Free Negro Bond for William Brooks
Item
Free Negro Bond for William Brooks. 1861, St. Louis Circuit Court Historical Records Project, accessed October 9, 2026, https://digitalexhibits.library.washu.edu/s/ccr/item/61734
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Title
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Free Negro Bond for William Brooks
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Date
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April 16, 1861
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Identifier
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fre0715.1861.000
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Rights
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Public Domain
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Transcription
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# Free Negro Bond for William Brooks
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Know all Men by These Presents,
That we,
William Brooks as principal
, and
Richard J. Howard as security,
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 Sixteenth day of
April A.D. 1861
The condition of the above Obligation is such, that whereas,the said
William Brooks has applied to the Board of
County Commissioners 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 her residence in the State of Missouri, then this
obligation to be void, else of full force and virtue.
*Wm. P. Brooks*
*R J Howard*
> *function: age, height, physical description, occupation*
30 years, 5 1/2, light mulatto
[1 to paid 1.- ?] from eyes. House Keeper. & seamstress
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Wm Brooks
Bond
Free Negro
Filed
April 16 1861
S.W. Eager Jr
Secry
Free Negro Bond for William Brooks. 1861, St. Louis Circuit Court Historical Records Project, accessed October 9, 2026, https://digitalexhibits.library.washu.edu/s/ccr/item/61734
