Free Negro Bond for Lany or Delany Jamison
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Free Negro Bond for Lany or Delany Jamison. 1861, St. Louis Circuit Court Historical Records Project, accessed October 10, 2026, https://digitalexhibits.library.washu.edu/s/ccr/item/61919
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Title
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Free Negro Bond for Lany or Delany Jamison
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Date
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April 22, 1861
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Identifier
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fre0900.1861.000
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Rights
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Public Domain
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Transcription
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# Free Negro Bond for Lany or Delany Jamison
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Know all Men by These Presents,
That we,
Lany or Delany Jamison as principal
, and
Thomas Cohen 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 22d day of
April A.D. 1861
The condition of the above Obligation is such, that whereas,the said
Lany or Delany Jamison 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.
*Lany her X mark Jamison*
*Tho Cohen*
> *function: age, height, physical description, occupation*
45 years. 5ft 3 1/2. black.
Scar on left temple. on the forehead. several
black spots on right cheek & some hair.
Washer.
no charge.
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Lany or Delany
Jamison
Bond
Free Negro
Filed
April 22 1861.
S. W. Eager Jr.
Secry
Free Negro Bond for Lany or Delany Jamison. 1861, St. Louis Circuit Court Historical Records Project, accessed October 10, 2026, https://digitalexhibits.library.washu.edu/s/ccr/item/61919
