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CIVIL COSTUME AT LOUISBOURG: 1713 - 1758
WOMEN'S COSTUME

MONIQUE LA GRENADE

OCTOBER 1971

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Translator's Note: The following are translations of the original references which presumably exist only in the language they are quoted in, with the exception of those marked with an asterisk.

1. Diderot and d'Alembert, Encyclopedia or descriptive dictionary of sciences, arts and trades by a society-of scholars. (Paris, 1751 - 1765), heading "lingère", Supplement III, p. 751.

2. Diderot, op. cit., "chemise", Tome III, p. 282.

3. "Record of the removal of seals and inventories of the furniture in the estate of the deceased lady Jeanne Thibodeau, widow of Degoutin." Louisbourg, April 11, 1741; "Record of the sale of the furniture and possessions of the lady widow Degoutin". Louisbourg, May 17, 1741. National Archives, Overseas Section, G2, vol. 197, doss. 151.

4. "Inventory of the furniture and possessions left after the death of Anne Guyon Despres, widow of Chevalier". Louisbourg, September 2, 1744; Sale, after her death, of the possessions of the widow Chevalier, Anne Guyon Despres. Louisbourg, March 17, 1745, Id., vol. 199, doss. 187 .

5. "Record of the acknowledgment of stolen foods by the said Pasquet called Lanavette, soldier". Louisbourg, March 31, 1751, Id., vol. 210, doss. 514, pièce 15.

6. Record of the sale after death of the possessions of Pierre Lambert. Louisbourg, Aril 6, 1756. Id., vol. 205, doss. 393.

7. Record of the sale after death of the possessions of S. Chaumerin. Louisbourg, February 20, 1758. Id., vol. 206, doss. 460.

8. "First interrogation of Jacques Pacquet said Lanavette, soldier". Louisbourg, March 1751. Id., vol. 210, doss. 514, pièce 9; "Record of the acknowledgment of stolen ,goods by the said Pasquet called Lanavette, soldier". Louisbourg, March 31, 1751. Id., vol. 210, doss. 514, pièce 15.

9. Diderot, op. cit., "chemise", Tome III, p. 282.

10. "Information incriminating Lanavette, soldier". Louisbourg, March 27, 1751. National Archives, Overseas Section, G2, vol. 210, doss, 514, pièce 6; "First interrogation of Jacques Pacquet said Lanavette, soldier". Louisbourg, March 29, 1751, Id., vol. 210, doss, 514, pièce 9.

11. Diderot, op. cit., "lingère", Supplement III, p. 751.

12. Diderot, op. cit., plates representing people; Richard Short, prints, in Related Maps and Plans (Archives of the Fortress of Louisbourg), vol. III, PA, nos. C 352, C 355, C 359.

13. "Deposit of four chemises of two linen pieces and two tuckers for women's chemises". Louisbourg, March 29, 1751. National Archives, Overseas Section, vol. 210, doss, 514, pièce 7.

14. "Record of the affixing of the seals" at the Péré widow's house. Louisbourg, June 9, 1735; "Record of the removal of the Seals and inventory done at Miss Péré's house". Louisbourg, June 14, 1735. Id., vol. 194, doss. 80.

15. Diderot, op. cit., "chemise", Tome III, p. 2820

16. Robert-Lionel Séguin, Civil Costume in New-France (Ottawa 1969), p. 103.

17. M. Garsault, Description of Arts and Trades (Paris 1768), plate illustrating the cut of a corset, quoted in Norah Waugh book The Cut of Women's Clothes (English publication): 1600-1930 (London 1960, p. 107.

18. Diderot, op. cit., "lingère", Supplement III, p. 756.

19. Diderot, op. cit., "couturière", Supplement III, p. 643.

20. "Record of the removal of seals and inventories of the furniture of the estate of the deceased lady Jeanne Thibodeau, widow of Degoutin". Louisbourg, April 11, 1741; "Record of the sale of the furniture and possessions of the lady widow Degoutin". Louisbourg, May 17, 1741. National Archives, Overseas Section, G2, vol. 197, doss. 151.

21. "Inventory of the estate of lady Dupont-Duvivier". Louisbourg, June 21, 1754. N.A., Overseas Section, G3, 2042, no. 60.

22. Richard Short, prints in Related Maps and Plans (Archives of the Fortress of Louisbourg), vol. III, P.A., nos. C 354, C 361.

23. "Record of the removal of seals and inventories of the furniture in the estate of the deceased lady Jeanne Thibodeau, widow of Degoutin". Louisbourg, April 11, 1741; "Record of the sale of the furniture and possessions of the lady widow Degoutin". Louisbourg, May 17, 1741. National Archives, Overseas Section, G2, vol. 197, doss. 151.

24. "Inventory of the estate of lady Dupont-Duvivier". Louisbourg, Jure 21, 1754. A.N., Overseas Section, G3, 2042, no. 60.

