Here's an American marriage by telegraph!
SAVANNAH [GA] REPUBLICAN, February 21, 1863, p. 1, c. 3
Marrying by Telegraph.--On the 6th of February, a
marriage ceremony was performed by the Rev. Wm. Carr, chaplain of the
4th regiment N. Y. S. V., under rather novel circumstances, the
clergyman and bridegroom being in the city of Washington, and the bride
in the village of Fulton, Oswego county, N. Y., during the ceremony.
The bridegroom is a member of the 4th regiment, and circumstances
prevented his being in Fulton to fulfill his engagement with the young
lady. By mail, the parties agreed to have a ceremony performed through
the medium of the electric telegraph. The Oswego Times says:
The day and hour having been arranged, the parties
repaired to the telegraph office at the respective stations, the fair
bride accompanied by a female friend as bridesmaid. The gentlemanly
operator at Fulton officiated as bridesman. The first despatch over the
wire relating to the affair was from Washington, inquiring if the lady
was present? An answer in the affirmative was returned, and the
ceremony proceeded. Three messages were sent to Fulton and two
transmitted to Washington, and the ceremony was completed. The last
message from Washington was the declaration of the clergyman pronouncing
the parties man and wife.
Vicki Betts
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hello!
I am doing some digging around for rules concerning types of marriage
in the British Empire in the 1870's. A Google search for British
Common Law Marriage got me a Wikipedia entry that had a reference
that mentions Marriage By Correspondence
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marriage_in_the_United_Kingdom#Scotlan).
However, I have been unable to find any other mention of it.
Do any of you have any more information about Marriage By
Correspondence?
Henry Osier
Chief Spy
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