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The act to abolish imprisonment for debt, and to punish fraudulent debtors, commonly called "the Stilwell act," with forms and references to the judicial decisions thereunder.

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Main Author:	McAdam, David, 1838-1901, (ed.)
Corporate Author:	New York (State)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York, E.G. Ward, 1880.
Subjects:	Debt, Imprisonment for > New York (State) Debtor and creditor > New York (State)
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