Married for four years, Hannah Hansley complains that her husband "frequently cursed and abused her," often left her "in the most destitute condition," and did not hesitate to "lie in adulterous connection" with other women. Arrested and convicted of forgery, he was free on bail when he fled the state. He is now in prison in Alabama, convicted of slave stealing. Hannah asks for a divorce.
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Repository: North Carolina Department of Archives and History, Raleigh, North Carolina
