Free Negro Bond for Mary Hicks
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Free Negro Bond for Mary Hicks. 1861, St. Louis Circuit Court Historical Records Project, accessed October 10, 2026, https://digitalexhibits.library.washu.edu/s/ccr/item/62041
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Title
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Free Negro Bond for Mary Hicks
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Date
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April 29, 1861
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Identifier
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fre1022.1861.000
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Rights
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Public Domain
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Transcription
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# Free Negro Bond for Mary Hicks
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Know all Men by These Presents,
That we,
Mary Hicks as principal
, and
John M Ferguson 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 29th day of
April A.D. 1861
The condition of the above Obligation is such, that whereas,the said
Hicks 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.
*Mary her X mark Hicks*
*John M Ferguson*
> *function: age, height, physical description, occupation*
5_ 1 1/4- 24- mulatto, heavy set.
scar under chin. left side. cook & washer.
Pd H 1.
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Mary Hicks
Bond
Free Negro
Filed
April 29 1861.
S. W. Eager Jr.
Secy
Free Negro Bond for Mary Hicks. 1861, St. Louis Circuit Court Historical Records Project, accessed October 10, 2026, https://digitalexhibits.library.washu.edu/s/ccr/item/62041
