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Anne Orthwood's Bastard: Sex and Law in Early Virginia
Anne Orthwood's Bastard Sex and Law in Early Virginia
Author: John Ruston Pagan
In 1663, an indentured servant, Anne Orthwood, was impregnated with twins in a tavern in Northampton County, Virginia. Orthwood died soon after giving birth; one of the twins, Jasper, survived. Orthwood's illegitimate pregnancy sparked four related cases that came before the Northampton magistrates -- who coincidentally held court in the same ta...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780195144796
ISBN-10: 0195144791
Publication Date: 10/31/2002
Pages: 256
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Publisher: Oxford University Press
Book Type: Paperback
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