Petition #11681419

• Augusta County, Virginia. October 12, 1814. - October 12, 1814.
• Court: Legislative
• Salutation: The Honourable the Speaker of the House of delegates of Virginia

Abstract

On 3 December 1812, Ellen Shields married Robert Dunlap, turning over to her husband two slaves--Milley and Hudson--and other property. It was not long before she was forced to leave, discovering that her husband was "criminally unlawfully and carnally Intamate with and [did] keep her the Said Negroe Milley" from the first day of their marriage. She seeks a divorce.

Result: Rejected.

• Number of petition pages: 3
• Related documents: Affidavit, James and Thomas Shields, 1 October 1814; Affidavit, Rachel and Peggy Shields, 1 October 1814; Affidavit, Samuel Torbet, 4 October 1814
• Pages of related documents: 6

4 people are documented within petition 11681419

• 2 Enslaved
• 1 Petitioner
• 1 Other

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Citation information

Repository: Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia

• Legislative Petitions

Subjects

• Divorce
• Interracial relationships
• Abandonment
• Property owners (women)