After a dozen years of marriage, Blany Williams discovers that his wife is probably having an affair with one of his slaves. He knows that she "indecently" exposed herself to the unnamed black man, and it seems difficult to believe that the man would have resisted her overtures. Indeed, on one occasion she was seen "on or near his bedside in the night time and in undress." Blany informs the court that his wife is an habitual drunkard who engages in unfeminine behavior, uses profane language, and exposes the lower and upper parts of her body to men visiting the house.
Result: Granted.
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Repository: North Carolina Department of Archives and History, Raleigh, North Carolina
