20 Reality of Debtor's Prisons in Britain and North America

The European nations which sent settlers to the New World, in the 17th and 18th centuries already had a long tradition of imprisoning people for unpaid debts, both public and private, In Great Britain, whole families sometimes found themselves forced to live in prisons, in often squalid conditions, They remained there at the whim of the person or persons to whom they were indebted, further burdened with the necessity of paying the prison for their upkeep, In 18th century Britain, an average of 10,000 persons entered debtor?s prison each year, forced to remain until their creditor approved their release, usually upon receipt of payment or through other arrangements.

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If I lived back then, they would have through me under the jail.

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If only for spelling throw wrong 😉

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Great work, as always!👍

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Well researched & loaded with great images including paintings of Lady Emma.
I never thought of immigrants changing their names to escape their debt. As a student of genealogy, this explains some things.👍

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We had what were known as work farms at least in my state which was one of the original states and part of another state until we broke off.

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In N.Y. they were "poor farms", which lasted into the 20th century.

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Daniel Boone was a man he was a big man. Okay I'll stop singing now! :-)

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No thanks. Philadelphia USA

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I insist.

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Do you think this is where orphans an the trains came from