25. Idem.

26. Diderot, op. cit., "corps or corps à baleine", Supplement II, p. 615.

27. Antoine Furetière, Universal dictionary containing all/the French words old and modern/as well as the terms used in/sciences and in
arts, etc. (la Haye and Rotterdam, 1701), quoted in Séguin, op. cit., n. 177; same definition given in Diderot, op. cit., "corset; Tome IV, p. 279.

28. "Inventory of the possessions of the deceased (Michel) LeBreton". Louisbourg, May 2, 1743; "Sale of the furniture of the deceased LeBreton". Louisbourg, May 7, 1743. N.A., Overseas Section, G2, vol. 198, no. 173.

29. Record of the inventory after death of the possessions of Pierre Lambert. Louisbourg, April 6, 1756, Id., vol. 205, no. 393.

30. "Record of the sale of the furniture and possessions of the lady widow Degoutin". Louisbourg, May 17, 1741, Id., vol. 197, doss. 151.

31. "Record of the sale of possessions from the estate of the deceased Theres Petit". Louisbourg, September 20, 1753, Id., vol. 202, doss. 286.

32. Diderot, op. cit., "lingère", Supplement III, p. 755.

33. "Record of the sale of possessions from the estate of the deceased Theres Petit". Louisbourg, Sentember 20, 1753. N.A., Overseas Section, G2, vol. 20 2, doss. 28.

34. Record of the inventory after death of the possessions of Pierre Lambert. Louisbourg, March 26, 1756. L.A., Overseas Section, G2 , vol. 205, doss. 393.

35. None of the works consulted contained any indication of what was the fabric referred to as "mitre".

36. Record of the inventory after death, of the Possessions of Pierre Lambert. Louisbourg, March 26, 1756. N.A., Overseas Section, G2, vol. 205, doss. 393.

37. Diderot, op. cit., "corns or corns à balein", Supplement II, p. 615.

38. Séguin, op. cit.

39. "Record of the sale of possessions from the estate of the deceased Theres Petit". Louisbourg, September 20, 1753. N.A., Overseas Section, G2, vol. 202, doss. 28.

40. "Record of the affixing of the seals" at the Péré widow's house. Louisbourg, June 9, 1735, Id., Vol. 194, doss. 80.

41. Paul Auger, Larousse du XXe siècle (Paris 1928-1933), "gilet", Tome III, p. 784.

42. Diderot, op. cit., "manteau de lit", Tome VIII, p. 840. (Refer to this heading for details on the cut).

43. "Record of the removal of seals and inventories of the furniture in the estate of the deceased lady Jeanne Thibodeau, widow of Degoutin". Louisbourg, April 11, 1741; "Record of the sale of furniture and possessions of the lady widow Degoutin". Louisbourg, May 17, 1741.
N.A., Overseas Section, G2, vol. 197, doss. 151: "Inventory of furniture and possessions left after the death of Anne Guyon Despres, widow Chevalier". Louisbourg, September 2, 1744; Sale of the possessions of Anne Guyon Despres, widow Chevalier after death. Louisbourg, March 17, 1745, Id., vol. 199, doss. 187.

44. "Record of the removal of seats and inventories of the furniture in the estate of the deceased lady Jeanne Thibodeau, widow Degoutin". Louisbourg, April 11, 1741; "Record of the sale of furniture and possessions of the lady widow Degoutin". Louisbourg, May 17, 1741, Id., vol. 197, doss. 151.

45. *Waugh, op. cit., p. 107.

46. Diderot, op. cit., "couturière", Supplement II, 1. 643; Plates, Supplement I.

47. Francois Boucher, A history of Costume in the West (London, 1967), p. 296.

48. "Record of the sale of furniture and possessions belonging to the widow Degoutin". Louisbourg, May 17, 1741. N.A., Overseas Section, G2, vol. 197, doss. 151.

49. "Record of the sale of possessions from the estate of the deceased Theres Petit". Louisbourg, September 20, 1753, Id., vol. 202, doss. 28.

50. Séguin, op. cit.

51. "Deposit made by the Sieur Lefebvre of a bill dated November 15, 1731; in execution of a leasing judgment dated September 17, 1734". Louisbourg, November 15, 1731. N.A., Overseas Section, G2, vol. 197, doss. 125.

52. Record of the sale after death of the possessions of Jacques François Rolland. Louisbourg, October 21, 1743. Id., vol. 198, doss. 180.

53. "Record of the sale of possessions from the estate of the deceased Theres Petit". Louisbourg, September 20, 1753. Id.., vol. 202, doss. 286.

54. "Inventory of the estate of lady Dupont-Duvivier". Louisbourg, June 21, 1754. N.A., Overseas Section, G?, 2042, no. 600

55. Idem.

56. "Record of the sale of furniture and possessions of the widow Degoutin". Louisbourg, May 17, 1741. N.A., Overseas Section, G2, vol. 197, doss. 151.

57. Boucher, op. cit., n. 296.

58. "Record of the sale of possessions from the estate of the deceased Theres Petit". Louisbourg, September 20, 1753. N.A., Overseas Section, G2, vol. 202, doss. 286.

59. *Roger-Armand Weiger, Textiles en Europe sous Louis XV: the Most beautiful Specimens in the Richelieu Collection (New York, 1964), p. 156.

