Free Negro Bond for Alice Miller
Item
Free Negro Bond for Alice Miller. 1861, St. Louis Circuit Court Historical Records Project, accessed October 10, 2026, https://digitalexhibits.library.washu.edu/s/ccr/item/62106
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Title
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Free Negro Bond for Alice Miller
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Date
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December 13, 1861
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Identifier
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fre1087.1861.000
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Rights
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Public Domain
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Transcription
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# Free Negro Bond for Alice Miller
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Know all Men by These Presents,
That we,
Alice Miller as principal
, and
Ruben Beeman 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
December A.D. 1861
The condition of the above Obligation is such, that whereas,the said
Alice Miller 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.
*Alice her X mark Miller*
*Ruben Beeman*
> *function: age, height, physical description, occupation*
heavy set, black color. 39. 5 feet. 0 3/4in. scar on
left eye. mole on under lip, scar from burn on left arm. washer.
1. PE
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Alice Miller
Bond
Free Negro
Filed
December 13 1861.
Saml W. Eager Jr.
Secretary
Free Negro Bond for Alice Miller. 1861, St. Louis Circuit Court Historical Records Project, accessed October 10, 2026, https://digitalexhibits.library.washu.edu/s/ccr/item/62106
