that pe­ titioner has requested said :nun f rom the defendant, and the defendant has refu sed to pay. ,fuer ef or e , petitioner begs t he Court to compel t he defendant to acknowledge his signature on said t wo promissory notes, and to de­ clare under oath if he owes the gum claimed.

On 1mrch 21, 1786 , the Court ordered as petitioned by the plaintiff.

On t he same day, the Cour t Clerk, i n compliance with the preceding decree received the declaration o~ the defendant, who declared under oat h th~t the signature affixed on said two promissory notes is his, and that he owes petitioner the gum claimed. Then the plaintiff, petitioned the Court a ll eging t ha t as evidenced by the defendant 's declaration, wherein he acknOWledged his signature and declared aving the sum claimed. ' erefore, petitioner begs the Court to i ssue a wr i t of execution agai nst tho properties cf the def end­ ant in crdor to satisfy the sum claimed , plus interest and the costs of these proceedings.

On April 5, 1783, the Ccurt ordered the Ccurt Clerk to br i ng the records i n order to be examined.

The record is incompl ete and the outcome 0 f thi s case is not known.

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Copyist fl11 Doc. 1254. F11e #2853. I Box 45. March 21, 1786. I JUdge: Don Estevan I Miro. ) Case of CC. Don Fernando ) Don Juan Domingo Ceresola ROdriguez. I versus P. 1 to 7. ) Don Francisoo Riaao, legal agent Spanish. ) of Don Agustin de Trevilla.

The plaintiff petitioned the court, alleging that as evidenced by the past due obligation presented, Don Agus­ tin de Trevilla, the defendant's principal, is indebted to petitioner in the sum of two hundred fifty pesos, Which said Don Agustin de Trevil1a promised to pay when Don Daniel Bricou paid him a oertain debt of six thousand six hundred fifty pesos; that said Don Daniel Bric~has paid to the defendant, as legal agent of said Don Agustin de Trevilla, the said debt of six thousand six hundred fif ty pesos; that the petitioner has requested the defendant i to pay the sum cla1med, and that said defendant refused to pay. Wherefore, petitioner begs the Court to crder the defendant to pay the sum claimed from the sum paid to the defendant by Don Daniel Brioou.

The reoord shows that the Court granted the plain­ tiff's petition, and that the defendant, disregarding the court's order, did not pay the plaintiff, in view of .hic the plaintiff petiHoned the Court to issue a writ of ex ­ ecution against all the properties of the defendant, and espeoially against the six thousand six hundred fifty pes­ os paid by Don Daniel Brioou so that the petitioner's olaim may be satisfied.

I ~ Don N;~~~urtlr~~~~ t~e~~~;~f~~~er~~;~:b~:d~~i:_ 1 quest the defendant to pey the sum claimed by the plainti II and, if said defendant fails to comply, to seize his pro­ perties, and especially, the six thousand six hundred fif­ ty pesos whioh are in his possession in order to guarantee the payment of the sum olaimed by the plaintiff, plus the oosts of these proceedings. (cont'd) (Doc. 1254) cont'd.

Don Nicolas Fromentin, Lieutenant Chief Constable, in compliance with the preceding order, requested the defendant to pay the sum claimed by the plaintiff, but said defendant answered that he Was not able to pay because he did not posses aQY funds belonging to Don Agustin de Treville.

The record is incomplete and the outcome of the case is not known.

s· \ Translator #22 Copyist 1/10 File 11m?? ) Doc . 111255 March 21, 1786 ) Box 45 p. 1 t o 5 ) Spanish only ) Case of Judge : Governor ) Don Juan Bautis t a Jourdain Est eban Miro I versus Court Cl erk : Fernando) The widow Prevos t Rodriguez )

The plaintiff, through his at t or ney, Don Pedro Bart oni ere, petitioned the Court alleging, that as evidenced by the promissory note and account duly presented, the defendant is indebted to petitioner the sum of one hundred sixty-one pesos and six and one half r eales; that petitioner has demanded said sum; and that defendant has refused to pay; wher efore , petitioner begs the Court to order the defendant to acknowledge her signature at the foot of said note, and to declare under oath if she owes the sum claim­ ed. The Court o%dered as petitioned by the plaintiff.

This record is incomplete, and does not show t he outcome of the case.

Translator 1121 Copyist #11 s File fi67 Doc. 1256 March 22, 1786 JJOJl: 45 p. 1 to 12 ;;panish only Uaee of von Beni t o umith JUdge: Govurnor Jisteban I versus Don Louis Chachere, Mi ro I administrator of the suc­ Court 01erk: Rafael I cession of von George ~ as t l e s ~erdomo I of Iiat chez.

:che plaintiff, petitioned the Court all ~ing, that as evidenced by the accounts of the defendant, as ad­ ministrator of the succession of Don George uastles, there is an entry of 546 pesos that were paid to the firm of ,oonsant o lo Co ., of New Orleans, to satisfy an obligation contracted by Don .L1e.vid ;;mith, and guaranteed by the deceased, Mr . castles, and another entry charg­ ing said succession With the sum of 108 pesoe for the e%pense of shipping a oertain quantity of tobacco to said Monsant o & Co. at uew Orleans, when in reality the said firm of Monsant o ~ Co . contracted to buy and did buy the said tobaoco at the rate of 9 pesos par hundred at Hat chez, caueing the said firm to pay the shipping cost to Hew ur1eans; wherefore petitioner begs the Court to order the prinoipal members or the firm 0 f MOnsant o & Co . t o declare under oath if the allegations made ut supra are true, and to order the defendant to pay to petitioner the sum of 654 pesos, which ie the to tal of both entries, whioh ere in error.

:che record show.s that the uourt ordered the ~ o urt Cl erk t o receive the declarations of the principal mem­ ber s of the firm of I"onsant o & Uo., and to furnish the plaintiff wi t h a copy of the testimonies of said parties.

On roarch 24, 1786, the ~ourt U1erk received testi­ monies of uen Benj amin and von Manuel Monsant o, residents and merchants of t his ~ ity ; t heir testimonies substantiat­ ing the plaintiffs allegations. un April 3, 1786, t he 00urt ordered t he iJ ourt Cl erk to f orward a oopy of the testimonies of the ~incipe1 Doc. 1256 cont'd. Page 2 members of .he firm of Monsant o & Co. to t he Comman­ dant of the Fort of liat chez to compel t he defendant to ps;y to the plaintiff the sum of 654 pesos. and also compel defendant to pay the cost of these pro­ ceedings. Thi s record is complete. and the Court costs which amounted to 9 paso. 3 reales were paid by the defendant.

Ii Tr ansl at or #21 Copyist #11 \ DOC. ill2.5? File (11:33. Box 45. March 22, 1?86. Judge: Don Estevan Mlro. Case of CC. Don Rafael Perdomo. Don Juan Pedro Daulet. P.lto?4. versus SpanIsh and French. Don LuIs Boldore.

The plalntlff, through hls attorney, petltloned the court, allee10g that as evldenc d by the copy of a publIc Instrument presented, the defenaant agreed to purchase all the propertles that the petltloner possess­ es In the KiogdClll of France for the sum of four thousand flve hundred seven pesos whlch sald defendant gave to the petItIoner In cash, plus two thousand nIne hundred pesos whlch the defendant promlsed to pay In bIlls of exchange drawn In the defendant's favor by the petltl­ oner's deceased mother, all of whIch bIlls of exchange were protested and not pald; that the defendant, In­ stead of dellverlng sald bl11s of exch~ to the petl­ tioner, as promlsed, Illegally negotIated them. Where­ fore, petitIoner begs the Court to order the defendant to pay hlm the saId sum of two thousand nlne hundred pesos. The Court ordered that the defendant be notlfled I of the plalntlff's petitlon.

The defendant t hen answered the plaintiff's peU- 1\ tlon, statlng that all of sald plalntlff's allegatlons are untrue Inasmuch as he gave a wrong interpretatlon to the publIc instrument presented; that, as helr of hls deceased mother who drew the bl11s of exchange In question, It Is the plalntlff who owes the petltloner, In whose favor the bl11s were drawn, the value of sald bills, and that for thIs reason It was mutually agreed to add the value of sald bl11s to the four thousand fin hundred seven pesos dellvered In cash t o the b' plaintlff by the petitioner, as part of the seven thousand four hundred seven pesos for whIch the petI­ tIoner purchased the propertles that the plaIntIff pos- sessed 1n the Klngdom of Franca. erefora, the pet1- tloner begged the Court to dlsmlss the plaIntIff's suIt on the ground that Is 18 unfounded and out of order. (cont'dl (Doc. 1257) contr d ,

After several allegations and petitions of both parties, the Court, having carefully studied the case, rendered Ju~ent in favor of the defendant, declaring that i nasmuch as the pl ai nt i f f did not pr ove his alleg ations and the defendant did prove his exceptions, said defendant was therefore exonerated of all liabil­ ity, and the plaintiff was ordered to pay for the costs of these pr oceedings , whioh amounted to 82 pesos and :5 reales .

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Translator 1122 Copyist 1110 Don Juan Bautista tabatut and Don Pedr o ~an llartin, business associates and residents of New Orleans, peti­ tioned the Court, alleging that as evidenced by the copy of the records of the pUblic auction of the brigan- tine named "El Estevan" . alias"San Juan." the pat i t i oner s are the owners of said brigantine; that the petitioners desire to sell said brigantine at public auction. Where­ fore, petitioners beg the Court to please grant them the necessary judicial authorization to sell said brigantine end to cOlllll1ssion the Court Clerk to perform end wi t nes s the intended sale . The record shows that the Court granted the author­ i zat i on solicited by t he petttioners and that the Court Clerk proceeded to sell the brigantine in question for three consecutive times , but that no bidder appeared, in view of which the petitioners dec ided t o discontinue their efforts and to remain in possession of said brig­ entine.

