____________________________________________________________________________ Pike Circuit Court. In Vacancy, November 1, A.D. 1844. Jonathan E. Duprey, Complainant. vs. Tabitha Duprey, Defendant. Petition For Divorce. On this day came the above named Jonathan E. Duprey before me, the undersigned clerk of the Pike Circuit Court, and filed his petition for a divorce against the above named Tabitha Duprey sworn to and subscribed according to law. The substhance of which is, that the complainant and defendant were lawfully married in 1836, and lived together as husband and wife until January 1842, at which time the said defendant deserted said complainant without any cause or provocation whatever, and has since her said desertion refused to return to and live with said complainant; and said complainant having also filed his affidavit stating that said Tabitha is a non-resident of the State of Arkansas. It is therefore ordered that publication be made hereof in the Washington Telegraph, a newspaper published in the State of Arkansas, for eight weeks successively, the last insertion to be at least four weeks before the next term of the Pike circuit court, to be held on the third Monday of April next, commanding the said Tabitha to appear before the Judge of the said Pike circuit court, on the first day of the next term thereof and answer the bill of said complainant, or the same will be taken for confessed and a decree entered accordingly. Attest: D.S. Dickson Clerk of the Pike Circuit Court ____________________________________________________________________________ Washington Telegraph, January 15, 1845, page 4, column 4. ____________________________________________________________________________ HTML file and design by David Kelley, 1997. All rights reserved.