Attestation by Antoine Déat, curate of Montréal, regarding the mental health of Marguerite César dit Lagardelette, 1 September 1734.
I the undersigned priest in charge of parish functions in Montréal Certify
that Marguerite la gardelette daughter has had an estranged mind for several
years based on what I have remarked in several Conversations I have had with
her and what I have noticed of many actions that indicate imbecility in her,
in witness whereof I have produced the present attestation. At Montreal, on
the first September 1734.
[signed]Deat priest
Sub-signed at Montreal on the first 7th 1734.
[signed]P. Raimbault
Source: Archives nationales du Québec, Centre de Montréal, , TL4 S1, 4180, Juridiction royale de Montréal, Request for the election of a tutor for Marguerite César dit Lagardelette and for her internment, July 18, 1734.