Voices of the People

Nova Scotia House of Assembly Petitions and Correspondence

18 November 1806

Petition of Andrew Murdoch, insolvent debtor in Halifax jail, detailing the reasons for his being there, the conditions, and asking for an act of the legislature to release him from prison. (Compare with the petition of Andrew Murdoch and others in prison in the Halifax gaol, 1805-6 session – RG 5 A Vol. 12 No 33)

Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series A volume 13 number 54