Translator {} 22 Copyist 110 \ File 2806 1 Do =EIlt (J12!59 March 23, 1786 I Box 45 Judge: Estevan Miro 1 Court Clerk: Fernando1 Case or Rodriguez 1 Lui s Antonio manc pp. 1 to 22 I versus Spani iii. I Pedro Mirabal Plaintiff, a r es ident of t his City peti tioned t he Court, alleging that as evidenced by t he obl i at i on duly present ed, t he defendant i s i ndebt ed t o petitioner in the gum of f i ve t housand pesos. Wher efore, petitioner begs the Court to issue a writ of execution agai nst all of the defendant's properties, particularly against the mortgaged house specified on said obligation, in ol'ier to satisfY the sum claimed, plus i nt erest and cos t s of these proceedings.

On lI!arch 24, 1786, the Court cr dered as pet!tioned by the plaintiff.

On March 30, 1786, Don Nicolas Fromatin, Chief Cons table, in conpliance with the Court's decree, notified the defendant to pay to the plaintiff t he gum claimed, plus interest and oosts of these proceed­ ings, and as the defendant refUsed to pay he seized a house of the defendant's located on Dauphine street. \

On plaintiff's petition the Court ordered the t the defendant's house be sold at public auction. The house was sold for the sum of one thousand six hundred pesos. This gum was delivered to the plainti f f to satisfY part of his claim. The costs of these proceedi ngs amount ed to 39 peaos.

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Copyist fill FHe fj'i!J374 ) Doc. 1260 March 23, 1786 I Box 45 p. from 1 to 4 I All in SpaniS1 I Case ot Judge: Don Jose Orue I Jorge Heno Court Clerk: T. Rodrigue:.) vs Don Juan Jose Dutorest

The plaintiff, a resident ot this City peti­ tioned the Court, alleging that as evidenoed by the copy of the deed duly presented, the defendant has in his charge the sum of 1023 pasos belonging to plaintiff's minor sons; and that the reason that said 8UIll was placed in the defendant's charge was for safe keeping; that petitioner has requested said 8UIll from the defendant, and that the defendant has refused to return said sum. Wherefore, pet!tioner begs the Court to issue a writ of execution against all the properties of the defendant, in order to satisfy the sum claimed, plus interest, and the costs of these proceedings.

On March 23rd, 1786, the Court ordered the Court Cl ark to bring the records in order to be examined.

The record is incomplete, and the ou tcome 0 l' this case is not knO'lllll.

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Copyist till. DOC . No. 1261. F11e #21l0l. I Box 45. Uarch 23, 1786. I JUdge: Don Jose I PROCEED n 'GS Ill::iTIIDTED BY DOli LU IS de Orue. I DELAGRUE ,AS TE::iTAMENTARY XIDUTOR CC . Don Fernnndo I OF DON PEDRO GAlABJ:.RT, FOR Tm. PUR­ . Rodriguez. I POSE OF OBTAmn G POSSESS I ON OF A Pages 1 to 8. I CERTAIN SUM OF PESOS, EXISTOO IN Spanish. I POSSESSION OF DON ANTC1HO MUS AND DNlIVIill :FRC!ll T IN I:illl ITANCE OF DON JUAN VII.U1fl<."UVE, JR .

Don LUis Delagrue, as testwnantary executor of Don Pedro Galabert, petitioned the Court, alleging that, as evidenced by the copy of the deed duly presented, the share f the inheritance of Don Juan Villeneuv Jr. amount­ i ng to the sum of seven hundred pesos was ceded by said Don Juan Villeneuve, Jr. to the deceased Den Bl drllGalaber t ; that this sum is now in the possession of Don Antonio Ram­ is and has been Judicially seized upon petition of Don Luis Chantilly; that this seizure should never have taken place, inasmuch as when Don Louisiana in pay­ ment of a loan he made to the deceased DanP~dIo Galabert. 17herefore, petitioner begs the Court to order tha~ the aforementioned sum be r eleased end delivered to petitioner so that he may be able to satisfy t he olaim of the Honor­ able Intendant .

The Court ordered the Court Clerk to notity Don Juan Villeneuve,Jr. of t he preceding petition. ~l Don Juan Villeneuve, Jr. answered that he is in accord- l anoe with the petition of Don Luis Del~rue and , therefore, he believes it should be granted.

The Court t hen, after hav ing studied the oase, r en der­ ed Judbmont denying t he pet i t i on of Don Luis Delagrue, sta­ (cont'dl (Doc. 1261) cont'd.

ting as reason for so doing, the fact that the swn in question as judicially seized for a debt of the deceas­ ed Don Juan Villeneuve,Sr. t o Don Luis ~hantilly. which debt should be satisfied in pr ef er ence to the debts of Don Juan V1l1eneuve, Jr.

The costs of these proceedings amounted to five p~sos and five realest

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I ' File 64 I Doc . #1262 March 24, 1786 I Box 45 p. from 1 to 8 I All in Spanish I Case of Judge. Don Jose de I Ventura Villaro Orue I vs. Court Clerkl I Madame Maria Rinard R.Perdomo I

The plaintiff, a resident of this City, petitioned the Court, alleging that as evidenced by the deed duly presented, petitioner bought from the defendant a cer­ tain sleve named Maria Flora; that defendant promised said slave to be in good health, and that petitioner sold said slave to one Don Francisco Vadillo under the same heal th conditions, and that said Vadillo has re­ turned said negress to petitioner as she is an habitual drunkard. Wher ef or e, petitioner begs the Court to com- pel the defendant to take baok said negress, and to re­ store petitioner the sum for whioh said negress was sold.

On March 24, 1786, the Court ordered the Court Cl erk to forward a oopY of the plaintiff's petition to the defendant. The def endant answered the plaintiff's petition, denying the allegations therein, and alleging that as a matter of truth and fact the plaintiff's allegations are untrue and t oundlese as the plaintiff has been i n the possession of the slave in question for over a year, during whioh time he did not suspeot or notice any defeots of said slave sold to him by petition on August 29th of last year, and that now plaintiff claim I that the party to whom he sold said slave has refused to accept said negress, olaiming that said slave is a drunkard. If this is a true fact, said slave must have formed said habit while i n the possession of the plain- tiff, Wher efor e, petitioner begs the Court to order the plaintiff to declare under oath if the allegations of this petition are true, and to further declare on what date he sold said slave to the third party and for what sum. Doo. #1262 oont'd. ~e2

On April 5, 1786, the Court ordered as petitioned by defendant.

On April 6, 1786, in oompliance with the preoeding decree, the plaintiff before the Court Clerk, UDdar oath deolaredl That the allegations of the defendant are true, that he desired to stop these proceedings, and that he is willing to take baok said slave and to return the money for which she was sold.

The reoord is inoomplete and the outoome of this oase is not known.

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Copyist #11 Doc. No. 1263. File #2904 . Box 45. March 27, 1786. JUdge: Estevan Miro. Case of CC . Fernando ROdriguez. Salanon Mal1nes PP. 1 t o 7. versus Spanlsh. Franclsco Biret.

Plalnt1rf, through hls Attorney, petltioned the court, allegl ng, that as avldenced by the pranlssory note duly presented, the Defendant ls lndebted to petltloner, ln the sum of one hundred flfty pesos, as last payment of a certaln sum; that petltioner has on several occaslons de­ manded said sum, and the defendant has refUsed to pay ; !lor. t ore, neUtioner begs the Court, to order the defend­ and, to declare under oath, whether the slgnature afflxed on sald promissory note, ls hls, and whether lt ls true t hat he owes potltloner the sum olalmed.

On March 27, 1786, the Court ordered as petitioned by the plalntiff.

On the same day, the defendant, ln the presence of the Court Clerk, adm1 tted all the allagatlons malle by the plalntlff ln his petltion.

On plalntlff's petitlon, the Court lssued a wrlt of exeoutlon, agalnst all of the defendant's propertles, ln order to satlsfy the sum clalmod, plus lnterest and the costs of these proceedlngs. The record ls lncomplete, and the outcane of thls case ls not known.

#24 #10 FUe #114 I Docwnent #1264 March 28, 1786 I Box 45 Judge I Jose~ Orue I Oourt Olerkl Ratael I Proceedings lnstituted by Perdomo I Alexandre Dupon ~or the purpose pp. 1 to 6 I of obtaining an extenslon o~ Spanish I time from hls creditors to ~ hls debts.

Alexandro Dupon. a resldent o~ thls 01t;r., peti- tioned the Oourt. alleging that petltioner owes certa1n sums of money' to several creditors ; that sald credltors with the exception of Mr. DeHno Salme, Mr. Bldu Erker and Mr. FormanUer have granted an extenslon of time to petitloner to pay the debts owed them; that said creditors have refused to grant the extension of time. causing damages in the business transactions of the petitioner. Where~ors, petitioner begs the Oourt to compel said creditors to grant petitioner the exten­ tion o~ time to ~ his debts.

On March 29, 1786, the Court ordered as petitioned by Don Alexandro Dupon.

The record does nct show the costs of the proceed­ ings.

