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The New Hampshire Gazette
Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
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Letters received in town yesterday report that after martial law ended in New Orleans, Judge Hall had Gen. Jackson arrested for violating civil laws. Jackson was imprisoned, tried, fined $1000, and the fine was quickly raised by citizen subscriptions limited to $1 each, leading to his release.
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New-Orleans, which mention, that when that
city was released from martial law, Judge Hall,
(who, with the District Attorney of the United
States, and other citizens, had been held in
confinement) caused Gen. Jackson to be arrest-
ed on a charge of having violated the civil laws
of the country; and that, after an imprisonment
and trial, the General was fined $1000, which
was immediately raised by subscription among
the citizens, no person being allowed to sub-
scribe more than one dollar, and the General
was liberated.—N. Y. Mer. Adv.
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New Orleans
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gen. jackson fined $1000, fine paid by citizen subscription (max $1 per person), and liberated
Event Details
After New Orleans was released from martial law, Judge Hall, previously confined, had Gen. Jackson arrested for violating civil laws; Jackson was imprisoned, tried, fined $1000, and released after the fine was raised by subscription among citizens.