270        ILLINOIS HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS
meurant aud ville marie Soubnes avec Lesd Sr de Tonty & dela-frette & none Led picard a declare ne Scavoir Escrire ny Signer dCe Interpelle Suivant Lordce
Tonty                                      Le Pallieur Laferte
G Pruneau                               J Quesneville
Adhemar None
Engagement of Laferte to Alphonse de Tonti, September 1, 1693
[Notarial file of A. Adhemar, Palais de Justice, Montreal—D.S.] premier 7bre 1693
Conventions & Societte Entre Monsieur de Tonty & Le Sr palliear Laferte,
Pardt Anthoine Adhemar none roial En La Nouvelle france residant a ville marie & tesmoins En fin Nommes furent pnt En leurs personnes Sr alphonse de Tonty Escuyer Capne resforme dans Le dettachement de La marine demt aud ville marie, Et Sr michel Lepallieur dlafrette demt ordt aquebec dpnt aud ville marie LesqU de Leurs bons Gres Ont fait Les Societtes accords & Conventions quy EnSuivent Scavior q Lesdit Sieur de Lafrette
[Translation]
with the said Sieur de Tonti and de Laferte and the notary. The said Picard has declared he does not know how to write or sign when interrogated according to the ordinance.
Tonti                                       Le Pailleur Laferte
G. Pruneau                              J. Quenneville
Adhemar, notary September 1, 1693
Conventions and agreements between Monsieur de Tonti and the Sieur Pailleur Laferte.
Before Antoine Adhemar, royal notary in New France, residing at Villemarie, and the witnesses below named, were present in person the Sieur Alphonse de Tonti, esquire, half-pay captain in the detachment of the marine, residing at Villemarie, and the Sieur Michel le Pailleur de Laferte, residing ordinarily at Quebec, at present at the said Villemarie, who of their own free will have made the partnerships, accords, and covenants which follow: that is to say that the said Sieur de Laferte promises to go up