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SUMMARY:Women Scorned: Petit Treason and Punishment in 18th Century De
 laware
DESCRIPTION:When Delaware declared its independence in 1776\, it promp
 ted a plethora of changes pertaining to its government and legal syste
 m. As the state grew and evolved\, it reflected on crime and punishmen
 t in this new era. One crime that the new government reviewed was peti
 t treason\, which was treasonous acts committed against a person of au
 thority other than the government.\n\nThroughout its history\, two Del
 aware women were tried for petit treason: Catherine Bevan in 1731 and 
 Sarah Kirk in 1787. While their charges were the same\, their punishme
 nts were not. Join us as we examine documents from the Delaware Public
  Archives’ collections to discuss these women and the changing legal s
 ystem of a new Delaware.|\n\nPresented by: Dana Niemeyer\, Delaware Pu
 blic Archives
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<div>When Delaware declared its independe
 nce in 1776\, it prompted a plethora of changes pertaining to its gove
 rnment and legal system. As the state grew and evolved\, it reflected 
 on crime and punishment in this new era. One crime that the new govern
 ment reviewed was petit treason\, which was treasonous acts committed 
 against a person of authority other than the government.</div>\n<div><
 /div>\n<div>Throughout its history\, two Delaware women were tried for
  petit treason: Catherine Bevan in 1731 and Sarah Kirk in 1787. While 
 their charges were the same\, their punishments were not. Join us as w
 e examine documents from the Delaware Public Archives’ collections to 
 discuss these women and the changing legal system of a new Delaware.|<
 /div>\n<div></div>\n<div><strong>Presented by:</strong> Dana Niemeyer\
 , Delaware Public Archives</div>\n
URL:https://archives.delaware.gov/events/women-scorned-petit-treason-a
 nd-punishment-in-18th-century-delaware-5/?lang=en
ATTACH:https://archives.delaware.gov/events/women-scorned-petit-treaso
 n-and-punishment-in-18th-century-delaware-5/?lang=en
ATTACH:https://archives.delaware.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/156/2025
 /12/Women-Scorned-FB-150x150.jpg
LOCATION:Appoquinimink Library\, 204 E Main St\, Middletown
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