Lawsuit of John Antrobus, plaintiff, vs. Alexander McKay, John Davy, and Thomas Richardson, defendants over sale of land in Berthier, Quebec
Lawsuit of John Antrobus, plaintiff, vs. Alexander McKay, John Davy, and Thomas Richardson, defendants over sale of land in Berthier, Quebec
Lawsuit of John Antrobus, plaintiff, vs. Alexander McKay, John Davy, and Thomas Richardson, defendants over sale of land in Berthier, Quebec
Lawsuit of John Antrobus, plaintiff, vs. Alexander McKay, John Davy, and Thomas Richardson, defendants over sale of land in Berthier, Quebec

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Lawsuit of John Antrobus, plaintiff, vs. Alexander McKay, John Davy, and Thomas Richardson, defendants over sale of land in Berthier, Quebec

Court of Common Pleas

$2,500.00 Sale

Judgement in favour of Antrobus for sum of £224 5s 9p plus £8 13s 2p and 5s for the writ. See article from the Quebec Gazette, May 18, 1786.Antrobus is probably the merchant and office holder of this name in Trois Rivieres. Baptised July 6, 1756 in Cockermouth, Cumberland, married on March 29, 1787 in Trois Rivieres to Catherine Cuthbert, died May 8, 1820 and is buried in Trois Rivieres. He first appears in Quebec Cty in the 1780s as a grocer engaged in a sizable retail trade and engaged in provisioning fisheries and the West Indies. He and other merchants sent flour, bread, oats and biscuit to Newfoundland and imported fish, seal oil and seal skins. One of the best-known merchants in the colony, he was prosperous enough to buy land.

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  • Publisher: n/a
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  • Date Published: 1786-8
  • Place Published: Montreal
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  • Condition: Very good
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    7 handwritten documents and one printed document with written insertions. Folds, staining, chips. 1) Printed broadside dated April 1 and April 21, 1786 and July 3, 1786 with particulars of case written on recto and written text about judgment on verso. Signed by Edward Southouse as judge, Edward William Gray as sheriff, and T. Walker. Seal on top left corner. Folds. Stains at edges. 2-4) 3 Documents attached, two written in French. One French document signed by Languinet and the other dated August 27, 1788, signed by Corbin. The latter notes receipt of 13 Louis 17 chelins 10 sols from M. Cairns. Document in English signed by Southouse and J. Beeke, clerk, April 25, 1786. Verso dated January 8, 1788. Some splitting. Small piece missing at side with no loss of text. 5) Reasons for Jannet McKay's opposition, filed 1787. 8 p. Financial statement of the McKay estate signed by A. Davidson July 9, 1787. 6-7) 2 p. petition to have debtor appear in court. Signed by Walker for the plaintiff and John Fraser as judge, March 20, 1786. Affixed to this document is a note in French about the place of residene of Alexander McKay and John Davey, signed by Jn Rival, March 22, 1786. 8) 2 p. judgment by Southouse, May 16, 1786.

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