Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1828-04-16
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clerks Office of the superor copr Of lave for ,b
county OF Nelson, on the 8,h day Of February, 1925
and in the 52nd year Of the Commonwealth
This day Rose g. Seay fled her statement arsi,s, Ahra
&. Seay, i'll the following words and hcurcs tn vii:
Rose B. Seay, OF the county of Nelson ano State Of
virginia intending to apply 10 the General Assembly
Of Vgind for divorce from my husband Abram B. Sew
who resides out Of the Commonwealth OF VIRGINIA. in ~,
unknown to me,-in conformity with the &c, of As,,p,,,,
i" such case made and provided, do make following
statement OF facts which my apuca ton W i'll be
80: married said Abfan H. seav when ou.
Young ana lived with him as dutinl aGtecouae
VIZ until the year BIZ when enlisted in The service of
me nUe0 States; previous which he become iila
d'sS"l"ie aud much addicted INVESTIGATIONS that no,i,h
Sthn ms nan IT'S and The want 70 which he lad red uced
his family had given him a.ly just OF aedael
Cause 81 oercs Previous to his enlistment had nv him,
Become the mother "t five children girls and two
hnyS--the Oldest only nine o. age. In this
without ahoidng money, assistance a., the actual
necessn! les of life he left ifend,css ,iepcnd,r ,r,
an "mchaebe world scrsre UP by hard abor or beq
gary suSfshance Cor myself "ad hcrlcss infants He
J"nea the army for FIVE years. and if to complec nv,
m.ry' re came by to see me- Ola imlough passed
10 Ire somtI staid abou; month, in hi,h time bc,,mo
pregnant dnd IN The usual time had by i auother son To
support which added still heavier hur,hens ,uon INV
means; he then left me- which the Ia 5, ,iue bavo
seen hi although his term OF service has now passed
yeas--I here declare that always faithful wife -
n' yet he has chosen abandon me- and if ,pnnr,e h
true, he has at least made attempt To marry another
woman aud would have done but fot the timely u,e-
terence Ola gentleman WHO knew him he married man
aetner ne has s'ee married another u:,ahlc ia tell
ms have rot heard of him Tor the six or sever veas
Since my said husband cause to abandon mo nv.
lather George Loving, of Nelson ccuutv died
leaving small dviicd amonr his cbiidr.
about FIVE o5 six hundred dollars comi,,g "a ma which
the administrator refuses pay ovor, ne is of opinop
int said Abram =. Seay RS entitled to it, vbcerr am
eit destitute of that panee for aid and relief II the said
9oram b. Sehy should return, have doubt but he
would sISw the money and deprive his family totally s
dement's and that he would sell otherwise dispose of
negro boy which my brothers and sisters gave me for
raising some children which belonged IT. nv father
whereby should again be left entirely destitute. nave
Ia q fnS saI AbTar, p
all Kind Of regard and that he ,teus again to live
with As he has left long in the bloom, of life =
rendess ard suffering woman, do consider strict
eat prudence morality honopr religion, ought for a
moment 10 induce visa my part gain on term.
Of intimacy with him. Wherefore Intend to appIv 20 the
next o"asta Assembly for divorce frrm the bands
natrmeuy, if 10 be had, and not hen from, bed NJ
beard. ROSE y SuAv
Feb. 9th, 1929.