Interesting....Lots of Familiar Names We may have submitted this before, but I've just come across it again. http://www.louisianahistoricalsociety.org/cgi-bin/reports.pl?action=drilldown&search=mathurine&advsearch1=&advsearch2=&advsearch3=&advsearch4=&id=400&issue=3&volume=14&year=1931&format=Scan&qstring=WHERE%20%20BODY%20LIKE%20'%3Cperc%3Emathurine%3Cperc%3E' In the Louisiana Historical Quarterly /[Note: the following is the text version of a scanned document. There can be frequent errors. If you see a word that looks suspicious, go to the site and search the scanned version.]/ Sept. 28. 61/4 pp. Judgment of Superior Council. Aufrere curator of his daughter, Francoise, wife of Gerard Pery vs Gerard Mrs . Pery being a minor her father as curator has sued to recover the money and effects brought by her into the marriage with Pery the defendant This abstract is obscure and altogether quite insufficient, but enough appears to show that proof was made to the counciI that Pery was financially embarrassed and that his wife's property rights were endangered. Judgment was therefore rendered in her favor authorizing her to sell the defendant's property to enforce her privileges. Excerpt from Register of sessions of Su- perior Council of Sept. 28, 1745. Decision in case of Aufrere as curator of his daughter Francoise, wife of Gerard Pery, plaintiff vs. said Gerard Pery, de Pery. defendant Sr Antoine Aufrere was authorized to prosecute for his daughter's rights in view of her minority and to have inquiry made to prove that Sr. Pery, her husband, made her incur considerable losses The inquiry having been submitted to the Council it was declared good and valid and that she shall take the sums she brought into the community as an advance on her inheritance as stipulated in her contract of marriage. Notice served Sept. 30 on Madam Gerard Pery residing at her father's house in New Orleans, by virtue of decree rendered Sept. 28. This notice recites that by virtue of the decree rendered by Council notices were posted on the "door of the place of the Council, the door of the parochial church at the issue from High Mass, on the levee at the place where the market is held, on a post called the pillory, and the fourth and last notice on the door of the Registry of said Council, so that none may pretend ignorance." Signed: Chantalou. The marriage contract was passed before Notary Royal of Louisiana between Sr. Gerard Pery, officer of Town Militia, wholesale merchant of this city, legitimate son of deceased Sr. Jean Pery, notary royal of Bordeaux and of Dame Marie David, a native of Bordeaux and Delle Marie Francoise Aufrere, daughter of Sr. Antoine Aufrere and Dame Mathurine Guillemot, a native of New Orleans, Bishopric of Quebec. This contract establishes the fact that she brought at her marriage the sum of 20000 livres cash, as an advance on her inheritance, movables and immovables with appraisement of same, cattle, jewels, wearing apparel, a note for 4000 livres, payable in a year, forming her dowry, one-third of which will go into the community, etc. Note signed by Sr. Aufrere for 4000 livres, Oct. 1, 1743. Receipt to Mr. Aufrere by Gerard Pery for 4000 livres, May 10, 1743. 1931. Volume 14, Issue 3 Page 400 578 Sept 28 Aufrere, Curator of Mrs. Pery vs. Gerard Pery, her husband. Documents found in the file which were probably part of the evidence adduced in support of plaintiff's case. Excerpt from Register of sessions of Superior Council of Sept. 22, 1744: Between Sr Antoine Aufrere, Captain of the ship Le Comte de Maurepas, plaintiff, vs. Gerard Pery, defendant: Judgment in default against defendant and order that the defendant pay 123, 179 livres, 9 sols, 2 sols, 2 deniers, as certified last December, 27th and costs, under penalty of bodily apprehension. Signed: By the Council. Henry, Greffr. Petition to Superior Council by Sr. Antoine Aufrere that forced sale be made of all movables and immovables of Sieur Gerard Pery, husband of Francoise Aufrere, and returns be deposited in Registry until distributed to whom shall appertain. Order for sale signed by Salmon, April 17, 1744. Sept. 18, 1744. Notice served of above petition and permit on Sr. J. B. Prevost, Agent of the Company of the Indies. Signed: Beaupre. Sept. 19, 1744. Notices of different sales of Sr. Pery's goods and inventory and appraisement of same, all together amounting to sum of 1433 livres, according to proces verbal of seizure signed by Fleuriau, Prevost and Beaupre. Petition to Superior Council by Francois Aufrere, wife of Sieur Pery, under authority and with consent of her curator Sr. Aufrere, for citation of Sr. Prevost, who holds procuration of Sr. Jung of Bordeaux, chief creditor of Sr. Pery, that he may be informed of her rights, following her contract of marriage. Permit to cite signed by Raguet. May 24, 1745. Notice served on Sr. Prevost, Agent of the Company of the Indies, and attorney of Sr. Jung to appear before the Council at eight a. m. to answer on petition of Francoise Aufrere, wife of Gerard Pery. Signed Lenormand Document badly water stained.