Free Negro Bond for Volsant. alias Wilson
Item
Free Negro Bond for Volsant. Alias Wilson. 1861, St. Louis Circuit Court Historical Records Project, accessed October 10, 2026, https://digitalexhibits.library.washu.edu/s/ccr/item/62103
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Title
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Free Negro Bond for Volsant. alias Wilson
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Date
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September 2, 1861
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Identifier
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fre1084.1861.000
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Rights
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Public Domain
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Transcription
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# Free Negro Bond for Volsant. alias Wilson
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Know all Men by These Presents,
That we,
Volsant. alias Wilson as principal
, and
Leon J Papin 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 second day of
September A.D. 1861
The condition of the above Obligation is such, that whereas,the said
Volsant. alias Wilson 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.
*Jno F Humphreys*
*Volsant his X mark alias Wilson*
*Leon J Papin*
> *function: age, height, physical description, occupation*
about 50 years
5ft 8in. mulatto. nose disfigured by sickness. sink
in the forehead. servant.
1. PE
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Volsant. alias Wilson
Bond
Free Negro
Filed
September 2nd 1861.
S. W. Eager Jr.
Secretary
Free Negro Bond for Volsant. Alias Wilson. 1861, St. Louis Circuit Court Historical Records Project, accessed October 10, 2026, https://digitalexhibits.library.washu.edu/s/ccr/item/62103