60. E.-Z. Massicotte, "Fabrics of yesterday'", Bulletin des Recherches Historiques, vol. 43, (1937), n. 243.

61. Boucher, op. cit., p. 296.

62. "Inventory of the estate of lady Dupont-Duvivier". Louisbourg, June 21, 1754. N.A., Overseas Section, G3, 2042, doss. 60.

63. Idem.

64. Pierre Joubert's bill to madame Péré. Nantes, April 10, 1753. N.A., Overseas Section, G2, vol. 195, doss. 83.

65. "Record of the removal of seals and inventories done in Miss Péré's house'". Louisbourg, June 14, 1735. Id., vol. 194, doss. 80.

66. "Record of the sale of possessions from the estate of the deceased Theres Petit". Louisbourg, September 20, 1753, Id., vol. 202, doss. 286.

67. Boucher, or. cit., n. 331.

68. *Waugh, op. cit., p. 65.

69. Diderot'. op. cit., "couturière", Supplement II, p. 644.

70. "Inventory of the possessions of the deceased (Michel) LeBreton". Louisbourg, May 2, 1743. N.A., Overseas Section, G2, vol. 198, doss. 173.

71. "Sale of the furniture of the deceased LeBreton". Louisbourg, May 7, 1743, Id.

72. "Record of the removal of seals and inventories of the furniture of the estate of the deceased lady Jeanne Thibodeau, widow of Degoutin". Louisbourg, April 11, 1741, Id., vol. 197, doss. 151.

73. Record of the sale after death of the possessions of S. Chaumerin. Louisbourg, February 20, 1758, Id., vol. 206, doss. 460.

74. "Record of the removal of seals and inventories of the furniture in the estate of the deceased lady Jeanne Thibodeau, widow of Degoutin". Louisbourg, April 11, 1741, Id., vol. 197, doss. 151.

75. Diderot, op. cit., "tablier", Tome XV, p. 810. (It is not specified how the bib was fastened, but according to the plates, it seems that pins were used).

76. *Richard Short, prints, in Related Maps and Plans (Archives of the Fortress of Louisbourg), vol. III, P.A., no. C 355.

77. "Record of the removal of seals and inventories of the furniture in the estate of the deceased lady Jeanne Thibodeau, widow of Degoutin". Louisbourg, April 11, 1741; "Record of the sale of furniture and possessions belonging to the widow Degoutin". Louisbourg, May 17, 1741. N.A., Overseas Section, G2, vol. 197, doss. 151.

78. Record of the sale after death of the possessions of Pierre Lambert. Louisbourg, April 6, 1756. Id., vol. 205, doss. 393.

79. "Inventory of the estate of lady Dupont-Duvivier". Louisbourg, June 21, 1754. N.A., Overseas Section, G3, 2042, no. 60.

80. "Statement on the furniture and clothes worn by Marie Josephe Gourdon in Pierre Herpin's house, her alleged husband". Louisbourg, April 1, 1757, Id., 2045, no. 10, pièce 2.

81. Furetière, quoted in Séguin, op. cit., p. 223.

82. Diderot, op. cit., "jupon", Tome IX, p. 67.

83. Diderot, op. cit., "couturière", Supplement II, p. 643.

84. Diderot, op. cit., "aurore", Tome I, p. 889.

85. "Record of the removal of seals and inventories of the furniture in the estate of the deceased lady Jeanne Thibodeau, widow of Degoutin". Louisbourg, April 11, 1741; "Record of the sale of the furniture and possessions of the lady widow Degoutin". Louisbourg, May 17, 1741. N.A., Overseas Section, G2, vol. 197, doss. 151.

86. Id., "Inventory of the estate of the lady Dupont-Duvivier". Louisbourg, June 21, 1754. N.A., Overseas Section, G3, 2042, no. 60; "Record of the sale after death of S. Chaumerin's possessions. Louisbourg, February 20, 1758. N.A., Overseas Section, G2, vol. 206, doss. 460.

87. Diderot, op. cit., "jupe", Tome IX, p. 64.

88. Séguin, op. cit.; p. 86.

89. Boucher, op. cit., p. 302..

90. Pierre Kalm, Voyages en Amériques (Trips in America) (Montreal 1880), quoted in Séguin, op. cit., p. 12.

91. "Record of the sale of possessions from the estate of the deceased Theres Petit". Louisbourg, September 20, 1753. N.A., Overseas Section, G2, vol. 202, doss. 286.

92. Furetière, quoted in Séguin, op. cit., p. 44.

93. Nine pelisses were referred to in documents dated 1741, 1743, 1745, 1750, 1751, 1753, 1756, 1757.

94. Massicotte, Bulletin des Recherçhes Historiques, (Bulletin of Historical Research), vol. 43 (1937), p. 242.

95. Diderot, op. cit., "capot", Tome II, p. 637.

96. Record of the inventory after death of the possessions of Pierre Lambert. Louisbourg, Mareh 26, 1756; Record of the sale after death of the possessions of Pierre Lambert. Louisbourg, April 6, 1756. N.A., Overseas Section, G2, vol. 205, doss. 393.

