11684105https://dlas.uncg.edu/petitions/petition/11684105VirginiaPrestonCounty9121841Legislative31121842Legislativerejected001Library of Virginia, Richmond, VirginiaJacob Plum asks for a divorce from his wife Mary Jane who a number of years prior to the filing of his petition gave birth to a mulatto child and continued to live with him until she recently abandoned their domicile. She has now been convicted of larceny and sent to the penitentiary.AdulteryDivorceJails/WorkhousesInterracial relationshipsAbandonment Illegitimacy