Free Negro Bond for Sam Mason
Item
Free Negro Bond for Sam Mason. 1861, St. Louis Circuit Court Historical Records Project, accessed October 10, 2026, https://digitalexhibits.library.washu.edu/s/ccr/item/62007
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Title
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Free Negro Bond for Sam Mason
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Date
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April 24, 1861
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Identifier
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fre0996.1861.000
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Rights
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Public Domain
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Transcription
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# Free Negro Bond for Sam Mason
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Know all Men by These Presents,
That we,
Sam Mason as principal
, and
Peter Barchi 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
April A.D. 1861
The condition of the above Obligation is such, that whereas,the said
Mason 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.
*Sam his X mark Mason*
*Peter Barchi*
> *function: age, height, physical description, occupation*
5.10 1/2- 32 dark. blind in left eye.
scar on both hands. 1 on right eye
dragman
Pd H 1.
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Sam Mason
Bond
Free Negro
Filed
April 24 1861.
S. W. Eager Jr.
Secy
Free Negro Bond for Sam Mason. 1861, St. Louis Circuit Court Historical Records Project, accessed October 10, 2026, https://digitalexhibits.library.washu.edu/s/ccr/item/62007
