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Saint Louis Circuit Court Free Negro Bond for Nora 1 page Saint Louis, Missouri Saint Louis Circuit Court 1843-05-04

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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="2012-07-16">GAL performed initial transcription and encoding</change> </revisionDesc> </teiHeader> <text> <body> <div1 rend="handwritten"> <div2 rend="horizontal"> <pb n="npn" facs="mhs_A1643_B61f14i0087_1.tiff"/> <p>Know all men by these presents, that we <persName>Elizabeth Nora,</persName> <lb/> a free woman of Color, as principal; and <persName> George Geyer</persName>,<lb/>> alias <persName>George Johnson</persName>; a free man of color, as security; court<lb/> of the City & County of St. Louis; in the state of <choice> <orig>Mifsouri</orig> </choice> are<lb/> held and firmly bound to the state of <choice> <orig>Mifsouri</orig> </choice>, in the sum of<lb/> four Hundred Dollar: to wit: the said Elizabeth, in the sum of<lb/> two hundred Dollars and the said <persName>George Geyer;</persName> alias<lb/> <persName>Geroge Johnson,</persName> in teh sum of two hundred Dollars to the<lb/> payment of which said sums of money we bind ourselves<lb/> our & each of our heirs, executors and administrators; jointly<lb/> & severally by those presents. Sealed with our seals this<lb/> <date when="1843-05-04">fourth day of May in the year of our Lord eighteen<lb/> hundred & forty three.</date> </p> <p>The condition of the above obligation is such; whereas, <lb/> the said Elizabether Nora; has this day obtained from this<lb/> County Court of St. Louis, County, a license to remain in this state<lb/> under the provisions of an act of the General Assembly of<lb/> the state of <choice> <orig>Mifsouri</orig> </choice>, entitled an act, more effectually to<lb/> prevent free persons of color from coming into this state +<lb/> for other purposes: Now, therefore, if the said <persName>Elizabether Nora</persName>;<lb/> shall be of good behaviour; during the continuance of said <lb/> license, thru the above obligation to be void, attornies to<lb/> reside & remain in full force & virtue.</p> <closer> Signed, Sealed & delivered<lb/> in presence of<lb/> <signed>John F Daily</signed> <lb/> <signed>Elizabeth her X mark Nora</signed> Seal<lb/> <signed>George Geyer; his X mark alias Johnson</signed> Seal </closer> </div2> <div2 rend="vertical"> <pb n="npn" facs="mhs_A1643_B61f14i0087_2.tiff"/> <p> <persName>Elizabeth Nora</persName> <lb/> T Bond <lb/> State <choice> <orig>Mifsouri</orig> </choice> </p> <p> <date when="1843-05-04">May 4.1843</date> </p> </div2> </div1> </body> </text> </TEI>