Released From Debtors Jail

On January 1986 I bought this form, which I believe is a warrant for a Chester Castle Debtors Jail prisoner release. Date March, 24th, 1842









What do you think about?

I think it's fascinating,
nice to see that fabulous old word, we no longer experience day to day
"Gaoler", this has gone the way of the Americanisation of our language,
sits easily alongside "Lorry" instead of Truck.

Do you think the Prisoner was there in dealings with his brother or Father?
It seems so at "In the matter of..."

It is beautiful!

You can call it Americanizsation Rod, but what we are really talking about is language evolution.

You see!
there you go, putting a "z" in, what the!
There are signs I am becoming a grumpy old man.

I think perhaps that's why we die when we do,
we can no longer tolerate change.

Wonderful cover, social history you can touch and feel. Who knows what sad story lead this man to debtors prison.

Rod don't get too worked up . In some instances, American English has actually preserved older spellings and usages, from the time when the first colonials split from the Old Country and took their language with them.

My bugbear is misuse of Grammar and Spelling. Then I get Very Grumpy .

Rod spelling is not that important try and see if you can under stans the following
i cdnuolt blveiee taht I cluod aulaclty uesdnatnrd waht I was rdanieg. The phaonmneal pweor of the hmuan mnid, aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it dseno't mtaetr in waht oerdr the ltteres in a wrod are, the olny iproamtnt tihng is taht the frsit and lsat ltteer be in the rghi t pclae. The rset can be a taotl mses and you can sitll raed it whotuit a pboerlm. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe. Azanmig huh? yaeh and I awlyas tghuhot slpeling was ipmorantt!

I have been noticing a tendency in myself to be more grumpy as I age. I can identify with that.