P.Legrace, and the Creole court forbade this trade; a decision which was just and righteous, but excited much indignation, as the other inhabitants believed that the members of the court themselves followed it in secret.

[Footnote: Do., John Filson; MS.

Journey of Two Voyages, etc.] In 1786 the ravages of the Indians grew so serious, and the losses of the Americans near Vincennes became so great, that they abandoned their outlying farms, and came into the town.

[Footnote: Do., Moses Henry to G.
R.Clark, June 7, 1786.] Vincennes then consisted of upwards of three hundred houses.

The Americans numbered some sixty families, and had built an American quarter, with a strong blockhouse.