97. Record of the sale after death of the possessions of Pierre Lambert. Louisbourg, April 6, 1756. Id.

98. Massicotte, Bulletin des Recherches Historiques (Bulletin of Historical Research), vol. 43 (1937), p. 268.

99. "Statement on the furniture and clothes worn by Marie Josephe Gourdon in Pierre Herpin's house, her alleged husband". Louisbourg, April 1, 1757. N. A., Overseas Section, G3, 2045, no. 10, pièce 2.

100. Massicotte, Bulletin des Recherches Historiques (Bulletin of Historical Research), vol. 43 (197), p. 267.

101. "Inventory of the estate of lady Dupont-Duvivier". Louisbourg, June 21, 1754. N.A., Overseas Section, G3, 2042, no. 60.

102. Record of the sale after death of the possessions of Pierre Lambert. Louisbourg, March 26, 1756. N.A., Overseas Section, G2, vol. 205, doss. 393.

103. Diderot, op. cit., "mantelet", Tome X, p. 550

104. Massicotte, Bulletin des Recherches Historiques (Bulletin of Historical Research), vol. 44, (January 1938), p. 29.

105. "Record of the sale of the possessions of the said Jean Claparede requested by his nephew". Louisbourg, February 24, 1755, Id., vol. 206, doss. 462.

106. Record of the sale of the possessions of the Sieur Jean Pierre de Grégoire. Louisbourg, March 23, 1757. N.A., Overseas Section, G2, vol. 209, doss. 507.

107. Details on the various parts of the coiffe and the way they were assembled will be found under the heading "lingère" in Diderot, op. cit., Supplement III, p. 754 and in the plates, Supplement I. Further details are provided under the headings: "bonnet", Tome II, p. 32.; "bavolet", Tome II, p. 166; "coeffe", Tome III, p. 559; "coeffure". Tome III, p. 590; "fer a coeffes", Tome III, p. 590.

108. Record of the sale after death of the possessions of Jacques François Rolland. Louisbourg, October 21, 1743. N.A., Overseas Section, G2, vol. 195, doss. 150.

109. "Record of the removal of seals and inventories of the furniture in the estate of the deceased lady Jeanne Thibodeau, widow of Degoutin". Louisbourg, April 11, 1741; "Record of the sale of the furniture and possessions of the lady widow Degoutin". Louisbourg, May 17, 1741. Id., vol. 197, doss. 151; "Record of the articles from the estate of the deceased Theres Petit". Louisbourg, September 1753. Id., vol. 202, doss. 286; "Inventory of the estate of lady Dupont Duvivier". Louisbourg, June 21, 1754. N.A., Overseas Section, G3, 2042, no. 60; Record of the sale after death of the possessions of Pierre Lambert, Louisbourg, April 6, 1756. N.A., Overseas Section, G2, vol. 205, doss. 393.

110. Record of the inventory of the possessions of Miss Poinsu. Louisbourg, April 50, 1753, Id., vol. 201, doss. 263.

111. "Record of the removal of seals and inventories of the furniture in the estate of the deceased lady Jeanne Thibodeau, widow of Degoutin". Louisbourg, April 11, 1741, Id., vol. 197, doss. 151.

112. "Record of the sale of possessions from the estate of the deceased Theres Petit". Louisbourg, September 20, 1753, Id., vol. 202, doss, 286.

113. Record of the inventory after death of the possessions of Pierre Lambert. Louisbourg, March 26, 1756, Id., vol. 205, doss. 393.

114. Record of the sale after death of the possessions of Pierre Lambert. Louisbourg, April 6, 1756, Id.

115. "Inventory- of the estate of lady Dupont-Duvivier". Louisbourg, June 21, 1754. N.A., Overseas Section, G3, 2042, no. 60.

116. Record of the sale after death of the possessions of Pierre Lambert. Louisbourg, April 6, 1756. N.A., Overseas Section, G2, vol. 205, doss. 393.

117. "Record of the sale of several possessions of Sieur Solignac and Dulong ..." Louisbourg, November 5, 1756, Id., vol. 206, no. 410.

118. "Record of the removal of Seals and inventory in Miss Péré's house". Louisbourg, June 14, 1735, Id., vol. 194, no. 80.

119. "Record of the removal of seals and inventories of the furniture in the estate of the deceased lady Jeanne Thibodeau, widow Degoutin".
Louisbourg, April 11, 1741, Id., vol. 197, doss. 151.

120. "Record of the sale of the furniture and possessions of the lady widow Degoutin". Louisbourg, May 17, 1741, Id.

121. "Record of the sale after death of the possessions of Jacques François Rolland". Louisbourg, October 21, 1743, Id., vol. 198, doss. 180.

122. "Inventory of the movables and immovables in the house of ... Marie Josephe Leborgne de Belisle, widow of the deceased Jacques Philippe Urbain Rondeau, treasurer of the Isle Royale Marien during his life". N.A., Overseas Section, G2, vol. 202, doss. 286.

