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Collection Reference Number GLC06000
From Archive Folder Documents Relating to 1792 
Title Indictment against Benjamin Wallace for rape (signed on verso only)
Date March 1792
Author Jackson, Andrew (1767-1845)  
Document Type Legal document
Content Description Signed endorsement as attorney on verso. (Clerical signature on the front.) Indictment against Benjamin Wallace who, "not having the fear of God before his eyes but being moved and seduced by the instigation of the Devil," committed rape.
Subjects President  Law  Religion  Crime  Criminals and Outlaws  Women's History  
People Jackson, Andrew (1767-1845)  Wallace, Benjamin (fl. 1792)  
Theme The Presidency; Law; Religion; Women in American History
Sub-collection The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859
Copyright The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
Module Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859