St. Lambert's Will Certification, 1708
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Transcription:
Je Certifie avoir 茅t茅 charg茅 par feu
Monsieur de St Lambert de l鈥檈xecution
de son Testament, lequel J鈥檃y execut茅
conformement a ses dernieres intentions,
envers son frere de Manneville son unique
heritier, en foy de quoy ie luy ay donn茅
le present Certificat pour luy servir ce que
de raison, fait au fort lo眉is de La Lo眉issiane,
ce vingt uni猫me octobre mil sept cent huit.
Chateaugu茅 [signature]
Certefi茅 veritable et paraph茅 au desir de l鈥檃cte de depost pass茅 devant lesdits
notaires 脿 paris sous sign茅s aujourd鈥檋uy quatre aoust mil sept cent neuf
De St. Lambert Duhautmeny Demanneville [signature] CL. Pajot [signature] Migeon Delagaucheti猫re
[signature] Dona [handwritten seal facsimile] Veram [handwritten seal facsimile]
Translation:
I certify having been charged by the deceased Sieur de St. Lambert with the execution
of his last will and testament, which I have executed according to his final wishes
toward his brother de Manneville, his only heir, in witness whereof, I give the present
certificate to serve whom it may concern, done at Fort Louis de la Louisiane, this
21st of October, 1708.
Chateaugu茅 [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] CL. Pajot [signature] Migeon Delagaucheti猫re
[signature]
Dona [handwritten seal facsimile] Veram [handwritten seal facsimile]