St. Lambert's Will, 1706
Transcription:
Je d茅clare 茅tant encore en parfaite libert茅 de iugement
et connoissence, n鈥檃voir point d鈥檃utre heritier que mon frere
de Mandeville, 脿 qui ie Laisse et donne generallement
tant ce qui peut m鈥檃ppartenir tant des biens, que i鈥檃y icy qu鈥檈n
france, et prie Monsieur de Chateaugu茅 Capitaine de
compagnie d鈥檌nfanterie a La Louisianne, de la faire executer
茅tant ma derniere volont茅 fait 脿 Louisianne ce 24e
Juin 1706.
de St Lambert [signature]
Certefi茅 v茅ritable et paraph茅 au desir de l鈥檃cte de depost pass茅 devant
lesdits notaires a paris sous sign茅s aujourd鈥檋uy quatre aoust mil sept
cent neuf// De St Lambert [signature] Duhautmeny Demanneville [signature]
Migeon Delagauchetiere [signature] CL. Pajot [signature] Dona [handwritten seal facsimile]
Veram [handwritten seal facsimile]
Translation:
I declare, being of sound mind, having no other heir than my brother de Mandeville,
to whom I leave all my possessions, both those here as well as in France, and request
that Sieur de Chateaugu茅, Captain of the Infantry Company in Louisiane, execute my
last will, this being done in Louisiane on this 24th of June 1706.
de St. Lambert [signature]
Certified true and initialed according to the act of filing before the notaries in
Paris signed today the fourth of August 1709.
De St. Lambert Duhautmeny Demanneville [signature] Migeon Delagaucheti猫re [signature]
CL. Pajot [signature]
Dona [handwritten seal facsimile] Veram [handwritten seal facsimile]