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Divorce Petition of Ellen Foster with Affidavits in Support of Petition, 1829
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Description
Petition of Ellen Foster to the Florida Territorial Legislative Council requesting a divorce from her violent husband Nathaniel Foster. Affidavits in support of the petition are attached.
Date
1829
Contributors
Format
Coverage
Topic
Subjects
Geographic Term
Title
Divorce Petition of Ellen Foster with Affidavits in Support of Petition, 1829
Subject
Petitions
Affidavits
Divorce
Marital violence
Family violence
Wife abuse
Child abuse
Alcoholics
Description
Petition of Ellen Foster to the Florida Territorial Legislative Council requesting a divorce from her violent husband Nathaniel Foster. Affidavits in support of the petition are attached.
Date
1829
Contributor
Foster, Ellen
McKenna, James
Rickett, Jacob
Washington, Frederick A.
Thompson, Elijah
Jerrison, John
Silvester, Bill
Format
petitions
Language
eng-US
Type
Text
Identifier
s876_b002_f03_17
Coverage
Territorial Florida (1821-1845)
ImageID
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s876_b002_f03_17_09
s876_b002_f03_17_10
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Geographic Term
Escambia County (Fla.)
Subject - Person
Foster, Nathaniel
topic
Politics and Government
Family and Community
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Chicago Manual of Style
Divorce Petition of Ellen Foster with Affidavits in Support of Petition, 1829. 1829. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. <https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/347149>, accessed 1 December 2024.
MLA
Divorce Petition of Ellen Foster with Affidavits in Support of Petition, 1829. 1829. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.<https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/347149>