Free Negro Bond for Walter West
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Free Negro Bond for Walter West. 1861, St. Louis Circuit Court Historical Records Project, accessed October 10, 2026, https://digitalexhibits.library.washu.edu/s/ccr/item/61895
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Title
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Free Negro Bond for Walter West
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Date
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April 20, 1861
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Identifier
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fre0876.1861.000
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Rights
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Public Domain
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Transcription
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# Free Negro Bond for Walter West
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Know all Men by These Presents,
That we,
Walter West as principal
, and
Josiah G. McClellan 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 20th day of
Apl A.D. 1861
The condition of the above Obligation is such, that whereas,the said
West 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 his residence in the State of Missouri, then this
obligation to be void, else of full force and virtue.
*Walter West*
*J G McClellan*
> *function: age, height, physical description, occupation*
5.11- 40_ dark mulatto. scar on left
wrist. barber,
Pd H 2
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West Walter
Bond
Free Negro
Filed
April 20 1861.
S. W. Eager Jr.
Secry
Free Negro Bond for Walter West. 1861, St. Louis Circuit Court Historical Records Project, accessed October 10, 2026, https://digitalexhibits.library.washu.edu/s/ccr/item/61895
