August 10 – September 21, 1878
The $242 Debt That Haunted the Frontier
Snohomish legal notices, 1878: a $242 debt, a $100 loan and a defaulted note.
8 reports in The Northern Star, August 10 – September 21, 1878.
The story
In August and September 1878, The Northern Star of Snohomish City, W.T., published legal summons and notices about debt cases in the local District Court. The reports describe a defaulted promissory note, a $242 debt, a $100 loan, and a sought auction of mortgaged goods and chattels; one names Murley and Rullan, and another concerns unpaid wages. The reports are brief and partly inconsistent: one item dated in the archive as 1878 refers to an 1883 suit by Thomas French against Luther L. Thomas over board and lodging.
Told from the 8 reports below. The reports are the record.
The archive grouped these reports automatically, by date, place and subject.
The reports 8
- The Northern StarThe $242 Debt That Haunted the Frontier
A legal summons from 1878 reminds us that even in the budding town of Snohomish, debt was a serious, court-ordered business.
- The Northern StarThe Price of Credit in Snohomish
A legal summons from 1878 reveals the crushing weight of debt and high-interest loans for local businessmen.
- The Northern Star1878 Snohomish Court Summons Names Murley and Rullan
A legal summons reveals the steep cost of debt in 1878 Snohomish, where a defaulted promissory note leads to a District Court reckoning.
- The Northern StarThe Price of Credit in Territorial Snohomish
A legal notice from 1878 reveals the steep cost of debt and the cold machinery of territorial law for two local men.
- The Northern StarThe Price of Debt on the Frontier
A legal summons from 1878 reveals the high-stakes reality of credit and collateral in early Snohomish, where a $100 loan could lead to the seizure of one's livelihood.
- The Northern Star1878 Snohomish Debt Suit Seeks Auction of Mortgaged Goods
A legal summons from 1878 reveals the precarious nature of pioneer commerce, where a $100 loan could lead to the loss of goods, chattels, and livelihood.
- The Northern StarThe Debt of the Pioneer
A legal summons from 1883 reveals the precarious nature of early settlement, as Thomas French sues Luther L. Thomas over an unpaid debt for 'board and lodging'.
- The Northern StarA Frontier Debt Still Owed
A legal dispute over unpaid wages from 1878 illuminates the precarious nature of labor and contract in early Snohomish.
From the pages
The Northern Star · Aug 10, 1878
The Northern Star · Aug 10, 1878
The Northern Star · Aug 17, 1878
The Northern Star · Aug 17, 1878
The Northern Star · Aug 24, 1878
The Northern Star · Sep 1, 1878
The Northern Star · Sep 14, 1878
The Northern Star · Sep 21, 1878
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