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The celebrated trial, Madeline Pollard vs. Breckinridge the most noted breach of promise suit in the history of court records.

Title
The celebrated trial, Madeline Pollard vs. Breckinridge [electronic resource] : the most noted breach of promise suit in the history of court records.
Publication
[S.l.] : American Print. and Binding Co., 1894.

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Additional Authors
  • Pollard, Madeline, 1863-1945.
  • Breckinridge, William Campbell Preston, 1837-1904.
  • District of Columbia. Supreme Court (1863-1936)
Description
1 online resource ([3], 320 p. [11] leaves of plates) : ill., ports.
Summary
Trial of William Campbell Preston who was being sued by Miss Madeline Pollard for $50,000 in a breach of promise suit. Accused of promising to marry Miss Pollard and fathering a child and then failing to fulfill his promise. He was found guilty.
Series Statement
Nineteenth Century Collections Online (NCCO): Women: Transnational Networks
Uniform Title
Nineteenth Century Collections Online (NCCO): Women: Transnational Networks.
Subject
  • Breckinridge, William Campbell Preston, 1837-1904
  • Pollard, Madeline, 1863-1945
  • Breach of promise > Cases
Note
  • Trial in the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia.
  • Reproduction of the original from the New York Public Library.
OCLC
  • 778010497
  • NCCO2003149
Title
The celebrated trial, Madeline Pollard vs. Breckinridge [electronic resource] : the most noted breach of promise suit in the history of court records.
Imprint
[S.l.] : American Print. and Binding Co., 1894.
Series
Nineteenth Century Collections Online (NCCO): Women: Transnational Networks
Nineteenth Century Collections Online (NCCO): Women: Transnational Networks.
Local Note
Scanned copy imperfect: frontispiece torn; t.p. blotted print; some weak or faded print; p. 24-26 misnumbered; p. 29-30 corners torn.
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Added Author
Pollard, Madeline, 1863-1945.
Breckinridge, William Campbell Preston, 1837-1904.
District of Columbia. Supreme Court (1863-1936)
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