Amanuensis Monday, hosted by John Newmark at Transylvanian Dutch.
I have been trying to transcribe some records in addition to the letters. This divorce case was found online in the Munice/Delaware County Digital Resource Library. Thomas Newton Buckles abandoned his family and left for California in the company of his brother-in-law, James Madison Graham.
Rachel Buckles In the Delaware
vs Circuit Court
Thomas Buckles May Term 1860
David Nation
being duly sworn says that the
defendant in the above entr
tted cause is not a resident of
the State of Indiana, as he
is informed and believes.
David Nation
Subscribed + sworn to this
day of February 1860
M W Spilkes clk
Rachel Buckles In the Delaware
vs Circut Court
Thomas Buckles May Term 1860
David Nation
being duly sworn says that the
defendant in the above entr
tted cause is not a resident of
the State of Indiana, as he
is informed and believes.
David Nation
Subscribed + sworn to this
day of February 1860
M W Spilkes clk
State of Indiana In the Delaware
Delaware County Circuit Court
May Term 1860
Rachel Buckles Complaint
vs. for Divorce.
Thomas N. Buckles
Rachel Buckles complains
of Thomas N. Buckles and says
that she is a Bonified resident of
the state of Indiana, and has been
such for the last 36 - years, and
is and has been a bonafied resident of the
County of Delaware for the last
Eight years; that on the 4th day of
July 1844 She was legally
married to the said Thomas N. Buckles
defendant herein, that she contin
ued to live with her said husband
as his wife performing all and
singular duties imposed upon
her as such wife by the marriage re-
lation, until her said husband Left
herein, voluntarily abandoned her
on pretense of going to California,
for a short time and has been
and continued to remain absent
ever since: that during the time
since he left her she has been
compelled to support herself
by her own industry; that
the said defendant left her
wholy and entirely without
means wherewith to support
herself and family. that she
has been compelled, from
needcessity to sit up the greater
part of the nights, for weeks at a
time to Sewing, knitting and
weaving in order to keep herself
and family from comeing
to want.
The plaintiff further says
that she has five children the
product of her said marriage
with her said husband, the deft here
in, Named Francis Marion,
aged 15 years, Abram, aged 13 years,
Margaret _, aged 12 years, Elenor S,
aged 11 years, Thomas E aged
9 years. All of whom she
prays the care and custody. She
also says that she is possessed
of personal property of the value
of Three hundred dollars, her separate
property, earned and purchased
by her since the abandonment
of her said husband of her, which
she also askes the court to decree
to her in her own right.
She further states that her maiden
name was Rachel Graham.
She also prays the court to change
her name from Rachel Buckles
to that of Rachel Graham, and
to render judgment for Five
thousand dollars allimony
to forever dissolve the bonds
of matrimony here existing
between them; to Give her the
care, control and education
of her said children aforesaid,
and Grant such other and
further relief as the Court may
deem just and proper under
all the circumstances +C
[strike] Nation + Anthony [end strike]
plffs attys
and that her name
be changed to Rachel
Graham her maiden
name
Nation +
Anthony
Rachel Buckles Divorce
vs
Thomas N Buckles
Noa at this tome comes Pltff - by her
Attys Nation + Athony + the Deft -
by Whipley + Kilgore his Attys +
this cause being submit on complaint
__ure + proofs and the court being fully
advised in the promoses order and
adjudge that the bonds of matrimony
heretofore existing between said parties
be dissolved and that the title to the
following described personal property
be vested absolutely in the Pltff:
towit three cows + two co__es
six head of sheep seven head of
hogs and all the household + kitchen
furniture now in the possession [strike] and
that the custody of the children
herein be left to the further order
+ judgement of this court [end strike]
costs is the deff and that the
name of said plff be
changed to Rachel Graham
her maiden name
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