Not sure why it was in there… Or even what it means to be honest since I’m not familiar with the men involved – although they are both from the area. But it sure is an interesting document. I wonder if this could be considered evidence in the case of a suspected non-paternity event?
The page is headed:
Joshua Crump from Virginia New Kent County to Joseph Bozman
Accursed wretch for I will tell
Of all thy roguish ways
you are a villain doom’d to hell
for cheats and roguish plays
Found in an Old Book of Inventories – A Hate Poem originally appeared on About.com Genealogy on Tuesday, January 18th, 2011 at 12:14:30.