Abby Smith and Her Cows, with a report of the law case decided contrary to law

Abby Smith and Her Cows, with a report of the law case decided contrary to law

Smith, Abby Hadassah, -- 1797-1878

Trials (Robbery) -- Connecticut.

Abby (1797-1878) and Julia Smith (1792-1886) were two of five daughters born to Zephaniah Hollister Smith, a minister in a Christian sect founded in Scotland. At a Glastonbury town meeting in 1873, Abby Smith delivered a spirited protest against the taxation of unfranchised women, after which the sisters refused to pay taxes until they were granted the right to vote in town meetings. The following January local authorities seized seven of their valued Alderney cows, which were sold to cover the unpaid taxes.

Smith, Julia E. (1792-1886)

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Hartford, Conn.: [American Publishing Co.]

1877