21285609https://dlas.uncg.edu/petitions/petition/21285609North CarolinaYadkinCounty841856Superior105North Carolina Department of Archives and History, Raleigh, North CarolinaLess than a year after he married in 1851, Kennedy M. Williams discovered that his wife Mary Eliza was sleeping with other men, including planter Samuel Speer and one of Speer's slaves, a man named Hand. Now, however, Williams has been declared non compos mentis and his guardian seeks a divorce in his behalf.AdulteryDivorceDiseases (mental)Interracial relationshipsSex workers/Promiscuity Illegitimacy