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List of prisoners "confined in the common goal in Worcester in the County of Worcester," September 6, 1785. Next to the prisoners' names are the charges for which they are confined.
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Worcester Sept 6th 1785
Names of the Prisoners Confined in the Common Goal in Worcester in the County of Worcester.
John Taylor for Debt
John May Jun'r for Debt
Joshua Wheeler for Debt
John Keath for Debt
Nath'l Haskull for Debt
Samuel Holmar[?] for Debt
Asa Danforth for Debt
Tilly Richardson for Debt
Benj'n Cogiwell for Debt
Timothy Rawson[?] for Debt
Moses Smith for Debt
Samuel Stearns for Debt
Thomas Senate for Cost of Court
Frederick Powers for Cost of Court
Ezekiel Sammon f Cost of Court
James Jewel for forgery
Isaac Saunderson for Theft
Abel Butterfield for fornication[?]
[signed] Lem'l Hill[?] {underkeeper of the Gaol in Worcester
[verso, docket:]
Names of the Prisoners Confind in Worcester Goal Sept 6th 1785
Creation Date
9-6-1785
City
Worcester
County
Worcester
State/Province
Massachusetts
Country
United States
Keywords
jail, goal, gaol, Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, debt, cost of court, forgery, theft, fornication
Resource Identifier
080616-29
Date Digital
9-17-2014
Document Type
Manuscript
Disciplines
Cultural History | History | Legal | Other American Studies | Public History | Social History | United States History | Women's History
Publisher
Wofford College
Language
en-us
Recommended Citation
Worcester Polytechnic Institute, "List of prisoners in jail, Worcester, Massachusetts, September 6, 1785." (1785). Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection. 305.
https://digitalcommons.wofford.edu/littlejohnmss/305
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