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Description and Holding Information
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Senate. Comm. on the Judiciary. Report on imprisonment for debt, 1841
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Senate No. 14 On January 30, 1841, the Committee on the Judiciary reported that imprisonment for debt could only be justified if the debtor
fraudulently concealed assets. An Act in relation to imprisonment for debt, 1841. A creditor could claim a debtor owed more than $20, that he had the means
to pay, and that he was a flight risk. A debtor could take the poor debtor's oath and be released, but eventually he had to prove that he could not
pay. (Digitized from a microfilm copy of title originally held by the Library of Congress).
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Title:
The Committee on the Judiciary, to whom was referred the consideration of "An act in relation to imprisonment for debt," heretofore reported to the Senate, have had the same under consideration, and ask leave to report ...
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OCLC Number:
1422028143
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Available Volumes
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| Name | Fiche Count | Online | Paper Backup |
| Vol. 1 | | Yes | No |
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