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Singerman ID#supp1131

The Doctine of Incest Stated, with an Examination of the Question, whether a Man may Marry His Deceased Wife’s Sister. In a Letter to a Clergyman of the Presbyterian Church, by Domesticus.

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Singerman ID#supp1131

[McClelland, Alexander]. The Doctine of Incest Stated, with an Examination of the Question, whether a Man may Marry His Deceased Wife’s Sister. In a Letter to a Clergyman of the Presbyterian Church, by Domesticus. 2d ed. New-York: G. & C. Carvill, 1827. 48 p.

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Based in large part on the Levitical law; notice the footnote on p. 25 referencing Maimonides, also pp. 15, 24-25, for opinions of "the Rabbies." Contains the author’s "Advertisement to the Second Edition." Shoemaker 29561 (Shoemaker 25170 for Carlisle, Pa., 1826, ed.).