Emma Thompson Bennett Divorce Papers and Related Correspondence, 1869

File — Box: 1, Folder: 11

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Scope and Contents

Legal document declaring divorce final; letters from George begging Emma to take him back:
April 24, 1869
"...Oh Emma, do not cast me from your heart...I pray of you to forgive everything, let the past be burned..."
October 23, 1869
"...let me know if you will receive money from me for the support of yourself and child..."

Dates

1869

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