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                    <p>Know all Men by These Presents, That we,<lb/>
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                        prinipal, and<lb/>
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                        held and firmly bound unto the State of Missouri, in the just and<lb/> full
                        sum of <seg rend="form-fill-in">Ten</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
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                     <seg rend="form-fill-in">May</seg> A.D. 185<seg rend="form-fill-in">9</seg>
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                    <p>The condition of the above Obligation is such, that whereas, the said<lb/>
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                        applied to the County Court<lb/> of St. Louis County for, and obtained a
                        license to reside in the State of<lb/> Missouri, during good behavior: Now,
                        if the said applicant shall be of<lb/> good character and behavior during
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                            <signed>S.A. Bennett</signed>
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                            <signed>William his X mark Vaughn</signed> SEAL.<lb/>
                            <signed>Wiliam Warnebold</signed> SEAL.<lb/>
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                        35 5.7. cook
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