A History of Matrimonial Institutions, Vol. 3 of 3Note 205 — Chapter XVII · A CENTURY AND A QUARTER OF DIVORCE LEGISLATION IN THE UNITED STATES, 1776-1903Reading editionAct of Jan. 7, 1840: Acts (1839-40), chap. 54, p. 90.◇Copy noteReturn to CHAPTER XVII A CENTURY AND A QUARTER OF DIVORCE LEGISLATION IN THE UNITED STATES, 1776-1903