Description: THE LONDON CHRONICLE October 13, 1759Scarlet Letter - 'I" for IncestTax Stamp ...that she be set upon the gallows for one hour with a rope about her neck and the other end cast over the gallows and...severly whipped 30 stripes and that she for ever after wear a capital I of two inches long and a proportionable bigness cut out in cloth ...and sewed upon her upper garment...in open view.... ****** Original 1759 newspaper with absolutely astonishing news from America, an actual Scarlet Letter issued to a woman - Huldah Dudly - for the crime of "adultery and fornication" with her old step-father, always a good possibility against her will but any which way he was not punished and she was severely punished with whipping and gallows time and an I for Incest on her breast even though it was her step-father and not her father. there is also a good clear tax stamp on these pages and other news of the day. 8pp. Clean crisp condition especially considering age. ******We ship swiftly and with safety in mind.Thank you.
Price: 185 USD
Location: Jamaica, Vermont
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All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
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Place of Publication: London
Language: English
Special Attributes: 1st Edition, Illustrated
Topic: Historical
Subject: History
Year Printed: 1765
Original/Facsimile: Original
