Free Negro Bond for Melinda Taylor
Item
Free Negro Bond for Melinda Taylor. 1861, St. Louis Circuit Court Historical Records Project, accessed October 10, 2026, https://digitalexhibits.library.washu.edu/s/ccr/item/61934
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Title
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Free Negro Bond for Melinda Taylor
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Date
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April 22, 1861
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Identifier
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fre0915.1861.000
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Rights
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Public Domain
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Transcription
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# Free Negro Bond for Melinda Taylor
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Know all Men by These Presents,
That we,
Melinda Taylor as principal
, and
William B Havard 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
Melinda Taylor 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.
*Melinda her X mark Taylor*
*W B Havard*
> *function: age, height, physical description, occupation*
34 years old 4 ft. 10 3/4 inches high
very black. two fingers cut off left hand
at first joint. scar over the left eye.
Washer
$1.00 p.E.
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Melinda Taylor
Bond
Free Negro
Filed
April 22 1861.
S. W. Eager Jr.
Sec
Free Negro Bond for Melinda Taylor. 1861, St. Louis Circuit Court Historical Records Project, accessed October 10, 2026, https://digitalexhibits.library.washu.edu/s/ccr/item/61934
