Elizabeth Wilson of Sumner County asks for a divorce from her husband, Joseph P. Wilson, who two years ago "abandoned her, leaving her and a child to the pity of her relatives." Wilson recounts that she owned fifty-three acres of land and two slaves valued at $600 when she married the said Joseph in 1822. She further notes that her said property has been sold to satisfy the debts contracted by her husband during their two years together. She therefore prays "that under the peculiar circumstances of the case your honourable body will grant relief, by a bill of divorce."
Result: Rejected.
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Repository: Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville, Tennessee
