Madison County AlArchives Court.....Ledbetter, Joel November 27, 1820
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Source: Madison County Records Center, 915 Monroe St., Huntsville, Al  35801
Written: November 27, 1820

KNOW all men by these presents, That we  Henry Brazelton  John Hannah  Joel 
Rice  and Green Collier  are held and firmly bound to LeRoy Pope chief justice 
of the orphans court of Madison county, in the Alabama (territory-lined 
through)state, and his successors in office, in the sum of one thousand 
dollars, to the due payment whereof, we jointly and severally bind ourselves 
and our heirs. Sealed with our seals, this day 27 day of November one thousand 
eight hundred and Twenty.  
THE condition of this obligation is such, That if the above bound  Henry 
Brazelton administrator of all and singular the goods, chattels, rights and 
credits of  Joel Ledbetter  deceased do make or cause to be made, a true and 
perfect inventory  of all and singular the goods, chattels, rights and credits 
of the  said Joel Ledbetter  deceased, do make or cause to be made a true and 
perfect inventory of all and singular the goods chattels and credits of the 
deceased, which have or shall come to the hands, possession or knowledge of 
the said  Henry Brazelton or into the hands or possession of any other person 
or persons for the said  Henry Brazelton  and the same so made, do exhibit or 
cause to be exhibited into the Register's Office of the Orphans Court of the 
county of Madison at or before the expiration of three calendar months, from 
the date of the above written obligation, and the same goods, chattels and 
credits of the decease, at the time of his death, which may any time after 
come to the hands or possession of the said  Henry Brazelton or into the hand 
or possession of any other person or persons for the said Henry Brazelton do 
well and truly administer according to law, and further do make, or cause to 
be made, a just and true account of his administration, within three calendar 
months from the date of the above written obligation, and all the rest and 
residue of the said goods, chattels and credits, which shall be found 
remaining upon the account of the said administration (the same being first 
examined and allowed by the orphans court of the county aforesaid) shall 
deliver and pay unto such person or persons respectively, as are or shall be 
entitled to receive the same; and if it shall hereafter appear, that any other 
person or persons, do exhibit the same into the said court, making request to 
have it allowed and approved; if the said Henry Brazelton being thereunto 
required, do render and deliver the said letters of administration 
(approbation of such testament being first had and made) to the said court, 
then the above obligation to be void, otherwise to be and remain in full force 
and virtue.

   Sealed and delivered }
       in Open Court,   }         Henry Brazelton (Seal.)
                                  John Hannah     (Seal.)
                                  Joel Rice       (Seal.)
                                  Green Collier   (Seal.)


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