Iberville County Louisiana Archives Court.....Richard, Et Al  January 9, 1792


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Source: Transcribed Court Document
Written: January 9, 1792

Date: January 9, 1792

Sucn. Anne Landry Richard

At the request of Joseph Richard, have appeard: Francois Landry, Paul Mary 
Landry, Firmain Landry and Joseph Leblanc, all 4 residents of this District 
and to them joined Anselme Landry, resident of Lafourche, who have declared 
that Mrs. Anne Landry, wife of Joseph Richard, above said, had died on April 
21, 1783 and the following year, an inventory was made of the property left 
and on November 3, 1788 they met with the exception of Anselme Landry and 
liquidated the inventory, & Richard added $300 donation to the sum of the half 
of which belonged to the minor children of the said Joseph Richard and Mrs. 
Anne Landry, his decd. wife. Joseph Richard married for the second time, 
issuing from this marriage a number of children, and they deliberate this day 
that the sum of $300 which had been given to the children of his first 
marriage, should not have been given to these children, with the only reason 
of enjoying same, but this to help to maintain them, and that for their tutor 
and father, in the said liquidation, nothing is required for the use of that 
which belonged to the minors, up to their age of majority. The donation of 
$300 is (torn) because from the second marriage of Joseph Richard, there were 
born a number of children, that which hurts them, that is why they protest 
this donation which should not have existed, since Joseph Richard convoked a 
second marriage, and they petition that these declarations be placed in 
archives of this District. They consider that at the time of the act of 
November 3, 1788, that there was a loss on paper money in the Colony, but 
since said paper money was withdrawn and paid at its just value, they 
acknowledge that the heirs of Anne Landry and Joseph Richard, woudld not be 
hurt as it was thought at the time, that is why they thought it just that the 
said heirs should have accured to them, the said $300 without the said Richard 
being responsible.

Additional Comments:
Transcribed from original French in 1978 by Delma Abadie

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