Free Negro Bond for Martha Keller
Item
Free Negro Bond for Martha Keller. 1861, St. Louis Circuit Court Historical Records Project, accessed October 10, 2026, https://digitalexhibits.library.washu.edu/s/ccr/item/62020
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Title
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Free Negro Bond for Martha Keller
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Date
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April 25, 1861
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Identifier
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fre1009.1861.000
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Rights
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Public Domain
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Transcription
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# Free Negro Bond for Martha Keller
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Know all Men by These Presents,
That we,
Martha Keller as principal
, and
John D.B. Clark 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 25 day of
April A.D. 1861
The condition of the above Obligation is such, that whereas,the said
Keller 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.
*Martha her X mark Keller*
*John D.B. Clark*
> *function: age, height, physical description, occupation*
5-1- 50- dark pox marked.
Housekeeper
Pd H 1.
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Martha Keller
Bond
Free Negro
Filed
April 25 1861.
S. W. Eager Jr.
Sec
Free Negro Bond for Martha Keller. 1861, St. Louis Circuit Court Historical Records Project, accessed October 10, 2026, https://digitalexhibits.library.washu.edu/s/ccr/item/62020
