The celebrated trial, Madeline Pollard vs. Breckinridge
Subtitle: the most noted breach of promise suit in the history of court records
Contributors: Breckinridge, William Campbell Preston, 1837-1904; District of Columbia. Supreme Court (1863-1936)
Series: Nineteenth Century Collections Online: Women and Transnational Networks; Nineteenth Century Collections Online: Women and Transnational Networks
Publisher: American Print. and Binding Co.
Published: 1894
Place of publication: [S.l.]
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] :
Number of pages: 320
Subjects: Breach of promise; Cases
Description: Trial of William Campbell Preston who was being sued by Miss Madeline Pollard for $50,000 in a breach of promise suit. Accused of promising to marry Miss Pollard and fathering a child and then failing to fulfill his promise. He was found guilty.
Notes: Trial in the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia.

Reproduction of the original from the New York Public Library.