1230 "Record of the sale of the possessions in the estate of the deceased Theres Petit". Louisbourg, September 20, 1753. N.A., Overseas Section, G2, vol. 202, doss. 2.86.

124. "Inventory of the estate of lady Dupont-Duvivier". Louisbourg, June 21, 1754. N.A., Overseas Section, G3, 2042, no. 60.

125. Record of the inventory after death of the possessions of Pierre Lambert. Louisbourg, March 26, 1756. N.A., Overseas Section, G2, vol. 205, doss. 393.

126. Record of the sale after death of the possessions of Pierre Lambert. Louisbourg, April 6, 1756, Id.

127. Raoul Mortier, dir., Dictionnaire Encvclopédique Quillet (Quillet Encyclopedic Dictionary), (Paris 1962), ""bagnolette"", Tome I, p. 476.

128. "Record of the removal of seals and inventories of the furniture in the estate of the deceased lady Jeanne Thibodeau, widow of Degoutin". Louisbourg, April 11, 1741; "Record of the furniture and possessions of the lady widow Degoutin". Louisbourg, May 17, 1741. N.A., Overseas Section, G2, vol. 197, doss. 1510

129. Furetière, quoted in Séguin, op. cit., p. 250.

130. Record of the sale after death of the possessions of Pierre Lambert. Louisbourg, April 6, 1756. N.A., Overseas Section, G2, vol. 205, doss. 393.

131. Larousse, op. cit., "colinette", Tome II, p. 338.

132. "Record of the removal of seals and inventories of the estate of the deceased lady Jeanne Thibodeau, widow of Degoutin". Louisbourg, April 11, 1741. N.A., Overseas Section, G2, vol. 197, doss. 151.

133. Diderot, op. cit., "cornette". Tome IV, p. 254.

134. "Inventory of the joint estate of the deceased Jean Playret and the said woman David". Louisbourg, June 8, 1751. N.A., Overseas Section, G2, vol. 209, doss. 486.

135. Record of the sale after death of the possessions of Pierre Lambert. Louisbourg, April 6, 1756, Id., vol. 205, doss. 393.

136. Larousse, op. cit., "fontange", Tome III, p. 553.

137. "Record of the sale of the furniture and possessions of lady widow Degoutin". Louisbourg, May 17, 1741. N.A., Overseas Section, G2, vol. 197, doss. 151.

138. "Inventory of the estate of lady Dupont-Duvivier". Louisbourg, June 21, 1754. N.A., Overseas Section, G3, 2042, no. 60.

139. Diderot, op. cit., "blonde", Tome II, p. 286.

140. Diderot, op. cit., "coeffe", Tome III, p. 589.

141. "Inventory of the estate of lady Dupont-Duvivier". Louisbourg, June 21, 1754. N.A., Overseas Section, G3, 2042, no. 60.

142. Record of the inventory after death of the possessions of Pierre Lambert. Louisbourg, March 26, 1756. N.A., Overseas Section, G2, vol. 205, doss. 393.

143. Record of the sale after death of the possessions of Pierre Lambert, Louisbourg, April 6, 1756, Id.

144,, Diderot, op. cit., "marchande de mode", Supplement III, p. 941.

145. "Inventory of the estate of lady Dupont-Duvivier", Louisbourg, June 21, 1754. N.A., Overseas Section, G3, 2042, no. 60.

146. Record of the sale after death of the possessions of Pierre Lambert. Louisbourg, April 6, 1756. N.A., Overseas Section, G2, vol. 205, doss. 393.

147. "Record of the sale of the furniture and possessions of the lady widow Degoutin". Louisbourg, May 17, 1741. Id., vol. 197, doss. 151.

148. "Inventory of the furniture and possessions left after the death of Anne Guyon Despres, widow of Chevalier". Louisbourg, September 2, 1744; Sale after death of the possessions of Anne Guyon Despres, widow of Chevalier. Louisbourg, March 17, 1745, Id., vol. 199, doss. 187.

149. "Inventory of the joint estate of the deceased Jean Playret and the said woman David". Louisbourg, June 8, 1751, Id., vol. 209, doss. 486.

150. "Inventory of the possessions left by the deceased Jeanne Basaniere". Louisbourg, October 13, 1756, Id., vol. 205, doss. 400.

151. Diderot, op. cit., "coeffure", Tome III, p. 590.

152. Diderot, op. cit., "coeffe", Tome III, p. 589.

153. "Inventory of the furniture and possessions left after the death of Anne Guyon Despres, widow of Chevalier". Louisbourg, September 2, 1744; Sale of the possessions after death of Anne Guyon, widow of Chevalier. Louisbourg, March 17, 1745. N.A., Overseas Section, G2, vol. 199, doss. 187.

154. "Record of the sale of the furniture and possessions of the lady widow Degoutin". Louisbourg, May 17, 1741, Id., vol. 197, doss. 151.

