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Domestic News
September 6, 1838
Staunton Spectator, And General Advertiser
Staunton, Virginia
What is this article about?
Texas Congress passes law granting 2,962 acres of land to women marrying eligible citizens from independence era, leading to many marriages but leaving most bachelors unmarried.
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Scarcity of Wives in Texas.~A correspondent of the New York Commercial Advertiser, writing from Texas under date of 25th July, says--
Our Congress has passed a law, granting a bonus of two thirds of a league, or 2,962 acres of good land, to every woman who will marry during the present year, any citizen of this republic who was such at the time of our declaration of independence. The consequence you may easily imagine. Every single lady, young or old, good looking or ugly, has been sought out and led to the altar, and yet nineteen out of twenty of our bachelors are not only unmarried but unengaged, although their dispositions are the best that can be imagined, and their efforts corresponding.
Our Congress has passed a law, granting a bonus of two thirds of a league, or 2,962 acres of good land, to every woman who will marry during the present year, any citizen of this republic who was such at the time of our declaration of independence. The consequence you may easily imagine. Every single lady, young or old, good looking or ugly, has been sought out and led to the altar, and yet nineteen out of twenty of our bachelors are not only unmarried but unengaged, although their dispositions are the best that can be imagined, and their efforts corresponding.
What sub-type of article is it?
Politics
Social Event
What keywords are associated?
Texas Marriage Law
Land Bonus
Scarcity Of Wives
Bachelors
Congress Legislation
Where did it happen?
Texas
Domestic News Details
Primary Location
Texas
Event Date
25th July
Outcome
every single lady married, but nineteen out of twenty bachelors remain unmarried and unengaged.
Event Details
Congress passed a law granting two thirds of a league (2,962 acres) of land to women marrying citizens from the time of independence during the present year, resulting in widespread marriages among single women.