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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC03107.04876 |
| From Archive Folder | The Livingston Family Papers [018] 1692 |
| Title | Testimony and evidence for Hillegard van Slichtenhorst |
| Date | 16 April 1692 |
| Author | Davenport, Anne (fl. 1692) |
| Additional authors | Hayes, Goodrich (fl. 1692) Slicht, Elsie (fl. 1692) |
| Document Type | Legal document |
| Content Description | The document provides evidence from 3 different individuals regarding Hillegard van Slichtenhorst, who became pregnant out of wedlock. The child's father, Peter Lund, refused to marry van Slichtenhorst. The first testimony was given by Anne Davenport, who stated that when she asked Lund why he would not marry van Slichtenhorst to preserve her honor, he replied that he could not marry her after the city magistrates termed her a whore and put her in jail. Testimony was also given by Goodrich Hayes, and Elsie Slicht, the midwife called when van Slichtenhorst was to be delivered. Slicht testified that the child's father was Peter Lund. |
| Subjects | Corruption and Scandal Marriage Children and Family Woman Author Women's History Law Morality and Ethics Government and Civics Prisoner |
| People | Davenport, Anne (fl. 1692) Hayes, Goodrich (fl. 1690) Slicht, Elsie (fl. 1690) |
| Place written | Kingston, New York |
| Theme | Law; Women in American History; Children & Family; Government & Politics |
| Sub-collection | The Livingston Family Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |