1790 New Jersey Debtor Execution Warrant Manuscript Benjamin Mulford Rev War Vet For Sale

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1790 New Jersey Debtor Execution Warrant Manuscript Benjamin Mulford Rev War Vet

Approximately 4.75\" by 4\"

Authentic late 18th-century American handwritten legal manuscript dating to 1790. The document is a colonial-era legal execution warrant regarding a debt collection against Benjamin Mulford, a member of a prominent early New Jersey and Long Island family. It includes instructions to the county sheriff to seize property or imprison the debtor.Document Highlights

• Date: Features multiple archival notations from 1790 on the reverse side (\"This Executn. Came to hand May 18. 1790\" and \"Novemr. 1790\").
• Key Name: Explicitly names the debtor Benjamin Mulford multiple times (\"the said Benjn. Mulford\").
• Content: Written in early American legal script, the front outlines a demand for payment in \"shillings and pence.\" It commands legal authorities to \"...levy on [the goods] of the said Benjn. Mulford... the aforesaid Debt and Costs...\" and dictates that if no effects or property can be found, they are to take the \"Body of the sd. Benjn.\" to the \"Sheriff of sd. County\" to be held in custody until discharged.
• Historical Context: This document provides a fascinating glimpse into post-Revolutionary War era debtor laws and the transition from British colonial legal practices to early American state jurisprudence.

Condition

• Fair to good antique condition consistent with a heavily handled 230+ year old legal warrant.
• Written in legible iron gall ink on early handmade rag paper stock.
• Features a historic center fold crease where the document was filed away, causing minor thinning and a small tear along the fold line.
• Natural toning, staining, and minor edge chipping as seen in the photographs.