1799 Rehoboth Massachusetts Woman Guilty of Fornication Fined First Offense

Description

Document recording the conviction of a woman named Lucy French for fornication, Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts, 1799. She paid a fine, "to be disposed of as the Law Directs, it being the first offense." Signed by David Perry, Justice of the Peace. On thin rag paper with light age toning and edge discoloration; one horizontal crease.
7 x 3 in.
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