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Anne Orthwood's bastard : sex and law in early Virginia /

"Anne Orthwood's Bastard" tells the story of a maidservant from Bristol, England who emigrated to Virginia's Eastern Shore in 1662, became pregnant by a caddish nephew of a colonial politician, and died in childbirth, leaving an illegitimate son and a host of knotty legal problem...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Pagan, John Ruston
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Oxford University Press, 2003.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Contents; Introduction; 1 Anne Orthwood, Indentured Servant; 2 William Kendall, Parvenu; 3 William Waters, Gentleman; 4 John Stringer, Presiding Justice; 5 Robert Hutchinson, Clerk of Court; 6 Eleanor Gething, Midwife; 7 John Waterson, Trial Jury Foreman; 8 John Kendall, Putative Father; 9 John Stockley, Grand Jury Foreman; 10 Jasper Orthwood, Free Man; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y.