Jacques Chauvin v. Jacques d'Eglise
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Jacques Chauvin V. Jacques d’Eglise. 1801, St. Louis Circuit Court Historical Records Project, accessed October 2, 2026, https://digitalexhibits.library.washu.edu/s/ccr/item/60515
- Case Title
- Jacques Chauvin v. Jacques d'Eglise
- Series
- Native Americans
- Fur Trade
- Plaintiff
- Chauvin, Jacque
- Defendant
- d'Eglise, Jacques
- Date Filed
- 1802
- Filing Date
- 1802
- Court Name
- St. Louis Circuit Court, Territory of Louisiana
- Case Notes
- Letters in French to Charles Dehault Delassus, Governor of Upper Louisiana, regarding furs; Deglise was a trader for Sanguinet, for the Nation Maha (Omaha.)
- Disposition
- Suit dropped at plaintiff's request
- Identifier
- ccr1802.08027.008
- Source
- Missouri State Archives - St. Louis
- Rights
- Public Domain
- PDF Download
- Download PDF of all images
- Transcription
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**Jacques Chauvin vs. Jacques d'Eglise**
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**Page 1** (8027_001.jpg)
> *Legal Function: order*
Permis a [illegible] Chauvin d'aller avec un[?]
ordonnance de troupe et le morale qu'il, jugera[?] convenable
pour signifie[?] an [illegible] de se rendre[?] a nos
ordres avec[?] toute sa pelleteries[?] et en cas de resistance
nous l'authoriser[?] a emploir[?] la force, et nous faire
avertere immediatement[?] St Louis Ce 7 Juin 1802
*[illegible]*
> *Legal Function: translation*
Permit [illegible] Chauvin to go with
moral ordinance of the troops in which they be judged together
for legally signifying going
with our orders and all goods, and in cause of resistance to
his authorization, to employ force, and turn
away from them immediately
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**Page 2** (8027_002.jpg)
> *Legal Function: order, page 2*
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**Page 3** (8027_003.jpg)
> *Legal Function: Request for Order*
Depui la requete que je vous est presenter[?]
hier je vient d'ettre informez[?] que le Sr. Jacques
Deglise trailleur pour Mr. Sanguinet chez la
Nation maha avait abordez a la grande ille[?]
ou il est occupez[?] a faire paisez et arenger sa
pelletries pour les fairer entrer en ce poste noctu-remant[?] dáapres a vien quil aura eu de la plainte[?]
que je vous est presentez ou te santan coupable[?]
sur les motifes[?] que je vous est[?] presantez,
Ce Considerez[?] a fin que les pelletries ne par aider
pas clandaistienement ce qui auterait tout le cour
au supliant[?] je requirere de votre[?] autoritez quil lui plaise[?]
M'accordez main forte pour pouvoir arretter le Sr
Jacques Deglise ou il se trouvent actuellement il quil
Lui soit [illegible] de se rendre immediatement a vos ordren[?]
avec toutes ses pelletrier[?] pour ettre[?] deposez Selon ma
demande d hier le tout aux[?] [illegible] et risque[?] de qui
> *Legal Function: translation*
After I presented the petition to you,
I became informed in the winter by Mr. Jacques
Deglise Trailleur for Mr. Sanguinet that the village of the
Maha Nation was bordering the large river
where it was occupied for arranging trade of
goods to bring to this nightly post.
Before the complaintant was to come to you,
I am presenting this to you, where you, Santan, responsible in these ideas
in consideration for ending this trading of goods, not being useful
in secret. All the court
requires from me is to supply your authority for
the agreement to lend a hand in stopping Mr.
Jacques Deglise to where he finds it is actually himself
either [illegible] of his leaving immediately at our orders
with all his goods to be taken only with
consent with winter always [illegible] and dangerous of that
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**Page 4** (8027_004.jpg)
> *Legal Function: Request for Order, page 2*
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**Page 5** (8027_005.jpg)
> *Legal Function: Request to stop suit*
A Monsieur Charles
Dehault [illegible] Lieut
Govr[?] [illegible] cette haute[?]
Louisiane & Ca
Supplie tres humblement[?] Jacques [illegible]
Dis ont que, en vertu des requetes qu'il[?] a en
l'honneur[?] de vous[?] présenter les six et sept
de ce Present Mois, pour des Pelleteries[?]
que des rendait le Sr Jaques d'Eglise, il
vous[?] prie Monsieur[?] de vouloir bien arrete[?]
toutes pour suites, qui ne [illegible] qu'en
fraix, sur que les dites Pelleteries[?] du dit
Sr. d'Eglise sont[?] actuellement entree[?]
en ce fortes et reportes[?] entre les, [illegible]
Joseph Robidou, et Benoit ,
*[illegible], des Illinois Ce 8 juin des 1802 [illegible] Jacques Chauvin*
> *Legal Function: translation*
To Mr. Charles
Dehault [illegible] Lieutenant
Gouvernor of this great
Louisiana [illegible]
Supplied very humbly by Jacques Chauvin
saying that, in consequence of the petition to that which was his
honor to present to you this six and seventh
of this present month, for the goods
that were brought from Mr. Jacques of Eglise, his pleasure to be able to stop
all followers, that are not indirectly
involved, coming from the said goods of said
Mr. d'Eglise which are actually between
this post and reports between the [illegible]
Joseph Robidou and Benoit
[illegible] of Illinois this eight of June 1802 [illegible]
Jacques Chauvin
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**Page 6** (8027_006.jpg)
> *Legal Function: Request to stop suit, page 2*
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**Page 7** (8027_007.jpg)
> *Legal Function: Record Entry Disposing of Suit*
[illegible] intenté contre[?]
Mr Jacques d'Eglis[?]
par Mr. Jacques
Chauvain, et arrete[?]
et suspendu a[?] la requete[?]
ce dernier[?] et dont[?]
les parties n'ont[?]
[illegible]
1802
> *Legal Function: translation*
[illegible] Intent between
Mr. Jacques d'Eglis
for Mr. Jacques
Chauvin, so to stop
and suspend the previous
petition and the
parties did not pay
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Jacques Chauvin V. Jacques d’Eglise. 1801, St. Louis Circuit Court Historical Records Project, accessed October 2, 2026, https://digitalexhibits.library.washu.edu/s/ccr/item/60515