155. Diderot, op. cit., "chausson", Tome III, p. 259.

156. Diderot, op. cit., "bas", Tome II, p. 98.

157. Diderot, op. cit., lingère", Supplement III, p. 758.

158. Séguin, op. cit., p. 32.

159. Diderot, op. cit., ""Ségovie", Tome XIV, p. 890.

160. Larousse, op. cit., "coin'", Tome II, p. 331.

161. Rill of Mr. Lavasseur to the Sieur Mervens. Louisbourg, July 6, 1737. N.A., Overseas Section, G3, 2058, years 1712-1757, no. 192.

162. "Record of the sale of the possessions in the estate of the deceased Theres Petit". Louisbourg, September 20, 1753. h.A., Overseas Section, G2, vol. 202, doss. 286.

163. Record of the sale after death of the possessions of Pierre Lambert". Louisbourg, April 6, 1756, Id., vol. 205, doss. 393.

164. Bill of Mrs. Desmarets to Jean Morel. Louisbourg, December 1738 to January 1741, Id., vol. 208, doss. 475; Bill of Pierre Chouquet said Lavolonté. Louisbourg, 1749, Id.

165. Record of the sale after death of the possessions of Pierre Lambert. Louisbourg, April 6, 1756, Id., vol. 205, doss. 393.

166. "Record of a deposit of a few pairs of stockings and one pair of shoes'". Louisbourg, December 28, 1757, Id., vol. 212, doss. 553, pièce 10.

167. Bill of Mrs. Desmarets to Jean Morel. Louisbourg, December 1738 to January 1741, Id., vol. 208, doss. 475.

168. Record of the sale after death of the possessions of Pierre Lambert. Louisbourg, April 6, 1756, Id., vol. 205, doss. 393.

169. Diderot, op. cit., "soulier", Supplement IV, p. 814; "cordonnier", Supplement Plate 1.

170. "Brief on the locksmithing work done in Monpellier for Mr. Levasseur, judge of the Admiralty". Louisbourg, November 5, 1736, N.A., Overseas Section, G3, 2058, years 1712-1757, no. 164.

171. Bill of Mrs. Desmarets to Montpellier. Louisbourg, November g, 1738. N.A., Overseas Section, G2, vol. 208, doss. 475.

172. Bill of Mrs. Desmarets to Jean Morel. Louisbourg, December 1738 - January 1741. Id., vol. 208, doss. 475.

173. "Record of the removal of seals and inventories of the furniture in the estate of the deceased Jeanne Thibodeau, widow of Degoutin". Louisbourg, April 11, 1741; "Record of the sale of the furniture and possessions of the lady widow Degoutin". Louisbourg, May 17, 1741. Id., vol. 197, doss. 151.

174. "Inventory of the furniture and possessions left after the death of Anne Guyon Despres, widow of Chevalier". Louisbourg, September 2, 1744; Sale after death of the possessions of Anne Guyon Despres, widow of Chevalier. Louisbourg, March 17, 1745. N.A., Overseas Section, G3, 2042, no. 60.

175. "Inventory of the estate of lady Dupont-Duvivier". Louisbourg, June 21, 1754. N.A., Overseas Section, G3, 2042, no. 60.

176. *Weiger, op. cit., p. 155.

177. Idem, p. 156.

178. "Inventory of the furniture and possessions left after the death of Anne Guyon Despres, widow of Chevalier". Louisbourg, September 2, 1744; Sale of the possessions after death of Anne Guyon, widow of Chevalier. Louisbourg, March 17, 1745. N.A., Overseas Section, G2, vol. 199, doss. 187.

179. Bill of Mr. Levasseur. Louisbourg, February-August 1737, N.A., Overseas Section, G3, 2058, years 1712-1757, no. 192.

180. Bill of Mrs. Desmarets to Jean Morel. Louisbourg, December 1738 - January 1741. N.A., Overseas Section, G2, vol. 208, doss. 475.

181. "Inventory of the estate of lady Dunont-Duvivier". Louisbourg, June 21, 1754. N.A., Overseas Section, G3, 2042, no. 60.

182. Sale of the possessions of Sieur Joseph Dallemand. Louisbourg, 12-20 November 1738. N.A., Overseas Section, G2, vol. 185, ff. 219-240 .

183. Diderot, op. cit., "soulier", Supplement IV, p. 815; "cordonnier", Supplement, Plates K.

184. "Inventory of the furniture and possessions left after the death of Anne Guyon Despres, widow of Chevalier". Louisbourg, September 2, 1744; Sale of the possessions of Anne Guyon Despres, widow of Chevalier. Louisbourg, March 17, 1745. N.A., Overseas Section, G2, vol. 199, doss. 187.

185. "Record of the sale of possessions from the estate of the deceased Theres Petit". Louisbourg, September 20, 1753, Id., vol. 202, doss. 286.

186. "Statement of the furniture and clothes worn by Marie Josephe Gourdon in Pierre Herpin's house, her alleged husband". Louisbourg, April 1, 1757. N.A., Overseas Section, 2045, No. 10, document 2.

187. Sale of the possessions of the Sieur Joseph Dallemand. Louisbourg, 12-20 November 1738. N.A., Overseas Section, G2, vol. 185, ff. 219-240.

