Free Negro Bond for Elizabeth Ann Bird
Item
Free Negro Bond for Elizabeth Ann Bird. 1861, St. Louis Circuit Court Historical Records Project, accessed October 10, 2026, https://digitalexhibits.library.washu.edu/s/ccr/item/62051
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Title
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Free Negro Bond for Elizabeth Ann Bird
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Date
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May 6, 1861
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Identifier
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fre1032.1861.000
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Rights
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Public Domain
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Transcription
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# Free Negro Bond for Elizabeth Ann Bird
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Know all Men by These Presents,
That we,
Elizabeth Ann Bird as principal
, and
John N Dawson 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 6th day of
May A.D. 1861
The condition of the above Obligation is such, that whereas,the said
Bird 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.
*Elizabeth Ann her X mark Bird*
*John N. Dawson*
> *function: age, height, physical description, occupation*
5-2- 35- bright mulatto. long hair.
scar on right arm. several moles
on face washer.
Pd H 1.
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Elizabeth Ann Bird
Bond
Free Negro
Filed
May 6 1861.
S. W. Eager Jr.
Secry
Free Negro Bond for Elizabeth Ann Bird. 1861, St. Louis Circuit Court Historical Records Project, accessed October 10, 2026, https://digitalexhibits.library.washu.edu/s/ccr/item/62051
