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Saint Louis Circuit Court Free Negro Bond for Emerson 1 page Saint Louis, Missouri Saint Louis Circuit Court 1843-05-03

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</bibl> </taxonomy> </classDecl> </encodingDesc> <profileDesc> <langUsage> <language ident="eng">English</language> </langUsage> <textClass> <keywords scheme="local"> <list> <item n="Topical"/> <item n="Topical"/> </list> </keywords> </textClass> </profileDesc> <revisionDesc> <change when="2012-07-10">APJ performed initial transcription and encoding</change> </revisionDesc> </teiHeader> <text> <body> <div1 rend="handwritten"> <div2 rend="horizontal"> <pb n="npn" facs="mhs_A1643_B61f13i0046_1.tiff"/> <p>Know all men by these presents that we <lb/> <persName>Anthony Emerson</persName> and <persName>Elijah Eads</persName> are held <lb/> and firmly bound unto the State of Missouri <lb/> each in the sum of two hundred dollars <lb/> for the true payment of which we bind <lb/> ourselves our heirs executors and administrators <lb/> firmly by these presents sealed with our seals <lb/> this <date when="1843-05-03">3<hi rend="superscript">d</hi> day of May in the year 1843</date> </p> <p>Now the condition of the above obligation is <lb/> such that whereas the County Court for the <lb/> County of St Louis and State of Missouri has <lb/> this day granted to <persName>Anthony Emerson</persName> a free <lb/> man of color a license to reside in the State <lb/> of Missouri. Now if the said <persName>Anthony Em- <lb rend="hyphen"/> erson</persName> shall properly demean himself and <lb/> continue and be of good behavior then this <lb/> obligation to be null and void otherwise to <lb/> remain in full force and virtue </p> <closer> Test <lb/> <signed>Henry J. Wise</signed> <lb/> <signed>Anthony his x mark Emmerson</signed> Seal<lb/> <signed>Elijah C Eads</signed> Seal </closer> </div2> <div2 rend="vertical"> <pb n="npn" facs="mhs_A1643_B61f13i0046_2.tiff"/> <p> <persName>Anthony Emmerson</persName> <lb/> To Bond <lb/> The State of <choice> <orig>Mifsouri</orig> </choice> </p> <p> <date when="1843-05-03">May 3, 1843</date> </p> </div2> </div1> </body> </text> </TEI>