Free Negro Bond for Simon Peter Anderson
Item
Free Negro Bond for Simon Peter Anderson. 1862, St. Louis Circuit Court Historical Records Project, accessed October 10, 2026, https://digitalexhibits.library.washu.edu/s/ccr/item/62117
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Title
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Free Negro Bond for Simon Peter Anderson
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Date
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September 18, 1862
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Identifier
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fre1099.1862.000
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Rights
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Public Domain
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Transcription
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# Free Negro Bond for Simon Peter Anderson
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Know all Men by These Presents,
That we,
Simon Peter Anderson as principal
, and
Luther M Shreve 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 Eighteenth day of
September A.D. 1862
The condition of the above Obligation is such, that whereas,the said
Caroline Anderson, wife of Simon P Anderson 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 her residence in the State of Missouri, then this
obligation to be void, else of full force and virtue.
*Simon P Anderson*
*L M Shreve*
> *function: age, height, physical description, occupation*
5' 5 1/4 -17 y- bright mulatto. small scar
on back of right hand. long hair. keeping
[Paid. ?]
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Bond
Caroline Anderson
a
Free Negro
Filed September 18 1862
S. W. Eager Jr.
Sec
Free Negro Bond for Simon Peter Anderson. 1862, St. Louis Circuit Court Historical Records Project, accessed October 10, 2026, https://digitalexhibits.library.washu.edu/s/ccr/item/62117
