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County of Randolph.
William Arundel Clerk of the Circuit Court
for the County of St. Clair, And John Edgar Esqr.
the Judge of Probate for Randolph County.
October 7th. 1795 the following Letter (circular)
to William St. Clair Judge of Probate for St. Clair
County And John Edgar the Judge of Probate
for the County of Randolph --
Sir
having been informed that, the Notories
public take upon themselves to settle all
testamentary affairs of the French Inhabitants
and the Estates of such persons among them as
happen to die intestate, I have been led atten-
tively to consider the rights reserved to those
Inhabitants by the Ordinance of Congress for the
Government of the Territory, and it is very clear
that the ancient mode of Conveying real Estates
and the manner in which such Estates descend
To Heirs by the french Laws are all that are
reserved: but it is not so clear how long that
reservation is to continue in Force -- that is -
whether it was to continue a distinct right
to them only until the Organization of the
Government and the Adoption of Laws by the
Governour and Judges to regulate the Descent
and Conveyance of real property or until a
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