Free Negro Bond for Ellen Wilson alias Fenrick
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Free Negro Bond for Ellen Wilson Alias Fenrick. 1861, St. Louis Circuit Court Historical Records Project, accessed October 10, 2026, https://digitalexhibits.library.washu.edu/s/ccr/item/62032
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Title
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Free Negro Bond for Ellen Wilson alias Fenrick
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Date
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April 26, 1861
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Identifier
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fre0980.1861.000
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Rights
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Public Domain
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Transcription
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# Free Negro Bond for Ellen Wilson alias Fenrick
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Know all Men by These Presents,
That we,
Ellen Wilson alias Fenrick as principal
, and
William H Timberlake 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 26th day of
Apl A.D. 1861
The condition of the above Obligation is such, that whereas,the said
Ellen 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.
*Ellen Wilson her X mark alias Fenrick*
*DA Rawlings*
> *function: age, height, physical description, occupation*
5. 1 1/4 39 mulatto. large scar
on left arm. several small scars
on forhead. chambermaid
Pd H1.
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Ellen Wilson alias Fenrick
Bond
Free Negro
Filed
April 23 1861.
S. W. Eager Jr.
Secy
Free Negro Bond for Ellen Wilson Alias Fenrick. 1861, St. Louis Circuit Court Historical Records Project, accessed October 10, 2026, https://digitalexhibits.library.washu.edu/s/ccr/item/62032
