Free Negro Bond for Emily Parker
Item
Free Negro Bond for Emily Parker. 1861, St. Louis Circuit Court Historical Records Project, accessed October 10, 2026, https://digitalexhibits.library.washu.edu/s/ccr/item/62107
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Title
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Free Negro Bond for Emily Parker
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Date
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December 13, 1861
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Identifier
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fre1088.1861.000
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Rights
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Public Domain
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Transcription
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# Free Negro Bond for Emily Parker
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Know all Men by These Presents,
That we,
Emily Parker as principal
, and
Samuel B Wiggins 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 13th day of
December A.D. 1861
The condition of the above Obligation is such, that whereas,the said
Emily Parker 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.
*Emily her X mark Parker*
*Saml B Wiggins*
> *function: age, height, physical description, occupation*
5 ft 4in. dark mulatto. 2nd finger on right
hand crooked. 41 years old
scar on outer corner right eye.
1. PE
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License
Emily Parker
Bond
Free Negro
Filed
December 13 1861.
Saml W. Eager Jr.
Secy
Free Negro Bond for Emily Parker. 1861, St. Louis Circuit Court Historical Records Project, accessed October 10, 2026, https://digitalexhibits.library.washu.edu/s/ccr/item/62107
