Free Negro Bond for Commodore Miller
Item
Free Negro Bond for Commodore Miller. 1848, St. Louis Circuit Court Historical Records Project, accessed October 9, 2026, https://digitalexhibits.library.washu.edu/s/ccr/item/61417
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Title
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Free Negro Bond for Commodore Miller
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Date
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May 1, 1848
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Identifier
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fre0396.1848.000
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Rights
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Public Domain
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Transcription
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# Free Negro Bond for Commodore Miller
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Know all Men by These Presents, That we,
Commodore Miller as principal, and
John O'Fallon as securities,
are held and firmly bound unto the State of Missouri, in the just and
full sum of Two hundred Dollars, lawful money of the
United States, for the payment of which we bind ourselves, our heirs, executors
and administrators, firmly by these presents, sealed with our seals, and
dated this 1th day of May A.D. 1848
The condition of the above Obligation is such, that whereas, the said
Commodore Miller has applied to the County Court
of St. Louis County for, and obtained a license to reside in the State of
Missouri, during good behavior: Now, if the said applicant shall be of
good character and behavior during his residence in the State of Missouri, then this
obligation to be void, else of full force and virtue.
*Commodore his X mark Miller*
*J O'Fallon*
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Commodore Miller_free negro
Bond
Filed 1st May 1848
L F Lacy Clk
Free Negro Bond for Commodore Miller. 1848, St. Louis Circuit Court Historical Records Project, accessed October 9, 2026, https://digitalexhibits.library.washu.edu/s/ccr/item/61417
