Free Negro Bond for John Arthur Timbers
Item
Free Negro Bond for John Arthur Timbers. 1861, St. Louis Circuit Court Historical Records Project, accessed October 10, 2026, https://digitalexhibits.library.washu.edu/s/ccr/item/61986
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Title
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Free Negro Bond for John Arthur Timbers
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Date
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April 23, 1861
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Identifier
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fre0971.1861.000
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Rights
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Public Domain
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Transcription
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# Free Negro Bond for John Arthur Timbers
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Know all Men by These Presents,
That we,
John Arthur Timbers as principal
, and
Henry W Smith 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 23rd day of
April A.D. 1861
The condition of the above Obligation is such, that whereas,the said
Timbers 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.
*John his X mark Arthur Timbers*
*Henry W. Smith*
> *function: age, height, physical description, occupation*
5_6 3/4_ 35_ mulatto. small
scar on left cheek, long hair
Laborer.
Pd H 1 one dol dm clk fayette Co
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John Arthur Timbers
Bond
Free Negro
Filed
April 23 1861.
S. W. Eager Jr.
Secy
Free Negro Bond for John Arthur Timbers. 1861, St. Louis Circuit Court Historical Records Project, accessed October 10, 2026, https://digitalexhibits.library.washu.edu/s/ccr/item/61986
