Free Negro Bond for Ellen J Hatfield
Item
Free Negro Bond for Ellen J Hatfield. 1861, St. Louis Circuit Court Historical Records Project, accessed October 10, 2026, https://digitalexhibits.library.washu.edu/s/ccr/item/61963
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Title
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Free Negro Bond for Ellen J Hatfield
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Date
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April 23, 1861
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Identifier
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fre0946.1861.000
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Rights
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Public Domain
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Transcription
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# Free Negro Bond for Ellen J Hatfield
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Know all Men by These Presents,
That we,
Ellen J Hatfield as principal
, and
Henry w. Brolaski 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
Hatfield 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.
*Ellen J her X mark Hatfield*
*H W Brolaski*
> *function: age, height, physical description, occupation*
mulatto
39 years. 5.ft 2 3/4 inches high. scar under left eye
and on upper lip, and on left side of the neck.
Chambermaid.
P.E
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Ellen J Hatfield
Bond
Free Negro
Filed
April 23 1861.
S. W. Eager Jr.
Sec
Free Negro Bond for Ellen J Hatfield. 1861, St. Louis Circuit Court Historical Records Project, accessed October 10, 2026, https://digitalexhibits.library.washu.edu/s/ccr/item/61963
