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Open book Legal documents concerning the inventory of the estate of Jean Nicollet 1642 Nov. 27-1643 April 30

Title Legal documents concerning the inventory of the estate of Jean Nicollet 1642 Nov. 27-1643 April 30

Creator Nicollet, Jean, 1598-1642

Date 1642-1643

Place Québec--Québec, Canada

Language French

Subjects Compagnie de la Nouvelle France, Real property, Property, Inventories of decedents' estates, Inheritance and succession

Summary Documents, dated between Nov. 27, 1642 and April 30, 1643 at Fort St. Louis, concerning appraisal, storage, and division of Nicollet's assets. Following Nicollet's death, and in the absence of his brother, Pierre Nicollet, a seaman in the service of the Compagnie, property of the deceased was inventoried, appraised, and stored in the Compagnie's warehouse. Parties to the dispute, whose signatures and marks appear throughout the documents, include Pierre Nicollet, legal guardian for Jean Nicollet's infant daughter, Marguerite; Nicollet's widow, Marguerite Couillard, her brother, Guillaume Couillard, and two representatives of the Compagnie, Jean Guitot and Martin Prevost. The widow protests that she was never allowed to see the inventory, although her brother-in-law did so, and claims the inventory to be null and void for the false signatures used by Nicollet and Couillard. The documents include an inventory of 48 items of clothing, furniture, and housewares, along with estimated values; a list of six additional items of silverplate and jewelry omitted from the initial inventory; and finally an itemization of land titles, including a grant of May 23, 1637 of 160 arpents of land outside Québec in co-ownership with his brother-in-law, Olivier Letardif; a marriage contract with Marguerite Couillard from Oct. 1637; contracts for service, including one with Champlain; and outstanding debts owed the deceased. Also signing was notary clerk, Martial Piraube.

Biographical/Historical Note Interpreter and clerk for the Compagnie de la Nouvelle France, explorer, and liaison officer between the French and the Indians.

Extent [8] leaves, sewn (last [3] leaves blank) ; 35 cm

Format Manuscripts, Inventories

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Call Number VAULT box Ayer MS 651

BibID 991727508805867

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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IIIF Resource Type Canvas

Size 2634px × 3844px 29.00 MB

Filename 991727508805867_Ayer_MS_651_00001.tif

Unique Identifier NL11E8VK

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