Free Negro Bond for Benjamin Richards
Item
Free Negro Bond for Benjamin Richards. 1850, St. Louis Circuit Court Historical Records Project, accessed October 9, 2026, https://digitalexhibits.library.washu.edu/s/ccr/item/61465
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Title
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Free Negro Bond for Benjamin Richards
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Date
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June 10, 1850
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Identifier
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fre0443.1850.000
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Rights
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Public Domain
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Transcription
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# Free Negro Bond for Benjamin C Richards
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Know all Men by These Presents, That we,
Benj C Richards as principal, and
Joseph C Levon 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 Tenth day of
June A.D. 1850
The condition of the above Obligation is such, that whereas, the said
Richards 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.
*Benjamin Richards*
*J.C. Levon*
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Benj C Richards
Free negro Bond
Filed June 10. 1850
L. F Lacy Clk.
Free Negro Bond for Benjamin Richards. 1850, St. Louis Circuit Court Historical Records Project, accessed October 9, 2026, https://digitalexhibits.library.washu.edu/s/ccr/item/61465
