Every year in the eighteenth century thousands of men and women were sent to prison by their creditors. Estimates vary considerably though roughly three in every five thousand people (or one in every thousand adult males) were imprisoned each year. The majority settled their debts relatively quickly though, amongst the mass of delinquent prisoners, lingered … Continue reading Insolvent Lives: Captain Charles Papps Price (1750-1812)
Insolvent Lives: Captain Charles Papps Price (1750-1812)
Dr Alexander Wakelam 