Thursday, April 01, 2004 ::: Good Friends and Divorce in the Olden Days
I have not heard yet about the latest wonderful job I've applied for. The last time I got a job was about five minutes after Ann walked in my door. I'm going to Charlotte this weekend to visit with her and go to the flea market, maybe the Going-See-Ann-Mojo will work again and I'll get the job Friday.
On a totally unrelated note ... before 1814, if you wanted a divorce in N.C., you had to petition the General Assembly. Yesterday I was looking for divorce records for some folks and found a couple good ones:
One from 1790, the husband wanted a divorce because his wife "brought a black baby to the bed." In another from 1804, the husband wanted a divorce because his wife "had become depressed and lost her sense of socialability amongst his friends since they had wed." In other words, his wife didn't like his friends.
