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Contents Preface ix Introduction   The Pension Process: A View from Both Sides   “We All Have Two Names”: Surnames and Familial Identity   “According to the Custom of Slaves”: Widows’ Pension Claims and the Bounds of Marriage   “The Order of Civilization”: Minors’ Pensions, Legitimacy, and the Father-Centered Family   “My Master . . . Supported Me”: Parents’ Claims and the Role of the Provider  Epilogue: The Storytellers  Notes  Sources Cited  Index  ...

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