Before the Notaries of the County of Joigny, the widow Dauberville, now the wife of Jean Pierre Robert Gerard Devillemont, granted power of attorney to Degrandprey to handle, on her behalf and for her two daughters, Marie Louise and Celeste Elizabeth Le Senechal Dauberville, minors, financial matters in New Orleans, in Louisiana, and in the colonies of France. The document went on to specify certain debts and business matters that Degrandprey was to settle.