Republic of Debtors: Bankruptcy in the Age of American IndependenceHarvard University Press, 2002 - 344 pages Debt was an inescapable fact of life in early America. At the beginning of the eighteenth century, its sinfulness was preached by ministers and the right to imprison debtors was unquestioned. By 1800, imprisonment for debt was under attack and insolvency was no longer seen as a moral failure, merely an economic setback. In Republic of Debtors, Bruce H. Mann illuminates this crucial transformation in early American society. |
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... imprison debtors was unquestioned . By 1800 , imprisonment for debt was under attack and insolvency was no longer seen ... imprisoned for debt or forced to become fugitives from creditors , their fate altered the political dimensions of ...
... Imprisoned Debtors in the Early Republic 4 The Imagery of Insolvency 5 A Shadow Republic 6 The Politics of Insolvency 7 The Faces of Bankruptcy Conclusion Notes Index vii 6 34 78 109 147 166 221 254 265 349 For Elizabeth ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ...
... imprisoned there gathered " to celebrate the auspicious event . " They enjoyed " a rich repast of social conversation , on the prospect of returning to the world , and the bosom of our relatives and friends , " then drank a series of ...
... imprisoned in New York turned deeply rooted attitudes toward insolvency and bankruptcy on their head . Earlier in the century , bankruptcy relief was not so much controver- sial as unthinkable . By 1800 debtors and creditors alike ...
... imprisonment seemed an inappropriately criminal punishment . In part , this was because when speculative schemes failed , as they did in droves in the financial collapse of the 1790s , numerous prominent men found themselves imprisoned ...
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