Lydia Briggs, "Complaint of Lydia Briggs", 1776 February 28
File — Box: 1, Folder: 84
Identifier: MSN/COL 2717-85
Lydia Briggs, "Complaint of Lydia Briggs," Recto
Lydia Briggs, "Complaint of Lydia Briggs," Verso
Scope and Contents
A complaint signed by Lydia (Lidia) Briggs, a single woman of Norton, in which Briggs alleges that John Mory, also of Norton, "Begat me with Childe of a Bstard Child which I am now pregnant with." The complaint is directed to (and written in the hand of) Benjamin Pettingill, Bristol County justice of the peace, and seeks a warrant against Mory.
Dates
- Creation: 1776 February 28
Conditions Governing Access
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Language of Materials
English
Physical Description
Ink on paper; 1 page (11 x 21 cm.) on 1 sheet. Docketing on verso.
Repository Details
Part of the University of Notre Dame Rare Books & Special Collections Repository