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How To Get Married in the 1860s (and early 1870s)

Posted on April 20, 2012 by Susanna

Guess what I researched today! The following information is excerpted from the British book Cassell’s Household Guide, published in 1869, and other sources as indicated. MATRIMONIAL ENGAGEMENTS, SETTLEMENTS, ETC. WITH the peculiar sympathy which attracts two persons to unite their hands … Continue reading →