Free Negro Bond for Allen Gunnell
Item
Free Negro Bond for Allen Gunnell. 1862, St. Louis Circuit Court Historical Records Project, accessed October 10, 2026, https://digitalexhibits.library.washu.edu/s/ccr/item/62114
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Title
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Free Negro Bond for Allen Gunnell
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Date
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May 19, 1862
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Identifier
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fre1096.1862.000
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Rights
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Public Domain
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Transcription
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# Free Negro Bond for Allen Gunnell
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Know all Men by These Presents,
That we,
Allen Gunnell as principal
, and
John W Colin 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 19th day of
May A.D. 1862
The condition of the above Obligation is such, that whereas,the said
Allen Gunnell applied on the 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.
*Allen his X mark Gunnell*
*John W. Colin*
> *function: age, height, physical description, occupation*
5'- 5 1/4"- 34 years bright mulatto, scar on inside
of right leg below kneww, slender form
barber
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Bond
Alen Gunnell
Free Negro
Filed
May 19 1862
S. W. Eager Jr.
Sec
Free Negro Bond for Allen Gunnell. 1862, St. Louis Circuit Court Historical Records Project, accessed October 10, 2026, https://digitalexhibits.library.washu.edu/s/ccr/item/62114
