“AS HE COULD NOT PAY ALL AND OTHERS WERE ANXIOUS FOR THEIR PAY HE MUST CONCLUDE TO STAY IN PRISION SO LONG AS HIS CREDITORS THOUGHT PROPER.” A sworn statement in regards to a Connecticut man imprisoned at “the Goal of New Haven” for failure to pay his debts
[Probably New Haven]: 1815. Unbound. This two-page sworn statement with docking on a third page was taken by a Connecticut Justice of the Peace in 1815. It measures approximately 15” x 9.5” unfolded. It bears a small, but detailed black wax seal. The document is missing a small piece from..... More
