Samuel Shannon and Joseph Chatman petition, 1813 January 18
- Collection Name:
- Josiah Bartlett Family Papers
- Title:
- Samuel Shannon and Joseph Chatman petition, 1813 January 18
- Creator:
- Humphreys, Daniel
- Creator Role:
- Author
- Accession / Call Number:
- 1940.003
- Object ID:
- 1940.003.038.016
- Date:
- 1813/01/18
- Type of Material:
- textual record
- Physical Description:
- 1 document
- Language:
- English
- Scope and Content:
- Petition of Samuel Shannon and Joseph Chatman, soldiers in the United States Army imprisioned in the Portsmouth, NH, jail for debt, requesting their immediate release. The document, authored by Daniel Humphreys, discusses active soldiers in the army being exempt from imprisionment for debt and notes they are willing to pay off their debt once their service is complete.
- Subjects:
- Debt , Prisoners , Soldiers , Correspondence , Petitions
- Locations:
- Portsmouth, NH
- People:
- Shannon, Samuel , Chatman, Joseph , Humphreys, Daniel
- Organizations:
- New Hampshire. Court of Common Pleas (Rockingham County)
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- Credit Line:
- Gift of Mrs. John Watt.
Digitization supported by an anonymous donor. - Restrictions:
- Available for research.
- Level Description:
- Item
- Box Number:
- 2
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