A RELIC OF BARBARISM
IT is neither a rack nor a thumb-screw, a "maiden" nor a gridiron; it is an innocent-looking sheet of time-stained paper-- a law document. It declares itself on its back to be an assignment of dower in William Sturtevant's estate. It is dated October 7, 1785, and at that time was duly...
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| Veröffentlicht in: | Harper's bazaar 1891-06, Vol.24 (25), p.485 |
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| Sprache: | eng |
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| Zusammenfassung: | IT is neither a rack nor a thumb-screw, a "maiden" nor a gridiron; it is an innocent-looking sheet of time-stained paper-- a law document. It declares itself on its back to be an assignment of dower in William Sturtevant's estate. It is dated October 7, 1785, and at that time was duly sworn to and entered in the Registry Office at Plymouth, Massachusetts. |
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| ISSN: | 0017-7873 |