Free Negro Bond for John Turner
Item
Free Negro Bond for John Turner. 1862, St. Louis Circuit Court Historical Records Project, accessed October 10, 2026, https://digitalexhibits.library.washu.edu/s/ccr/item/62119
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Title
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Free Negro Bond for John Turner
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Date
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November 3, 1862
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Identifier
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fre1102.1862.000
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Rights
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Public Domain
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Transcription
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# Free Negro Bond for John Turner
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Know all Men by These Presents,
That we,
John Turner as principal
, and
J. W. Owings 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 third day of
November A.D. 1863
The condition of the above Obligation is such, that whereas,the said
Mary E Turner. wife of John Turner applied to 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.
*John Turner*
*J.W Ownings*
> *function: age, height, physical description, occupation*
40. 5.' 1/4" bright mulatto. Housekeeper
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Bond
Mary E Turner.
Free Negro
Filed Nov 3 1862
S. W. Eager Jr.
Secy
Free Negro Bond for John Turner. 1862, St. Louis Circuit Court Historical Records Project, accessed October 10, 2026, https://digitalexhibits.library.washu.edu/s/ccr/item/62119
