[WED]An Imprisonment of 23 Years.
Lyn Nunn
wedmore@lists.tutton.org
Fri, 29 Oct 2004 15:02:19 +1000
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I don't know what to say ....what a sad story. Thank God someone showed =
him some benevolence.
Lyn
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From: Stanmapstone@aol.com=20
To: Bristol_and_Somerset-L@rootsweb.com ; wedmore@lists.tutton.org=20
Sent: Friday, October 29, 2004 1:03 AM
Subject: [WED]An Imprisonment of 23 Years.
From The Taunton Courier, reprinted in The Times 1st. July 1847.
Jeffrey Harvey, a miller of Wedmore, in this county, in February 1805, =
mortgaged his lands for 300L. to William Barrow of Wedmore, the clear =
annual value of the property being 80L.=20
In 1817 W. Barrow took possession and received the rents, and Jeffrey =
Harvey has not had a penny from the property since the death of W. =
Barrow in 1830. [19th Oct. 1830 aged 82 years]. On the 4th of September =
1824, J. Harvey was arrested at the suit of W. Barrow, for 700L., for =
principal and interest alleged to be due on the mortgage, and was lodged =
in Ilchester goal. The cause having been tried at the Lent Assizes in =
1825 a verdict was given against Harvey for 826L 10s., and he has ever =
since been retained a prisoner, although the judgement has never been =
revived by any of the representatives of the deceased plaintiff.
In Easter Term last, Mr. Edwards benevolently moved the =
Queen=E2=80=99s Bench Court for Harvey=E2=80=99s discharge there being =
no legal detaining creditor, and on the 25th of May the rule for his =
discharge was made absolute. Thus after 23 years=E2=80=99 imprisonment, =
during 19 years of which he has been a recipient of the goal allowance, =
this unfortunate man is now at liberty! It is alleged that upon a fair =
account, a considerable balance would be shown to be due to Harvey from =
the representatives of the mortgagee, and proceedings are to be adopted =
accordingly.
Before his imprisonment Harvey was always a miller, occupying a =
windmill at Wedmore. During his imprisonment he acquired the art of =
making and mending clothes. Mr. Gane, with that kind feeling which has =
ever been his characteristic, allowed the old man to raise a small sum =
of money for the purpose of procuring his discharge from prison, by =
making county clothes. Mr. A. Coombe acted gratuitously upon the =
occasion, and his agent, Mr. John Gilham, of Bartlett=E2=80=99s =
buildings, Holborn, did the same. The public officers made no charge for =
the rules, and it is a remarkable feature of this case, that the late =
Mr. Quarntock, when sheriff, issued the warrant for the detention of the =
old man in prison, and that the son (the present sheriff) should have =
liberated him after such a very long continued imprisonment.
(Jeffrey Harvey died 10th. October 1853, aged 82 years)=20
Regards Stan Mapstone
www.mapstone.org=20
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<DIV>I don't know what to say ....what a sad story. Thank God someone =
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<DIV>Lyn</DIV>
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, October 29, 2004 =
1:03=20
AM</DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [WED]An Imprisonment =
of 23=20
Years.</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV><FONT id=3Drole_document face=3DArial color=3D#000000 =
size=3D2>From The=20
Taunton Courier, reprinted in The Times 1st. July 1847.<BR>Jeffrey =
Harvey, a=20
miller of Wedmore, in this county, in February 1805, mortgaged his =
lands for=20
300L. to William Barrow of Wedmore, the clear annual value of the =
property=20
being 80L. <BR>In 1817 W. Barrow took possession and received the =
rents, and=20
Jeffrey Harvey has not had a penny from the property since the death =
of W.=20
Barrow in 1830. <EM>[19th Oct. 1830 aged 82 years]</EM>. On the 4th of =
September 1824, J. Harvey was arrested at the suit of W. Barrow, for =
700L.,=20
for principal and interest alleged to be due on the mortgage, and was =
lodged=20
in Ilchester goal. The cause having been tried at the Lent Assizes in =
1825 a=20
verdict was given against Harvey for 826L 10s., and he has ever since =
been=20
retained a prisoner, although the judgement has never been revived by =
any of=20
the representatives of the deceased plaintiff.<BR>In Easter Term last, =
Mr.=20
Edwards benevolently moved the Queen=E2=80=99s Bench Court for =
Harvey=E2=80=99s discharge=20
there being no legal detaining creditor, and on the 25th of May the =
rule for=20
his discharge was made absolute. Thus after 23 years=E2=80=99 =
imprisonment, during 19=20
years of which he has been a recipient of the goal allowance, this =
unfortunate=20
man is now at liberty! It is alleged that upon a fair account, a =
considerable=20
balance would be shown to be due to Harvey from the representatives of =
the=20
mortgagee, and proceedings are to be adopted accordingly.<BR>Before =
his=20
imprisonment Harvey was always a miller, occupying a windmill at =
Wedmore.=20
During his imprisonment he acquired the art of making and mending =
clothes. Mr.=20
Gane, with that kind feeling which has ever been his characteristic, =
allowed=20
the old man to raise a small sum of money for the purpose of procuring =
his=20
discharge from prison, by making county clothes. Mr. A. Coombe acted=20
gratuitously upon the occasion, and his agent, Mr. John Gilham, of =
Bartlett=E2=80=99s=20
buildings, Holborn, did the same. The public officers made no charge =
for the=20
rules, and it is a remarkable feature of this case, that the late Mr.=20
Quarntock, when sheriff, issued the warrant for the detention of the =
old man=20
in prison, and that the son (the present sheriff) should have =
liberated him=20
after such a very long continued imprisonment.<BR><EM>(Jeffrey Harvey =
died=20
10th. October 1853, aged 82 years) <BR></EM><BR>Regards Stan=20
Mapstone<BR>www.mapstone.org=20
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