Letter by Élisabeth Rocbert de la Morandière, dite Madame Bégon, on the subject of some Montréal women, 8 January 1749.

Today we saw, dear son, madame Bouatt, whom I informed you has been [residing] since the feast of St martin at the hospital of the charon brothers along with madame youvil; it is a comedy to see her; she does little more than preach and speak of the pleasure of living away from people; she assured us of the conversion of four ladies locked up at the géricau [Jéricho, gaol for prostitutes]; she visits them from time to time; I believe that I mentioned them to you; they are madame guiniolete [Gouriou dit Guignolet] and her daughter, madame sanspoille and one from the city of quebec whose name I do not know; all that madame Bouat fears is that the soldiers might feel inclined to release these ladies from captivity, but I do not feel that their intention was to do wrong.[...]