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Oopyist #11 Doc. /f12(ll5 . Flle #150 I Box 4l5. March 29, 1786. J JUdge: Don Est evan I PROCEED ING S INSTITUTED BY DON BAP­ Mi ro. I TI STE CORS, :lASTER CJF THE SCHOONJ

Don Baptiste Cors, master of the schooner named "La Besana", petitioned the Court, alleging t hat pet i t ioner sailed trom the port of Pensaoola bound for lIew Orl eans with a crew c omp osed of one white man and sev eral negroe~ t hat , unfortunately, the whi te man wh o was named Papen, when going to the bow of sai vessel pr obably to dis­ charge 80me physical neces8ity, accidentally fell over­ board and drowned; that all efforts made by the crew and t he petitioner to save said se aman were unsucce sstul , ina sm~c h as said seaman did not know how to sw1m . Wher e­ fore, petitioner begs the Court to receive parol evidence fram the witnesses member s of the orew of the aforamen­ t i oned sohooner, so that, if their testimoni es are f ound t o substantiate the petitioner's statements, said pet i ­ t i oner be exonerated of all r esponsibility for the death of said seaman.

The Court gr ant ed Don Baptiste Cors pet iti on , order- \ ing the Court Clerk to receive the parol evidence offered.

The Cour t Clerk complied wi th the Court's order, and then the Court, in view of the fact that the testimonies of all the witnesses pr e sent ed substantiated the allega­ t i ons of Don Baptiste Cors, exoneratad said Don Baptiste Cors ot all responsibility in the deat h of the afore­ said"seaman.

Translator #22 Copyist tll O Doc . /112u7 . Box -4. '1';;- Fil e t!2<;JOU . Apr . 3 , 178 5. P. 1 t o 22 . S~a..,lsh and French . J Udge: Don l'.. Uro. Court :Cl er '.< : Rodrlguez.

On "pr . 3 , 17u6, the court ordered the Court Cl"r" to br-Ln" the docu ,mts ln order to De eX>l",lned , a"d afte havll eJ

The record is i nc o: ol " t e a, ld the outC ct1le of t h's oase ls not known.

f rans1st or • 2j Doc. #1266. ) Box 4ti. File /12&;5. I March 30, 1786. ) JUdge: Don Estevan ) Case of iro. ) Don Juan Duhart CC . Don Fernando I versus Rodriguez. ) Don Juan Landier. Pages 1 to 36. I Spanish and french. )

The plaintiff, through his attorney, petitioned the Court , alleging that as evidellCed by the documents duly pre­ sented, the defendant is indebted to petitioner in the sum of four hundred pesos plus interests, value of a certain negro slave ownad by the petitioner and sold by the defen­ dant on commission; that although petitioner has on several occasions requested the defendant to pay said debt, th de­ fendant has retused. Wherefore, petitioner begs the Court to please issue a writ of execution against the properties ~f the defendant in order to satisfy the sum claimed.

The Court ordered as petitioned by the plaintiff.

Don Nicolas li'romentin, Lieutenant Chief Constable, in compliance with the writ of execution issued by the Court, requested the defendant to pay the sum claimed by the plain­ tiff, and said defendant answered that he had already done so. The record shows that this case was settled out of Court by mutual agreament.

The oosts of these proceedings amounted to 23 pesos and 2 reales.

Translator #22 Copyist 1110 Flle #2966 I Doc . 111268. Apr . 3 , 1786. J Box 5 . JUdBe: Estevan Mi ro. I CC : Rodriguez. I PROCEED llm S I IST ITUTED BY DON JUAN P . 1 to 8. 1 VIll.A! ~JLVA JR n: ORDER TO OBTArn A Spanish. ) CERTAllo :lJM OF 0 _Y DEPOSIT rn THE TRll&JRY .

Juan Villanueva Jr, a r es ident ot this City , petition ed the Court, elleging that he is urged by his creditors t o pay them, but has been unable to do so; as Don Joset Ducros, City Treasurer , h s in the treasury the sum of two hundred seventy s i x pesos ' six r eal es , belonging to the succession ot his deceasec father , which sum Was oeposi t ed wIth seid Treasurer to satisfy a debt owed to petitioner's brother-in- law , Don Santiago Seguir by said deceased, and which was paid to said Seguir , who i s willing t o declare bef ore t he Court t o substantiate this allegation. Wher e­ t a- e , petitioner begs t he Court to order said von Joset Ducros , City Treasurer, t o pay petitioner a third of said sum i n deposi t amounting to 92 pesos 6 reales, which is the share be longing t o petitioner.

The Court ordered Santiag o Jeguir, to declare before t he Court Clark unde r oath if, ~ Villanueva' s allegations ere t rue and after thi s is done ,t o del i ver a copy of seid declar ation t o Villanueva.

On Aprll 3 , 1786 , t he Court Clerk , in vi ew of the pre cedi ng decr ee r ec eived the declaration of said Seguir , who under oath declared t hat t he succession of the deceas­ ed Don Juan Vil l anueva, Sr . i s not indebted t o declare ~ as declarer has been sa tisfied. Juan Villanueva,Jr. then pet i t i oned the C ~lrt , all S­ ing that as evidenced by the declaration made by Don san­ ti ~o Sigur , wherein he SUbstantiated petit ioner ' s al l eg­ lcont'd' (DOC . 1268) cont 'd.

at10ns wherefore, pet1t1oner bega the Court to order that from t he funds in possession of Don Josef nUcros be­ longing to the succession of petitioner's deceased ~ther petitioner be given his share , which is one third of the I sum i n possession of said Ducroa .

The Court ordered as petitloned by Villanuev a.

The record shows that Dona leriana Gaudin, w1do of the aeceased Don Juan V11lamleva, ~r . , petitioned th~ Court , alleging that in view of the declaration ma de by Don Santiago Segu1r, and the Court's decision in favor of her son Juan Villanueva Jr; Wherefore, petitioner be~s the Court, to order Don J osef Ducros. to deliver to petitioner t he two thirds left from the funds in his possession, which belong to the succession of petitioner's deceased husband.

The Cour t ordered as petitioned by Dona Mariana Gaudin , widow of Villanueva. Tha racord does not show the costs of t hese proceed­ i ngs .

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TranSlator ;/25 Copyist #10

~ r4 Doc. 1269 Box 4~. File ;181. Apr. 8, 1786. Case of JUdge: Don Don Enrique Despr z Estevan Mi r o. versus CC: Do:! Rafael Don rancisco Maria de Reggio. PerdOClo. 3 pages. The plaintiff peUUoned the Court, I Spanish and alleging that the defendant, as t rus· French. tee of the estate of the deceased Don Anares Jung, is indebted t o pe- t ltioner in the sum of seventy-five pe sos, value of one hundred planks to make boxes, de­ livered to Don Luis outan Beauregard by order and on account of said deceased Don ndres Jung, as evidenced I by the receipt signed by said Don Luis Toutan Beaur e­ gard and whi ch the pe t i t i oner duly pr esent s . foher e­ fore, the petitioner begs th Court to order the defen­ dant t o pay the sum claimed . The record shows that tha Court ordered Don Luls Toutan Beauregard to declare under oath i f the signature affixed to the receipt pr esent ed is hls . Don Luis Toutan Beauregard, In canpl1ance with the Court's order, appeared before the i Court Ulerk end declared under oath that the signature affixed to the receipt presented by the plaintiff, is his. The Court then ordered the Court Clerk to deliver these pr oceedi ngs to the plaintiff SO that he may institute what ever action he may deem con­ venient for his interest.

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------_ .... Doc. 1270 Box 45. File 1197 . I Apr . 8, 1786. I JUdge: Don Josef I Cllse of de Orue. I Don Manue l Solls CC. Don Rafael I versus Perdomo I Don l.!llteo Wh ite. P. 1 t o 7. I S:>enl ah. I

The plalnt l f f petlt loned thll Court, alleg l ng t hat 8S evldenced by the past due proml ssory note prese nted, t he defendant l s l ndebted t o petlt loner l n t he sum of el ght hundred f ort y-seven pesos end two end one hal f r eales; wherefore, petit loner begs t he Court t o or der t r~t, after all legal f ormallt l es have been ru lfl 11ed, a wrl t of execu­ tlon be l ssued BG8 1nst t he propert les of the defendant to cover the sum c laimed plus the costs of these pr oceedlngs .

The Court ordered as pet tloned by the pl elnt l f f .

The plalnt l f f then pet l tloned the Court, alleglng that he had COOle to an agr eement wlth thtl defendanti where­ fore, pet l tioner begged the Court to declare this case closed, wl t h the condltlon that sald defendant must pay f or the costs of t hese pr oceedlncs .

Tran slator #22 ':opyl st #10 DOC. 1271 '/ Box 415 .

FUe #166 PROCEED INGS INSTlTUThD BY !JON PEDRO Apr. 12, 1786. ACIilll TO ARID.ST THF.. JUDGMU'lT , ORD1RnlG Judge: Martin Hill TO PAY TO MIGUEL NICOLER A CERUlli SU-l OF PESOS. Navarro. CO. R. Perda:lo. P. 1 to 2. Don Pedro Acher , a resident ot Spanish. this City, petitioned the Court, alleg­ ing t het he was ordered by the Court, to pey to Don Miguel Nlcoler the sum ot fifty six pe sos , es hls ages tor servlces rendere whl1e employed on the frlgate named "E! Santo Espi r i to", that petitloner Was not the Captaln of said frigate, and that the cargo was not consigned t o him t o make hlm r esponslbl e f or the expenses of said frigate. eref ore, petitioner begs the Court to order Don Beltran Gravier, owner ot said frlgate to pay the sum claimed by said Ni col er .

