Deborah Lewis
- Jan 7
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Transcription:
Note: During the 18th century, it was common for newspapers to replace the "s" with a "f". The transcription below has replaced the original instances of "f" with the modern "s" for easier reading.
NEWPORT, July 30.
His Honor the Governor has been plea[s]ed to i[ss]ue a Warrant for convening the General A[ss]embly ; which, in P[?]r[s]uance thereof, is to meet here this Day,
We hear from the Vineyard, that one Deborah Lewis, of that Place, about 32 Years of Age, who, 'til a few Days [s]ince, con[flnnily?] appeared in the Female Dre[s]s, and was always [s]uppo[s]ed to be one of the Sex, [s]uddenly threw off that Garb, and a[ss]umed the Habit of a Man ; and, [s]ufficiently to demon[s]trate the Reality of this la[s]t Appearance, is on the Point of marrying a Widow Woman.
A Cutter, in the King's Service, arrived here la[s]t Sa-turday from New-York.
Capt. Willet Carpenter, bound to the Coa[s]t of Africa, [s]ailed la[s]t Friday ; but having [s]prung his Ma[s]t, and the Ve[ss]el proving leaky, he was obliged to put back, and arrived Ye[s]terday.
From the Newport Mercury, July 30th, 1764. Courtesy of the Digital Transgender Archive.
Last updated: January 7th, 2026.
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