Petition #21283408

• Wayne County, North Carolina. filing started October 2, 1834.
• Court: Superior
• Salutation: To the Honorable the Judge of the Superior Court of Law for the County of Wayne

Abstract

Married about twenty-five years, Richard Jernigan seeks a divorce on the grounds that his wife "began to display evidence of a violent & outrageous temper," was addicted to "spirituous liquors," and was guilty of "libidinous intercourse with both black & white men." Indeed, he contracted a venereal disease from his wife.

• Number of petition pages: 2
• Related documents: Depositions, William and Isaac Wise, Polly Sasser, 21 August 1835
• Pages of related documents: 6

2 people are documented within petition 21283408

• 1 Defendant
• 1 Petitioner

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Citation information

Repository: North Carolina Department of Archives and History, Raleigh, North Carolina

• Records of the County Court

Subjects

• Adultery
• Divorce
• Domestic violence
• Diseases (physical)
• Drunkenness
• Medical treatment
• Interracial relationships
• Abandonment
• Sex workers/Promiscuity