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Saint Louis Circuit Court Free Negro Bond for Jones 1 page Saint Louis, Missouri Saint Louis Circuit Court 1843-06-19

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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="2012-07-23">GAL performed initial transcription and encoding</change> </revisionDesc> </teiHeader> <text> <body> <div1 rend="handwritten"> <div2 rend="horizontal"> <pb n="npn" facs="mhs_A1643_B61f14i0117_1.tiff"/> <p>Know all men by these presents that we <persName>William<lb/> Jones</persName> as principal and <persName>Orin Smith</persName> as security<lb/> are held and firmly bound unto the State of Missouri<lb/> in the just and full sum of Two hundred dollars<lb/> for the payment of which sum of money we bind<lb/> ourselves our heirs executors administrators and assigns<lb/> jointly and severally by these presents sealed<lb/> with our seals and dated this <date when="1843-06-19">nineteenth day<lb/> of June Eighteen hundred and forty three</date> <lb/> the condition of this obligation is such<lb/> that whereas <persName>William Jones</persName> has this<lb/> day obtained from the County Court of<lb/> Saint Louis County a license to remain in<lb/> the Sate of Missouri as a free person of color <lb/> under the provisions of an act Entitled "an<lb/> act more effectually to prevent free persons of <lb/> color from entering into the Sate and<lb/> other purposes" Now the condition of <lb/> this bond is such that of the said <persName>Williams Jones</persName> <lb/> shall be of good behaviour during the <lb/> continuance of said license then the <lb/> above obligations to be void. Otherwise to <lb/> remain in full force and virtue in Law</p> <closer> Attest<lb/> <signed>Andrew H H Dawson</signed> <signed>Wm his X mark Jones</signed> Seal<lb/> <signed>Orin Smith</signed> Seal </closer> </div2> <div2 rend="vertical"> <pb n="npn" facs="mhs_A1643_B61f14i0117_2.tiff"/> <p> <persName>William Jones</persName> <lb/> To Bond <lb/> State of <choice> <orig>Mifsouri</orig> </choice> <lb/> <date when="1843-06-19">June 19. 1843</date> </p> </div2> </div1> </body> </text> </TEI>