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{"value"=>"39746", "type"=>"local_mss"}
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{"value"=>"1857", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1857"}
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1857
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1857
- unittitle
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{"value"=>"III. D. Cunningham-Burdell murder case"}
- bioghist
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{"value"=>"<p>In 1857, Emma Augusta Cunningham was tried and acquitted for the murder of her lodger, Dr. Harvey Burdell. Following the murder trial, Tilden successfully represented Burdell's family when Mrs. Cunningham brought suit against Burdell's family, claiming that they had been secretly married, and that she was owed a widow's share of his estate.</p>"}
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{"value"=>"<p>Includes correspondence, transcripts of testimony, memoranda and exhibits relating to the trial, as well as research and evidence compiled by Tilden to demonstrate contradictions in the testimony of Cunningham's daughter, Augusta.</p>"}
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1857
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1857
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1857