Auction 85 Part 2
Historical Militaria and Autographs - Day 2
Oct 29, 2020
(your local time)
USA
98 Bohemia Ave., St. 2, Chesapeake City, MD 21915
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Nearly 1,600 lots of historical militaria from all conflicts; historical autographs and ephemera from all fields of collecting.
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LOT 1103:
PENNSYLVANIA SPINSTER CHARGED WITH 'FORNICATION AND BASTARDY'
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Sold for: $160
Start price:
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Estimated price:
$100 - $150
Auction house commission: 30%
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PENNSYLVANIA SPINSTER CHARGED WITH 'FORNICATION AND BASTARDY'
Manuscript D.S., 1p. folio, Adams County, PA, April 1863, a Grand Inquest finding that one Maria White, spinster: '...did commit fornication with a certain person to the jurors unknown, and did permit the said person...to beget then and there a female bastard child on the body of the same Maria White...'. One hole, minor spots of ink bleed-through onto the contents, yet the text is still legible. Very good. The Pennsylvania law remained in place until at least 1975.
