Free Negro Bond for Mary Anderson
Item
Free Negro Bond for Mary Anderson. 1861, St. Louis Circuit Court Historical Records Project, accessed October 10, 2026, https://digitalexhibits.library.washu.edu/s/ccr/item/61845
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Title
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Free Negro Bond for Mary Anderson
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Date
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April 19, 1861
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Identifier
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fre0826.1861.000
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Rights
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Public Domain
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Transcription
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# Free Negro Bond for Mary Anderson
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Know all Men by These Presents,
That we,
Mary Anderson as principal
, and
Charles R Hall 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 19 day of
Apl A.D. 1861
The condition of the above Obligation is such, that whereas,the said
Anderson 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.
*Mary X Anderson*
*Charles R Hall*
> *function: age, height, physical description, occupation*
[ ?] 10 1/4- 20- dark. servant.
Pd H 2.
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Mary Anderson
Bond
Free Negro
Filed
April 19 1861.
S. W. Eager Jr.
Sec
Free Negro Bond for Mary Anderson. 1861, St. Louis Circuit Court Historical Records Project, accessed October 10, 2026, https://digitalexhibits.library.washu.edu/s/ccr/item/61845
