Proceedings of the citizens of Boston favorable to a revision of the laws in relation to debtor and creditor ...

Lawyers vnmask'd, or, A discovery of their matchless villanies, intolerable oppressions, and most accursed practizes in perverting the known lawes of England from summons to an illegall capias for debt : by which is discovered the great benefit and freedome that will accrew to the people of the common wealth by the reformation of that destructive law : with an appeale to the present power for regulating the law /
by: Jones, John, of Neyath, Brecon
Published: (1653)

The crie of blood, or, A confutation of those thirteene reasons of the felicers at Westminster for the maintenance of their illegall capias for debt : by which is discovered the great benefit and freedome that will accrew to the people of the common wealth by the reformation of that destructive law /
by: Jones, John
Published: (1653)

Lawyers vnmask'd, or, A discovery of their matchless villanies, intolerable oppressions, and most accursed practizes in perverting the known lawes of England from summons to an illegall capias for debt : by which is discovered the great benefit and freedome that will accrew to the people of the common wealth by the reformation of that destructive law : with an appeale to the present power for regulating the law /
by: Jones, John, of Neyath, Brecon

The cry of blood, or, A true answer to those thirteen fals [sic] reasons of the filicers, attournies &c. practising at Westminster : for the maintenance of the capias and arrest of men's bodies for debt : wherein is shewed the benefit of the use of summons rather then of arrests which commonly cause much delay and excessive charges : whereunto is added two cases 1. concerning justice, 2. concerning tithes /
by: Jones, John, of Neyath, Brecon
Published: (1651)

The crie of blood, or, A confutation of those thirteene reasons of the felicers at Westminster for the maintenance of their illegall capias for debt : by which is discovered the great benefit and freedome that will accrew to the people of the common wealth by the reformation of that destructive law /
by: Jones, John, of Neyath, Brecon

Reasons humbly offered for an Act for relief of insolvent debtors, and fugitives for debt.
Published: (1753)

Remarks on the practice and effect of imprisonment for debt, and clauses proposed to be inserted in a bill for the security of creditors and the amendment of the law, touching the imprisonment of debtors who are insolvent, without their wilful default.
by: Civis
Published: (1791)

Proceedings of an Association of the Merchants of Boston for the mutual benefit of creditor and debtor, March 11, 1834.
Published: (1834)

The laws of the different states and territories of the United States on imprisonment for debt /
by: Kinne, Asa
Published: (1842)

Report of the Special Committee : to whom was referred so much of the Governor's address as relates to assignment of property by debtors, and to imprisonment for debt.
Published: (1833)

An act for the relief of insolvent debtors and for the more equal distribution of their effects : passed by the Legislature of Massachusetts, April 23, 1838 : with an outline of the system thereby introduced, and forms of proceeding under the same /
by: Cushing, Luther Stearns, 1803-1856
Published: (1838)

The rise and practice of imprisonment in personal actions examined : and a mode of proceeding offered, reconciling the ancient and modern practice, in aid both of debtor and creditor /
by: Delamayne, Thomas Hallie

A bill concerning bankrupts, and for the relief of creditors against such persons as shall become bankrupts.
Published: (1756)

Seasonable considerations relating to insolvent debtors : drawn from the practice of foreign states : addressed to the Right Honourable Arthur Onslow ...

An occasional paper : offering some considerations to the Parliament, upon a bill, which the House of Lords order'd to be prepared against the beginning of this sessions, relating to the confinement of persons for debt.

