Free Negro Bond for Si Berry
Item
Free Negro Bond for Si Berry. 1861, St. Louis Circuit Court Historical Records Project, accessed October 10, 2026, https://digitalexhibits.library.washu.edu/s/ccr/item/61997
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Title
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Free Negro Bond for Si Berry
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Date
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April 24, 1861
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Identifier
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fre0986.1861.000
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Rights
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Public Domain
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Transcription
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# Free Negro Bond for Si Berry
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Know all Men by These Presents,
That we,
Si Berry as principal
, and
Joseph H McBride 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 24th day of
Apl A.D. 1861
The condition of the above Obligation is such, that whereas,the said
Berry 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.
*Si his X mark Berry*
*Joseph H McBride*
> *function: age, height, physical description, occupation*
5.6- 24- dark scar on
left eye, mole on nose.
Servant
Pd H 1.
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Si Berry
Bond
Free Negro
Filed
April 24 1861.
S. W. Eager Jr.
Sec
Free Negro Bond for Si Berry. 1861, St. Louis Circuit Court Historical Records Project, accessed October 10, 2026, https://digitalexhibits.library.washu.edu/s/ccr/item/61997
