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  • The Tilton versus Beecher Trial. Beach, William A. DAY TICKET. The officers of the City Court of Brooklyn will please admit the Bearer to the MAIN ROOM. Penciled signature of “Thos. G. Shearman”on the front of the ticket. Noted with a manicule, at the bottom is printed: “The Officers will please take up this ticket.” On the back is written in ink in a contemporary hand, “Trial of H. W. Beecher.” Added later in pencil, “trial lasted 6 mo. charged with adultery.” Printed on blue paper, measuring 5.5 cm x 9 cm, this day ticket was smaller than the Admit Bearer to Trial Tilton vs. Beecher At the City Court Room tickets, which were printed especially for the officers of the court. A rare surviving paper admission day ticket for one-time entry to the most sensational trial in nineteenth-century America, this ticket admitted its holder to the City Court in Brooklyn, admitted Thomas G. Shearman to the legal action brought by Tilton against his wife’s lover, Rev. Henry Ward Beecher, for alienation of affection. On August 20, 1874 Theodore Tilton started his lawsuit against Henry Ward Beecher for alienation of affections. The trial began January 11, 1875 and lasted six months. Thomas Gaskel Shearman (1834-1900) was Henry Ward Beecher’s defense attorney for nearly two years, his representation culminating with the sensational Tilton v. Beecher trial in 1875. Rev. Beecher was Thomas G. Shearman’s pastor as well as his client.

    Thomas Gaskell Shearman’s Day Ticket to City Court Brooklyn New York to Defend Accused Adulterer Reverend Henry Ward Beecher in Tilton V Beecher 1875

    $950.00
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  • Ticket-Pass to the Tilton vs Beecher Trial in Brooklyn 1875

    Ticket-Pass to the Tilton vs Beecher Trial in Brooklyn 1875

    $750.00
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  • PICTORIAL EDITION of The Theodore Tilton – Rev Henry Ward Beecher Adultery TRIAL Brooklyn New York in 1875

    PICTORIAL EDITION of The Theodore Tilton – Rev Henry Ward Beecher Adultery TRIAL Brooklyn New York in 1875

    $3,250.00
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  • Rev Martin Madden's Thelyphthora; His Scriptural Defense of Polygamy 1781

    Rev Martin Madden’s Thelyphthora His Scriptural Defense of Polygamy 1781

    $750.00
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