188. "Statement on the furniture and clothes worn by Marie Josephe Gourdon in Pierre Herpin's house, her alleged husband". Louisbourg, April 1, 1757. N.A., Overseas Section, G3, 2.045, no. 10, document 2.

189. Record of the sale after death of the possessions of Pierre Lambert. Louisbourg, April 6, 1756. N.A., Overseas Section, G2, vol. 2.05, no. 393.

190. Inventory after death of the possessions of Jean Castaing. Louisbourg, June 6, 1756, Id., vol. 203, doss. 380.

191. Larousse, op. cit., "galoche", Tome III, p. 696.

192. Marquis de Paulmy, Précis de la vie privée des François (Summary on the private life of the French people) (1779), quoted in Paul Lacroix, XVIIIe siècle: Institutions, users et coutumes (18th century: Institutions, uses and customs) (Paris 1885), n. 488.

193. Sale of the possessions of the Sieur Joseph Dallemand. Louisbourg, 12-20 November 1738. N.A., Overseas Section, G2, vol. 185, ff. 219-210.

194. "Record of the sale of possessions from the estate of the deceased Michel Vallet at the request of Guillaume Deroche Santier, guardian and deputy guardian". Louisbourg, June 10, 1756, Id., vol. 205, doss. 393.

195. Record of the sale after death of the possessions of Pierre Lambert. Louisbourg, April 6, 1756, Id., vol. 205, doss. 393.

196. "Inventory of the estate of lady Dupont-Duvivier". Louisbourg, June 21, 1754. N.A., Overseas Section, G3, 2042, no. 60.

197. "Statement on the furniture and clothes worn by Marie Josephe Gourdon in Pierre Herpin's house, her alleged husband". Louisbourg, April 1, 1757, Id., 2045, no. 10, document 2.

198. "Record of the sale of the furniture and possessions of the lady widow Degoutin". Louisbourg, May 17, 1741. N.A., Overseas Section, G2, vol. 197, doss. 151.

199, "Inventory of the estate of lady Dupont-Duvivier". Louisbourg, June 21, 1754. N.A., Overseas Section, G3, 2042, no. 60.

200. Record of the inventory after death of the possessions of Pierre Lambert. Louisbourg, March 26, 1756. N.A., Overseas Section, G2, vol. 205, doss. 393.

201. Record of the inventory after death of the possessions of Jean Castaing. Louisbourg, June 6, 1756, Id., vol. 203, doss. 380.

202. Record of the inventory after death of the possessions of "Rose, negro woman of the said Baptiste Laurent Indien". Louisbourg, September 2, 1752, Id., vol. 212, doss. 552.

203. Record of the sale after death of the possessions of Mr. Larivière Mervin. Louisbourg, November 19, 1744, Id., vol. 199, doss. 192.

204. "Inventory of the estate of lady Dupont-Duvivier". Louisbourg, June 21, 1754. N.A., Overseas Section, G3, 2042, no. 60.

205. Record of the sale after death of the possessions of Pierre Lambert. Louisbourg, April 6, 1756. N.A., Overseas Section, G2, vol. 205, doss. 393.

206. "Record of the sale of several possessions of S. Solignac and Dulong". Louisbourg, November 5, 1756, Id., vol. 206, doss. 410.

207, "Statement on the furniture and clothes worn by Marie Joseph Gourdon in Pierre Herpin's house, her alleged husband". Louisbourg, April 1, 1757. N.A., Overseas Section, G3, 2045, no. 10, document 2.

208. "Record of the removal of seals and inventories of the furniture in the estate of the deceased lady Jeanne Thibodeau, widow of Desgoutin". Louisbourg, April 11, 1741; "Record of the sale of furniture and possessions of the lady widow Degoutin". Louisbourg, May 17, 1741. N.A., Overseas Section, G2, vol. 197, doss. 151.

209. Idem.

210. Record of the sale after death of the possessions of Pierre Lambert. Louisbourg, April 6, 1756, Id., vol. 205, doss. 393.

211. "Inventory of the estate of lady Dupont-Duvivier". Louisbourg, June 21, 1754. N.A., Overseas Section, G3, 2042, no. 60.

212. "Record of the sale of the furniture and possessions of the lady widow Degoutin". Louisbourg, May 17, 1741. N.A., Overseas Section, G2, vol. 197, doss. 151; Record of the sale after death of the possessions of Anne Guyon Despres, widow of Chevalier. Louisbourg, March 17, 1745. Id., vol. 199, doss. 187.

213. "Record of the sale of furniture and possessions of lady widow Degoutin". Louisbourg, May 17, 1741, Id., vol. 197, doss. 151.

214.. "Record of the sale of possessions from the estate of the deceased Theres Petit". Louisbourg, September 20, 1753, Id., vol. 202, doss. 286.

214a. Record of the sale of the possessions of the sieur Joseph Dallemand. Louisbourg, 12-20 November 1738, Id., vol. 185, ff. 219-240.

