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Domestic News
February 16, 1782
The New Hampshire Gazette And General Advertiser
Portsmouth, Exeter, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
What is this article about?
A Richmond, Virginia correspondent humorously proposes establishing a 'Court of Love' in each parish to fine women who reject three or more marriage offers, and to exempt bachelors rejected six times from a proposed marriage tax, allowing them to choose from 'stubborn girls'.
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RICHMOND, (Virginia) Dec. 29.
A correspondent remarks, that if the bachelors are to be taxed for not getting married, he thinks it but reasonable, that some penalties should be imposed upon those hard-hearted females, whom neither art nor nature can move.--A poor fellow who has perhaps dangled away more than half his time in his attention to some unyielding fair, is more an object of compassion than of punishment: Our correspondent therefore proposes, that in each parish there shall be established a tribunal, to be called the Court of Love, which shall have power to impose a fine, at least equal to the tax, upon any woman who shall be convicted of having refused three tolerable good offers; & where any unfortunate bachelor shall produce undoubted testimonials of having been six times rejected by women of equal condition in life with himself, they shall remit his tax and give him his choice of all the stubborn girls in the parish.
A correspondent remarks, that if the bachelors are to be taxed for not getting married, he thinks it but reasonable, that some penalties should be imposed upon those hard-hearted females, whom neither art nor nature can move.--A poor fellow who has perhaps dangled away more than half his time in his attention to some unyielding fair, is more an object of compassion than of punishment: Our correspondent therefore proposes, that in each parish there shall be established a tribunal, to be called the Court of Love, which shall have power to impose a fine, at least equal to the tax, upon any woman who shall be convicted of having refused three tolerable good offers; & where any unfortunate bachelor shall produce undoubted testimonials of having been six times rejected by women of equal condition in life with himself, they shall remit his tax and give him his choice of all the stubborn girls in the parish.
What sub-type of article is it?
Politics
Economic
What keywords are associated?
Bachelor Tax
Court Of Love
Marriage Penalties
Satirical Proposal
Where did it happen?
Richmond, (Virginia)
Domestic News Details
Primary Location
Richmond, (Virginia)
Event Date
Dec. 29.
Event Details
A correspondent suggests penalties for women rejecting marriage proposals if bachelors are taxed for remaining single, proposing a 'Court of Love' tribunal to fine such women and remit taxes for repeatedly rejected bachelors.