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The
Administration Of Justice At The Fortress Of Louisbourg (1713-1758)
1735
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Démission du Sieur Nicolas Pigeot de la charge de greffier du
Bailliage de Louisbourg. 1735, mai G2 183 Folios 328-336 H J 31 Archives
Nationales, Section Outre-Mer, G2, Volume 183 |
| Extait des registres du greffe du bailliage de
Louisbourg; Sentence d'interdiction prononcée contre Pigeot, May 7,
1735, ff. 3-4, Archives Nationales, Dossiers Personnels, Archives des
Colonies, E 335, Nicolas Pigeot |
| Extait des registres du greffe du bailliage de
Louisbourg; Sentence qui reçoit Lartigue fils à l'exercise du greffe,
à la place de Pigeot, May 10, 1735, ff. 5-6. Archives Nationales,
Dossiers Personnels, Archives des Colonies, E 335, May 7, 1735, ff.
3-4, Nicolas Pigeot |
Pigeot stealing from the Greffe of Baillage, more than 1400 livres
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Fired as greffier |
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Admitted Guilt |
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Pleaded for unidentified sick wife, two small children |
Folio 329: Vérification faite par J. Lartigue, procureur, des deniers payés aux greffes.
Folio 330: Accusation de détournement de fonds prononcée par Lartigue contre Pigeort.
Folio 332: Procès-verbal de la descente judiciaire chez Pigeot.
Folio 334: Requête de Lartigue contre Nicolas Pigeot.
Folio 335: Requête de Nicolas Pigeot Jemandant l'indulgence du Conseil pour sa faute.
Folio 336: Compte général des deniers dont Nicolas est comptable à la caisse du Baillage
de Louisbourg.
Saturday, May 7, 1735
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Lartigue - Conseillor du Roy, Juge civil et criminel du Bailliage royal de Louisbourg |
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has received various complaints from different individuals about Nicolas Pigeot, "commis
par provision à l'Exercice du greffe de ce siege' |
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suspicion using funds from royal funds |
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went to where Pigeot lodges, where greffe of bailliage is kept |
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Pigeot neglected to enter sentences rendered from 1 April until day of this search |
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Accountable: for 1637 livres 3 sols 4 deniers |
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opened his caisse - nothing there: "ce qui prouve qu;il les a employé à son usage en
contravention des ordonnances de sa Majesté" |
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Therefore forbids Nicolas Pigeot from exercising functions of greffier
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Asks Conseil Superieur to name another to the position in his place |
Same Day
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Lartigue went and took reisters, looked and searched four locations |
Monday, May 9, 1735
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[335} Pigeot's appeal: admits mistake of taking "des deniers qui avoirent été depensez
entre ses mains" |
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asked "pour luy pardonner la faute dans laquelle il étoit tombée"
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Despite his appeal: functions taken away - given to another |
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Appeals: charged with a sick wife and 2 small children in cradle |
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If he loses, he will be unable to support his family |
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Appeals to "Nos Seigneurs" - d'avoir egard à satriste Destinée, et espère de la bonté de
Monsieur le Ballif" |
Other Links
 Summarized
Court Cases,
Trials, and Interrogations: Criminal
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