Free Negro Bond for Thomas Baldwin
Item
Free Negro Bond for Thomas Baldwin. 1848, St. Louis Circuit Court Historical Records Project, accessed October 9, 2026, https://digitalexhibits.library.washu.edu/s/ccr/item/61423
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Title
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Free Negro Bond for Thomas Baldwin
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Date
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May 5, 1848
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Identifier
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fre0402.1848.000
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Rights
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Public Domain
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Transcription
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# Free Negro Bond for Thomas Baldwin
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Know all Men by These Presents, That we,
Thomas Baldwin as principal, and
Joseph Garneau + Henry M Alexander as securities,
are held and firmly bound unto the State of Missouri, in the just and
full sum of Five 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 5th day of May A.D. 1848
The condition of the above Obligation is such, that whereas, the said
Thomas Ford 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.
*Henry his X mark Baldwin*
*J Garneau*
*Henry M Alexander*
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Thomas Baldwin
Free Negro Bond
Filed May 5 1848
L F Lacy Clk
Free Negro Bond for Thomas Baldwin. 1848, St. Louis Circuit Court Historical Records Project, accessed October 9, 2026, https://digitalexhibits.library.washu.edu/s/ccr/item/61423
