21677901https://dlas.uncg.edu/petitions/petition/21677901VirginiaAmeliaCountyy001779Chancery28101779Chancerygranted003Library of Virginia, Richmond, VirginiaRebecca Bass by her next friend asks for a divorce from her husband who beat her "in a most inhuman manner" and forced her out of their home. Her husband is a prosperous slave owner. She also asks for alimony to support herself and her children.DivorceAlimonyDomestic violence