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                    <p>Know all Men by These Presents,<lb/> That we,
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                     <persName>Lucy Ann Hamlet</persName>
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                        prinipal<lb/>, and
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                        security,<lb/> are held and firmly bound unto the State of Missouri, in the
                        just and<lb/> full sum of <seg rend="form-fill-in">five</seg>hundred
                        Dollars, lawful money of the<lb/> United States, for the payment of which we
                        bind ourselves, our heirs,<lb/> executors and administrators, firmly by
                        these presents, sealed with<lb/> our seals, and dated this <seg rend="form-fill-in">
                     <date when="1862-06-09">Ninth</date>
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                    <p>The condition of the above Obligation is such, that whereas,the said<lb/>
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                     <persName>Lucy Ann Hamlet</persName>
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                        to the Board of<lb/> County Commissioners of St. Louis County for, and
                        obtained a<lb/> license to reside in the State of Missouri, during good
                        behavior:<lb/> Now, if the said applicant shall be of good character and
                        behavior<lb/> during <seg rend="form-fill-in">her</seg> residence in the State
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                            Witness<lb/>
                            Jno F. Humphreys<lb/>
                            
                            <signed>Lucy Ann Hamlet</signed> L.S.<lb/>
                            <signed>A.J. Coons</signed> L.S.<lb/>
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                        <persName>Lucy Ann Hamlet</persName>
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                        Free Negro
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                        Filed<lb/>
                        <date when="1962-06-09">June 9 1862</date>
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                        <persName>S. W. Eager</persName> Jr.<lb/>
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