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Rockbridge County, Virginia, Legal Document for Bastardy

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This legal document details the process by which Mary McDowell–an unmarried woman of color–names the father of her child. The Justice of the Peace orders the father to make payments in support of his child.
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Rockbridge County, Virginia, Legal Document for Bastardy 0.1 Cubic Feet 1 folder

This legal document details the process by which Mary McDowell–an unmarried woman of color–names the father of her child. The Justice of the Peace orders the father to make payments in support of his child.

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