Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1828-03-12

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In ,he clerks Office OF the superior cout Of r,x cr ,o
1"r"J at Nelson, on The. GtA day Of February. 1872,
and IN the 52nd year, q the Commonwealth III:
ms day Rose Is. seay hiGdher statement against Ahram
b. SeaY, III the following words and figures, 10 wit:
l. Rose b. Seay, of The county of Nelson and State If
' virginia, intending to apply to The next General Asseofbty
d ' IF.'h't tor a divorce from my husband Abram B, Saav.
"n' esiie out oi te Commonwealth Of Virginia, in ua,ls
lnEha"n to me- IL conformity with tho act of Assembly
III s"ch case made and provided, do make the following
statement o lacts,Upnn which my aIplica tiOn will be found.
cd: | was married to the said Abtam 3. Seay when cutie
young, and lived with him as a dutif.l and aGectionar.
VIE until the year 1912. when he enlisted in me service Of
the United States; Previous TO which he had becop,e idIs.
d'Ss"iuis and much addicted to inioxication; that no,witb.
standing his habits and the want to which he had rsduref
ms ia"l''y, mad never given him any Just OF aiiedsc,i
cause "f offence. Previous 20 his enlistment ! had, bv him.
become the mother Of FIVE chudren,-;hree girls and two
ooys-'Ie oldest only nine years Of age. III this situation,
without auordms me money, assistance, or The actual
accessories of life, ne left me a ffiendless denerd,., ma
an "nchaTitablc world, to scrape up by hard iabour or beg
gary a sus'rnaroe for NyscIf aud helpless infants. lie
JOINED the army for five years, aud as if to coInnlnte NV
".r ,, ~ sa'ne oy 10 see nue. Oh a fa1'oush, as lac passed
To tie soath, staid about a month, in which Tine | became
ii's""i''' ara ~ the usual time had by hia another SON ta>
support WhicH allea stu! heavier burihcrs upon my scautv
n'ears; he then ltft me, which was the last time I haye
S'' " NM, a!'hONSh MS GERM OF service has now passed tea
yca's--! here declaIe hat was always a faithful vi6a =,
hi'H' yet be las choscp 10 abaGdcD me; aud if eports be
true, he las at lcast made an attempt 90 marry ano,ho-
woman, and would haVe dcnc so bat for the timeIv into.
ference of gentleman who knew him 10 be n ra,risd ,, a,
" 'e'ne ~ mas since married another am unable to tell,
as ] have not beard OF him for the last six n rye -
2'HCe my said husband saw cause to abandon me, my
ia'her George Loving, of Nelson county, died in,esia,s
leaving a small estate TO be divided among his children:
ABOUT ne or SIX hundred dollars is coming to me, which
the administrator refuses to say over. as he l. ~ nn;,;a'
mat Sad AbFam Is. Seay is entitled to it,, whereby ! ans
lei' destitute Of that piuance for aid and relief. IF the said
AOram b. Seay should isturn, / have no douti but he
would draw the money and deprive his family totaiIv ofi,s
sehcfiis' and that he would sell or otherwise disDcse of =
negro boy which my brothers and sisters raw me f,l
raising some negro children which belonged To my fathe,,
whereby should again be left entirely destitute. have
no oouot but that the SAID Abram B. Scay has Lost Tnr mo
az h''u oi regard, aud that he never intends again 20 liva
WIN me- As lac has leA me so long in the bloom of life a
hIcildicss and suffering woman, / do NOT consider the s,,ir,,
est prudance' morality, honour or religion, ought for a
81 intimacy with him. Wherefore, 1 intend to andy to IL,
next General Assembly for a divorce from the bands Of
mdtf,mony, if 10 be had, and If not, then, from bed and
O"''"' Isl y. SEAY.
Feb. 9th, 1928.
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