Peter Sewally

Biography

Peter Sewally (December 12, 1803 – after 1853) was an American transgender sex worker who presented as a woman under names including Mary Jones. According to The Sun, they would wear "a dashing suit of male apparel" in the day, while dressing in feminine attire and wearing a prosthetic vagina at night to solicit sexual services for men and steal their money. They are most well known for being the subject of a trial in 1836 where they were charged with grand larceny for stealing the wallets of men they engaged in sexual acts with.

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