The Court ln view ot the evidence produced by Don Pedr o Acher and being i nf ormtld that sald Achor has in his possession certain funds belonging to said Don Beltran Gravier, the owner of the frigate "El Santo Esplrito", the Court ordered said Acher that f rOOl said fun ds to pay the sum claimeo by, Don Miguel Ni col er and that the Court Clerk will issuo him a receipt tor said sum claimod . The record is l ncOOlplete and does not show tho outcOOle ot these pr oceedlngs .

Tran s lator 1125 c opyist 1/10 File # 0057 I Document #1272 April 13, 1786 I Box 4 5 Judge: Es t evan Mi r o I Cour t Clerk: Fernando I Succes sion of Luis Druet Rodriguez I pp. 1 to 483 I Spanish I

In t he City of New Orleans, on April 13, 1786, t he Court was informed that Luis Druet had died in­ test ate, l eavi ng legi t imate heirs.In ord er to protect t he propert i es l eft by said deoeased the Court ordered t he Court Clerk to obtain the keys of the deceased's residence, and to attest to his deat h, and t o pl aoe said keys at the di sposa l of t he Court to promote what ever may be convenient.

On April 25, 1786, t he Court appointed Don Pedro Ber t oni ere and Don Antonio Me ndez, Curator ad l i t em and At t orney f or the minor and major heirs of said deceased. On April 26, 1786, the Court appoint ed Don Santiago Mol er , trustee of the properties l eft by said dec eased and Curator ad bona for t he minor heirs. On Do n Pedro Ber t oni er ' s petition, an inventory and appraisal was made of the properties l eft by said deceased. The Court with the approval of said Don Pedro Ber t oni er e and Do n Ant oni o Mendes , adjudicated said propert ies to Don Santiago Moler , Curator ad bona of the minor hei r s of sa id deceased.

On Don Nicolas Drouet ' s pet ition, one of t he heirs of sa i d deceased, Don Santiago Monlon presented a sworn r eport of the properties he has in his possession l ef t by said decea sed, and sai d proper t ies were divided among all the l egi t i ma te heirs of said deceased.

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Copyi st III ______;;";;;,,..-==-...... iiiiiiiiiii. d v Doc. 1273 _ Box 45. FHe "lBO . I Apr. 22, 1786. ) Ju~~ : Joseph de Orue. I SUCC ESSIO OF ANA CIIAVEL . ce. Rafael Perdomo. I P . 1 to 26 . I Spanish. I

In the City of New Orleans, the Court was informed that Ana Chavel had died, 1 aving a last will and testa­ ment . In order to protect the pr oper t i es left by said deceased, the Court ordered the Court Clerk to obtain the keys of the deceased's residenoe and to ettest to his death, and to plaoe said keys at the disposal of the Court to promote hatever may be oonvenient.

The Court ordered the Court Clerk to add to the re­ oords of these proceedings a oopy of the deceased's last will and testament, and to del i ver a copy of t he reoords of t hese pr oceed ings to the heirs and testamentary execU­ tor of said deceased. Francisco Dur and and Luis Ma l vel l , husband and wi f e , and sole heirs of said deceased grented t heir Power-of­ Attorney to Don Antonio Mendes to represent them i n these prooeedings.

By order of the Court, an i nventory and appraisal was made of the pr oper t i es left by seid deoeased and Fran­ oisco Du r and and Luison Mal vel l were deolared by the Cour sole heirs of the pr oper t ies left by said deoeased.

The costs of these pr oceedings amounted to 3 2 pesos and 6 reales.

1124 rll O . Doc. 1274 Box 45 File 2849 ) April 24, 1786 ) Proceedings instituted by pp, 1 to 13 I Don Francisco Delery, re­ Spanish & French ) questing an official Spanish Judge: Don Joseph Orue I translation of certain doc­ Clerk: Fernando I uments written in French at Rodriguez I Port au Prince, Santo Domingo.

Don Francisco Delery, militia offioer and resident of this City, petitioned the Court, alleging that it is neoessary for petitioners to have the documents presented, translated from Frenoh into Spanish; thereforo, petitioner begs the Court to order the official translator to trans­ late the three documents written in French into Spanish, and that after the translations are completed to deliver said translations to petitioner to use as petitioner cay see oonvenient.

The Court ordered the offioial translator, Don Juan Josef Duforest to translate the three documents presented by Don Francisoo Delery, and when completed to deliver them to the Court. The record shows that the three doouments presented were translated by the offioial translator Don Juan Josef Duforest, and delivered to the Court. The documents dealt with the sucoession of Don Juan Maria Petit Delahogus, who died in Port-au-Prince, Santo Domingo, and the appointment of Don Franoisoo Delery as administrator of the properties of said suooession, looated in this oity.

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Copyist #11 F11e 112887 I Doc. #1270 1 April 24, 1786. ) Box 4:5 . JUdge : Estevan I Miro. I Case of CC. Rodriguez. I Don Luis Lalonde Dapr emont . PP.lto4. I versus Spanish. I Don )'rtUlClsoo Birot.

Plaintiff petitioned the Court, alleging t hat as evi- \ denced by the document duly presented, the defendant is in­ debted to petitioner in the sum of two thousand pesos. Wherefore, petitioner begs the Court to order a writ of execution against all and any of the pr oper t i es of the de­ fe ndant , in order to satisty the sum ola1med, pius inter~st and costs of these proceedings. On April 24, 1786 , the Court granted the pl a i nt i f f ' s petlt ion. The record is incomple te and does not show the out­ come or costs of t hese pr oceedi ngs .

Translat or il25 Copyist 1110 Flle #2909 I Doo. 1276 .­ ~ 1l 24, 1786 I Box 45 pp. 1 to 5 I Spanisll only I Case of Judge: Joeepll de I Don Andres Mer oenari o Orus I vs . Court Clerk: Fernando I Don Pierre Bourgeaux BOdriguiz I

Tile plainti~f, tllru Ilis attorney, Do n Antonio Mendez, petitioned tile Court, allEging tllat as evidenced by tile promissory note, duly presented, the defendant is in­ debted to petitioner in tile sum of 4B pesoe as tile ualanoe due on a oertain debt; tllat the petitioner !lae request ed tile def endant to pay eaid debt; and that tile defendant has refUsed, wllerefore, petitioner begs tile court to order the defendant to aoknowledge Ilie sig­ nature at tile foot of said promisscry note presented, and to deol are under oat il if he owes tile sum claimed.

The Court or der ed as petitioned by plainti~.

This record i8 inoomplete, the entire dooument i s oomposed of the above petition and the court's decree.

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Copyist illl DO C. 1277 File 12815 I Box 45 April 25, 1786 I French &: Spani sh I Proceedi ngs instituted by Judge: Governor Estevan I Don Francisco Sales Badi l l o to Mi re I obtain certified copies ot some Court Clerk: FernaJldo I documents. Rodrigue!; I

Don Francisco Sal as Badill o, resldent and merchant ot this city, petitioned the Court, alleging that it is to petitioner's interest to obtain certified copies of the three documents duly presented; wher ef ore petitioner begs the Court to order the present Court Clerk t o make three certified copies arid to deliver to petitioner, to use as may be convenien~ . The Court ordered as petitioned. This record is i ncompl ete and does not show the cost of these pr oceedi ngs .

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_ ____ -=--==- ...:..;:.<1 File ,,141 . } Doc. 11 1278-' April 25, 1785. } Box 45. JUdge: Estev8n Miro . I CC. R. Perdo~o. } P. 1 to 4 . } Case of Spanish. } Don Juan Maria Charpy versus Don Juan del Mas .

The plai nt i f f , through his attorney D~ Pedro Berton­ iere, petitioned the Court, allegi ng that i n canpany with Don Juan del 's they bought the brigantine named "Maria Elizabeth", that petitioner haa sold his share to one Don Santiago Mol l on; that petitioner has paid various sums on ssid brigantine; t hat petitioner has requested his f ormer part ner said del L~ s to render an aooount of said br i gan­ t ine , as petitioner is of the opinion that he has paid mor e than his share; that as said del Mas intends to sel l his share of said brigantine, and that petitioner fears that any person i nterested may bring aotion aga inst said partner' ship; wherefore, petitioner begs t he Court to stop said del Mas f r om transaoting the sale of his share, and to or der him to render an aooount of the purohase of said brigantine.

The Court ordered the Court Clerk to give a copy of the plai nt i f f ' s petition to the defendant. Then the plai nt i f f petit i oned the Court, alleging that he is satisfied wi t h the aocount presented by the defendant t herefore he begs the Court to stop all ections against t he defendant, and to grant hi," permi ss i on to sell said bri gant ine. The reoord sh ows t hat the C o~rt in vi ew of the plain­ t iff' s pe t~ t i on ordered the Court Clerk to stop all ao­ t i on agai nst the defendant and grant ed the defendant per ­ ~i s s i on to sell t he brigantine i n quest i on.

