Free Negro Bond for William Gaseway
Item
Free Negro Bond for William Gaseway. 1861, St. Louis Circuit Court Historical Records Project, accessed October 10, 2026, https://digitalexhibits.library.washu.edu/s/ccr/item/62086
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Title
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Free Negro Bond for William Gaseway
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Date
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May 27, 1861
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Identifier
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fre1067.1861.000
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Rights
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Public Domain
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Transcription
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# Free Negro Bond for William Gaseway
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Know all Men by These Presents,
That we,
William Gaseway as principal
, and
Francis Minor 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 27th day of
May A.D. 1861
The condition of the above Obligation is such, that whereas,the said
Wm Gaseway 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.
*William his X mark Gaseway*
*Francis Minor*
> *function: age, height, physical description, occupation*
45 years of age. 5 feet 7 inches high. dark mulatto,
pox marked. forefinger of right hand broken,
Scar on the nose. Steamboat man,
Pd E.
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Bond
of
Wm Gaseway
free negro
Filed & approved
May 27 1861.
S. W. Eager Jr.
Secretary
Free Negro Bond for William Gaseway. 1861, St. Louis Circuit Court Historical Records Project, accessed October 10, 2026, https://digitalexhibits.library.washu.edu/s/ccr/item/62086
