21282302https://dlas.uncg.edu/petitions/petition/21282302North CarolinaNashCounty91823Superior002North Carolina Department of Archives and History, Raleigh, North CarolinaJonathan 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.DivorceInterracial relationshipsAbandonment Sex workers/Promiscuity