Paternity Fraud in the Time of the American Revolution
From a fascinating new blog post from Dr. Ned Holstein of Fathers & Families:
“…John Trumbull created the famous painting of the signing of the Declaration of Independence—from his imagination, as it was painted 42 years after the actual signing. It was then placed in the Rotunda of the United States Capitol in 1826, where you can still view it today.
“What does this have to do with paternity fraud? Trumbull confessed in a letter, ‘I was a little too intimate with a girl who lived at my brother’s, and who had at the same time some other particular friends; the natural consequence followed, and in due time a fine boy was born; the number of fellow labourers rendered it a little difficult to ascertain precisely who was the father; but, as I was best able to pay the bills, the mother using her legal right, judiciously chose me…
“…Having committed the folly, and acquired the name of father, I must now do the duty of one, by providing for the education of the child, to whoever he may belong.’”
Trumbull, by the way, was a decorated soldier in the American Revolution. Read Holstein’s full post here.
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