Free Negro Bond for Martha Vaughn
Item
Free Negro Bond for Martha Vaughn. 1861, St. Louis Circuit Court Historical Records Project, accessed October 10, 2026, https://digitalexhibits.library.washu.edu/s/ccr/item/62049
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Title
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Free Negro Bond for Martha Vaughn
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Date
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April 29, 1861
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Identifier
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fre1030.1861.000
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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 Vaughn
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Know all Men by These Presents,
That we,
Martha Vaughn as principal
, and
John H Niermeyer 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
Vaughn 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 Vaughn*
*John H Niermeyer*
> *function: age, height, physical description, occupation*
5-2 3/4 32- high mulatto. long
straight hair. scar on right eye.
House. Keeper.
Pd H 1.
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Martha Vaughn
Bond
Free Negro
Filed
April 29 1861.
S. W. Eager Jr.
Sec'ry
Free Negro Bond for Martha Vaughn. 1861, St. Louis Circuit Court Historical Records Project, accessed October 10, 2026, https://digitalexhibits.library.washu.edu/s/ccr/item/62049
