Referring to her June divorce petition, Elizabeth Ribet asks for financial support during the litigation; "she is poor, destitute of means, and wholly unable to support herself." Moreover, her husband has filed a divorce counter-suit, charging her with adultery. A related petition reveals that Elizabeth, the owner of two slaves, was a dressmaker; her husband was a merchant tailor.
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