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Saint Louis Circuit Court Free Negro Bond for Burges 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="2012-07-20">GAL performed initial transcription and encoding</change> </revisionDesc> </teiHeader> <text> <body> <div1 rend="handwritten"> <div2 rend="horizontal"> <pb n="npn" facs="mhs_A1643_B61f14i0103_1.tiff"/> <p>Know all men by these presents that<lb/> we <persName>Albert Burges</persName> as principal and<lb/> <persName>Richard Lockhart</persName> as security are<lb/> held & firmly bound unto the state<lb/> of <choice> <orig>Mifsouri</orig> </choice> in the sum of four<lb/> Hundred Dollars, that is to say<lb/> <persName>Albert Burges</persName> is bound in the sum<lb/> of Two Hundred Dollars_ and the <lb/> said Richard Lockwood is bound<lb/> is the sum of Two Hundred dollars<lb/> for the payment of which well &<lb/> truly to be made we bind our<lb/> selves, our heirs, executors, administra<lb/> tors and each and every of these firmly <lb/> by these presents, sealed with<lb/> our seals & dated this <date when="1843-05-04">fouth<lb/> day of May AD Eighteen Hundred <lb/> & forty three</date> </p> <p>The condition of this ob-<lb/> ligation is such that whereas<lb/> the county court of st Louis County<lb/> has granted to the said <persName>Albert Burges</persName> <lb/> a license to reside in this state<lb/> of <choice> <orig>Mifsouri</orig> </choice>: Now if the said <persName> Albert<lb/> Burges</persName>, during his residence in<lb/> said state of <choice> <orig>Mifsouri</orig> </choice>, shall<lb/> be of good behaviour, then <lb/> this obligation to be void, other<lb/> wise to remain in full force<lb/> & virtue in Law</p> <closer> <signed>Albert his X mark Burges</signed> Seal<lb/> <signed>R.I. Lockwood</signed> Seal </closer> </div2> <div2 rend="vertical"> <pb n="npn" facs="mhs_A1643_B61f14i0103_2.tiff"/> <p> <persName>Albert Burges</persName> <lb/> To Bond <lb/> State <choice> <orig>Mifsouri</orig> </choice> </p> <p> <date when="1843-05-04">4th May 1843</date> </p> </div2> </div1> </body> </text> </TEI>