DE RHAM, Henry C.

THE PETITION OF ... TO THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF RHODE ISLAND,; To except Paul Daniel Gonsalve Grand D'Hauteville, from the operation of the law, "To secure the fulfillment of certain contracts, and for the relief of married women in certain cases." Together with the Remonstrance of Ellen S. D'Hauteville, and accompanying documents. To which is prefixed the debate upon a motion to repeal that law.

Providence: Knowles & Vose, 1841. First Edition. 8vo, pp. 124. removed from a bound volume, lacking the errata slip. A good clean copy. Sabin 19673. Item #28230

A debate on child custody and property rights of women in divorce cases. The D'Hautevilles were married in Switzerland, where by the laws of the Canton, a wife is obliged to live with her husband wherever he thinks proper to reside and the husband has absolute exclusive guardianship over any children born of said marriage. When Mrs. D'Hauteville returned to her native Boston, her husband sued for custody of their son. The wife won.

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