215. "Record of the removal of seals and inventories of the furniture in the estate of the deceased lady Jeanne Thibodeau, widow of Degoutin". Louisbourg, April 1741; "Record of the sale of the furniture and possessions of the lady widow Degoutin". Louisbourg, May 17, 1741, Id., vol. 197, doss. 151.

216. "Inventory of the estate of lady Dupont-Duvivier". Louisbourg, June 21, 1754. N.A., Overseas Section, G3, 2042, no. 60.

217. "Inventory of the joint estate between the deceased Jean Playret and the said woman David". Louisbourg, June 8, 1751. N.A., Overseas Section, G2, vol. 209, doss. 486.

218. "Record of the removal of seals and inventories of the furniture in the estate of the deceased lady Jeanne Thibodeau Degoutin". Louisbourg, April 11, 1741; ""Record of the sale of the furniture and possessions of the lady widow Degoutin". Louisbourg, May 17, 1741. Id., vol. 197, doss. 151.

219. Record of the sale after death of the possessions of Anne Levron, Louisbourg, December 19, 1733, Id., vol. 182, f. 1002.

220. Record of the inventory of the possessions of the deceased René Cruchon Latour and of J. Bordier his widow. Louisbourg, September 10, 1738, Id., vol. 185, ff. 115-118.

221. "Record of the removal of seals and inventories of the furniture in the estate of the deceased lady Jeanne Thibodeau widow of Degoutin". Louisbourg, April 11, 1741; "Record of the sale of the furniture and possessions of the lady widow Degoutin". Louisbourg, May 17, 1741, Id., vol. 197, doss. 151.

222. Sale of the possessions of the Sieur Joseph Dallemand. Louisbourg, 12-20 November 1738, Id., vol. 185, ff. 219-240.

223. Record of the sale after death of the possessions of Jacques Francois Holland. Louisbourg, October 21, 1743, Id., vol. 198, doss. 180.

224. Diderot, op. cit., "lingère"", Supplement III, p. 755.

225. Record of the sale after death of the possessions of Anne Guyon Despres, widow of Chevalier. Louisbourg, March 17, 1745. Overseas Section, G2, vol. 199, doss. 187.

226. Diderot', op. cit., "Stinkerke", Tome XV, p. 522.

227. Record of the removal of seals and inventories of the furniture in the estate of the deceased lady Jeanne Thibodeau widow of Degoutin". Louisbourg, April 11, 1741. N.A., Overseas Section, G2, vol. 197, doss. 151.

228. Lacroix, op. cit., p. 493.

229. "Record of the removal of seals and inventories of the furniture in the estate of the deceased lady Jeanne Thibodeau widow of Degoutin".
Louisbourg, April 11, 1741; "Record of the sale of the furniture and possessions of the lady widow Degoutin". Louisbourg, May 17, 1741. N.A., Overseas Section, G2, vol. 197, doss. 151.

230. Diderot, op. cit., "'miton", Tome X, p. 582.

231. Diderot, op. cit., "gant", Tome VII, po 474.

232. "Record of the removal of seals and inventories of the furniture of the estate of the deceased lady Jeanne Thibodeau widow of Degoutin". Louisbourg, April 11, 1741. N.A., Overseas Section, G2, vol. 197, doss. 151.

233. Furetière, quoted in Séguin, op. cit., p. 110.

234. Record of the sale after death of the possessions of Pierre Lambert. Louisbourg, April 6, 1756. N.A., Overseas Section, G2, vol. 205, doss. 393.

235. Sale of the possessions of the Sieur Joseph Dallemand. Louisbourg, 12-20 November 1738, Id., vol. 185, ff. 219-240.

236. Record of the inventory after death of the possessions of Miss Poinsu. Louisbourg, April 30, 1753, Id., vol. 201, doss. 262.

237. Diderot, op. cit., "miton", Tome X, p. 582.

233. Record of the removal of seals and inventories of the furniture in the estate of the deceased lady Jeanne Thibodeau widow of Degoutin". Louisbourg, April 11, 1741; N.A., Overseas Section, G2, vol. 197, doss. 151.

239. Record of the sale after death of the possessions of Jacques François Rolland. Louisbourg, October 21, 1743, Id., vol. 198, doss. 180.

240. Bill of Mr. Levasseur. Louisbourg, February-August 1737. N.A., Overseas Section, G3, 2058, years 1712-1757, no. 192.

241. Record of the sale after death of the possessions of Pierre Lambert. Louisbourg, April 6, 1756. N.A., Overseas Section, G2, vol. 205, doss. 393.

242. "Statement on the furniture and clothes worn by Marie Josephe Gourdon in Pierre Herpin's house, her alleged husband". Louisbourg, April 1, 1757. N.A., Overseas Section, G3, 2-45, no. 10, document 2.

243. Abbé Cyprien Tanguay, Dictionnaire généalogique des famines canadiennes depuis la fondation de la colonie jusqu'à nos jours. (Genealogical dictionary of Canadian families from the beginning of the colony up to now). (Montreal 1887), vol. 3, p. 56.

244. Lacroix., op. cit., p. 488.

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