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Lydia Cheeseman Before Governor Berkeley

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This watercolored etching of a scene from Bacon's rebellion was printed in Benson J. Lossing's 1876 <i>Our Country: A Household History for All Readers</i>. It depicts a scene from Bacon’s rebellion, showing Lydia Cheeseman fainting in front of Governor Berkeley, as her husband is condemned to death for treason. The courtroom audience appears shocked as an elderly woman is restrained from attacking her.

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