sgmcgregor
17-May-10, 19:13
Hello all,
I was wondering if someone could shed some light on a query I have.
I have a record for James Dallas, Saddler, being held in Dornoch Jail in 1818 because he had an unpaid debt to a company in Edinburgh. While he was being held, he was arrested on a second charge of an unpaid debt to a company in Berwick. James Dallas latterly moved to Wick and ran a saddlery business in Bridge Street.
What I want to know is how the prison sentence related to unpaid debt - was there a required period of internment? Could he serve a sentence, and then be released a free man?
I have an inkling about "Debtors Prisons", but I don't think Dornoch would come under the specific term of being a "Debtors Prison". I've googled the search term, but I don't know if it is leading me down a dead end.
Can anyone who is more knowledgable enlighten me as to the process involved?
Steven
I was wondering if someone could shed some light on a query I have.
I have a record for James Dallas, Saddler, being held in Dornoch Jail in 1818 because he had an unpaid debt to a company in Edinburgh. While he was being held, he was arrested on a second charge of an unpaid debt to a company in Berwick. James Dallas latterly moved to Wick and ran a saddlery business in Bridge Street.
What I want to know is how the prison sentence related to unpaid debt - was there a required period of internment? Could he serve a sentence, and then be released a free man?
I have an inkling about "Debtors Prisons", but I don't think Dornoch would come under the specific term of being a "Debtors Prison". I've googled the search term, but I don't know if it is leading me down a dead end.
Can anyone who is more knowledgable enlighten me as to the process involved?
Steven