Free Negro Bond for Sarah F Butler
Item
Free Negro Bond for Sarah F Butler. 1861, St. Louis Circuit Court Historical Records Project, accessed October 10, 2026, https://digitalexhibits.library.washu.edu/s/ccr/item/61946
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Title
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Free Negro Bond for Sarah F Butler
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Date
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April 23, 1861
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Identifier
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fre0927.1861.000
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Rights
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Public Domain
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Transcription
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# Free Negro Bond for Sarah F Butler
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Know all Men by These Presents,
That we,
Sarah F Butler as principal
, and
Jacob Rosenbaum 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 23d day of
April A.D. 1861
The condition of the above Obligation is such, that whereas,the said
Butler 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.
*Sarah F her X mark Butler*
*Jacob Rosenbaum*
> *function: age, height, physical description, occupation*
5-2 1/4 19 mulatto. large
scar on left cheek. white in right eye. washer
Pd H .95
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Sarah F Butler
Bond
Free Negro
Filed
April 23 1861.
S. W. Eager Jr.
Secry
Free Negro Bond for Sarah F Butler. 1861, St. Louis Circuit Court Historical Records Project, accessed October 10, 2026, https://digitalexhibits.library.washu.edu/s/ccr/item/61946
