"I have pity for my son Michel Accault, who has chagrined me with his folly and his flight, and I no longer wish to deprive him absolutely and forever of his claim to my possessions. Should he return and repent, my wish is that he should have the right to his possessions. If, however, he is unfortunate enough to persist in his folly, never to repent, and to remain among the savage nations, I wish to transfer his possessions to his brothers and sisters. They will become the owners of them and he will no longer have any claim to them."

This excerpt is taken from a codicil to her will which she dictated, in the language of the Kaskaskia, to Louis Turpin who served as interpreter. The document was drafted by Father Le Boullenger, her priest in front of Jean-Baptiste Girardot, the commander at Kaskaskia, who served as witness.

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