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The New Hampshire Gazette
Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
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In Virginia House of Delegates on 3d inst., Mr. Upshur sought to introduce bill amending marriage laws per grand jury instructions criticizing intermarriage prohibitions; two related petitions referred to committee.
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"Mr. Upshur asked leave to bring in a bill to alter or amend the act regulating the solemnization of marriages, &c. In asking this leave he explained that he acted under the instruction of the grand jury of his county, who whilst they felt it their duty to present certain individuals for intermarrying with their deceased wife's sister, and with the widow of their deceased uncle, expressed an unanimous opinion, that the law under which they acted was unjust and impolitic, and requested their representatives to endeavor to procure the repeal of the law in these respects."
Two more petitions on the same subject were also tendered to the House, all of which were referred to a committee.
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Virginia
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3d Inst.
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Mr. Upshur asked leave to bring in a bill to alter or amend the act regulating the solemnization of marriages, acting under instructions from the grand jury of his county, who presented individuals for intermarrying with deceased wife's sister and widow of deceased uncle, and requested repeal of the law in these respects. Two more petitions on the same subject were referred to a committee.