Free Negro Bond for Henry
Item
Free Negro Bond for Henry. 1859, St. Louis Circuit Court Historical Records Project, accessed October 9, 2026, https://digitalexhibits.library.washu.edu/s/ccr/item/61670
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Title
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Free Negro Bond for Henry
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Date
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October 24, 1859
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Identifier
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fre0598.1859.000
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Rights
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Public Domain
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Transcription
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# Free Negro Bond for Henry
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Know all Men by These Presents, That we,
Henry as principal, and
Wilson Primm 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 24th day of
October A.D. 1859
The condition of the above Obligation is such, that whereas, the said
Henry has applied to the Board of County [Court ?]
Comissioners
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.
*S W Eager Jr.*
*Henry his X mark*
*Wilson Primm*
> *function: age, height, physical description, occupation*
Emancipated by Enoch Steen
40 years, brown complexion
5 feet 5 high, slightly built.
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Free Negro Bond
Henry
Filed Oct. 24, 1859.
S W Eager Jr.
Sec'y
Free Negro Bond for Henry. 1859, St. Louis Circuit Court Historical Records Project, accessed October 9, 2026, https://digitalexhibits.library.washu.edu/s/ccr/item/61670
