December 8, 1877 – February 2, 1878
The Price of a Scandal in 1877 Seattle
Legal notices in 1877–78 Seattle show divorce filings, a summons, and property disputes.
4 reports in Puget Sound Dispatch, December 8, 1877 – February 2, 1878.
The story
From December 8, 1877, to February 2, 1878, the Puget Sound Dispatch in Seattle, Washington Territory, published legal notices from the territorial court about divorce and matrimonial matters. One report describes a divorce filing on the grounds of 'frequent adultery'; another mentions property disputes, and others refer to a court summons. The reports given are brief and do not identify the parties or state how the cases were resolved.
Told from the 4 reports below. The reports are the record.
The archive grouped these reports automatically, by date, place and subject.
The reports 4
- Puget Sound DispatchThe Price of a Scandal in 1877 Seattle
A public notice in the territorial court reveals the harsh, legal reality of a divorce filing on the grounds of 'frequent adultery' in late-19th-century Seattle.
- Puget Sound DispatchThe Price of Matrimony in Territorial Seattle
A public court summons from 1877 highlights the rigid legal and social standards for marriage and family in the Washington Territory.
- Puget Sound DispatchDivorce and Duty in 1877 Seattle
A legal notice exposes the harsh realities of matrimonial dissolution and property disputes in late 19th-century Washington Territory.
- Puget Sound DispatchThe Price of Separation in 1878
A legal summons published in the Puget Sound Dispatch highlights the harsh reality of divorce proceedings in territorial Seattle.
From the pages
Puget Sound Dispatch · Dec 8, 1877
Puget Sound Dispatch · Dec 22, 1877
Puget Sound Dispatch · Dec 29, 1877
Puget Sound Dispatch · Feb 2, 1878
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