Appeal of Jacques Cottu dit Chatollier for justice against Je. Langlois in the matter of paying for a quantity of tobacco stolen from him, signed Pierre Ate. Laforge to Henry Peyroux, New Madrid. Names mentioned: M. Langlois (Adrian Langlois), Pierre Menard, S. Pasquin, M. Guilbuate, M. Sabourin, M. Baby (Louis Baby), and M. Francois Racine (Pasquin?). (4 items, in French with translations), 1800 July 25
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of correspondence, bills, receipts, accounts, and other documents of the related Amoureux, Bolduc, and Langlois families of Ste. Genevieve; surveys by Antoine Soulard of property of Francois Moreau and Pierre Delassus de Luzieres; letters of William G. Cox to his family regarding his service with the Exeter Union Guards during the Civil War (1860-1862); documents concerning the lead mining interests of Louis Bolduc; information pertaining to restoration of the Bolduc House in Ste. Genevieve in 1961; a copy of an inventory of the Bolduc House; and a transcript of an interview with Miss Zoe Bolduc, May 1956. This collection also includes a ledger of unidentified merchandise accounts from Ste. Genevieve, 1811-1814, with a 1932 guest register, possibly from the Bolduc House, at the center of the volume; and a daybook of the C.C. Bolduc general store in Ste. Genevieve, 1859-1862. The collection includes documents in French, some with translations.
Dates
- 1800 July 25
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research use.
Extent
From the Collection: 1.3 Cubic Feet ( (2 boxes, 2 volumes))
Language of Materials
French
Creator
- From the Collection: Amoureux family (Creator, Family)
- From the Collection: Bolduc family (Creator, Family)
- From the Collection: Amoureux, Michel, ca. 1748-1832 (Creator, Person)
- From the Collection: Bolduc, Louis, -1815 (Creator, Person)
Repository Details
Part of the Missouri Historical Society Library and Research Center Repository