Legal instruments (Legal documents)
Subject
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Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Rockbridge County, Virginia, Legal Document for Bastardy
Collection
Identifier: Ms-2009-093
Abstract
This legal document details the process by which Mary McDowell–an unmarried woman of color–names the father of her child. The Justice of the Peace orders the father to make payments in support of his child.
Dates:
1873