Free Negro Bond for Susan Little
Item
Free Negro Bond for Susan Little. 1861, St. Louis Circuit Court Historical Records Project, accessed October 10, 2026, https://digitalexhibits.library.washu.edu/s/ccr/item/62084
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Title
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Free Negro Bond for Susan Little
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Date
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May 24, 1861
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Identifier
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fre1065.1861.000
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Rights
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Public Domain
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Transcription
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# Free Negro Bond for Susan Little
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Know all Men by These Presents,
That we,
Susan Little as principal
, and
Thomas H Golding 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 day of
May A.D. 1861
The condition of the above Obligation is such, that whereas,the said
Little 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.
*Susan her X mark Little*
*Thos H. Golding*
> *function: age, height, physical description, occupation*
5_5 3/4 -38 dark copper, scar on upper
lip & 1 on left temple. chambermaid
also her daughter.
Jane. 16 slender built.
PdH 1.
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Susan Little
Bond
Free Negro
Filed
May 24 1861.
S. W. Eager Jr.
Secry
Free Negro Bond for Susan Little. 1861, St. Louis Circuit Court Historical Records Project, accessed October 10, 2026, https://digitalexhibits.library.washu.edu/s/ccr/item/62084
