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Saint Louis Circuit Court Free Negro Bond for Reed 1 page Saint Louis, Missouri Saint Louis Circuit Court 1843-12-21

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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="2012-07-25">GAL performed initial transcription and encoding</change> </revisionDesc> </teiHeader> <text> <body> <div1 rend="handwritten"> <div2 rend="horizontal"> <pb n="npn" facs="mhs_A1643_B61f14i0143_1.tiff"/> <p>Know all men by these presents that we <persName>Matilda<lb/> Reed</persName> a free woman of color as principal and <persName>Benjamin<lb/> Saiy</persName> as security are held and firmley bound in<lb/> the sum of two hundred dollars Each to the<lb/> State of <choice> <orig>Mifsouri</orig> </choice> for the true payment of<lb/> which Sum we bind our selves our heirs<lb/> firmly by these presents sealed with our seals<lb/> and dated this <date when="1843-12-21">twenty first day of Dec 1843</date> </p> <p>The condition of the above obligation<lb/> is such that whereas the county court of<lb/> St. Louis at <unclear unit="words" quantity="1" rend="strikethrough">pre</unclear> the December Term thereof<lb/> in the year afroesaid has granted a <lb/> <sic>licence</sic> to the said <persName>Matilda Reed</persName> to reside<lb/> in the <unclear unit="words" quantity="1" rend="strikethrough">county of</unclear> State of <choice> <orig>Mifsouri</orig> </choice> now if<lb/> the said <persName>Matilda Reed</persName> shall be of good<lb/> behaviour during her residence in the State<lb/> of <choice> <orig>Mifsouri</orig> </choice> then above obligation shall be<lb/> null and void otherwise to be & remain<lb/> in full force & effect</p> <closer> <signed>Matilda her X mark Reed</signed> Seal<lb/> <signed>Benjamin Saiy</signed> Seal </closer> </div2> <div2 rend="vertical"> <pb n="npn" facs="mhs_A1643_B61f14i0143_2.tiff"/> <p> Bond<lb/> <persName>Matilda Reed</persName> <lb/> Free Negro<lb/> </p> <p> Filed <date when="1843-12-18">Dec. 21st 1843</date> <lb/> <persName> <abbr>Ja.</abbr>H Wilburn<abbr>Clk</abbr> </persName> </p> </div2> </div1> </body> </text> </TEI>