Free Negro Bond for George Menten
Item
Free Negro Bond for George Menten. 1859, St. Louis Circuit Court Historical Records Project, accessed October 9, 2026, https://digitalexhibits.library.washu.edu/s/ccr/item/61655
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Title
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Free Negro Bond for George Menten
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Date
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May 5, 1859
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Identifier
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fre0610.1859.000
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Rights
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Public Domain
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Transcription
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# Free Negro Bond for George Menten
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Know all Men by These Presents, That we,
George Menten as principal, and
E Jaccard H as securities,
are held and firmly bound unto the State of Missouri, in the just and
full sum of Ten 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 fifth day of May A.D. 1859
The condition of the above Obligation is such, that whereas, the said
George Menten 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.
*George his X mark Menten*
*E. Jaccard H*
> *function: age, height, physical description, occupation*
five feet, six inches high . [() ?]
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George Menten
Free Negroes License
Filed May 5 1859.
J Thornburgh
Clk
Free Negro Bond for George Menten. 1859, St. Louis Circuit Court Historical Records Project, accessed October 9, 2026, https://digitalexhibits.library.washu.edu/s/ccr/item/61655
