1791 Cumberland County NJ Legal Execution Benjamin Peck Mason Mulford Debt Jail For Sale

1791 Cumberland County NJ Legal Execution Benjamin Peck Mason Mulford Debt Jail

• • Original late 18th-century New Jersey legal and financial manuscript, documenting an execution (court-ordered debt action) involving Cumberland County, NJ.

    Dated October 7, 1791, the document states an agreement to be responsible to Luthan & McCalla for the amount of an execution issued against Benjamin Malford, who is noted as being detained in the jail of Cumberland County. The document is signed by Mason Mulford, with subsequent financial notations and receipts recorded on the reverse.

    Later entries span 1793–1794, including:

    • May 30, 1793 accounting of monies written

    • Cash payment noted from Mason Mulford

    • January 28, 1794 receipt acknowledging full satisfaction of the obligation, including interest and costs, referencing an assigned note due from Edward Mecum

    This is an excellent example of early post-Colonial American legal history, illustrating debtor imprisonment, executions, and private financial settlements in rural New Jersey.

    Details:

    • Date range: 1791–1794

    • Location: Cumberland County, New Jersey

    • Names mentioned: Mason Mulford (signer), Benjamin Malford, Luthan & McCalla, Edward Mecum

    • Medium: Handwritten iron-gall ink on laid paper

    • Condition: Age-appropriate toning, folds, and spotting; text clear and legible

    A strong piece for collectors of Colonial / Early American law, New Jersey history, debtor’s prison material, or Mulford family genealogy.Approximately5.5\" by 8\"

  • book 4 page 11