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Fowle's New Hampshire Gazette And General Advertiser
Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
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In Plymouth, a man sold his wife to a ship captain for 20 guineas. After the captain tired of her and sent her back, the husband abused her. She returned to the ship with two children, attempted suicide by pistol when refused passage, survived with neck wound, and was taken to her mother's.
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Extract of a letter from Plymouth, March 3.
"This week a man of Plymouth sold his wife to a master of a ship for 20 guineas. The captain took her on board with him; but after keeping her a few nights, he seemed to be tired of his bargain, and desired that she would return to her husband, which she accordingly did. On her return the husband used her ill, upon which the woman returned to the captain, taking with her two of her children. The captain however, received her very cooly; said he could not take her to sea with him on any account, and left her in his cabin; upon which the woman, after delivering two silver spoons, and a small box with a few guineas therein to her children whom she sent upon deck, took a loaded pistol, and attempted to fire it into her ear. The ball lodged into her neck. She lay weltering in her blood all night, and in the morning the captain conducted her ashore to Plymouth, to her mother's, where she now remains, and is likely to recover."
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Plymouth
Event Date
This Week (Letter Dated March 3)
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woman wounded in neck by pistol ball, likely to recover
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A man sold his wife to a ship captain for 20 guineas. Captain took her aboard briefly then sent her back. Husband abused her upon return. She went back to captain with two children, but he refused to take her to sea and left her in cabin. She gave possessions to children, attempted suicide with pistol; ball lodged in neck. Captain took her to mother's in Plymouth.