Free Negro Bond for Patrick Bailey
Item
Free Negro Bond for Patrick Bailey. 1861, St. Louis Circuit Court Historical Records Project, accessed October 10, 2026, https://digitalexhibits.library.washu.edu/s/ccr/item/62069
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Title
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Free Negro Bond for Patrick Bailey
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Date
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May 13, 1861
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Identifier
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fre1050.1861.000
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Rights
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Public Domain
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Transcription
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# Free Negro Bond for Patrick Bailey
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Know all Men by These Presents,
That we,
Patrick Bailey as principal
, and
William P Gettys 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 thirteenth day of
May A.D. 1861
The condition of the above Obligation is such, that whereas,the said
Patrick Bailey 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.
*Patrick Bailey*
*W P Gettys*
> *function: age, height, physical description, occupation*
6-1- 38- mulatto. heavy set.
scar on side of next to little finger
on right hand, sccar on forehead
boatsman
Pd H 1.
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Patrick Bailey
Bond
Free Negro
Filed
May 13 1861.
S. W. Eager Jr.
Secry
Free Negro Bond for Patrick Bailey. 1861, St. Louis Circuit Court Historical Records Project, accessed October 10, 2026, https://digitalexhibits.library.washu.edu/s/ccr/item/62069
