Petition #21284701

• Granville County, North Carolina. filing started May 3, 1847.
• Court: Superior
• Salutation: To the Honorable Judge of the Superior Court of Law & Equity for Granville County

Abstract

William Wilson petitions for divorce, accusing his wife of adultery and permitting "the embraces of coloured persons."

• Number of petition pages: 3
• Related documents: Order, 26 May 1847
• Pages of related documents: 1

2 people are documented within petition 21284701

• 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

• Adultery
• Divorce
• Interracial relationships