The r ec ord does not shOW the cost s of t hese proceed­ ings , but shows that t hey wer e paid by the defendant .

c VUe 11142 Doc. fl279 . April 26. 1'186 I Box 45 pp. t'rom 1 to 4- I All in Speniltl I Case ot' JUdge: Don E. I DOn Joset' Lavie Miro I vs . Court Clerk: R. I JJon SWIIlel Floar Perdomo )

The plaintiff. a surgeon 0 t' the Pel'lllll.nent Regiment of this City, patitioned the lJ ourt, alleging that as evidenced by the document presented, the defendant, a resident ot' Natchez owes petitioner the past due ~ ot' 53'1 pesos. plus the interest ot'~, and. t hat although petitioner has requested the det'endant to P87 said debt, the det'endant has refused. Wheret'ore, patitioner begs the Court to send a warrant to the CODJDS.ndant ot' t he post ot'Natchez, so that s aid commander can order , the def endant to acknowledge under oath his signature on said promissory note, and to compel him to P87 said debt , or in default thereot' to mortgage all his proper­ ties in order to satisfy the sum claimed, plus interest and costs of these proceedings.

On April 26, 1'186, the Court granted the plainti~8 petition.

The record is i ncompl et e and the outoome ot' this case i8 not known.

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< Doc. Il200 Box 45 .

File #2g 75 . April 25, 1785. PROOEEDINGS D,STlTUTED AGAruST TIlE JUdge: Don SUCC<;SS IOI. OF DON At.DRl:.S DUMONT BY Estevan IL1 r o. SEV L OF T CRED ITCil S OF SUD cc , Don Fer nana o SUCCESSIO • Rodriguez . P. 1 to 48. Spanish and !"rench.

Dona Maria al laoe Dumont , cacmon law wite ot the deceased Don Andres Dumont; Don Antonio Argot e; Don Santi­ llBo Leduc; Don Tomas Wi lkins and Don SantlllBo 1oI0nl on, all creditors ot the deceased Don Andres Dumont , i n sepa­ rate cases pet It ioned the Court alleging t hat said de­ oeased was indebted to t hem tor various sums of pesos . , Wher etor e , the petitioners begged the Court t o order t he per s on i n charge of t he Succession of said deceased to satisty their olaims.

The record shows that the Court ordered that the proper t i es of the deceased be sold at publio auotion in order to satisfy the olalms of the oreditors , but the record is inoomplete and does not show the outc rn,e ot these oases.

1Transl ator #22 Copyist #10 File§1l1 ) Doc. 1281. r: April 28, 1?86. ) Box 45. JUdge: Don Estevan Mi r o. I CC; Don Ratael Perdano. I Case or P. 1 to 1.0. ) Don Alexandro Moore Spanish and Engl i sh. I versus Don Juan Birland.

The plaintitt, a resident amd merchant ot Natchez, petitioned the Court alleging that in the month ot Jan­ uary ot l ?84, the petitioner purchased tw nty-nine and one-halt barrels ot t obacco trom several residents ot Natchez among whan Was the detendant, which tobacco was subject to be weighed and inspected in New Orleans; that petitioner sent it to Don Santiago Jones, to be sold on cOlllll1ssion; that said Don Santiago Jon s made arrangemen t o sell said tobacco to Don Juan Surriray, at eight pes­ os per hundred pounds ; that when said tobacco was weighed and inspected it was discovered that said tobacco was not in a pertect salable condition, as evidenced by the certifioates trom Messrs. Santiago Mather, Lafitte, SUrr­ iray and Santiago Jones; that tor this reason said Don Santiago Jones was compelled to sell said tobacco at six pesos per hundred pounds, causing the petitioner to sutter a loss of two pesos on each hundred pounds; that of the twenty-nine and one half barrels of tobocoo purcr~sed, the petitioner obtained eight trom the defendant who re­ fused to refund to the petitioner his share of the l osses SUffered; that in view of this refusal, the petitioner filed suit against the defendant before Commander Don Francisco Bouligny, of Natchez, who entrusted the deci­ sion of this case to three arbitrator. who 'having studi­ ed it , did not agree in their decisions; that ever since said decisions were rendered this case has not made any prpgress. Wherefore, the petitioner begs tbe Court to receive information from Don Santiago Mather, Don Santi­ ago Jones and Mr. Lagroue, and once said information is tound to substantiate the petitioner's allegations, to order the detendant to pay his share ot the losses sutt­ ered pl us interests and costs ot these pr oceedi ngs and to annul the decisions rendered in the Court ot Commander Don Franoisco Boul1gny by the arbitrators lWC lnted.

(cent'd) .. Doc . 1281. ' (cont'd)

The r ecor d shows t hat the Court ordered a s pet l t lon­ ed by the plalntlff.

The Court Clerk then recelved the l nf orcatlon sub­ mitted by the plal nt l f f , whlch l nformatlon ent l r el y sub­ stantiated the allegatlons contalned ln hi s p tition.

In view of thl s lnformatlon and upon petltlon trao the pl alnt l f f , the Court referred thls cas t o the Com­ mander of Natche~ for flnal JUdgment, recommendlng to sald Corncander that ln r ender i ng sald flnal Ju nt he should hear both partles and oonslder the lnfor tion recelved and the orlginal documents eKistlng in his arc­ hives per t ai ni ng to this case. The Court also ordered the Court Clerk to make a certlfied copy of these pr o­ ceedings to be kept as a r ecord. The costs of these proceedings amounted to twellty­ sevell pesOs and olle half real .

Translator #22 Copyist #10 Doc. 1282 / Box 45.

File ;1183 . I I Cese of Apr. 2~ , 1785. I JUdge: Don Jose I Don Fi l i ber to args versus de Orue , I Marie Theresa Chev al, a CC : Don Fernando I tree mu l at t o. Rodriguez. I P. 1 to U. I The plaintiff pet i t ioned the SPanish. ) Cour t , alleging that as evidencea by the two past due promi ssor y no tes presented, the defendant is indebted to petitioner in the sum of t wo hund­ r ed seventy-nine pes os ; that althou h petitioner has on several occasions r quest ed the defendant to pay said sum, the defendant has r efused. Wherefore, pe­ titioner begs the Court to summon the defendant and order her to declare under oath if the signatures affixed to t he two promi ssor y notes pr esent ed are her s aod if she owes the sum claimed, and to restrain the defendant from di s­ posi ng i n any ~er of her pr oper t ies until t he settlemeDt of this cese.

The record shows t hat the Court ordered as petitioned by the plaintiff.

The defendant appeared before the Court ~lerk and declared under oath that the signatures affixed to the two promissory notes pr esent ed by the plain' tiff are hers and t hat it is true she owes the sum claimed.

The Court then, on plai nt i f f ' s pe t i t i on, issued a writ of execution against the pr oper ­ ties of the defendant for the sum claimed plus the costs of t hese pr oceedings .

The record shows that the de­ fendant, when requested by Don Ni cola s Fromenti n, Li eut en­ ant Chi ef Constable, t o pay t he sum clatmed or present proper ties t o cover said sum, declared t hat she had al­ r eady delivered said sum to the Court ~ ogether wi th a pe- (cont ' dl (DOC. 1282) , cant' d.

UUon.

The Court then declared this cese closed and released the defendant from the restraint of disposing of her properties. The costs of these proceedings amounted to 74 pesos and 7 reales.

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______1 File #1 f:fJ I Doc. 1283 April 2g, 1786 } Box 415 pp. tram 1 to 41 I All in Spanish I Proceedi ngs instituted by Don Juan JUdge: Don M. ) Baut i sta De lmas tor the purpose ot Navarr o I obtaining l i cens e t o sel l at pUbl ic Court Clerk: R. I auction the br i ant i ne named "Uar ia Perdano I El1zabet" .

Don Juan Baut i st a Delmas, a resident or this City, petlt10ned the Court, alle iog t hat h is i n partner- shlp wi t h . Garr evil and Santll!8o Mol on , as co-ownar of the brigantine named "l4aria lisabet" , as evidenced by the document of partnership and bi l l of sale dul y ];resented, t hat petitloner and said Garr evll, have con­ tracted several debts, and for this reason they cannot continue as partners of said brigant i ne AS they cannot contribute their sbares for the upkeep of seid briganti ne ; that sa i d Garrevil awes pet i t i oner a debt of 13g5 pesos as evidenced by the promissory not es duly presente" , and that said Garrevil i s absent at ];resent from this City. Therof ore , petitioner begs the Crort to grant t he nec essary liconse to soll the t wo-thirds interest on said brigantine that correspODLl! to petltlonar and said Garrevil, and to cr der said Garrevil that from the pro­ ceeds of his shere to satisfy potitioner said debt .

On April 28 , 1786 , tha Court ordered Don Estevan ..l-\i'i'iones, official t ranslator, to translate the documents presented by Delmas, as evidence -

On May 4, 1786, the Court atter baving examined the document s presented by Don Juan Baut i st a Deless, found that Mr . Gerr evi l is indebted t o said Delmas , the sum of USl5 IE' sos , and ordered t hat the br igantine in question be appraised and sold to satisfy t he sum clatmed by said Deless. Doc . 1283 e ont.t d, Page 2.

On May 5, 1786, the Court Clerk, accompanled by Don Alexo Sar dl n , Don Vlcente Fanguy , shlp cap­ talns, Pedro Vl soso, and Espl r l t u Llotau, shlp carpent er s , ln compllance wlth the precedlng decree, went on board of sald brlgantlne f or the purpose of appralslng lt , and after a careful examlnatlon they appralsed sald brlgantln to be worth 7,000 pesos.

On the 8, or May 1786, the Court after havlng examined the recards, authorlzed Don Juan Baut l st a Delmas to sell the brigantlna i n ques tlon for the prlce of lts appralsel, and to gl ve sa ld Don Santlago Mol on , hls corresponding one thlrd lnterest, and that from the proceeds or the share of sald Garrevl1 to satlsfy the claimed sum of l ,3g 5 pesos. The Court further order~d the Judloial Appralser to sub­ mit an ltemized statement of the costs of thesa pro­ ceedings and to charge sald costs to said Delmas and Garrevll .

