Free Negro Bond for Abraham Tyler
Item
Free Negro Bond for Abraham Tyler. 1861, St. Louis Circuit Court Historical Records Project, accessed October 10, 2026, https://digitalexhibits.library.washu.edu/s/ccr/item/62030
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Title
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Free Negro Bond for Abraham Tyler
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Date
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April 26, 1861
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Identifier
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fre0974.1861.000
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Rights
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Public Domain
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Transcription
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# Free Negro Bond for Abraham Tyler
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Know all Men by These Presents,
That we,
Abraham Tyler as principal
, and
John W Mortimore 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 26 day of
April A.D. 1861
The condition of the above Obligation is such, that whereas,the said
Tyler 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.
*Abraham his X mark Tyler*
*John W. Mortimore*
> *function: age, height, physical description, occupation*
40 years 5 ft 4 3/4 high. dark complexion. has a
small wart under his left eye. rather strongly built
Barber
P.E.
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Abraham Tyler
Bond
Free Negro
Filed
April 26 1861.
S. W. Eager Jr.
Secy
Free Negro Bond for Abraham Tyler. 1861, St. Louis Circuit Court Historical Records Project, accessed October 10, 2026, https://digitalexhibits.library.washu.edu/s/ccr/item/62030
