Thomas Lilly
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- Jul 6, 1876The Public Abandonment of Sabina LillyA husband’s newspaper notice signals a private marital rupture in 1876 Seattle.Seattle, WA
- Jul 7, 1876Husband's Public Notice Denies Responsibility for Wife's DebtsIn a formal newspaper notice, a disgruntled Seattle man attempts to absolve himself of his wife's debts after she leaves their home.Seattle, WA
- Jul 8, 1876The 'Not Responsible' Notice of 1876In an era of restrictive domestic law, one Seattle man publicly disavows his wife's debts to protect his own assets.Seattle, WA
- Jul 11, 1876Seattle Husband's Notice Denies Responsibility for Wife's DebtsA curt, Victorian-era public notice posted in a Seattle newspaper marks the formal end of a marriage through a declaration of non-responsibility.Seattle, WA
- Jul 12, 1876The Deserted Husband's Public UltimatumIn a 1876 notice, Thomas Lilly takes to the press to publicly disavow his wife's debts after she leaves their home.Seattle, WA
- Jul 13, 1876An Abandoned Household: A Public Denunciation in 1876A rare glimpse into the harsh realities of Victorian domestic life in pioneer Seattle, where a husband took to the local press to publicly cut ties with his wife.Seattle, WA
- Jul 14, 1876The Public Spat of Thomas and Salina LillyA 19th-century public notice captures the messy, personal side of early Seattle marriage law.Seattle, WA
- Jul 15, 1876A Public Shaming in 1876 SeattleA husband takes to the pages of the local newspaper to publicly disavow his wife, a common, legally sanctioned form of domestic surveillance in the late 19th century.Seattle, WA
- Jul 17, 1876The Disappearing Spouse: A 19th Century Public ShamingIn an era before no-fault divorce, a Seattle husband took to the public press to publicly renounce his wife's debts and dictate his marital authority.Seattle, WA
- Jul 18, 1876An 1875 Public Shaming in SeattleA husband publishes a newspaper notice to strip his wife of her financial agency after she leaves their home.Seattle, WA
- Jul 19, 18761876 Notice Cuts Off Wife's Credit After She LeavesA husband in 1876 takes to the local press to declare his financial independence from his runaway wife.Seattle, WA
- Jul 20, 1876The Unilateral Disclaimer of a 19th-Century MarriagePublicly declaring he would no longer be responsible for his wife's debts, Thomas Lilly placed this notice in the newspaper to formally signal a separation in pioneer Seattle.Seattle, WA