On May 15, 1786 , Don Luls Liotau , Jud lclal Appraiser in compliance wlth the preceedlng decree presented an itemized statement of the costs of these proceedlngs whlch amoonted to 25 pesos and 2 r eales.

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Copyist iJll File #2814 I Doc. 1284 May 4, 1786 I Box 46 Judge: Josef I Drue I proceedings instituted by ~n nenato CC : Rodriguez 1 Bl euche for the purpose of obtaining pp. 1 to 6 I an extension of time ft'om his credi tors. Spallish I

Don nenato Bel uche , a resident of this Ci ty , peti­ tioned the Court, alleging t hat he owes various debts, and that his creditors are instituting aotion against him, that petitioner has resolved to ask said creditors to grant petitioner an extension of time, and that few of said creditors have consented to said extension. :" her ef or e, petitioner bags the Cour t to order said creditors to appear before the Court i n order to decide on the matter.

On i.ay 4, 1786, the Court ordered that the creditors of said nenat o Beluche, to appear before the Court in order to come to an agreement.

The record shows that the cr edi tor s appeared before the oourt, and that they agreed to gi ve petitioner an extension of time until the end of Ootober of the present year of 1786.

Then the Court Clerk, ~n l'-emando Hodriguez peti­ tioned the Cour t , al l~ing that as the Case between Don Renato oel uche , and his cretitors has been settled; where­ fore, petitioner begs the Court to order the Judicial appraiser to submit and itemized statement of the cost s of these pnlceedings.

The ~ our t ordered as petitioned by the Court Cl erk.

The costs of these proceedings amounted to 6 pesos 3 r ealest

'£ r ansl at or 1125 ~ opyi s t ,,10 Doc. tl1286. Box 46 .

File (f2937 . Case of May 5, 1786. Don Fr anci sco Pasca l i s de 180 Barra JUdge: Don versus Jose de Orue. Don Antonio Mor i n (e11as Toulousel CC : Don Fernando Rodr-Igu ez , P. 1 to II . Soanish.

The Court ordered es petitioned by the plaintiff, and the sl ava i n question was auctioned to DOD Pedro de Mi r o, who paid ei~ht hundred pesos in cash for said slave.

Then Dona llarbarita eilleur, who had brought t he suit against the defendant by which the slavE sold at publ i c auction and other pr oper t i es of the defen' dant wer e j udicially seized, pet i t ioned the Court alleg­ i ng t hat inasmuch as the appeal to the judgment rendered in her su i t was still panding before the Court of Havana oe t i t i oner begged the Court t o order t hat onca t he claim (contldl

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of Don Francisco de la Barre has been satisfied, the remaindar of the sum for which said slave was auctioned ba hald as provisionally seized until the f inal settle­ ment of the petitioner's suit.

The Court granted Do~ Mar~erita eilleur' s pet i ­ tion.

Then the Court , on plai nt i f f ' s pet i t i on, ordered Don Martin Braquier, with whom the pr oceeds of the sele of the slave aforementioned were deposited, t o satisfy the plaintiff's claim plus the costs of t hese pr oceed­ ings, of which Don Luis Liotau was or der ed to make an itomized stetbment . l

Translator #22 Copyist #10 Doc. 111ffi7. Box 46.

File 2809 I Case of ;ay 7, 1786. 1 Juan Bautista Bienvenu Judge: Estevan Miro . ) versus CC: F. Rodriguez. I Franc isco Ben. P . 1 to 106 . ) French and SDanish. I Plaintiff, a resldent of thls Clty, petitioned the Court, alleglng th&t as evldenced b the documents duly presented, petltloner is the owner 01' a certalr house, and land, loc~ted in the back 01' said house; that the de­ fendant 1respas sed on peUt Loner ' s property by cuttl cy­ press trees grown on sald land and using sald trees for hls mills to hls bene1'1t and proflt; herefore, ..titlone begs the Court to order the defendant to .top cuttlng sald trees until" boundary 11ne can be ••ttl d,separat­ ing the property of petltloner froo that of the defendant.

The Court ordered the Court Clerk to forward 8 copy of these proceedlngs to the defendant . The defendant answered to the plaintlff's petition alleging, that the titles presented by tha plaintiff does not show the land II from where he cuts trees , ls of the plaintiff's property. The record shows that after e long 11tigatlon, the plaintiff and the defendunt compromlsed, and the Court ordered the plalntlff and the defendant to dlvld the costs of +~es proceedlngs. Th" record does not show the cost of these proceed­ ings.

anslator jj25 Copyist tflO Fil e fl77 I Doo. fl1 lB8 May 8. 1786 I Box 46 pp. 1 to 10 I Case of Spanish only I Don Louis Toutan Beauregard Judge: Governor Est eban I versus Mi r o I Don Carlos Lacour. i nhabit ant Court Clerk: Rafael I La Fourc he Parllh Perdomo I The plaintiff, thru his at t or ney, Don Ant onio endez, petitioned the Court, a11egillg t hat as evidenced by the power of attorney, and t he promissory not e duly presented t he defendant is indebted to petitioner the sum of 600 pesos for t he purchase of a negro slave of petitioner's ownership, which defendant bought and contracted to pay in the term of one year, and since the tem i s now past due, and the defendant has not complied Wi t h the terms of the contract; wherefore, petitioner begs the Court to f orward a warrant t o Don Louis Judioe, CODlllllIldant of t he Post of La Fourohe, ordering the defendant to pay the sum claimed by pe­ titioner, and if the defendant refuses to seize his pr oper t 1es in order to satisfy the sum claimed. plUS Oourt oosts of these prooeedings. Moreover : Petitioner begs the Court th at if defendant complies wi th the pay­ ment of the sum claimed, t o order the commandant of said post to remit the said sum to this Court. The Court or dered the Court C1 ark to issue and forward a warrant to Do n Louis Judico, Commandant of the Post of La Fourche, requesting t he defendant, Carlos Lacour to appear bef or e him and to compel the defendant to pay the sum of 600 pesos, wh i ch defendant ow es t o plaint i f f , and to r emit the sum oollected to this Court. I n comp1ianoe with the preceding deoree the Court Clerk i ssue d a warrant , as ordered.

This recor d is incomplete and does not show the cost 0 f these proceedi ngs.

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Copyi st 1J1l DOC. # 128 11 Box 4&.

Flle #2836 Case of May 8, 1786. Do Claudio Chabot Judge: Est evan ver sus Ml r o. Mr. Mot tard. cc: Rodrlguez . PF. 1 to 5. Spanlsh.

Plalntlff, a r esldent of thls Clty, petltloned t he Court, al l e6 1ng t hat as evldenced by the proml ssory note duly pr e sent ed, the defendant, Q resident of the Isla Negra, l s lndebted to pet l t loner 7117 pesos 5 reales, plus due l nterest. Wher efor e , petlt loner be • the Court to lssue a warr ant to t he Co-.mandant of sald Isla e a , ln order t o coiap 1 the defendant t o appear befor sald CQCl­ mandant , and after hav lng acknowled6ed said debt , t o c om­ pel t he defendant to pay the sum clalmed by pet i t loner, and t o or der sald Co::unandnnt to deliver to petitloner a recelpt and copy , of these pr oceedi ngs . The Court ordered as petitloned by the plal nt l f f .

The record appears to be lnco~plete and does not sh OW the outcome of these pr oceedlngs .

Translator liZ Copylst i!l O File 12864 I Document 111290 May e, 1786 I llOX )15 Ifb JUdge: J;;stevan Miro I Court Clerk: ~ernando I (;ase of Hodriguez I Julian Bau s c ~ Hal on & (;0 pp. 1 to 4 I versus Spanish I Luis (;ornu

Jacques Lacondre, Attorney for the plaintiffs, merchants of French :;ant o liOmingo, petitionEd the Court, alleging that in ol~er to avoid litigations and expenses, Ile haa decided to come to an agreement with the defendant. as evidenced by tile dooumen t duly presented. in which agreement tbe defendant promised to produce all the accounta tllat the defendant has pending with the plaintiffs, as also to pay tbe plain­ tiffs the balances resulting from said accounts in the terms specified in said &greemed; Wherefore, in order that the defendant may comply with his procise, petitioner begs the Court to officially approve said agreement and to place it in the register office of the Court Clerk. and after tbis is done to deliver to peti­ tioner the original of said document.

On May e, 1786, tile Court ordered as pat1tioned by Jacques Lacondre.

The record shows that the defendant failed to comply with his promlse, and that Jacques Lacondre, petitioned the Court to order tile (;ourt Clerk not to execute any instruments in favor of tbe defendant for the sale of his properties.

The Court ordered as petitioned by said Jacques Lacondre. The record is incomplete and the outcome of the case is not known.

Transl a tor 1124 1 Copyist fill File #2844 ) Doc. 1291 May 10, 1786 1 Box 46 JUdges:Don Est evan ) li r o and Don Manuel ) Succession of Don Claudi o Gayoso de Lemos ) Co ff1 ~ CC. Don Fernando Rodriguez ) and Don Pedro Pedesclaux ) pp. 1 to 30 I Spanish I

In the City of New Or leans, on y 10, 1786 , Don Est evan Miro, Colonel of t he Royal Armies and Governor of the Province of Louisiana, decl ared. That on sa id day at about seven 0' clock A.M., he was informed of the deat h of Don Claudio Coff~, a resident of t his City, who died intestate leaving several minor children; that in ordar t o safeguard the properties of t he deceased, he made t his declaration whi ch will serve as beginning of the proceedings t hat are to be instituted, and ordered the Court Clerk to take charge of t he keys of t he res idence of the dece ased, and to att es t hi s death.

