Breaking the Bonds: Marital Discord in Pennsylvania, 1730-1830

Copyright Page

Copyright © IQQ I b y Ne w Yor k Universit y All right s reserve d Manufactured i n the Unite d State s of Americ a Library o f Congress Cataloging-in-Publicatio n Dat a Smith, Merri l D . Breaking the bonds : marital discor d i n Pennsylvania, 1730-183 0 / Merril D . Smith . p. cm . — (The America n socia l experience serie s ; 21) Based o n the author's thesi s (doctoral—Temple university) . Includes bibliographica l reference s (p . ) and index . ISBN 0-8147-7934- 4 1. Divorce—Pennsylvania—History—18t h century . 2 . Divorce- — Pennsylvania—History—19th century . 3 . Marriage—Pennsylvania — History—18th century . 4 . Marriage—Pennsylvania—History—19t h century. I . Title . II . Series . HQ835.P4S57 199 2 3o6.872'o9748'o9033—dc20 91-506 1 CIP New Yor k Universit y book s are printed o n acid-fre e paper , and thei r bindin g material s ar e chosen fo r strengt h an d durability . c 1 0 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 For Doug, Sberyl, and Megan ...