Document, Bill for Divorce, Elyena Ray vs. Sanford Ray, Sep. 10, 1855

Authors

Files

Contributor

Justice Frank J. and Virginia Williams

Description

This legal document is a bill of divorce filed by Elyena Ray charging her husband, Sanford Ray, with abandonment that left her destitute. The bill further charges that she has discovered that he was already married to a woman in Missouri when he married Elyena and as such, renders their marriage null and void. The bill was filed in September 10, 1855 and presented during the March Term of the Circuit Court of Sangamon County Illinois.

Publication Date

9-10-1855

Rights

Copyright protected by Mississippi State University Libraries. Use of materials from this collection beyond the exceptions provided for in the Fair Use and Educational Use clauses of the U.S. Copyright Law may violate federal law. Permission to publish or reproduce is required.

Time Period

1850-1859

Subjects

Legal documents

Geographic Location

Illinois

Object Type

text

Format (original)

document

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

FVW-MANU-B1F38-2

Source

Mississippi State University Libraries, Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana, Original Manuscript Collection, Series 1: Abraham Lincoln Legal Documents, 1837-1859, Box 1, Folder 38

Repository

The Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana Repository

Digital Publisher

Mississippi State University Libraries (electronic version).

Contact Information

For more information about the contents of this collection, email sp_coll@library.msstate.edu.

Recommended Citation

Document, Bill for Divorce, Elyena Ray vs. Sanford Ray, Sep. 10, 1855, Original Manuscript Collection, Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana, Mississippi State University Libraries.