The Court Clerk compHad wi t h the preceding ar der.

Then the Court ordered that an inventory and apprai snl of the pr oper t i es of the deceased be made. This order was complied with by Don Angel Coursel and Do n Pedro Jourdan, appraisers appointed by Don Pedro Ber t onier , at t orney for the minor heirs of the deceased. The enti re estate of said deceased was appraised i n t he sum of f our thousand nine hundred twenty-one and f ive r ealest Upon petition froo Don Pedro Bertonier , Doi1e. Franci sca Monget , widow of the deceased Don Claudio Co ffi ny, declared under oath that t o the best of her knowl edge her deceased husband did not l eave any other propert ies than t hose list ed in the inv entory made , and promised to r eport to the Court any ot her propert y that may be discovered l ater. The record shows that, upon pet i t ion from the widow of Don Claudio Coffiny, the pro per ties of the latter ere I adjudicated to said Widow , and the record ends with an authorization granted to said widow to se l l a slave. Costs of these proceedings: 44 pesos and 6 reales. ~ 22/11 ~'ile !f87 ( Docum ent tl12112 May 16, 1786 ( Box 46 JUdge: Estevan Mi r o ( Clerk: R. Perdomo I pp . 1 to 5 I Don Geromimo de l a Chapel1s All in Spanish I vs Don Guillermo Lebrun Plaintiff, a resident of this City, petitioned the Court , alleging that as evidenced by the docu­ ment duly presented, the defendant , a resident of Natchitochee is indebted to petitioner in the sum of 8111 pesos, 4 r eales ; that on several occasions petitioner has requested t he defendant t o pay said debt; that defendant has refUsed to pay. iherefore, petitioner begs the Court to issue a warrant to Don Pedro HussO, ColllllaIldant of said post of Nat chit oches, to enforce a writ of execution agains t the properties of the defendant in order to satiefy the sum claimed.

On May 16th, 1786, the Court or der ed as petition­ ed by the plaintiff . The record shows that the Gourt ordered the Commandant of the post of Nat chi t oches to levy the writ of execution against the def enda nt , in or der to satisfy the sum claimed by the plaintiff, plus the cost of these pxoceedings. The record i s incompl ete aDd does not show the outcome nor the cost of t hes e proceedings .

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Copyist Ull FUe #?J3'Zl Doc. 1293 May 16, 1786 Bolt 46 JUdge: Don J:;stevan !.liro I CC: Don Fernando RodriguezI Case of 2 pp. I Don Claudio Chabot Spanish I versus Don Antonio Gui chard The plaintiff petitioned the Court, alleging that as evidenced by the past-due promissory notes and accounts presented, the defendant, a resident of Natchitoches, is indebted to petitioner in the ~ of two thousand five hundred fifty-one pesos and silt and one half reales, plus eight hundred deer skins: that the petitioner has written several letters to the de­ fendant requesting him to pay said debt, and that the defendant has not given any attention to said letters. , erefore, the petitioner begs the Court to issue a warrant to the Commander of Natchitoches. with inser­ tion of this petition, directing said Commander to summon the defendant and order him to declare under oath whether the signatures affilted to the promissory notes and aocounts presented are his and whether he owes the sum claimed, plus the deer skins afore­ mentioned. The petitioner further begs the Court to order the defendant to pay the sum claimed and to surrender the aforesaid deer skins, after the peti­ tioner has established the legitimacy of his claims.

The Court ordered as petitioned by the plaintiff.

The record ends with a notation eigned by the Court Clerk stating that the warrant ordered by the Court had been issued end forwarded to the Commander of Natchi t oohes. The record does not show the cost of these proceedings,

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Copyist i ll Doc . 1294. File ,72900 . I Box ~ 'f 6 . i!ay 17, 1786. I JUdge: Joset I Orue , I ?ltOCLillIi S n.srI'roTJill BY DO:' CC : F. Rodriguez.) GAIt1TA JU::; ' a GLT, I1IDOII P. 1 to 2. I OJ, lXlN IlJl],hTO FAJ

Dona Margarita Justa Monget , widow ot Don Filiber­ to Farge, petitioned th Court, allt> -ing that at the time ot her marriage to said Jarge, p titioner br 'ht into said marriage a dowry ot two hundr d p6sos, also tour hundred pesos that her husb nd gave petitioner as a ~riage girt, as evidenced by the document duly pre­ sented, that her said husband has cede a transter ot all his properties to his creditors, that there will be a distribution of said properties arno ' said oreditors and that among said properties strred ~ r d y and marriage gitt are involvedj wherefore , petitioner begs the Court to satisfy petrtioner the sum of six hundred pesos without any deduction whatsoever, in preference of all creditors. The record shows that the Court, in view or the document presented by petitioner, ordered the payment of the sum claloed. The record does not show . the cost of thuse pro­ ceedings .

Translator {/20 Copyist #10 Doc. 1295 File 109 ) Box 46 May 18, 1786 1 pp. from 1 to 5 ) Case of All in Spanish I Don Antonio Mendez Judge I E. Miro ) vs. Court Clerkl R. ) Juan Bautista Liedterme, Labine Perdomo ) and the widow Rambien

The plaintiff, a resident of this City, peti­ tioned the Court , alleging that as evidenced by the documents presented, the defendants, residents of Ibtchitoches are indebted to petitioner for the past due sum of 335 pesos, and that petitioner has requested the defendants on several occasions to pay said debt, and that the defendants have retused. Wher ef ore , petitioner begs the Court to send a warrant to the Commander of said post to compel the defendants to p~ the sum claimed, plus the costs of these proceedings. On May 18, 1786, the Court ordered the Court Clerk to issue a warrant to the Commander of the Post of Natchitoches , instructing said Commander to order the defendants to appear before him to acknowledge their signatures on promissory notes presented by the plaintiff, and to compel them to pay the sum claimed by the plaintiff, plus the cost of these pro ceedings. The record is incompl ete and the outcome of this case is not known .

Tr anslat or iI ~ Oopyist Ull Doc. tl1296 . Box 46. FHe 112816 I ""'y 20, 1766. I PROCEEDn: S n J'rITUTED BY DON FRAN­ JUdge : J. Crue I C1&:0 DE SALES B/.D1LLO , FCR THE PUR ­ CC . F. Rodriguez. 1 POSE OF OBTA1l"nm A Ill:X:LARAT1ON J<'RCU P. 1 to 2. I !JOt'< :rnA!:C1SCO BUCH::. . Soanish. )

Don Francisco da Seles Badillo, a resldent ot this Ci ty , pe t i t i oned t he Cour t, allegi that in the month of February of th, tear 1781, pet i t i on r bought tran the de­ ceased Don Andres ,Jung, two thousand pl anks of cypress , f ive hundred of Which, petioner pal d in cash, and for the r ema i ni ng pet!tioner gave said Don Andres Jung, a promis­ sory not a as wi t nessed by Don FrancisCO Blache , City Treasurer of this City. Wherefore, petitioner begs the Court , to order said Francisco Blsce to declare under oath if the above allegations is true and after this i s done to del i ver a copy of t hes e proceedings t o petitioner.

On May 15, 1786, the Court ordered as petitioned by t he plaintiff . The record shows that Don Francisco Blache appeared before the Court Cl er k , and admitted the plaintiff' s alle- gations . The r ecord is incomplete and does not show the out­ come of these pr oceedi ngs .

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c File #2884 I Doc . ';:1297 May 22, 1786 I Box ~ ifb. pp. from 1 to 7 I All in Spanish I Case of JUdge: Don . I :UOn Francisco Liotau Mil'O I vs. Court Glerk: I Pedro Camallo lfree tgl'Ol F. Ro driguez ) The plaintiff, a resident of this City, petitioned the Court , allEging that as evidenced by the document presented, the defendant owes peti­ tioner the past due sum of 63 pesos; that petitioner has requested said sum from defendant, and that the defendant has refused to pay. iiherefore, petitioner begs the Court to order the defendant to appear in Court and acknowledge his signature on said prom­ issory note, and to deolare whether he owes peti­ tioner the sum claimed.

On May 22, 1786, the Court ordered as petitioned by the plaintiff. un the same day, the Court Clerk, in compliance with th e preceding decree reoeived the defendant's declaration, who declared under oath: That it is true that he owe s pet i t i oner the sum olaimed. and that the signature affixed on the foot of said prom­ issory note presented by the plaintiff is his. Then plaintiff, petitioned the l!ourt , alleging that as evidenoed by the defendant' s declaration wherein he admitted owing the sum claimed; wherefore, petitioner begs the Gourt to issue a writ of execu­ tion against all the properties of the defendant in order to satisfy the sum claimed. on August 22, 1787, the Court after having examined the record granted the petitioner'S request.

'.rhe reco rd is incompl ete and does not show the outeome of this case.

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\! opy1st #11 File #'i!805 I Doo. 11298 May 23, 1786 I Box ~V 6 . pp from 1 to 5 I All in Spanish I Proceedings instituted by Don Judse: Don E. Miro I Francisco de Sales Badillo for Court Cl ark: F l the p.uopos e of obtaining a copy Rodriguez I of certain documents.

