11680301https://dlas.uncg.edu/petitions/petition/11680301VirginiaNorfolkCounty7121803Legislativereasonable, reported103Library of Virginia, Richmond, VirginiaMarried in 1802 to Lydia Bright, Benjamin Butt Jr. was absent on business when his wife gave birth to a baby. To his "inexpressible Grief and astonishment" the infant "proved to be a mulatto." Lydia admitted her relationship with "negro Man Slave named Robin" belonging to the estate of Charles Stewart, deceased. The husband seeks a divorce.DivorceInterracial relationshipsIllegitimacy