 | Joseph Lowe - Great Britain - 1807 - 192 pages
...enter on the plantation of his unfortunate debtor. Sheriff's officers, and collectors of the internal taxes, are every where offering for sale the property...their effects purchased for half their real value, and less than half the original cost. — All kind of credit is at an end. — Unless speedy and efficacious... | |
 | Zachary Macaulay - Slavery - 1823 - 140 pages
...enter on the plantation of his unfortunate debtor. Sheriff's officers and collectors of the internal taxes are every where offering• for sale the property...their effects purchased for half their real value, and less than half the original costs. Far from having the reversion expected, the creditor is often not... | |
 | Thomas Southey - West Indies - 1827 - 660 pages
...them, are losers thereby, is abundantly proved. The report of the assembly of Jamaica this year says, " Sheriffs' officers and collectors of taxes are every...property of individuals who have seen better days." — " All kind of credit is at an end." — "A faithful detail would have the appearance of a frightful... | |
 | George Wilson Bridges - Jamaica - 1828 - 524 pages
...of the state of the island contained this dismal picture — " Sheriff's officers and tax-gatherers are every where offering for sale the property of individuals who have seen better days ; all kind of credit is at an end ; and a faithful detail of our distress would have the appearance... | |
 | George Wilson Bridges - Jamaica - 1828 - 530 pages
...state of the island contained this dismal picture — " Sheriff's officers and tax-gatherers are fvery where offering for sale the property of individuals who have seen better days ; all kind of credit is at an end ; and a faithful detail of our distress would have the appearance... | |
 | Zachary Macaulay - Antislavery movements - 1831 - 592 pages
...may take out a writ of possession, and enter on the plantation of his unfortunate debtor. Sheriff's' officers and collectors of taxes are every where offering...from having the reversion expected, the creditor is of ten not satisfied. All kind of credit is at an end. If litigation in the courts of common law has... | |
 | Zachary Macaulay - Antislavery movements - 1833 - 978 pages
...may take out a writ of possession, and enter on the plantation of his unfortunate debtor. Sheriff's' officers and collectors of taxes are every where offering...from having the reversion expected, the creditor is of ten not satisfied. All kind of credit is at an end. If litigation in the courts of common law has... | |
 | Antislavery movements - 1833 - 370 pages
...of his unfortunate debtor. Sheriff's officers, and collectors of taxes, are every where offering "or sale the property of individuals who have seen better...purchased for half their real value, and at less than half their original cost. Far from having the reversion expected, the creditor is not often satisfied. All... | |
 | Great Britain. Parliament - Enslaved persons - 1834 - 996 pages
...plantation of his unfortunate debtor. Sheriff's officers and collectors of internal taxes are everywhere offering for sale the property of individuals who...their effects purchased for half their real value, and less than half their original cost. Far from having the reversion expected, the creditor is often not... | |
 | Great Britain. Parliament - Great Britain - 1848 - 760 pages
...officers and collectors of internal taxes are everywhere ottering for sale the property of indiduals who have seen better days, and now must view their effects purchased for half their real value, and less than half their original cost. Far from having the reversion expected, the creditor is often not... | |
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... half the value of their property, nor even lend a moderate sum without a judgment in ejectment and release of errors, that at a moment's notice he may take out a writ of possession, and enter on the plantation of his unfortunate debtor. Sheriff's'... 
