Free Negro Bond for William Peterson
Item
Free Negro Bond for William Peterson. 1861, St. Louis Circuit Court Historical Records Project, accessed October 10, 2026, https://digitalexhibits.library.washu.edu/s/ccr/item/62100
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Title
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Free Negro Bond for William Peterson
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Date
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June 3, 1861
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Identifier
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fre1082.1861.000
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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 Peterson
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Know all Men by These Presents,
That we,
William Peterson as principal
, and
Nathaniel C. Clairborne 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 third day of
June A.D. 1861
The condition of the above Obligation is such, that whereas,the said
William Peterson 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 Peterson*
*N C. Clairborne*
> *function: age, height, physical description, occupation*
36 years 5 ft. 10 inches high. very black. scar on the
forehead over right eye. Barber by occupation.
P.E.
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Wm Peterson
Bond
Free Negro
Filed
June 3 1861.
S. W. Eager Jr.
Secry
Free Negro Bond for William Peterson. 1861, St. Louis Circuit Court Historical Records Project, accessed October 10, 2026, https://digitalexhibits.library.washu.edu/s/ccr/item/62100
