Contributed by Tate House Museum
Description
In the 19th century, Portland merchants relied on barter and credit to make transactions. This system brought Captain George Tate's son, William, to financial ruin in 1802 when he received a warrant for his arrest. He fled to England a year later to avoid prison for a debt of nearly $5,000.
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About This Item
- Title: Bankruptcy arrest warrant, Portland, 1802
- Creation Date: 1802
- Subject Date: 1802
- Location: Portland, Cumberland County, ME
- Media: Ink on paper
- Dimensions: 22.2 cm x 20.1 cm
- Local Code: 2013.137
- Object Type: Text
Cross Reference Searches
Standardized Subject Headings
- Navies--British--Mast agent
- Bankruptcy--United States
- Tate, George, 1700-1794--Stroudwater (Portland, Me.)
- Tate, William
- Tate, George, 1700-1794--Homes and haunts--Maine--Portland
- Debt
- Tate, George, 1700-1794
- Tate family
- Finance
People
- Berman, Samuel
- Gibbs, Ezra
- Johnson, Robert
- Lewis, John
- Shaw, William
- Sparrow, Jonathon
- Tate, Robert
- Tate, William
- Tucker, Daniel
- Waterhouse, Robert
- Weeks, Samuel
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Tate House Museum1267 Westbrook Street, Portland, ME 04102
(207) 774-6177
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