Know all Men by These Presents,
That we,
Nicholas Gray as
prinipal, and
Henry A CloverChas H Ashley as
securities,
are held and firmly bound unto the State of Missouri, in
the just and
full sum of fivehundred
Dollars, lawful money of the
United States, for the payment of which we
bind ourselves, our heirs, executors
and administrators, firmly by
these presents, sealed with our seals, and
dated this twenty second day of
April A.D.
1860
The condition of the above Obligation is such, that whereas, the said
Nicholas Gray has
applied to the Board of
County Comissioners of St. Louis County for, and obtained a
license to reside in the State of Missouri, during good behavior:
Now,
if the said applicant shall be of good character and behavior
during
his residence in the State of Missouri,
then this
obligation to be void, else of full force and virtue.
Nicholas his X mark Gray
L.S.L.S.
H.A. Clover
L.S.
40 years 5 feet 9 1/4 high. black.
large scars on left side of his neck
Steamboat hand
1 P.E.
Nicholas Grey
Bond
Free Negro
Filed April 22 1861.
S W Eager Jr
Sec'y
