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Lists of prisoners discharged under the Discharge of Insolvent Debtors Act 1794....
Catalogue reference: PRIS 10/138
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This record is about the Lists of prisoners discharged under the Discharge of Insolvent Debtors Act 1794.... dating from 1813-1823 in the series King's (Queen's) Bench, Fleet, Marshalsea and Queen's Prisons: Miscellanea. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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PRIS 10/138
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Date (When the record was created)
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1813-1823
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Description (What the record is about)
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Lists of prisoners discharged under the Discharge of Insolvent Debtors Act 1794. There is no evidence concerning the identity of the prison.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Public Record(s)
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Open Document, Open Description
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The Discharge of Insolvent Debtors Act 1794 (34 Geo III, c69), required that gaolers make out lists of all debtors in prisoner on 12 February 1794, and that those in debt to a sum not exceeding £10000 be released after taking an oath.
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PRIS 10
King's (Queen's) Bench, Fleet, Marshalsea and Queen's Prisons: Miscellanea
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Within the series: PRIS 10
King's (Queen's) Bench, Fleet, Marshalsea and Queen's Prisons: Miscellanea
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Lists of prisoners discharged under the Discharge of Insolvent Debtors Act 1794....
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