Don Francisco de Sales Badillo, a resident of this City, petitioned the Court to order the Court Clerk to compare the writing and the signature of the documents presented with those on his file belonging to the deceased Don Antonio Chouriac, and to have the Widow of said deceased to declare under oath if the papers presented belong to said deceased, and also when the amount specified in said document was collected, and to order Don Vicente Fangy, a resident of this City, to declare under oath if said papers presented are those he took to the City of Havana for the purpose of collec~­ ing the sum specified therein, and what answer he re­ ceived from the debtor, and once this is done to deliver to petitioner a copy of said testimony.

On May 23, 1786, the Court ordered as petitioned by Don Franoisco de Selee Badillo. I Then the Court in compliance with the preoeding decree went to the houee of Madam Genobeba Deoallonge, widow of the deoeased Don Antonio Chouriac, who de­ clared under oath that the papers presented were written and signed by her deoeased husband; that she received said sum in the year 1784, and that the allagationa in the petition made by Don Sales Badillo are true.

On the same day, the Court Clerk, in compliance with the preceding decree, reoeived the deolaration of Don Vicente Fangy, who declared under oath, that in the year 1782 he was commissioned by the late Don Antonio Doc. 1296 cont' d.

Chouriac to collect from Don August in Detrevilla, a resident of the City of Havana, the sum of 250 pesos , which sum he was unable to collect on account sai d Detrevilla did not have enough funds to pay.

The r ecor d is incamplete, and the outcome of this case is not known.

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- - Doc . 121111 . F11e iJ'2J338 . I Box 46. May 23 , 1786. ) Case of JUdge: Estevan Miro . ) Don Juan Enrique Coupery CC .F. Rodriguez. I ver sus ? l t 0 2. I Don Bouette, Laffite. Spanish. I

Plaintiff. a r esi dent of this City, p titioned the Court , allegine that as evidenced by the praai ssor y note duly presented, the defendant a resident of the pos t of Nat chi t oches , is indebted to petitioner in the sum of 2Il5 pesos . r-eaIes; wharefor,; the petitioner begs the Court to order the Court Cl er k to oompare the signature affixed at the foot of sai d promissory note and forward a w rrant to the Commandant of the post of Natchitoches with a oopy of this petition so that said Commandant may summon t he defen­ dant to appear before him to acknowledge t he signature af­ fixed on said promi ssory note,and after this i s done to c ompel the defendant t o pay the sum claimed.

The Cour t grant ed as petitioned.

The r ec or d is inoompleta and does not show the out­ come of these proceedings .

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« Doc. No. WOO Box 46. File tl2870 . Uay 25, 1786 . JUdge: Don Jose de orue, CC: Don Fern­ ando RodrIguez. 3 pag"s. SpanIsh.

Don Juan Virault, petItIoned the court, allegIng that as evIdenced by the letter presented, the fetition r has been coounissioned by Don Esteban Wnor, a resIdent of Fort Anohes, to sell a certaIn slave, ana that In order to perform the Intended sale It 1s neoessary to secure a judIcIal authorIzatIon; wherefore petitIoner begs the Court to grant satd aut.hcrIzatLon ,

The record shows that the Court granted the author­ IzatIon solIcIted.

Translator ;/22 CopyIst tllO j.\------Doc. #1300 A Box 46. F11e 1156 ) May 25, 1786. I PF.lto3. ) Spanish. ) Don Alexo !.ardin, a resident of Judge: Don ) this City, petitions th Court for the N~tin Navarro ) purpose of obtaining license to sell a CC . R. Perdomo.) certain brigantine naced " 1 lntremetid of his ownership. The record is incocplete and the outcome of this case is not known .

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transletor #2:5 Copyist tilO File #92 I Doownent #1301 May 26, 1786 I Box 46 JUdge: Josef de Oruel Court ci erk: Rafael I Case of Perdomo 1 Carlos Norwood pp. 1 to 15 1 ver sus ~ish I one named Lefovre. alias "Pari siens"

Plaintiff, a resident and merchant of t his oi t y. petitioned the Court, alleging t hat as evidenoed by t he promissory notes duly presented, t he defendant is i n­ debted to petitioner in the sum of two hundred sevent,y­ five pesos and four and one half r eales as t he balanoe due on t he sums specified on sai d promissory notes: t hat on several occ asions petitioner !las demanded said sum ; and that the defendant has refused to pay; wher efore, peti­ t ioner begs t he Court to order t he defendant to declare under oath whet her the signatures affixed on said promis­ sory notes are his, and whet her it is true that he owes t he sum olaimed, and af t er this is dope to deliver to pe­ t i t i oner a copy of the defendant' s deolarat ion, so t hat ~ e t i t i o n er may promote whatever Judioial act i on may be convenient. On t~y 26, 1786, the Court ordered as petitioned by the plaintiff. The defendant declared, under oath, in the presence of the Court Clerk, that the signature affixed t o one of the promissory notes presented by the pl ai nti f f 1s hi s , but t hat he had paid the sum specifi ed in said not e a s evidenced by the receipts duly presented, but t hat the signature af fixed to the other promissory note, and whi cil. amounts t o t wo hundred sixty-six pesos i s not hi s , and therefore defendant denies owing sai d sum.

The record shows that the Court Clerk, on plaintiff' s ?etition, compared the signature that the def endant claims not to be his , and f ound said s ignature t o be similar t o the defendant' s . The pla i nt i f f then pet i tioned t he Court t o i ssue a writ of exeout ion against all of the defendant' s

I Document #1301 cont'd.

properties in order to satisfY the sum claimed, plus interest and costs of these pro ceedings, stating that he i s willing to take as payment any receipt that defendant may hold against him. On June 27, 1786, the Court ordered as peti­ tioned by the plaintiff.

Don Nicolas From.~tin, Ch ief Constable, notified the defendant to pay to the plaintiff the sum claimed, plus interest and cos t s of these proceedings, but as the defendant refused to pay he seized the defendant's shoe buckles , and not being sufficient to satisfY said debt he left said writ of execution open to be executed later on defendant's property. The record is incomplete, and the outcome of this case is not known.

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------_. File 2872 I Doc. 1302 May 27, 1786 I Box 46 pp 1 to 6 I Spanish only I Case of JUdge: Governor Estevanl Don ~ o rg e Heno Mira I versus Court Cl ark: Fernando I Don Juan Jos ef Duforest Rodr ~_e_z.

The plaintiff petitioned the Court, alleging that as evidenced by the obligation duly presented, the de ­ fendant is indebted to petitioner's minor children, the sum of 1 ,023, plus interest; tha t petitioner has pl anned to insure the eaiety of said sum by investing it soundly. thus insuring the future of sai d minors, by the benefi t of the rate of interest accrued from the sai d prinoipal; wherefore, patitioner begs the Court to order t he de ­ fendant to pay petitioner the said gum of 1, 023 pesos plUS interest beginning from the date said sum came in pee session of the defendant. On May 29, 1786, the Court ordered a wri t of seizure Agai nst the properties of the defendant in order to satisfy the sum olaimed by the plai nti f f , plus t he in­ terest and the costs of these proceedings.

The reoord is incomplete, and the outcome of this case is not known.

Trans lat or {j 21 Copyist #11 File #2£J67 ) Doc. No. 1303 May 29, 1786 I Box 46 Judge: Don Jose de ) Orue I Case of Court Cl ark: Don Fernando ) ~ut i s ta , a slave owned Rodriguez ) by Don Francisco Bornudy Pages 1 to 4 I vs. Spanish and French I The Succession of Don Pablo Lacour Dubourg The plaintiff petitioned the Court, alleging that as evidenced by the past due promissory note pre sented, the defendant is indebted to petitioner in the ~ of two hundred pesos 1Ihich petitioner loaned to the de- ceased, Don Pablo Lacour Dubourg. orefore, petitioner begs the Court to order that the signature affixed to the promissory note presented be compared to other sig­ natures of the deceased so as to establish its authen­ ticity, and that once this has been done, to deliver these proceedings to the petitioner so that he may pro­ mote whatever action is convenient. The record shDis that the Court ordered as peti­ tioned by plaintiff, and that the Court Cl a-k, in com­ pliance with the Court's order, compared the signature affixed to the promissory note presented by the plain­ tiff With other signatures of the deceased Don Pablo Lacour Dubourg, and declared that said signature seemed to belong to said deceased. The Court then ordered the testamentary executor of the deceased Don Pablo Lacour Dubourg to pay the BUm claimed by the plaintiff, or what ever amount said plaintiff may be entitled to rsceive, when the creditors of the deceased are paid.

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Fl1el64 I Doc. #1304 . May 31, 1786 ) Box 46 pp. 1 to 5 I Spanish only I Prooeedings instituted by the JUdge: Don Mar t in I f irm 0 l' Don Spirittl Liot aud and Navar r o I Augustin Fabr e in order t o ob­ Court Clerk: Rafael) t ain a permit and registry or a Perdomo._---I' Bi l l or Sale or the schooner named "La Rallena. " Don Spiritu Liotaud and Don Agustin Fabre, mer ­ chants and residents or this City, as partner s petitioned the Court, alleging that petitioners desire to s el l to Don Pedro Parent a certain schooner of their owner­ ship, bui l t in this port, and to re gister the sale so that the buyer shall not have any trouble in t he fu ture , Wher ef ore , petitioner begs the court to order the Court Clerk to issue to pet!tioners the corresponding license, t o sell said schoonsr, and t o r es i stor t he Bill of Sal e of said schooner. The Court ordered as potitioned.

This reoord is incomplete, and the outcome of this case is not known.

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