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                    <p>Know all Men by These Presents, That<lb/> we,
                        <persName>Mary Crawford</persName> a free woman of color<lb/>
                        prinipal, and <persName>Pierce C Grace</persName> 
                  <persName>J H Freligh</persName>
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                        <persName>Wm C Anderson</persName> as securities,<lb/> are held and firmly
                        bound unto the State of Missouri, in the penal sum of one thousand<lb/> Dollars for the payment whereof well and<lb/>
                        truly to be made we bind ourselves, our<lb/> heirs, executors, administrators and assigns<lb/> firmly by these presents- signed and sealed<lb/> 
                        this <date when="1847-02-02">2nd day of February A.D. 1847</date>
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                    <p>The condition of the above bond is such, that if the above<lb/> bounden<lb/>
                        <persName>Mary Crawford</persName>, shall remain and be of<lb/> good
                        behavior during the time she shall reside in the State of Missouri, then this<lb/>
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                            <signed>Mary her X mark Crawford</signed> L.S.<lb/>
                            <signed>Pierce C Grace</signed> L.S.<lb/>
                            <signed>J.H. Freligh</signed> L.S.<lb/>
                            <signed>Wm Anderson</signed> L.S.<lb/>
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                        <persName>Mary Crawford</persName>
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                          Filed <date when="1847-02-08">Feb 8 1847</date>
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