Lot 1002
1775 Petition By An Abused Wife. A 3pp manuscript document presented to the Connecticut General Assembly held at New Haven on Mar. 2, 1775, in which Hannah Pardy, married to Enos Pardy since May 1752, claims that he has been an abusive husband and father, "a Man of a Revengeful Implacable Temper" who has beaten her many times, causing her "to fly to her Neighbours for protection & Deliverance" and to live "in a perpetual fear." She requests that Enos be allowed to keep 25 acres of an estate valued at £300 that Hannah has inherited, and that she be allowed to keep the rest for herself. Numerous contemporary corrections, damp stain down right margin and some fold splits; still, boldly penned and extremely interesting.
Estimated Value $175 - 225.
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| Realized $106 |
