[McLacHLAN] FIRST RECORDED AUCTION AT MONTREAL 119 
safety in cases of such surprises, that the squad sent out for the succour 
of the beleaguered men was commanded by Charles Lemoine, and that 
Leonard Lucault, who formed one of the relieving company, was so 
sorely wounded, probably by that first volley of the Iroquois, that he 
died two days afterward." 
On the death of a man intestate, or in community of property with 
his wife, it is necessary, according to French law, to have an inventory 
taken of his estate, so that his property be equitably divided among 
his heirs. The inventory of Lucault’s estate, which was taken twelve 
days after his death, is unfortunately missing from among the records of 
Closse. But this loss is in a great measure made up by the sale, which 
practically goes over the same ground. This sale was undoubtedly 
hastened by the approaching marriage of the widow.? It may be well 
to note here the names of the different purchasers. Of the total amount 
of the sale which aggregated 634 livres 15 sols amounting to a little less 
than $106 our currency. 
Livres Sols. 
The widow bought in more than half............... 371.5 
Jean Wesvesnes*bought the calf for." 20... 025 005.5. 75.0 
Lafleche soldat [otherwise called Sebastien Hodin]... 53.0 
Pare CE CON ER OU A ec Rist Se eee ons ie 28.10 
ATOS TOME eee ye CA er ee er PE 24.0 
Lambert Closse bought a pistol, probably to replace 
one lost in a skirmish with the Iroquois.......... 18.0 
PATHE OISSDIESVENNES EN oo. ce deta cle ae eed aes 18.0 
Despatys [otherwise called Nicolas Forget]......... 17.0 
Desloriers [otherwise called Robert le Cavalier]...... 120 
Pine He VIT NID) RER NM ER ER ER PRET 10.0 
Jemdes Roches [Désroches] 0. 20.420 edad ls 9.0 
Giving the total purchases apart from the widowas. 263.10 
In analyzing this sale and arranging and classifying the articles 
according to their use, with the aggregate amounts received from each 
class, as follows, a most interesting series of conclusions may be deduced 
regarding life in Montreal 260 years ago. 
* Histoire et vie de M. Paul de Chomedey Sieur de Maisonneuve. . . . . . par 
P. Rousseau, Montreal, 1886, page 105. 
* Barbe Poisson, widow of Leonard Lucault was married, at Villemarie, on the 
19th of November, 1651, to Gabriel Celle-Duclos, after a widowhood of less than 
five months. 
Sec. II., 1911. 9. 
