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

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"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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Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Pagan, John Ruston
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York : Oxford University Press, 2003.
Subjects:
Orthwood, Anne, > 1639-1664 > Trials, litigation, etc.
Kendall, John, > active 1663 > Trials, litigation, etc.
Kendall, John, > active 1663
Orthwood, Anne, > 1639-1664
1600-1699
Sex and law > Virginia > History > 17th century.
Illegitimacy > Virginia > History > 17th century.
Sexualité et droit > Virginie > Histoire > 17e siècle.
Filiation naturelle > Virginie > Histoire > 17e siècle.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Sexual Abuse & Harassment.
Illegitimacy
Sex and law
Virginia
Trial and arbitral proceedings
History
Trials, litigation, etc.
Trial and arbitral proceedings.
Comptes rendus de procès et d'arbitrage.
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