A Brief dialogue between creditor & prisoner; : clearly setting forth how both of them have been shamefully abused for many years: with a short and easie way to free all prisoners for debt, with a just care of all creditors; and fully satisfactory to all such who have any religion or morall honesty.
Published: (1653)

Boston, January 20, 1780 : The committee appointed by the great and General Court of the state of Massachusetts-Bay, to state and settle the public accounts ... beg leave to inform you, that you stand indebted to said state ...
Published: (1780)

A letter, to the legislative authority, of Connecticut : Wherein is shewn, that the law, and practice of the colony, in regard to debt and goal, is not according to the foundation of civil law; which is compiled for public good. [Five lines from Thomson].
by: Justinian

Abolition of arrest not detrimental to trade : a letter addressed to Sir John Campbell, M.P. /
by: Reynolds, H. R. (Henry Revell), approximately 1775-1854
Published: (1835)

A letter, to the legislative authority, of Connecticut : Wherein is shewn, that the law, and practice of the colony, in regard to debt and goal, is not according to the foundation of civil law; which is compiled for public good. : [Five lines from Thomson].
by: Justinian

Observations on the state of bankrupts : under the present laws : in a letter to a member of Parliament.
by: Nomius Antinomos

Reasons humbly offered to the most honourable House of Lords, against repealing the act for relief of creditors, by making compositions with their debtors, in case two thirds in number and value do agree
Published: (1694)

An act for the relief of creditors and poor prisoners. : Wednesday the 5th of October, 1653. Ordered by the Parliament, that this act be forthwith printed and published. Hen: Scobell, Clerk of the Parliament.
Published: (1653)

The Case of insolvent debtors considered : With proposals for the relief both of them, and their creditors: also, reasons for the amendment of the law, and the lawyers; and for the restraining the power and extortion of goalers.
Published: (1724)

The Following memorial and petition, being now before the legislature, and as a decision thereon which may support the credit of this government, is highly interesting to the commonwealth, it may be agreeable to each member to have a statement of the laws, and facts, relative thereto : "To the honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the commonwealth of Massachusetts."
Published: (1796)

Commonwealth of Massachusetts. To the Hon. Senate and House of Representatives, in general Court assembled : The petition and memorial of the subscribers, a committee in behalf of the town of Franklin ...

An Act for relief of debtors with respect to the imprisonment of their persons : and to oblige debtors, who shall continue in execution in prison beyond a certain time, and for sums not exceeding what are mentioned in the Act, to make discovery of, and deliver upon oath, their estates for their creditors benefit.

A bill to be entitled an act providing penalties for violating the provisions of an act, approved May twenty-first, 1861, entitled, "An act to authorize certain debtors to pay the amounts due by them into the Treasury of the Confederate States."
Published: (1861)

Debtor and creditor.
Published: (1810)

A petition to the Kings most excellent Maiestie, the Lords spirituall and temporall, and Commons of the Parliament now assembeld. VVherein is declared the mischiefes and inconueniences, arising to the King and Common-wealth, by the imprisoning of mens bodies for debt
Published: (1622)

A scene of corruption discover'd : with some particulars of a melancholy place : in a letter to the Right Honourable Philip Lord Hardwick, Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain /
by: Gentleman in distress
Published: (1737)

The crie of bloud: : or, the humble answer in the behalf of the prisoners for debt in the Marshalsey of the Upper Bench, Fleet, &c. to the frivolous reasons of the filacers, attornies, &c, practicing at VVestminster for the maintenance of the Capias, and arrest of men's bodies for debt, or rather of their extortions, and unlawful gains made thereof upon the ruine as well of the plaintifs as defendants, and murthers of thousands, &c. Dedicated in their names, and behalf to his Excellence Oliver Cromwel, Lord General of the Parlament's armie. Whereunto is added two cases; 1. concerning justice, 2. concerning tithes. /
by: Jones, John, of Neyath, Brecon
Published: (1651)

The Case of the many thousand distressed prisoners for debt, confined in the several gaols of this kingdom : most humbly submitted to the honourable members of the House of Commons.
Published: (1765)

The case of creditors in relation to the bill for discharging prisoners for debt.
Published: (1694)

The merchants' book of reference for debtor and creditor in the United States and Canada /
by: Holcombe, James P. (James Philemon), 1820-1873
Published: (1848)

Bankruptcy and debtor/creditor : examples and explanations /
by: Blum, Brian A.
Published: (1999)