Papers concerning the divorce of Daniel Mathew and Penelope Mathew, 1742-1745.

0.21 linear feet (1 box)

English

In English.

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Daniel Mathew (1718 or 1719-1777) of Essex, England, married Penelope Smith (1723-1756) on 1736 February 4. The couple separated in 1742 and divorced in 1745 on account of Penelope Mathew’s alleged adultery with William Buckley ( -1754). Daniel Mathew’s father, William Mathew, was Governor of the Leeward Islands. In 1750, Daniel Mathew married Mary Elizabeth Byam ( -1814) of Antigua.

Eight manuscript legal documents and three broadsides concerning the separation and divorce of Daniel Mathew and Penelope Mathew, 1742-1745. Included are bills, deeds of separation, and acts. Materials pertain to property--including enslaved people--and follow the legislation of English colony Saint Christopher (also known as Saint Kitts).

December 14, 2021

Papers Concerning the Divorce of Daniel Mathew and Penelope Mathew. General Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library.

Papers Concerning the Divorce of Daniel Mathew and Penelope Mathew. General Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library.