North Carolina, Supreme Court, Raleigh : Scroggins v Scroggins, December 1832 [printed].

Petition for divorce, brought by the husband after the wife gave birth to a mixed-race child. The marriage took place in December 1828 and the birth in May 1829. The judge refused to grant the divorce, and the plaintiff appealed. The plaintiff's counsel and Chief Justice Ruffin discussed at len...

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Corporate Author:	Adam Matthew Digital (Firm) (digitiser.)
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Series:	Slavery, abolition & social justice.
Subjects:	Court records Interracial dating Marriage Racially mixed people North Carolina > Buncombe County
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