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2 stories matching debtor

Scanning errors are common in old newsprint. Also try:debt, deb, debo, defector, depositor, detractor

  1. The Territorial Legislature’s Failed Loyalty Pledge

    A political standoff in the Washington Territorial Legislature over Union support reveals the region's deep sectional divisions during the Civil War.

    Jun 14, 1862Washington StandardOlympia, Thurston CountyCity Hall

  2. The Strange Case of the Seized Horse

    A Port Townsend magistrate attempts to settle a private debt by seizing a horse that didn't belong to the debtor, sparking a procedural standoff.

    Jul 19, 1862Washington StandardCustom House, Port Townsend, Jefferson CountyCity Hall · Strange But True

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