1728 | Melun accused of stealing bacon | FRENCH

In this record, the king's attorney accuses a man named Melun (aka Bourguignon) of stealing pieces of bacon from the house of la Coupart. The notary records details about other complains made against Melun, and it mentions that he was brought to Louisiana against his will. The attorney requests that the court order a surgeon, Dinant, to testify against wounds Melun has inflicted on others and "autres mauvaise vie de l'accusé/all other signs of the wrong way of life of the accused".