Manuscript minutes of two meetings of the elders of the Presbytery of Argyle New York, including accusations that a member had beaten his wife

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$450 · Offered by James Cummins Bookseller

6pp. Small 4to. Pinned together at an early date. Usual folds, minor foxing. Item #368829 Much of the minutes of two meetings of the elders of the Argyle were taken up with the case of Joseph Wright who was accused of beating his wife. The minutes include the testimony of two female witnesses that Wright had beaten his wife with a broomstick, as well as the testimony of another female witness that she had heard rumor that Wright had beaten his

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