Petition #21282302

• Nash County, North Carolina. filing started September 1823.
• Court: Superior
• Salutation: To the honorable the Judge of the Court aforesaid

Abstract

Jonathan Wells petitions for a divorce from his wife, Lucy, who, he contends, separated herself from him three years before, and has since then "become an incorrigible courtezan," taking up and cohabiting with people of color.

• Number of petition pages: 4
• Pages of related documents: 0

2 people are documented within petition 21282302

• 1 Defendant
• 1 Petitioner

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Citation information

Repository: North Carolina Department of Archives and History, Raleigh, North Carolina

• County Court Divorce Records

Subjects

• Divorce
• Interracial relationships
• Abandonment
• Sex workers/Promiscuity