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Emancipation bond for Ernest, who was freed by an act of the General Assembly of Alabama on December 2, 1824.

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@ Alabama Department of Archives and History, 624 Washington Avenue, Montgomery, Alabama 36130

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From page 124 of ACTS PASSED AT THE SIXTH ANNUAL SESSION OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ALABAMA, published in 1825: "And be it further enacted, That the black [man] named Ernest, the slave of the heirs of Augustine Colin, late of Mobile, deceased, be, and he is hereby emancipated and freed from slavery; saving however the rights of creditors, and on the express condition that the said heirs enter into bond with security, in the penal sum of one thousand dollars, to be approved by the judge of the county court of Mobile county, made payable to the Governor for the time being and his successors in office, to be filed in the office of the Secretary of State; Conditioned, that the said Ernest, shall never become a public charge." A transcription is included.
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Text
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600 Ppi Tiff
Created Date:
1825 February 15 1825 02 15
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